MC 1226

Inventory to the William T. Cahill Congressional Papers, 1959-1970

By David D'Onofrio

November 2006

Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries

Finding aid encoded in EAD version 2002 by David D'Onofrio, April 2007

Descriptive Summary
Creator: Cahill, William T. (William Thomas), 1912-1996.
Title: William T. Cahill Congressional Papers.
Dates: 1959-1970.
Quantity: 64.4 cubic feet (64 record center cartons and 1 manuscript box).
Abstract: Papers reflecting William T. Cahill's career in the United States House of Representatives. Included within the papers are incoming and outgoing letters with Congressional and constituent correspondents, bills, committee prints, voting records, press releases, photographs, and general subject files. Also covered briefly is Cahill's first campaign for Governor of New Jersey in 1969.
Collection No.: MC 1226
Language: English.
Repository: Rutgers University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives.

Biographical Chronology

Date Event
1912 Born June 25 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the only child of William P. Cahill and Rose J. (Golden) Cahill.
1919 Along with his family, moves to Camden, New Jersey, where father William P. works as a Camden County park police officer.
1929 Graduates from Camden Catholic High School, where he played on the baseball and basketball teams.
1933 Graduates from St. Joseph's College in Philadelphia with an A.B. degree.
1933-1937 Works as a teacher in the Camden public school system while attending law school at night.
1937 Graduates from the College of South Jersey School of Law (later Rutgers School of Law) with an L.L.B. degree.
In October, begins working as a special agent for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, serving in Washington, D.C., Little Rock, Arkansas, and St. Louis, Missouri, until May 1938.
1939 Is admitted to the New Jersey bar and commences the practice of law in Camden, New Jersey.
1941 On February 1, marries Elizabeth Myrtetus, a secretary and former high school classmate. The Cahills eventually have eight children, Kathleen, Mary, William T., Jr., Regina, John Patrick, Patricia, Eileen and Theresa.
1944-1945 Serves as Camden City Prosecutor.
1948-1951 Serves as First Assistant Prosecutor for Camden County.
1951 Is appointed Deputy Attorney General to act as special prosecutor in Bergen County, investigating organized crime and illegal gambling operations.
Is elected to the New Jersey General Assembly from Collingswood for a two-year term.
1953 Opts not to seek reelection to the General Assembly and returns to private practice full time.
1956 Becomes a founding partner in the law firm of Cahill and Wilinski.
1958 On November 4, is elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from New Jersey's First Congressional District, representing Camden (including Camden City), Gloucester and Salem Counties.
1959 On January 3, takes office as a United States Representative for the 86th Congress.
In December, is admitted to practice law before the United States Supreme Court.
Is appointed to the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives, where he serves on the patents, trademarks, copyrights and revision of the laws subcommittee, state taxation of interstate commerce subcommittee, immigration and naturalization subcommittee and the special subcommittee on submerged lands.
Endorses the extension of the Civil Rights Commission.
Supports Senator John F. Kennedy's proposal of a $1.25 minimum wage over the Republican proposed minimum wage of $1.15.
1960 Is reelected by the First Congressional District to the 87th Congress.
1961 On May 10, introduces House Joint Resolution (H.J.) 415, proposing a constitutional amendment that prohibits the denial of equal rights based on gender.
1962 Is reelected by the First Congressional District to the 88th Congress. During his campaign, Cahill is the only New Jersey Republican to be endorsed by the state AFL-CIO.
1963 On January 31, introduces H.R. 3141, known as the Civil Rights Act of 1963, which proposes making the Civil Rights Commission a permanent agency of the federal government.
On March 12, introduces H.R. 4803, which proposes allowing for the deduction of college tuition on personal, federal income tax returns.
On June 3, introduces H.R. 6721, known as the Equal Rights Act of 1963, prohibiting racially segregated business activities.
1964 On February 8, introduces H.J. 922, which proposes a constitutional amendment empowering the president to name a new vice president should the sitting vice president be removed from, step down from, or die in office.
Is reelected by the First Congressional District to the 89th Congress. During the campaign season, withholds endorsement of Republican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater.
Is named an honorary member of the board of directors of Little League, Incorporated.
1965 On March 3, introduces H.R. 5801, which proposes the creation of a state-appointed governor and elected legislature for the District of Columbia.
Votes against Lyndon B. Johnson's proposed one billion dollar Appalachian Regional Development Act.
Supports the creation of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, officially established in September.
1966 On April 19, introduces H.R. 14501, known as the National Veterans' Cemeteries Act, which proposes the creation of a unified system of veterans' cemeteries.
On June 7, introduces H.R. 15521, known as the Federal Civil Rights Crimes Act of 1966.
On June 9, introduces House Concurrent Resolution 694, supporting the creation of a permanent United Nations peacekeeping force.
Supports the allocation of 1.75 billion dollars for the "War on Poverty."
Is reelected to the 90th Congress by the newly reapportioned Sixth Congressional District, representing Burlington County and parts of Ocean and Camden Counties (excluding Camden City).
1967 Leads a House Judiciary Committee study of the automobile insurance industry.
1968 Opposes the allocation of 1.6 billion dollars for various river basin projects.
Begins advocating the de-Americanization of the war in Vietnam.
Is reelected by the Sixth Congressional District to the 91st Congress.
1969 On February 26, announces his intention to seek the Republican nomination for Governor of New Jersey.
In June, defeats Representative Charles W. Sandman by roughly 13,000 votes, winning the Republican gubernatorial nomination.
On November 4, is elected Governor of New Jersey, defeating Democratic nominee and former governor Robert B. Meyner, by winning twenty of twenty-one counties.
While still in Congress, begins serving on the Joint Committee on Immigration and Nationality Policy. Before stepping down, also secures an official Justice Department investigation of the automotive insurance industry for anti-trust violations.
1970 On January 19, resigns his seat as Representative from the Sixth Congressional District, and is succeeded by Republican Edwin B. Forsythe, who was elected simultaneously to the 91st and 92nd Congresses by special election.
On January 20, is sworn in as the 53rd Governor of New Jersey.
In the spring, the state legislature passes Cahill's proposed two percent increase in the state sales tax.
On June 16, signs the Medical and Dental Education Act, merging the Medical School of Rutgers, the State University, and the New Jersey College of Medicine and Dentistry into the separately administered College of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.
On December 8, nominates (Democrat) Brendan T. Byrne, who later succeeds Cahill as Governor, for a position as Superior Court Judge for Essex County.
Issues executive orders launching two study groups, the Governor's Management Study Commission and the New Jersey Tax Policy Committee. Later in the year, the Management Study Commission recommends centralizing the executive branch, consolidating seventeen departments into six.
Creates New Jersey's first Department of Environmental Protection.
1971 In the spring, the state legislature acts on Cahill's proposal to create the New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority.
In November, New Jersey voters approve a 155 million dollar educational facilities bond issue.
Signs a migrant labor bill, establishing a minimum wage for migrant farm workers.
1972 On January 19, Superior Court Judge Theodore Botter hands down a ruling in the case of Robinson v. Cahill, declaring New Jersey's system of public school financing unconstitutional.
On February 23, the New Jersey Tax Policy Committee issues its final report, recommending, among other things, a graduated state income tax.
On July 17, the General Assembly votes down the Cahill supported income tax bill by a vote of 52 to 23.
In the summer, Secretary of State Paul J. Sherwin, along with a GOP fundraiser, is indicted on bribery and extortion charges.
Signs a consumer protection bill and a no-fault auto insurance bill.
1973 On March 22, announces candidacy for reelection as Governor of New Jersey.
In May, additional indictments are handed down against Cahill associates, including former State Treasurer Joseph McCrane.
On June 5, loses the Republican gubernatorial nomination to Representative Charles W. Sandman.
In October, signs campaign finance legislation limiting campaign expenditures to $0.50 per voter, replacing New Jersey's previous campaign finance law, which had been repealed following a lawsuit by a third-party candidate in 1969.
1974 On January 15, steps down as Governor of New Jersey following the inauguration of Brendan T. Byrne, returning to private law practice in Collingswood, New Jersey.
1974-1978 Serves as a senior fellow at the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University.
1978 On January 17, resigns from his post on the New Jersey Committee on Professional Health Services.
1996 On July 1, dies in Haddonfield, New Jersey, at the age of 84 and is subsequently interred at Calvary Cemetery in Cherry Hill, New Jersey.

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Scope and Content Note

The Congressional papers of William T. Cahill, comprising 64.4 cubic feet of documents, span Cahill's service as a Republican Representative in six consecutive U.S. Congresses from 1959 to 1970, with the bulk of the documentation ceasing in 1969. The papers document specific facets of Cahill's work in Congress, as well as Congressional service in general, including the evolution of legislation, service on the House Judiciary Committee, interaction with constituents, colleagues and government departments and agencies, special investigations, and campaigns, including Cahill's first campaign for Governor of New Jersey, which was undertaken during the 91st Congress.

The collection is composed primarily of paper documents, among which are incoming and outgoing letters with constituents, colleagues and other government officials, committee prints, memoranda, newsletters, position papers, press clippings and journal articles, press releases, published reports, speeches, telegrams and unpublished testimony before Congress. Also included are a limited number of photographs.

The Cahill papers are organized into twelve series based on document type and subject scope. Five series are subdivided by Congressional term due to their size and original organizational scheme. BILL FILES, 1959-1966, comprised mainly of correspondence, committee prints, and copies of bills, details the legislation proposed by Cahill through the first four Congresses of his tenure. LEGISLATIVE FILES, 1959-1967, consisting of similar documentation as that found in BILL FILES, pertains to legislation introduced by Representatives other than Cahill. Scattered legislation from the Senate is also represented. JUDICIARY COMMITTEE FILES, 1960-1968, spans most of Cahill's tenure on the Judiciary Committee. While consisting of significant amounts of correspondence, this series also houses numerous transcripts of committee testimony, as well as the heaviest concentration of legislation outside of the BILL FILES and LEGISLATIVE FILES. DEPARTMENT AND AGENCY FILES, 1959-1970, representing one-third of the total documentation in the collection, details Cahill's interactions with various federal departments at all levels of government, mostly on behalf of his constituents. While comprised of a similar range of documents as its afore mentioned counterparts, the bulk of this series is dominated by correspondence. GENERAL FILES, 1959-1969, much like the DEPARTMENT AND AGENCY FILES, exhibits an abundance of correspondence, especially with constituents. Topics vary from political issues such as civil rights and a physician shortage to the day-to-day requests of constituents.

The remaining series, due largely to their smaller size, have no subdivisions. PRESS RELEASES, 1961-1964 and 1966-1968, consisting of a fairly limited number of press releases, focuses mainly on Cahill's public statements and legislative agendas. Most of the releases are from Cahill's office, while a few originate from other Congressional offices or third parties. VOTING RECORDS, 1959-1970, consists of Cahill's voting records as compiled by the Republican Congressional Committee, the Legislative Reference Service and the House of Representatives. AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE FILES, 1966-1969, details an investigation of the automotive insurance industry spearheaded by Cahill through the Judiciary Committee. COMMITTEE FILES, 1961-1965, is comprised mainly of correspondence either focused on or directed to less than two dozen different committees, none of which Cahill served on. ALPHABETICAL CORRESPONDENCE, 1960, is an alphabetical file of outgoing letters from Cahill's office. GUBERNATORIAL CAMPAIGN FILES, 1966-1967 and 1969, consists of press releases, position papers and speeches from Cahill's campaign for Governor of New Jersey, which was conducted while he was still in office as a Representative to the 91st Congress. PHOTOGRAPHS, 1963-1969, is composed entirely of 8x10, black-and-white prints, mostly depicting school groups visiting Washington, D.C.

With the exceptions of the PHOTOGRAPHS and VOTING RECORDS, no one series possesses a monopoly over any document type. For example, while PRESS RELEASES houses the bulk of the collection's press releases, additional releases can be found in GUBERNATORIAL CAMPAIGN FILES, GENERAL FILES, DEPARTMENT AND AGENCY FILES, and elsewhere. Likewise, scattered legislation can be found outside the two most logical sources, BILL FILES and LEGISLATIVE FILES.

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Arrangement Note

The current arrangement of the Cahill papers was primarily imposed by William Cahill's Congressional office and staff. This may, in part, explain several areas of overlap throughout the collection, such as the appearance of stray legislation in both DEPARTMENT AND AGENCY FILES and GENERAL FILES. Two exceptions are PRESS RELEASES and PHOTOGRAPHS, both of which were formed in the repository by segregating press release and photograph files from the GENERAL FILES.

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Selected Bibliography

Kallenbach, Joseph E., and Jessamine S. Kallenbach. American State Governors, 1776-1976. Dobbs Ferry: Oceana Publications, 1977.

Lehne, Richard and Alan Rosenthal, eds. Politics in New Jersey. rev. ed. New Brunswick, N.J.: Eagelton Institute of Politics, Rutgers University, 1979.

State of New Jersey. Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey. Trenton: E. J. Mullin, 1959.

Stelhorn, Paul A., and Michael J. Birkner, eds. The Governors of New Jersey, 1664-1974 : Biographical Essays. Trenton: New Jersey Historical Commission, 1982.

U.S. Congress. Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1774-2005. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 2005.

U.S. Superintendent of Documents. Congressional Directory. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1959.

U.S. Superintendent of Documents. Congressional Directory. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1969.

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Detailed Description of the Papers/Container List

This section provides descriptions of the materials found within each series. Each series description is followed by a container list, which gives the titles of the folders and their locations in the numbered boxes that comprise this collection.

PRESS RELEASES, 1961-1964 and 1966-1968 (.4 cubic feet).
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by release date.
Summary: Press releases, issued by both Cahill's office and the offices of Congressional colleagues, detailing legislative proposals, investigations and other policy initiatives in which Cahill participated. Scattered among the press releases are telegrams, letters and news clippings. Also present in the series are third-party press releases pertaining to Cahill.
Additional press releases pertaining to Cahill are located in GUBERNATORIAL CAMPAIGN FILES.
Box Folder
1 1 1960
2 1961
3 1962
4 1963
5 1964
6 July-September 1966
7 October-December 1966
8 January-May 1967
9 June 1967
10 July-August 1967
11 September-October 1967
12 November-December 1967
13 January-March 1968
14 April-November 1968
15 Undated
VOTING RECORDS, 1959-1970 (.4 cubic feet).
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by Congress.
Summary: Records of Cahill's roll call votes on bills and resolutions before the U.S. House of Representatives. The records in this series include vote tallies compiled and printed by Republican Congressional Committee, the Library of Congress Legislative Reference Service and the House of Representatives.
The voting records compiled by the Legislative Reference Service include citations to corresponding Congressional Record entries.
Beginning with the 90th Congress, the voting records compiled by the Republican Congressional Committee include a topical index.
Box Folder
1 16 86th Congress - First Session, 1959
17 86th Congress - Second Session, 1960
18 87th Congress - First Session, 1961
19 87th Congress - Second Session, 1962
20 88th Congress - First Session, 1963
21 88th Congress - Second Session, 1964
22 89th Congress - First Session, 1965
23 89th Congress - Second Session, 1966
24 90th Congress - First Session, 1967
25 90th Congress - Second Session, 1968
26 91st Congress - First Session, 1969
BILL FILES, 1959-1966 (2.5 cubic feet).
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by Congress and thereunder alphabetically by bill title or topic.
Summary: Public bills, private bills and joint resolutions introduced in the House of Representatives by Cahill. The legislation in this series pertains to numerous subjects, such as civil rights, Delaware River crossings, interstate commerce, national cemeteries, obscene literature, veterans' hospitals and wage taxes. Included in this series are copies of bills, correspondence, committee prints and testimony of interested parties.
Among the pieces of legislation in the series are the Civil Rights Act of 1963, which proposes making the Civil Rights Commission a permanent agency of the federal government (H.R. 3141); the Equal Rights Act of 1963, which prohibits racially segregated business activities (H.R. 6721); a proposed constitutional amendment barring discrimination based on gender (H.J. 415, 1961, and H.J. 236, 1963); the Federal Civil Rights Crimes Act of 1966 (H.R. 15521); a proposed constitutional amendment empowering the President to name a new Vice President should the sitting Vice President be removed from, step down from, or die in office (H.J. 922, 1964); and a proposed constitutional amendment ending double taxation by prohibiting states from collecting wage taxes from non-residents (H.J. 31, 1961, H.J. 130, 1963 and H.J. 127, 1965).
Printed copies of bills introduced by Cahill are located at the beginning of the first folder for each bill.
Additional concentrations of proposed legislation are located in LEGISLATIVE FILES and in JUDICIARY COMMITTEE FILES.
86th Congress
Box Folder
1 27 J. Edgar Hoover Honorary Medal (H.J. 628), 1960
28 Minniti, Mary - Private Immigration Bill (H.R. 13280), 1960
29 Mortgage Discount Prohibition (H.R. 9314), 1960
30 New York-New Jersey Transportation Agency - Establishment (H.J. 377), 1959
31 Obscene Literature (H.R. 11317), 1960
32 Passenger Train Service Act of 1960 (H.R. 11489), 1960
33 Philadelphia Wage Tax (H.J. 221), 1959
34 Postal Rate Increase (H.R. 11490), 1960
35 Veterans Hospital (H.R. 4184), 1959-1960
87th Congress
Box Folder
1 36 Aronow, Morris - Private Post Office Claims Bill (H.R. 13087), 1962
37 Beverly National Cemetery (H.R. 5752), 1961
38 Beverly National Cemetery (H.R. 5752), 1962
39 Borsuk, Jankiel and Sylvia - Private Immigration Bill (H.R. 6739), 1961
40 Bower, Annie Yasuko - Private Immigration Bill (H.R. 9578), 1962-1963
41 Davidson, Hinde Sophie - Private Immigration Bill (H.R. 6333), 1961-1962
42 Del Baglivo, Anna - Private Immigration Bill (H.R. 12129), 1962 and 1965
43 Delaware River and Bay Authority - Establishment (H.J. 570 and H.J. 812), 1961-1962
44 Delaware River Bridge Additions (H.R. 9190), 1961
45 Disaster Loans (H.R. 10848), 1962
46 District of Columbia Home Rule (H.R. 11113), 1962
47 Electron Microscopes (H.R. 8720), 1961-1963 and undated
48 Equal Rights for Women (H.J. 415), 1961
Box Folder
2 1 Minniti, Mary - Private Immigration Bill (H.R. 1416), 1961-1962
2 Mortgage Discount Prohibition (H.R. 326), 1961
3 Obscene Literature (H.R. 327), 1961-1962
4 Operation Uganda (H.R. 13025), 1962
5 Operation Uganda - Research File (H.R. 13025), 1961-1962
6 Passenger Train Service Act of 1961 (H.R. 1142), 1961 and 1963
7 Philadelphia Wage Tax (H.J. 31), 1959 and 1961-1962
8 Postal Rate Increase (H.R. 930), 1961
9 Shore Protection - Federal Participation (H.R. 11200) , 1961-1962
10-11 Veterans Hospital (H.R. 931), 1961
12 Veterans Hospital (H.R. 931), 1962
13 Woodrow Wilson Memorial Commission (H.J. 244), 1961
88th Congress
Box Folder
2 14-16 Apportionment (H.J. 1067), 1964
17 Aronow, Morris - Private Post Office Claims Bill (H.R. 2189), 1963-1964
18-20 Beverly National Cemetery (H.R. 1994), 1963
21 Beverly National Cemetery (H.R. 1994), 1964
22 Borsuk, Jankiel and Sylvia - Private Immigratin Bill (H.R. 3641), 1963
23 Civil Rights - Civil Rights Act of 1963 (H.R. 3141), 1963
24 Civil Rights - Equal Rights Act of 1963 (H.R. 6721), 1962 and January-June 6, 1963
25 Civil Rights - Equal Rights Act of 1963 (H.R. 6721), June 13-28, 1963
26 Civil Rights - Equal Rights Act of 1963 (H.R. 6721), July 1-17, 1963
27 Civil Rights - Equal Rights Act of 1963 (H.R. 6721), July 24-25, 1963
28 Civil Rights - Equal Rights Act of 1963 (H.R. 6721), August-September, 1963
29-30 Civil Rights - Equal Rights Act of 1963 (H.R. 6721), undated
31 College Deduction on Income Tax (H.R. 4803), 1963
32 Del Baglivo, Anna - Private Immigration Bill (H.R. 2190), 1962-1963
33 Delaware River Bridge - Bridgeport, NJ-Chester PA (H.R. 7332), 1952 and 1961-1962
34 Delaware River Bridge - Bridgeport, NJ-Chester PA (H.R. 7332), January-May 1963
35 Delaware River Bridge - Bridgeport, NJ-Chester PA (H.R. 7332), June-October 1963
36 Delaware River Bridge - Bridgeport, NJ-Chester PA (H.R. 7332), November-December 1963
37 Delaware River Bridge - Bridgeport, NJ-Chester PA (H.R. 7332), 1964 and undated
Box Folder
3 1 Electron Microscopes (H.R. 9787), 1964 and undated
2 Equal Rights for Women (H.J. 236), 1963
3 Federal Crimes Against the President and Vice President (H.R. 9958), 1964
4 Flag Stamp (H.R. 3170), 1963
5 Four-H Club - Purchase of Obsolete Armed Forces Material (H.R. 3169), 1963
6 Kingham, Noreen Mavis Philomena - Private Immigration Bill (H.R. 10144), 1964
7 Liquor Tax (H.R. 1903), 1963
8-9 Little League Baseball - Incorporation (H.R. 9234), 1962-1963
10 Little League Baseball - Incorporation (H.R. 9234), 1964
11 Morhauser, Edward G. - Private Immigration Bill (H.R. 11223), 1964
12 Obscene Literature (H.R. 1995), 1963
13 Operation Uganda (H.R. 1765), 1963
14 Public Works Acceleration Act Amendment - Draft undated
15 Philadelphia Wage Tax (H.J. 130), 1960 and 1962-1963
16 Railroad Car Standee Limitations (H.R. 4302), 1963
17 Small Business Act Amendment - Flood Control Loans (H.R. 3490), 1963
18 Social Security - Outside Earnings Deduction (H.R. 3172), 1963
19-20 Veterans Hospital (H.R. 3491), 1962-1964
21 Veterans Legislation - Life Insurance Premium Waivers (H.R. 3171), 1963
22-23 Vice Presidential Vacancies (H.J. 922), 1964
88th Congress
Box Folder
3 24 Animal Protection Legislation - Experimentation Regulation (H.R. 12941), 1966
25 Animal Protection Legislation - Experimentation Regulation (H.R. 13881), 1966
26-27 Beverly National Cemetery (H.R. 1660), 1965
28-31 Beverly National Cemetery (H.R. 1660), 1966
32 Bills Introduced by William T. Cahill, 1965-1966
33 Borsuk, Jankiel and Sylvia - Private Immigration Bill (H.R. 4062), 1965
34 Camden Urban Renewal Project (H.R. 17228), 1966
35 Civil Rights - Civil Rights Law Enforcement Act of 1966 (H.R.13325), 1966
36 Civil Rights - Federal Civil Rights Crimes Act of 1966 (H.R.15521), 1966
37 College Deduction on Income Tax (H.R. 1662), 1965-1966
38 Commission on American Shipbuilding - Establishment (H.R. 10984), 1965
39 Commission on the Organization of the Executive Branch of Government (H.R. 11367), 1965
40 Del Baglivo, Anna - Private Immigration Bill (H.R. 1871), 1965
41 District of Columbia Home Rule (H.R. 5801), 1965
42 Executive and Legislative Reorganization (H.Res. 759), 1966
43-44 Federal Maritime Board Administration - Establishment (H.R. 16079), 1966
45 Federal Water Pollution Control Amendments and Clean River Restoration Act of 1966 (H.R. 17082), 1966
46 Frasca, Maria Balluardo - Private Immigration Bill (H.R. 14977), 1966
47 Human Investment Act of 1965 (H.R. 11239), 1965
48 Kingham, Noreen Mavis Philomena - Private Immigration Bill (H.R. 1869), 1965
49 Maurlee Company, et al. - Private Claims Bill (H.R. 17750), 1966
50 Morhauser, Edward G. - Private Claims Bill (H.R. 1870), 1965
51 Moving Expense Tax Deduction (H.R. 18065), 1966
52 Musillo, Lucia - Private Immigration Bill (H.R. 14978), 1966
53 Navy Vessels - Prohibition of Foreign Construction (H.R. 10810), 1965-1966
54 National Cemetery System - Burial of Deceased Veterans' Parents (H.R. 1659), 1963 and 1965
55-56 National Cemetery System - Establishment (H.R. 14501), 1966
Box Folder
4 1 National Cemetery System - Maintenance (H.Res. 924), 1966
2 National Eye Institute - Establishment (H.R. 13828), 1966
3 New York Drinking Age (H.Con. 328), 1965
4 Philadelphia Wage Tax (H.J. 127), 1965-1966
5 Saint Lawrence Seaway Act Amendment - Promotional Activity Prohibition (H.R. 9983), 1965
6 Scheps, Nicola - Private Immigration Bill (H.R. 10520), 1965-1966
7 Social Security Act Amendment - Cost-of-Living Increases (H.R. 16950), 1966
8 Tort Claims Act Amendment - Attorney Fees (H.R. 8447), 1965
9 United Nations Peacekeeping Force (H.Con. 694), 1966
10 United States World Food Study and Coordinating Commission - Establishment (H.J. 753), 1965
11 Veterans Hospital (H.R. 1661), 1965
12 Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act (H.R. 18064), 1966
13 Voting Rights (H.R. 5276), 1965
LEGISLATIVE FILES, 1959-1967 (11 cubic feet).
Arrangement: Arranged chronologically by Congress and thereunder alphabetically by topic or bill title.
Summary: Documentation of legislation, proposed by members of Congress other than Cahill, brought before the House of Representatives during Cahill's terms in office. Included in the series are letters between Cahill and his constituents and Congressional colleagues, bills, committee prints, memoranda and occasional newsletters and publications from various constituencies.
Topics of the files range from general to specific. General legislative topics, found throughout the series, include appropriations, civil rights, education, labor, mass transit, Medicare, pollution, school prayer, Social Security and vivisection. More specific topics include the House Un-American Activities Committee (1965-1966), the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (1963-1964), the proposed repeal of the Taft-Hartley Act (1965-1966), the Tocks Island Recreation Area (1965-1966) and the Vietnam Conflict (1963-1964).
Additional files pertaining to proposed legislation can be found in BILL FILES, which houses legislation sponsored by Cahill, and JUDICIARY COMMITTEE FILES, which includes, among other documentation, legislation before the Judiciary Committee.
86th Congress
Box Folder
4 14 Congressional Term Length, 1960
15 Fair Trade Bill (H.R. 1253), 1960
16 Fair Trade Bill - Discharge Petition (H.R. 1253), 1960
17 Federal Credit Union Act Amendment (H.R. 3674), 1960
18 Federal Pay Raise (H.R. 9883), 1960
19 Food and Drug Legislation, 1959-1960
20 Minimum Wage Legislation, 1959
21 Minimum Wage Legislation, January-May 1960
22 Minimum Wage Legislation, June 1960
23 Minimum Wage Legislation, July-September 1960
24 Social Security Legislation, 1960
25-28 Social Security Legislation - Forand Bill (H.R. 4700), 1960
29 Stock Legislation - Dupont Company (S. 200), January-April 1959
30 Stock Legislation - Dupont Company (S. 5276), May-June 1959
31 Water Resources Development Act (H.R. 6396), undated
32 Welfare Pension Plan Legislation, 1959
33 Wolrd War I Widows Legislation, 1959
87th Congress
Box Folder
4 34 Bankruptcy Legislation, 1961
35 Copyright Legislation, 1962
36 Crime Legislation, 1962
37 Crime Legislation - Senate, 1961-1962
38 Elector Qualifications (S.J. 29), 1962
39 Federal Preemption of State Laws (H.R. 3), 1959 and 1961
40 Medicare Legislation, January-April 1962
41 Medicare Legislation, May-June 1962
42 Medicare Legislation, July 1962
43 Migratory Farm Labor (S. 1124, 1126 and 1132), 1961
44 Migratory Farm Labor (S. 1124, 1126 and 1132), February-August 1962
45 Migratory Farm Labor (S. 1124, 1126 and 1132), September-October 1962 and undated
46 Miscellaneous Legislation, 1961-1962
47 Obstruction of Investigations (H.R. 8845), 1961-1962
48 Private Immigration Legislation - Senator Case (S. 1521), 1961
49 Retirement Legislation, 1961
50 Rivers and Harbors Legislation, October 1962
51 Social Security Legislation, January-February 1961
52 Southern Interstate Nuclear Compact (H.R. 10618), 1962
53 Tax Legislation, January-September 1961
88th Congress
Box Folder
4 54 Accelerated Public Works Legislation, October 1963-March 1964
55 Agriculture Appropriations Legislation, March-December 1963
56 Agriculture Appropriations Legislation, January-August 1964
57 Appropriations, May-November 1964
58 Area Redevelopment Legislation, October 1963-August 1964
59 Civil Defense Legislation, June- December 1963
60 Civil Rights, January-April 1963
61 Civil Rights, May-June 1963
Box Folder
5 1 Civil Rights, July 1963
2 Civil Rights, August 1963
3 Civil Rights, September 1963
4 Civil Rights, October-November 1963
5 Civil Rights, December 1963
6-7 Civil Rights, undated
8 Civil Rights - Discharge Petition, June-July 1963
9 Civil Rights - Discharge Petition, August-October 1963
10 Civil Rights - Discharge Petition, November-December, 9 1963
11 Civil Rights - Discharge Petition, December 10-29, 1963
12 Civil Rights - Discharge Petition, January 1964
13 Civil Rights - Discharge Petition, February 1-10, 1964
14 Civil Rights - Discharge Petition, February 13-26, 1964
15 Civil Rights - Discharge Petition, March-April 1964
16 Civil Rights - Discharge Petition, May 1964
17 Civil Rights - Discharge Petition, undated
18 Conservation Bill (H.R. 3846), March 1964
19 Copyrights, July 1964
20 Cuban Legislation, March-April 1963
21 Cyprus, August-September 1964
22 Dairy Legislation, March 1963
23 Defense Appropriations Legislation, March 1964
24 Disaster Legislation, May 1964
25 Education Legislation, January-July 1963
26 Education Legislation, August 1963
27 Education Legislation, October-December 1963 and undated
28 Education Legislation, January-November 1964
29 Electron Microscopes (H.R. 2874), January 1963-May 1964
30 Equal Pay Legislation, May 1964
31 Farm Legislation, March-December 1963
32 Farm Legislation, March-October 1964
33 Federal Pay Bill, June-August 1963
34 Federal Pay Bill, October 1963
35 Federal Pay Bill, November 4-13, 1963
36 Federal Pay Bill, November 15-December 1963
37 Federal Pay Bill, January-February 1964
38 Federal Pay Bill, March 1964
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6 1 Federal Pay Bill, April-May1964
2 Federal Pay Bill, June 1964
3 Foreign Aid Legislation, March-December 1963
4 Foreign Aid Legislation, January-August 1964
5 Housing Legislation, January-May 1964
6 Housing Legislation, August-October 1964
7 Immigration Legislation, March 1963-October 1964
8 Indians (H.R. 1794), February 1964
9 Kerr Mills Bill, October 1963 and October 1964
10 Labor Legislation, February-August 1963
11 Labor Legislation, September-October 1963
12 Labor Legislation, November-December 1963
13 Labor Legislation, January-October 1964
14 Labor Legislation - Overtime Penalty Pay Act (H.R. 9802), January-March 1964
15 Labor Legislation - Overtime Penalty Pay Act (H.R. 9802), April-July 1964
16 Library Services Act, March 1963-February 1964
17 Mass Transportation Legislation, April 1963-October 1964
18 Meat Imports Legislation, May-September 1964
19 Mental Health Legislation, March 1963-September 1963
20 Mental Health Legislation, October 1963
21 Medicare Legislation, January-March 1963
22 Medicare Legislation, April-December 1963
23 Medicare Legislation, January-February 1964
24 Medicare Legislation, March-June 1964
25 Medicare Legislation, September 3-10, 1963
26 Medicare Legislation, September 11-October 1963
27 Medicare Legislation, August-October 1964
28 Military Pay Legislation, January-April 1963
29 Military Pay Legislation, May-August 1963
30 Military Pay Legislation, March-August 1964
31 Miscellaneous Legislation, March-September 1963
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7 1 Miscellaneous Legislation, December 1963
2 Miscellaneous Legislation, January 1964
3 Miscellaneous Legislation, February 1964
4 Miscellaneous Legislation, March 1964
5 Miscellaneous Legislation, April 1964
6 Miscellaneous Legislation, May 1964
7 Miscellaneous Legislation, June-November 1964
8 Miscellaneous Legislation - Civil War Memorial (H.J. 402), September 1962- September 1963
9 Miscellaneous Legislation - National Federation of Independent Businesses, January 1965
10 Miscellaneous Legislation - Telegrams, July-August 1965
11 Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, July-September 1963
12 Pearl Harbor Day (H.J. 475), 1963
13 Postal Legislation, January 1963-September 1964
14 Poverty Legislation, March-June 1964
15 Poverty Legislation, July 1964-August 1965
16 Prayer in School, September 1963-January 1964
17 Prayer in School, March 1964
18 Prayer in School, April-May 1964
19 Prayer in School, June-September 1964 and undated
20 Prayer in School - Jeanes, Reverend Samuel A., May 1964 and undated
21 Prayer in School - Knestaut, Mrs. Allen, January-March 1964
22 Prayer in School - McIntire, Reverend Carl, March 1964
23 Prayer in School - Taylor, Reverend Horace, March-September 1964
24 Quality Stability Act, January-August 1963
25 Quality Stability Act, September-December 1963
26 Quality Stability Act, January-October 1964
27 Railroad Legislation, January-May 1963
28 Railroad Legislation, June 1963
29 Railroad Legislation, July 1963
30 Railroad Legislation, August-December 1963
31 Railroad Legislation, January-October 1964
32 Reapportionment, September 1964
33 Social Security Legislation, January-November 1963
34 Social Security Legislation, January-June 1964
35 Social Security Legislation, July-November 1964
36 Social Security Legislation (H.R. 6688), November 1963-May 1964 and undated
37 Tax Legislation, January-February 25, 1963
38 Tax Legislation, February 28-March 8, 1963
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8 1 Tax Legislation, March 12-28, 1963
2 Tax Legislation, April 1963
3 Tax Legislation, May 1963
4 Tax Legislation, June 1963
5 Tax Legislation, July-August 1963
6 Tax Legislation, September 1963
7 Tax Legislation, October-December 1963
8 Tax Legislation, January-February 25, 1964
9 Tax Legislation, February 28-November 1964
10 Veterans Legislation, January-May 1963
11 Veterans Legislation, June-August 1963
12 Veterans Legislation, September-December 1963
13 Veterans Legislation, August 1964
14 Veterans Legislation, September-November 1964
15 Vietnam, August-December 1964
16 Vivisection, January-April 1964
17 Vivisection, May-November 1964
18 Wright Brothers Day (H.J. 335), 1963
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8 28 Appropriations Legislation, January-March 1966
29 Appropriations Legislation, April-October 1966
30 Arab Legislation, July 1965
31 Armed Services Legislation, May 1965
32 Armed Services Legislation, January-September 1966
33 Assateague Island Legislation, April-August 1965
34 Auto Safety Legislation, May-June 1965
35 Banking and Currency Legislation, March-September 1965 and undated
36 Banking and Currency Legislation, January-September 1966
37 Civil Rights Legislation, January-March 15 1965
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9 1 Civil Rights Legislation, March 17-24, 1965
2 Civil Rights Legislation, March 26-April 1, 1965
3 Civil Rights Legislation, April 2-September 1965 and undated
4 Civil Rights Legislation, April-June 1966
5 Civil Rights Legislation, July 1966
6 Civil Rights Legislation, August-October 1966 and undated
7 Civil Rights Legislation - Against, December 1964-March 1965
8 Civil Rights Legislation - Against, April-May 1965 and undated
9 Civil Defense Legislation, October 1966
10 Coin Legislation, June-December 1964
11 Coin Legislation, January-April 1965
12 Coin Legislation, May-September 1965 and undated
13 Customs Legislation, April-June 1965
14 District of Columbia Legislation, January-July 1965
15 District of Columbia Legislation, August-September 1965
16 District of Columbia Legislation, March 1966
17 Economic Opportunity Amendments, July-August 1965
18 Education - Elementary and Secondary, January 1965
19 Education - Elementary and Secondary, March 1965 and undated
20 Education - Elementary and Secondary, March-October 1966
21 Education - Federal Aid Legislation, January-February 1965
22 Education - Federal Aid Legislation, March 1965
23 Education - Federal Aid Legislation, April-November 1965
24 Farm Legislation, undated
25 Federal Communications Legislation (H.R. 8316), February 1965
26 Federal Employees Legislation, April-May 1966
27 Federal Pay Legislation, September-October 1965
28 Firearms Legislation, March-April 20, 1965
29 Firearms Legislation, April 21-April 30, 1965
30 Firearms Legislation, May 1965
31 Firearms Legislation, June-September 1965
32 Firearms Legislation, March-September 1966
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