Medford mail tribune. (Medford, Or.) 1909-1989, August 22, 1963, Image 18

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Newspaper Page TextMEDFOBD MAIL TRIBUNE. MEDFORD, OREGON Status of Congressional Bills Washington - IUFD - Status of major legislation: Income Taxes - The admin isirduon recommended net re duction! of $10.6 billion in in come taxes on individual and corporations with cuts fully effective on 1965 incomes and partly effective on 1964 in come. House - Ways and Means committee has approv ed this time - table and ap proved cuts of ?11 billion; final committee action expect ed late this month. Senate - Awaiting House action Stock and Bond Taxes -To retard flow of American capi tal abroad, Kennedy has pro posed that purchase taxes be levied on Americans who buy foreign stocks and bonds from foreigners; securities of certain underdeveloped coun tries would be exempted. House - Ways and Means com mittee will start hearings Tuesday. Senate - Awaiting House action. Dabt Limit - Administra tion requested extension through Nov. 30 of tempo rary legal ceiling of $309 bil lion on national debt; under permanent law debt limit would revert on Sept. 1 to $285 billion which is more than $20 billion less than the actual debt. House - Passed. Senate - Finance committee approved. Military Pay - Administra tion asked $1.2 billion annual pay and benefit boost for serv icemen, reservists and reti rees. House and Senate have passed modified and differing versions. Compromise be tween the two measures ex pected to be worked out in conference committed this week. Fallout Shelters - President Kennedy wants authority to make federal contributions toward construction of civil defense fallout shelters in schools, hospitals and other non-profit institutions. House - Approved by Armed Serv ices subcommittee. Senate -Nothing scheduled. Foreign Aid - Administra tion asking $4.5 billion. House - Foreign Affairs committee approved authorization bill setting ceiling on appropria tions slightly below $4.1 bil lion. Scheduled for House ac tion this week. Senate - For e i g n Relations committee nearing final action on- bill. (Actual appropriations to come later.) Treaty - U. S., Russia and Britain have signed treaty banning nuclear tests in air, space and underwater; ratifi cation requires two - thirds vote of Senate. Senate - Com mittee hearings under way. House - No action required. Health Insurance - Presi dent wants hospitalization program for persons 65 and older financed through social security taxes. House - Ways and Means committee expect ed to hold hearings later this year. Senate -. Awaiting House action. Mental Health Adminis tration wants long-range pro gram for community mental health treatment centers; re search on and treatment of mental retardation. Senate Approved 10-year, $847 mil lion program that has admin istration endorsement. House Commerce committee ap proved $238 million dollar program over slightly shorter period. Medical Schools Adminis tration asked long range con struction aid for medical-dental schools, loans to students. House Passed three-year pro gram that would cost $236 million. Senate No hearings yet. College Construction Ken nedy orginally asked for fed eral funds to build class rooms and laboratories as part of larger $5.3 billion school bill; agreed later to separate bills. House Passed $1.2 billion in grants and loans for colleges. Senate Hearings completed on omnibus school bill. Schools and Libraries President wants aid continued for "impacted areas" and li braries. House Education committee approved in sep arate bills, with amendments forbidding use of funds for segregated facilities. Senate Hearings completed on onm hue crhnnl bill. Vocational Schools Presi dent asked steo-up tn federal aid to vocational schools. Hnnse Passed bill to in crease aid from $57 million to $180 million annually over four years. Senate Hearings completed on omnibus bill. Voting President Kennedy asked for controls on use of litomi-v ipots. soeedier votiing rights suits and extension of the civil rights commissions life for four years in his orig inal request last winter. House -Judiciary subcommittee con 4i,,o. dnspd-door consider ation this week. Senate Ju diciary subcommittee approv ed four-year extensiuu m v.... vtohta rnmmission. Public Accommodations Kennedy's main request in his second rights message was iur legislation outlawing segrc. inn in u of hotels, stores, restaurants, theaters and oth er public accommodations in interstate commerce. He also asked for new authority to Initiate school desegregation suits and optional authority to withhold federal aid to states that practice racial dis- backed subsidy plan would crimination. House-Judiciary subcommittee continues closed-door consideration this week. Senate Commerce committee hearings completed on public accommodations fea ture; Judiciary committee hearings underway on full civil rights package. Employment Kennedy en dorsed fair employment prac tices commission legislation to bar job discrimination by private businesses and labor unions. House Labor com mittee has approved FEPC. Senate Labor subcommittee hearings underway. Cotton Administration provide cheaper cotton for U.S. textile mills; includes lower support - prices for large-scale growers and poten tial relaxation of planting re strictions. House Bill ap proved by Agricultural com mittee, cleared by Rules com mittee, but not yet scheduled for floor action. Senate Hearings completed. Mexican Farm Hands 12-year-old law permitting im portation of Mexicans for temporary work on American farms expires Dec. 31; admin istration requested one-year extension with new safe guards to protect domestic workers. House -Bill to ex tend program two years with out change defeated on House floor. Senate Passed on year extension. Mass Transit Kennedy proposed $500 million in sub sidies to improve city rail, bus and subway services. House Banking committee approved bill, pending in Rules committee. Senate Ap proved $375 million program. Wilderness P r e s i dent wants to establish a national program to preserve public lands in their natural state. Senate Passed, with provi sion covering 8 million acres immediately and possibly up to 35 million acres eventual ly. House No committee hearings set. Outdoor Recreation Ken nedy wants a special land and water conservation fund to finance purchase of addition al federal and state park lands and forests for outdoor recre ation. House Interior sub committee action underway. Senate Hearings completed. Depressed Areas Kennedy asked Congress to expand sharply program of federal re development aid to local in dustries designed to create jobs in areas of chronically high unemployment. Senate Approved additional $455 mil lion authorization. House Re jected, but banking commit tee has approved a "second try" $355 million bill. Youth Employment Ken nedy asked new $100 million youth conservation corps for outdoor work in forests and parks; home town youth corps for local civil projects. House Education committee has approved, pending in Rules committee. Senate Passed. Domestic Peace Corps President asking for new or ganization of 1,000 to 5,000 skilled volunteers to carry out work in this country similar to peace corps projects abroad. $5 million first year cost. House Education and Labor subcommittee' hearings under way. Senate-Passed. Labor Dispute Adminis tration requested Congress to assign to Interstate Com merce commission task of re solving dispute over "work rules" which has threatened a nation-wide railroad strike. Senate Commerce committee completed hearings on adrnin- THURSDAY, AUGUST 22. 1113 istration bill. House Com merce committee hearings concluded. Price-cutting - Administration-opposed bill backed by druggists, and other retail groups is designed to stop re tail price-cutting of brand name merchandise. House Commerce committee ap proved, pending in Rules committee. Senate-No date set for hearings to resume. LAWS ENACTED Drait Congress granted Kennedy's request for four year extension of selective service and doctor draft. Feed Grains Congress ex tended for two years tempor ary program of paying farm ers to hold down surplus pro duction of corn and other feed grains. National Debt To permit government to borrow money it needs to keep its bills Con gress raised legal limit on na tional debt to $307 billion through June 30 and to $309 billion during July and Aug ust. Previous temporary limit was $305 billion; further leg islation will be needed to pre vent ceiling from dropping to $285 billion Sept. 1. Silver To combat shortage of silver tor coins, Congress gave administration authority it requested to replace exist ing silver-backed $1 bills with gold-backed $1 bills. - Women Workers Starting next June employers must provide equal pay for wom en workers who do the same as men; new law applies to Bim 7 minimum Jobs covered by wage-hour law. . Taxes-Congress in response) to administration request ex tended for another year pres ent temporary tax rates on corporation profits, liquor, cigarettes, automobiles, tele phone calls and airline tick ets which had been scheduled to drop to lower levels July 1. 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