Evening star., 1947-07-28
Congress- Legislative Record

The legislative record of the first
session of the Eightieth Congress
follows:
BILLS ENACTED.
l. Renewal and reinstatement of
National Service Life Insurance
policies.
2. Continuance of some war ex-
else tax rates.
3. Travel allowances for all mill
tary personnel.
4. Keeping in operation domes-
tic synthetic rubber producing in
dustry and retention of rubber con-
trolls.
S. Liquidation of Selective Service
and creation of an Office of Selec-
tive Service Records.
6. Curtailment of Presidential
war powers.
7. Automatic promotion of sub
stitute postal employees.
8. Establishment of permanent
Army and Navy Nurse Corps as part
of the regular services and Wom-
ans Medical Specialists Corps in
the Army.
9. Liquidation of the farm labor
supply program by January 80
1948.
10. Limitation of the jurisdiction
of courts in portal-to-portal pay
suits.
H. Authorize ton for armed forces
personnel to wear decorations given
them by friendly or neutral foreign
governments.
IL. Assistance to Greece and Tur-
key.
10. Relief assistance to peoples of
countries devastated by war.
IA. Increase to 1896 the pay of
cadets and midshipmen.
IS. Expenditure of SIS 1000, 900 for
emergency flood control.
16 Changes in the Labor Relat tions
Act through passage of the Taft
Hartley bill.
II. Permission for members of any
religious group whose doctrine pro-
hibits the disclosure of membership
to refuse to give 1t to census takers.
18. Extension to December 81
1947, of the effectiveness of the act
facilitating the admission of alien
fiancees of members of the armed
forces.
10. Authorization for enlistments
into the Regular Army for periods
of two, three, four, five or six years
and to accept re-enlistments of three
to six years, inclusive.
20. Extension of rent control to
March /, 194S, with jointly agreed
upon increases up to Is per cent
permitted.
81. Membership by the United
States in the International Refugee
Organization and authorization of a
s73, 1925 900 appropriation.
%. Transfer of cemeteries In
abandoned military posts to cities
or States that will care for them.
%. Authorizing the assignment OF
Marine Corps officers of the line
from captain to colonel to supply
duty only, at their request.
"a. Authorizing transportation OF
dependents and household effects
of Navy personnel to overseas bases
IS. Equalizing the rights to leave
of absence for Federal employees
who are members of the armed
forces Reserve Corps or National
Guard.
26. A clothing allowance for en-
listed men of the Marine Corps Re-
serve, the Naval Reserve and the
Coast Guard Reserve as we'll as
the Army, Navy, Marine Corps and
Coast Guard.
27. Authorization to the War and
Navy Departments to pay expenses
of personnel of the services in Olym-
pic games.
%. Establishment of a commits.
sion on organization of the execu.
tive branch of the Government.
%. Annuities for FBI investiga-
tory personnel who have 20 years
service and are so years OF age.
30A The Speaker of the House anc
the President Pro Tenn of the Sen.
ate to succeed to the presidency ir
that order in case the President
dies and there is no Vice President
81. Incorporation of American
veterans of World War II-Amvets
80. Appointment of secretaries by
each circuit and district judge ano
assistant secretaries for senior cir.
cult and district judges in districts
having five or more judges.
80. Armed forces unification.
"a. A two term limit on the presi-
dency-this submitted to States fol
ratification.
35. Cash for veterans terminal
leave bonds after September /.
SO. Creation of a national science
foundation for research purposes.
81. Freezing of social security ta1
at l per cent until 1850.
38.. Ratification of peace treaties
with Italy and Axis satellites.
80. Various appropriation bills.
40. Retention of the 3-cent post.
age rate on first class mail-the ,att
would have returned to cent!
July l.
Al. Continuation for another veal
of the Reconstruction Finance Corp
and the Commodity Credit Corp.
AZ. Change in Army promotion
system from seniority to merit basis
43. Continued price support pro-
gram for wool after elimination o.
tariff features which DronDted vetf