Texas City Claims Act: Hearings ... H.R. 40451955 - 267 pages |
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... Senator from the State of Texas- Elledge , Vernon , attorney , 1603 Second National Bank Building , Houston , Tex ...... . 7,26 24 137 112 , 140 8 , 26 , 73 Leachman , Neth L. , attorney , Dallas , Tex-- Liftin , Morton , attorney ...
... Senator from the State of Texas- Elledge , Vernon , attorney , 1603 Second National Bank Building , Houston , Tex ...... . 7,26 24 137 112 , 140 8 , 26 , 73 Leachman , Neth L. , attorney , Dallas , Tex-- Liftin , Morton , attorney ...
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... Law 378 , 84th Congress_ Senate Report 684 , 84th Congress . House Report 1305 , 84th Congress . Conference report ( H. Rept . 1623 , 84th Cong . ) Page 127 71 241 242 257 265 TEXAS CITY CLAIMS ACT WEDNESDAY , MAY 11 , 1955 IV CONTENTS.
... Law 378 , 84th Congress_ Senate Report 684 , 84th Congress . House Report 1305 , 84th Congress . Conference report ( H. Rept . 1623 , 84th Cong . ) Page 127 71 241 242 257 265 TEXAS CITY CLAIMS ACT WEDNESDAY , MAY 11 , 1955 IV CONTENTS.
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... Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled , That this Act may be cited as the " Texas City Claims Act " . SEC . 2. ( a ) There is hereby established a commission to be known as the Texas ...
... Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled , That this Act may be cited as the " Texas City Claims Act " . SEC . 2. ( a ) There is hereby established a commission to be known as the Texas ...
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... . As a result of those hearings that bill was favorably reported by the sub- committee and the full Committee on the Judiciary and passed the House and was then considered in the Senate but the 2 TEXAS CITY CLAIMS ACT.
... . As a result of those hearings that bill was favorably reported by the sub- committee and the full Committee on the Judiciary and passed the House and was then considered in the Senate but the 2 TEXAS CITY CLAIMS ACT.
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... Senate but the bill failed to become law ( H. R. 9785 , 83d Cong . ) . For that reason this committee must now go over this entire matter again because there is a new makeup of this Committee on the Ju- diciary and subcommittee that ...
... Senate but the bill failed to become law ( H. R. 9785 , 83d Cong . ) . For that reason this committee must now go over this entire matter again because there is a new makeup of this Committee on the Ju- diciary and subcommittee that ...
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Page 220 - An analysis of section 2680 (a), the exception with which we are concerned, emphasizes the congressional purpose to except the acts here charged as negligence from the authorization to sue (p. 32). "Even assuming their correctness arguendo (the district court's findings of the Government's negligence) though, it is our judgment that they do not establish a case within the act. This is for the reason that as a matter...
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