Prohibiting Federal funds to lobby State and local legislatures: hearing before the Subcommittee on Federal Spending Practices and Open Government of the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, Ninety-sixth Congress, first session, on S. 691 ... September 21, 1979U.S. Government Printing Office, 1980 |
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128 C Street 20510 Dear Senator 460 Russell Senate Alan Cranston appropriated funds APPROPRIATELY LABELED CONTINUATION Assembly assistance August 21 CAHSA California Association certificate of need Committee on Governmental Community Action Agencies Congress costs Council Dear Senator Chiles employees entities executive director expenditures expenses federal government Federal grants Federal law Federal Spending Practices funds to lobby groups health planning Health Systems Agencies Henry Waxman Honorable Lawton Chiles hospital influence legislative issues Jefferson City John Danforth Kansas City lative Lawton Chiles legis legislative bodies legislatures lobby members lobbying activities lobbyist MAHSA Mayor Minority Leader Missouri Missouri General Assembly N.E. Washington officials Open Government 128 organization political subdivisions Practices and Open prohibit receiving federal funds registered lobbyist reports S.I. Hayakawa Sacramento SECTION Senate Bill 691 Senator Danforth Senator Lawton Chiles Services Sincerely specific staff Subcommittee on Federal taxpayer TELEPHONE TOTAL U.S. Senate United States Senate
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Page 37 - No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used to pay the salary or wages of any person who advocates, or who is a member of an organization that advocates, the overthrow of the Government of the United States by force or violence...
Page 9 - ... (1) the strengthening of community capabilities for planning and coordinating Federal, State, and other assistance related to the elimination of poverty, so that this assistance, through the efforts of local officials, organizations, and interested and affected citizens, can be made more responsive to local needs and conditions...
Page 9 - Joining with and encouraging business, labor, and other private groups and organizations to undertake, together with public officials and agencies, activities in support of the community action program...
Page 9 - Congress, be used directly or indirectly to pay for any personal service, advertisement, telegram, telephone, letter, printed or written matter, or other device, intended or designated to influence in any manner a Member of Congress, to favor or oppose, by vote or otherwise, any legislation or appropriation by Congress, whether before or after the introduction of any bill or resolution proposing such legislation or appropriation...
Page 9 - In order to carry out the provisions of this title, the Secretary is authorized to enter into agreements with public or private nonprofit agencies or organizations, including national organizations, agencies of a State government or a political subdivision of a State (having elected or duly appointed governing officials) , or a combination of such political subdivisions, or tribal organizations in order to further the purposes and goals of the program.
Page 9 - ... assure that they are representative of the poor in the area served ; (3) be so established and organized that the poor and residents of the area concerned will be enabled to influence the character of programs affecting their interests and regularly participate in the planning and implementation of those programs; and (4) be a continuing and effective mechanism for securing broad community involvement in the programs assisted under this title.
Page 9 - ... which will result in the additional use of private resources and capabilities, with a view to such things as developing new employment opportunities, stimulating investment that will have a measurable impact in reducing poverty among residents of areas of concentrated poverty, and providing methods by which residents of those areas can work with private groups, firms, and institutions in seeking solutions to problems of common concern.
Page 9 - ... providing for their regular participation in the implementation of those programs, and providing technical and other support needed to enable the poor and neighborhood groups to secure on their own behalf available assistance from public and private sources.
Page 9 - Council established by section 631 of the Act, and the heads of other Federal agencies, in identifying problems posed by Federal statutory or administrative requirements that operate to impede State level coordination...
Page 9 - Director shall give preference to programs or activities which are administered or coordinated by the agencies designated pursuant to subsection (a), or which have been developed and will be carried on with the assistance of those agencies. (c) In order to promote coordination in the use of funds under this Act and funds provided or granted by State agencies, the Director may...