BUSINESS, COMMERCE, AND JUDICIARY.) OF THE "Senate. COMMITTEE ON THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. NINETY-THIRD CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON H.R. 4083 TO IMPROVE THE LAWS RELATING TO THE REGULATION H.R. 6713 TO AMEND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ELECTION ACT PURPOSES JULY 17, 1973 Printed for the use of the Committee on the District of Columbia 98-984 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE COMMITTEE ON THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA THOMAS F. EAGLETON, Missouri, Chairman DANIEL K. INOUYE, Hawaii CHARLES MCC. MATHIAS, JR., Maryland ROBERT HARRIS, Staff Director and Counsel SUBCOMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, COMMERCE, AND JUDICIARY ADLAI E. STEVENSON III, Illinois, Chairman JOHN V. TUNNEY, California PETE V. DOMENICI, New Mexico (II) Martin, Dr. Robert, member, District of Columbia Board of Elections.. Perkins, Norval, executive secretary, District of Columbia Board of (III) INSURANCE REGULATION AND ELECTION LAW AMENDMENTS TUESDAY, JULY 17, 1973 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE ON BUSINESS, COMMERCE, AND JUDICIARY, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met at 10:05 a.m. in room 6226, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Senator Adlai E. Stevenson III, presiding. Present: Senator Stevenson. Staff present: Andrew E. Manatos, associate staff director; and Colbert I. King, minority staff director. Senator STEVENSON. The Subcommittee on Business, Commerce, and Judiciary of the Committee on the District of Columbia will come to order. This morning's hearing before the Subcommittee on Business Commerce, and Judiciary of the Senate Committee on the District of Columbia is for the purpose of taking testimony on H.R. 4083, the District of Columbia Insurance Act, and H.R. 6713, the District of Columbia Election Act Amendments. H.R. 4083, the District of Columbia Insurance Act, is identical in substance to S. 2208-a bill I introduced on June 30, 1971. Hearings were held on this legislation by this subcommittee on December 1, 1971. This subcommittee and the full District Committee favorably reported that bill to the Senate floor where it passed on April 27, 1972. The legislation was sent to the House District Committee where the only amendments made to the legislation were technical in nature and did not alter the substance of the legislation. The House committee favorably reported the bill to the floor but the House adjourned before a vote could be taken. On February 7, 1973, Congressman Stuckey reintroduced this insurance legislation under the number H.R. 4083. On June 5, 1973, the bill was reported by the House District Committee and passed by the House of Representatives on June 12, 1973. The other bill before us today, H.R. 6713, the District of Columbia Election Act Amendments, is the result of recommendations made by the District of Columbia Elections Board. On April 9, 1973, Congressman Fauntroy introduced this bill in the House of Representatives. On June 5 it was reported to the House floor by the District Committee and was passed by the House of Representatives on June 12. At this time I place in the record copies of the bills under consideration this morning, a letter of transmittal and the proposed legislation on H.R. 4083 from the Mayor-Commissioner. [The material referred to follows:] (1) |