Box 217
Container
Contains 31 Collections and/or Records:
First Gulf War, Talking Points and Legal Challenge, 1990-1991
File — Box: 217, Folder: 21
Identifier: CAC_CC_051_9_217_21_0000
Scope and Contents
Contains handwritten notes, annotated talking points, memo of reserve personnel called to active duty, clippings, Dear Colleague letters, reports, congressional lawsuit to prevent unilateral declaration of war, and other documents pertaining to the First Gulf War (especially Operation Desert Shield).
First Gulf War, U.S. Policy in the Persian Gulf, 1990-1991
File — Box: 217, Folder: 22
Identifier: CAC_CC_051_9_217_22_0000
Scope and Contents
Contains news release, Department of Energy report, CRS issue brief, Center for Strategic and International Studies report, clipping, and Synar's postwar talking points pertaining to U.S. policy in the Persian Gulf both leading to and after the First Gulf War (Operation Desert Shield, Operation Desert Storm).
Franking, Free Mail, 1990-1991
File — Box: 217, Folder: 23
Identifier: CAC_CC_051_9_217_23_0000
Scope and Contents
Contains clippings and a report pertaining to H.R. 5399, the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act of 1991, to limit overall mailing costs by members of Congress.
Global Warming, 102nd Congress, 1990-1991
File — Box: 217, Folder: 24
Identifier: CAC_CC_051_9_217_24_0000
Scope and Contents
Contains materials pertaining to legislation to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases, including H.R. 2663, the CO2 Offsets Policy Efficiency Act of 1991, which was co-introduced by Synar.
Gulf War Veterans Benefit Info, Military Action Debate, 1990-1991
File — Box: 217, Folder: 25
Identifier: CAC_CC_051_9_217_25_0000
Scope and Contents
Contains Dear Colleague letters, clippings, white papers from Congressman Les Aspin, and other documents pertaining to the debate over military action in the First Gulf War (H.Con.Res. 33, H.Con.Res. 19, H.J.Res. 62, H.R. 233, H.R. 113).
Gulf War Veterans Benefit Info, Operational Information, 1990-1991
File — Box: 217, Folder: 26
Identifier: CAC_CC_051_9_217_26_0000
Scope and Contents
Contains postal instructions, DSG reports, information packets from the Department of Defense and the Department of the Navy, Operation Desert Storm Advisories, clippings, memos, casualty reporting protocol, and other documents pertaining to the First Gulf War, including testimony from Joint Chiefs Chair Colin Powell and Defense Secretary Dick Cheney, an article with extensive handwritten notes (some in Synar's hand) concerning Oklahoman Marine Captain Craig Berryman's missing in action status...
H.R. 1175, F.Y. 1991 National Defense Supplemental Authorization Act, 1990-1991
File — Box: 217, Folder: 27
Identifier: CAC_CC_051_9_217_27_0000
Scope and Contents
Contains whip advisory, DSG Daily Report with handwritten notes, Dear Colleague letter, and a report from the Committee on Armed Services (H.R. 1175).
H.R. 1177, Clean and Fair Election Act, Campaign Finance Reform, 1990-1991
File — Box: 217, Folder: 28
Identifier: CAC_CC_051_9_217_28_0000
Scope and Contents
These materials were originally grouped together by a rubber band and comprise the entirety of H.R. 3355, the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994. Titles I-XXXIII of this bill are hand paginated and total 972 pages. These materials contain many handwritten annotations. This folder contains Title I-Public Safety and Policing; the Public Safety Partnership and Community Policing Act, and Title II-Prisons;.
H.R. 1177, Clean and Fair Election Act, Campaign Finance Reform, 1990-1991
File — Box: 217, Folder: 29
Identifier: CAC_CC_051_9_217_29_0000
Scope and Contents
These materials were originally housed in a binder and have been removed to folders. These materials start with the Dear Colleague tab after being split after the General Information tab. This binder was stored alongside materials related to other campaign finance reform efforts, including the Congressional Campaign and Election Reform Act of 1993 (H.R. 2469) sponsored by Synar.
H.R. 1177, Clean and Fair Election Act, Campaign Finance Reform, 1990-1991
File — Box: 217, Folder: 30
Identifier: CAC_CC_051_9_217_30_0000
Scope and Contents
These materials were originally housed in a binder and have been removed to folders. These materials split after the materials following the H.R. 1177 tab with materials continuing in a subsequent folder starting with the Soft Money tab. This binder was stored alongside materials related to other campaign finance reform efforts, including the Congressional Campaign and Election Reform Act of 1993 (H.R. 2469) sponsored by Synar.