Berlin, Edward, Berlin, Roisman & Kessler, on behalf of the Con- sumer Federation of America___. Branscomb, Lewis M., Director, National Bureau of Standards. Dwyer, Hon. Florence P., a Representative in Congress from the 211 107 Cohen, Wilbur J., professor and dean of the School of Education, 158 Kaye, William G., William G. Kaye & Associates, Rockville, Md., formerly executive director, President's Committee on Consumer Lefkowitz, Hon. Louis J., attorney general, State of New York............ 119 134 McLaren, Hon. Richard W., Assistant Attorney General in Charge of 207 Patten, Hon. Edward J., a Representative in Congress from the 77 Peterson, Esther, Washington representative, Amalgamated Clothing 96 Rosenthal, Hon. Benjamin S., a Representative in Congress from the 36 Swankin, David, Washington representative for Consumers Union of 184 (III) Letters, statements, etc., submitted for the record by Blatnik, Hon. John A., a Representative in Congress from the State of Biography of Virginia H. Knauer, Special Assistant to the Excerpts of Congressman Benjamin S. Rosenthal's statement_ Letter from Hon. Spark M. Matsunaga, a Representative in Con- Matsunaga, Hon. Spark M., a Representative in Congress from Page 201 38 80 74 75 82 Principal features of H.R. 6037, to establish a Department of 35 43 64 Summary of Congresswoman Florence P. Dwyer's bill (H.R. Text of Congresswoman Florence P. Dwyer's remarks from the Knauer, Virginia H., Special Assistant to the President for Consumer Leonard, Rodney E., former administrator, Consumer and Marketing Rosenthal, Hon. Benjamin S., a Representative in Congress from the Swankin, David, Washington representative for Consumers Union of Appendix-Letters and statements submitted for the record_. 222 150 234 122 146 178 131 79 238 190 257 ORGANIZING FEDERAL CONSUMER ACTIVITIES TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1969 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, OF THE COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met at 10 a.m., in room 2154, Rayburn House Office Building, Hon. John A. Blatnik (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Present: Representatives John A. Blatnik, Chet Holifield, Benjamin S. Rosenthal, Robert E. Jones, Clarence J. Brown, and Paul Findley. Also present: Representatives William L. Dawson, chairman, Committee on Government Operations, and Florence P. Dwyer, ranking minority member, Committee on Government Operations. Staff members present: Elmer W. Henderson, subcommittee counsel; Peter S. Barash, professional staff member; and William H. Copenhaver, minority professional staff member. Mr. BLATNIK. The Subcommittee on Executive and Legislative Reorganization will please come to order. We meet in public hearings which have been called to consider bills and alternative proposals to establish a Department of Consumer Affairs. A number of such bills have been introduced and are pending before us, including H.R. 6037, introduced by our colleague on the subcommittee, Congressman Rosenthal, in which he has been joined by 83 cosponsors. Also, our colleague and ranking minority member of the full Committee on Government Operations, Mrs. Dwyer, has introduced a bill to create an Office of Consumer Affairs, which we shall also consider. (The bill H.R. 6037, follows:) (1) 91ST CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 6037 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FEBRUARY 4, 1969 Mr. ROSENTHAL (for himself, Mr. ADAMS, Mr. ADDABBO, Mr. ANNUNZIO, Mr. ASHLEY, Mr. BIAGGI, Mr. BINGHAM, Mr. BLATNIK, Mr. BRASCO, Mr. BROWN of California, Mr. BURTON of California, Mr. CAREY, Mrs. CHISHOLM, Mr. CLARK, Mr. COHELAN, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. COUGHLIN, Mr. DANIELS of New Jersey, Mr. DENT, Mr. DIGGS, Mr. DULSKI, Mr. ECKHARDT, Mr. EDWARDS of California, Mr. EILBERG, and Mr. FARBSTEIN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Operations A BILL To establish a Department of Consumer Affairs in order to secure within the Federal Government effective representation of the interests of consumers; to coordinate the administration of consumer services by transferring to such Department certain functions of the Departments of Commerce; Labor; Agriculture; and Health, Education, and Welfare; and other agencies; and for other purposes. 1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 3 That this Act may be cited as the "Department of Consumer 4 Affairs Act of 1969". |