II. Legislative, 1973-1994
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The Legislative Series is organized in two subseries, Legislative Directors' Files and Legislative Assistants' Files and documents the work of Rowland's two legislative directors, Rebecca Brady (1983-1988) and Kathy Bryant Hennemuth (1987-1994), and ten legislative assistants in his Washington, D.C., office. Within each subseries files are arranged according to each staffer's filing system, although most systems are similar. Below are descriptions of the most common types of file groupings. Legislative research and bill files may contain any of the following: background materials about legislative issues, staffer notes, drafts and final copies of bills, "Dear Colleague" letters to/from other members of Congress, Rowland's statements made on the House floor, news clippings, background memoranda from staff to Rowland, hearing statements by Rowland and others, and correspondence from lobbyists. When arranged, files are arranged by committee or topic. Legislative mail contains letters to Rowland from constituents about legislation and copies of Rowland's responses. Mail files also include responses to constituents' telephone calls or visits to district offices and inquiries received at Rowland's Washington, D.C., office. Topics in the mail files usually reflect the staffer's assigned legislative topics. Subject files may be either a mix of legislative research files and mail files or just mail files. Often seen in early staffers' filing systems. Speeches and statements files contain speeches and statements Rowland made on the House floor or in his district. See Series IV. Press and Series I. Administrative for additional speeches and statements. The Legislative Series' main strength is health care legislation and related committee work (e.g., Energy and Commerce Committee, Veterans Affairs Committee, National Commission on AIDS, National Commission to Prevent Infant Mortality, Select Committee on Children, Youth and Families), and to a lesser extent the topics of transportation (Public Works and Transportation Committee), agriculture, education, defense, the environment, and foreign affairs.
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