Senatorial Papers of John H. Chafee, Washington Office: Agriculture, Indian Gaming, Puerto Rico Statehood

Series: Agriculture
Dates: 1982-1999
Extent: 12 box(es) (6 linear feet)
Types of Materials: articles
correspondence
legislation
memoranda
notes
press releases
reports
speeches

Scope and Content Note
The series contains records relating to issues brought before the Senate Agriculture Committee. The records consist of memoranda, speeches, news articles, press releases, bills, notes, and reports.
Subjects include the regulation of pesticides, farm subsidy programs, and drought relief. Farm bill subsidy amendments include price reform legislation on dairy, sugar, and honey production.
Subjects also include:
Agricultural Market Transition Act (1996), regarding efforts to pass agricultural legislation aimed at making sweeping changes to the nation’s farm policy by giving farmers complete flexibility in choosing what they want to plant and when they want to plant it. It also eliminated acreage reduction programs, and placed limits on federal subsidies.
Antibiotics (1985-1987), regarding legislation restricting the use of antibiotics, specifically penicillin and tetracycline, in animal feed where the purpose is to promote growth rather than treat disease.
Dairy Amendments to Cut Price Supports (1985-1987), legislation lowering the federal minimum price support levels on milk products.
Federal Insecticide, Rodenticide, and Fungicide Act (1987, 1990), regarding government reviews of hundreds of pesticides previously licensed without the benefit of health and environmental testing.
Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point Program (1995-1999), concerning the implementation of updated inspection rules for meat and poultry slaughter and processing plants.
Sugar Bill and Sugar Bill Amendments (1983-1996), concerning legislative efforts to lower sugar price supports in order to lessen restrictions on domestic sugar markets, and lower costs to consumers. The bill also aimed to provide protection against heavily subsidized foreign sugar exports.
Tobacco Bill (1987-1988), regarding the debate over Senator Jesse Helms’ provision inserted into omnibus trade legislation providing tobacco farmers with 39 million dollars in federal subsidies.
Arrangement
The folders are arranged alphabetically by subject.
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Title
Date(s)
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1 1 Agricultural and Animal Inquiries 1998
2 Agricultural and Nutrition Forestry 1996
3 Agricultural Appropriations FY 1998 1997
4 Agricultural Articles 1988-1989
5 Agricultural Chemicals 1986
6 Agricultural Market Transition Act S.1541 1996
7 Agricultural Market Transition Act S.1541 1996
8 Agriculture: Memoranda and Letters 1985, 1987
9 Agricultural Reclamation Reform 1982
10 Agricultural Research Bill 1997-1998
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2 11 Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service Consolidation 1985
12 Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Appointments 1987, 1990-1991
13 Agriculture: Pre-empting State Standards Regulating Pesticides 1986
14 Agriculture: Pre-empting State Standards Regulating Pesticides 1986
15 Alar Pesticide Debate 1986
16 American Farmland Trust Open Space Idea 1987
17 Antibiotics 1985-1987
18 Antibiotics 1985-1987
19 Antibiotics Articles 1985-1987
20 Antibiotics Articles 1985-1987
21 Antibiotics Articles 1985-1987
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3 22 Beef Dispute 1988
23 Beer Bill 1985
24 Cane Sugar Drawback Trade Bill 1987
25 Cargo Preference 1985
26 Casein Quota 1987
27 Cason, Nominee for Assistant Secretary of Agriculture for Natural Resources and Environment 1989
28 Civil Rights Complaints 1999
29 Commodity Futures Trading Commission Reauthorization 1999
30 Compound 1080 1982
31 Conservation 1983-1992
32 Crop Insurance 1985-1987
33 Dairy Amendments to Cut Price Supports 1985-1987
34 Dairy Background Information 1985-1990
35 Dairy Price Supports 1983
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4 36 Dairy Compact Press Clips 1998
37 Dairy Proposals 1987, 1989
38 Dairy Whole Herd Buyout Program 1986-1988
39 Decoupling 1987-1989
40 Drought 1988
41 Drought 1988-1989
42 Drought Assistance Act 1988
43 Ethylene Dibromide 1983
44 Environmental Quality Incentives Program 1996-1997
45 Farm Bill: Subsidies Reform 1985
46 Farm Bill: Farm Programs 1990
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Title
Date(s)
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5 47 Farm Bill: Farm Programs 1990
48 Farm Bill Memoranda and Statistics 1990
49 Farm Credit 1987-1989
50 Farm Economic Crisis 1998
51 Farm Policies and Program Changes 1988-1991
52 Farm Programs 1990-1993
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6 53 Farmer-Owned Reserve Policy 1983-1985
54 Farming Tax Aspects 1985-1986
55 Farmland Protection Program 1996-1999
56 Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act Amendments 1987-1989
57 Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act General Information 1984-1990
58 Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act S.1516 1988
59 Flower Promotion Bill S.994 1993
60 Food and Drug Administration: Russia Pharmaceuticals 1994-1996
61 Food Assistance Package in Russia 1998
62 Food Safety 1997-1999
63 Forestry 1983-1989
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7 64 Futures Trading Act 1986
65 Grazing Fees on Federal Lands 1985
66 Gypsy Moths 1988
67 Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point Program 1997-1999
68 Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point: Measurement Dynamics 1995
69 Honey Amendment 1990
70 Honey Amendment: Articles 1990
71 Honey Amendment: General Accounting Office Reports 1990
72 Honey Amendment: Notes 1990
73 Honey Amendment: Text 1990
74 Honey Amendment: Votes 1990
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Title
Date(s)
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8 75 Honey Price Support Program 1985
76 Honey Program 1993
77 Horse Slaughter 1997, 1999
78 Importation of Parma Ham 1986
79 International Dairy Foods Opposition 1999
80 Leahy Amendment 1991
81 Leahy Amendment 1991
82 Leahy Bill: Press Clips 1991
83 Leahy Bill: Pros and Cons 1991
84 Leahy Milk Solids Proposal 1991
85 Market Promotion Program 1995-1998
86 Market Orders 1983-1987
87 Marketwide Service Payments 1986
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9 88 Meat Labeling 1999
89 Milk Hormones 1988-1989
90 Milk Industry Foundation 1988-1989
91 Milk Marketing Orders: Background 1997
92 Milk Marketing Orders: Glickman Proposal 1999
93 Milk Marketing Orders: Legislation 1995-1999
94 Milk Marketing Orders: Letters to United States Department of Agriculture 1997-1998
95 Milk Orders 1990
96 Milking Articles 1985-1990
97 National Grocers Association Groceries 1985
98 Nonfat Dry Milk Quota 1989
99 Northeast Dairy Compact 1995-1999
100 Northeast Dairy Compact: Amicus Briefs 1996
101 Northeast Dairy Compact: Background and Data 1998
102 Northeast Dairy Compact: Budget Reconciliation Bill 1995
103 Northeast Dairy Compact: Extensions 1998-1999
104 Northeast Dairy Compact: Senator Gram Efforts and Study 1997
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10 105 Orange Market Rules 1985
106 Organic Standards 1995-1998
107 Payment Limit 1986
108 Peanuts 1984-1989
109 Peanut Amendment 1990
110 Peanut Program 1990-1999
111 Peanut Quota Letter 1991
112 Pecans 1983
113 Pesticides in Ground Water 1986
114 Pressler Honey Amendment 1990
115 Producer-Handlers 1985
116 Renewable Resources Extension Act 1988
117 Rhode Island Agriculture General Information 1982-1987
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Title
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11 118 Rhode Island Agriculture 1992-1999
119 Rhode Island Dairy 1985-1991
120 Rhode Island Extension Service 1986
121 Rhode Island Farm Credit 1985-1989
122 Risk and Benefits of Chemicals Used for Subterranean Termite Control 1983
123 Safer Meat and Poultry 1997
124 Sale of Bouchard Property 1985
125 Soviet Grain Sale 1987
126 Sugar Bill 1983-1986
127 Sugar Bill Amendments 1987-1989
128 Sugar Bill Amendments 1993-1996
129 Sugar Bill Amendments 1990
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   12 130 Sugar Supply Stabilization Act 1987-1989
131 Sugar Program 1999
132 Supply Management Proposal n.d.
133 Tobacco 1987
134 Tobacco Buyout Proposal 1998
135 Uniform Commercial Code Farm Products 1985
136 University of Rhode Island and Oregon State University Fisheries Appropriations 1991-1994
137 Wheat and Feed Grains 1985-1989
138 Wine Grapes 1999
139 Wool Incentive 1993
140 Wool Price Support 1985

Series: Indian Gaming
Dates: 1980-1999
Extent: 13 box(es) (7.5 linear feet)
Types of Materials: articles
correspondence
hearings
legislation
memoranda
reports
speeches

Scope and Content Note
The series contains records related to Native American issues and in particular, the Narragansett Indian tribe’s efforts to build a casino in Rhode Island. The records consist of correspondence, speeches, memoranda, bills, hearing testimonies, reports, studies, new articles, and congressional statements.
Subjects include:
American Indian Religious Freedom Act (1992-1993), regarding legislation protecting the religious rights of members of Indian tribes, Alaska Natives, and Native Hawaiians who practiced traditional Native American beliefs and rituals. The legislation also called for the protecting the religious use of peyote, protecting the religious rights of Native American prisoners, and restoring the “compelling state interest test” as the legal standard for protecting Native religious freedoms.
Chafee Amendment to Gaming in Rhode Island (1996-1997), regarding the Narragansett Indian tribe’s challenge to Senator Chafee’s legislation amending the Rhode Island Indian Claims Settlement Act (1978). The amendment would require the tribe to get state and local voter approval before establishing a high-stakes gambling business.
Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (1988), granting Indian tribes the opportunity to establish gaming facilities in their respective states. The Narragansett Indian tribe sued the State of Rhode Island on enacting the Rhode Island Indian Claims Settlement Act by citing sovereignty granted to them under the provisions of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
Rhode Island Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1978 (1978, 1996), regarding the Narragansett Indian tribe’s agreement to accept 1,800 acres with the stipulation that the land would be placed under State law jurisdiction.
Arrangement
The folders are arranged alphabetically by subject.
Box
Folder
Title
Date(s)
Extent
1 1 Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 1991, 1997
2 American Indian Religious Freedom Act 1992-1993
3 American Indian Religious Freedom Act 1992-1993
4 American Indian Religious Freedom Act 1992-1993
5 Application of Narragansett Indian Tribe in Charlestown, RI 1996
6 Bureau of Indian Affairs 1988, 1992
7 Chafee Amendment to Gaming in Rhode Island 1996-1997
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Title
Date(s)
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2 8 Chafee Amendment to Gaming in Rhode Island 1996-1997
9 Chafee- Pell- Kyl Amendment to H.R. 3662 1996
10 Committee on Indian Affairs: Rhode Island v. Narragansett Indian Tribe 1978-1994
11 Congressional Research Service: Indian Affairs 1987-1988
12 Congressional Research Service: Indian Affairs 1989-1992
13 Crazy Horse Statement and Testimony 1992
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Title
Date(s)
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3 14 Department of Interior Indian Gaming Regulatory Act 1994, 1997
15 Economic Impact of Native American Gaming in Wisconsin 1995-1996
16 Environmental Impact Statement Issues 1996
17 Fair Housing 1985-1991
18 Federal Indian Law 1982
19 Federal Programs of Assistance to Native Americans Dec 1991
20 Gambling Deduction 1997
21 Gambling Impact Study Commission 1995-1996
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Title
Date(s)
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4 22 Gaming Statistics and Press Materials 1995-1996
23 Gaming Statistics and Press Materials 1995-1996
24 General Accounting Office Indian Health Service Feb 1991
25 Gorton Amendment 1996
26 Hearing on Removal of Narragansett Indian Tribe from Coverage of Indian Gaming Regulatory Act 1997
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Title
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5 27 Hearing on Removal of Narragansett Indian Tribe from Coverage of Indian Gaming Regulatory Act 1997
28 Indian Affairs 1982-1985
29 Indian Gaming 1991-1998
30 Indian Gaming 1991-1998
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Title
Date(s)
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6 31 Indian Gaming: Articles 1993-1997
32 Indian Gaming: Articles 1993-1997
33 Indian Gaming: Articles 1993-1997
34 Indian Gaming: Articles 1993-1997
35 Indian Gaming: Regulatory Act 1996
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Title
Date(s)
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7 36 Indian Gaming: Regulatory Act 1996
37 Indian Gaming: Regulatory Act Reauthorizations 1997
38 Indian Gaming: Regulatory Act: Statements, Letters, Legislative History 1996
39 Indian Health Care 1985-1989
40 Indian Land Claim Settlement Act, Rhode Island 1980
41 Indians Gambling on Reservations 1987-1998
42 Indians Gambling on Reservations 1980-1998
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Title
Date(s)
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8 43 Intergenerational Information 1985-1991
44 Interior Budget 1992
45 Kennedy Gaming Bill 1997
46 Ledyard, North Stonington, Preston Trust Acquisition Legislation 1996
47 Money Laundering: Rapid Growth of Casinos Makes Them Vulnerable Jan 1996
48 Mowa Band of Choctaw Indians Recognition Act 1992
49 Narragansett Casino 1993-1995
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Title
Date(s)
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9 50 Narragansett Casino 1995-1996
51 Narragansett High Stakes Casino 1993-1994
52 Narragansett Indian Tribe 1983-1989
53 Narragansett Indian Tribe 1983-1989
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Title
Date(s)
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10 54 Narragansett Indian Tribe 1983-1989
55 Narragansett Indian Tribe Articles 1985-1988
56 Narragansett Indian Tribe Briefing Book 1983-1998
57 Narragansett Indian Tribe Letters and Memos 1983-1989
58 Narragansett Indian Tribe Letters and Memos 1983-1989
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Title
Date(s)
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11 59 Narragansett Indian Tribe Letters and Memos 1983-1989
60 Narragansett Indian Tribe Proposal on Gaming Compact with Rhode Island 1992
61 Narragansett Indian Tribe v. National Indian Gaming Commission 1992
62 Narragansett Indian Tribe v. National Indian Gaming Commission 1992
63 Narragansett Indian Tribe Blackwell 1991
64 Narragansett Membership Weeden Case 1993
65 National American Indian Museum Act S.187 1988-1989
66 National Congress of American Indians 1999
67 Native American Graves Protection Act 1991
68 Native American Rights Fund 1999
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Title
Date(s)
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12 69 Older Americans Act S.3008 1992
70 Peltier Case 1992
71 Pokanoket Tribe/ Paul Weeden 1994
72 Protecting Tribal Sovereign Rights Patrick Kennedy 1996
73 Rhode Island Indian Claims Settlement Act 1996
74 Rhode Island Indian Claims Settlement Act 1996
75 Rhode Island Indian Gaming Hearing May 1, 1997
76 Rhode Island Indian Gaming Hearing May 1, 1997
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Title
Date(s)
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13 77 Sioux Veto 1992
78 Supreme Court of United States: Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida 1996
79 Technical Amendment 1991
80 Tribal Government Gaming 1988
81 Tribal Government Sovereign Immunity 1997
82 Year of the American Indian Invest in Our Future 1992

Series: Puerto Rico Statehood
Dates: 1975-1998
Extent: 3 box(es) (1.5 linear feet)
Types of Materials: articles
correspondence
legislation
memoranda
reports
speeches

Scope and Content Note
The series contains records regarding Puerto Rico’ s vote for statehood and it’s relations with the United States. The records consist of memoranda, speeches, news articles, bills, reports, and correspondence. The records also include studies and reports from the Puerto Rican regional government, Puerto Rican government agencies, historical background reports, staff memoranda, publications, and congressional floor statements.
The series also contains correspondence from Puerto Rico governors, representatives, state officials, and political groups, as well as United States congressmen.   Other materials include Puerto Rico statehood bills, political status reports, and Puerto Rico-United States relations.
Arrangement
The folders are arranged alphabetically by subject.
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Title
Date(s)
Extent
   1  1 Congressional Research Service Reports 1997
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Folder
Title
Date(s)
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 2 Correspondence 1997-1998
 3  Full Self-Governing Act Mar 5, 1998
4 Government Development Bank for Puerto Rico 1998
5 Information Status Deliberations 1998
6 Memoranda 1996-1998
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Title
Date(s)
Extent
2 7 Memoranda, Letters, Notes 1989-1990
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Folder
Title
Date(s)
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8 News Articles 1990-1998
9 Political Status Bill S. 472 Mar 19, 1997
10 Political Status Reports 1985, 1990
11 Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration 1997-1998
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Title
Date(s)
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3 12 Puerto Rico Federal Affairs Administration 1997-1998
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Title
Date(s)
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13 Puerto Rico Senate Resolution 1370 1998
14 Puerto Rico Statehood Bill: Fact Book 1998
15 Puerto Rico Statehood: Bills 1989, 1997
16 Puerto Rico-United States Relations 1975-1998
17 Statements 1990
18 Yale Law Journal Report 1998