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On January 5, 1950, Senator Estes Kefauver (D-Tennessee) introduced a resolution that would allow the Senate Committee on the Judiciary to investigate organized crime's role in interstate commerce. However, the Senate Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce already claimed jurisdiction over the issue.
First-term senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee drafted a resolution to create a special committee to investigate the issue. The Commerce and Judiciary Committees battled to control the investigation, and following a protracted debate, Vice President Alben Barkley cast the tie-breaking vote to establish a special committee.
The Kefauver investigation into television and juvenile delinquency in the mid-1950s led to an even more intensive investigation in the early 1960s. The new probe came about after people became increasingly concerned over juvenile violence, and the possibility of this behavior being related to violent television programs.
First-term senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee drafted a resolution to create a special committee to investigate the issue. The Commerce and Judiciary committees battled to control the investigation and, following a protracted debate, Vice President Alben Barkley cast the tie-breaking vote to establish a special committee. 1. Process.
25. Apr. 2024 · In the 1950s, a Senate committee led by Sen. Estes Kefauver (D-TN) examined organized crime around the country.Sponsor: C-SPAN | American History TV.
25. Apr. 2024 · In the 1950s, The United States Senate Special Committee to Investigate Crime in Interstate Commerce (also known as the Kefauver committee), led by Sen. Estes Kefauver (D-TN), examined...
16. Mai 2024 · In May of 1950, the U.S. Senate established a five-member Special Committee to Investigate Organized Crime in Interstate Commerce. This committee became known to the public as the Kefauver Hearings, as freshman Tennessee senator Estes Kefauver, a Democrat, chaired it.
