The Clean Air Act
Summary: The Clean Air Act is a federal law that regulates air emissions from stationary and mobile sources. First introduced in 1963, the act was amended in 1970, 1977, and 1990.
Date Range: 1969-1995
Online materials: Letters in support and opposition from corporate and private citizens, copies of proposed amendments, speeches, and letters between Senators
Additional materials: Informational packets, statistical analyses on employment, environment and cost, constituent letters in opposition and support of the act, and proposed amendments to the bill
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Title: President Bush explaining to Bob Dole
Date: 1990-11-15
Citation: Dole Photograph Collection, 1880-1996, Box 17, Folder 22, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Archive and Special Collections, University of Kansas
Title: Letter to Senator Dole from Senator Robert C. Byrd
Date: 1982-9-15
Citation: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Legislative Relations, 1969-1996, Box 240, Folder 6, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Archive and Special Collections, University of Kansas
Title: Letter to Senator Dole from the Rachel Carson Council
Date: 1982-9-20
Citation: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Legislative Relations, 1969-1996, Box 240, Folder 6, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Archive and Special Collections, University of Kansas
Title: Letter to Senator Dole from American Lung Association
Date: 1982-9-7
Citation: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Legislative Relations, 1969-1996, Box 240, Folder 6, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Archive and Special Collections, University of Kansas
Title: Fact Sheet on Clean Air Amendments
Date: 1982-8-19
Citation: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Legislative Relations, 1969-1996, Box 240, Folder 6, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Archive and Special Collections, University of Kansas
Title: Letter to Bob Dole from Michael J. Bayer
Date: 1982-5-10
Citation: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Legislative Relations, 1969-1996, Box 240, Folder 6, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Archive and Special Collections, University of Kansas
Title: Letter to Senator Dole from Senator Byrd
Date: 1982-4-22
Citation: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Legislative Relations, 1969-1996, Box 240, Folder 6, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Archive and Special Collections, University of Kansas
Title: Bill S.819
Date: 1979-3-28
Citation: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Legislative Relations, 1969-1996, Box 240, Folder 6, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Archive and Special Collections, University of Kansas
Title: Resolution No. 11: Changes to the National Clean Air Act and Environmental Protection Agency
Date: 1980-9-30
Citation: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Legislative Relations, 1969-1996, Box 240, Folder 7, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Archive and Special Collections, University of Kansas
Title: Brochure: Clean Air Act Recommendations
Date: Undated
Citation: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Legislative Relations, 1969-1996, Box 240, Folder 7, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Archive and Special Collections, University of Kansas
Title: Letter to Senator Dole from the United Mine Workers of America
Date: 1982-8-9
Citation: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Legislative Relations, 1969-1996, Box 240, Folder 8, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Archive and Special Collections, University of Kansas
Title: Status Report: Clean Air Act Reauthorizations
Date: 1982-5-17
Citation: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Legislative Relations, 1969-1996, Box 240, Folder 8, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Archive and Special Collections, University of Kansas
Title: Fact Sheet on S.2266
Date: Undated
Citation: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Legislative Relations, 1969-1996, Box 240, Folder 8, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Archive and Special Collections, University of Kansas
Title: Bill S.2266
Date: 1982-3-24
Citation: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Legislative Relations, 1969-1996, Box 240, Folder 8, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Archive and Special Collections, University of Kansas
Title: Letter to Senator Dole from Roy B. Heimbrock, President Manufacturers of Emission Controls Association
Date: 1981-10-27
Citation: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Legislative Relations, 1969-1996, Box 241, Folder 1, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Archive and Special Collections, University of Kansas
Title: Flyer: Clean Air!
Date: Undated
Citation: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Legislative Relations, 1969-1996, Box 241, Folder 1, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Archive and Special Collections, University of Kansas
Title: Letter to Senator Dole from Governors George Allen, Tom Ridge, Pete Wilson, George Pataki, George Bush, and Mike Leavin
Date: 1995-11-13
Citation: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Legislative Relations, 1969-1996, Box 454, Folder 1, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Archive and Special Collections, University of Kansas
Title: Letter to Senator Dole from Janet Sena
Date: 1995-10-22
Citation: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Legislative Relations, 1969-1996, Box 454, Folder 1, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Archive and Special Collections, University of Kansas
Title: Statement from Senator Dole: America's Farmers and the Clean Air Act
Date: Undated
Citation: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Legislative Relations, 1969-1996, Box 460, Folder 13, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Archive and Special Collections, University of Kansas
Title: Letter to Senator George Mitchell from Senator Dole
Date: 1989-11-15
Citation: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Legislative Relations, 1969-1996, Box 460, Folder 14, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Archive and Special Collections, University of Kansas
Title: Press Release: Dole Calls President's Clean Air Package Important First Step
Date: 1989-6-12
Citation: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Legislative Relations, 1969-1996, Box 460, Folder 15, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Archive and Special Collections, University of Kansas
Title: Press Release: Dole Fights for Fair Clean Air Bill
Date: 1990-3-9
Citation: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Legislative Relations, 1969-1996, Box 461, Folder 2, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Archive and Special Collections, University of Kansas
Title: Bill S.4358
Date: 1970-9-21
Citation: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Legislative Relations, 1969-1996, Box 698, Folder 15, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Archive and Special Collections, University of Kansas
Title: Bill S.1158
Date: 1979-5-15
Citation: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Legislative Relations, 1969-1996, Box 727, Folder 22, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Archive and Special Collections, University of Kansas
Title: Bill S.3229
Date: 1969-12-10
Citation: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Legislative Relations, 1969-1996, Box 763, Folder 12, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Archive and Special Collections, University of Kansas
Title: Letter to Senator Dole from Constituent regarding smog controls on automobiles
Date: 1974-2-1
Citation: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Constituent Relations, 1969-1996, Box 194, Folder 25, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Archive and Special Collections, University of Kansas
Title: Letter to Constituent from Senator Dole discussing emission controls on automobiles
Date: 1974-1-3
Citation: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Constituent Relations, 1969-1996, Box 194, Folder 25, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Archive and Special Collections, University of Kansas
Title: Letter to Senator Dole from Kansas Sierra Club
Date: 1974-1-18
Citation: Robert J. Dole Senate Papers-Constituent Relations, 1969-1996, Box 194, Folder 25, Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Archive and Special Collections, University of Kansas
