The Center for Regulatory Effectiveness salutes the memory of Rep. Jack Brooks who chaired both the House Government Operations Committee (’75-’88) and the Judiciary Committee (’89-95). Chairman Brooks worked on the development of and was essential to the passage of many landmark statutes including the the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Jack Brooks was also known as the “Father of Modern IT Procurement.”
Chairman Brooks may be remembered most of all for his fearlessness. The New York Times recounted that, “An aide to Johnson called Mr. Brooks “one of the few men L.B.J. was ever afraid of,” while Nixon labeled him “the executioner.”
Jack Brooks will be missed.
