There is no present method of surveying the limited field of legislation which this bill would hamper. curtail. and throw into the courts for litigation. It would create consternation on the enforcement of all State and Federal regulations which are similar. This bill would practically limit the Congress to legislation concerning foreign relations. war. national defense. naturalization and immigration if any of the 48 States had legislation dealing with other regulatory problems on their statute books. One certain fact is that H. R. 3 would unsettle a large body of existing laws in many vital areas such as interstate commerce. immigration. naturalization. agriculture. labor relations. and civil rights. This bill would throw into turmoil the railroads. buses. and other interstate transportation facilities wherein States would pass laws regulating the size of trains. number of passengers. terminal stops. and other Federal regulations which are so necessary in interstate transportation. States that have regulations regarding immigration. agriculture. purefood laws. health. and sanitation. would also render existing laws dealing with these important matters in a position of jeopardy which only could be settled through numerous lawsuits and long delayed court decisions. This bill also would apply retroactively and could resurrect long dormant State statutes and regulations enacted back in the kerosenelantern days. Farmers and dispensers of agricultural produce who are compelled to comply with the Federal Food.
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