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In the Senate, concerns were raised that the Congress could either abuse such authority or neglect to enact any such legislation after the adoption of this proposal.

Tennessee Senator Estes Kefauver ( the Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments ), a long-time advocate for addressing the disability question, spearheaded the effort until he died of a heart attack on August 10, 1963.