The Act itself was written by the [[conservative]] legal scholar [[Robert Taft]], who was then the Majority Leader in the [[U.S. Senate]] and a three-time presidential candidate. It was sponsored by Taft and also by long time U.S. Representative Fred Hartley. | The Act itself was written by the [[conservative]] legal scholar [[Robert Taft]], who was then the Majority Leader in the [[U.S. Senate]] and a three-time presidential candidate. It was sponsored by Taft and also by long time U.S. Representative Fred Hartley. |