1 9 6 2 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁and ▁represented ▁Nev ada ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁from ▁December ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 5 4 , ▁until ▁his ▁res ignation ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁He ▁did ▁not ▁run ▁for ▁re e lection ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 ; ▁Republican ▁Paul ▁La x alt ▁defeated ▁Democratic ▁nom ine e ▁Harry ▁Re id . ▁ ▁Bible ' s ▁res ignation ▁enabled ▁the ▁governor ▁to ▁appoint ▁La x alt ▁to ▁fill ▁the ▁vac ancy , ▁giving ▁him ▁senior ity ▁over ▁other ▁sen ators ▁elected ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁ ▁After ▁leaving ▁the ▁Senate , ▁Bible ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁of ▁B ally ▁Man ufact uring ▁Corporation . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Senate , ▁he ▁was ▁ ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁Committee ▁on ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia ▁( E ight y - fif th ▁through ▁N inet i eth ▁Congress es ), ▁the ▁J oint ▁Committee ▁on ▁Washington ▁Metropolitan ▁Problem s ▁( E ight y - fif th ▁and ▁E ight y - six th ▁Congress es ), ▁and ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Senate ▁Select ▁Committee ▁on ▁Small ▁Business ▁( N in ety - first ▁through ▁Nin ety - third ▁Congress es ). ▁He ▁is ▁buried ▁in ▁Ren o , ▁Nev ada . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Alan ▁Bible : ▁Rec ol lections ▁of