. ▁ ▁Two ▁important ▁personnel ▁changes ▁occurred ▁in ▁the ▁House ▁after ▁the ▁failure ▁of ▁this ▁legisl ation . ▁Federal ▁elections ▁for ▁the ▁House ▁and ▁Senate ▁were ▁held ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁First , ▁Democratic ▁Represent ative ▁William ▁M . ▁Col mer ▁decl ined ▁to ▁run ▁for ▁office ▁again . ▁He ▁was ▁replaced ▁as ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁R ules ▁Committee ▁by ▁the ▁much ▁more ▁liberal ▁Democratic ▁Represent ative ▁Ray ▁Mad den . ▁Second , ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Democratic ▁Represent ative ▁H ale ▁Bog gs , ▁the ▁House ▁Major ity ▁Le ader , ▁in ▁a ▁plane ▁crash ▁in ▁Al aska ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁elev ated ▁Thomas ▁P . ▁" T ip " ▁O ' Ne ill ▁to ▁that ▁position ▁when ▁the ▁new ▁ 9 3 rd ▁Congress ▁conven ed ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁ ▁Cong r essional ▁action ▁With ▁federal ▁highway ▁aid ▁to ▁the ▁state ▁scheduled ▁to ▁run ▁out ▁on ▁June ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁work ▁on ▁a ▁new ▁highway ▁bill ▁began ▁almost ▁immediately ▁in ▁the ▁new ▁Congress . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Senate , ▁mass ▁trans it ▁advoc ates ▁won ▁a ▁major ▁victory . ▁On ▁March ▁ 1 4 , ▁the ▁Senate ▁voted ▁to ▁give ▁states ▁the ▁authority ▁to ▁use ▁up ▁to ▁$ 8 5 0 ▁million ▁of ▁Highway ▁Trust ▁Fund ▁money ▁in ▁both ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁and ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁for ▁the ▁expansion ▁or ▁construction ▁of