That lifted the bill from Celler 's committee to the Senate Finance Committee , where Long steered it to a vote .
Boggs attached the NFL - AFL Congressional Antitrust exemption as a rider to an anti-inflation tax bill supported by President Lyndon Johnson .
That lifted the bill from Celler 's committee to the Senate Finance Committee , where Long steered NFL to a vote .
Boggs attached the NFL - AFL Congressional Antitrust exemption as a rider to an anti-inflation tax bill supported by President Lyndon Johnson .