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Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1994

Public Law 103-124 · H.R. 2491 · 103rd Congress · began in the House

Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Oct 28, 1993 · Economics and Public Finance

Sponsor: Rep. Louis Stokes (D-OH-11)

Cosponsors: None

Passage votesYeaNay

HouseRecorded vote: 341 yea, 89 nay341–89
SenateVoice vote

Data notes

The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.

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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Title I: Department of Veterans Affairs

Title II: Department of Housing and Urban Development

Title III: Independent Agencies

Title IV: Corporations

Title V: General Provisions

Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1994 - Title I: Department of Veterans Affairs - Makes appropriations for FY 1994 to the Department of Veterans Affairs. Provides for the use of such appropriations.

Title II: Department of Housing and Urban Development - Makes appropriations for FY 1994 to the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Title III: Independent Agencies - Makes appropriations for FY 1994 to the: (1) American Battle Monuments Commission; (2) Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board; (3) Consumer Product Safety Commission; (4) Court of Veterans Appeals; (5) Department of Defense-Civil for cemeterial expenses, Army; (6) Environmental Protection Agency; (7) Executive Office of the President for the Office of Science and Technology Policy and the Office of National Service; (8) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); (9) General Services Administration for the Consumer Information Center; (10) Department of Health and Human Services for the Office of Consumer Affairs; (11) National Aeronautics and Space Administration, including the redesigned space station; (12) National Credit Union Administration for the obligations of the Central Liquidity Facility; (13) National Science Foundation; (14) Corporation for National and Community Service; (15) Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation; and (16) Selective Service System.

Provides that none of the funds provided in this Act to NASA shall be available for other than termination costs of the advanced solid rocket motor program (ASRM).

Title IV: Corporations - Authorizes certain corporations and agencies of HUD to make commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations as necessary to carry out provisions under the Government Corporation Control Act. Allows any collections by such corporations and agencies to be used for new loan or mortgage purchase commitments to the extent provided under this Act, with specified exceptions.

Makes funds available to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Office of Inspector General of the Resolution Trust Corporation.

Title V: General Provisions - Specifies certain uses, limitations, and prohibitions on uses of funds appropriated by this Act.

Requires FY 1994 pay raises to be absorbed within the levels appropriated in this Act.

Requires expenditures under this Act to comply with the Buy American Act.

Who voted for it

Every House member of the 103rd Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 341 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

341 yea89 nay3 present or did not vote

Dimension 2

Economic left–right

More liberalMore conservative

Democrats who voted yea(241)

Rep. Craig WashingtonD-TX-18
Rep. Ronald DellumsD-CA-9
Rep. Mel WattD-NC-12
Rep. Maxine WatersD-CA-35
Rep. Barbara-Rose CollinsD-MI-15
Rep. John ConyersD-MI-14
Rep. Sidney YatesD-IL-9
Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-15
Rep. Jerrold NadlerD-NY-8
Rep. Alcee HastingsD-FL-23
Rep. Cardiss CollinsD-IL-7
Rep. Henry GonzálezD-TX-20
Rep. Louis StokesD-OH-11
Rep. Michael KopetskiD-OR-5
Rep. Donald PayneD-NJ-10
Rep. Ed TownsD-NY-10
Rep. Pete StarkD-CA-13
Rep. Don EdwardsD-CA-16
Rep. Patsy MinkD-HI-2
Rep. Major OwensD-NY-11
Rep. Nydia VelázquezD-NY-12
Rep. Earl HilliardD-AL-7
Rep. William CoyneD-PA-14
Rep. Bobby RushD-IL-1
Rep. Cynthia McKinneyD-GA-11
Rep. Xavier BecerraD-CA-30
Rep. Carrie MeekD-FL-17
Rep. Jolene UnsoeldD-WA-3
Rep. Jim McDermottD-WA-7
Rep. Daniel HamburgD-CA-1
Rep. David BoniorD-MI-10
Rep. John LewisD-GA-5
Rep. Barney FrankD-MA-4
Rep. José SerranoD-NY-16
Rep. Neil AbercrombieD-HI-1
Rep. Lucille Roybal-AllardD-CA-33
Rep. Thomas FogliettaD-PA-1
Rep. Lucien BlackwellD-PA-2
Rep. John OlverD-MA-1
Rep. Allan SwiftD-WA-2
Rep. William FordD-MI-13
Rep. Martin SaboD-MN-5
Rep. Eddie JohnsonD-TX-30
Rep. Bobby ScottD-VA-3
Rep. Floyd FlakeD-NY-6
Rep. Bennie ThompsonD-MS-2
Rep. Bernie SandersD-VT
Rep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-29
Rep. Esteban TorresD-CA-34
Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8
Rep. Bob FilnerD-CA-50
Rep. Norman MinetaD-CA-15
Rep. Lynn WoolseyD-CA-6
Rep. Cleo FieldsD-LA-4
Rep. Julian DixonD-CA-32
Rep. Eva ClaytonD-NC-1
Rep. George BrownD-CA-42
Rep. Mel ReynoldsD-IL-2
Rep. George MillerD-CA-7
Rep. Bruce VentoD-MN-4
Rep. Lane EvansD-IL-17
Rep. William JeffersonD-LA-2
Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7
Rep. Howard BermanD-CA-26
Rep. Michael SynarD-OK-2
Rep. Jim ClyburnD-SC-6
Rep. Gerry StuddsD-MA-10
Rep. Robert MatsuiD-CA-5
Rep. Maurice HincheyD-NY-26
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7
Rep. Dick GephardtD-MO-3
Rep. Sam FarrD-CA-17
Rep. Sam GejdensonD-CT-2
Rep. John DingellD-MI-16
Rep. Corrine BrownD-FL-3
Rep. John MoakleyD-MA-9
Rep. Kweisi MfumeD-MD-7
Rep. Luis GutiérrezD-IL-4
Rep. Albert WynnD-MD-4
Rep. Jack BrooksD-TX-9
Rep. Alan WheatD-MO-5
Rep. Victor FazioD-CA-3
Rep. Walter TuckerD-CA-37
Rep. Ed PastorD-AZ-2
Rep. Alan MollohanD-WV-1
Rep. William NatcherD-KY-2
Rep. Elizabeth FurseD-OR-1
Rep. Anna EshooD-CA-14
Rep. Joseph KennedyD-MA-8
Rep. Thomas AndrewsD-ME-1
Rep. Gary AckermanD-NY-5
Rep. Ronald ColemanD-TX-16
Rep. Daniel RostenkowskiD-IL-5
Rep. Bill ClayD-MO-1
Rep. Nita LoweyD-NY-18
Rep. Harry JohnstonD-FL-19
Rep. Thomas SawyerD-OH-14
Rep. Peter ViscloskyD-IN-1
Rep. David SkaggsD-CO-2
Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5
Rep. Jack ReedD-RI-2
Rep. Sanford BishopD-GA-2
Rep. Louise SlaughterD-NY-28
Rep. Richard NealD-MA-2
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12
Rep. Francis McCloskeyD-IN-8
Rep. Charles RoseD-NC-7
Rep. Neal SmithD-IA-4
Rep. Rick BoucherD-VA-9
Rep. Rosa DeLauroD-CT-3
Rep. Richard DurbinD-IL-20
Rep. Chuck SchumerD-NY-9
Rep. Barbara KennellyD-CT-1
Rep. Thomas MantonD-NY-7
Rep. Carolyn MaloneyD-NY-14
Rep. George HochbruecknerD-NY-1
Rep. Robert BorskiD-PA-3
Rep. Sam GibbonsD-FL-11
Rep. Benjamin CardinD-MD-3
Rep. Jim MoranD-VA-8
Rep. Ron WydenD-OR-3
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-9
Rep. Matthew MartínezD-CA-31
Rep. Jamie WhittenD-MS-1
Rep. William RichardsonD-NM-3
Rep. John BryantD-TX-5
Rep. Sander LevinD-MI-12
Rep. Tom LantosD-CA-12
Rep. Paul KanjorskiD-PA-11
Rep. Gene GreenD-TX-29
Rep. Robert WiseD-WV-2
Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6
Rep. Ray ThorntonD-AR-2
Rep. Bill HefnerD-NC-8
Rep. Bob MenendezD-NJ-13
Rep. David PriceD-NC-4
Rep. Ted StricklandD-OH-6
Rep. John LaFalceD-NY-29
Rep. Thomas BarlowD-KY-1
Rep. Sherrod BrownD-OH-13
Rep. Peter DeFazioD-OR-4
Rep. Karan EnglishD-AZ-6
Rep. Butler DerrickD-SC-3
Rep. Mike KreidlerD-WA-9
Rep. Jerry KleczkaD-WI-4
Rep. Marty MeehanD-MA-5
Rep. Thomas BarrettD-WI-5
Rep. Philip SharpD-IN-2
Rep. Tony HallD-OH-3
Rep. Herbert KleinD-NJ-8
Rep. Robert TorricelliD-NJ-9
Rep. Martin FrostD-TX-24
Rep. Jake PickleD-TX-10
Rep. Michael McNultyD-NY-21
Rep. Bob CarrD-MI-8
Rep. Peter DeutschD-FL-20
Rep. Frank TejedaD-TX-28
Rep. Pete PetersonD-FL-2
Rep. Ron KlinkD-PA-4
Rep. William HughesD-NJ-2
Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-3
Rep. Buddy DardenD-GA-7
Rep. Bart StupakD-MI-1
Rep. Solomon OrtizD-TX-27
Rep. Kika de la GarzaD-TX-15
Rep. Lynn SchenkD-CA-49
Rep. Tom BevillD-AL-4
Rep. James BacchusD-FL-15
Rep. Larry LaRoccoD-ID-1
Rep. Patricia SchroederD-CO-1
Rep. Maria CantwellD-WA-1
Rep. George SangmeisterD-IL-11
Rep. John WilliamsD-MT-1
Rep. Karen ShepherdD-UT-2
Rep. Marcy KapturD-OH-9
Rep. Jane HarmanD-CA-36
Rep. Charles WilsonD-TX-2
Rep. John SprattD-SC-5
Rep. Jill Long ThompsonD-IN-4
Rep. Karen ThurmanD-FL-5
Rep. Pat DannerD-MO-6
Rep. Earl PomeroyD-ND
Rep. David MannD-OH-1
Rep. Bart GordonD-TN-6
Rep. Jay InsleeD-WA-4
Rep. Stephen NealD-NC-5
Rep. Tim JohnsonD-SD
Rep. Paul McHaleD-PA-15
Rep. Romano MazzoliD-KY-3
Rep. Bud CramerD-AL-5
Rep. Daniel GlickmanD-KS-4
Rep. Jim ChapmanD-TX-1
Rep. Harold VolkmerD-MO-9
Rep. Eric FingerhutD-OH-19
Rep. James BilbrayD-NV-1
Rep. Robert ClementD-TN-5
Rep. Cal DooleyD-CA-20
Rep. Douglas ApplegateD-OH-18
Rep. Scotty BaeslerD-KY-6
Rep. James TraficantD-OH-17
Rep. Richard LehmanD-CA-19
Rep. Blanche LincolnD-AR-1
Rep. John BrowderD-AL-3
Rep. Peter BarcaD-WI-1
Rep. Don JohnsonD-GA-10
Rep. Jerry CostelloD-IL-12
Rep. Gregory LaughlinD-TX-14
Rep. Lewis PayneD-VA-5
Rep. Richard SwettD-NH-2
Rep. Chet EdwardsD-TX-11
Rep. Michael AndrewsD-TX-25
Rep. Martin LancasterD-NC-3
Rep. Lee HamiltonD-IN-9
Rep. Rob AndrewsD-NJ-1
Rep. Sonny MontgomeryD-MS-3
Rep. William LipinskiD-IL-3
Rep. James SlatteryD-KS-2
Rep. Marilyn LloydD-TN-3
Rep. Owen PickettD-VA-2
Rep. James BarciaD-MI-5
Rep. William BrewsterD-OK-3
Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4
Rep. Tim ValentineD-NC-2
Rep. David McCurdyD-OK-4
Rep. James RowlandD-GA-8
Rep. Norman SisiskyD-VA-4
Rep. William SarpaliusD-TX-13
Rep. John TannerD-TN-8
Rep. Glenn EnglishD-OK-6
Rep. Glenn PoshardD-IL-19
Rep. Austin MurphyD-PA-20
Rep. James HayesD-LA-7
Rep. Jim CooperD-TN-4
Rep. Pete GerenD-TX-12
Rep. Nathan DealD-GA-9
Rep. Mike ParkerD-MS-4
Rep. Earl HuttoD-FL-1
Rep. Billy TauzinD-LA-3
Rep. Charlie StenholmD-TX-17
Rep. Ralph HallD-TX-4
Rep. Gene TaylorD-MS-5

Republicans who voted yea(100)

Rep. Constance MorellaR-MD-8
Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-20
Rep. Sherry BoehlertR-NY-23
Rep. Hamilton FishR-NY-19
Rep. Christopher ShaysR-CT-4
Rep. Nancy JohnsonR-CT-6
Rep. Olympia SnoweR-ME-2
Rep. Amo HoughtonR-NY-31
Rep. Ronald MachtleyR-RI-1
Rep. Chris SmithR-NJ-4
Rep. Stephen HornR-CA-38
Rep. Dean GalloR-NJ-11
Rep. Arthur RavenelR-SC-1
Rep. Paul GillmorR-OH-5
Rep. Lincoln Diaz-BalartR-FL-21
Rep. Steven GundersonR-WI-3
Rep. William ClingerR-PA-5
Rep. Wayne GilchrestR-MD-1
Rep. Joseph McDadeR-PA-10
Rep. Herbert BatemanR-VA-1
Rep. Jim GreenwoodR-PA-8
Rep. John PorterR-IL-10
Rep. Thomas RidgeR-PA-21
Rep. Ileana Ros-LehtinenR-FL-18
Rep. Jan MeyersR-KS-3
Rep. Jim WalshR-NY-25
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16
Rep. Rick LazioR-NY-2
Rep. Doug BereuterR-NE-1
Rep. Gary FranksR-CT-5
Rep. Steven SchiffR-NM-1
Rep. Michael CastleR-DE
Rep. Jim SaxtonR-NJ-3
Rep. James QuillenR-TN-1
Rep. Jack QuinnR-NY-30
Rep. Curt WeldonR-PA-7
Rep. Rick SantorumR-PA-18
Rep. Helen BentleyR-MD-2
Rep. Frederick GrandyR-IA-5
Rep. Dave HobsonR-OH-7
Rep. Don YoungR-AK
Rep. Susan MolinariR-NY-13
Rep. Alex McMillanR-NC-9
Rep. Hal RogersR-KY-5
Rep. Fred UptonR-MI-6
Rep. John KasichR-OH-12
Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-40
Rep. John MyersR-IN-7
Rep. Joseph SkeenR-NM-2
Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
Rep. Jim McCreryR-LA-5
Rep. Tillie FowlerR-FL-4
Rep. Clay ShawR-FL-22
Rep. Deborah PryceR-OH-15
Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10
Rep. Bill ThomasR-CA-21
Rep. W. Bill YoungR-FL-10
Rep. Martin HokeR-OH-10
Rep. Michael BilirakisR-FL-9
Rep. Donald SundquistR-TN-7
Rep. Ken CalvertR-CA-43
Rep. David LevyR-NY-4
Rep. Robert LivingstonR-LA-1
Rep. William GoodlingR-PA-19
Rep. Bill EmersonR-MO-8
Rep. Robert MichelR-IL-18
Rep. Dave CampR-MI-4
Rep. James LightfootR-IA-3
Rep. Michael OxleyR-OH-4
Rep. Barbara VucanovichR-NV-2
Rep. John McHughR-NY-24
Rep. Elton GalleglyR-CA-23
Rep. Jennifer DunnR-WA-8
Rep. Pete KingR-NY-3
Rep. Tom BlileyR-VA-7
Rep. Bill McCollumR-FL-8
Rep. Jim TalentR-MO-2
Rep. Denny HastertR-IL-14
Rep. Charles CanadyR-FL-12
Rep. Newton GingrichR-GA-6
Rep. Thomas EwingR-IL-15
Rep. Alfred McCandlessR-CA-44
Rep. Craig ThomasR-WY
Rep. Duke CunninghamR-CA-51
Rep. Jay KimR-CA-41
Rep. Henry BonillaR-TX-23
Rep. Lamar SmithR-TX-21
Rep. Jack KingstonR-GA-1
Rep. Steve BuyerR-IN-5
Rep. Buck McKeonR-CA-25
Rep. Ron PackardR-CA-48
Rep. Ernest IstookR-OK-5
Rep. James HansenR-UT-1
Rep. Jon KylR-AZ-4
Rep. John LinderR-GA-4
Rep. Cliff StearnsR-FL-6
Rep. William BakerR-CA-10
Rep. Charles TaylorR-NC-11
Rep. Wally HergerR-CA-2
Rep. Tom DeLayR-TX-22

Data notes

The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 497 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.

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Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

Appropriations Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported original measureSubcommittee: VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Subcommittee
Appropriations Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Subcommittee

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 99 actions.

Oct 28, 1993Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 103-124.
Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
Oct 25, 1993PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
Oct 21, 1993Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to the House amendments to the Senate amendment nos. 38 and 113 by Voice Vote.
Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.
Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.
Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report considered in Senate.
Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference papers: Senate report and managers' statement held at the desk in Senate.
Oct 20, 1993Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference papers: message on House action held at the desk in Senate.
Oct 19, 1993Resolving differencesResolving differences · Motions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion that the House recede and concur in the Senate amendment No. 129 Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 236 - 194 (Roll No. 515).House roll call 515
Resolving differencesResolving differences · The previous question was ordered without objection.
Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Solomon moved that the House recede and concur in the Senate amendment No. 129.
Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Stokes moved that the House insist on its disagreement to the Senate amendment No. 129.
Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 113 Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 401 - 30 (Roll No. 514).House roll call 514
Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion that the House recede and concur in the Senate amendment No. 57 Agreed to without objection.
Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Stokes moved that the House recede and concur with an amendment in the Senate amendment No. 113.
Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 38 Agreed to without objection.
Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Stokes moved that the House recede and concur in the Senate amendment No. 57.
Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion that the House recede and concur in the Senate amendment No. 18 Agreed to without objection.
Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Stokes moved that the House recede and concur with an amendment in the Senate amendment No. 38.
Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Stokes moved that the House recede and concur in the Senate amendment No. 18.
Resolving differencesResolving differences · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Resolving differencesResolving differences · On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 341 - 89 (Roll No. 513).House roll call 513
Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in House: On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 341 - 89 (Roll No. 513).House roll call 513
Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Stokes brought up conference report H. Rept. 103-273 for consideration as a privileged matter.
FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Solomon motion to recede and concur in Senate amendment No. 129, to continue funding of the Selective Service.
FloorFloor · DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 275, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on the motion to recede and concur in Senate amendment No. 113 with an amendment to prohibit any funds in the bill from being used for the Advance Solid Rocket Motor program.
FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report.
FloorFloor · Rule H. Res. 275 passed House.

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Official record

The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.