Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1994
Public Law 103-211 · H.R. 3759 · 103rd Congress · began in the House
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Feb 12, 1994 · Economics and Public Finance
Sponsor: Rep. William Natcher (D-KY-2)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 245 yea, 65 nay245–65
- SenateUnanimous consent
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.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
Title I: Emergency Supplemental Appropriations
Title II: Supplemental Appropriations for the Fiscal
Year Ending September 11, 1994
Title III: Rescinding Certain Budget Authority
Title IV: General Provisions
Title I: Emergency Supplemental Appropriations - Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1994 - Makes additional appropriations available to the Department of Agriculture for the Soil Conservation Service and the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service for repair damage to the waterways and watersheds resulting from the Midwest floods and California fires of 1993 and other natural disasters.
Directs the Commodity Credit Corporation to use available funds to replant, reseed, or repair damage to commercial trees and seedlings. Authorizes the Corporation to provide relief for losses of papaya crops and for losses of trees, shrubs, or nursery stock in 1993, 1994, or 1995.
Makes emergency supplemental appropriations for FY 1994 for disaster assistance activities resulting from the January 1994 earthquake in Southern California and other disasters.
Makes additional funds available to: (1) the Small Business Administration for the disaster loans program account; (2) the Department of Defense for military personnel, operation and maintenance, and procurement; and (3) the Army Corps of Engineers-Civil for flood control and coastal emergencies.
Amends the Small Business Act to require that priority be given to contract proposals to restore State or Federal lands in presidentially-declared major disaster areas.
Authorizes the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to allot specified funds to States to meet emergency needs.
Makes supplemental amounts available to: (1) the Department of Education for impact aid and student financial assistance; (2) the Department of Transportation for the Federal Highway Administration; (3) the Department of Veterans Affairs for medical care and construction projects; (4) the Department of Housing and Urban Development for housing programs and community development; (5) the Federal Emergency Management Agency for disaster relief, and (6) the President for unanticipated needs.
Title II: Supplemental Appropriations for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 1994 - Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1994 to: (1) the Department of Agriculture for the Extension Service, including transfers of funds; (2) the Department of Health and Human Services for the Food and Drug Administration; and (3) the Department of Justice for the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation to use specified funds to relocate, repair, and lay up the nuclear ship SAVANNAH.
Makes supplemental appropriations for FY 1994 to: (1) the Office of the United States Trade Representative; (2) the United States Information Agency; (3) the Department of the Interior for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (including a transfer of funds), the National Park Service, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs; (4) the Department of Labor for the Employment and Training Administration and the Bureau of Labor Statistics; (5) the Senate for salaries and contingent expenses; and (6) the House of Representatives for a payment to the widow of a deceased Member.
Requires a transfer of funds within the Department of Transportation for the Coast Guard for costs associated with the Midwest floods. Makes grant funds available to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation for engineering and design activities to enable the James A. Farley Post Office in New York City to be used as a train station and commercial center. Makes additional funds available to the Highway Trust Fund for high-speed ground transportation.
Makes additional funds available to the Executive Office of the President for electronic communications records management activities.
Appropriates additional funds to the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Increases guaranteed loan limitations for housing programs of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Delays the availability of amounts for State revolving funds administered by the Environmental Protection Agency.
Repeals a provision of Public Law 103-124 which requires the Office of Science and Technology Policy in the Executive Office of the President to reimburse other agencies for at least one-half of the personnel compensation costs of individuals detailed to it.
Makes additional funds available to the Council on Environmental Quality and Office on Environmental Quality and to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for research and development.
Title III: Rescinding Certain Budget Authority - Rescinds funds made available to the Department of Agriculture for the Cooperative State Research Service, the Soil Conservation Service, the Farmers Home Administration, the Rural Electrification Administration, and the Food and Nutrition Service.
Rescinds specified foreign assistance funds available for ocean freight differential, commodity grants, and loan subsidies.
Rescinds funds made available to the Department of Commerce for (1) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; (2) the International Trade Administration; (3) the Minority Business Development Agency; and (4) the Economic Development Administration.
Rescinds funds made available to: (1) the Department of State for the Administration of Foreign Affairs; (2) judicial defender services; (3) the Board for International Broadcasting; (4) the Small Business Administration; and (5) the United States Information Agency.
Rescinds funds made available to the Department of Defense for military procurement and research, development, test and evaluation.
Rescinds funds made available to: (1) the Department of the Army for Civil projects of the Corps of Engineers; (2) the Bureau of Reclamation of the Department of the Interior; (3) the Department of Energy; and (4) the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Rescinds certain funds appropriated to the President for specified international financial institutions, bilateral economic assistance, and the foreign military financing program.
Rescinds funds made available to: (1) the Department of the Interior for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; and (2) the Department of the Treasury for biomass energy development.
Rescinds funds appropriated to the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Social Security Administration, and the Department of Education.
Rescinds funds appropriated to the Senate, the House of Representatives, the Architect of the Capitol, the Library of Congress, and the General Accounting Office.
Rescinds funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for military construction.
Rescinds funds made available to the Department of Transportation for small community air service and rental payments, the Federal Aviation Administration, the Federal Highway Administration, the Federal Railroad Administration, and the Federal Transit Administration.
Rescinds funds made available to the Internal Revenue Service for information systems.
Rescinds funds made available to the General Services Administration for the Federal Buildings Fund.
Rescinds funds made available for: (1) the Department of Housing and Urban Development for certain housing programs; (2) the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board; (3) the Environmental Protection Agency; (4) the Federal Emergency Management Agency; (5) NASA; (6) the National Science Foundation; and (7) the National Service Initiative.
Title IV: General Provisions - Grants the Architect of the Capitol the authority given to heads of agencies under the Energy Policy Act of 1992 regarding contracting with energy services companies.
(Sec. 403) Prohibits benefits under this Act from being made available to individuals not lawfully within the United States.
(Sec. 404) Directs the Comptroller General to report to the Congress on a study regarding Federal laws, unfunded Federal mandates, and other Federal regulatory requirements that may prevent or impair the ability of States and local authorities to rebuild expeditiously the areas devastated by the January 1994 earthquake in Southern California.
(Sec. 405) Expresses the sense of the Congress that entities receiving assistance under this Act should, in expending such assistance, purchase only American-made equipment and products.
(Sec. 406) Amends the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to extend the Resolution Trust Corporation civil statute of limitations.
(Sec. 408) Expresses the sense of the Congress that the Department of Defense should proceed with construction of a new facility for the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research at Forest Glen, Maryland.
(Sec. 409) Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to establish and operate an Auxiliary Flight Service Station at Marquette, Michigan, using available funds.
(Sec. 411) Permits the Secretary of Defense to transfer funds to NASA to be used only for the Landsat 7 program, if NASA certifies a plan that fully funds such program for FY 1995 and beyond.
Who voted for it
Every House member of the 103rd Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 245 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
245 yea65 nay123 present or did not vote
Democrats who voted yea(169)
- Rep. Ronald DellumsD-CA-9
Rep. Mel WattD-NC-12
Rep. Maxine WatersD-CA-35
Rep. John ConyersD-MI-14- Rep. Sidney YatesD-IL-9
Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-15
Rep. Jerrold NadlerD-NY-8- Rep. Louis StokesD-OH-11
- Rep. Michael KopetskiD-OR-5
Rep. Donald PayneD-NJ-10
Rep. Nancy PelosiD-CA-8
Rep. Pete StarkD-CA-13- Rep. Don EdwardsD-CA-16
- Rep. Patsy MinkD-HI-2
- Rep. Earl HilliardD-AL-7
- Rep. William CoyneD-PA-14
- Rep. Cynthia McKinneyD-GA-11
- 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. 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. William FordD-MI-13
Rep. Eliot EngelD-NY-17- Rep. Martin SaboD-MN-5
Rep. Eddie JohnsonD-TX-30
Rep. Bobby ScottD-VA-3
Rep. Bennie ThompsonD-MS-2
Rep. Bernie SandersD-VT- Rep. Esteban TorresD-CA-34
Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8
Rep. Bob FilnerD-CA-50
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. Lane EvansD-IL-17
Rep. William JeffersonD-LA-2
Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7
Rep. Howard BermanD-CA-26
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. Corrine BrownD-FL-3- Rep. John MoakleyD-MA-9
Rep. Kweisi MfumeD-MD-7- Rep. Albert WynnD-MD-4
- Rep. Alan WheatD-MO-5
- Rep. Victor FazioD-CA-3
- Rep. Walter TuckerD-CA-37
Rep. Alan MollohanD-WV-1- Rep. William NatcherD-KY-2
- Rep. Elizabeth FurseD-OR-1
- Rep. Anthony BeilensonD-CA-24
Rep. Anna EshooD-CA-14- Rep. Joseph KennedyD-MA-8
- Rep. Thomas AndrewsD-ME-1
- Rep. Daniel RostenkowskiD-IL-5
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. Harold FordD-TN-9
Rep. Sanford BishopD-GA-2
Rep. Louise SlaughterD-NY-28- Rep. Francis McCloskeyD-IN-8
- Rep. Neal SmithD-IA-4
Rep. Rosa DeLauroD-CT-3
Rep. Richard DurbinD-IL-20- 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. Jim MoranD-VA-8
Rep. Ron WydenD-OR-3
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-9
Rep. Paul KanjorskiD-PA-11- Rep. Robert WiseD-WV-2
Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6- Rep. Ray ThorntonD-AR-2
- Rep. Bill HefnerD-NC-8
Rep. David PriceD-NC-4- Rep. Ted StricklandD-OH-6
Rep. Sherrod BrownD-OH-13- 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. Herbert KleinD-NJ-8
Rep. Michael McNultyD-NY-21- Rep. Bob CarrD-MI-8
- Rep. Frank TejedaD-TX-28
- Rep. Pete PetersonD-FL-2
- Rep. Ron KlinkD-PA-4
- Rep. Buddy DardenD-GA-7
Rep. Bart StupakD-MI-1- 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. Frank PalloneD-NJ-6- Rep. George SangmeisterD-IL-11
- Rep. Karen ShepherdD-UT-2
Rep. Marcy KapturD-OH-9
Rep. Jane HarmanD-CA-36- Rep. Samuel CoppersmithD-AZ-1
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. Jay InsleeD-WA-4
Rep. Tim JohnsonD-SD- Rep. Paul McHaleD-PA-15
- Rep. Romano MazzoliD-KY-3
- Rep. Peter HoaglandD-NE-2
Rep. Bud CramerD-AL-5- Rep. Jim ChapmanD-TX-1
- Rep. Harold VolkmerD-MO-9
- Rep. James BilbrayD-NV-1
- Rep. Robert ClementD-TN-5
- Rep. Scotty BaeslerD-KY-6
- Rep. James TraficantD-OH-17
- Rep. Timothy RoemerD-IN-3
- Rep. John BrowderD-AL-3
- Rep. Peter BarcaD-WI-1
Rep. Tim HoldenD-PA-6- Rep. Don JohnsonD-GA-10
Rep. Jerry CostelloD-IL-12- Rep. Richard SwettD-NH-2
Rep. Chet EdwardsD-TX-11- Rep. Martin LancasterD-NC-3
- Rep. Lee HamiltonD-IN-9
- Rep. Sonny MontgomeryD-MS-3
- Rep. Owen PickettD-VA-2
- Rep. James BarciaD-MI-5
- Rep. David MingeD-MN-2
Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4- Rep. Norman SisiskyD-VA-4
- Rep. William SarpaliusD-TX-13
Rep. John TannerD-TN-8- Rep. Glenn PoshardD-IL-19
- Rep. James HayesD-LA-7
- Rep. Mike ParkerD-MS-4
- Rep. Gary ConditD-CA-18
Rep. Ralph HallD-TX-4
Rep. Gene TaylorD-MS-5
Republicans who voted yea(76)
- Rep. Constance MorellaR-MD-8
- Rep. Hamilton FishR-NY-19
Rep. Olympia SnoweR-ME-2- Rep. Amo HoughtonR-NY-31
Rep. Chris SmithR-NJ-4- Rep. Stephen HornR-CA-38
- Rep. Arthur RavenelR-SC-1
- Rep. Paul GillmorR-OH-5
- Rep. Peter TorkildsenR-MA-6
- Rep. Steven GundersonR-WI-3
- Rep. Joseph McDadeR-PA-10
- Rep. Peter BluteR-MA-3
- Rep. Herbert BatemanR-VA-1
- Rep. John PorterR-IL-10
- Rep. Jan MeyersR-KS-3
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16- Rep. Rick LazioR-NY-2
- Rep. Gary FranksR-CT-5
- Rep. Steven SchiffR-NM-1
Rep. Michael CastleR-DE
Rep. Jim SaxtonR-NJ-3- Rep. Jack QuinnR-NY-30
- Rep. Bob FranksR-NJ-7
- Rep. Helen BentleyR-MD-2
Rep. Dave HobsonR-OH-7- Rep. Susan MolinariR-NY-13
- Rep. Alex McMillanR-NC-9
Rep. Hal RogersR-KY-5
Rep. Fred UptonR-MI-6
Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-40- Rep. Joseph SkeenR-NM-2
- Rep. Scott KlugR-WI-2
- Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
- 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. Michael HuffingtonR-CA-22
Rep. Ken CalvertR-CA-43- Rep. David LevyR-NY-4
- Rep. Robert LivingstonR-LA-1
- Rep. Bill EmersonR-MO-8
- Rep. Floyd SpenceR-SC-2
Rep. Dave CampR-MI-4- Rep. James LightfootR-IA-3
- Rep. Barbara VucanovichR-NV-2
Rep. John McHughR-NY-24
Rep. Elton GalleglyR-CA-23- Rep. Jennifer DunnR-WA-8
- Rep. Harris FawellR-IL-13
- Rep. Jim TalentR-MO-2
- Rep. Bill BarrettR-NE-3
- Rep. Newton GingrichR-GA-6
- Rep. Alfred McCandlessR-CA-44
- Rep. Duke CunninghamR-CA-51
- Rep. Jay KimR-CA-41
Rep. Pete HoekstraR-MI-2
Rep. Steve BuyerR-IN-5
Rep. Buck McKeonR-CA-25- Rep. Ron PackardR-CA-48
- Rep. Richard PomboR-CA-11
Rep. Bob InglisR-SC-4- Rep. Jim NussleR-IA-2
Rep. John LinderR-GA-4
Rep. Spencer BachusR-AL-6
Rep. Donald ManzulloR-IL-16- Rep. Carlos MoorheadR-CA-27
Rep. Joe KnollenbergR-MI-11- Rep. William BakerR-CA-10
- Rep. Christopher CoxR-CA-47
Rep. Duncan HunterR-CA-52
Rep. David DreierR-CA-28
Rep. John DoolittleR-CA-4
Rep. Ed RoyceR-CA-39
Rep. Dana RohrabacherR-CA-45
Data notes
The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 623 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.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
A committee links to its page only where it exists in the current Congress; older and renamed committees are named without a link.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 75 actions.
- Feb 12, 1994Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 103-211.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Feb 11, 1994Resolving differencesResolving differences · On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 245 - 65 (Roll no. 27).House roll call 27
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in House: On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 245 - 65 (Roll no. 27).House roll call 27
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · The previous question was ordered without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Smith (IA) brought up conference report H. Rept. 103-424 by previously agreed to special order.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report H. Rept. 103-424 filed.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed: Conference report H. Rept. 103-424 filed.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to conference report by Unanimous Consent.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Unanimous Consent.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conferees agreed to file conference report.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference committee actions: Conferees agreed to file conference report.
- FloorFloor · CONSIDERATION OF CONFERENCE REPORT - Mr. Fazio asked unanimous consent that it be in order today to consider the conference report to accompany the bill, that all points of order against the conference and against its consideration be waived, and that the conference report be co…
- Feb 10, 1994Resolving differencesResolving differences · The Speaker appointed conferees: Natcher, Smith (IA), Yates, Obey, Stokes, Bevill, Murtha, Dixon, Fazio, Hefner, Hoyer, Carr, Durbin, McDade, Myers, Regula, Livingston, Lewis (CA), Rogers, Skeen, and Porter.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference Agreed to without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Natcher asked unanimous consent that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate insists on its amendment asks for a conference, appoints conferees Byrd; Inouye; Hollings; Johnston; Leahy; Sasser; DeConcini; Bumpers; Lautenberg; Harkin; Mikulski; Reid; Kerrey; Kohl; Murray; Feinstein; Hatfield; Stevens; Cochran; D'Amato; Specter; Domenici; Nickles; Gr…
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion that the House instruct conferees Agreed to by recorded vote: 390 - 1, 1 Present ) (Roll No. 26).House roll call 26
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · The previous question was ordered without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. McDade moved that the House instruct conferees.
- FloorFloor · Pursuant to an order of the House previously agreed to, the following actions were deemed to have been taken on the bill.
- FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 85-10. Record Vote No: 45.Senate roll call 45
- FloorFloor · Amendment SP 1468 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Amendment SP 1467 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Amendment SP 1466 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Amendment SP 1465 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Amendment SP 1464 agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.