Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, andIndependent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1995
Public Law 103-327 · H.R. 4624 · 103rd Congress · began in the House
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Sep 28, 1994 · Economics and Public Finance
Sponsor: Rep. Louis Stokes (D-OH-11)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 313 yea, 61 nay313–61
- SenateRecorded vote: 90 yea, 9 nay90–9
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: Department of Veterans Affairs
Title II: Department of Housing and Urban Development
Title III: Independent Agencies
Title IV: Corporations
Title V: General Provisions
Title VI: Emergency Supplemental Appropriations
Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1995 - Title I: Department of Veterans Affairs - Makes appropriations for FY 1995 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 1995 for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Title III: Independent Agencies - Makes appropriations for FY 1995 to the: (1) American Battle Monuments Commission; (2) Community Development Financial Institutions Fund Program Account; (3) Consumer Product Safety Commission; (4) Corporation for National and Community Service; (5) Court of Veterans Appeals; (6) Department of Defense-Civil for cemeterial expenses, Army; (7) Environmental Protection Agency; (8) Executive Office of the President for the Office of Science and Technology Policy; (9) Council on Environmental Quality and Office of Environmental Quality; (10) Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA); (11) General Services Administration for the Consumer Information Center; (12) Department of Health and Human Services for the Office of Consumer Affairs; (13) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA); (14) National Credit Union Administration for the obligations of the Central Liquidity Facility; (15) National Science Foundation; (16) Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation; and (17) Selective Service System.
Rescinds funds previously made available to the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board.
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.
(Sec. 515) Requires FY 1995 pay raises to be absorbed within the levels appropriated in this Act.
(Sec. 517) Expresses the sense of the Congress that, to the greatest extent practicable, all equipment and funds purchased under this Act should be American-made.
(Sec. 518) Prohibits the use of funds to implement any cap on reimbursements to grantees for indirect costs, except as published in a specified Office of Management and Budget circular.
Title VI: Emergency Supplemental Appropriations - Makes emergency supplemental funds available to HUD and the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Amends the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 1994 to decrease emergency funds made available to the Department of Transportation.
Who voted for it
Every House member of the 103rd Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 313 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
313 yea61 nay60 present or did not vote
Democrats who voted yea(210)
- Rep. Ronald DellumsD-CA-9
Rep. Mel WattD-NC-12
Rep. Maxine WatersD-CA-35- Rep. Barbara-Rose CollinsD-MI-15
- Rep. Cardiss CollinsD-IL-7
- Rep. Henry GonzálezD-TX-20
- Rep. Louis StokesD-OH-11
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. Bobby RushD-IL-1- 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. Barney FrankD-MA-4
Rep. Lucille Roybal-AllardD-CA-33- Rep. Thomas FogliettaD-PA-1
Rep. John OlverD-MA-1- Rep. Allan SwiftD-WA-2
- 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Ronald ColemanD-TX-16
- 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. Harold FordD-TN-9
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. 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. 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. Karan EnglishD-AZ-6
- Rep. Mike KreidlerD-WA-9
- Rep. Jerry KleczkaD-WI-4
- Rep. Marty MeehanD-MA-5
- Rep. Philip SharpD-IN-2
- Rep. Tony HallD-OH-3
- Rep. Herbert KleinD-NJ-8
- 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. Leslie ByrneD-VA-11
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. Frank PalloneD-NJ-6- Rep. George SangmeisterD-IL-11
- Rep. John WilliamsD-MT-1
- Rep. Karen ShepherdD-UT-2
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. Marjorie Margolies-MezvinskyD-PA-13
- 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. Peter HoaglandD-NE-2
Rep. Bud CramerD-AL-5- 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. Tim HoldenD-PA-6- Rep. Don JohnsonD-GA-10
Rep. Jerry CostelloD-IL-12- Rep. Lewis PayneD-VA-5
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. Marilyn LloydD-TN-3
- Rep. William BrewsterD-OK-3
Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4- Rep. Tim ValentineD-NC-2
- Rep. James RowlandD-GA-8
- Rep. Norman SisiskyD-VA-4
- Rep. William SarpaliusD-TX-13
Rep. John TannerD-TN-8- Rep. Glenn PoshardD-IL-19
- Rep. Andrew JacobsD-IN-10
- Rep. James HayesD-LA-7
Rep. Collin PetersonD-MN-7- Rep. Pete GerenD-TX-12
Rep. Nathan DealD-GA-9- Rep. Mike ParkerD-MS-4
- Rep. William OrtonD-UT-3
- Rep. Earl HuttoD-FL-1
- Rep. Billy TauzinD-LA-3
Rep. Gene TaylorD-MS-5
Republicans who voted yea(103)
- 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. Chris SmithR-NJ-4- Rep. Stephen HornR-CA-38
- Rep. Jim LeachR-IA-1
- Rep. Arthur RavenelR-SC-1
- Rep. Paul GillmorR-OH-5
Rep. Lincoln Diaz-BalartR-FL-21- Rep. Peter TorkildsenR-MA-6
- Rep. Steven GundersonR-WI-3
Rep. Wayne GilchrestR-MD-1- Rep. Joseph McDadeR-PA-10
- Rep. Peter BluteR-MA-3
- Rep. Herbert BatemanR-VA-1
- Rep. Jim GreenwoodR-PA-8
- Rep. John PorterR-IL-10
- 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. James QuillenR-TN-1
- Rep. Jack QuinnR-NY-30
- Rep. Curt WeldonR-PA-7
- 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. John KasichR-OH-12
Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-40- Rep. Joseph SkeenR-NM-2
- Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
Rep. Jim McCreryR-LA-5- Rep. Scott McInnisR-CO-3
- Rep. Tillie FowlerR-FL-4
- Rep. Jim KolbeR-AZ-5
- 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. 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. Floyd SpenceR-SC-2
- Rep. Robert MichelR-IL-18
- 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. Terry EverettR-AL-2- Rep. Jim TalentR-MO-2
- Rep. Denny HastertR-IL-14
- Rep. Charles CanadyR-FL-12
- Rep. Bill BarrettR-NE-3
- Rep. Thomas EwingR-IL-15
Rep. Frank LucasR-OK-6- Rep. Alfred McCandlessR-CA-44
- Rep. Tim HutchinsonR-AR-3
Rep. Bob GoodlatteR-VA-6- 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. Buck McKeonR-CA-25- Rep. Ron PackardR-CA-48
- Rep. James HansenR-UT-1
- Rep. Jim NussleR-IA-2
- Rep. Bud ShusterR-PA-9
Rep. Ron LewisR-KY-2- Rep. H. CallahanR-AL-1
Rep. Mac CollinsR-GA-3
Rep. John MicaR-FL-7
Rep. Cliff StearnsR-FL-6- Rep. William BakerR-CA-10
- Rep. Charles TaylorR-NC-11
- Rep. Gerald SolomonR-NY-22
Rep. Duncan HunterR-CA-52
Rep. Roscoe BartlettR-MD-6- Rep. Jack FieldsR-TX-8
- Rep. Tom DeLayR-TX-22
- Rep. Robert StumpR-AZ-3
Data notes
The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 1006 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.
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
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. 123 actions.
- Sep 28, 1994Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 103-327.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Sep 27, 1994Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to House amendment to Senate amendment numbered 28 by Unanimous Consent.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to House amendment to Senate amendment numbered 84 by Unanimous Consent.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 90-9. Record Vote No: 306.Senate roll call 306
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 90-9. Record Vote No: 306.Senate roll call 306
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report considered in Senate.
- FloorFloor · Amendment SP 2588 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 45-55. Record Vote No: 308.Senate roll call 308
- FloorFloor · Amendment SP 2587 not agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 28-72. Record Vote No: 307.Senate roll call 307
- Sep 26, 1994Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to the House amendment to the Senate amendment numbered 123 by Voice Vote.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to House amendment to Senate amendments numbered 5, 14, 19, 20, 30, 51, 56, 58, 60, 64, 71, 72, 98, 100, 111 and 117 by Voice Vote.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report considered in Senate.
- Sep 23, 1994Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report considered in Senate.
- Sep 21, 1994Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference papers: Senate report and managers' statement held at the desk in Senate.
- Sep 13, 1994Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference papers: message on House action held at the desk in Senate.
- Sep 12, 1994Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 123 Agreed to without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Motions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 117 Agreed to without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Stokes moved that the House recede and concur with an amendment in the Senate amendment No. 123.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 111 Agreed to without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Stokes moved that the House recede and concur with an amendment in the Senate amendment No. 117.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 100 Agreed to without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Stokes moved that the House recede and concur with an amendment in the Senate amendment No. 111.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 98 Agreed to without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Stokes moved that the House recede and concur with an amendment in the Senate amendment No. 100.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion that the House recede and concur in the Senate amendment No. 87 Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 222 - 148 (Roll No. 419).House roll call 419
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · The previous question was ordered without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Boehner moved that the House recede and concur in the Senate amendment No. 87.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion that the House recede and concur with amendment in the Senate amendment No. 84 Agreed to without objection.
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.