An act to authorize appropriations for carrying out the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 for fiscal years 1995 and 1996.
Public Law 103-374 · H.R. 3485 · 103rd Congress · began in the House
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Oct 19, 1994 · Emergency Management
Sponsor: Rep. Rick Boucher (D-VA-9)
Cosponsors (5): Rep. George Brown, Rep. George Miller,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- 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.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Amends the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 to authorize appropriations for FY 1995 through 1996.
Requires the President to report to the Congress on an assessment of earthquake engineering research and testing capabilities in the United States.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Natural Resources Committee · House · referred toSubcommittee: Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 20 actions.
- Oct 19, 1994Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 103-374.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 11, 1994PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 5, 1994Resolving differencesResolving differences · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to by voice vote.
- Oct 4, 1994Resolving differencesResolving differences · At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Goodling objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed until Oct. 5. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Mr. Brown (CA) moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments.
- Sep 30, 1994FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.
- Aug 22, 1994CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Aug 11, 1994CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Jan 21, 1994CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Energy and Mineral Resources Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Nov 17, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Nov 15, 1993FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Brown (CA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Science, Space, and Technology Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Science, Space, and Technology Committee
- Nov 10, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Science, Space, and Technology Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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.