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A bill to amend the joint resolution establishing the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, as amended.

Public Law 93-11 · H.R. 3694 · 93rd Congress · began in the House

Signed by Richard Nixon (R) on Mar 15, 1973 · Commemorations

Sponsor: Rep. Peter Rodino (D-NJ-10)

Cosponsors: None

Passage votesYeaNay

HouseRecorded vote: 286 yea, 72 nay286–72
SenateMethod not stated

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.

Authorizes to be appropriated for the use of the American Revolution Bicentennial Commission until June 30, 1973, $3,356,000 to carry out the provisions of this Act of which not more than $2,400,000 is to be used for grants to assist nonprofit entities including States, the District of Columbia, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, in developing bicentennial programs or projects.

Who voted for it

Every House member of the 93rd Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 288 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

288 yea72 nay77 present or did not vote

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Economic left–right

More liberalMore conservative

Democrats who voted yea(159)

Rep. Don EdwardsD-CA-9
Rep. John MossD-CA-3
Rep. Elizabeth HoltzmanD-NY-16
Rep. Edward RoybalD-CA-30
Rep. Phillip BurtonD-CA-5
Rep. Robert EckhardtD-TX-8
Rep. Robert KastenmeierD-WI-2
Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-19
Rep. Ralph MetcalfeD-IL-1
Rep. John DingellD-MI-16
Rep. Henry GonzálezD-TX-20
Rep. Benjamin RosenthalD-NY-8
Rep. Michael HarringtonD-MA-6
Rep. Patsy MinkD-HI-2
Rep. George BrownD-CA-38
Rep. Frank ThompsonD-NJ-4
Rep. Robert NixD-PA-2
Rep. Floyd HicksD-WA-6
Rep. Charles CarneyD-OH-19
Rep. Lucien NedziD-MI-14
Rep. John SeiberlingD-OH-14
Rep. Bertram PodellD-NY-13
Rep. William BarrettD-PA-1
Rep. John DentD-PA-21
Rep. Henry HelstoskiD-NJ-9
Rep. Lloyd MeedsD-WA-2
Rep. James CormanD-CA-22
Rep. George DanielsonD-CA-29
Rep. Donald FraserD-MN-5
Rep. Robert DrinanD-MA-4
Rep. Dante FascellD-FL-15
Rep. Robert TiernanD-RI-2
Rep. Tip O’NeillD-MA-8
Rep. Wayne HaysD-OH-18
Rep. Brock AdamsD-WA-7
Rep. James BurkeD-MA-11
Rep. Joshua EilbergD-PA-4
Rep. Julia HansenD-WA-3
Rep. Spark MatsunagaD-HI-1
Rep. James HowardD-NJ-3
Rep. Joseph AddabboD-NY-7
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7
Rep. Chester HolifieldD-CA-19
Rep. William BurlisonD-MO-10
Rep. Gerry StuddsD-MA-12
Rep. Frank DenholmD-SD-1
Rep. Kenneth GrayD-IL-24
Rep. John MelcherD-MT-2
Rep. William GreenD-PA-3
Rep. Frank BrascoD-NY-11
Rep. Jack BrooksD-TX-9
Rep. Mike McCormackD-WA-4
Rep. Richard HannaD-CA-34
Rep. John PatmanD-TX-1
Rep. Harold JohnsonD-CA-2
Rep. John RooneyD-NY-14
Rep. William HungateD-MO-9
Rep. Ogden ReidD-NY-24
Rep. Ray MaddenD-IN-1
Rep. James WrightD-TX-12
Rep. John McFallD-CA-15
Rep. Peter RodinoD-NJ-10
Rep. Claude PepperD-FL-14
Rep. Edward MezvinskyD-IA-1
Rep. Harley StaggersD-WV-2
Rep. Peter KyrosD-ME-1
Rep. Frank AnnunzioD-IL-11
Rep. John MurphyD-NY-17
Rep. Leonor SullivanD-MO-3
Rep. Robert BerglandD-MN-7
Rep. Charles PriceD-IL-23
Rep. Morris UdallD-AZ-2
Rep. Bernice SiskD-CA-16
Rep. Joseph KarthD-MN-4
Rep. John KluczynskiD-IL-5
Rep. Richard FultonD-TN-5
Rep. Thomas MorganD-PA-22
Rep. Gillis LongD-LA-8
Rep. William MoorheadD-PA-14
Rep. Harold DonohueD-MA-3
Rep. Dominick DanielsD-NJ-14
Rep. Abraham KazenD-TX-23
Rep. Joseph VigoritoD-PA-24
Rep. Martha GriffithsD-MI-17
Rep. Robert MollohanD-WV-1
Rep. Frederick RooneyD-PA-15
Rep. Daniel FloodD-PA-11
Rep. Carl PerkinsD-KY-7
Rep. Edward PattenD-NJ-15
Rep. Robert RoeD-NJ-8
Rep. Frank EvansD-CO-3
Rep. Neal SmithD-IA-4
Rep. James SymingtonD-MO-2
Rep. John YoungD-TX-14
Rep. Clement ZablockiD-WI-4
Rep. William CotterD-CT-1
Rep. Lester WolffD-NY-6
Rep. John SlackD-WV-3
Rep. Robert GiaimoD-CT-3
Rep. William NatcherD-KY-2
Rep. Ella GrassoD-CT-6
Rep. Kika de la GarzaD-TX-15
Rep. John CulverD-IA-2
Rep. Jake PickleD-TX-10
Rep. James HanleyD-NY-32
Rep. Jerry LittonD-MO-6
Rep. Ray ThorntonD-AR-4
Rep. Charles RoseD-NC-7
Rep. Edward BolandD-MA-2
Rep. John BreauxD-LA-7
Rep. John RoushD-IN-4
Rep. Sam GibbonsD-FL-7
Rep. Albert UllmanD-OR-2
Rep. Richard WhiteD-TX-16
Rep. Bo GinnD-GA-1
Rep. John BreckinridgeD-KY-6
Rep. William RandallD-MO-4
Rep. Williamson StuckeyD-GA-8
Rep. Otis PikeD-NY-1
Rep. Frank StubblefieldD-KY-1
Rep. Thaddeus DulskiD-NY-37
Rep. Lunsford PreyerD-NC-6
Rep. Ike AndrewsD-NC-4
Rep. Lee HamiltonD-IN-9
Rep. James StantonD-OH-20
Rep. Robert CaseyD-TX-22
Rep. David HendersonD-NC-3
Rep. Romano MazzoliD-KY-3
Rep. Walter FlowersD-AL-7
Rep. Walter JonesD-NC-1
Rep. Samuel StrattonD-NY-28
Rep. David BowenD-MS-2
Rep. Don FuquaD-FL-2
Rep. Richard IchordD-MO-8
Rep. George MahonD-TX-19
Rep. Phillip LandrumD-GA-9
Rep. Harold RunnelsD-NM-2
Rep. William ChappellD-FL-4
Rep. Otto PassmanD-LA-5
Rep. Roy TaylorD-NC-11
Rep. Jamie WhittenD-MS-1
Rep. William PoageD-TX-11
Rep. Jack BrinkleyD-GA-3
Rep. Edith GreenD-OR-3
Rep. Lawrence FountainD-NC-2
Rep. Paul RogersD-FL-11
Rep. Marvin MathisD-GA-2
Rep. Charles BennettD-FL-3
Rep. Thomas DowningD-VA-1
Rep. Dale MilfordD-TX-24
Rep. Joseph WaggonnerD-LA-4
Rep. James HaleyD-FL-8
Rep. Goodloe ByronD-MD-6
Rep. Ovie FisherD-TX-21
Rep. Sonny MontgomeryD-MS-3
Rep. Omar BurlesonD-TX-17
Rep. Dan DanielD-VA-5
Rep. John JarmanD-OK-5
Rep. David SatterfieldD-VA-3

Republicans who voted yea(128)

Rep. Donald RiegleR-MI-7
Rep. Charles WhalenR-OH-3
Rep. Gilbert GudeR-MD-8
Rep. Peter PeyserR-NY-23
Rep. Matthew RinaldoR-NJ-12
Rep. Edward BiesterR-PA-8
Rep. Mark AndrewsR-ND
Rep. Joseph McDadeR-PA-10
Rep. Silvio ConteR-MA-1
Rep. Pete McCloskeyR-CA-17
Rep. John StantonR-OH-11
Rep. Frank HortonR-NY-34
Rep. Ronald SarasinR-CT-5
Rep. Stewart McKinneyR-CT-4
Rep. Charles MosherR-OH-13
Rep. William WidnallR-NJ-7
Rep. William CohenR-ME-2
Rep. William WalshR-NY-33
Rep. Bob MathiasR-CA-18
Rep. Tim CarterR-KY-5
Rep. Thomas RailsbackR-IL-19
Rep. Marvin EschR-MI-2
Rep. Charles SandmanR-NJ-2
Rep. Hamilton FishR-NY-25
Rep. Henry HeinzR-PA-18
Rep. Donald ClausenR-CA-1
Rep. Robert CoughlinR-PA-13
Rep. Donald BrotzmanR-CO-2
Rep. Elwood HillisR-IN-5
Rep. Charles ThoneR-NE-1
Rep. John HammerschmidtR-AR-3
Rep. Pierre du PontR-DE
Rep. Joseph MarazitiR-NJ-13
Rep. William HarshaR-OH-6
Rep. James AbdnorR-SD-2
Rep. William WamplerR-VA-9
Rep. Garner ShriverR-KS-4
Rep. Tennyson GuyerR-OH-4
Rep. Lawrence WilliamsR-PA-7
Rep. Angelo RoncalloR-NY-3
Rep. Edward MadiganR-IL-21
Rep. Jerry PettisR-CA-33
Rep. John ZwachR-MN-6
Rep. Joe SkubitzR-KS-5
Rep. Lawrence HoganR-MD-5
Rep. Albert QuieR-MN-1
Rep. James ClevelandR-NH-2
Rep. Dick ShoupR-MT-1
Rep. Herbert BurkeR-FL-12
Rep. Thad CochranR-MS-4
Rep. Larry WinnR-KS-3
Rep. George WhitehurstR-VA-2
Rep. James HastingsR-NY-39
Rep. James BroyhillR-NC-10
Rep. Bob WilsonR-CA-40
Rep. Albert JohnsonR-PA-23
Rep. Manuel LujánR-NM-1
Rep. Alan SteelmanR-TX-5
Rep. William MillsR-MD-1
Rep. Edwin EshlemanR-PA-16
Rep. Louis FreyR-FL-9
Rep. Trent LottR-MS-5
Rep. John BuchananR-AL-6
Rep. Dan KuykendallR-TN-8
Rep. Samuel YoungR-IL-10
Rep. Joel BroyhillR-VA-10
Rep. David TowellR-NV
Rep. Burt TalcottR-CA-12
Rep. Edwin ForsytheR-NJ-6
Rep. Jack EdwardsR-AL-1
Rep. John DuncanR-TN-2
Rep. Charles GubserR-CA-10
Rep. Vinegar Bend MizellR-NC-5
Rep. William BroomfieldR-MI-19
Rep. John SaylorR-PA-12
Rep. Paul FindleyR-IL-20
Rep. Victor VeyseyR-CA-43
Rep. Elford CederbergR-MI-10
Rep. Louis WymanR-NH-1
Rep. James QuillenR-TN-1
Rep. John HuntR-NJ-1
Rep. William BrayR-IN-6
Rep. Charles ChamberlainR-MI-6
Rep. John DellenbackR-OR-4
Rep. Stanford ParrisR-VA-8
Rep. John RhodesR-AZ-1
Rep. William KeatingR-OH-1
Rep. Delbert LattaR-OH-5
Rep. Roger ZionR-IN-8
Rep. Richard MallaryR-VT
Rep. William FrenzelR-MN-3
Rep. Edward DerwinskiR-IL-4
Rep. Robert McCloryR-IL-13
Rep. Manley ButlerR-VA-6
Rep. Robert DanielR-VA-4
Rep. Keith SebeliusR-KS-1
Rep. Clair BurgenerR-CA-42
Rep. Earl RuthR-NC-8
Rep. Garry BrownR-MI-3
Rep. Wiley MayneR-IA-6
Rep. William HudnutR-IN-11
Rep. Ancher NelsenR-MN-2
Rep. Jack KempR-NY-38
Rep. Gerald FordR-MI-5
Rep. John ErlenbornR-IL-14
Rep. John WydlerR-NY-5
Rep. James MartinR-NC-9
Rep. William SteigerR-WI-6
Rep. LaMar BakerR-TN-3
Rep. Peter FrelinghuysenR-NJ-5
Rep. James RobinsonR-VA-7
Rep. Chalmers WylieR-OH-15
Rep. Harold CollierR-IL-6
Rep. David MartinR-NE-3
Rep. Donald ClancyR-OH-2
Rep. W. Bill YoungR-FL-6
Rep. David TreenR-LA-3
Rep. William ArmstrongR-CO-5
Rep. Edward HutchinsonR-MI-4
Rep. Barber ConableR-NY-35
Rep. Herman SchneebeliR-PA-17
Rep. Charles WigginsR-CA-25
Rep. Benjamin BlackburnR-GA-4
Rep. Robert MichelR-IL-18
Rep. Delwin ClawsonR-CA-23
Rep. Bill ArcherR-TX-7
Rep. Samuel DevineR-OH-12
Rep. George GoodlingR-PA-19

Data notes

The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 11 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. 1 yea vote was cast by members of neither major party and is highlighted on the compass but not listed. 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.

Judiciary Committee · House · referred to
Judiciary Committee · Senate · referred to, reported by

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 9 actions.

Mar 15, 1973Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
PresidentPresident · Public law 93-11.
Mar 6, 1973PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
Mar 1, 1973FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate.
Feb 27, 1973CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Judiciary Committee
Feb 21, 1973CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
Feb 20, 1973FloorFloor · Measure passed House, roll call #19 (286-72).House roll call 19
Feb 5, 1973CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Judiciary Committee
IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House

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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.

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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.