United States Information Agency Appropriations Authorization Act of 1973
Public Law 93-168 · S. 2681 · 93rd Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Richard Nixon (R) on Nov 29, 1973 · Economics and Public Finance
Sponsor: Sen. James Fulbright (D-AR)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseMethod not stated
- SenateMethod not stated
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
United States Information Agency Appropriations Authorization Act - Authorizes appropriations for the United States Information Agency for the fiscal year 1974. Provides that no money appropriated to carry out this Act shall be available for obligation or expenditure unless the appropriation has been previously authorized or is in excess of an amount previously prescribed by law. Authorizes the purchase of copies of an Agency film entitled "Summer Fever" by Little League Baseball, Incorporated.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 9 actions.
- Nov 29, 1973Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public law 93-168.
- Nov 19, 1973PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Nov 15, 1973Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to House amendments.
- Nov 14, 1973Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference scheduled in House.
- FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended, in lieu of H.R. 11424.
- Nov 13, 1973FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate.
- Nov 9, 1973CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Foreign Relations Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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.