An Act to amend section 232 of the National Housing Act to authorize insured loans to provide fire safety equipment for nursing homes and intermediate care facilities.
Public Law 93-204 · S. 513 · 93rd Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Richard Nixon (R) on Dec 28, 1973 · Emergency Management
Sponsor: Sen. Frank Moss (D-UT)
Cosponsors (2): Sen. Robert Taft, Sen. Alan Cranston
Passage votes
- HouseMethod not stated
- SenateMethod not stated
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Authorizes the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to insure loans made by financial institutions to nursing homes and intermediate care facilities to provide fire safety equipment.
Requires that such loans shall not exceed the Secretary's estimate of the reasonable cost of the equipment fully installed, and shall comply with interest and maturity rates and such other conditions as the Secretary may prescribe.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 10 actions.
- Dec 28, 1973Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public law 93-204.
- Dec 18, 1973PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Dec 17, 1973FloorFloor · Measure passed House.
- Dec 13, 1973CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Financial Services Committee
- Dec 3, 1973CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Financial Services Committee
- Nov 30, 1973FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, amended.
- Nov 28, 1973CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
- Jan 23, 1973CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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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.