Foreign Assistance and Related Programs Appropriation Act, 1974
Public Law 93-240 · H.R. 11771 · 93rd Congress · began in the House
Signed by Richard Nixon (R) on Jan 2, 1974 · International Affairs
Sponsor: Rep. Otto Passman (D-LA-5)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 216 yea, 149 nay216–149
- 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.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Foreign Assistance and Related Programs Appropriation Act - =Title I: Foreign Assistance Act Activities= - Makes appropriations for fiscal year 1974 for economic, military, and Indochina Postwar Reconstruction Assistance. States that no part of such appropriations may be used to provide assistance to North Vietnam, or used for the support of police, prison construction, or related matters in South Vietnam.
States that no part of such appropriations may go to Ecuador (except at Presidential discretion), to North Vietnam, or to South Vietnam if used for support of police or prison construction or administration.
=Title II: Foreign Military Credit Sales= - Makes appropriations to enable the President to carry out the Foreign Military Sales Act.
=Title III: Foreign Assistance= - Makes appropriations for the Peace Corps; assistance to refugees in the United States; investment in the Asian Development Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, and the International Development Association.
=Title IV: Emergency Security Assistance and Disaster Relief Assistance= - Makes authorizations for emergency assistance to Israel, Cambodia, Pakistan, Africa's Sahel region, and Nicaragua.
=Title V: Export-Import Bank of the United States= - Prescribes expenditures for such bank.
=Title VI: General Provisions= - States that no part of any appropriations in this Act may be used for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United States not previously authorized by Congress.
=Title VII: Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973= - Makes appropriations of $35,000,000 for interim operating assistance, $4,000,000 for Office of the Secretary of Transportation, and $6,000,000 for United States Railway Association's administrative expenses with respect to the above title.
Who voted for it
Every House member of the 93rd Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 233 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
233 yea164 nay41 present or did not vote
Democrats who voted yea(145)
Rep. Pete StarkD-CA-8- Rep. Don EdwardsD-CA-9
- Rep. Elizabeth HoltzmanD-NY-16
- Rep. Bella AbzugD-NY-20
- Rep. Edward RoybalD-CA-30
- Rep. Phillip BurtonD-CA-5
- Rep. Herman BadilloD-NY-21
- Rep. Louis StokesD-OH-21
- Rep. Bill ClayD-MO-1
- Rep. Parren MitchellD-MD-7
- Rep. Gus HawkinsD-CA-21
Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-19- Rep. Patricia SchroederD-CO-1
- Rep. Shirley ChisholmD-NY-12
- Rep. Jerome WaldieD-CA-14
- Rep. Ralph MetcalfeD-IL-1
- Rep. Andrew YoungD-GA-5
Rep. John DingellD-MI-16- Rep. Henry GonzálezD-TX-20
- Rep. Benjamin RosenthalD-NY-8
- Rep. Patsy MinkD-HI-2
- Rep. Barbara JordanD-TX-18
- Rep. George BrownD-CA-38
- Rep. Frank ThompsonD-NJ-4
- Rep. Robert NixD-PA-2
- Rep. Charles DiggsD-MI-13
- Rep. James O’HaraD-MI-12
- Rep. Charles CarneyD-OH-19
- Rep. John SeiberlingD-OH-14
- Rep. William BarrettD-PA-1
- Rep. John DentD-PA-21
- Rep. Henry HelstoskiD-NJ-9
- Rep. Lloyd MeedsD-WA-2
- Rep. John BrademasD-IN-3
- Rep. James CormanD-CA-22
- Rep. George DanielsonD-CA-29
- Rep. Donald FraserD-MN-5
- Rep. Jonathan BinghamD-NY-22
- Rep. Robert DrinanD-MA-4
- Rep. William LehmanD-FL-13
- Rep. Dante FascellD-FL-15
- Rep. Robert TiernanD-RI-2
- Rep. Tip O’NeillD-MA-8
- Rep. Wayne HaysD-OH-18
- Rep. James BurkeD-MA-11
- Rep. Joshua EilbergD-PA-4
- Rep. Henry ReussD-WI-5
- Rep. Paul SarbanesD-MD-3
- Rep. Edward KochD-NY-18
- Rep. Spark MatsunagaD-HI-1
- Rep. James HowardD-NJ-3
- Rep. Joseph AddabboD-NY-7
- Rep. Thomas ReesD-CA-26
- Rep. Chester HolifieldD-CA-19
- Rep. Clarence LongD-MD-2
- Rep. Gerry StuddsD-MA-12
- Rep. Kenneth GrayD-IL-24
- Rep. John BlatnikD-MN-8
- Rep. William GreenD-PA-3
- Rep. Frank BrascoD-NY-11
- Rep. Jack BrooksD-TX-9
- Rep. Mike McCormackD-WA-4
- Rep. Sidney YatesD-IL-9
- Rep. John PatmanD-TX-1
- Rep. Harold JohnsonD-CA-2
- Rep. John RooneyD-NY-14
- 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. Fernand St. GermainD-RI-1
- Rep. Edward MezvinskyD-IA-1
- Rep. Peter KyrosD-ME-1
- Rep. Charles VanikD-OH-22
- Rep. Frank AnnunzioD-IL-11
- Rep. Charles WilsonD-TX-2
- Rep. John MurphyD-NY-17
- Rep. Leonor SullivanD-MO-3
- Rep. Robert BerglandD-MN-7
- Rep. Thomas FoleyD-WA-5
- Rep. Charles PriceD-IL-23
- Rep. Morris UdallD-AZ-2
- Rep. Joseph KarthD-MN-4
- Rep. John KluczynskiD-IL-5
- Rep. Thomas MorganD-PA-22
- Rep. Gillis LongD-LA-8
- Rep. William MoorheadD-PA-14
- Rep. Mario BiaggiD-NY-10
- Rep. Morgan MurphyD-IL-2
- Rep. Harold DonohueD-MA-3
- Rep. Dominick DanielsD-NJ-14
- Rep. Lindy BoggsD-LA-2
- Rep. Robert MollohanD-WV-1
- Rep. Frederick RooneyD-PA-15
- Rep. Torbert MacdonaldD-MA-7
- Rep. Robert JonesD-AL-5
- Rep. Daniel FloodD-PA-11
- Rep. Carl PerkinsD-KY-7
- Rep. Edward PattenD-NJ-15
- Rep. Gus YatronD-PA-6
- Rep. Robert RoeD-NJ-8
- Rep. Frank EvansD-CO-3
- Rep. James SymingtonD-MO-2
- Rep. John YoungD-TX-14
- Rep. Clement ZablockiD-WI-4
- Rep. Daniel RostenkowskiD-IL-8
- Rep. Frank ClarkD-PA-25
- Rep. William CotterD-CT-1
- Rep. Lester WolffD-NY-6
- Rep. John SlackD-WV-3
- Rep. Joseph MinishD-NJ-11
- Rep. Robert GiaimoD-CT-3
- Rep. William NatcherD-KY-2
- Rep. Thomas AshleyD-OH-9
- Rep. Ella GrassoD-CT-6
- Rep. John CulverD-IA-2
- Rep. Jake PickleD-TX-10
- Rep. James HanleyD-NY-32
- Rep. Koln McKayD-UT-1
- Rep. Charles RoseD-NC-7
- Rep. John BreauxD-LA-7
- Rep. Albert UllmanD-OR-2
- Rep. John DavisD-GA-7
- Rep. John BreckinridgeD-KY-6
- Rep. Mendel DavisD-SC-1
- Rep. Frank StubblefieldD-KY-1
- Rep. Lunsford PreyerD-NC-6
- Rep. Ike AndrewsD-NC-4
- Rep. Olin TeagueD-TX-6
- Rep. Lee HamiltonD-IN-9
- Rep. James StantonD-OH-20
- Rep. Samuel StrattonD-NY-28
- Rep. Bill GunterD-FL-5
- Rep. Thomas GettysD-SC-5
- Rep. George MahonD-TX-19
- Rep. Herbert RobertsD-TX-4
- Rep. William ChappellD-FL-4
- Rep. Otto PassmanD-LA-5
- Rep. Robert SikesD-FL-1
- Rep. William DornD-SC-3
- Rep. Edith GreenD-OR-3
- Rep. Felix HébertD-LA-1
- Rep. James MannD-SC-4
- Rep. Ovie FisherD-TX-21
Republicans who voted yea(87)
- Rep. Charles WhalenR-OH-3
- Rep. Margaret HecklerR-MA-10
- Rep. Gilbert GudeR-MD-8
- Rep. Robert SteeleR-CT-2
- Rep. Peter PeyserR-NY-23
- Rep. Matthew RinaldoR-NJ-12
- Rep. Edward BiesterR-PA-8
- Rep. Paul CroninR-MA-5
- 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. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-26
- 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. Thomas RailsbackR-IL-19
- Rep. Marvin EschR-MI-2
- Rep. Charles SandmanR-NJ-2
- Rep. Hamilton FishR-NY-25
- Rep. Donald MitchellR-NY-31
- Rep. Henry HeinzR-PA-18
- Rep. Joel PritchardR-WA-1
- Rep. Robert CoughlinR-PA-13
- Rep. Donald BrotzmanR-CO-2
- Rep. William MailliardR-CA-6
- Rep. Pierre du PontR-DE
- Rep. Garner ShriverR-KS-4
- Rep. John AndersonR-IL-16
- Rep. Tennyson GuyerR-OH-4
- Rep. Norman LentR-NY-4
- Rep. Lawrence WilliamsR-PA-7
- Rep. Orval HansenR-ID-2
- Rep. Angelo RoncalloR-NY-3
- Rep. Edward MadiganR-IL-21
- Rep. Vernon ThomsonR-WI-3
- Rep. Guy Vander JagtR-MI-9
- Rep. Lawrence HoganR-MD-5
- Rep. Albert QuieR-MN-1
- Rep. Larry WinnR-KS-3
- Rep. James GroverR-NY-2
- Rep. Bob WilsonR-CA-40
- Rep. Albert JohnsonR-PA-23
- Rep. Alan SteelmanR-TX-5
- Rep. Philip RuppeR-MI-11
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16- Rep. John BuchananR-AL-6
- Rep. Dan KuykendallR-TN-8
- Rep. Samuel YoungR-IL-10
- Rep. David TowellR-NV
- Rep. Edwin ForsytheR-NJ-6
- Rep. William BroomfieldR-MI-19
- Rep. Paul FindleyR-IL-20
- Rep. Elford CederbergR-MI-10
- Rep. Louis WymanR-NH-1
- Rep. John HuntR-NJ-1
- Rep. George O’BrienR-IL-17
- Rep. Charles ChamberlainR-MI-6
- Rep. John McCollisterR-NE-2
- Rep. Henry SmithR-NY-36
- Rep. John RhodesR-AZ-1
- Rep. Richard MallaryR-VT
- Rep. William FrenzelR-MN-3
- Rep. Charles TeagueR-CA-13
- Rep. Howard RobisonR-NY-27
- Rep. Robert McCloryR-IL-13
- Rep. Alphonzo BellR-CA-28
- Rep. Garry BrownR-MI-3
- Rep. Robert McEwenR-NY-30
- Rep. Wiley MayneR-IA-6
- Rep. Carleton KingR-NY-29
- Rep. Ancher NelsenR-MN-2
- Rep. Jack KempR-NY-38
- Rep. John ErlenbornR-IL-14
- Rep. John WydlerR-NY-5
- Rep. John WareR-PA-5
- Rep. William SteigerR-WI-6
- Rep. Leslie ArendsR-IL-15
- Rep. Peter FrelinghuysenR-NJ-5
- Rep. Barber ConableR-NY-35
- Rep. Craig HosmerR-CA-32
- Rep. Glenn DavisR-WI-9
Data notes
The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 530 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.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
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. 21 actions.
- Jan 2, 1974Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public law 93-240.
- Dec 22, 1973PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Dec 20, 1973Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to House amendments.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to conference report.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · House receded and concurred in certain Senate amendments with an amendment.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · House receded and concurred in certain Senate amendments.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · House agreed to conference report, roll call #713 (216-149).House roll call 713
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in House: House agreed to conference report, roll call #713 (216-149).House roll call 713
- Dec 19, 1973Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 93-742.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed: Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 93-742.
- Dec 18, 1973Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference scheduled in House.
- Dec 17, 1973Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference scheduled in Senate.
- FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, amended, roll call #590 (55-31).Senate roll call 590
- Dec 13, 1973CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Appropriations Committee
- Dec 12, 1973CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee
- Dec 11, 1973FloorFloor · Measure passed House, roll call #653 (219-180).House roll call 653
- FloorFloor · Motion to recommit to the Committee on Appropriations failed of passage in House.
- Dec 4, 1973CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Appropriations 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.