Environmental Education Amendments of 1974
Public Law 93-278 · S. 1647 · 93rd Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Richard Nixon (R) on May 10, 1974 · Environmental Protection
Sponsor: Sen. Gaylord Nelson (D-WI)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseMethod not stated
- 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.
Environmental Education Amendments - Provides that in the development of curricula regarding the environment under the Environmental Education Act due consideration be given to the economic implications of environmental protection.
Adds to the definition of "environmental education" for the purposes of the Environmental Education Act, the relation of economic impact to the total human environment.
Provides that the Advisory Council on Environmental Education shall continue to exist until July 1, 1977.
Authorizes to be appropriated $5,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, $10,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1976, and $15,000,000 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1977, to carry out the purposes of the Environmental Education Act.
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.
- May 10, 1974Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public law 93-278.
- Apr 29, 1974PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to House amendments.
- Apr 23, 1974FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended.
- Apr 11, 1974FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, amended.
- Apr 9, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- Apr 18, 1973CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 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.