Research on Aging Act of 1974
Public Law 93-296 · S. 775 · 93rd Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Richard Nixon (R) on May 31, 1974 · Social Welfare
Sponsor: Sen. Thomas Eagleton (D-MO)
Cosponsors (8): Sen. John Beall, Sen. Howard Cannon,
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.
Research on Aging Act - Directs the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to establish in the Public Health Service, the National Institute on Aging for the conduct and support of biomedical, social, and behavioral research and training related to the aging process and the diseases and other special problems of the aged.
Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to establish a National Advisory Council on Aging to advise, consult with, and make recommendations to him on programs relating to the aged which are administered by him and on those matters which relate to the Institute.
Provides that the Secretary shall, through the Insitute, carry out the purposes of this Act with respect to research investigations, experiments, demonstrations, and studies related to the aging process and the diseases and other special problems and needs of the aged.
Directs the Secretary, in consultation with the Institute and such other appropriate advisory bodies as he may establish, to within one year after the effective date of this Act develop a plan for an aging research program designed to coordinate and promote research into the biological, medical, psychological, social, educational, and economic aspects of aging.
States that such plan shall be transmitted to the Congress and the President and shall set forth the staffing and funding requirements to carry out the program contained therein.
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. 11 actions.
- May 31, 1974Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public law 93-296.
- May 20, 1974PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- May 16, 1974Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to House amendment.
- May 2, 1974FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended, in lieu of H.R. 6175.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Energy and Commerce Committee
- Jul 10, 1973CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Energy and Commerce Committee
- Jul 9, 1973FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate.
- Jun 30, 1973CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- Feb 6, 1973CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 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.