A bill to authorize the foreign sale of the passenger vessel S.S. Independence.
Public Law 93-330 · H.R. 8586 · 93rd Congress · began in the House
Signed by Richard Nixon (R) on Jun 30, 1974 · Transportation and Public Works
Sponsor: Rep. Frank Clark (D-PA-25)
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.
Authorizes the foreign sale of the passenger vessel steamship Independence.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee · House · referred to, reported by
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 10 actions.
- Jun 30, 1974Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public law 93-330.
- Jun 19, 1974PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Jun 18, 1974FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate.
- Jun 13, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Apr 3, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Apr 2, 1974FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended.
- Mar 26, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
- Jun 12, 1973CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Merchant Marine and Fisheries 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.