Foreign Disaster Assistance Act of 1974
Public Law 93-333 · H.R. 12412 · 93rd Congress · began in the House
Signed by Richard Nixon (R) on Jul 8, 1974 · International Affairs
Sponsor: Rep. Thomas Morgan (D-PA-22)
Cosponsors: None
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.
Foreign Disaster Assistance Act - Revises the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 by authorizing appropriations to provide disaster relief, rehabilitation, and reconstruction assistance to Pakistan, Nicaragua, and the drought-stricken nations of Africa, and Ethiopia (limiting such assistance to not more than $10,000,000 for Ethiopia).
Requires the Secretary of State to keep the appropriate committees of Congress informed of the status of negotiations regarding any debt owed the United States by any foreign governments.
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. 18 actions.
- Jul 8, 1974Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public law 93-333.
- Jul 3, 1974PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Jun 26, 1974Resolving differencesResolving differences · House agreed to conference report.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in House: House agreed to conference report.
- Jun 21, 1974Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to conference report.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report.
- Jun 20, 1974Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 93-1126.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed: Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 93-1126.
- Jun 13, 1974Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference scheduled in Senate.
- Jun 6, 1974Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference scheduled in House.
- May 15, 1974FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, amended.
- May 9, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Foreign Relations Committee
- Mar 29, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Foreign Relations Committee
- Mar 28, 1974FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended, roll call #123 (276-124).House roll call 123
- Feb 28, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Foreign Affairs Committee
- Jan 30, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Foreign Affairs 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.