National Diabetes Mellitus Research and Education Act
Public Law 93-354 · S. 2830 · 93rd Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Richard Nixon (R) on Jul 23, 1974 · Health
Sponsor: Sen. Richard Schweiker (R-PA)
Cosponsors (9): Sen. Gale McGee, Sen. Harrison Williams,
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 356 yea, 4 nay356–4
- SenateRecorded vote: 94 yea, 0 nay94–0
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.
National Diabetes Mellitus Research and Education Act - Requires the Director of the National Institutes of Health to establish a National Commission on Diabetes within 60 days of enactment of this Act.
Directs the Commission to formulate a long-range plan to combat diabetes mellitus, which shall include a coordinated research program encompassing investgations, research, training, and collection of data useful in the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of diabetes mellitus.
Authorizes an appropriation of $1,000,000 to carry out such long-range plan.
Authorizes the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to develop or substantially expand centers for research and training in diabetes mellitus and related endocrine and metabolic disorders. Authorizes appropriations of $8,000,000 for fiscal year 1975, $12,000,000 for fiscal year 1976, and $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1977 for such centers.
Directs the Director to establish a Diabetes Mellitus Coordinating Committee to coordinate the total National Institutes of Health and Federal health research activities relating to diabetes mellitus. Empowers the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to establish the position of Associate Director for Diabetes.
Who voted for it
Every senator of the 93rd Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 95 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
95 yea0 nay6 present or did not vote
Democrats who voted yea(55)
- Sen. James AbourezkD-SD
- Sen. Harold HughesD-IA
- Sen. Mike MansfieldD-MT
- Sen. William ProxmireD-WI
- Sen. Gaylord NelsonD-WI
- Sen. George McGovernD-SD
- Sen. Dick ClarkD-IA
- Sen. Lee MetcalfD-MT
- Sen. Howard MetzenbaumD-OH
- Sen. Frank ChurchD-ID
- Sen. Philip HartD-MI
Sen. Ted KennedyD-MA- Sen. Rupert HartkeD-IN
Sen. Joseph BidenD-DE- Sen. Floyd HaskellD-CO
- Sen. Walter MondaleD-MN
- Sen. Thomas EagletonD-MO
- Sen. Quentin BurdickD-ND
- Sen. Birch BayhD-IN
- Sen. Stuart SymingtonD-MO
- Sen. Adlai StevensonD-IL
- Sen. Edmund MuskieD-ME
- Sen. Dee HuddlestonD-KY
- Sen. Alan CranstonD-CA
- Sen. Harrison WilliamsD-NJ
- Sen. Frank MossD-UT
- Sen. Abraham RibicoffD-CT
- Sen. Hubert HumphreyD-MN
- Sen. Claiborne PellD-RI
- Sen. Mike GravelD-AK
- Sen. Warren MagnusonD-WA
- Sen. Lawton ChilesD-FL
Sen. Robert ByrdD-WV- Sen. Joseph MontoyaD-NM
- Sen. John TunneyD-CA
- Sen. John PastoreD-RI
- Sen. Alan BibleD-NV
- Sen. Jennings RandolphD-WV
- Sen. Thomas McIntyreD-NH
Sen. Daniel InouyeD-HI- Sen. Fritz HollingsD-SC
- Sen. Howard CannonD-NV
- Sen. Scoop JacksonD-WA
- Sen. Russell LongD-LA
- Sen. Lloyd BentsenD-TX
- Sen. Gale McGeeD-WY
- Sen. Samuel NunnD-GA
- Sen. Herman TalmadgeD-GA
- Sen. Samuel ErvinD-NC
- Sen. John SparkmanD-AL
- Sen. John McClellanD-AR
- Sen. John StennisD-MS
- Sen. James AllenD-AL
- Sen. James EastlandD-MS
- Sen. Harry ByrdD-VA
Republicans who voted yea(39)
- Sen. Clifford CaseR-NJ
- Sen. Richard SchweikerR-PA
- Sen. Edward BrookeR-MA
- Sen. Jacob JavitsR-NY
- Sen. Charles MathiasR-MD
- Sen. Mark HatfieldR-OR
- Sen. Robert StaffordR-VT
- Sen. James PearsonR-KS
- Sen. Charles PercyR-IL
- Sen. Lowell WeickerR-CT
- Sen. Robert PackwoodR-OR
- Sen. Milton YoungR-ND
- Sen. George AikenR-VT
Sen. Ted StevensR-AK- Sen. Marlow CookR-KY
- Sen. John BeallR-MD
- Sen. Hugh ScottR-PA
Sen. Pete DomeniciR-NM- Sen. Hiram FongR-HI
- Sen. Robert DoleR-KS
- Sen. Howard BakerR-TN
- Sen. Robert TaftR-OH
- Sen. William RothR-DE
- Sen. Peter DominickR-CO
- Sen. Robert GriffinR-MI
- Sen. William BrockR-TN
- Sen. James McClureR-ID
- Sen. Strom ThurmondR-SC
- Sen. Norris CottonR-NH
- Sen. Dewey BartlettR-OK
- Sen. Roman HruskaR-NE
- Sen. William ScottR-VA
- Sen. John TowerR-TX
- Sen. Carl CurtisR-NE
- Sen. Clifford HansenR-WY
- Sen. Wallace BennettR-UT
- Sen. Paul FanninR-AZ
- Sen. Jesse HelmsR-NC
- Sen. Barry GoldwaterR-AZ
Data notes
The Senate’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 878 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. 17 actions.
- Jul 23, 1974Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public law 93-354.
- Jul 11, 1974PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Jul 10, 1974Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to conference report, roll call #296 (94-0).Senate roll call 296
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report, roll call #296 (94-0).Senate roll call 296
- Jul 9, 1974Resolving differencesResolving differences · House agreed to conference report, roll call #367 (356-4).House roll call 367
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in House: House agreed to conference report, roll call #367 (356-4).House roll call 367
- Jun 25, 1974Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 93-1147.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed: Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 93-1147.
- May 29, 1974Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference scheduled in House.
- May 22, 1974Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference scheduled in Senate.
- Mar 19, 1974FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended, in lieu of H.R. 12417.
- Dec 21, 1973CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Energy and Commerce Committee
- Dec 20, 1973FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate.
- Dec 19, 1973CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · 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.