An Act to authorize further appropriations for the Office of Environmental Quality, and for other purposes.
Public Law 93-36 · S. 1379 · 93rd Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Richard Nixon (R) on May 18, 1973 · Environmental Protection
Sponsor: Sen. Howard Baker (R-TN)
Cosponsors (1): Sen. Jennings Randolph
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 to be appropriated for the operations of the Office of Environmental Quality and the Council on Environmental Quality an additional $1,500,000 for fiscal year 1974 and an additional $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1975.
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. 8 actions.
- May 18, 1973Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public law 93-36.
- May 9, 1973PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- May 8, 1973FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended.
- Apr 30, 1973FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, amended.
- Apr 18, 1973CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
- Mar 27, 1973CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Environment and Public Works 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.