Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriation Act, 1975
Public Law 93-381 · H.R. 15544 · 93rd Congress · began in the House
Signed by Gerald Ford (R) on Aug 21, 1974 · Economics and Public Finance
Sponsor: Rep. Thomas Steed (D-OK-4)
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.
Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations Act - =Title I: Treasury Department= - Treasury Department Appropriations Act - Makes appropriations for necessary expenses in the Office of the Secretary of the Treasury, the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, the United States Customs Service, the Bureau of the Mint and other specified units of such Department.
=Title II: Postal Service= - Postal Service Appropriation Act - Makes appropriations to the Postal Service Fund. Specifies an amount to be made available only for transfer to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund.
=Title III: Executive Office of the President= - Executive Office Appropriation Act - Makes appropriations for the expenses of, and for salaries of personnel of, specified offices and councils under the Executive Office of the President.
=Title IV: Independent Agencies= - Independent Agencies Appropriations Act - Makes appropriations for independent commissions, committees, councils, services and offices of the Federal Government. Provides for a payment to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund. Makes appropriations for salaries and necessary expenses for the United States Tax Court.
=Title V: General Provisions= - Sets forth limitations upon the use of funds appropriated under this Act for travel expenses. Sets forth limitations upon the utilizations of funds appropriated under this Act for purposes of procurement and puchase of various specified items.
=Title VI: General Provisions= - Limits the amounts which may be used for the purchase of passenger motor vehicles by executive agencies and departments. Prohibits the use of funds appropriated under this Act for publicity or propaganda purposes designed to support or defeat legislation pending before Congress.
Prohibits the use of any of the funds under this Act for the purpose of obtaining information contained in the financial records of any customer from a financial institution by a subpoena not including notice to such customer
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. 20 actions.
- Aug 21, 1974Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public law 93-381.
- Aug 16, 1974PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Aug 15, 1974Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to House amendments to Senate amendments.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to conference report.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report.
- Aug 13, 1974Resolving differencesResolving differences · House receded and concurred with amendment in certain Senate amendments.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · House receded and concurred in certain Senate amendments.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · House agreed to conference report.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in House: House agreed to conference report.
- Aug 6, 1974Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 93-1262.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed: Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 93-1262.
- Aug 2, 1974Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference scheduled in House.
- Jul 31, 1974Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference scheduled in Senate.
- FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, amended, roll call #340 (82-15).Senate roll call 340
- Jul 24, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Appropriations Committee
- Jun 26, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee
- Jun 25, 1974FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended, roll call #329 (367-13).House roll call 329
- Jun 20, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Appropriations 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.