An Act to amend the Public Health Service Act to extend through fiscal year 1975 the scholarship program for the National Health Service Corps and the loan program for health professions students.
Public Law 93-385 · S. 3782 · 93rd Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Gerald Ford (R) on Aug 23, 1974 · Education
Sponsor: Sen. Jacob Javits (R-NY)
Cosponsors (16): Sen. Ted Kennedy, Sen. Robert Taft,
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.
Extends, under the Public Health Service Act, through fiscal year 1975, the scholarship program for the National Health Service Corps and the loan program for health professions students.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 9 actions.
- Aug 23, 1974Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public law 93-385.
- Aug 12, 1974PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Aug 8, 1974Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to House amendments.
- Aug 5, 1974FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended, in lieu of H.R. 16077.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Energy and Commerce Committee
- Jul 24, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Energy and Commerce Committee
- Jul 23, 1974FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate.
- Jul 18, 1974IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.