A bill to amend the Act of October 13, 1972.
Public Law 93-420 · S. 3052 · 93rd Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Gerald Ford (R) on Sep 19, 1974 · Law
Sponsor: Sen. Roman Hruska (R-NE)
Cosponsors (3): Sen. Quentin Burdick, Sen. Edward Gurney,
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.
Provides that the Commission on Revision of the Federal Court Appellate System shall submit its report on the structure and internal procedures of the Federal Court System within twenty-four months (formerly fifteen months) from the date on which its ninth member is appointed. Increases the authorized appropriations to the Commission from $270,000 to not more than $606,000. Amends 28 U.S.C. 41nt
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. 11 actions.
- Sep 19, 1974Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public law 93-420.
- Sep 17, 1974PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Sep 16, 1974Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to the House amendment.
- FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended.
- Aug 23, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Judiciary Committee
- Mar 27, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Judiciary Committee
- Mar 26, 1974FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate.
- Mar 22, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Judiciary Committee
- Feb 25, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Judiciary 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.