A bill to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for the procurement of vessels and aircraft and construction of shore and offshore establishments, to authorize appropriations for bridge alterations, to authorize for the Coast Guard an end-year strength for active duty personnel, to authorize for the Coast Guard average military student loads, and for other purposes.
Public Law 93-430 · H.R. 13595 · 93rd Congress · began in the House
Signed by Gerald Ford (R) on Oct 1, 1974 · Economics and Public Finance
Sponsor: Rep. Leonor Sullivan (D-MO-3)
Cosponsors (17): Rep. John Murphy, Rep. Frank Clark,
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.
Authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard: for the procurement of vessels ($22,676,000), aircraft ($17,793,000), construction of shore and offshore establishments ($74,731,000), and bridge alterations ($6,800,000). Authorizes for the Coast Guard an end-year strength for active duty personnel of 37,748 and average military student loads for the fiscal year 1975.
Authorizes the use of funds originally appropriated to the Coast Guard for the primary and secondary schooling of dependents of Coast Guard personnel stationed outside the continental United States when the schools available in the locality are unable to provide adequately for the education of those dependents.
Exempts vessels of not more than 5,000 gross tons used in the processing or assembling of fishery products in the fisheries of the States of Oregon, Washington, and Alaska from Coast Guard administered load line and inspection requirements.
Requires the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating to conduct a study of all feasible methods of enforcing fishery management jurisdiction, including any possible extension of such jurisdiction.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee · House · referred to, reported by
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 11 actions.
- Oct 1, 1974Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public law 93-430.
- Sep 19, 1974PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Sep 18, 1974Resolving differencesResolving differences · House agreed to Senate amendments.
- Aug 15, 1974FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, amended.
- Aug 12, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Jun 5, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Jun 4, 1974FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended, roll call #267 (365-0).House roll call 267
- May 31, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
- Mar 19, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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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.