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Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1975
Public Law 93-437 · H.R. 16243 · 93rd Congress · began in the House
Signed by Gerald Ford (R) on Oct 8, 1974 · Economics and Public Finance
Sponsor: Rep. George Mahon (D-TX-19)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 293 yea, 59 nay293–59
- 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.
Department of Defense Appropriation Act - Makes appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975.
Who voted for it
Every House member of the 93rd Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 301 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
301 yea65 nay68 present or did not vote
Dimension 2
Economic left–right
More liberalMore conservative
Democrats who voted yea(158)
- Rep. John MossD-CA-3
- Rep. Henry GonzálezD-TX-20
- Rep. William FordD-MI-15
- Rep. Patsy MinkD-HI-2
- Rep. Barbara JordanD-TX-18
- Rep. George BrownD-CA-38
- Rep. Floyd HicksD-WA-6
- Rep. James O’HaraD-MI-12
- Rep. Lloyd MeedsD-WA-2
- Rep. John BrademasD-IN-3
- Rep. James CormanD-CA-22
- Rep. Teno RoncalioD-WY
- Rep. George DanielsonD-CA-29
- Rep. Robert LeggettD-CA-4
- Rep. Richard Vander VeenD-MI-5
- Rep. Dante FascellD-FL-15
- Rep. Robert TiernanD-RI-2
- Rep. Tip O’NeillD-MA-8
- Rep. Wayne HaysD-OH-18
- Rep. Brock AdamsD-WA-7
- Rep. Joshua EilbergD-PA-4
- Rep. Julia HansenD-WA-3
- Rep. Paul SarbanesD-MD-3
- Rep. Spark MatsunagaD-HI-1
- Rep. James HowardD-NJ-3
- Rep. Joseph AddabboD-NY-7
- Rep. Chester HolifieldD-CA-19
- Rep. William BurlisonD-MO-10
- Rep. Clarence LongD-MD-2
- Rep. Frank DenholmD-SD-1
- Rep. Kenneth GrayD-IL-24
- Rep. John MelcherD-MT-2
- Rep. Thomas LukenD-OH-1
- Rep. John PatmanD-TX-1
- Rep. Harold JohnsonD-CA-2
- Rep. Ray MaddenD-IN-1
- Rep. James WrightD-TX-12
- Rep. John McFallD-CA-15
- Rep. Peter RodinoD-NJ-10
- Rep. Claude PepperD-FL-14
- Rep. Fernand St. GermainD-RI-1
- Rep. Edward MezvinskyD-IA-1
- Rep. Harley StaggersD-WV-2
- Rep. Joseph EvinsD-TN-4
- Rep. Peter KyrosD-ME-1
- Rep. Frank AnnunzioD-IL-11
- Rep. Charles WilsonD-TX-2
- Rep. John MurphyD-NY-17
- Rep. Leonor SullivanD-MO-3
- Rep. Robert BerglandD-MN-7
- Rep. Joseph GaydosD-PA-20
- Rep. Thomas FoleyD-WA-5
- Rep. Charles PriceD-IL-23
- Rep. Bill AlexanderD-AR-1
- Rep. Morris UdallD-AZ-2
- Rep. Bernice SiskD-CA-16
- Rep. Joseph KarthD-MN-4
- Rep. John KluczynskiD-IL-5
- Rep. Richard FultonD-TN-5
- Rep. Thomas MorganD-PA-22
- Rep. Hugh CareyD-NY-15
- Rep. Gillis LongD-LA-8
- Rep. William MoorheadD-PA-14
- Rep. Richard BollingD-MO-5
- Rep. Morgan MurphyD-IL-2
- Rep. Harold DonohueD-MA-3
- Rep. Dominick DanielsD-NJ-14
- Rep. Abraham KazenD-TX-23
- Rep. Martha GriffithsD-MI-17
- Rep. Robert MollohanD-WV-1
- Rep. Frederick RooneyD-PA-15
- Rep. Torbert MacdonaldD-MA-7
- Rep. Robert JonesD-AL-5
- Rep. Daniel FloodD-PA-11
- Rep. Carl PerkinsD-KY-7
- Rep. Edward PattenD-NJ-15
- Rep. Gus YatronD-PA-6
- Rep. Frank EvansD-CO-3
- Rep. Neal SmithD-IA-4
- Rep. James SymingtonD-MO-2
- Rep. John YoungD-TX-14
- Rep. Clement ZablockiD-WI-4
- Rep. Daniel RostenkowskiD-IL-8
- Rep. Frank ClarkD-PA-25
- Rep. William CotterD-CT-1
- Rep. Lester WolffD-NY-6
- Rep. John SlackD-WV-3
- Rep. Joseph MinishD-NJ-11
- Rep. William NatcherD-KY-2
- Rep. Ella GrassoD-CT-6
- Rep. Wilbur MillsD-AR-2
- Rep. Thomas SteedD-OK-4
- Rep. Jake PickleD-TX-10
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12- Rep. James HanleyD-NY-32
- Rep. James DelaneyD-NY-9
- Rep. Jerry LittonD-MO-6
- Rep. Ray ThorntonD-AR-4
- Rep. Charles RoseD-NC-7
- Rep. Edward BolandD-MA-2
- Rep. Clem McSpaddenD-OK-2
- Rep. John BreauxD-LA-7
- Rep. John RoushD-IN-4
- Rep. Sam GibbonsD-FL-7
- Rep. Tom BevillD-AL-4
- Rep. Albert UllmanD-OR-2
- Rep. Richard WhiteD-TX-16
- Rep. Bo GinnD-GA-1
- Rep. Mendel DavisD-SC-1
- Rep. William RandallD-MO-4
- Rep. Ed JonesD-TN-7
- Rep. Williamson StuckeyD-GA-8
- Rep. William RoyD-KS-2
- Rep. Otis PikeD-NY-1
- Rep. Frank StubblefieldD-KY-1
- Rep. Thaddeus DulskiD-NY-37
- Rep. Lunsford PreyerD-NC-6
- Rep. Olin TeagueD-TX-6
- Rep. Lee HamiltonD-IN-9
- Rep. James StantonD-OH-20
- Rep. David HendersonD-NC-3
- Rep. Romano MazzoliD-KY-3
- Rep. Walter FlowersD-AL-7
- Rep. Walter JonesD-NC-1
- Rep. James JonesD-OK-1
- Rep. Samuel StrattonD-NY-28
- Rep. David BowenD-MS-2
- Rep. Thomas GettysD-SC-5
- Rep. Don FuquaD-FL-2
- Rep. Richard IchordD-MO-8
- Rep. George MahonD-TX-19
- Rep. Phillip LandrumD-GA-9
- Rep. Herbert RobertsD-TX-4
- Rep. Harold RunnelsD-NM-2
- Rep. William ChappellD-FL-4
- Rep. Otto PassmanD-LA-5
- Rep. Roy TaylorD-NC-11
- Rep. Jamie WhittenD-MS-1
- Rep. William PoageD-TX-11
- Rep. Jack BrinkleyD-GA-3
- Rep. Robert SikesD-FL-1
- Rep. Edith GreenD-OR-3
- Rep. Lawrence FountainD-NC-2
- Rep. Paul RogersD-FL-11
- Rep. Marvin MathisD-GA-2
- Rep. Felix HébertD-LA-1
- Rep. Charles BennettD-FL-3
- Rep. Thomas DowningD-VA-1
- Rep. James MannD-SC-4
- Rep. Joseph WaggonnerD-LA-4
- Rep. James HaleyD-FL-8
- Rep. Goodloe ByronD-MD-6
- Rep. John FlyntD-GA-6
- Rep. Sonny MontgomeryD-MS-3
- Rep. Omar BurlesonD-TX-17
- Rep. Dan DanielD-VA-5
- Rep. John JarmanD-OK-5
- Rep. David SatterfieldD-VA-3
Republicans who voted yea(143)
- Rep. Gilbert GudeR-MD-8
- Rep. Peter PeyserR-NY-23
- Rep. Matthew RinaldoR-NJ-12
- Rep. Edward BiesterR-PA-8
- Rep. Paul CroninR-MA-5
- Rep. Mark AndrewsR-ND
- Rep. Joseph McDadeR-PA-10
- Rep. Silvio ConteR-MA-1
- Rep. John StantonR-OH-11
- Rep. Frank HortonR-NY-34
- Rep. Ronald SarasinR-CT-5
- Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-26
- Rep. William CohenR-ME-2
- Rep. William WalshR-NY-33
- Rep. Wendell WyattR-OR-1
- Rep. Bob MathiasR-CA-18
- Rep. Tim CarterR-KY-5
- Rep. Thomas RailsbackR-IL-19
- Rep. Charles SandmanR-NJ-2
- Rep. Hamilton FishR-NY-25
- Rep. Donald MitchellR-NY-31
- Rep. Henry HeinzR-PA-18
- Rep. Donald ClausenR-CA-1
- Rep. Robert CoughlinR-PA-13
- Rep. Donald BrotzmanR-CO-2
- Rep. Elwood HillisR-IN-5
- Rep. Charles ThoneR-NE-1
- Rep. John HammerschmidtR-AR-3
- Rep. Pierre du PontR-DE
- Rep. Joseph MarazitiR-NJ-13
- Rep. William HarshaR-OH-6
Rep. Don YoungR-AK- Rep. James AbdnorR-SD-2
- Rep. Garner ShriverR-KS-4
- Rep. John AndersonR-IL-16
- Rep. Tennyson GuyerR-OH-4
- Rep. Norman LentR-NY-4
- Rep. Lawrence WilliamsR-PA-7
- Rep. Orval HansenR-ID-2
- Rep. Edward MadiganR-IL-21
- Rep. Jerry PettisR-CA-33
- Rep. Vernon ThomsonR-WI-3
- Rep. Guy Vander JagtR-MI-9
- Rep. Joe SkubitzR-KS-5
- Rep. Lawrence HoganR-MD-5
- Rep. Albert QuieR-MN-1
- Rep. James ClevelandR-NH-2
- Rep. Herbert BurkeR-FL-12
- Rep. Larry WinnR-KS-3
- Rep. George WhitehurstR-VA-2
- Rep. James HastingsR-NY-39
- Rep. James GroverR-NY-2
- Rep. Bob WilsonR-CA-40
- Rep. Albert JohnsonR-PA-23
- Rep. Manuel LujánR-NM-1
- Rep. Edwin EshlemanR-PA-16
- Rep. Philip RuppeR-MI-11
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16- Rep. John MyersR-IN-7
Rep. Trent LottR-MS-5- Rep. John BuchananR-AL-6
- Rep. Dan KuykendallR-TN-8
- Rep. Joel BroyhillR-VA-10
- Rep. Burt TalcottR-CA-12
- Rep. Jack EdwardsR-AL-1
- Rep. John DuncanR-TN-2
- Rep. Charles GubserR-CA-10
- Rep. Vinegar Bend MizellR-NC-5
- Rep. William BroomfieldR-MI-19
- Rep. Paul FindleyR-IL-20
- Rep. Victor VeyseyR-CA-43
- Rep. Elford CederbergR-MI-10
- Rep. Louis WymanR-NH-1
- Rep. James QuillenR-TN-1
- Rep. John HuntR-NJ-1
- Rep. William BrayR-IN-6
- Rep. George O’BrienR-IL-17
- Rep. Charles ChamberlainR-MI-6
- Rep. John McCollisterR-NE-2
- Rep. Robert PriceR-TX-13
- Rep. Stanford ParrisR-VA-8
- Rep. Clarence BrownR-OH-7
- Rep. Delbert LattaR-OH-5
- Rep. Roger ZionR-IN-8
- Rep. Marjorie HoltR-MD-4
- Rep. Richard MallaryR-VT
- Rep. Howard RobisonR-NY-27
- Rep. William MinshallR-OH-23
- Rep. Robert HanrahanR-IL-3
- Rep. Edward DerwinskiR-IL-4
- Rep. Robert McCloryR-IL-13
- Rep. Manley ButlerR-VA-6
- Rep. William ScherleR-IA-5
- Rep. Alphonzo BellR-CA-28
- Rep. Andrew HinshawR-CA-39
- Rep. Robert DanielR-VA-4
- Rep. Keith SebeliusR-KS-1
- Rep. Harold FroehlichR-WI-8
- Rep. Earl RuthR-NC-8
- Rep. Robert McEwenR-NY-30
- Rep. Wiley MayneR-IA-6
- Rep. Carleton KingR-NY-29
- Rep. William DickinsonR-AL-2
- Rep. Ancher NelsenR-MN-2
- Rep. Edward YoungR-SC-6
- Rep. Jack KempR-NY-38
- Rep. John ErlenbornR-IL-14
- Rep. John WydlerR-NY-5
- Rep. James MartinR-NC-9
- Rep. William SteigerR-WI-6
- Rep. Leslie ArendsR-IL-15
- Rep. LaMar BakerR-TN-3
- Rep. Peter FrelinghuysenR-NJ-5
- Rep. Carlos MoorheadR-CA-20
- Rep. Barry GoldwaterR-CA-27
- Rep. James RobinsonR-VA-7
- Rep. Skip BafalisR-FL-10
- Rep. Harold CollierR-IL-6
- Rep. Robin BeardR-TN-6
- Rep. Robert LagomarsinoR-CA-13
- Rep. John CampR-OK-6
- Rep. David MartinR-NE-3
- Rep. Donald ClancyR-OH-2
- Rep. Clarence MillerR-OH-10
Rep. W. Bill YoungR-FL-6- Rep. William KetchumR-CA-36
- Rep. Edward HutchinsonR-MI-4
- Rep. Herman SchneebeliR-PA-17
- Rep. Charles WigginsR-CA-25
- Rep. Benjamin BlackburnR-GA-4
- Rep. Craig HosmerR-CA-32
- Rep. Sam SteigerR-AZ-3
- Rep. Robert HuberR-MI-18
- Rep. Glenn DavisR-WI-9
- Rep. Delwin ClawsonR-CA-23
- Rep. Bud ShusterR-PA-9
- Rep. David DennisR-IN-10
- Rep. Bill ArcherR-TX-7
- Rep. Samuel DevineR-OH-12
- Rep. George GoodlingR-PA-19
- Rep. John AshbrookR-OH-17
- Rep. James CollinsR-TX-3
- Rep. Earl LandgrebeR-IN-2
Data notes
The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 930 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.
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.
- Oct 8, 1974Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public law 93-437.
- Sep 26, 1974PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Sep 24, 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.
- Sep 23, 1974Resolving differencesResolving differences · House agreed to conference report, roll call #534 (293-59).House roll call 534
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · House receded and concurred in certain Senate amendments with an amendment.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in House: House agreed to conference report, roll call #534 (293-59).House roll call 534
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Motion to recommit the conference report to the Committee of Conference rejected in House.
- Sep 18, 1974Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 93-1363.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed: Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 93-1363.
- Aug 22, 1974Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference scheduled in House.
- Aug 21, 1974Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference scheduled in Senate.
- FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, amended, roll call #376 (86-5).Senate roll call 376
- Aug 16, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Appropriations Committee
- Aug 7, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee
- Aug 6, 1974FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended, roll call #455 (350-43).House roll call 455
- Aug 1, 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.