A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to change the alloy and weight of the 1-cent piece and to amend the Bank Holding Act Amendments of 1970 to authorize grants to Eisenhower College, Seneca Falls, New York.
Public Law 93-441 · H.R. 16032 · 93rd Congress · began in the House
Signed by Gerald Ford (R) on Oct 11, 1974 · Finance and Financial Sector
Sponsor: Rep. John Patman (D-TX-1)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 172 yea, 166 nay172–166
- 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.
States that the Secretary of the Treasury may change the composition of the copper-zinc alloy used in minting the one-cent piece whenever he deems such action to be appropriate to asure an adequate supply of coins to meet the national needs.
Specifies the considerations and conditions upon which the Secretary may change the composition of the alloy of the one-cent piece.
States that there shall be no coinage pursuant to the Act after December 31, 1977.
Provides for the transfer of 10 percent of all proceeds from the sale of one-dollar proof coins which bear the likeness of Dwight Eisenhower to Eisenhower College, Seneca Falls, New York, on the condition that Eisenhower College makes satisfactory assurances to the Secretary that 10 percent of the moneys received by it under this Act will be transferred to the Samuel Rayburn Library at Bonham, Texas.
Who voted for it
Every House member of the 93rd Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 182 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
182 yea176 nay76 present or did not vote
Democrats who voted yea(103)
Rep. Pete StarkD-CA-8- Rep. Shirley ChisholmD-NY-12
- Rep. Ralph MetcalfeD-IL-1
- Rep. Andrew YoungD-GA-5
- Rep. Henry GonzálezD-TX-20
- Rep. Yvonne BurkeD-CA-37
- Rep. Barbara JordanD-TX-18
- Rep. George BrownD-CA-38
- Rep. Cardiss CollinsD-IL-7
- Rep. Frank ThompsonD-NJ-4
- Rep. Charles CarneyD-OH-19
- Rep. William BarrettD-PA-1
- Rep. James CormanD-CA-22
- Rep. Jonathan BinghamD-NY-22
- Rep. Dante FascellD-FL-15
- Rep. Tip O’NeillD-MA-8
- Rep. Wayne HaysD-OH-18
- Rep. James BurkeD-MA-11
- Rep. Paul SarbanesD-MD-3
- Rep. Spark MatsunagaD-HI-1
- Rep. James HowardD-NJ-3
- Rep. Joseph AddabboD-NY-7
- Rep. Clarence LongD-MD-2
- Rep. Gerry StuddsD-MA-12
- Rep. Kenneth GrayD-IL-24
- Rep. William GreenD-PA-3
- Rep. Jack BrooksD-TX-9
- Rep. Richard HannaD-CA-34
- Rep. John PatmanD-TX-1
- Rep. Harold JohnsonD-CA-2
- Rep. John RooneyD-NY-14
- 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. Peter KyrosD-ME-1
- Rep. Frank AnnunzioD-IL-11
- Rep. Charles WilsonD-TX-2
- Rep. John MurphyD-NY-17
- Rep. Charles PriceD-IL-23
- Rep. Bill AlexanderD-AR-1
- Rep. Morris UdallD-AZ-2
- Rep. Richard FultonD-TN-5
- Rep. Thomas MorganD-PA-22
- Rep. Gillis LongD-LA-8
- Rep. William MoorheadD-PA-14
- Rep. Mario BiaggiD-NY-10
- 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. Joseph VigoritoD-PA-24
- Rep. Lindy BoggsD-LA-2
- 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. James SymingtonD-MO-2
- Rep. John YoungD-TX-14
- Rep. Clement ZablockiD-WI-4
- Rep. Frank ClarkD-PA-25
- Rep. William CotterD-CT-1
- Rep. John SlackD-WV-3
- Rep. Thomas AshleyD-OH-9
- Rep. Kika de la GarzaD-TX-15
- Rep. Jake PickleD-TX-10
- Rep. James HanleyD-NY-32
- Rep. James DelaneyD-NY-9
- Rep. Jerry LittonD-MO-6
- Rep. Ray ThorntonD-AR-4
- Rep. Edward BolandD-MA-2
- Rep. John BreauxD-LA-7
- Rep. George ShipleyD-IL-22
- Rep. Sam GibbonsD-FL-7
- Rep. Tom BevillD-AL-4
- Rep. Albert UllmanD-OR-2
- Rep. John BreckinridgeD-KY-6
- 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. Olin TeagueD-TX-6
- Rep. Robert CaseyD-TX-22
- Rep. Walter JonesD-NC-1
- Rep. James JonesD-OK-1
- Rep. Samuel StrattonD-NY-28
- Rep. Thomas GettysD-SC-5
- Rep. George MahonD-TX-19
- Rep. Herbert RobertsD-TX-4
- Rep. Otto PassmanD-LA-5
- Rep. William PoageD-TX-11
- Rep. William NicholsD-AL-3
- Rep. Marvin MathisD-GA-2
- Rep. Felix HébertD-LA-1
- Rep. James MannD-SC-4
- Rep. Joseph WaggonnerD-LA-4
- Rep. James HaleyD-FL-8
- Rep. John FlyntD-GA-6
Republicans who voted yea(78)
- Rep. Donald RiegleR-MI-7
- Rep. Charles WhalenR-OH-3
- Rep. Margaret HecklerR-MA-10
- Rep. Gilbert GudeR-MD-8
- Rep. Robert SteeleR-CT-2
- Rep. Peter PeyserR-NY-23
- Rep. Matthew RinaldoR-NJ-12
- Rep. Edward BiesterR-PA-8
- Rep. Paul CroninR-MA-5
- Rep. Joseph McDadeR-PA-10
- Rep. Silvio ConteR-MA-1
- Rep. Frank HortonR-NY-34
- Rep. Stewart McKinneyR-CT-4
- Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-26
- Rep. Charles MosherR-OH-13
- Rep. William WidnallR-NJ-7
- 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. Donald MitchellR-NY-31
- Rep. Henry HeinzR-PA-18
- Rep. Donald ClausenR-CA-1
- Rep. Robert CoughlinR-PA-13
- Rep. Elwood HillisR-IN-5
- Rep. John HammerschmidtR-AR-3
- 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. Angelo RoncalloR-NY-3
- Rep. Vernon ThomsonR-WI-3
- Rep. Joe SkubitzR-KS-5
- Rep. Lawrence HoganR-MD-5
- Rep. Larry WinnR-KS-3
- Rep. James HastingsR-NY-39
- Rep. James BroyhillR-NC-10
- Rep. James GroverR-NY-2
- Rep. Bob WilsonR-CA-40
- Rep. Albert JohnsonR-PA-23
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16- Rep. John MyersR-IN-7
- Rep. Dan KuykendallR-TN-8
- Rep. Charles GubserR-CA-10
- Rep. Vinegar Bend MizellR-NC-5
- Rep. William BroomfieldR-MI-19
- Rep. Elford CederbergR-MI-10
- Rep. James QuillenR-TN-1
- Rep. John HuntR-NJ-1
- Rep. William BrayR-IN-6
- Rep. Charles ChamberlainR-MI-6
- Rep. Clarence BrownR-OH-7
- Rep. Henry SmithR-NY-36
- Rep. John RhodesR-AZ-1
- Rep. Marjorie HoltR-MD-4
- Rep. William FrenzelR-MN-3
- Rep. Howard RobisonR-NY-27
- Rep. Alphonzo BellR-CA-28
- Rep. Keith SebeliusR-KS-1
- Rep. Earl RuthR-NC-8
- Rep. Robert McEwenR-NY-30
- Rep. Carleton KingR-NY-29
- Rep. Ancher NelsenR-MN-2
- Rep. Jack KempR-NY-38
- Rep. John WydlerR-NY-5
- Rep. James MartinR-NC-9
- Rep. Leslie ArendsR-IL-15
- Rep. LaMar BakerR-TN-3
- Rep. Peter FrelinghuysenR-NJ-5
- Rep. David TreenR-LA-3
- Rep. Barber ConableR-NY-35
- Rep. Craig HosmerR-CA-32
- Rep. Robert MichelR-IL-18
- Rep. Bud ShusterR-PA-9
- Rep. George GoodlingR-PA-19
Data notes
The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 937 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. 1 yea vote was cast by members of neither major party and is highlighted on the compass but not listed. 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. 8 actions.
- Oct 11, 1974Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public law 93-441.
- Oct 1, 1974PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Sep 26, 1974FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate.
- Sep 25, 1974FloorFloor · Measure passed House, roll call #542 (172-166).House roll call 542
- Aug 7, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Financial Services Committee
- Jul 22, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Financial Services 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.