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A bill to amend the National Visitor Center Facilities Act of 1968.

Public Law 93-478 · H.R. 17027 · 93rd Congress · began in the House

Signed by Gerald Ford (R) on Oct 26, 1974 · Government Operations and Politics

Sponsor: Rep. Kenneth Gray (D-IL-24)

Cosponsors: None

Passage votesYeaNay

HouseRecorded vote: 198 yea, 159 nay198–159
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.

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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Provides, under the National Visitor Center Act, that the Union Station Building may be leased by the United States at a time agreed upon by the parties, and not necessarily when the building is ready for public use.

Requires the provision of parking for charter buses at the National Visitor Center.

Authorizes increased appropriations for alteration of the building and for the provision of parking.

Who voted for it

Every House member of the 93rd Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 221 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

221 yea182 nay31 present or did not vote

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Economic left–right

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Democrats who voted yea(171)

Rep. Ronald DellumsD-CA-7
Rep. Pete StarkD-CA-8
Rep. Don EdwardsD-CA-9
Rep. Elizabeth HoltzmanD-NY-16
Rep. Bella AbzugD-NY-20
Rep. Edward RoybalD-CA-30
Rep. Phillip BurtonD-CA-5
Rep. Herman BadilloD-NY-21
Rep. Louis StokesD-OH-21
Rep. Bill ClayD-MO-1
Rep. Robert KastenmeierD-WI-2
Rep. Parren MitchellD-MD-7
Rep. John BurtonD-CA-6
Rep. Gus HawkinsD-CA-21
Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-19
Rep. Patricia SchroederD-CO-1
Rep. Shirley ChisholmD-NY-12
Rep. Jerome WaldieD-CA-14
Rep. Ralph MetcalfeD-IL-1
Rep. Andrew YoungD-GA-5
Rep. Henry GonzálezD-TX-20
Rep. William FordD-MI-15
Rep. Benjamin RosenthalD-NY-8
Rep. Michael HarringtonD-MA-6
Rep. Leo RyanD-CA-11
Rep. Yvonne BurkeD-CA-37
Rep. Glenn AndersonD-CA-35
Rep. Patsy MinkD-HI-2
Rep. Barbara JordanD-TX-18
Rep. George BrownD-CA-38
Rep. Cardiss CollinsD-IL-7
Rep. Frank ThompsonD-NJ-4
Rep. Robert NixD-PA-2
Rep. Charles DiggsD-MI-13
Rep. Charles WilsonD-CA-31
Rep. Charles CarneyD-OH-19
Rep. Lucien NedziD-MI-14
Rep. John SeiberlingD-OH-14
Rep. William BarrettD-PA-1
Rep. John DentD-PA-21
Rep. Henry HelstoskiD-NJ-9
Rep. Lloyd MeedsD-WA-2
Rep. John BrademasD-IN-3
Rep. James CormanD-CA-22
Rep. George DanielsonD-CA-29
Rep. Donald FraserD-MN-5
Rep. Robert LeggettD-CA-4
Rep. Jonathan BinghamD-NY-22
Rep. Richard Vander VeenD-MI-5
Rep. William LehmanD-FL-13
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. James BurkeD-MA-11
Rep. Julia HansenD-WA-3
Rep. Henry ReussD-WI-5
Rep. Paul SarbanesD-MD-3
Rep. Edward KochD-NY-18
Rep. Spark MatsunagaD-HI-1
Rep. James HowardD-NJ-3
Rep. Joseph AddabboD-NY-7
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7
Rep. Thomas ReesD-CA-26
Rep. Chester HolifieldD-CA-19
Rep. William BurlisonD-MO-10
Rep. Gerry StuddsD-MA-12
Rep. Kenneth GrayD-IL-24
Rep. John MelcherD-MT-2
Rep. John BlatnikD-MN-8
Rep. William GreenD-PA-3
Rep. Jack BrooksD-TX-9
Rep. Leslie AspinD-WI-1
Rep. Mike McCormackD-WA-4
Rep. Richard HannaD-CA-34
Rep. Sidney YatesD-IL-9
Rep. Harold JohnsonD-CA-2
Rep. John RooneyD-NY-14
Rep. William HungateD-MO-9
Rep. Ogden ReidD-NY-24
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. Harley StaggersD-WV-2
Rep. Joseph EvinsD-TN-4
Rep. Frank AnnunzioD-IL-11
Rep. Charles WilsonD-TX-2
Rep. John MurphyD-NY-17
Rep. Leonor SullivanD-MO-3
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. Kenneth HechlerD-WV-4
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. Lionel Van DeerlinD-CA-41
Rep. Abraham KazenD-TX-23
Rep. Lindy BoggsD-LA-2
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. Robert RoeD-NJ-8
Rep. Frank EvansD-CO-3
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. John SlackD-WV-3
Rep. Robert GiaimoD-CT-3
Rep. William NatcherD-KY-2
Rep. Thomas AshleyD-OH-9
Rep. Jake PickleD-TX-10
Rep. James HanleyD-NY-32
Rep. James DelaneyD-NY-9
Rep. Jerry LittonD-MO-6
Rep. Koln McKayD-UT-1
Rep. Edward BolandD-MA-2
Rep. Clem McSpaddenD-OK-2
Rep. John BreauxD-LA-7
Rep. George ShipleyD-IL-22
Rep. John RoushD-IN-4
Rep. Sam GibbonsD-FL-7
Rep. Tom BevillD-AL-4
Rep. Albert UllmanD-OR-2
Rep. John DavisD-GA-7
Rep. Bo GinnD-GA-1
Rep. John BreckinridgeD-KY-6
Rep. Robert StephensD-GA-10
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. Walter FlowersD-AL-7
Rep. Walter JonesD-NC-1
Rep. Samuel StrattonD-NY-28
Rep. David BowenD-MS-2
Rep. Thomas GettysD-SC-5
Rep. George MahonD-TX-19
Rep. William ChappellD-FL-4
Rep. Otto PassmanD-LA-5
Rep. Jamie WhittenD-MS-1
Rep. William PoageD-TX-11
Rep. Robert SikesD-FL-1
Rep. Lawrence FountainD-NC-2
Rep. Marvin MathisD-GA-2
Rep. Thomas DowningD-VA-1
Rep. James MannD-SC-4
Rep. Joseph WaggonnerD-LA-4

Republicans who voted yea(49)

Rep. Donald RiegleR-MI-7
Rep. Charles WhalenR-OH-3
Rep. Gilbert GudeR-MD-8
Rep. Paul CroninR-MA-5
Rep. Silvio ConteR-MA-1
Rep. Pete McCloskeyR-CA-17
Rep. John StantonR-OH-11
Rep. Frank HortonR-NY-34
Rep. Stewart McKinneyR-CT-4
Rep. William WidnallR-NJ-7
Rep. Wendell WyattR-OR-1
Rep. Donald ClausenR-CA-1
Rep. Elwood HillisR-IN-5
Rep. James AbdnorR-SD-2
Rep. John AndersonR-IL-16
Rep. Tennyson GuyerR-OH-4
Rep. Lawrence WilliamsR-PA-7
Rep. John ZwachR-MN-6
Rep. Lawrence HoganR-MD-5
Rep. Thad CochranR-MS-4
Rep. Bob WilsonR-CA-40
Rep. Albert JohnsonR-PA-23
Rep. Philip RuppeR-MI-11
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16
Rep. John BuchananR-AL-6
Rep. Dan KuykendallR-TN-8
Rep. Samuel YoungR-IL-10
Rep. Joel BroyhillR-VA-10
Rep. Burt TalcottR-CA-12
Rep. Edwin ForsytheR-NJ-6
Rep. Jack EdwardsR-AL-1
Rep. Charles GubserR-CA-10
Rep. Vinegar Bend MizellR-NC-5
Rep. Charles ChamberlainR-MI-6
Rep. Stanford ParrisR-VA-8
Rep. Henry SmithR-NY-36
Rep. John RhodesR-AZ-1
Rep. Robert HanrahanR-IL-3
Rep. Edward DerwinskiR-IL-4
Rep. Robert McCloryR-IL-13
Rep. Manley ButlerR-VA-6
Rep. Harold FroehlichR-WI-8
Rep. Robert McEwenR-NY-30
Rep. William HudnutR-IN-11
Rep. Ancher NelsenR-MN-2
Rep. John ErlenbornR-IL-14
Rep. Leslie ArendsR-IL-15
Rep. Peter FrelinghuysenR-NJ-5
Rep. David TreenR-LA-3

Data notes

The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 982 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.

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Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee · House · referred to, reported by

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 10 actions.

Oct 26, 1974Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
PresidentPresident · Public law 93-478.
Oct 17, 1974PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
Oct 11, 1974FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate.
Oct 10, 1974FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended, roll call #601 (198-159).House roll call 601
Oct 7, 1974FloorFloor · Measure failed of passage under suspension of rules in House, roll call #571 (185-175).House roll call 571
FloorFloor · Failed of passage/not agreed to in House: Measure failed of passage under suspension of rules in House, roll call #571 (185-175).House roll call 571
Oct 3, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
Oct 2, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure 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.

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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.