A bill to provide for the immediate disposal of certain abaca and sisal cordage fiber now held in the national stockpile.
Public Law 93-48 · H.R. 4682 · 93rd Congress · began in the House
Signed by Richard Nixon (R) on Jun 22, 1973 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Samuel Stratton (D-NY-28)
Cosponsors: None
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 for the immediate disposal of abaca and sisal cordage fiber now held in the national stockpile, as specified by the General Services Administration in the January 9, 1973, Federal Register.
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. 10 actions.
- Jun 22, 1973Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public law 93-48.
- Jun 15, 1973PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Jun 13, 1973FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate.
- Jun 11, 1973CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Armed Services Committee
- May 1, 1973CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Armed Services Committee
- Apr 30, 1973FloorFloor · Measure passed House.
- Apr 12, 1973CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Armed Services Committee
- Feb 22, 1973CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Armed 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.