A bill to amend subsection (b) of section 214 and subsection (c)(1) of section 222 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, in order to designate the Secretary of Defense (rather than the Secretaries of the Army and the Navy) as the person entitled to receive official notice of the filing of certain applications in the common carrier service and to provide notice to the Secretary of State where under section 214 applications involve service to foreign points.
Public Law 93-506 · S. 1479 · 93rd Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Gerald Ford (R) on Nov 30, 1974 · Transportation and Public Works
Sponsor: Sen. Warren Magnuson (D-WA)
Cosponsors (1): Sen. Norris Cotton
Passage votes
- HouseMethod not stated
- SenateMethod not stated
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Designates the Secretary of Defense, rather than the Secretaries of the Army and the Navy, as the person entitled under the Communications Act of 1934 to receive official notice of the filing of applications in the common carrier service and to provide notice to the Secretary of State where under such applications involve service to foreign points.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 10 actions.
- Nov 30, 1974Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public law 93-506.
- Nov 20, 1974PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Nov 19, 1974FloorFloor · Measure passed House.
- Oct 3, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Energy and Commerce Committee
- May 6, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Energy and Commerce Committee
- May 2, 1974FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate.
- Apr 30, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Apr 5, 1973CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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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.