Joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1974, and for other purposes.
Public Law 93-52 · H.J.Res. 636 · 93rd Congress · began in the House
Signed by Richard Nixon (R) on Jul 1, 1973 · Economics and Public Finance
Sponsor: Rep. George Mahon (D-TX-19)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 266 yea, 75 nay266–75
- 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.
Makes appropriations of such amounts as may be necessary for continuing projects or activities which were conducted in fiscal year 1973 and for which appropriations would be available in specified appropriations Acts for fiscal year 1974.
Provides that, on or after August 15, 1973, no funds herein or heretofore appropriated may be obligated or expended to finance directly or indirectly combat activities by United States military forces in or over or from off the shores of North Vietnam, South Vietnam, Laos or Cambodia.
Provides that, unless specifically authorized by Congress, none of the funds herein appropriated under this joint resolution or heretofore appropriated under any other Act may be expended for the purpose of providing assistance in the reconstruction or rehabilitation of North Vietnam.
Who voted for it
Every House member of the 93rd Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 274 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
274 yea82 nay83 present or did not vote
Democrats who voted yea(134)
- Rep. Parren MitchellD-MD-7
- Rep. Gus HawkinsD-CA-21
- Rep. Ralph MetcalfeD-IL-1
- Rep. Henry GonzálezD-TX-20
- Rep. Barbara JordanD-TX-18
- Rep. George BrownD-CA-38
- Rep. Cardiss CollinsD-IL-7
- Rep. Robert NixD-PA-2
- Rep. Charles CarneyD-OH-19
- Rep. William BarrettD-PA-1
- Rep. John DentD-PA-21
- Rep. John BrademasD-IN-3
- Rep. Teno RoncalioD-WY
- Rep. Donald FraserD-MN-5
- Rep. Robert LeggettD-CA-4
- 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. Joshua EilbergD-PA-4
- Rep. Joseph AddabboD-NY-7
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7- Rep. Chester HolifieldD-CA-19
- Rep. William BurlisonD-MO-10
- Rep. Clarence LongD-MD-2
- Rep. Kenneth GrayD-IL-24
- Rep. Frank BrascoD-NY-11
- Rep. Richard HannaD-CA-34
- Rep. Harold JohnsonD-CA-2
- Rep. John RooneyD-NY-14
- Rep. John McFallD-CA-15
- Rep. Peter RodinoD-NJ-10
- Rep. Claude PepperD-FL-14
- Rep. Harley StaggersD-WV-2
- Rep. Peter KyrosD-ME-1
- Rep. Frank AnnunzioD-IL-11
- Rep. John MurphyD-NY-17
- 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. Bernice SiskD-CA-16
- Rep. John KluczynskiD-IL-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. Lionel Van DeerlinD-CA-41
- Rep. Abraham KazenD-TX-23
- Rep. Lindy BoggsD-LA-2
- Rep. Robert MollohanD-WV-1
- Rep. Frederick RooneyD-PA-15
- Rep. Torbert MacdonaldD-MA-7
- 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. John SlackD-WV-3
- Rep. Joseph MinishD-NJ-11
- Rep. Robert GiaimoD-CT-3
- Rep. William NatcherD-KY-2
- Rep. Thomas AshleyD-OH-9
- Rep. Kika de la GarzaD-TX-15
- Rep. Wilbur MillsD-AR-2
- Rep. Thomas SteedD-OK-4
- Rep. Jake PickleD-TX-10
- Rep. James HanleyD-NY-32
- Rep. Koln McKayD-UT-1
- Rep. Ray ThorntonD-AR-4
- Rep. Charles RoseD-NC-7
- Rep. Edward BolandD-MA-2
- Rep. John BreauxD-LA-7
- Rep. George ShipleyD-IL-22
- 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. Mendel DavisD-SC-1
- Rep. William RandallD-MO-4
- Rep. Ed JonesD-TN-7
- Rep. Williamson StuckeyD-GA-8
- Rep. Frank StubblefieldD-KY-1
- Rep. Thaddeus DulskiD-NY-37
- Rep. Robert StephensD-GA-10
- Rep. Lunsford PreyerD-NC-6
- Rep. Ike AndrewsD-NC-4
- Rep. Olin TeagueD-TX-6
- Rep. Lee HamiltonD-IN-9
- Rep. Robert CaseyD-TX-22
- Rep. David HendersonD-NC-3
- Rep. Romano MazzoliD-KY-3
- Rep. Walter JonesD-NC-1
- Rep. James JonesD-OK-1
- Rep. Bill GunterD-FL-5
- Rep. David BowenD-MS-2
- Rep. Thomas GettysD-SC-5
- Rep. Richard IchordD-MO-8
- Rep. George MahonD-TX-19
- Rep. Herbert RobertsD-TX-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. William DornD-SC-3
- Rep. Lawrence FountainD-NC-2
- Rep. Paul RogersD-FL-11
- Rep. Felix HébertD-LA-1
- Rep. Charles BennettD-FL-3
- Rep. Thomas DowningD-VA-1
- Rep. Dale MilfordD-TX-24
- 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(140)
- 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. Pete McCloskeyR-CA-17
- Rep. John StantonR-OH-11
- Rep. Frank HortonR-NY-34
- Rep. Ronald SarasinR-CT-5
- 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. Bob MathiasR-CA-18
- Rep. Tim CarterR-KY-5
- Rep. Thomas RailsbackR-IL-19
- Rep. Marvin EschR-MI-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. 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. William WamplerR-VA-9
- Rep. Garner ShriverR-KS-4
- Rep. John AndersonR-IL-16
- Rep. Tennyson GuyerR-OH-4
- Rep. Lawrence WilliamsR-PA-7
- Rep. Orval HansenR-ID-2
- Rep. Angelo RoncalloR-NY-3
- Rep. Edward MadiganR-IL-21
- Rep. Vernon ThomsonR-WI-3
- Rep. Guy Vander JagtR-MI-9
- Rep. John ZwachR-MN-6
- Rep. Lawrence HoganR-MD-5
- Rep. James ClevelandR-NH-2
- Rep. Dick ShoupR-MT-1
Rep. Thad CochranR-MS-4- Rep. Larry WinnR-KS-3
- Rep. George WhitehurstR-VA-2
- Rep. James HastingsR-NY-39
- Rep. James BroyhillR-NC-10
- Rep. Bob WilsonR-CA-40
- Rep. Albert JohnsonR-PA-23
- Rep. Alan SteelmanR-TX-5
- Rep. Edwin EshlemanR-PA-16
- Rep. James HarveyR-MI-8
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. David TowellR-NV
- Rep. Burt TalcottR-CA-12
- Rep. Edwin ForsytheR-NJ-6
- Rep. Jack EdwardsR-AL-1
- Rep. John DuncanR-TN-2
- Rep. Vinegar Bend MizellR-NC-5
- Rep. William BroomfieldR-MI-19
- Rep. John SaylorR-PA-12
- Rep. Elford CederbergR-MI-10
- Rep. Louis WymanR-NH-1
- Rep. William BrayR-IN-6
- Rep. George O’BrienR-IL-17
- Rep. Charles ChamberlainR-MI-6
- Rep. John DellenbackR-OR-4
- Rep. John McCollisterR-NE-2
- Rep. Robert PriceR-TX-13
- Rep. Stanford ParrisR-VA-8
- Rep. Clarence BrownR-OH-7
- Rep. Henry SmithR-NY-36
- Rep. John RhodesR-AZ-1
- Rep. Delbert LattaR-OH-5
- Rep. Marjorie HoltR-MD-4
- Rep. Richard MallaryR-VT
- Rep. William FrenzelR-MN-3
- Rep. Howard RobisonR-NY-27
- Rep. William MinshallR-OH-23
- Rep. Robert HanrahanR-IL-3
- Rep. Floyd SpenceR-SC-2
- Rep. Robert McCloryR-IL-13
- Rep. Manley ButlerR-VA-6
- Rep. William ScherleR-IA-5
- Rep. Andrew HinshawR-CA-39
- Rep. Robert DanielR-VA-4
- Rep. Keith SebeliusR-KS-1
- Rep. Earl RuthR-NC-8
- Rep. Robert McEwenR-NY-30
- Rep. Wiley MayneR-IA-6
- Rep. William HudnutR-IN-11
- Rep. Ancher NelsenR-MN-2
- Rep. Edward YoungR-SC-6
- Rep. Jack KempR-NY-38
- Rep. Gerald FordR-MI-5
- Rep. John ErlenbornR-IL-14
- Rep. John WareR-PA-5
- Rep. James MartinR-NC-9
- Rep. William SteigerR-WI-6
- Rep. Leslie ArendsR-IL-15
- Rep. LaMar BakerR-TN-3
- Rep. Marion SnyderR-KY-4
- Rep. Peter FrelinghuysenR-NJ-5
- Rep. Carlos MoorheadR-CA-20
- Rep. Barry GoldwaterR-CA-27
- Rep. Gene TaylorR-MO-7
- Rep. James RobinsonR-VA-7
- Rep. Skip BafalisR-FL-10
- Rep. Harold CollierR-IL-6
- Rep. John CampR-OK-6
- Rep. Clarence MillerR-OH-10
Rep. W. Bill YoungR-FL-6- Rep. William KetchumR-CA-36
- Rep. David TreenR-LA-3
- Rep. William ArmstrongR-CO-5
- Rep. Edward HutchinsonR-MI-4
- Rep. Barber ConableR-NY-35
- Rep. Herman SchneebeliR-PA-17
- Rep. Benjamin BlackburnR-GA-4
- Rep. Robert MichelR-IL-18
- Rep. Glenn DavisR-WI-9
- Rep. Bud ShusterR-PA-9
- Rep. David DennisR-IN-10
- Rep. Bill ArcherR-TX-7
- Rep. Samuel DevineR-OH-12
- Rep. John ConlanR-AZ-4
- Rep. George GoodlingR-PA-19
- Rep. James CollinsR-TX-3
- Rep. Earl LandgrebeR-IN-2
- Rep. Harold GrossR-IA-3
Data notes
The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 226 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. 19 actions.
- Jul 1, 1973Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public law 93-52.
- Jun 30, 1973PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate receded and concurred in certain House Amendments.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to conference report.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · House receded and concurred in certain Senate amendments.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · House agreed to conference report, roll call #322 (266-75).House roll call 322
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in House: House agreed to conference report, roll call #322 (266-75).House roll call 322
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 93-364.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed: Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 93-364.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference scheduled in House.
- Jun 29, 1973Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference scheduled in Senate.
- FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, amended, roll call #262 (73-16).Senate roll call 262
- Jun 28, 1973CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Appropriations Committee
- Jun 26, 1973FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended, roll call #286 (325-86).House roll call 286
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee
- Jun 25, 1973CommitteeCommittee · 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.