An Act relating to former Speakers of the House of Representatives.
Public Law 93-532 · H.R. 17026 · 93rd Congress · began in the House
Signed by Gerald Ford (R) on Dec 22, 1974 · Congress
Sponsor: Rep. Kenneth Gray (D-IL-24)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseMethod not stated
- 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.
Extends use of office space, reimburement for office expenses, and the franking privilege to former Speakers of the House of Representatives from two years to as long as they find need therefor.
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. 12 actions.
- Dec 22, 1974Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public law 93-532.
- Dec 12, 1974PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Dec 9, 1974FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate.
- Dec 4, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
- Oct 8, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
- Oct 7, 1974FloorFloor · Measure passed House.
- Oct 3, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Committee on House Administration
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Oct 2, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Committee on House Administration
- 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.