A bill to provide for crediting service as an aviation midshipman for purposes of retirement for nonregular service under chapter 67 of title 10, United States Code, and for pay purposes under title 37, United States Code.
Public Law 93-545 · H.R. 5056 · 93rd Congress · began in the House
Signed by Gerald Ford (R) on Dec 26, 1974 · Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. John McFall (D-CA-15)
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 crediting service as an aviation midshipman for purposes of pay and retirement for nonregular service in the Armed Forces. (Amends 10 U.S.C. 1332 (b) (7), 37 U.S.C. 205 (a) (1))
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.
- Dec 26, 1974Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public law 93-545.
- Dec 16, 1974PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Dec 14, 1974FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate.
- Dec 12, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Armed Services Committee
- Oct 8, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Armed Services Committee
- Oct 7, 1974FloorFloor · Measure passed House.
- Sep 30, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Armed Services Committee
- Mar 1, 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.