To donate certain surplus railway equipment to the Hawaii Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society, Incorporated.
Public Law 93-546 · H.R. 1355 · 93rd Congress · began in the House
Signed by Gerald Ford (R) on Dec 26, 1974 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Spark Matsunaga (D-HI-1)
Cosponsors: None
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.
Authorizes the Administrator of General Services to donate all right and title of the United States to specified flatcars and a locomotive to the Hawaii Chapter of the National Railway Historical Society to be used in a park and museum to be built within three years in the State of Hawaii.
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.
- Dec 26, 1974Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public law 93-546.
- Dec 16, 1974PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Dec 12, 1974FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate.
- Dec 11, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Oct 8, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Oct 7, 1974FloorFloor · Measure passed House.
- Aug 23, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Jan 3, 1973CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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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.