A bill to prevent reductions in pay for any officer or employee who would be adversely affected as a result of implementing Executive Order 11777.
Public Law 93-549 · H.R. 15067 · 93rd Congress · began in the House
Signed by Gerald Ford (R) on Dec 26, 1974 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Louis Wyman (R-NH-1)
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.
Prohibits the reduction of pay of any officer or employee of the United States by reason of Executive Order 11777, relating to the effective date of the 1972 Federal pay comparability adjustment.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Post Office and Civil Service Committee · House · referred to, reported by
Post Office and Civil Service Committee · Senate · referred to, reported by
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 93-549.
- Dec 16, 1974PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Dec 13, 1974FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate.
- Dec 12, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- Oct 8, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- Oct 7, 1974FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended.
- Sep 30, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- May 29, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
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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.