Veterans Housing Act of 1974
Public Law 93-569 · H.R. 15912 · 93rd Congress · began in the House
Signed by Gerald Ford (R) on Dec 31, 1974 · Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. Charles Carney (D-OH-19)
Cosponsors (20): Rep. William Dorn, Rep. Olin Teague,
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseMethod not stated
- SenateRecorded vote: 90 yea, 0 nay90–0
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.
Veterans Housing Act - Entitles veterans to a guaranteed, insured, or a direct loan provided any prior GI loan has been paid in full, and the property has been disposed of by the veteran or any immediate veteran-transferee has agreed to the use of his veteran's entitlement.
Permits the guarantee of loans by the Veterans' Administration on an automatic basis in the case of unsupervised lenders such as consumer credit institutions, finance companies and mortgage companies who meet Veterans' Administration regulatory standards.
Increases the maximum home loan guarantee from $12,500 to $17,500.
Authorizes the guarantee of loans to veterans for individual condominium units without the present prerequisite that the Department of Housing and Urban Development has issued insurance on at least one loan in the project.
Increases the maximum loan guarantee to veterans for single-wide mobile home loans from $10,000 to $12,500; and for double-wide mobile home units from $15,000 to $20,000, with a maximum guarantee of $27,500 for a double-wide mobile home and an undeveloped lot.
Authorizes the guarantee of used mobile home units which meet Veterans' Administration mimimum requirements for construction, design, and general acceptability.
Increases the maximum maturity of loans made by Federal credit unions from 10 years to the maximum maturities specified.
Provides the authority for the guarantee of a loan for the acquisition of a lot in making necessary site preparations for the placement of a mobile home unit which the veteran already owns.
Removes the delimiting date presently in the law which prohibits guarantee of mobile home loans after July 1, 1975.
Increases the maximum grant payable for specially adapted housing for seriously service-connected disabled veterans from $17,500 to $25,000.
Who voted for it
Every senator of the 93rd Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 91 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
91 yea0 nay9 present or did not vote
Democrats who voted yea(52)
- Sen. James AbourezkD-SD
- Sen. William ProxmireD-WI
- Sen. Gaylord NelsonD-WI
- Sen. George McGovernD-SD
- Sen. Dick ClarkD-IA
- Sen. Lee MetcalfD-MT
- Sen. Howard MetzenbaumD-OH
- Sen. Frank ChurchD-ID
- Sen. William HathawayD-ME
- Sen. Philip HartD-MI
Sen. Ted KennedyD-MA- Sen. Rupert HartkeD-IN
- Sen. James FulbrightD-AR
Sen. Joseph BidenD-DE- Sen. Floyd HaskellD-CO
- Sen. Walter MondaleD-MN
- Sen. Thomas EagletonD-MO
- Sen. Quentin BurdickD-ND
- Sen. Birch BayhD-IN
- Sen. Stuart SymingtonD-MO
- Sen. Adlai StevensonD-IL
- Sen. Edmund MuskieD-ME
- Sen. Alan CranstonD-CA
- Sen. Harrison WilliamsD-NJ
- Sen. Frank MossD-UT
- Sen. Abraham RibicoffD-CT
- Sen. Hubert HumphreyD-MN
- Sen. Claiborne PellD-RI
- Sen. Mike GravelD-AK
- Sen. Warren MagnusonD-WA
- Sen. Lawton ChilesD-FL
Sen. Robert ByrdD-WV- Sen. John TunneyD-CA
- Sen. John PastoreD-RI
- Sen. Alan BibleD-NV
- Sen. Jennings RandolphD-WV
- Sen. Thomas McIntyreD-NH
Sen. Daniel InouyeD-HI- Sen. Fritz HollingsD-SC
- Sen. Howard CannonD-NV
- Sen. Scoop JacksonD-WA
- Sen. Russell LongD-LA
- Sen. Gale McGeeD-WY
- Sen. Samuel NunnD-GA
- Sen. Herman TalmadgeD-GA
- Sen. Samuel ErvinD-NC
- Sen. John SparkmanD-AL
- Sen. John McClellanD-AR
- Sen. John StennisD-MS
- Sen. James AllenD-AL
- Sen. James EastlandD-MS
- Sen. Harry ByrdD-VA
Republicans who voted yea(38)
- Sen. Clifford CaseR-NJ
- Sen. Richard SchweikerR-PA
- Sen. Edward BrookeR-MA
- Sen. Jacob JavitsR-NY
- Sen. Mark HatfieldR-OR
- Sen. Robert StaffordR-VT
- Sen. James PearsonR-KS
- Sen. Charles PercyR-IL
- Sen. Lowell WeickerR-CT
- Sen. Robert PackwoodR-OR
- Sen. Milton YoungR-ND
- Sen. George AikenR-VT
Sen. Ted StevensR-AK- Sen. Marlow CookR-KY
- Sen. John BeallR-MD
- Sen. Hugh ScottR-PA
Sen. Pete DomeniciR-NM- Sen. Hiram FongR-HI
- Sen. Robert DoleR-KS
- Sen. Edward GurneyR-FL
- Sen. Howard BakerR-TN
- Sen. Robert TaftR-OH
- Sen. William RothR-DE
- Sen. Peter DominickR-CO
- Sen. Robert GriffinR-MI
- Sen. William BrockR-TN
- Sen. James McClureR-ID
- Sen. Strom ThurmondR-SC
- Sen. Dewey BartlettR-OK
- Sen. Roman HruskaR-NE
- Sen. William ScottR-VA
- Sen. John TowerR-TX
- Sen. Carl CurtisR-NE
- Sen. Clifford HansenR-WY
- Sen. Wallace BennettR-UT
- Sen. Paul FanninR-AZ
- Sen. Jesse HelmsR-NC
- Sen. Barry GoldwaterR-AZ
Data notes
The Senate’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 1102 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. 1 yea vote was cast by members of neither major party and is highlighted on the compass but not listed. 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
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 11 actions.
- Dec 31, 1974Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public law 93-569.
- Dec 20, 1974PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Dec 17, 1974Resolving differencesResolving differences · House agreed to the Senate amendment.
- Dec 13, 1974FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, amended (provisions of S. 3883 inserted), roll call #535 (90-0).Senate roll call 535
- Dec 12, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Aug 7, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Aug 5, 1974FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended, roll call #443 (384-0).House roll call 443
- Jul 29, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Jul 16, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Veterans' Affairs 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.