A bill to recognize the 50 years of extraordinary and selfless public service of Herbert Hoover, including his many great humanitarian endeavors, his chairmanship of two Commissions of the Organization of the Executive Branch, and his service as 31st President of the United States, and in commemoration of the 100th anniversary of his birth on August 10, 1974, by providing grants to the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace.
Public Law 93-585 · S. 1418 · 93rd Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Gerald Ford (R) on Jan 2, 1975 · Commemorations
Sponsor: Sen. Mark Hatfield (R-OR)
Cosponsors (33): Sen. John Beall, Sen. Wallace Bennett,
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 Secretary of the Treasury to make grants to the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace in Stanford, California, in order to recognize the fifty years of extraordinary and selfless public service of Herbert Hoover.
States that grants made under this Act may be used for the construction of a new educational building to be used by the Hoover Institution, and for the equipment of such building.
Provides that no grant may be made under this Act for any fiscal year unless: (1) the Secretary determines that the total of such grants for that year will not exceed the total amount of gifts, bequests, and devises of money, securities, and other property, made after the date of enactment of this Act, for that year for the benefit of the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace; and (2) the Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace furnishes to the Secretary such information at such times and in such manner as he may require.
Authorizes appropriations for grants of up to $7,000,000.
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. 11 actions.
- Jan 2, 1975Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public law 93-585.
- Dec 24, 1974PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Dec 19, 1974Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to House amendments.
- FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended, in lieu of H.R. 17580.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Education and Workforce Committee
- Nov 26, 1973CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Education and Workforce Committee
- Nov 15, 1973FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, amended.
- Nov 14, 1973CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- Mar 29, 1973CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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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.