An Act to designate the Veterans' Administration hospital in Columbia, Missouri, as the "Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital"; to amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the rates of vocational rehabilitation, educational assistance and special training allowances paid to certain eligible veterans and persons; and for other purposes.
Public Law 93-602 · H.R. 10212 · 93rd Congress · began in the House
Signed by Gerald Ford (R) on Jan 2, 1975 · Commemorations
Sponsor: Rep. Richard Ichord (D-MO-8)
Cosponsors (8): Rep. James Symington, Rep. Bill Clay,
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.
=Title I: Designating the Veterans' Administration Hospital at Columbia, Missouri, as the Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital= - Directs that the Veterans' Administration Hospital at Columbia, Missouri, shall be designated as the "Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans' Hospital".
Authorizes the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to provide a memorial at the Columbia, Missouri, VA Hospital to preserve the remembrance of Harry S. Truman.
=Title II: Veterans' Education and Rehabilitation Equalization Amendments Act of 1974= -Veterans' Education and Rehabilitation Equalization Amendments Act.
Provides, under the subsistence allowance table relating to veterans' benefits in the U.S. Code, for a 3.8 percent increase in the monthly subsistence allowance rates for specified trainees.
Provides a 3.8 percent increase in the rates for veterans in flight training, on active duty, or under the Predischarge Education Program.
Provides a 3.8 percent increase in the flight training program assistance for Veterans.
Provides other increases in educational benefits for specified veterans, including a 3.8 percent increase in the monthly educational assistance allowance rates to eligible persons pursuing a full-time course of training in a business or industrial establishment with the training in the establishment being strictly supplemental to the institution portion.
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 93-602.
- Dec 24, 1974PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Dec 17, 1974Resolving differencesResolving differences · House agreed to the Senate amendment.
- Dec 12, 1974FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, amended.
- Dec 11, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Aug 6, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Aug 5, 1974FloorFloor · Measure passed House.
- Jul 29, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Veterans' Affairs Committee
- Sep 12, 1973CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Veterans' Affairs 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.