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A bill to amend the Tariff Schedules of the United States to permit the importation of upholstery regulators, upholsterer's regulating needles, and upholsterer's pins free of duty.

Public Law 93-625 · H.R. 421 · 93rd Congress · began in the House

Signed by Gerald Ford (R) on Jan 3, 1975 · Foreign Trade and International Finance

Sponsor: Rep. Silvio Conte (R-MA-1)

Cosponsors: None

Passage votesYeaNay

HouseRecorded vote: 257 yea, 71 nay257–71
SenateMethod not stated

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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.

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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Allows, under the Tariff Schedules of the United States, the importation of upholstery regulators, upholsterer's regulating needles, and upholsterer's pins free of duty.

Extends by one year (to January 1, 1976) the period under existing law during which pollution control facilities, railroad rolling stock, rehabilitation housing and coal mine safety equipment may qualify for the 5-year amortization under the Internal Revenue Code.

Provides for specified treatment under such Code of foreclosure property acquired by real estate investment trusts.

Makes provision for the imposition of a tax on specified income of political organizations.

Who voted for it

Every House member of the 93rd Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 257 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

257 yea71 nay106 present or did not vote

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Economic left–right

More liberalMore conservative

Democrats who voted yea(153)

Rep. Pete StarkD-CA-8
Rep. Edward RoybalD-CA-30
Rep. Phillip BurtonD-CA-5
Rep. Louis StokesD-OH-21
Rep. Robert EckhardtD-TX-8
Rep. Robert KastenmeierD-WI-2
Rep. Parren MitchellD-MD-7
Rep. Gus HawkinsD-CA-21
Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-19
Rep. Shirley ChisholmD-NY-12
Rep. Ralph MetcalfeD-IL-1
Rep. William FordD-MI-15
Rep. Benjamin RosenthalD-NY-8
Rep. Leo RyanD-CA-11
Rep. Yvonne BurkeD-CA-37
Rep. Patsy MinkD-HI-2
Rep. Barbara JordanD-TX-18
Rep. George BrownD-CA-38
Rep. Cardiss CollinsD-IL-7
Rep. Frank ThompsonD-NJ-4
Rep. Robert NixD-PA-2
Rep. Floyd HicksD-WA-6
Rep. Charles DiggsD-MI-13
Rep. Lucien NedziD-MI-14
Rep. Henry HelstoskiD-NJ-9
Rep. Lloyd MeedsD-WA-2
Rep. John BrademasD-IN-3
Rep. James CormanD-CA-22
Rep. Teno RoncalioD-WY
Rep. George DanielsonD-CA-29
Rep. Donald FraserD-MN-5
Rep. Robert LeggettD-CA-4
Rep. Jonathan BinghamD-NY-22
Rep. Richard Vander VeenD-MI-5
Rep. Robert DrinanD-MA-4
Rep. William LehmanD-FL-13
Rep. Robert TiernanD-RI-2
Rep. Tip O’NeillD-MA-8
Rep. James BurkeD-MA-11
Rep. Joshua EilbergD-PA-4
Rep. Henry ReussD-WI-5
Rep. Spark MatsunagaD-HI-1
Rep. Joseph AddabboD-NY-7
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7
Rep. Thomas ReesD-CA-26
Rep. Chester HolifieldD-CA-19
Rep. William BurlisonD-MO-10
Rep. Clarence LongD-MD-2
Rep. Gerry StuddsD-MA-12
Rep. Frank DenholmD-SD-1
Rep. John MelcherD-MT-2
Rep. Jack BrooksD-TX-9
Rep. Mike McCormackD-WA-4
Rep. John PatmanD-TX-1
Rep. Harold JohnsonD-CA-2
Rep. Ray MaddenD-IN-1
Rep. John McFallD-CA-15
Rep. Peter RodinoD-NJ-10
Rep. Claude PepperD-FL-14
Rep. Fernand St. GermainD-RI-1
Rep. Edward MezvinskyD-IA-1
Rep. Harley StaggersD-WV-2
Rep. Peter KyrosD-ME-1
Rep. Frank AnnunzioD-IL-11
Rep. Charles WilsonD-TX-2
Rep. Leonor SullivanD-MO-3
Rep. Robert BerglandD-MN-7
Rep. Joseph GaydosD-PA-20
Rep. Thomas FoleyD-WA-5
Rep. Charles PriceD-IL-23
Rep. Bill AlexanderD-AR-1
Rep. Morris UdallD-AZ-2
Rep. Bernice SiskD-CA-16
Rep. Joseph KarthD-MN-4
Rep. Gillis LongD-LA-8
Rep. William MoorheadD-PA-14
Rep. Richard BollingD-MO-5
Rep. Harold DonohueD-MA-3
Rep. Abraham KazenD-TX-23
Rep. Joseph VigoritoD-PA-24
Rep. Lindy BoggsD-LA-2
Rep. Robert MollohanD-WV-1
Rep. Frederick RooneyD-PA-15
Rep. Daniel FloodD-PA-11
Rep. Carl PerkinsD-KY-7
Rep. Edward PattenD-NJ-15
Rep. Robert RoeD-NJ-8
Rep. Neal SmithD-IA-4
Rep. James SymingtonD-MO-2
Rep. Clement ZablockiD-WI-4
Rep. Lester WolffD-NY-6
Rep. Joseph MinishD-NJ-11
Rep. William NatcherD-KY-2
Rep. Thomas AshleyD-OH-9
Rep. Kika de la GarzaD-TX-15
Rep. John CulverD-IA-2
Rep. Jake PickleD-TX-10
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12
Rep. James HanleyD-NY-32
Rep. Jerry LittonD-MO-6
Rep. Koln McKayD-UT-1
Rep. Ray ThorntonD-AR-4
Rep. Charles RoseD-NC-7
Rep. John BreauxD-LA-7
Rep. John RoushD-IN-4
Rep. Tom BevillD-AL-4
Rep. Albert UllmanD-OR-2
Rep. Bo GinnD-GA-1
Rep. John BreckinridgeD-KY-6
Rep. Mendel DavisD-SC-1
Rep. Ed JonesD-TN-7
Rep. William RoyD-KS-2
Rep. Otis PikeD-NY-1
Rep. Frank StubblefieldD-KY-1
Rep. Thaddeus DulskiD-NY-37
Rep. Lunsford PreyerD-NC-6
Rep. Ike AndrewsD-NC-4
Rep. Olin TeagueD-TX-6
Rep. Lee HamiltonD-IN-9
Rep. Robert CaseyD-TX-22
Rep. David HendersonD-NC-3
Rep. Romano MazzoliD-KY-3
Rep. Walter FlowersD-AL-7
Rep. Samuel StrattonD-NY-28
Rep. David BowenD-MS-2
Rep. Thomas GettysD-SC-5
Rep. Don FuquaD-FL-2
Rep. Richard IchordD-MO-8
Rep. George MahonD-TX-19
Rep. Herbert RobertsD-TX-4
Rep. Harold RunnelsD-NM-2
Rep. Roy TaylorD-NC-11
Rep. Jamie WhittenD-MS-1
Rep. William PoageD-TX-11
Rep. William NicholsD-AL-3
Rep. William DornD-SC-3
Rep. Edith GreenD-OR-3
Rep. Lawrence FountainD-NC-2
Rep. Paul RogersD-FL-11
Rep. Marvin MathisD-GA-2
Rep. Charles BennettD-FL-3
Rep. Thomas DowningD-VA-1
Rep. James MannD-SC-4
Rep. Dale MilfordD-TX-24
Rep. Joseph WaggonnerD-LA-4
Rep. James HaleyD-FL-8
Rep. Goodloe ByronD-MD-6
Rep. John FlyntD-GA-6
Rep. Ovie FisherD-TX-21
Rep. Sonny MontgomeryD-MS-3
Rep. Omar BurlesonD-TX-17
Rep. Dan DanielD-VA-5
Rep. David SatterfieldD-VA-3

Republicans who voted yea(103)

Rep. Donald RiegleR-MI-7
Rep. Margaret HecklerR-MA-10
Rep. Robert SteeleR-CT-2
Rep. Peter PeyserR-NY-23
Rep. Matthew RinaldoR-NJ-12
Rep. Paul CroninR-MA-5
Rep. Mark AndrewsR-ND
Rep. Frank HortonR-NY-34
Rep. William WalshR-NY-33
Rep. Tim CarterR-KY-5
Rep. Donald MitchellR-NY-31
Rep. Donald ClausenR-CA-1
Rep. Joel PritchardR-WA-1
Rep. Charles ThoneR-NE-1
Rep. John HammerschmidtR-AR-3
Rep. William HarshaR-OH-6
Rep. Don YoungR-AK
Rep. James AbdnorR-SD-2
Rep. Garner ShriverR-KS-4
Rep. Tennyson GuyerR-OH-4
Rep. Lawrence WilliamsR-PA-7
Rep. Orval HansenR-ID-2
Rep. Jerry PettisR-CA-33
Rep. Vernon ThomsonR-WI-3
Rep. Guy Vander JagtR-MI-9
Rep. Lawrence HoganR-MD-5
Rep. Albert QuieR-MN-1
Rep. James ClevelandR-NH-2
Rep. Herbert BurkeR-FL-12
Rep. Thad CochranR-MS-4
Rep. George WhitehurstR-VA-2
Rep. James HastingsR-NY-39
Rep. James BroyhillR-NC-10
Rep. Philip RuppeR-MI-11
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16
Rep. John MyersR-IN-7
Rep. Trent LottR-MS-5
Rep. John BuchananR-AL-6
Rep. Joel BroyhillR-VA-10
Rep. Burt TalcottR-CA-12
Rep. Edwin ForsytheR-NJ-6
Rep. Jack EdwardsR-AL-1
Rep. John DuncanR-TN-2
Rep. Vinegar Bend MizellR-NC-5
Rep. Paul FindleyR-IL-20
Rep. Elford CederbergR-MI-10
Rep. John HuntR-NJ-1
Rep. William BrayR-IN-6
Rep. George O’BrienR-IL-17
Rep. John DellenbackR-OR-4
Rep. John McCollisterR-NE-2
Rep. Robert PriceR-TX-13
Rep. Stanford ParrisR-VA-8
Rep. Clarence BrownR-OH-7
Rep. Henry SmithR-NY-36
Rep. John RhodesR-AZ-1
Rep. Delbert LattaR-OH-5
Rep. Roger ZionR-IN-8
Rep. Marjorie HoltR-MD-4
Rep. William MinshallR-OH-23
Rep. Robert HanrahanR-IL-3
Rep. Floyd SpenceR-SC-2
Rep. Robert McCloryR-IL-13
Rep. Alphonzo BellR-CA-28
Rep. Andrew HinshawR-CA-39
Rep. Robert DanielR-VA-4
Rep. Keith SebeliusR-KS-1
Rep. Clair BurgenerR-CA-42
Rep. Earl RuthR-NC-8
Rep. Robert McEwenR-NY-30
Rep. Wiley MayneR-IA-6
Rep. Carleton KingR-NY-29
Rep. William DickinsonR-AL-2
Rep. Edward YoungR-SC-6
Rep. John WareR-PA-5
Rep. Leslie ArendsR-IL-15
Rep. Marion SnyderR-KY-4
Rep. Barry GoldwaterR-CA-27
Rep. Gene TaylorR-MO-7
Rep. James RobinsonR-VA-7
Rep. Chalmers WylieR-OH-15
Rep. Robin BeardR-TN-6
Rep. Robert LagomarsinoR-CA-13
Rep. William KetchumR-CA-36
Rep. David TreenR-LA-3
Rep. Edward HutchinsonR-MI-4
Rep. Barber ConableR-NY-35
Rep. Herman SchneebeliR-PA-17
Rep. Benjamin BlackburnR-GA-4
Rep. Craig HosmerR-CA-32
Rep. Robert MichelR-IL-18
Rep. Sam SteigerR-AZ-3
Rep. Robert HuberR-MI-18
Rep. Delwin ClawsonR-CA-23
Rep. Bud ShusterR-PA-9
Rep. Bill ArcherR-TX-7
Rep. Samuel DevineR-OH-12
Rep. John ConlanR-AZ-4
Rep. George GoodlingR-PA-19
Rep. John AshbrookR-OH-17
Rep. James CollinsR-TX-3
Rep. Steven SymmsR-ID-1
Rep. Phil CraneR-IL-12

Data notes

The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 1074 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.

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Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

Ways and Means Committee · House · referred to, reported by
Finance Committee · Senate · referred to, reported by

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 19 actions.

Jan 3, 1975Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
PresidentPresident · Public law 93-625.
Dec 24, 1974PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
Dec 20, 1974Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to conference report.
Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report.
Resolving differencesResolving differences · House agreed to conference report, roll call #723 (257-71).House roll call 723
Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in House: House agreed to conference report, roll call #723 (257-71).House roll call 723
Dec 19, 1974Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 93-1642.
Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed: Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 93-1642.
Dec 18, 1974Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference scheduled in House.
Dec 17, 1974Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference scheduled in Senate.
FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, amended.
FloorFloor · Cloture motion passed Senate, roll call #561 (67-25).Senate roll call 561
Dec 16, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Finance Committee
Apr 10, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Finance Committee
Apr 8, 1974FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended.
Apr 4, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Ways and Means Committee
Jan 3, 1973CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Ways and Means 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.