An Act to provide for the duty-free entry of a 3.60 meter telescope and associated articles for the use of the Canada-France-Hawaii telescope project at Mauna Kea, Hawaii.
Public Law 93-630 · H.R. 11796 · 93rd Congress · began in the House
Signed by Gerald Ford (R) on Jan 3, 1975 · Foreign Trade and International Finance
Sponsor: Rep. Spark Matsunaga (D-HI-1)
Cosponsors (1): Rep. Patsy Mink
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.
Authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Treasury to admit free of duty imported articles required by the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope Project to complete the installation on Manna Kea, Hawaii, of an optical telescope of 3.60 meters diameter.
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. 10 actions.
- Jan 3, 1975Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public law 93-630.
- Dec 24, 1974PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Dec 19, 1974FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate.
- Dec 14, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Finance Committee
- Aug 20, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Finance Committee
- Aug 19, 1974FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended.
- Jul 24, 1974CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Ways and Means Committee
- Dec 5, 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.