An Act to amend the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 to permit financial assistance to be furnished under that Act for the acquisition of certain equipment which may be used for charter service in a manner which does not foreclose private operators from furnishing such service, and for other purposes.
Public Law 93-650 · H.R. 10511 · 93rd Congress · began in the House
Signed by Richard Nixon (R) on Jan 4, 1974 · Transportation and Public Works
Sponsor: Rep. James Wright (D-TX-12)
Cosponsors (2): Rep. Joseph Minish, Rep. James Stanton
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.
Provides that no Federal financial assistance shall be provided under the Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964 for the purchase of buses to any applicant for such assistance unless such applicant and the Secretary of Transportation shall have entered into an agreement that such applicant or the publicly owned operator of mass transportation service for the applicant will not engage in charter bus operations which will foreclose private bus operators from the intercity charter bus industry outside of the urban area or areas within which such applicant provides regularly scheduled mass transportation service.
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. 12 actions.
- Jan 4, 1974Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No. 93-650
- Jan 3, 1974PresidentPresident · Pocket vetoed by President.
- Dec 22, 1973PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Dec 21, 1973Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to House amendments.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · House agreed to Senate amendments with an amendment.
- Nov 20, 1973FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, amended.
- Nov 16, 1973CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
- Oct 16, 1973CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
- Oct 15, 1973FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended.
- Oct 9, 1973CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Sep 25, 1973CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure 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.