A bill to expend coverage of the Rehabilitation and Betterment Act (Act of October 7, 1949, 63 Stat. 724).
Public Law 94-102 · H.R. 543 · 94th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Gerald Ford (R) on Oct 3, 1975 · Water Resources Development
Sponsor: Rep. Harold Johnson (D-CA-1)
Cosponsors: None
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.
Requires that expenditures of funds hereafter specifically appropriated for rehabilitation and betterment of any project constructed under authority of the Small Reclamation Projects Act and of irrigation systems on projects governed by the Federal reclamation laws shall be made only after the organization concerned shall have obligated themselves for the return thereof, in installments fixed in accordance with their ability to pay, as determined by the Secretary of the Interior in the light of their outstanding repayment obligations.
Provides that repayment of such loans made for small reclamation projects shall include interest in accordance with the provisions of said Small Reclamation Projects Act.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 13 actions.
- Oct 3, 1975Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public law 94-102.
- Sep 23, 1975PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Sep 22, 1975FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate.
- Sep 18, 1975CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Apr 9, 1975CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Apr 8, 1975FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended.
- FloorFloor · Measure called up under motion to suspend rules and pass in House.
- Mar 20, 1975CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
- Jan 14, 1975CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
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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.