A bill to authorize appropriations for the period July 1, 1976 through September 30, 1976.
Public Law 94-144 · H.R. 6692 · 94th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Gerald Ford (R) on Dec 9, 1975 · Economics and Public Finance
Sponsor: Rep. Jack Brooks (D-TX-9)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseMethod not stated
- SenateMethod not stated
Data notes
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.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Authorizes appropriations for the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, as may be necessary to conduct programs and activities for which funding was authorized on June 30, 1976, provided that this Act shall not affect any other law authorizing appropriations for such period.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
A committee links to its page only where it exists in the current Congress; older and renamed committees are named without a link.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 13 actions.
- Dec 9, 1975Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public law 94-144.
- Dec 2, 1975PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Dec 1, 1975FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate.
- Nov 20, 1975CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Jun 17, 1975CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Jun 16, 1975FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended.
- FloorFloor · Measure called up under motion to suspend rules and pass in House.
- Jun 11, 1975CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- May 6, 1975CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.