Fiscal Year Transition Act
Public Law 94-274 · S. 2444 · 94th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Gerald Ford (R) on Apr 21, 1976 · Economics and Public Finance
Sponsor: Sen. Charles Percy (R-IL)
Cosponsors (2): Sen. Abraham Ribicoff, Sen. Henry Bellmon
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.
Fiscal Year Transition Act - =Title I:= Provides that, for purposes of specified provisions of the Social Security Act, the term "fiscal year" includes the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976. Makes or continues appropriations for the implementation of the Social Security programs through this transitional period.
Extends the provisions of, and the authorization of appropriations for specified Acts for the transitional period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, including: the Older Americans Act, Public Health Service Act, National School Lunch Act, Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933, Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 1972, General Education Provisions Act, Comprehensive Employment and Training Act, Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, and the Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act of 1970.
=Title II:= States that the period July 1, 1976, through September 30, 1976, shall be treated as a fiscal year for the purposes of specified Acts of Congress, or for provisions of Federal law insofar as they relate to matching requirements.
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.
- Apr 21, 1976Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public law 94-274.
- Apr 12, 1976PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Apr 8, 1976Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to House amendment.
- Apr 6, 1976FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended, in lieu of H.R. 12606.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Dec 3, 1975CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Dec 1, 1975FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, amended.
- Nov 20, 1975CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Oct 1, 1975CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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.