Civil Rights Commission Authorization Act of 1976
Public Law 94-292 · H.R. 8957 · 94th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Gerald Ford (R) on May 27, 1976 · Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Sponsor: Rep. Don Edwards (D-CA-10)
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.
Civil Rights Commission Authorization Act - Raises the authorized appropriations for the United States Commission on Civil Rights to $7,843,000 for fiscal year 1976, $1,975,000 for the transitional period, $10,276,000 for each of fiscal years 1977 and 1978, and such additional amounts necessary in each of those fiscal years for increases in salary, pay, retirement, and other employee benefits authorized by law.
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. 12 actions.
- May 27, 1976Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public law 94-292.
- May 17, 1976PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- May 13, 1976FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate.
- May 11, 1976CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Judiciary Committee
- Apr 6, 1976CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
- Apr 5, 1976FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended.
- FloorFloor · Measure called up under motion to suspend rules and pass in House.
- Jul 28, 1975CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Judiciary 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.