A bill to increase the temporary debt limitation and to extend such temporary limitation until June 30, 1975.
Public Law 94-3 · H.R. 2634 · 94th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Gerald Ford (R) on Feb 19, 1975 · Economics and Public Finance
Sponsor: Rep. Albert Ullman (D-OR-2)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 248 yea, 170 nay248–170
- SenateRecorded vote: 70 yea, 20 nay70–20
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.
Increases temporarily the public debt limitation set forth in the Second Liberty Bond Act by $131,000,000,000 until June 30, 1975.
Who voted for it
Every House member of the 94th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 249 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
249 yea171 nay13 present or did not vote
Democrats who voted yea(186)
Rep. John ConyersD-MI-1- Rep. Louis StokesD-OH-21
Rep. Pete StarkD-CA-9- Rep. Bella AbzugD-NY-20
- Rep. John MossD-CA-3
- Rep. Parren MitchellD-MD-7
- Rep. James CormanD-CA-21
- Rep. Ronald DellumsD-CA-8
- Rep. Don EdwardsD-CA-10
- Rep. Edward RoybalD-CA-25
- Rep. Phillip BurtonD-CA-6
- Rep. Andrew YoungD-GA-5
- Rep. Yvonne BurkeD-CA-28
- Rep. Bill ClayD-MO-1
- Rep. Elizabeth HoltzmanD-NY-16
- Rep. Shirley ChisholmD-NY-12
- Rep. Gus HawkinsD-CA-29
Rep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-24- Rep. Benjamin RosenthalD-NY-8
Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-19- Rep. Ralph MetcalfeD-IL-1
- Rep. Frank ThompsonD-NJ-4
Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8- Rep. Herman BadilloD-NY-21
- Rep. William BarrettD-PA-1
- Rep. Barbara JordanD-TX-18
- Rep. Robert NixD-PA-2
- Rep. William FordD-MI-15
- Rep. Frederick RichmondD-NY-14
- Rep. Harold JohnsonD-CA-1
- Rep. Robert EckhardtD-TX-8
- Rep. James HowardD-NJ-3
- Rep. John SeiberlingD-OH-14
- Rep. Jonathan BinghamD-NY-22
Rep. John DingellD-MI-16- Rep. John BurtonD-CA-5
- Rep. John BrademasD-IN-3
- Rep. Patsy MinkD-HI-2
- Rep. John McFallD-CA-14
- Rep. Tip O’NeillD-MA-8
- Rep. Morris UdallD-AZ-2
- Rep. Charles PriceD-IL-23
- Rep. Edward KochD-NY-18
- Rep. Richard BollingD-MO-5
- Rep. Joshua EilbergD-PA-4
- Rep. Henry ReussD-WI-5
- Rep. Joseph AddabboD-NY-7
- Rep. Norman MinetaD-CA-13
- Rep. Peter RodinoD-NJ-10
Rep. George MillerD-CA-7- Rep. Henry HelstoskiD-NJ-9
- Rep. Lloyd MeedsD-WA-2
- Rep. Sidney YatesD-IL-9
- Rep. Ray MaddenD-IN-1
- Rep. Helen MeynerD-NJ-13
- Rep. Edward MezvinskyD-IA-1
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7- Rep. Thomas MorganD-PA-22
- Rep. Frank AnnunzioD-IL-11
- Rep. John MurphyD-NY-17
Rep. Richard NolanD-MN-6- Rep. Dominick DanielsD-NJ-14
- Rep. Spark MatsunagaD-HI-1
- Rep. Fernand St. GermainD-RI-1
- Rep. Floyd HicksD-WA-6
- Rep. Richard FultonD-TN-5
- Rep. William LehmanD-FL-13
- Rep. Robert DrinanD-MA-4
- Rep. Daniel RostenkowskiD-IL-8
- Rep. Edward PattenD-NJ-15
- Rep. Morgan MurphyD-IL-2
- Rep. Abner MikvaD-IL-10
- Rep. Joseph KarthD-MN-4
- Rep. James O’HaraD-MI-12
- Rep. Edward BeardD-RI-2
- Rep. James WeaverD-OR-4
- Rep. Donald FraserD-MN-5
- Rep. Dante FascellD-FL-15
- Rep. Daniel FloodD-PA-11
- Rep. Robert BerglandD-MN-7
- Rep. Lucien NedziD-MI-14
- Rep. William MoorheadD-PA-14
- Rep. Paul SarbanesD-MD-3
- Rep. Joseph VigoritoD-PA-24
- Rep. John PatmanD-TX-1
- Rep. Richard OttingerD-NY-24
- Rep. Lionel Van DeerlinD-CA-42
- Rep. Philip HayesD-IN-8
- Rep. Harold FordD-TN-8
- Rep. Jack BrooksD-TX-9
- Rep. James HanleyD-NY-32
- Rep. Bernice SiskD-CA-16
- Rep. William GreenD-PA-3
- Rep. Robert JonesD-AL-5
- Rep. Clement ZablockiD-WI-4
- Rep. Charles VanikD-OH-22
- Rep. Wayne HaysD-OH-18
- Rep. James DelaneyD-NY-9
- Rep. Tim HallD-IL-15
- Rep. Robert MollohanD-WV-1
- Rep. Leo ZeferettiD-NY-15
- Rep. Carl PerkinsD-KY-7
- Rep. William HungateD-MO-9
- Rep. Brock AdamsD-WA-7
- Rep. William CotterD-CT-1
- Rep. Herbert HarrisD-VA-8
- Rep. Richard Vander VeenD-MI-5
- Rep. Leslie AspinD-WI-1
- Rep. Paul SimonD-IL-24
- Rep. Toby MoffettD-CT-6
- Rep. Neal SmithD-IA-4
- Rep. Frederick RooneyD-PA-15
- Rep. Matthew McHughD-NY-27
- Rep. Albert UllmanD-OR-2
- Rep. Thomas FoleyD-WA-5
- Rep. Joseph MinishD-NJ-11
- Rep. Leo RyanD-CA-11
- Rep. James SymingtonD-MO-2
- Rep. John MelcherD-MT-2
- Rep. Robert CornellD-WI-8
- Rep. Gene MaguireD-NJ-7
- Rep. Thomas ReesD-CA-23
- Rep. James FlorioD-NJ-1
- Rep. Edward BolandD-MA-2
- Rep. Frank EvansD-CO-3
- Rep. Edward PattisonD-NY-29
- Rep. James BlanchardD-MI-18
- Rep. Gillis LongD-LA-8
- Rep. Mike McCormackD-WA-4
- Rep. Alvin BaldusD-WI-3
- Rep. Gladys SpellmanD-MD-5
- Rep. Don BonkerD-WA-3
Rep. Max BaucusD-MT-1- Rep. George ShipleyD-IL-22
- Rep. Henry NowakD-NY-37
- Rep. Joseph FisherD-VA-10
- Rep. Robert EdgarD-PA-7
- Rep. Michael BlouinD-IA-2
- Rep. Thomas DowneyD-NY-2
- Rep. Koln McKayD-UT-1
- Rep. Otis PikeD-NY-1
- Rep. Timothy WirthD-CO-2
- Rep. Robert GiaimoD-CT-3
- Rep. Thomas SteedD-OK-4
- Rep. John SlackD-WV-3
- Rep. Martha KeysD-KS-2
- Rep. Lindy BoggsD-LA-2
- Rep. William NatcherD-KY-2
- Rep. Robert DuncanD-OR-3
- Rep. Lunsford PreyerD-NC-6
- Rep. Jerome AmbroD-NY-3
- Rep. John YoungD-TX-14
- Rep. Samuel StrattonD-NY-28
- Rep. John BreckinridgeD-KY-6
- Rep. John LaFalceD-NY-36
- Rep. Theodore RisenhooverD-OK-2
- Rep. Jerry LittonD-MO-6
- Rep. Thomas AshleyD-OH-9
- Rep. Clarence LongD-MD-2
- Rep. Ray ThorntonD-AR-4
- Rep. Norman D’AmoursD-NH-1
- Rep. Martin RussoD-IL-3
- Rep. Jake PickleD-TX-10
- Rep. Berkley BedellD-IA-6
- Rep. Abraham KazenD-TX-23
- Rep. Les AuCoinD-OR-1
- Rep. John RoushD-IN-4
- Rep. Philip SharpD-IN-10
- Rep. Sam GibbonsD-FL-7
- Rep. Lee HamiltonD-IN-9
- Rep. Walter JonesD-NC-1
- Rep. Bill HefnerD-NC-8
- Rep. George MahonD-TX-19
- Rep. Walter FlowersD-AL-7
- Rep. Robert KruegerD-TX-21
- Rep. James JonesD-OK-1
- Rep. John BreauxD-LA-7
- Rep. David EvansD-IN-6
- Rep. Otto PassmanD-LA-5
- Rep. Robert CaseyD-TX-22
- Rep. Olin TeagueD-TX-6
- Rep. Thomas DowningD-VA-1
- Rep. Felix HébertD-LA-1
- Rep. Joseph WaggonnerD-LA-4
- Rep. William PoageD-TX-11
- Rep. Omar BurlesonD-TX-17
Republicans who voted yea(63)
- Rep. Charles WhalenR-OH-3
- Rep. Peter PeyserR-NY-23
- Rep. Gilbert GudeR-MD-8
- Rep. Silvio ConteR-MA-1
- Rep. Edward BiesterR-PA-8
- Rep. Frank HortonR-NY-34
- Rep. Margaret HecklerR-MA-10
- Rep. Joseph McDadeR-PA-10
- Rep. Henry HeinzR-PA-18
- Rep. William WalshR-NY-33
- Rep. Stewart McKinneyR-CT-4
- Rep. Tim CarterR-KY-5
- Rep. Thomas RailsbackR-IL-19
- Rep. Pete McCloskeyR-CA-12
- Rep. William CohenR-ME-2
- Rep. Jim JeffordsR-VT
- Rep. Ronald SarasinR-CT-5
- Rep. Hamilton FishR-NY-25
- Rep. Joel PritchardR-WA-1
- Rep. Millicent FenwickR-NJ-5
- Rep. John StantonR-OH-11
- Rep. Marvin EschR-MI-2
- Rep. Norman LentR-NY-4
- Rep. John AndersonR-IL-16
- Rep. John BuchananR-AL-6
- Rep. Pierre du PontR-DE
- Rep. Albert JohnsonR-PA-23
- Rep. Garner ShriverR-KS-4
- Rep. George O’BrienR-IL-17
- Rep. Robert CoughlinR-PA-13
- Rep. Jack EdwardsR-AL-1
- Rep. Philip RuppeR-MI-11
- Rep. James AbdnorR-SD-2
- Rep. Bob WilsonR-CA-41
- Rep. Andrew HinshawR-CA-40
- Rep. Burt TalcottR-CA-16
- Rep. Jerry PettisR-CA-37
- Rep. Paul FindleyR-IL-20
- Rep. William BroomfieldR-MI-19
- Rep. George WhitehurstR-VA-2
- Rep. Elford CederbergR-MI-10
- Rep. Robert McCloryR-IL-13
- Rep. Guy Vander JagtR-MI-9
- Rep. John RhodesR-AZ-1
- Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
- Rep. Keith SebeliusR-KS-1
- Rep. John WydlerR-NY-5
- Rep. Robert McEwenR-NY-30
- Rep. William SteigerR-WI-6
- Rep. Alan SteelmanR-TX-5
- Rep. Manley ButlerR-VA-6
- Rep. Gary MyersR-PA-25
- Rep. Edwin ForsytheR-NJ-6
- Rep. David TreenR-LA-3
- Rep. William FrenzelR-MN-3
- Rep. William GoodlingR-PA-19
- Rep. Clarence BrownR-OH-7
- Rep. John ErlenbornR-IL-14
- Rep. Willis GradisonR-OH-1
- Rep. Charles WigginsR-CA-39
- Rep. Barber ConableR-NY-35
- Rep. Robert MichelR-IL-18
- Rep. Herman SchneebeliR-PA-17
Data notes
The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 6 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.
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. 12 actions.
- Feb 19, 1975Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public law 94-3.
- PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Feb 18, 1975FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, roll call #10 (70-20).Senate roll call 10
- FloorFloor · Measure called up by unanimous consent in Senate.
- Feb 17, 1975CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Finance Committee
- Feb 6, 1975CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Finance Committee
- Feb 5, 1975FloorFloor · Measure passed House, roll call #14 (248-170).House roll call 14
- Feb 4, 1975CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Ways and Means 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.