Joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1976, and for other purposes.
Public Law 94-41 · H.J.Res. 499 · 94th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Gerald Ford (R) on Jun 27, 1975 · Economics and Public Finance
Sponsor: Rep. George Mahon (D-TX-19)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseMethod not stated
- SenateRecorded vote: 90 yea, 0 nay90–0
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.
Makes appropriations of such amounts as may be necessary for continuing projects or activities which were conducted in fiscal year 1975 and for which appropriations, funds, or other authority would be available in specified appropriation Acts for the fiscal year 1976, provided that none of the funds made available by this joint resolution shall be obligated or expended to finance directly or indirectly any activities or operations of the Federal Metal and Nonmetallic Mine Safety Board of Review. Repeals the provisions of the Federal Metal and Nonmetallic Mine Safety Act creating the Board.
Appropriates such amounts as may be necessary for continuing projects or activities which were conducted in the fiscal 1975 and are listed in this Act at a rate for operations not in excess of the current rate or the rate provided for in the budget estimate, whichever is lower.
Appropriates such amounts as may be necessary for continuing projects or activities for which disbursements are made by the Secretary of the Senate, and the Senate items under the Architect of the Capitol, to the extend and in the manner which would be provided for in the budget estimates for fiscal year 1976.
Appropriates other amounts as may be necessary for continuing the specified activities, including amounts for the Job Opportunities program under the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1974, but at a rate for operations not in excess of the current rate, unless otherwise provided.
Provides that the activities of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare for assistance to refugees in the United States (Cuban Program) shall be funded at not to exceed the annual rate for obligations of $90,000,000.
States that none of the funds herein made available shall be obligated or expended to finance directly or indirectly any assistance to North Vietnam, South Vietnam, Cambodia, or Laos.
States that foreign assistance funds for Portugal and Portuguese-speaking Africa shall continue to be available.
Who voted for it
Every senator of the 94th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 90 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
90 yea0 nay9 present or did not vote
Democrats who voted yea(54)
- Sen. James AbourezkD-SD
- Sen. William ProxmireD-WI
- Sen. Dick ClarkD-IA
- Sen. Gaylord NelsonD-WI
- Sen. Mike MansfieldD-MT
- Sen. George McGovernD-SD
Sen. Joseph BidenD-DE- Sen. Floyd HaskellD-CO
- Sen. John CulverD-IA
- Sen. Gary HartD-CO
Sen. Ted KennedyD-MA- Sen. Philip HartD-MI
- Sen. William HathawayD-ME
- Sen. Rupert HartkeD-IN
Sen. Patrick LeahyD-VT- Sen. Birch BayhD-IN
- Sen. Walter MondaleD-MN
- Sen. Thomas EagletonD-MO
- Sen. Edmund MuskieD-ME
- Sen. Alan CranstonD-CA
- Sen. Fritz HollingsD-SC
- Sen. Hubert HumphreyD-MN
- Sen. Stuart SymingtonD-MO
- Sen. Adlai StevensonD-IL
- Sen. Thomas McIntyreD-NH
- Sen. Dale BumpersD-AR
- Sen. Quentin BurdickD-ND
- Sen. Frank MossD-UT
- Sen. Claiborne PellD-RI
- Sen. Dee HuddlestonD-KY
Sen. Robert ByrdD-WV- Sen. Harrison WilliamsD-NJ
- Sen. John TunneyD-CA
- Sen. Scoop JacksonD-WA
- Sen. Abraham RibicoffD-CT
- Sen. Wendell FordD-KY
- Sen. John PastoreD-RI
- Sen. John GlennD-OH
- Sen. Howard CannonD-NV
- Sen. Robert MorganD-NC
- Sen. Lawton ChilesD-FL
- Sen. Joseph MontoyaD-NM
- Sen. Dick StoneD-FL
- Sen. John JohnstonD-LA
- Sen. Samuel NunnD-GA
- Sen. John SparkmanD-AL
- Sen. Gale McGeeD-WY
- Sen. Russell LongD-LA
- Sen. Herman TalmadgeD-GA
- Sen. John StennisD-MS
- Sen. John McClellanD-AR
- Sen. James EastlandD-MS
- Sen. Harry ByrdD-VA
- Sen. James AllenD-AL
Republicans who voted yea(35)
- Sen. Clifford CaseR-NJ
- Sen. Edward BrookeR-MA
- Sen. Richard SchweikerR-PA
- Sen. Jacob JavitsR-NY
- Sen. Charles MathiasR-MD
- Sen. Robert StaffordR-VT
- Sen. Charles PercyR-IL
- Sen. Mark HatfieldR-OR
- Sen. Lowell WeickerR-CT
- Sen. Hugh ScottR-PA
- Sen. James PearsonR-KS
- Sen. John BeallR-MD
- Sen. Robert PackwoodR-OR
- Sen. Hiram FongR-HI
Sen. Ted StevensR-AK- Sen. Milton YoungR-ND
- Sen. William RothR-DE
Sen. Pete DomeniciR-NM- Sen. Robert DoleR-KS
- Sen. Robert TaftR-OH
- Sen. Howard BakerR-TN
- Sen. Robert GriffinR-MI
- Sen. William BrockR-TN
- Sen. Henry BellmonR-OK
- Sen. Strom ThurmondR-SC
- Sen. Dewey BartlettR-OK
- Sen. Jake GarnR-UT
- Sen. Paul LaxaltR-NV
- Sen. William ScottR-VA
- Sen. Clifford HansenR-WY
- Sen. John TowerR-TX
- Sen. Carl CurtisR-NE
- Sen. James McClureR-ID
- Sen. Paul FanninR-AZ
- Sen. Jesse HelmsR-NC
Data notes
The Senate’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 230 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. 1 yea vote was cast by members of neither major party and is highlighted on the compass but not listed. 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. 16 actions.
- Jun 27, 1975Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public law 94-41.
- Jun 24, 1975PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Jun 23, 1975PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Jun 20, 1975Resolving differencesResolving differences · House agreed to Senate amendments.
- Jun 19, 1975Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference scheduled in Senate.
- FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, amended, roll call #230 (90-0).Senate roll call 230
- FloorFloor · Measure called up by unanimous consent in Senate.
- Jun 18, 1975CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Appropriations Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee
- Jun 17, 1975FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended, roll call #310 (400-16).House roll call 310
- FloorFloor · Measure called up by unanimous consent in House.
- Jun 12, 1975CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Appropriations Committee
- Jun 11, 1975CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Appropriations 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.