A bill to authorize appropriations for the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974.
Public Law 94-411 · S. 2862 · 94th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Gerald Ford (R) on Sep 13, 1976 · Emergency Management
Sponsor: Sen. Warren Magnuson (D-WA)
Cosponsors (1): Sen. Harrison Williams
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.
Authorizes appropriations to carry out the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 through fiscal year 1978, except provisions of such Act relating to reimbursement for costs of firefighting on Federal property. Authorizes appropriations, under such Act, for the activities of the Fire Research Center of the National Bureau of Standards.
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. 11 actions.
- Sep 13, 1976Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public law 94-411.
- Sep 1, 1976PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Aug 31, 1976FloorFloor · Measure passed House.
- FloorFloor · Measure called up by unanimous consent in House.
- May 19, 1976FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, amended.
- May 13, 1976CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee
- Jan 22, 1976CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation 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.