An Act to provide for additional income for the United States Soldiers' and Airmen's Home by requiring the Board of commissioners of such home to collect a fee from the members of such home and by increasing deductions for the support of such home from pay of enlisted men and warrant officers, and for other purposes.
Public Law 94-454 · H.R. 13549 · 94th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Gerald Ford (R) on Oct 2, 1976 · Armed Forces and National Security
Sponsor: Rep. Samuel Stratton (D-NY-28)
Cosponsors: None
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.
Directs the Board of Commissioners of the United States Soldier's and Airmen's Home to collect from the members of the home a fee which may be used solely for the operation of the home.
Requires that an amount, not to exceed 50 cents, be deducted each month from the pay of each enlisted man and warrant officer in the Regular Army and Regular Air Force and deposited to the credit of the United States Soldiers' and Airmens' Home Fund in the Treasury of United States.
Repeals the Act entitled "An Act to provide further for the maintenance of the United States Soldiers' Home".
Directs the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study of the operations of the United States Soldiers' and Airmens' Home.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 14 actions.
- Oct 2, 1976Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public law 94-454.
- Sep 28, 1976PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Sep 27, 1976PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Sep 23, 1976Resolving differencesResolving differences · House agreed to Senate amendments.
- Sep 20, 1976FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, amended.
- Sep 15, 1976CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Armed Services Committee
- May 19, 1976CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Armed Services Committee
- May 18, 1976FloorFloor · Measure passed House.
- FloorFloor · Measure called up under motion to suspend rules and pass in House.
- May 14, 1976CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Armed Services Committee
- May 4, 1976CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Armed Services Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.