A bill to amend the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 in order to clarify the procedures therein with respect to the preparation of environmental impact statements.
Public Law 94-83 · H.R. 3130 · 94th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Gerald Ford (R) on Aug 9, 1975 · Environmental Protection
Sponsor: Rep. John LaFalce (D-NY-36)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 279 yea, 143 nay279–143
- 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.
Provides, under the National Environmental Policy Act, that an environmental impact statement prepared after January 1, 1970, for any major Federal action funded by grants to States, shall not be deemed legally insufficient solely by reason of having been prepared by a State agency or official: (1) if such agency or official has statewide jurisdiction; (2) if the responsible Federal official furnishes guidance and participates in such preparation and independently evaluates such statement prior to its approval and adoption; and (3) after January 1, 1976, the responsible Federal official provides early notification to, and solicits the views of, any other State or any Federal land management entity of any action or any alternative thereto which may have significant impacts upon such State or affected Federal land management entity.
Who voted for it
Every House member of the 94th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 280 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
280 yea143 nay11 present or did not vote
Democrats who voted yea(193)
Rep. John ConyersD-MI-1- Rep. Louis StokesD-OH-21
Rep. Pete StarkD-CA-9- 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. 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. James OberstarD-MN-8- Rep. Herman BadilloD-NY-21
- Rep. William BarrettD-PA-1
- Rep. George BrownD-CA-36
- Rep. Cardiss CollinsD-IL-7
- Rep. Barbara JordanD-TX-18
- Rep. Robert NixD-PA-2
- Rep. William FordD-MI-15
- Rep. Frederick RichmondD-NY-14
- Rep. Henry GonzálezD-TX-20
- Rep. Robert EckhardtD-TX-8
- Rep. Charles CarneyD-OH-19
- 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. James ScheuerD-NY-11
- Rep. John McFallD-CA-14
- Rep. Charles PriceD-IL-23
- Rep. Richard BollingD-MO-5
- Rep. Joshua EilbergD-PA-4
- Rep. Robert LeggettD-CA-4
- Rep. Henry ReussD-WI-5
- Rep. Joseph AddabboD-NY-7
- Rep. Peter RodinoD-NJ-10
- Rep. Stephen SolarzD-NY-13
Rep. George MillerD-CA-7- Rep. Lloyd MeedsD-WA-2
- Rep. Sidney YatesD-IL-9
- Rep. Ray MaddenD-IN-1
- Rep. Edward MezvinskyD-IA-1
- Rep. William BrodheadD-MI-17
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7- Rep. Michael HarringtonD-MA-6
- 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. James BurkeD-MA-11
- Rep. William LehmanD-FL-13
- Rep. Robert DrinanD-MA-4
- Rep. Daniel RostenkowskiD-IL-8
- Rep. Edward PattenD-NJ-15
- Rep. James StantonD-OH-20
- Rep. Morgan MurphyD-IL-2
- Rep. Abner MikvaD-IL-10
- Rep. Joseph KarthD-MN-4
- Rep. George DanielsonD-CA-30
- Rep. James O’HaraD-MI-12
- Rep. Edward BeardD-RI-2
- Rep. James WeaverD-OR-4
- Rep. Claude PepperD-FL-14
- Rep. Donald FraserD-MN-5
- Rep. Dante FascellD-FL-15
- Rep. Charles WilsonD-CA-31
- Rep. Daniel FloodD-PA-11
- Rep. Robert BerglandD-MN-7
- Rep. Lucien NedziD-MI-14
- Rep. William MoorheadD-PA-14
- Rep. Jerry PattersonD-CA-38
- Rep. Paul SarbanesD-MD-3
- Rep. Joseph VigoritoD-PA-24
- Rep. John PatmanD-TX-1
- Rep. John MoakleyD-MA-9
- Rep. Robert KastenmeierD-WI-2
- Rep. Paul TsongasD-MA-5
- Rep. Richard OttingerD-NY-24
- Rep. Philip HayesD-IN-8
- Rep. Harold FordD-TN-8
- Rep. James HanleyD-NY-32
- Rep. William GreenD-PA-3
- Rep. Mario BiaggiD-NY-10
- Rep. Harley StaggersD-WV-2
- Rep. Donald RiegleD-MI-7
- 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. Gerry StuddsD-MA-12
- 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. Leonor SullivanD-MO-3
- Rep. Matthew McHughD-NY-27
- Rep. Albert UllmanD-OR-2
- Rep. Thomas FoleyD-WA-5
- Rep. Robert RoeD-NJ-8
- 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. 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. Lester WolffD-NY-6
- Rep. John KrebsD-CA-17
- Rep. Joseph EarlyD-MA-3
- Rep. Timothy WirthD-CO-2
Rep. Christopher DoddD-CT-2- Rep. Jerome TraxlerD-MI-8
- Rep. Martha KeysD-KS-2
- Rep. Lindy BoggsD-LA-2
- Rep. William NatcherD-KY-2
- Rep. Gus YatronD-PA-6
- Rep. Jerome AmbroD-NY-3
- Rep. Samuel StrattonD-NY-28
- Rep. John BreckinridgeD-KY-6
- Rep. Bob CarrD-MI-6
- Rep. John LaFalceD-NY-36
- Rep. Jerry LittonD-MO-6
- Rep. Thomas AshleyD-OH-9
- Rep. Clarence LongD-MD-2
- Rep. Charles WilsonD-TX-2
- Rep. Norman D’AmoursD-NH-1
Rep. Tom HarkinD-IA-5- Rep. Kika de la GarzaD-TX-15
- Rep. Martin RussoD-IL-3
- Rep. Jake PickleD-TX-10
- Rep. Berkley BedellD-IA-6
- Rep. William RandallD-MO-4
- Rep. Romano MazzoliD-KY-3
- Rep. Les AuCoinD-OR-1
- Rep. Floyd FithianD-IN-2
- Rep. John RoushD-IN-4
- Rep. Patricia SchroederD-CO-1
- Rep. Philip SharpD-IN-10
- Rep. William HughesD-NJ-2
- Rep. Sam GibbonsD-FL-7
- Rep. Lee HamiltonD-IN-9
- Rep. Walter JonesD-NC-1
- Rep. Paul RogersD-FL-11
- Rep. David BowenD-MS-2
- Rep. David EvansD-IN-6
- Rep. Robert SikesD-FL-1
- Rep. Ronald MottlD-OH-23
- Rep. Elliott LevitasD-GA-4
- Rep. James HaleyD-FL-8
- Rep. Andrew JacobsD-IN-11
- Rep. Williamson StuckeyD-GA-8
- Rep. Charles BennettD-FL-3
- Rep. Thomas DowningD-VA-1
Republicans who voted yea(87)
- 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. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-26
- Rep. Margaret HecklerR-MA-10
- Rep. Joseph McDadeR-PA-10
- Rep. Henry HeinzR-PA-18
- Rep. William WalshR-NY-33
- Rep. Mark AndrewsR-ND
- Rep. Stewart McKinneyR-CT-4
- Rep. Tim CarterR-KY-5
- Rep. Donald MitchellR-NY-31
- Rep. Thomas RailsbackR-IL-19
- Rep. Pete McCloskeyR-CA-12
- Rep. William CohenR-ME-2
- Rep. Ronald SarasinR-CT-5
- Rep. David EmeryR-ME-1
- Rep. Hamilton FishR-NY-25
Rep. Don YoungR-AK- Rep. Joel PritchardR-WA-1
- Rep. Millicent FenwickR-NJ-5
- Rep. Elwood HillisR-IN-5
- Rep. John StantonR-OH-11
- Rep. Marvin EschR-MI-2
- Rep. Charles MosherR-OH-13
- Rep. Norman LentR-NY-4
- Rep. Edward MadiganR-IL-21
- Rep. John AndersonR-IL-16
- Rep. John BuchananR-AL-6
- Rep. Pierre du PontR-DE
- Rep. Tennyson GuyerR-OH-4
- Rep. Albert JohnsonR-PA-23
- Rep. Garner ShriverR-KS-4
- Rep. George O’BrienR-IL-17
- Rep. Herbert BurkeR-FL-12
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16- Rep. Robert CoughlinR-PA-13
- Rep. Jack EdwardsR-AL-1
- Rep. Philip RuppeR-MI-11
- Rep. Joe SkubitzR-KS-5
- Rep. Bob WilsonR-CA-41
- Rep. Edward DerwinskiR-IL-4
- Rep. Larry WinnR-KS-3
- Rep. Charles ThoneR-NE-1
- Rep. Burt TalcottR-CA-16
- Rep. Paul FindleyR-IL-20
- Rep. Albert QuieR-MN-1
- Rep. John MyersR-IN-7
- Rep. Shirley PettisR-CA-37
- Rep. William BroomfieldR-MI-19
- Rep. Louis FreyR-FL-9
- Rep. Skip BafalisR-FL-10
- Rep. Elford CederbergR-MI-10
- Rep. Robert McCloryR-IL-13
- Rep. Guy Vander JagtR-MI-9
- Rep. James HastingsR-NY-39
- Rep. John RhodesR-AZ-1
- Rep. Manuel LujánR-NM-1
- Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
- Rep. Chalmers WylieR-OH-15
- Rep. Keith SebeliusR-KS-1
- Rep. William DickinsonR-AL-2
Rep. Chuck GrassleyR-IA-3- Rep. John WydlerR-NY-5
- Rep. Robert McEwenR-NY-30
- Rep. Robert KastenR-WI-9
- Rep. William SteigerR-WI-6
- Rep. Edwin EshlemanR-PA-16
- Rep. Alan SteelmanR-TX-5
- Rep. Edwin ForsytheR-NJ-6
- Rep. Jack KempR-NY-38
Rep. W. Bill YoungR-FL-6- Rep. William FrenzelR-MN-3
- Rep. Delbert LattaR-OH-5
- Rep. John ErlenbornR-IL-14
- Rep. Willis GradisonR-OH-1
- Rep. Charles WigginsR-CA-39
- Rep. Barber ConableR-NY-35
- Rep. Richard KellyR-FL-5
- Rep. Edward HutchinsonR-MI-4
- Rep. Robert MichelR-IL-18
- Rep. William ArmstrongR-CO-5
- Rep. Clarence MillerR-OH-10
- Rep. John ConlanR-AZ-4
Data notes
The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 335 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.
Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee · House · referred to, reported by
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. 23 actions.
- Aug 9, 1975Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public law 94-83.
- Jul 30, 1975PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- Jul 29, 1975PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · House agreed to conference report, roll call #448 (279-143).House roll call 448
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in House: House agreed to conference report, roll call #448 (279-143).House roll call 448
- Jul 25, 1975Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to conference report.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report.
- Jul 24, 1975Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed in Senate, S. Rept. 94-331.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed: Conference report filed in Senate, S. Rept. 94-331.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 94-388.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed: Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 94-388.
- Jun 19, 1975Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference scheduled in Senate.
- Jun 9, 1975Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference scheduled in House.
- May 22, 1975FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, amended.
- May 21, 1975CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Apr 22, 1975CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Apr 21, 1975FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended, roll call #131 (370-5).House roll call 131
- FloorFloor · Measure called up under motion to suspend rules and pass in House.
- Apr 11, 1975CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee
- Feb 13, 1975CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Merchant Marine and Fisheries 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.