A bill to provide that certain unemployment compensation funds may be used for repayable loans to the Virgin Islands.
Public Law 94-93 · H.R. 9091 · 94th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Gerald Ford (R) on Aug 9, 1975 · Labor and Employment
Sponsor: Rep. James Corman (D-CA-21)
Cosponsors (2): Rep. William Steiger, Rep. Ron de Lugo
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.
=Title I:= - States that appropriations provided for advances to the unemployment trust fund and other funds in the Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1975, shall also be available for repayable loans to the Virgin Islands, as authorized by title III of the Emergency Compensation and Special Unemployment Assistance Extension Act of 1975.
=Title II: Amendments to the Railroad Retirement Tax Act, As Amended= - Provides, under the Railroad Retirement Tax Act, that the rates of retirement tax paid by employees, employee representatives, and employers shall be a percentage of the monthly employee compensation (formerly, of the aggregate compensation).
Provides that employees shall be deemed to be paid compensation in the period during which such compensation is earned only upon a written request by such employee, made within six months following the payment, and a showing that such compensation was earned during a period other than the period in which it was paid.
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. 12 actions.
- Aug 9, 1975Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public law 94-93.
- Aug 2, 1975PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Aug 1, 1975Resolving differencesResolving differences · House agreed to Senate amendments.
- FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, amended.
- FloorFloor · Measure called up by unanimous consent in Senate.
- FloorFloor · Measure passed House.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Ways and Means Committee
- Jul 31, 1975CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Ways and Means 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.