Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1978
Public Law 95-355 · H.R. 13467 · 95th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Jimmy Carter (D) on Sep 8, 1978 · Economics and Public Finance
Sponsor: Rep. George Mahon (D-TX-19)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 198 yea, 191 nay198–191
- SenateRecorded vote: 61 yea, 11 nay61–11
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.
(House agreed to conference report, roll call #715 (198-191))
Second Supplemental Appropriations Act - =Title I:= Makes supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1978 for the following: (1) within the Department of Agriculture; (a) for the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service; (b) for the Economic Research Service; (c) for the Federal Crop Insurance Corporation; (d) for the Farmers Home Administration; (e) Soil Conservation Service; (f) for the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service; (g) for the Forest Service; and (h) for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission; (2) Foreign Operations: for Funds Appropriated to the President; (3) within the Action Agency, (a) for the Peace Corps, and (b) for operating expenses of domestic programs; (4) within the Department of Housing and Urban Development for Housing Programs; (5) for the Environmental Protection Agency; (6) within the Executive Office of the President: for the National Security Council and Office of Management and Budget; (7) for the National Commission on Air Quality; (8) for the Veterans Administration; (9) within the Department of the Interior: (a) for the Bureau of Land Management; (b) for the Fish and Wildlife Service; (c) for the Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service; (d) for the National Park Service; (e) for the Bureau of Indian Affairs; and (f) for the Office of Territorial Affairs; (10) within the Department of Energy: (a) for Fossil Energy Research and Development; and (b) for the Economic Regulatory Administration; (11) within the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare: (a) for the Center for Disease Control (construction and flu immunization); (b) for the Health Services Administration; (c) for the Indian Claims Commission; (d) for the Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation Commission; (e) for the Smithsonian Institution; (f) for the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration; (g) for the Health Resources Administration; (h) for the Health Care Financing Administration; (i) for the Office of Education; (j) for the Assistant Secretary for Human Development; (k) for the Office of Civil Rights; and (l) for the Office of Inspector General; (12) for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting; (13) for the Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission; (14) within the Department of Labor: (a) for the Employment and Training Administration; (b) for the Employment Standards Administration; (c) for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration; (d) for the Mine Safety and Health Administration; and (e) for salaries and expenses; (15) within the Legislative Branch: (a) for the Senate and House of Representatives for payments to widows and heirs of deceased members of Congress, salaries, officers, employees, and contingent expenses; (b) for compensation, mileage, and expense allowances of certain Senate leaders; (c) for the Joint Committee on Taxation; (d)for the office of Technology Assessment; (e) for the Architect of the Capitol; (f) for the Capitol Buildings and Grounds; (g) for the Construction of the Extension to the New Senate Office Building (Hart Office Building); (h) for the Library of Congress James Madison Building; and (i) for the Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service; (16) the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; (17) within the Department of State: (a) for Administration of Foreign Affairs; (b) for International Organizations and Conferences; (c) for International Commissions; and (d) for migration and refugee assistance; (18) within the Department of Justice: (a) for General Administration; (b) for Legal Activities; and (c) for the Immigration and Naturalization Service; (19) within the Department of Commerce: (a) for the Bureau of the Census; (b) for the Economic Development Administration; (c) for the Industry and Trade Administration; (d) for the Minority Business Enterprise; (e) for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration; (f) for the National Fire Prevention and Control Administration; (g) for Science and Technical Research; and (h) for the National Telecommunications and Information Administration; (20) within the Judiciary: (a) for the Supreme Court; (b) for the Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services; and (c) for the Federal Judicial Center; (21) for the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency; (22) for the Board for International Broadcasting; (23) for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; (24) for the Federal Communications Commission; (25) for the International Communication Agency; (26) for the Securities and Exchange Commission; (27) for the Small Business Administration (disaster loan fund); (28) for the U.S. Metric Board; (29) within the Department of Transportation: (a) for the Office of the Secretary; (b) for the Coast Guard; (c) for the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration; (d) for the Federal Railroad Administration (operating leases and capital improvement); and (e) for the Urban Mass Transportation Administration; (30) the Civil Aeronautics Board; and (31) the Interstate Commerce Commission; (32) within the Department of the Treasury; (a) for the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center; (b) for the Bureau of Government Financial Operations; (c) for the Internal Revenue Service; and (d) for the Secret Service; (33) for the Postal Service; (34) for the Civil Service Commission; (35) for the General Services Administration; and (36) within the Department of Defense; (a) for the Corps of Engineers; (b) for Military Personnel, Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air Force; (c) for Retired Military Personnel; (d) for Operation and Maintenance of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Defense Agencies; (e) for Weapons Procurement, Navy; and (f) for Military Construction, Navy.
Increases the amount of reimbursement to States through the Occupational Safety and Health Administration programs.
Sets forth administrative provisions for distribution of certain Senate funds appropriated for the Legislative Branch.
Authorizes certain institutions to make purchases through the General Services Administration.
=Title II: Increased Pay Costs for the Fiscal Year 1978:= Increases the amount to be appropriated for fiscal year 1978, for increased pay costs, authorized by law, for the following: (1) the Legislative Branch; (2) the Judiciary; (3) the Executive Office of the President; (4) the Department of Agriculture; (5) the Department of Commerce; (6) the Department of Defense, Military and Civil; (7) the Department of Energy; (8) the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare; (9) the Department of Housing and Urban Development; (10) the Department of the Interior; (11) the Department of Justice; (12) the Department of Labor; (13) the Department of State; (14) the Department of Transportation; (15) the Department of the Treasury; (16) the Environmental Protection Agency; (17) the General Services Administration; (18) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; (19) the Veterans Administration; and (20) for the following independent agencies: (a) Action; (b) Administrative Conference of the U.S.; (c) the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation; (d) the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency; (e) the Civil Aeronautics Board; (f) the Civil Service Commission (including transfer of funds); (g) the Commission of Fine Arts; (h) the Commission on Civil Rights; (i) the Committee for Purchase from the Blind and Other Severely Handicapped; (j) the Commodity Futures Trading Commission; (k) the Community Services Administration; (l) the Consumer Product Safety Commission; (m) the Export-Import Bank of the U.S.; (n) the Farm Credit Administration; (o) the Federal Communications Commission; (p) the Federal Election Commission; (q) the Federal Home Loan Bank Board; (r) the Federal Maritime Commission; (s) the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service; (t) the Federal Trade Commission; (u) the Indian Claims Commission; (v) Intergovernmental Agencies; (w) Intelligence Community Oversight; (x) the International Communication Agency; (y) the International Trade Commission; (z) the Interstate Commerce Commission; (aa) the National Capital Planning Commission; (bb) the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science; (cc) the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities; (dd) the National Labor Relations Board; (ee) the National Mediation Board; (ff) the National Science Foundation; (gg) the National Transportation Safety Board; (hh) the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; (ii) the Pensylvania Avenue Development Corporation; (jj) the Railroad Retirement Board; (kk) the Renegotiation Board; (ll) the Securities and Exchange Commission; (mm) the Small Business Administration; (nn) the Selective Service System; (oo) the Smithsonian Institution; and (pp) the Temporary Study Commission.
=Title III: General Provisions= - States that no part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall remain available beyond fiscal year 1978, unless expressly so provided.
Prohibits disbursements made from Treasury Department appropriations through Internal Revenue refunds and collections except (1) refunds to the limit of liability of an individual tax account, and (2) refunds due from any credit provision of the Internal Revenue Code enacted prior to January 1, 1978.
Who voted for it
Every House member of the 95th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 202 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
202 yea194 nay36 present or did not vote
Democrats who voted yea(178)
- Rep. Parren MitchellD-MD-7
- Rep. Edward RoybalD-CA-25
- Rep. Phillip BurtonD-CA-6
Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-19- Rep. Don EdwardsD-CA-10
- Rep. James CormanD-CA-21
- Rep. Frederick RichmondD-NY-14
- Rep. Gus HawkinsD-CA-29
- Rep. Robert GarciaD-NY-21
- Rep. John MossD-CA-3
- Rep. Shirley ChisholmD-NY-12
- Rep. Benjamin RosenthalD-NY-8
- Rep. Ronald DellumsD-CA-8
- Rep. Robert NixD-PA-2
- Rep. Ralph MetcalfeD-IL-1
- Rep. Jonathan BinghamD-NY-22
- Rep. John McFallD-CA-14
- Rep. Frank ThompsonD-NJ-4
- Rep. George BrownD-CA-36
- Rep. Cardiss CollinsD-IL-7
- Rep. Lloyd MeedsD-WA-2
- Rep. George DanielsonD-CA-30
Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8- Rep. Henry GonzálezD-TX-20
- Rep. Daniel RostenkowskiD-IL-8
Rep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-24- Rep. William BurlisonD-MO-10
- Rep. John SeiberlingD-OH-14
- Rep. Paul SimonD-IL-24
- Rep. William FordD-MI-15
Rep. Richard NolanD-MN-6- Rep. Robert KastenmeierD-WI-2
- Rep. Barbara JordanD-TX-18
- Rep. John BrademasD-IN-3
- Rep. Charles PriceD-IL-23
- Rep. Edward PattenD-NJ-15
- Rep. James HowardD-NJ-3
- Rep. Harold JohnsonD-CA-1
Rep. Daniel AkakaD-HI-2- Rep. James WrightD-TX-12
Rep. John DingellD-MI-16- Rep. William BrodheadD-MI-17
- Rep. Henry ReussD-WI-5
- Rep. Norman MinetaD-CA-13
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7- Rep. James ScheuerD-NY-11
- Rep. Ozzie MyersD-PA-1
- Rep. William MoorheadD-PA-14
- Rep. Bruce VentoD-MN-4
- Rep. Daniel FloodD-PA-11
- Rep. Claude PepperD-FL-14
- Rep. John FaryD-IL-5
- Rep. Joseph AddabboD-NY-7
- Rep. Charles CarneyD-OH-19
- Rep. Robert LeggettD-CA-4
- Rep. Clement ZablockiD-WI-4
- Rep. John MurphyD-NY-17
- Rep. Albert UllmanD-OR-2
- Rep. Sidney YatesD-IL-9
- Rep. Abner MikvaD-IL-10
- Rep. Teno RoncalioD-WY
Rep. Barbara MikulskiD-MD-3- Rep. Joshua EilbergD-PA-4
- Rep. Raymond LedererD-PA-3
- Rep. Alvin BaldusD-WI-3
- Rep. Harold FordD-TN-8
- Rep. Robert DuncanD-OR-3
- Rep. Jerry PattersonD-CA-38
- Rep. Harley StaggersD-WV-2
- Rep. James BurkeD-MA-11
- Rep. Lionel Van DeerlinD-CA-42
- Rep. Morris UdallD-AZ-2
- Rep. Carl PerkinsD-KY-7
Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7- Rep. Frederick RooneyD-PA-15
- Rep. Frank AnnunzioD-IL-11
- Rep. Richard OttingerD-NY-24
- Rep. Helen MeynerD-NJ-13
- Rep. Gerry StuddsD-MA-12
- Rep. Thomas AshleyD-OH-9
- Rep. John MoakleyD-MA-9
- Rep. Bill AlexanderD-AR-1
- Rep. Fernand St. GermainD-RI-1
- Rep. Leslie AspinD-WI-1
- Rep. Morgan MurphyD-IL-2
- Rep. Robert GiaimoD-CT-3
- Rep. Lucien NedziD-MI-14
- Rep. John JenretteD-SC-6
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12
Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-4- Rep. Don BonkerD-WA-3
- Rep. William LehmanD-FL-13
- Rep. Edward BeardD-RI-2
- Rep. Thomas SteedD-OK-4
- Rep. Jack BrooksD-TX-9
- Rep. Thomas DowneyD-NY-2
Rep. Christopher DoddD-CT-2- Rep. Gillis LongD-LA-8
- Rep. Lindy BoggsD-LA-2
- Rep. Neal SmithD-IA-4
Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6- Rep. James DelaneyD-NY-9
- Rep. Thomas FoleyD-WA-5
- Rep. Leo RyanD-CA-11
- Rep. Ray ThorntonD-AR-4
- Rep. James TuckerD-AR-2
- Rep. William CotterD-CT-1
- Rep. Stanley LundineD-NY-39
- Rep. Edward BolandD-MA-2
- Rep. John SlackD-WV-3
- Rep. Robert MollohanD-WV-1
- Rep. Mary OakarD-OH-20
- Rep. Robert CornellD-WI-8
- Rep. William NatcherD-KY-2
- Rep. Cecil HeftelD-HI-1
- Rep. Matthew McHughD-NY-27
- Rep. Charles WilsonD-TX-2
- Rep. Robert RoeD-NJ-8
- Rep. Henry NowakD-NY-37
- Rep. Joseph AmmermanD-PA-23
- Rep. Joseph GaydosD-PA-20
- Rep. Robert YoungD-MO-2
- Rep. Herbert HarrisD-VA-8
- Rep. Gladys SpellmanD-MD-5
- Rep. Mario BiaggiD-NY-10
- Rep. James FlorioD-NJ-1
- Rep. Mark HannafordD-CA-34
- Rep. James HanleyD-NY-32
- Rep. Joseph FisherD-VA-10
- Rep. Koln McKayD-UT-1
- Rep. Albert GoreD-TN-4
- Rep. Adam BenjaminD-IN-1
- Rep. Jerome TraxlerD-MI-8
- Rep. Leo ZeferettiD-NY-15
- Rep. Butler DerrickD-SC-3
- Rep. David CornwellD-IN-8
- Rep. Lester WolffD-NY-6
- Rep. Joseph MinishD-NJ-11
- Rep. Ed JonesD-TN-7
- Rep. Douglas ApplegateD-OH-18
- Rep. Berkley BedellD-IA-6
- Rep. Lee HamiltonD-IN-9
- Rep. Austin MurphyD-PA-22
- Rep. Bo GinnD-GA-1
- Rep. George MahonD-TX-19
- Rep. John BreckinridgeD-KY-6
- Rep. Walter JonesD-NC-1
- Rep. Ronnie FlippoD-AL-5
- Rep. Clarence LongD-MD-2
- Rep. Douglas WalgrenD-PA-18
- Rep. Tom BevillD-AL-4
Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4- Rep. Romano MazzoliD-KY-3
- Rep. Joseph EarlyD-MA-3
- Rep. Ed JenkinsD-GA-9
- Rep. Jerome AmbroD-NY-3
- Rep. Samuel StrattonD-NY-28
- Rep. Don FuquaD-FL-2
- Rep. Jack HightowerD-TX-13
- Rep. Jamie WhittenD-MS-1
- Rep. Abraham KazenD-TX-23
- Rep. Paul RogersD-FL-11
- Rep. Gus YatronD-PA-6
- Rep. Ike AndrewsD-NC-4
- Rep. Bill HefnerD-NC-8
- Rep. Carroll HubbardD-KY-1
- Rep. Robert KruegerD-TX-21
- Rep. James MannD-SC-4
- Rep. Kika de la GarzaD-TX-15
- Rep. Richard WhiteD-TX-16
- Rep. James SantiniD-NV
- Rep. Marilyn LloydD-TN-3
- Rep. Herbert RobertsD-TX-4
- Rep. Jack BrinkleyD-GA-3
- Rep. William ChappellD-FL-4
- Rep. Wes WatkinsD-OK-3
- Rep. William PoageD-TX-11
- Rep. Omar BurlesonD-TX-17
Republicans who voted yea(24)
- Rep. Bill GreenR-NY-18
- Rep. Newton SteersR-MD-8
- Rep. Joseph McDadeR-PA-10
- Rep. Marc MarksR-PA-24
- Rep. Tim CarterR-KY-5
- Rep. Mark AndrewsR-ND
- Rep. Jim JeffordsR-VT
- Rep. Larry PresslerR-SD-1
- Rep. John StantonR-OH-11
- Rep. Albert QuieR-MN-1
- Rep. William WamplerR-VA-9
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16- Rep. Shirley PettisR-CA-37
- Rep. Ronald MarleneeR-MT-2
- Rep. James QuillenR-TN-1
- Rep. Norman LentR-NY-4
- Rep. Clair BurgenerR-CA-43
- Rep. Robert CoughlinR-PA-13
- Rep. Robert LivingstonR-LA-1
- Rep. Willis GradisonR-OH-1
- Rep. James ClevelandR-NH-2
- Rep. Bob WilsonR-CA-41
- Rep. David TreenR-LA-3
- Rep. Robert MichelR-IL-18
Data notes
The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 1335 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.
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. 28 actions.
- Sep 8, 1978Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public Law 95-355.
- Sep 6, 1978PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Aug 25, 1978Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate receded from certain amendments.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to House amendments to certain Senate amendments.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to conference report, roll call #368 (61-11).Senate roll call 368
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report, roll call #368 (61-11).Senate roll call 368
- Aug 17, 1978Resolving differencesResolving differences · House insisted on its disagreement to certain Senate amendment.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Motion to recede from its disagreement and concur in certain Senate amendments rejected in House, roll call #716 (133-245).House roll call 716
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · House receded and concurred in certain Senate amendment with an amendment.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · House receded and concurred in certain Senate amendments.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · House agreed to conference report, roll call #715 (198-191).House roll call 715
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report agreed to in House: House agreed to conference report, roll call #715 (198-191).House roll call 715
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Motion to recommit to the Committee on conference report rejected in House.
- OtherOther · Resolving differences -- House actions: Motion to recede from its disagreement and concur in certain Senate amendments rejected in House, roll call #716 (133-245).House roll call 716
- Aug 10, 1978Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 95-1475.
- Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference report filed: Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 95-1475.
- Aug 9, 1978Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference scheduled in House.
- Aug 7, 1978Resolving differencesResolving differences · Conference scheduled in Senate.
- FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate, amended, roll call #288 (69-17).Senate roll call 288
- Aug 1, 1978CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Appropriations Committee
- Jul 24, 1978CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Appropriations Committee
- Jul 20, 1978FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended, roll call #580 (311-60).House roll call 580
- FloorFloor · Measure called up by unanimous consent in House.
- Jul 13, 1978CommitteeCommittee · Reported by 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.



