United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 16425 (93rd)
Anti-Inflation Act
Introduced
14 August 1974
Last action
22 August 1974 · Passed
Status
Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, S. 3919 passed House in lieu on 8/20/74.
Sponsors
Rep. Patman, Wright [D-TX-1], Rep. Barrett, William A. [D-PA-1], Rep. Reuss, Henry S. [D-WI-5], Rep. Ashley, Thomas L. [D-OH-9], Rep. Moorhead, William S. [D-PA-14], Rep. Stephens, Robert G., Jr. [D-GA-10], Rep. Minish, Joseph G. [D-NJ-11], Rep. Hanna, Richard T. [D-CA-34], Rep. Gettys, Tom S. [D-SC-5], Rep. Annunzio, Frank [D-IL-11], Rep. Rees, Thomas M. [D-CA-23], Rep. Hanley, James M. [D-NY-32], Rep. Koch, Edward I. [D-NY-18], Rep. Cotter, William R. [D-CT-1], Rep. Moakley, John Joseph [D-MA-9], Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13], Rep. Boggs, Corinne C. (Lindy) [D-LA-2], Rep. Widnall, William B. [R-NJ-7], Rep. Johnson, Albert W. [R-PA-23], Rep. Stanton, J. William [R-OH-11], Rep. Brown, Garry E. [R-MI-3], Rep. Wylie, Chalmers P. [R-OH-15], Rep. Heckler, Margaret M. [R-MA-10], Rep. McKinney, Stewart B. [R-CT-4], Rep. Frenzel, Bill [R-MN-3]
Subjects
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Source updated
3 September 2025
Summary
Anti-Inflation Act - Authorizes the President to establish, within the Executive Office of the President, a Cost of Living Task Force to: (1) review and analyze industrial capacity, demand, and supply in various sectors of the economy, working with the industrial groups concerned and appropriate governmental agencies to encourage price restraint; (2) work with labor and management in the various sectors of the economy having special economic problems, as well as with appropriate government agencies, to improve the structure of collective bargaining and the performance of those sectors in restraining prices; (3) improve wage and price data bases for the various sectors of the economy to improve collective bargaining and encourage price restraint; (4) conduct public hearings necessary to provide for public scrutiny of inflationary problems in various sectors of the economy; (5) focus attention on the need to increase productivity in both the public and private sectors of the economy; (6) monitor the economy as a whole by acquiring, as appropriate, reports on wages, costs, productivity, prices, sales, profits, imports, exports, and interest rates, and rents; (7) review the programs and activities of Federal departments and agencies and the private sector which may decrease supply and increase prices; and (8) evaluate the inflationary effects of international transactions. Authorizes to be appropriated $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1975 to carry out the purposes of this Act.
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Timeline
14 August 1974
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Banking and Currency.
Source: IntroReferral
14 August 1974
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
14 August 1974
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
19 August 1974
Vote
Measure passed House, roll call #499 (379-23).
Source: Floor
19 August 1974
Vote
Passed/agreed to in House: Measure passed House, roll call #499 (379-23).
Source: Floor
19 August 1974
Reported
Reported to House from the Committee on Banking and Currency, H. Rept. 93-1297.
Source: Committee
19 August 1974
Reported
Reported to House from the Committee on Banking and Currency, H. Rept. 93-1297.
Source: Committee
22 August 1974
Passed
Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate, S. 3919 passed House in lieu on 8/20/74.
Source: Floor
22 August 1974
Passed
Measure passed House in lieu of H.R. 16425.
Source: Floor
22 August 1974
Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: Measure passed House in lieu of H.R. 16425.
Source: Floor
Votes
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Versions
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Documents
1 official file
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 14 August 1974
Sponsors
- Rep. Patman, Wright [D-TX-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Barrett, William A. [D-PA-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Reuss, Henry S. [D-WI-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Ashley, Thomas L. [D-OH-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Moorhead, William S. [D-PA-14] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stephens, Robert G., Jr. [D-GA-10] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Minish, Joseph G. [D-NJ-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hanna, Richard T. [D-CA-34] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gettys, Tom S. [D-SC-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Annunzio, Frank [D-IL-11] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rees, Thomas M. [D-CA-23] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hanley, James M. [D-NY-32] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Koch, Edward I. [D-NY-18] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Cotter, William R. [D-CT-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Moakley, John Joseph [D-MA-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Boggs, Corinne C. (Lindy) [D-LA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Widnall, William B. [R-NJ-7] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Albert W. [R-PA-23] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stanton, J. William [R-OH-11] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Brown, Garry E. [R-MI-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wylie, Chalmers P. [R-OH-15] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Heckler, Margaret M. [R-MA-10] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. McKinney, Stewart B. [R-CT-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Frenzel, Bill [R-MN-3] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → Anti-Inflation Act
- related to ← Council on Wage and Price Stability Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/93rd-congress/house-bill/16425
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/93/hr/16425
- us · 93-hr-16425 · source updated 3 September 2025