Vietnam Humanitarian Assistance and Evacuation Act

passedUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

17 April 1975

Last action

1 May 1975 · Vote

Status

House disagreed to conference report, roll call #167 (162-246).

Summary

Vietnam Humanitarian Assistance and Evacuation Act - Authorizes $150,000,000 to be appropriated to the President to be used, not withstanding any other provision of law, on such terms as the President may deem necessary and appropriate, for humanitarian assistance in, and evacuation programs from, South Vietnam. Defines evacuation as the removal to places of safety as expeditiously as possible, with the minimum use of necessary force, the following categories of persons: (1) American citizens; (2) dependents of American citizens and of permanent residents of the United States; (3) Vietnamese nationals eligible for immigration to the United States by reason of their relationships to American citizens; and (4) such other foreign nationals to whose lives a direct and imminent threat exists. Provides that nothing in this Act shall be construed to abrogate any of the provisions of the War Powers Resolution.

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Timeline

17 April 1975
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on International Relations.
Source: IntroReferral
17 April 1975
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
17 April 1975
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
18 April 1975
Reported
Reported to House from the Committee on International Relations with amendment, H. Rept. 94-155.
Source: Committee
18 April 1975
Reported
Reported to House from the Committee on International Relations with amendment, H. Rept. 94-155.
Source: Committee
22 April 1975
Floor
Measure called up by special rule in House.
Source: Floor
23 April 1975
Vote
Measure passed House, amended, roll call #151 (230-187).
Source: Floor
23 April 1975
Vote
Passed/agreed to in House: Measure passed House, amended, roll call #151 (230-187).
Source: Floor
23 April 1975
Floor
Measure considered in House.
Source: Floor
24 April 1975
ResolvingDifferences
Conference scheduled in House.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
24 April 1975
ResolvingDifferences
Conference scheduled in Senate.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
24 April 1975
Floor
Measure called up by unanimous consent in Senate.
Source: Floor
24 April 1975
Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Measure passed Senate, amended, (provisions of S. 1484 inserted in lieu).
Source: Floor
25 April 1975
ResolvingDifferences
Conference report filed in Senate, S. Rept. 94-97.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
25 April 1975
Vote
Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report, roll call #152 (46-17).
Source: ResolvingDifferences
25 April 1975
ResolvingDifferences
Conference report filed: Conference report filed in Senate, S. Rept. 94-97.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
28 April 1975
ResolvingDifferences
Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 94-176.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
28 April 1975
ResolvingDifferences
Conference report filed: Conference report filed in House, H. Rept. 94-176.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
1 May 1975
Vote
House disagreed to conference report, roll call #167 (162-246).
Source: ResolvingDifferences
1 May 1975
Vote
Conference report disagreed to in House: House disagreed to conference report, roll call #167 (162-246).
Source: ResolvingDifferences

Votes

· Official source

Yes 0 · No 0 · Abstain — · Absent/not voting 0

Versions

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Documents

2 official files

Conference report filed in Senate
summary · EN · 25 April 1975
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 17 April 1975
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Sources

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/94th-congress/house-bill/6096
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/94/hr/6096
us · 94-hr-6096 · source updated 2 September 2025