Domestic Supply Information Act
Latest action. Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Domestic Supply Information Act - States that it is the purpose of this Act to require the Secretary of Commerce to furnish to the Congress periodic reports relating to the existence, causes, and future or potential existence and causes of shortages of products in interstate commerce. Establishes within the Department of Commerce an Office of Domestic Supply to carry out the functions of the Secretary of Commerce under this Act. Directs the Secretary of Commerce to: (1) establish criteria for determining whether an actual or potential shortage condition of any product in interstate commerce exists; (2) establish procedures for accepting and acting upon complaints of product shortages from the public; (3) conduct all investigations to determine the cause and existence or potential existence of any such product shortage; (4) continuously monitor and evaluate the state of the economy to the extent necessary to achieve the purposes of this Act; and (5) determine whether an actual or potential shortage condition of any product in interstate commerce exists. Requires the filing of reports by the Secretary of Commerce and the Comptroller General. States that the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce of the House of Representatives or the Committee on Commerce of the Senate shall, upon written request, make available to any Member of the House of Representatives or the Senate a copy of any report received by such Committee under this Act. Authorizes to be appropriated to the Department of Commerce for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this Act, $500,000 for fiscal year 1974; $500,000 for fiscal year 1975; and $500,000 for each fiscal year thereafter. Authorizes to be appropriated to the General Accounting Office for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this Act, $500,000 for fiscal year 1974; $500,000 for fiscal year 1975; and $500,000 for each fiscal year thereafter.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on February 26, 1974. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on February 26, 1974: Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the House
- Passage by the Senate
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 93rd Congress (1973-74), 651 of the 23,396 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 2.8 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
ELLA GRASSO (D-CT) introduced it on February 26, 1974. No cosponsors are recorded.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on February 26, 1974, 19189 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 19189 days ago, on February 26, 1974.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 93rd Congress has not finished by January 3, 1975 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- HouseIn committee, no floor vote yet
- SenateAwaits House passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers