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119th Congress

Volume 125

2011–2012 · 112th Congress · session 1 · 88 public laws.

  1. Public Law 112–2Public Law 112–2: To designate the United States courthouse under construction at 98 West First Street, Yuma, Arizona, as the “John M. Roll United States Courthouse”.Feb 17, 2011
  2. Public Law 112–3Public Law 112–3: To extend expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 relating to access to business records, individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers, and roving wiretaps until December 8, 2011.Feb 25, 2011
  3. Public Law 112–4Public Law 112–4: Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes.Mar 2, 2011
  4. Public Law 112–5Public Law 112–5: To provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a multiyear law reauthorizing such programs.Mar 4, 2011
  5. Public Law 112–6Public Law 112–6: Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes.Mar 18, 2011
  6. Public Law 112–7Public Law 112–7: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend the airport improvement program, and for other purposes.Mar 31, 2011
  7. Public Law 112–8Public Law 112–8: Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, and for other purposes.Apr 9, 2011
  8. Public Law 112–9Public Law 112–9: To repeal the expansion of information reporting requirements for payments of $600 or more to corporations, and for other purposes.Apr 14, 2011
  9. Public Law 112–10Public Law 112–10: Making appropriations for the Department of Defense and the other departments and agencies of the Government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2011, and for other purposes.Apr 15, 2011
  10. Public Law 112–11Public Law 112–11: To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 217 West King Street, Martinsburg, West Virginia, as the “W. Craig Broadwater Federal Building and United States Courthouse”.Apr 25, 2011
  11. Public Law 112–12Public Law 112–12: Providing for the appointment of Stephen M. Case as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.Apr 25, 2011
  12. Public Law 112–13Public Law 112–13: To amend the Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission Act to extend the termination date for the Commission, and for other purposes.May 12, 2011
  13. Public Law 112–14Public Law 112–14: To provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes.May 26, 2011
  14. Public Law 112–15Public Law 112–15: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 12781 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard in Inverness, California, as the “Specialist Jake Robert Velloza Post Office”.May 31, 2011
  15. Public Law 112–16Public Law 112–16: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend the airport improvement program, and for other purposes.May 31, 2011
  16. Public Law 112–17Public Law 112–17: To provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes.Jun 1, 2011
  17. Public Law 112–18Public Law 112–18: To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2011 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.Jun 8, 2011
  18. Public Law 112–19Public Law 112–19: Providing for the reappointment of Shirley Ann Jackson as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.Jun 24, 2011
  19. Public Law 112–20Public Law 112–20: Providing for the reappointment of Robert P. Kogod as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.Jun 24, 2011
  20. Public Law 112–21Public Law 112–21: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend the airport improvement program, and for other purposes.Jun 29, 2011
  21. Public Law 112–22Public Law 112–22: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4865 Tallmadge Road in Rootstown, Ohio, as the “Marine Sgt. Jeremy E. Murray Post Office”.Jun 29, 2011
  22. Public Law 112–23Public Law 112–23: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 95 Dogwood Street in Cary, Mississippi, as the “Spencer Byrd Powers, Jr. Post Office”.Jun 29, 2011
  23. Public Law 112–24Public Law 112–24: To extend the term of the incumbent Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.Jul 26, 2011
  24. Public Law 112–25Public Law 112–25: To provide for budget control.Aug 2, 2011
  25. Public Law 112–26Public Law 112–26: To temporarily preserve higher rates for tuition and fees for programs of education at non-public institutions of higher learning pursued by individuals enrolled in the Post-9/11 Educational Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs before the enactment of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010, and for other purposes.Aug 3, 2011
  26. Public Law 112–27Public Law 112–27: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend the airport improvement program, and for other purposes.Aug 5, 2011
  27. Public Law 112–28Public Law 112–28: To provide the Consumer Product Safety Commission with greater authority and discretion in enforcing the consumer product safety laws, and for other purposes.Aug 12, 2011
  28. Public Law 112–29Public Law 112–29: To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform.Sep 16, 2011
  29. Public Law 112–30Public Law 112–30: To provide an extension of surface and air transportation programs, and for other purposes.Sep 16, 2011
  30. Public Law 112–31Public Law 112–31: To designate the United States courthouse located at 80 Lafayette Street in Jefferson City, Missouri, as the Christopher S. Bond United States Courthouse.Sep 23, 2011
  31. Public Law 112–32Public Law 112–32: To reauthorize the Combating Autism Act of 2006.Sep 30, 2011
  32. Public Law 112–33Public Law 112–33: Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.Sep 30, 2011
  33. Public Law 112–34Public Law 112–34: To amend part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to extend the child and family services program through fiscal year 2016, and for other purposes.Sep 30, 2011
  34. Public Law 112–35Public Law 112–35: To extend the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families and related programs through December 31, 2011.Sep 30, 2011
  35. Public Law 112–36Public Law 112–36: Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.Oct 5, 2011
  36. Public Law 112–37Public Law 112–37: To authorize certain Department of Veterans Affairs major medical facility projects and leases, to extend certain expiring provisions of law, and to modify certain authorities of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.Oct 5, 2011
  37. Public Law 112–38Public Law 112–38: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1081 Elbel Road in Schertz, Texas, as the “Schertz Veterans Post Office”.Oct 12, 2011
  38. Public Law 112–39Public Law 112–39: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5014 Gary Avenue in Lubbock, Texas, as the “Sergeant Chris Davis Post Office”.Oct 12, 2011
  39. Public Law 112–40Public Law 112–40: To extend the Generalized System of Preferences, and for other purposes.Oct 21, 2011
  40. Public Law 112–41Public Law 112–41: To implement the United States–Korea Free Trade Agreement.Oct 21, 2011
  41. Public Law 112–42Public Law 112–42: To implement the United States–Colombia Trade Promotion Agreement.Oct 21, 2011
  42. Public Law 112–43Public Law 112–43: To implement the United States–Panama Trade Promotion Agreement.Oct 21, 2011
  43. Public Law 112–44Public Law 112–44: To provide for the continued performance of the functions of the United States Parole Commission, and for other purposes.Oct 21, 2011
  44. Public Law 112–45Public Law 112–45: To clarify the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to the C.C. Cragin Dam and Reservoir, and for other purposes.Nov 7, 2011
  45. Public Law 112–46Public Law 112–46: To amend the National Forest Ski Area Permit Act of 1986 to clarify the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture regarding additional recreational uses of National Forest System land that is subject to ski area permits, and for other purposes.Nov 7, 2011
  46. Public Law 112–47Public Law 112–47: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 489 Army Drive in Barrigada, Guam, as the “John Pangelinan Gerber Post Office Building”.Nov 7, 2011
  47. Public Law 112–48Public Law 112–48: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 281 East Colorado Boulevard in Pasadena, California, as the “First Lieutenant Oliver Goodall Post Office Building”.Nov 7, 2011
  48. Public Law 112–49Public Law 112–49: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 45 Meetinghouse Lane in Sagamore Beach, Massachusetts, as the “Matthew A. Pucino Post Office”.Nov 7, 2011
  49. Public Law 112–50Public Law 112–50: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4354 Pahoa Avenue in Honolulu, Hawaii, as the “Cecil L. Heftel Post Office Building”.Nov 7, 2011
  50. Public Law 112–51Public Law 112–51: To amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify and improve certain provisions relating to the removal of litigation against Federal officers or agencies to Federal courts, and for other purposes.Nov 9, 2011
  51. Public Law 112–52Public Law 112–52: To direct the Secretary of the Interior to allow for prepayment of repayment contracts between the United States and the Uintah Water Conservancy District.Nov 9, 2011
  52. Public Law 112–53Public Law 112–53: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for an increase, effective December 1, 2011, in the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes.Nov 9, 2011
  53. Public Law 112–54Public Law 112–54: To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Secretary of State, to establish a program to issue Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Cards, and for other purposes.Nov 12, 2011
  54. Public Law 112–55Public Law 112–55: Making consolidated appropriations for the Departments of Agriculture, Commerce, Justice, Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.Nov 18, 2011
  55. Public Law 112–56Public Law 112–56: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on certain payments made to vendors by government entities, to modify the calculation of modified adjusted gross income for purposes of determining eligibility for certain healthcare-related programs, and for other purposes.Nov 21, 2011
  56. Public Law 112–57Public Law 112–57: To amend the Peace Corps Act to require sexual assault risk-reduction and response training, the development of a sexual assault policy, the establishment of an Office of Victim Advocacy, the establishment of a Sexual Assault Advisory Council, and for other purposes.Nov 21, 2011
  57. Public Law 112–58Public Law 112–58: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to toll, during active-duty service abroad in the Armed Forces, the periods of time to file a petition and appear for an interview to remove the conditional basis for permanent resident status, and for other purposes.Nov 23, 2011
  58. Public Law 112–59Public Law 112–59: To grant the congressional gold medal to the Montford Point Marines.Nov 23, 2011
  59. Public Law 112–60Public Law 112–60: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 462 Washington Street, Woburn, Massachusetts, as the “Officer John Maguire Post Office”.Nov 23, 2011
  60. Public Law 112–61Public Law 112–61: To facilitate the hosting in the United States of the 34th America’s Cup by authorizing certain eligible vessels to participate in activities related to the competition, and for other purposes.Nov 29, 2011
  61. Public Law 112–62Public Law 112–62: To clarify appeal time limits in civil actions to which United States officers or employees are parties.Nov 29, 2011
  62. Public Law 112–63Public Law 112–63: To amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify the jurisdiction of the Federal courts, and for other purposes.Dec 7, 2011
  63. Public Law 112–64Public Law 112–64: To exempt for an additional 4-year period, from the application of the means-test presumption of abuse under chapter 7, qualifying members of reserve components of the Armed Forces and members of the National Guard who, after September 11, 2001, are called to active duty or to perform a homeland defense activity for not less than 90 days.Dec 13, 2011
  64. Public Law 112–65Public Law 112–65: To revise the Federal charter for the Blue Star Mothers of America, Inc. to reflect a change in eligibility requirements for membership.Dec 13, 2011
  65. Public Law 112–66Public Law 112–66: To amend title 36, United States Code, to authorize the American Legion under its Federal charter to provide guidance and leadership to the individual departments and posts of the American Legion, and for other purposes.Dec 13, 2011
  66. Public Law 112–67Public Law 112–67: Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.Dec 16, 2011
  67. Public Law 112–68Public Law 112–68: Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.Dec 17, 2011
  68. Public Law 112–69Public Law 112–69: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to lease certain lands within Fort Pulaski National Monument, and for other purposes.Dec 19, 2011
  69. Public Law 112–70Public Law 112–70: To provide for the conveyance of certain parcels of land to the town of Mantua, Utah.Dec 19, 2011
  70. Public Law 112–71Public Law 112–71: To grant the consent of Congress to an amendment to the compact between the States of Missouri and Illinois providing that bonds issued by the Bi-State Development Agency may mature in not to exceed 40 years.Dec 19, 2011
  71. Public Law 112–72Public Law 112–72: To further allocate and expand the availability of hydroelectric power generated at Hoover Dam, and for other purposes.Dec 20, 2011
  72. Public Law 112–73Public Law 112–73: To authorize the presentation of a United States flag on behalf of Federal civilian employees who die of injuries incurred in connection with their employment.Dec 20, 2011
  73. Public Law 112–74Public Law 112–74: Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.Dec 23, 2011
  74. Public Law 112–75Public Law 112–75: To reauthorize the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998, and for other purposes.Dec 23, 2011
  75. Public Law 112–77Public Law 112–77: Making appropriations for disaster relief requirements for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2012, and for other purposes.Dec 23, 2011
  76. Public Law 112–78Public Law 112–78: To extend the payroll tax holiday, unemployment compensation, Medicare physician payment, provide for the consideration of the Keystone XL pipeline, and for other purposes.Dec 23, 2011
  77. Public Law 112–79Public Law 112–79: To provide for the exchange of certain land located in the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests in the State of Colorado, and for other purposesDec 23, 2011
  78. Public Law 112–80Public Law 112–80: To amend title 39, United States Code, to extend the authority of the United States Postal Service to issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer research.Dec 23, 2011
  79. Public Law 112–81Public Law 112–81: To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.Dec 31, 2011
  80. Public Law 112–82Public Law 112–82: To reauthorize the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004.Jan 3, 2012
  81. Public Law 112–83Public Law 112–83: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 20 Main Street in Little Ferry, New Jersey, as the “Sergeant Matthew J. Fenton Post Office”.Jan 3, 2012
  82. Public Law 112–84Public Law 112–84: To protect the safety of judges by extending the authority of the Judicial Conference to redact sensitive information contained in their financial disclosure reports, and for other purposes.Jan 3, 2012
  83. Public Law 112–85Public Law 112–85: To designate the property between the United States Federal Courthouse and the Ed Jones Building located at 109 South Highland Avenue in Jackson, Tennessee, as the “M.D. Anderson Plaza” and to authorize the placement of a historical/identification marker on the grounds recognizing the achievements and philanthropy of M.D. Anderson.Jan 3, 2012
  84. Public Law 112–86Public Law 112–86: To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for expedited security screenings for members of the Armed Forces.Jan 3, 2012
  85. Public Law 112–87Public Law 112–87: To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.Jan 3, 2012
  86. Public Law 112–88Public Law 112–88: To instruct the Inspector General of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to study the impact of insured depository institution failures, and for other purposes.Jan 3, 2012
  87. Public Law 112–89Public Law 112–89: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 45 Bay Street, Suite 2, in Staten Island, New York, as the “Sergeant Angel Mendez Post Office”.Jan 3, 2012
  88. Public Law 112–90Public Law 112–90: To amend title 49, United States Code, to provide for enhanced safety and environmental protection in pipeline transportation, to provide for enhanced reliability in the transportation of the Nation’s energy products by pipeline, and for other purposes.Jan 3, 2012