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119th Congress

Volume 131

2017–2018 · 115th Congress · session 1 · 116 public laws.

  1. Public Law 115–2Public Law 115–2: To provide for an exception to a limitation against appointment of persons as Secretary of Defense within seven years of relief from active duty as a regular commissioned officer of the Armed Forces.Jan 20, 2017
  2. Public Law 115–3Public Law 115–3: To ensure the Government Accountability Office has adequate access to information.Jan 31, 2017
  3. Public Law 115–4Public Law 115–4: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of a rule submitted by the Securities and Exchange Commission relating to “Disclosure of Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers”.Feb 14, 2017
  4. Public Law 115–5Public Law 115–5: Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior known as the Stream Protection Rule.Feb 16, 2017
  5. Public Law 115–6Public Law 115–6: To authorize the National Science Foundation to support entrepreneurial programs for women.Feb 28, 2017
  6. Public Law 115–7Public Law 115–7: To inspire women to enter the aerospace field, including science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, through mentorship and outreach.Feb 28, 2017
  7. Public Law 115–8Public Law 115–8: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007.Feb 28, 2017
  8. Public Law 115–9Public Law 115–9: To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs health care center in Center Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, as the “Abie Abraham VA Clinic”.Mar 13, 2017
  9. Public Law 115–10Public Law 115–10: To authorize the programs of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and for other purposes.Mar 21, 2017
  10. Public Law 115–11Public Law 115–11: Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Defense, the General Services Administration, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration relating to the Federal Acquisition Regulation.Mar 27, 2017
  11. Public Law 115–12Public Law 115–12: Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of the Interior relating to Bureau of Land Management regulations that establish the procedures used to prepare, revise, or amend land use plans pursuant to the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976.Mar 27, 2017
  12. Public Law 115–13Public Law 115–13: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to accountability and State plans under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.Mar 27, 2017
  13. Public Law 115–14Public Law 115–14: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Education relating to teacher preparation issues.Mar 27, 2017
  14. Public Law 115–15Public Law 115–15: To amend title 4, United States Code, to encourage the display of the flag of the United States on National Vietnam War Veterans Day.Mar 28, 2017
  15. Public Law 115–16Public Law 115–16: To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Pago Pago, American Samoa, the Faleomavaega Eni Fa’aua’a Hunkin VA Clinic.Mar 31, 2017
  16. Public Law 115–17Public Law 115–17: Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to drug testing of unemployment compensation applicants.Mar 31, 2017
  17. Public Law 115–18Public Law 115–18: Approving the location of a memorial to commemorate and honor the members of the Armed Forces who served on active duty in support of Operation Desert Storm or Operation Desert Shield.Mar 31, 2017
  18. Public Law 115–19Public Law 115–19: To provide for the appointment of members of the Board of Directors of the Office of Compliance to replace members whose terms expire during 2017, and for other purposes.Apr 3, 2017
  19. Public Law 115–20Public Law 115–20: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule of the Department of the Interior relating to “Non-Subsistence Take of Wildlife, and Public Participation and Closure Procedures, on National Wildlife Refuges in Alaska”.Apr 3, 2017
  20. Public Law 115–21Public Law 115–21: Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to “Clarification of Employer’s Continuing Obligation to Make and Maintain an Accurate Record of Each Recordable Injury and Illness”.Apr 3, 2017
  21. Public Law 115–22Public Law 115–22: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission relating to “Protecting the Privacy of Customers of Broadband and Other Telecommunications Services”.Apr 3, 2017
  22. Public Law 115–23Public Law 115–23: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients.Apr 13, 2017
  23. Public Law 115–24Public Law 115–24: Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by qualified State political subdivisions for non-governmental employees.Apr 13, 2017
  24. Public Law 115–25Public Law 115–25: To improve the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s weather research through a focused program of investment on affordable and attainable advances in observational, computing, and modeling capabilities to support substantial improvement in weather forecasting and prediction of high impact weather events, to expand commercial opportunities for the provision of weather data, and for other purposes.Apr 18, 2017
  25. Public Law 115–26Public Law 115–26: To amend the Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014 to modify the termination date for the Veterans Choice Program, and for other purposes.Apr 19, 2017
  26. Public Law 115–27Public Law 115–27: Providing for the reappointment of Steve Case as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.Apr 19, 2017
  27. Public Law 115–28Public Law 115–28: Providing for the appointment of Michael Govan as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.Apr 19, 2017
  28. Public Law 115–29Public Law 115–29: Providing for the appointment of Roger W. Ferguson as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.Apr 19, 2017
  29. Public Law 115–30Public Law 115–30: Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2017, and for other purposes.Apr 28, 2017
  30. Public Law 115–31* Public Law 115–31: Making appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2017, and for other purposes.May 5, 2017
  31. Public Law 115–32Public Law 115–32: To require the Secretary of State to take such actions as may be necessary for the United States to rejoin the Bureau of International Expositions, and for other purposes.May 8, 2017
  32. Public Law 115–33Public Law 115–33: To repeal the rule issued by the Federal Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration entitled “Metropolitan Planning Organization Coordination and Planning Area Reform”.May 12, 2017
  33. Public Law 115–34Public Law 115–34: To provide for reimbursement for the use of modern travel services by Federal employees traveling on official Government business, and for other purposes.May 16, 2017
  34. Public Law 115–35Public Law 115–35: Disapproving the rule submitted by the Department of Labor relating to savings arrangements established by States for non-governmental employees.May 17, 2017
  35. Public Law 115–36Public Law 115–36: To require adequate reporting on the Public Safety Officers’ Benefits program, and for other purposes.Jun 2, 2017
  36. Public Law 115–37Public Law 115–37: To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize COPS grantees to use grant funds to hire veterans as career law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.Jun 2, 2017
  37. Public Law 115–38Public Law 115–38: To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Under Secretary for Management of the Department of Homeland Security to make certain improvements in managing the Department’s vehicle fleet, and for other purposes.Jun 6, 2017
  38. Public Law 115–39Public Law 115–39: To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 719 Church Street in Nashville, Tennessee, as the “Fred D. Thompson Federal Building and United States Courthouse”.Jun 6, 2017
  39. Public Law 115–40Public Law 115–40: To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend certain protections against prohibited personnel practices, and for other purposes.Jun 14, 2017
  40. Public Law 115–41Public Law 115–41: To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the accountability of employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.Jun 23, 2017
  41. Public Law 115–42Public Law 115–42: To amend section 1214 of title 5, United States Code, to provide for stays during a period that the Merit Systems Protection Board lacks a quorum.Jun 27, 2017
  42. Public Law 115–43Public Law 115–43: To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to make the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security for Health Affairs responsible for coordinating the efforts of the Department of Homeland Security related to food, agriculture, and veterinary defense against terrorism, and for other purposes.Jun 30, 2017
  43. Public Law 115–44Public Law 115–44: To provide congressional review and to counter aggression by the Governments of Iran, the Russian Federation, and North Korea, and for other purposes.Aug 2, 2017
  44. Public Law 115–45Public Law 115–45: To authorize the Capitol Police Board to make payments from the United States Capitol Police Memorial Fund to employees of the United States Capitol Police who have sustained serious line-of-duty injuries, and for other purposes.Aug 4, 2017
  45. Public Law 115–46Public Law 115–46: To authorize appropriations and to appropriate amounts for the Veterans Choice Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to improve hiring authorities of the Department, to authorize major medical facility leases, and for other purposes.Aug 12, 2017
  46. Public Law 115–47Public Law 115–47: To designate the community living center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Butler Township, Butler County, Pennsylvania, as the “Sergeant Joseph George Kusick VA Community Living Center”.Aug 16, 2017
  47. Public Law 115–48Public Law 115–48: To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.Aug 16, 2017
  48. Public Law 115–49Public Law 115–49: To remove the sunset provision of section 203 of Public Law 105–384, and for other purposes.Aug 18, 2017
  49. Public Law 115–50Public Law 115–50: To establish a system for integration of Rapid DNA instruments for use by law enforcement to reduce violent crime and reduce the current DNA analysis backlog.Aug 18, 2017
  50. Public Law 115–51Public Law 115–51: To authorize the Global War on Terror Memorial Foundation to establish the National Global War on Terrorism Memorial as a commemorative work in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.Aug 18, 2017
  51. Public Law 115–52Public Law 115–52: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise and extend the user-fee programs for prescription drugs, medical devices, generic drugs, and biosimilar biological products, and for other purposes.Aug 18, 2017
  52. Public Law 115–53Public Law 115–53: To amend Public Law 94–241 with respect to the Northern Mariana Islands.Aug 22, 2017
  53. Public Law 115–54Public Law 115–54: Granting the consent and approval of Congress for the Commonwealth of Virginia, the State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to enter into a compact relating to the establishment of the Washington Metrorail Safety Commission.Aug 22, 2017
  54. Public Law 115–55Public Law 115–55: To amend title 38, United States Code, to reform the rights and processes relating to appeals of decisions regarding claims for benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.Aug 23, 2017
  55. Public Law 115–56Public Law 115–56: Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes.Sep 8, 2017
  56. Public Law 115–57Public Law 115–57: To amend section 1113 of the Social Security Act to provide authority for increased fiscal year 2017 and 2018 payments for temporary assistance to United States citizens returned from foreign countries.Sep 12, 2017
  57. Public Law 115–58Public Law 115–58: Condemning the violence and domestic terrorist attack that took place during events between August 11 and August 12, 2017, in Charlottesville, Virginia, recognizing the first responders who lost their lives while monitoring the events, offering deepest condolences to the families and friends of those individuals who were killed and deepest sympathies and support to those individuals who were injured by the violence, expressing support for the Charlottesville community, rejecting White nationalists, White supremacists, the Ku Klux Klan, neo-Nazis, and other hate groups, and urging the President and the President’s Cabinet to use all available resources to address the threats posed by those groups.Sep 14, 2017
  58. Public Law 115–59Public Law 115–59: To restrict the inclusion of social security account numbers on Federal documents sent by mail, and for other purposes.Sep 15, 2017
  59. Public Law 115–60Public Law 115–60: To award the Congressional Gold Medal to Bob Dole, in recognition for his service to the nation as a soldier, legislator, and statesman.Sep 15, 2017
  60. Public Law 115–61Public Law 115–61: To amend the Financial Stability Act of 2010 to modify the term of the independent member of the Financial Stability Oversight Council.Sep 27, 2017
  61. Public Law 115–62Public Law 115–62: To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend certain expiring provisions of law administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.Sep 29, 2017
  62. Public Law 115–63Public Law 115–63: To amend title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport improvement program, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to provide disaster tax relief, and for other purposes.Sep 29, 2017
  63. Public Law 115–64Public Law 115–64: To provide the Secretary of Education with waiver authority for the reallocation rules and authority to extend the deadline by which funds have to be reallocated in the campus–based aid programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965 due to Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma, and Hurricane Maria, to provide equitable services to children and teachers in private schools, and for other purposes.Sep 29, 2017
  64. Public Law 115–65Public Law 115–65: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint commemorative coins in recognition of the 100th anniversary of The American Legion.Oct 6, 2017
  65. Public Law 115–66Public Law 115–66: To direct the Securities and Exchange Commission to provide a safe harbor related to certain investment fund research reports, and for other purposes.Oct 6, 2017
  66. Public Law 115–67Public Law 115–67: To facilitate construction of a bridge on certain property in Christian County, Missouri, and for other purposes.Oct 6, 2017
  67. Public Law 115–68Public Law 115–68: To ensure that the United States promotes the meaningful participation of women in mediation and negotiation processes seeking to prevent, mitigate, or resolve violent conflict.Oct 6, 2017
  68. Public Law 115–69Public Law 115–69: To require the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to submit a report regarding certain plans regarding assistance to applicants and grantees during the response to an emergency or disaster.Oct 18, 2017
  69. Public Law 115–70Public Law 115–70: To prevent elder abuse and exploitation and improve the justice system’s response to victims in elder abuse and exploitation cases.Oct 18, 2017
  70. Public Law 115–71Public Law 115–71: To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize a program for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment regarding deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns, infants, and young children.Oct 18, 2017
  71. Public Law 115–72Public Law 115–72: Making additional supplemental appropriations for disaster relief requirements for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2018, and for other purposes.Oct 26, 2017
  72. Public Law 115–73Public Law 115–73: To provide greater whistleblower protections for Federal employees, increased awareness of Federal whistleblower protections, and increased accountability and required discipline for Federal supervisors who retaliate against whistleblowers, and for other purposes.Oct 26, 2017
  73. Public Law 115–74Public Law 115–74: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to “Arbitration Agreements”.Nov 1, 2017
  74. Public Law 115–75Public Law 115–75: To increase, effective as of December 1, 2017, 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 2, 2017
  75. Public Law 115–76Public Law 115–76: To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the National Computer Forensics Institute, and for other purposes.Nov 2, 2017
  76. Public Law 115–77Public Law 115–77: To establish the Frederick Douglass Bicentennial CommissionNov 2, 2017
  77. Public Law 115–78Public Law 115–78: To provide for consideration of the extension under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of nonapplication of No-Load Mode energy efficiency standards to certain security or life safety alarms or surveillance systems, and for other purposes.Nov 2, 2017
  78. Public Law 115–79Public Law 115–79: To permanently authorize the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Business Travel Card Program.Nov 2, 2017
  79. Public Law 115–80Public Law 115–80: To establish a National Clinical Care Commission.Nov 2, 2017
  80. Public Law 115–81Public Law 115–81: To designate the checkpoint of the United States Border Patrol located on United States Highway 77 North in Sarita, Texas, as the “Javier Vega, Jr. Border Patrol Checkpoint”.Nov 2, 2017
  81. Public Law 115–82Public Law 115–82: To reauthorize the National Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program, and for other purposes.Nov 2, 2017
  82. Public Law 115–83Public Law 115–83: To amend the Controlled Substances Act with regard to the provision of emergency medical services.Nov 17, 2017
  83. Public Law 115–84Public Law 115–84: To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for flexibility in making withdrawals from a Thrift Savings Plan account, and for other purposes.Nov 17, 2017
  84. Public Law 115–85Public Law 115–85: To ensure the effective processing of mail by Federal agencies, and for other purposes.Nov 21, 2017
  85. Public Law 115–86Public Law 115–86: To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disclose certain patient information to State controlled substance monitoring programs, and for other purposes.Nov 21, 2017
  86. Public Law 115–87Public Law 115–87: To ensure that the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s current efforts to modernize its grant management system includes applicant accessibility and transparency, and for other purposes.Nov 21, 2017
  87. Public Law 115–88Public Law 115–88: To amend title 40, United States Code, to eliminate the sunset of certain provisions relating to information technology, to amend the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 to extend the sunset relating to the Federal Data Center Consolidation Initiative, and for other purposes.Nov 21, 2017
  88. Public Law 115–89Public Law 115–89: To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the designation of State approving agencies for multi-State apprenticeship programs for purposes of the educational assistance programs of the Department of Veterans Affairs.Nov 21, 2017
  89. Public Law 115–90Public Law 115–90: Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes.Dec 8, 2017
  90. Public Law 115–91Public Law 115–91: To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2018 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 12, 2017
  91. Public Law 115–92Public Law 115–92: To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize additional emergency uses for medical products to reduce deaths and severity of injuries caused by agents of war, and for other purposes.Dec 12, 2017
  92. Public Law 115–93Public Law 115–93: To amend the Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992 to facilitate the ability of Indian tribes to integrate the employment, training, and related services from diverse Federal sources, and for other purposes.Dec 18, 2017
  93. Public Law 115–94Public Law 115–94: To make technical changes and other improvements to the Department of State Authorities Act, Fiscal Year 2017.Dec 18, 2017
  94. Public Law 115–95Public Law 115–95: To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to enter into contracts with nonprofit organizations to investigate medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs.Dec 20, 2017
  95. Public Law 115–96Public Law 115–96: To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Secretary of Homeland Security to issue Department of Homeland Security-wide guidance and develop training programs as part of the Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign, and for other purposes.Dec 22, 2017
  96. Public Law 115–97Public Law 115–97: To provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018.Dec 22, 2017
  97. Public Law 115–98Public Law 115–98: To reauthorize the United States Fire Administration, the Assistance to Firefighters Grants program, the Fire Prevention and Safety Grants program, and the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grant program, and for other purposes.Jan 3, 2018
  98. Public Law 115–99Public Law 115–99: To designate a human trafficking prevention coordinator and to expand the scope of activities authorized under the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s outreach and education program to include human trafficking prevention activities, and for other purposes.Jan 3, 2018
  99. Public Law 115–100Public Law 115–100: To extend the period during which vessels that are shorter than 79 feet in length and fishing vessels are not required to have a permit for discharges incidental to the normal operation of the vessel.Jan 3, 2018
  100. Public Law 115–101Public Law 115–101: To amend the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Improvement Act to provide access to certain vehicles serving residents of municipalities adjacent to the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, and for other purposes.Jan 8, 2018
  101. Public Law 115–102Public Law 115–102: To establish the 400 Years of African-American History Commission, and for other purposes.Jan 8, 2018
  102. Public Law 115–103Public Law 115–103: To provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land in the State of Oregon, and for other purposes.Jan 8, 2018
  103. Public Law 115–104Public Law 115–104: To amend title 54, United States Code, to establish within the National Park Service the African American Civil Rights Network, and for other purposes.Jan 8, 2018
  104. Public Law 115–105Public Law 115–105: To streamline the process by which active duty military, reservists, and veterans receive commercial driver’s licenses.Jan 8, 2018
  105. Public Law 115–106Public Law 115–106: To disqualify from operating a commercial motor vehicle for life an individual who uses a commercial motor vehicle in committing a felony involving human trafficking.Jan 8, 2018
  106. Public Law 115–107Public Law 115–107: To reauthorize the SAFER Act of 2013, and for other purposes.Jan 8, 2018
  107. Public Law 115–108Public Law 115–108: To redesignate the Martin Luther King, Junior, National Historic Site in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes.Jan 8, 2018
  108. Public Law 115–109Public Law 115–109: To designate a mountain in the John Muir Wilderness of the Sierra National Forest as “Sky Point”.Jan 10, 2018
  109. Public Law 115–110Public Law 115–110: To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to modify provisions relating to certain land exchanges in the Mt. Hood Wilderness in the State of Oregon.Jan 10, 2018
  110. Public Law 115–111Public Law 115–111: To facilitate the addition of park administration at the Coltsville National Historical Park, and for other purposes.Jan 10, 2018
  111. Public Law 115–112Public Law 115–112: To improve the ability of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to interdict fentanyl, other synthetic opioids, and other narcotics and psychoactive substances that are illegally imported into the United States, and for other purposes.Jan 10, 2018
  112. Public Law 115–113Public Law 115–113: To provide support for law enforcement agency efforts to protect the mental health and well-being of law enforcement officers, and for other purposes.Jan 10, 2018
  113. Public Law 115–114Public Law 115–114: To require a new or updated Federal website that is intended for use by the public to be mobile friendly, and for other purposes.Jan 10, 2018
  114. Public Law 115–115Public Law 115–115: To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to exclude power supply circuits, drivers, and devices designed to be connected to, and power, light-emitting diodes or organic light-emitting diodes providing illumination from energy conservation standards for external power supplies, and for other purposes.Jan 12, 2018
  115. Public Law 115–116Public Law 115–116: To remove the use restrictions on certain land transferred to Rockingham County, Virginia, and for other purposes.Jan 12, 2018
  116. Public Law 115–117Public Law 115–117: To modify the boundary of the Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site, and for other purposes.Jan 12, 2018