List of acts of the 117th United States Congress
The 117th United States Congress, which began on January 3, 2021, and will end on January 3, 2023, has so far enacted 81 public laws and zero private laws.[1][2]
Public laws[]
The 117th Congress has enacted the following laws:[1]
Public law number | Date of enactment | Official short title(s) | Official title | Link to GPO |
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117-1 | January 22, 2021 | (No short title) | 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. | Pub.L. 117–1 (text) (PDF), H.R. 335, 135 Stat. 3, enacted January 22, 2021 |
117-2 | March 11, 2021 | American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 | To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 5. | Pub.L. 117–2 (text) (PDF), H.R. 1319, 135 Stat. 4, enacted March 11, 2021 |
117-3 | March 23, 2021 | (No short title) | To make a technical correction to the ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019. | Pub.L. 117–3 (text) (PDF), S. 579, 135 Stat. 246, enacted March 23, 2021 |
117-4 | March 24, 2021 | Strengthening and Amplifying Vaccination Efforts to Locally Immunize All Veterans and Every Spouse (SAVE LIVES) Act | To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish COVID-19 vaccines to certain individuals, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 117–4 (text) (PDF), H.R. 1276, 135 Stat. 247, enacted March 24, 2021 |
117-5 | March 27, 2021 | COVID-19 Bankruptcy Relief Extension Act of 2021 | To amend the CARES Act to extend the sunset for the definition of a small business debtor, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 117–5 (text) (PDF), H.R. 1651, 135 Stat. 249, enacted March 27, 2021 |
117-6 | March 30, 2021 | PPP Extension Act of 2021 | To amend the Small Business Act and the CARES Act to extend the covered period for the paycheck protection program, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 117–6 (text) (PDF), H.R. 1799, 135 Stat. 250, enacted March 27, 2021 |
117-7 | April 14, 2021 | (No short title) | To prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 117–7 (text) (PDF), H.R. 1868, 135 Stat. 251, enacted April 14, 2021 |
117-8 | April 23, 2021 | Advancing Education on Biosimilars Act of 2021 | To educate health care providers and the public on biosimilar biological products, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 117–8 (text) (PDF), S. 164, 135 Stat. 254, enacted April 23, 2021 |
117-9 | April 23, 2021 | (No short title) | To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the scope of new chemical exclusivity. | Pub.L. 117–9 (text) (PDF), S. 415, 135 Stat. 256, enacted April 23, 2021 |
117-10 | April 23, 2021 | Senate Shared Employee Act | To allow Senators, Senators-elect, committees of the Senate, leadership offices, and other offices of the Senate to share employees, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 117–10 (text) (PDF), S. 422, 135 Stat. 259, enacted April 23, 2021 |
117-11 | April 23, 2021 | Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research Act of 2021 | To improve the health and safety of Americans living with food allergies and related disorders, including potentially life-threatening anaphylaxis, food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome, and eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 117–11 (text) (PDF), S. 578, 135 Stat. 262, enacted April 23, 2021 |
117-12 | May 4, 2021 | Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act | To amend the Temporary Reauthorization and Study of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act to extend until October 2021, a temporary order for fentanyl-related substances. | Pub.L. 117–12 (text) (PDF), H.R. 2630, 135 Stat. 264, enacted May 4, 2021 |
117-13 | May 20, 2021 | COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act | To facilitate the expedited review of COVID-19 hate crimes, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 117–13 (text) (PDF), S. 937, 135 Stat. 265, enacted May 20, 2021 |
117-14 | May 24, 2021 | Alaska Tourism Restoration Act | To restrict the imposition by the Secretary of Homeland Security of fines, penalties, duties, or tariffs applicable only to coastwise voyages, or prohibit otherwise qualified non-United States citizens from serving as crew, on specified vessels transporting passengers between the State of Washington and the State of Alaska, to address a Canadian cruise ship ban and the extraordinary impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Alaskan communities, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 117–14 (text) (PDF), H.R. 1318, 135 Stat. 273, enacted May 24, 2021 |
117-15 | May 26, 2021 | Timely ReAuthorization of Necessary Stem-cell Programs Lends Access to Needed Therapies (TRANSPLANT) Act of 2021 | To reauthorize the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Act of 2005, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 117–15 (text) (PDF), H.R. 941, 135 Stat. 277, enacted May 26, 2021 |
117-16 | June 8, 2021 | Training in High-demand Roles to Improve Veteran Employment (THRIVE) Act | To amend the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to improve the COVID-19 Veteran Rapid Retraining Assistance program, to make certain technical corrections to the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 117–16 (text) (PDF), H.R. 2523, 135 Stat. 280, enacted June 8, 2021 |
117-17 | June 17, 2021 | Juneteenth National Independence Day Act | A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to designate Juneteenth National Independence Day as a legal public holiday. | Pub.L. 117–17 (text) (PDF), S. 475, 135 Stat. 297, enacted June 17, 2021 |
117-18 | June 23, 2021 | West Los Angeles VA Campus Improvement Act of 2021 | To amend the West Los Angeles Leasing Act of 2016 to authorize the use of certain funds received pursuant to leases entered into under such Act, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 117–18 (text) (PDF), H.R. 711, 135 Stat. 288, enacted June 23, 2021 |
117-19 | June 23, 2021 | (No short title) | Providing for the appointment of Barbara Barrett as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. | Pub.L. 117–19 (text) (PDF), H.J.Res. 27, 135 Stat. 290, enacted June 23, 2021 |
117-20 | June 25, 2021 | (No short title) | To designate the National Pulse Memorial located at 1912 South Orange Avenue, Orlando, Florida, 32806, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 117–20 (text) (PDF), H.R. 49, 135 Stat. 291, enacted June 25, 2021 |
117-21 | June 30, 2021 | Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans Mental Health Act of 2021 | To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to expand the Rural Access Network for Growth Enhancement Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and to direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study to assess certain mental health care resources of the Department of Veterans Affairs available to veterans who live in rural areas. | Pub.L. 117–21 (text) (PDF), H.R. 2441, 135 Stat. 292, enacted June 30, 2021 |
117-22 | June 30, 2021 | (No short title) | Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission relating to "Update of Commission's Conciliation Procedures". | Pub.L. 117–22 (text) (PDF), S.J.Res. 13, 135 Stat. 294, enacted June 30, 2021 |
117-23 | June 30, 2021 | (No short title) | Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Oil and Natural Gas Sector: Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and Modified Sources Review". | Pub.L. 117–23 (text) (PDF), S.J.Res. 14, 135 Stat. 295, enacted June 30, 2021 |
117-24 | June 30, 2021 | (No short title) | Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of Currency relating to "National Banks and Federal Savings Associations as Lenders". | Pub.L. 117–24 (text) (PDF), S.J.Res. 15, 135 Stat. 296, enacted June 30, 2021 |
117-25 | July 6, 2021 | (No short title) | To provide for the availability of amounts for customer education initiatives and non-awards expenses of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Whistleblower Program, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 117–25 (text) (PDF), S. 409, 135 Stat. 297, enacted July 6, 2021 |
117-26 | July 6, 2021 | (No short title) | To amend title 28, United States Code, to redefine the eastern and middle judicial districts of North Carolina. | Pub.L. 117–26 (text) (PDF), S. 1340, 135 Stat. 299, enacted July 6, 2021 |
117-27 | July 22, 2021 | VOCA Fix to Sustain the Crime Victims Fund Act of 2021 | To deposit certain funds into the Crime Victims Fund, to waive matching requirements, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 117–27 (text) (PDF), H.R. 1652, 135 Stat. 301, enacted July 22, 2021 |
117-28 | July 26, 2021 | Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2021 | To amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, to correct a provision on the prohibition on the use of a reverse auction, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 117–28 (text) (PDF), H.R. 26, 135 Stat. 304, enacted July 26, 2021 |
117-29 | July 29, 2021 | (No short title) | To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to ensure that certain medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs have physical locations for the disposal of controlled substances medications. | Pub.L. 117–29 (text) (PDF), S. 957, 135 Stat. 306, enacted July 29, 2021 |
117-30 | July 29, 2021 | Major Medical Facility Authorization Act of 2021 | To authorize major medical facility projects of the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2021. | Pub.L. 117–30 (text) (PDF), S. 1910, 135 Stat. 307, enacted July 29, 2021 |
117-31 | July 30, 2021 | Emergency Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021 | Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 117–31 (text) (PDF), H.R. 3237, 135 Stat. 309, enacted July 30, 2021 |
117-32 | August 5, 2021 | (No short title) | To award four congressional gold medals to the United States Capitol Police and those who protected the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. | Pub.L. 117–32 (text) (PDF), H.R. 3325, 135 Stat. 322, enacted August 5, 2021 |
117-33 | August 6, 2021 | (No short title) | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 500 West Main Street, Suite 102 in Tupelo, Mississippi, as the "Colonel Carlyle 'Smitty' Harris Post Office". | Pub.L. 117–33 (text) (PDF), H.R. 208, 135 Stat. 325, enacted August 6, 2021 |
117-34 | August 6, 2021 | (No short title) | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1101 Charlotte Street in Georgetown, South Carolina, as the "Joseph Hayne Rainey Memorial Post Office Building". | Pub.L. 117–34 (text) (PDF), H.R. 264, 135 Stat. 326, enacted August 6, 2021 |
117-35 | August 6, 2021 | (No short title) | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 229 Minnetonka Avenue South in Wayzata, Minnesota, as the "Jim Ramstad Post Office". | Pub.L. 117–35 (text) (PDF), H.R. 772, 135 Stat. 327, enacted August 6, 2021 |
117-36 | August 6, 2021 | Debarment Enforcement of Bad Actor Registrants (DEBAR) Act of 2021 | To amend the Controlled Substances Act to authorize the debarment of certain registrants, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 117–36 (text) (PDF), H.R. 1002, 135 Stat. 328, enacted August 6, 2021 |
117-37 | August 25, 2021 | Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers (PAWS) for Veterans Therapy Act | To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy, and to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to provide service dogs to veterans with mental illnesses who do not have mobility impairments. | Pub.L. 117–37 (text) (PDF), H.R. 1448, 135 Stat. 329, enacted August 25, 2021 |
117-38 | August 25, 2021 | Harlem Hellfighters Congressional Gold Medal Act | To award a Congressional gold medal to the 369th Infantry Regiment, commonly known as the "Harlem Hellfighters", in recognition of their bravery and outstanding service during World War I. | Pub.L. 117–38 (text) (PDF), H.R. 3642, 135 Stat. 333, enacted August 25, 2021 |
117-39 | August 31, 2021 | Emergency Repatriation Assistance for Returning Americans Act | To amend section 1113 of the Social Security Act to provide authority for increased payments for temporary assistance to United States citizens returned from foreign countries, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 117–39 (text) (PDF), H.R. 5085, 135 Stat. 336, enacted August 31, 2021 |
117-40 | September 24, 2021 | Congressional Budget Justification Transparency Act of 2021 | To amend the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006, to require the budget justifications and appropriation requests of agencies be made publicly available. | Pub.L. 117–40 (text) (PDF), S. 272, 135 Stat. 337, enacted September 24, 2021 |
117-41 | September 24, 2021 | (No short title) | To amend the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act to extend the deadline for a report by the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 117–41 (text) (PDF), S. 325, 135 Stat. 341, enacted September 24, 2021 |
117-42 | September 30, 2021 | Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2021 | To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and modify certain authorities and requirements relating to the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 117–42 (text) (PDF), H.R. 5293, 135 Stat. 342, enacted September 30, 2021 |
117-43 | September 30, 2021 | Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act | Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for providing emergency assistance, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 117–43 (text) (PDF), H.R. 5305, 135 Stat. 344, enacted September 30, 2021 |
117-44 | October 2, 2021 | Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2021 | To provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, and transit programs, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 117–44 (text) (PDF), H.R. 5434, 135 Stat. 382, enacted October 2, 2021 |
117-45 | October 8, 2021 | Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2021 | To increase, effective as of December 1, 2021, 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. | Pub.L. 117–45 (text) (PDF), S. 189, 135 Stat. 389, enacted October 8, 2021 |
117-46 | October 8, 2021 | Helping American Victims Afflicted by Neurological Attacks (HAVANA) Act of 2021 | To amend the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 to authorize the provision of payment to personnel of the Central Intelligence Agency who incur qualifying injuries to the brain, to authorize the provision of payment to personnel of the Department of State who incur similar injuries, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 117–46 (text) (PDF), S. 1828, 135 Stat. 391, enacted October 8, 2021 |
117-47 | October 8, 2021 | K-12 Cybersecurity Act of 2021 | To establish a K–12 education cybersecurity initiative, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 117–47 (text) (PDF), S. 1917, 135 Stat. 397, enacted October 8, 2021 |
117-48 | October 13, 2021 | (No short title) | To designate the September 11th National Memorial Trail Route, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 117–49 (text) (PDF), H.R. 2278, 135 Stat. 400, enacted October 13, 2021 |
117-49 | October 13, 2021 | Consider Teachers Act of 2021 | To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 in order to improve the service obligation verification process for TEACH Grant recipients, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 117–49 (text) (PDF), S. 848, 135 Stat. 402, enacted October 13, 2021 |
117-50 | October 14, 2021 | (No short title) | To provide for the publication by the Secretary of Health and Human Services of physical activity recommendations for Americans.[a] | Pub.L. 117–50 (text) (PDF), S. 1301, 135 Stat. 407, enacted October 14, 2021 |
117-51 | October 19, 2021 | (No short title) | To amend the Fentanyl Sanctions Act, to modify certain deadlines relating to the Commission on Combating Synthetic Opioid Trafficking. | Pub.L. 117–51 (text) (PDF), H.R. 4981, 135 Stat. 408, enacted October 19, 2021 |
117-52 | October 31, 2021 | Further Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2021 | To provide an extension of Federal-aid highway, highway safety, and transit programs, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 117–52 (text) (PDF), H.R. 5763, 135 Stat. 409, enacted October 31, 2021 |
117-53 | November 10, 2021 | Ensuring Compliance Against Drug Diversion Act of 2021 | To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for the modification, transfer, and termination of a registration to manufacture, distribute, or dispense controlled substances or list I chemicals, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 117–53 (text) (PDF), H.R. 1899, 135 Stat. 411, enacted November 10, 2021 |
117-54 | November 10, 2021 | Reinforcing Nicaragua's Adherence to Conditions for Electoral Reform (RENACER) Act of 2021 | To advance the strategic alignment of United States diplomatic tools toward the realization of free, fair, and transparent elections in Nicaragua and to reaffirm the commitment of the United States to protect the fundamental freedoms and human rights of the people of Nicaragua, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 117–54 (text) (PDF), S. 1064, 135 Stat. 413, enacted November 10, 2021 |
117-55 | November 11, 2021 | Secure Equipment Act of 2021 | To ensure that the Federal Communications Commission prohibits authorization of radio frequency devices that pose a national security risk. | Pub.L. 117–55 (text) (PDF), H.R. 3919, 135 Stat. 423, enacted November 11, 2021 |
117-56 | November 12, 2021 | (No short title) | To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Columbus, Georgia, as the "Robert S. Poydasheff VA Clinic." | Pub.L. 117–56 (text) (PDF), H.R. 3475, 135 Stat. 425, enacted November 12, 2021 |
117-57 | November 12, 2021 | (No short title) | To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Aurora, Colorado, as the "Lieutenant Colonel John W. Mosley VA Clinic." | Pub.L. 117–57 (text) (PDF), H.R. 4172, 135 Stat. 427, enacted November 12, 2021 |
117-58 | November 15, 2021 | Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act | To authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 117–58 (text) (PDF), H.R. 3684, 135 Stat. 429, enacted November 15, 2021 |
117-59 | November 18, 2021 | Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Officers and Employees Protection Act | To amend title 18, United States Code, to further protect officers and employees of the United States, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 117–59 (text) (PDF), S. 921, 135 Stat. 1468, enacted November 18, 2021 |
117-60 | November 18, 2021 | Confidentiality Opportunities for Peer Support Counseling Act | To make Federal law enforcement officer peer support communications confidential, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 117–60 (text) (PDF), S. 1502, 135 Stat. 1470, enacted November 18, 2021 |
117-61 | November 18, 2021 | Protecting America's First Responders Act of 2021 | To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 with respect to payments to certain public safety officers who have become permanently and totally disabled as a result of personal injuries sustained in the line of duty, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 117–61 (text) (PDF), S. 1511, 135 Stat. 1474, enacted November 18, 2021 |
117-62 | November 22, 2021 | Veterans and Family Information Act | To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make all fact sheets of the Department of Veterans Affairs available in English, Spanish, and Tagalog, and other commonly spoken languages, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 117–62 (text) (PDF), H.R. 2093, 135 Stat. 1482, enacted November 22, 2021 |
117-63 | November 22, 2021 | VA Transparency & Trust Act of 2021 | To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a plan for obligating and expending Coronavirus pandemic funding made available to the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 117–63 (text) (PDF), H.R. 2911, 135 Stat. 1484, enacted November 22, 2021 |
117-64 | November 23, 2021 | (No short title) | To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a report on the use of cameras in medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs. | Pub.L. 117–64 (text) (PDF), H.R. 1510, 135 Stat. 1486, enacted November 23, 2021 |
117-65 | November 23, 2021 | (No short title) | A bill to authorize the Seminole Tribe of Florida to lease or transfer certain land, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 117–65 (text) (PDF), S. 108, 135 Stat. 1488, enacted November 23, 2021 |
117-66 | November 30, 2021 | (No short title) | To require the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on disparities associated with race and ethnicity with respect to certain benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 117–66 (text) (PDF), S. 1031, 135 Stat. 1489, enacted November 30, 2021 |
117-67 | November 30, 2021 | Hire Veteran Health Heroes Act of 2021 | To identify and refer members of the Armed Forces with a health care occupation who are separating from the Armed Forces for potential employment with the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 117–67 (text) (PDF), S. 894, 135 Stat. 1491, enacted November 30, 2021 |
117-68 | November 30, 2021 | Colonel John M. McHugh Tuition Fairness for Survivors Act of 2021 | To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the disapproval by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of courses of education offered by public institutions of higher learning that do not charge veterans the in-State tuition rate for purposes of Survivors’ and Dependents’ Educational Assistance Program, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 117–68 (text) (PDF), S. 1095, 135 Stat. 1493, enacted November 30, 2021 |
117-69 | November 30, 2021 | Protecting Moms Who Served Act of 2021 | To codify maternity care coordination programs at the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 117–69 (text) (PDF), S. 796, 135 Stat. 1495, enacted November 30, 2021 |
117-70 | December 3, 2021 | Further Extending Government Funding Act | Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 117–70 (text) (PDF), H.R. 6119, 135 Stat. 1499, enacted December 3, 2021 |
117-71 | December 10, 2021 | Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act | To address behavioral health and well-being among health care professionals. | Pub.L. 117–71 (text) (PDF), S. 610, 135 Stat. 1506, enacted December 10, 2021 |
117-72 | December 16, 2021 | (No short title) | To award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal, in commemoration to the servicemembers who perished in Afghanistan on August 26, 2021, during the evacuation of citizens of the United States and Afghan allies at Hamid Karzai International Airport, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 117–72 (text) (PDF), H.R. 5142, 135 Stat. 1511, enacted December 16, 2021 |
117-73 | December 16, 2021 | (No short title) | Joint resolution relating to increasing the debt limit. | Pub.L. 117–73 (text) (PDF), S.J.Res. 33, 135 Stat. 1514, enacted December 16, 2021 |
117-74 | December 21, 2021 | (No short title) | To redesignate the Federal building located at 167 North Main Street in Memphis, Tennessee as the "Odell Horton Federal Building." | Pub.L. 117–74 (menu; GPO has not yet published law), H.R. 390, 135 Stat. 1515, enacted December 21, 2021 |
117-75 | December 21, 2021 | (No short title) | To designate the Federal Building and United States Courthouse located at 1125 Chapline Street in Wheeling, West Virginia, as the "Frederick P. Stamp, Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse." | Pub.L. 117–75 (menu; GPO has not yet published law), H.R. 4660, 135 Stat. 1516, enacted December 21, 2021 |
117-76 | December 21, 2021 | Responsible Education Mitigating Options and Technical Extensions (REMOTE) Act | To extend certain expiring provisions of law relating to benefits provided under Department of Veterans Affairs educational assistance programs during COVID-19 pandemic, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 117–76 (menu; GPO has not yet published law), H.R. 5545, 135 Stat. 1517, enacted December 21, 2021 |
117-77 | December 22, 2021 | Capitol Police Emergency Assistance Act of 2021 | To empower the Chief of the United States Capitol Police to unilaterally request the assistance of the DC National Guard or Federal law enforcement agencies in emergencies without prior approval of the Capitol Police Board. | Pub.L. 117–77 (menu; GPO has not yet published law), S. 3377, 135 Stat. 1522, enacted December 22, 2021 |
117-78 | December 23, 2021 | (No short title) | To ensure that goods made with forced labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China do not enter the United States market, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 117–78 (menu; GPO has not yet published law), H.R. 6256, 135 Stat. 1525, enacted December 23, 2021 |
117-79 | December 23, 2021 | Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act | To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to support research on, and expanded access to, investigational drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 117–79 (menu; GPO has not yet published law), H.R. 3537, 135 Stat. 1533, enacted December 23, 2021 |
117-80 | December 27, 2021 | To authorize the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 117–80 (menu; GPO has not yet published law), H.R. 1664, 135 Stat. 1539, enacted December 27, 2021 | |
117-81 | December 27, 2021 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 | To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2022 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. | Pub.L. 117–81 (menu; GPO has not yet published law), S. 1605, 135 Stat. 1541, enacted December 27, 2021 |
Private laws[]
None enacted
Treaties ratified[]
None enacted
See also[]
- List of bills in the 117th United States Congress
- List of United States federal legislation
- Lists of acts of the United States Congress
- 2020s in United States political history
Notes[]
- ^ Despite what the official title suggests, the bill has nothing to do with physical activity, and actually raises the debt limit by $480 billion.
References[]
- ^ a b "Public Laws". www.congress.gov.
- ^ "Private Laws". www.congress.gov.
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