Saved history · 1999 and 2000

Laws of the 106th Congress

The 580 public laws in our saved record for the Congress that met from January 3, 1999 to January 3, 2001, with the House and Senate tallies from the official vote files. The text of 1 law is Not published yet: Public Law 106-32.

580 laws
154 with a recorded vote · 426 passed with no recorded voteConfirmed from the official record

69,563 individual votes saved for this Congress.

Plain-language accounts for laws before January 3, 2025: Not started. A law's page shows the official title, the member votes we have saved and our saved files.

Public Law 106-576 · Became law Lower Rio Grande Valley Water Resources Conservation and Improvement Act of 2000

To direct the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Reclamation, to conserve and enhance the water supplies of the Lower Rio Grande Valley.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 348–6Senate: without objection
Public Law 106-554 · Became law Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001

Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 292–60Senate: without objection
Public Law 106-553 · Became law District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2001

Making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 206–198Senate 48–43
Public Law 106-550 · Became law James Madison Commemoration Commission Act

To establish a commission to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the birth of James Madison.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 359–3Senate: without objection
Public Law 106-541 · Became law Water Resources Development Act of 2000

To provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 312–2Senate: without objection
H.J.Res. 128 · Became law Public Law 106-540

Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 284–37Senate: without objection
H.J.Res. 127 · Became law Public Law 106-539

Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 359–11Senate 96–1
H.J.Res. 126 · Became law Public Law 106-537

Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 378–6Senate 99–0
S. 3194 · Became law Public Law 106-535

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 431 North George Street in Millersville, Pennsylvania, as the “Robert S. Walker Post Office”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 379–7Senate: without objection
Public Law 106-531 · Became law Reports Consolidation Act of 2000

To amend chapter 35 of title 31, United States Code, to authorize the consolidation of certain financial and performance management reports required of Federal agencies, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 385–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 106-530 · Became law Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve Act of 2000

To provide for the establishment of the Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve and the Baca National Wildlife Refuge in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 366–34Senate: without objection
Public Law 106-519 · Became law FSC Repeal and Extraterritorial Income Exclusion Act of 2000

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the provisions relating to foreign sales corporations (FSCs) and to exclude extraterritorial income from gross income.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 316–72Senate: without objection
Public Law 106-505 · Became law Public Health Improvement Act

To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for recommendations of the Secretary of Health and Human Services regarding the placement of automatic external defibrillators in Federal buildings in order to improve survival rates of individuals who experience cardiac arrest in such buildings, and to establish protections from civil liability arising from the emergency use of the devices.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 384–2Senate: without objection
Public Law 106-503 · Became law Fire Administration Authorization Act of 2000

To authorize appropriations for the United States Fire Administration, and for carrying out the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977, for fiscal years 2001, 2002, and 2003, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House adopted H.Res. 655, 384–5Senate: without objection
Public Law 106-501 · Became law Older Americans Act Amendments of 2000

To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to extend authorizations of appropriations for programs under the Act, to modernize programs and services for older individuals, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 405–2Senate 94–0
H.R. 4957 · Became law Public Law 106-442

To amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to extend the legislative authority for the Black Patriots Foundation to establish a commemorative work.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 398–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 106-433 · Became law Social Security Number Confidentiality Act of 2000

To amend title 31, United States Code, to prohibit the appearance of Social Security account numbers on or through unopened mailings of checks or other drafts issued on public money in the Treasury.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 385–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 106-429 · Became law Kentucky National Forest Land Transfer Act of 2000

Making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 307–101Senate 65–27
H.J.Res. 123 · Became law Public Law 106-426

Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 310–7Senate: without objection
H.J.Res. 122 · Became law Public Law 106-416

Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 371–13Senate: without objection
H.J.Res. 121 · Became law Public Law 106-403

Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 361–13Senate: without objection
H.J.Res. 120 · Became law Public Law 106-401

Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 339–9Senate 70–1
Public Law 106-398 · Became law Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2001

To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2001 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 382–31Senate 90–3
Public Law 106-391 · Became law National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2000

To authorize appropriations for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for fiscal years 2000, 2001, and 2002, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 399–17Senate: without objection
H.J.Res. 119 · Became law Public Law 106-389

Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 342–7Senate 67–1
H.J.Res. 118 · Became law Public Law 106-388

Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 339–7Senate 67–2
Public Law 106-387 · Became law Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001

Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 340–75Senate 86–8
Public Law 106-386 · Became law Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000

To combat trafficking in persons, especially into the sex trade, slavery, and involuntary servitude, to reauthorize certain Federal programs to prevent violence against women, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 371–1Senate 95–0
H.J.Res. 117 · Became law Public Law 106-381

Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 366–13Senate 86–3
Public Law 106-380 · Became law Veterans' Oral History Project Act

To direct the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress to establish a program to collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of American war veterans, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 407–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 106-377 · Became law Department of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001

Making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 386–24Senate 85–8
H.R. 3986 · Became law Public Law 106-372

To provide for a study of the engineering feasibility of a water exchange in lieu of electrification of the Chandler Pumping Plant at Prosser Diversion Dam, Washington.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 418–1Senate: without objection
H.R. 3577 · Became law Public Law 106-371

To increase the amount authorized to be appropriated for the north side pumping division of the Minidoka reclamation project, Idaho.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 385–6Senate: without objection
H.R. 208 · Became law Public Law 106-361

To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow for the contribution of certain rollover distributions to accounts in the Thrift Savings Plan, to eliminate certain waiting-period requirements for participating in the Thrift Savings Plan, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 382–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 34 · Became law Public Law 106-360

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to make technical corrections to a map relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources System.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 407–1Senate: without objection
H.J.Res. 116 · Became law Public Law 106-359

Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 392–10Senate 94–1
H.J.Res. 115 · Became law Public Law 106-358

Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 395–9Senate 87–2
Public Law 106-350 · Became law Golden Gate National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Act of 2000

To revise the boundaries of the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 333–68Senate: without objection
Public Law 106-349 · Became law Carter G. Woodson Home National Historic Site Study Act of 2000

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of designating the Carter G. Woodson Home in the District of Columbia as a National Historic Site, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 413–1Senate: without objection
H.R. 1509 · Became law Public Law 106-348

To authorize the Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to honor veterans who became disabled while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 421–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 106-346 · Became law Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001

Making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 344–50Senate 78–10
Public Law 106-345 · Became law Ryan White CARE Act Amendments of 2000

To amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend programs established under the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act of 1990, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 411–0Senate: without objection
H.J.Res. 114 · Became law Public Law 106-344

Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2001, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 262–136Senate: without objection
S. 1236 · Became law Public Law 106-343

To extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act for commencement of the construction of the Arrowrock Dam Hydroelectric Project in the State of Idaho.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 356–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 4884 · Became law Public Law 106-342

To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 West 2nd Street in Royal Oak, Michigan, as the “William S. Broomfield Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 404–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 4517 · Became law Public Law 106-337

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 24 Tsienneto Road in Derry, New Hampshire, as the “Alan B. Shepard, Jr. Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 423–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 4484 · Became law Public Law 106-336

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 500 North Washington Street in Rockville, Maryland, as the “Everett Alvarez, Jr. Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 403–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 4448 · Became law Public Law 106-334

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3500 Dolfield Avenue in Baltimore, Maryland, as the “Judge Robert Bernard Watts, Sr. Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 404–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 4447 · Became law Public Law 106-333

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 919 West 34th Street in Baltimore, Maryland, as the “Samuel H. Lacy, Sr. Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 412–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 4435 · Became law Public Law 106-332

To clarify certain boundaries on the map relating to Unit NC-01 of the Coastal Barrier Resources System.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 421–1Senate: without objection
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