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.

H.R. 4169 · Became law Public Law 106-328

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2000 Vassar Street in Reno, Nevada, as the “Barbara F. Vucanovich Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 418–1Senate: without objection
H.R. 3030 · Became law Public Law 106-321

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 757 Warren Road in Ithaca, New York, as the “Matthew F. McHugh Post Office”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 385–2Senate: without objection
Public Law 106-313 · Became law Kids 2000 Act

To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to H-1B nonimmigrant aliens.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate 96–1
Public Law 106-310 · Became law Children's Health Act of 2000

To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to children's health.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 394–25Senate: without objection
H.J.Res. 111 · Became law Public Law 106-306

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

Plain-language account: Not started
House 407–2Senate 90–1
H.R. 4806 · Became law Public Law 106-304

To designate the Federal building located at 1710 Alabama Avenue in Jasper, Alabama, as the “Carl Elliott Federal Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 411–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 4583 · Became law Public Law 106-302

To extend the authorization for the Air Force Memorial Foundation to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 398–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 4115 · Became law Public Law 106-292

To authorize appropriations for the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 415–1Senate: without objection
Public Law 106-291 · Became law Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001

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

Plain-language account: Not started
House 348–69Senate 83–13
H.R. 4700 · Became law Public Law 106-287

To grant the consent of the Congress to the Kansas and Missouri Metropolitan Culture District Compact.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 376–1Senate: without objection
H.R. 4444 · Became law Public Law 106-286

To authorize extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the People's Republic of China, and to establish a framework for relations between the United States and the People's Republic of China.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 237–197Senate 83–15
H.J.Res. 110 · Became law Public Law 106-282

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

Plain-language account: Not started
House 415–1Senate 95–1
Public Law 106-280 · Became law Security Assistance Act of 2000

To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act to make improvements to certain defense and security assistance provisions under those Acts, to authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 396–17Senate: without objection
H.J.Res. 109 · Became law Public Law 106-275

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

Plain-language account: Not started
House 415–2Senate 96–0
Public Law 106-272 · Became law Jackson Multi-Agency Campus Act of 1999

To authorize the development and maintenance of a multi-agency campus project in the town of Jackson, Wyoming.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 400–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 4608 · Became law Public Law 106-269

To designate the United States courthouse located at 220 West Depot Street in Greeneville, Tennessee, as the “James H. Quillen United States Courthouse”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 421–2Senate: without objection
H.R. 1901 · Became law Public Law 106-267

To designate the United States border station located in Pharr, Texas, as the “Kika de la Garza United States Border Station”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 417–1Senate: without objection
Public Law 106-259 · Became law Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2001

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

Plain-language account: Not started
House 367–58Senate 91–9
S. 1910 · Became law Public Law 106-258

To amend the Act establishing Women's Rights National Historical Park to permit the Secretary of the Interior to acquire title in fee simple to the Hunt House located in Waterloo, New York.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 404–9Senate: without objection
H.R. 3591 · Became law Public Law 106-251

To provide for the award of a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to former President Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy Reagan in recognition of their service to the Nation.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 350–8Senate: without objection
Public Law 106-250 · Became law Pope John Paul II Congressional Gold Medal Act

To authorize a gold medal to be presented on behalf of the Congress to Pope John Paul II in recognition of his many and enduring contributions to peace and religious understanding, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 416–1Senate: without objection
S. 1892 · Became law Public Law 106-248

To authorize the acquisition of the Valles Caldera, to provide for an effective land and wildlife management program for this resource within the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 377–45Senate: without objection
Public Law 106-247 · Became law Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act

To require the Secretary of the Interior to establish a program to provide assistance in the conservation of neotropical migratory birds.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 384–22Senate: without objection
H.R. 4425 · Became law Public Law 106-246

Making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2001, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 306–110Senate: voice vote
H.R. 4241 · Became law Public Law 106-242

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1818 Milton Avenue in Janesville, Wisconsin, as the “Les Aspin Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 378–6Senate: without objection
H.R. 3701 · Became law Public Law 106-241

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3118 Washington Boulevard in Arlington, Virginia, as the “Joseph L. Fisher Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 400–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 3699 · Became law Public Law 106-240

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 8409 Lee Highway in Merrifield, Virginia, as the “Joel T. Broyhill Postal Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 405–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 3018 · Became law Public Law 106-239

An Act to designate certain facilities of the United States Postal Service in South Carolina.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 375–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 2952 · Became law Public Law 106-238

To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 Orchard Park Drive in Greenville, South Carolina, as the “Keith D. Oglesby Station”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 377–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 4762 · Became law Public Law 106-230

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require 527 organizations to disclose their political activities.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 385–39Senate 92–6
Public Law 106-229 · Became law Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act

To facilitate the use of electronic records and signatures in interstate or foreign commerce.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 426–4Senate 87–0
Public Law 106-224 · Became law Agricultural Risk Protection Act of 2000

To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to strengthen the safety net for agricultural producers by providing greater access to more affordable risk management tools and improved protection from production and income loss, to improve the efficiency and integrity of the Federal crop insurance program.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate 91–4
Public Law 106-221 · Became law Wellton-Mohawk Transfer Act

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain works, facilities, and titles of the Gila Project, and designated lands within or adjacent to the Gila Project, to the Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 423–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 106-220 · Became law Carlsbad Irrigation Project Acquired Land Transfer Act

To convey certain real property within the Carlsbad Project in New Mexico to the Carlsbad Irrigation District.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 422–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 3639 · Became law Public Law 106-218

To designate the Federal building located at 2201 C Street, Northwest, in the District of Columbia, currently headquarters for the Department of State, as the “Harry S Truman Federal Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 413–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 3293 · Became law Public Law 106-214

To amend the law that authorized the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to authorize the placement within the site of the memorial of a plaque to honor those Vietnam veterans who died after their service in the Vietnam war, but as a direct result of that service.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 421–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 2412 · Became law Public Law 106-203

To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 1300 South Harrison Street in Fort Wayne, Indiana, as the “E. Ross Adair Federal Building and United States Courthouse”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 417–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 106-202 · Became law Worker Economic Opportunity Act

To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to clarify the treatment of stock options under the Act.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 421–0Senate 95–0
S. 1744 · Became law Public Law 106-201

To amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that certain species conservation reports shall continue to be required to be submitted.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 420–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 106-200 · Became law Trade and Development Act of 2000

To authorize a new trade and investment policy for sub-Saharan Africa, expand trade benefits to the countries in the Caribbean Basin, renew the generalized system of preferences, and reauthorize the trade adjustment assistance programs.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 309–110Senate 77–19
H.J.Res. 86 · Became law Public Law 106-195

Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the Korean War and the service by members of the Armed Forces during such war, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 383–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 106-182 · Became law Senior Citizens' Freedom to Work Act of 2000

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the earnings test for individuals who have attained retirement age.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 419–0Senate 100–0
Public Law 106-181 · Became law Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century

To amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize programs of the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 319–101Senate 82–17
Public Law 106-179 · Became law Indian Tribal Economic Development and Contract Encouragement Act of 2000

To encourage Indian economic development, to provide for the disclosure of Indian tribal sovereign immunity in contracts involving Indian tribes, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 406–2Senate: without objection
Public Law 106-178 · Became law Iran Nonproliferation Act of 2000

To provide for the application of measures to foreign persons who transfer to Iran certain goods, services, or technology, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 420–0Senate 98–0
Public Law 106-177 · Became law Child Abuse Prevention and Enforcement Act

To reduce the incidence of child abuse and neglect, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 410–2Senate: without objection
H.R. 3557 · Became law Public Law 106-175

To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to John Cardinal O'Connor, Archbishop of New York, in recognition of his accomplishments as a priest, a chaplain, and a humanitarian.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 413–1Senate: without objection
Public Law 106-174 · Became law Poison Control Center Enhancement and Awareness Act

To provide assistance for poison prevention and to stabilize the funding of regional poison control centers.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 378–16Senate: without objection
Public Law 106-173 · Became law Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission Act

To establish the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 385–9Senate: without objection
Public Law 106-172 · Became law Hillory J. Farias and Samantha Reid Date-Rape Drug Prohibition Act of 2000

To amend the Controlled Substances Act to direct the emergency scheduling of gamma hydroxybutyric acid, to provide for a national awareness campaign, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 339–2Senate: without objection
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