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 106-380 · 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 106-379 · Became law Work Made for Hire and Copyright Corrections Act of 2000

To make certain corrections in copyright law.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 4681 · Became law Public Law 106-378

To provide for the adjustment of status of certain Syrian nationals.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: 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. 4389 · Became law Public Law 106-376

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain water distribution facilities to the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 106-375 · Became law American Buffalo Coin Commemorative Coin Act of 2000

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian of the Smithsonian Institution, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 4132 · Became law Public Law 106-374

To reauthorize grants for water resources research and technology institutes established under the Water Resources Research Act of 1984.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 106-373 · Became law Famine Prevention and Freedom From Hunger Improvement Act of 2000

To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to revise and improve provisions relating to famine prevention and freedom from hunger.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: without objectionSenate: without objection
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
Public Law 106-370 · Became law Duchesne City Water Rights Conveyance Act

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to certain water rights to Duchesne City, Utah.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 106-369 · Became law Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge Establishment Act

To provide for the establishment of the Cat Island National Wildlife Refuge in West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 3236 · Became law Public Law 106-368

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into contracts with the Weber Basin Water Conservancy District, Utah, to use Weber Basin Project facilities for the impounding, storage, and carriage of nonproject water for domestic, municipal, industrial, and other beneficial purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 106-367 · Became law National Police Athletic League Youth Enrichment Act of 2000

To improve academic and social outcomes for youth and reduce both juvenile crime and the risk that youth will become victims of crime by providing productive activities conducted by law enforcement personnel during nonschool hours.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 2984 · Became law Public Law 106-366

To direct the Secretary of the Interior, through the Bureau of Reclamation, to convey to the Loup Basin Reclamation District, the Sargent River Irrigation District, and the Farwell Irrigation District, Nebraska, property comprising the assets of the Middle Loup Division of the Missouri River Basin Project, Nebraska.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 2879 · Became law Public Law 106-365

To provide for the placement at the Lincoln Memorial of a plaque commemorating the speech of Martin Luther King, Jr., known as the “I Have A Dream” speech.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 2296 · Became law Public Law 106-364

To amend the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands to provide that the number of members on the legislature of the Virgin Islands and the number of such members constituting a quorum shall be determined by the laws of the Virgin Islands, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 106-363 · Became law Defense Production Act Amendments of 1999

To extend and reauthorize the Defense Production Act of 1950.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 106-362 · Became law Ivanpah Valley Airport Public Lands Transfer Act

To provide for the conveyance of certain Federal public lands in the Ivanpah Valley, Nevada, to Clark County, Nevada, for the development of an airport facility, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: 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 106-357 · Became law White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic Rivers System Act

To designate segments and tributaries of White Clay Creek, Delaware and Pennsylvania, as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 106-356 · Became law Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Amendments Act of 2000

To amend the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 1992 to clarify the areas included in the Dayton Aviation Heritage National Historical Park and to authorize appropriations for that park.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 106-355 · Became law National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act of 2000

To amend the National Historic Preservation Act for purposes of establishing a national historic lighthouse preservation program.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 106-354 · Became law Breast and Cervical Cancer Prevention and Treatment Act of 2000

To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide medical assistance for certain women screened and found to have breast or cervical cancer under a federally funded screening program, to amend the Public Health Service Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to surveillance and information concerning the relationship between cervical cancer and the human papillomavirus (HPV), and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 106-353 · Became law Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area and Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness Act of 2000

To establish the Colorado Canyons National Conservation Area and the Black Ridge Canyons Wilderness, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 106-352 · Became law Rosie the Riveter-World War II Home Front National Historical Park Establishment Act of 2000

To establish the Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park in the State of California, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 106-351 · Became law Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument Act of 2000

To establish the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument in the State of California.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
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
H.R. 4975 · Became law Public Law 106-347

To designate the post office and courthouse located at 2 Federal Square, Newark, New Jersey, as the “Frank R. Lautenberg Post Office and Courthouse”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: 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. 4658 · Became law Public Law 106-341

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 301 Green Street in Fayetteville, North Carolina, as the “J.L. Dawkins Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 4615 · Became law Public Law 106-340

To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3030 Meredith Avenue in Omaha, Nebraska, as the “Reverend J.C. Wade Post Office”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 4554 · Became law Public Law 106-339

To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1602 Frankford Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the “Joseph F. Smith Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 4534 · Became law Public Law 106-338

To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 114 Ridge Street, N.W. in Lenoir, North Carolina, as the “James T. Broyhill Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: 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. 4449 · Became law Public Law 106-335

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1908 North Ellamont Street in Baltimore, Maryland, as the “Dr. Flossie McClain Dedmond Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: 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
Public Law 106-331 · Became law Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge Establishment Act

To provide for the establishment of the Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge in Bibb County, Alabama.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
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