Saved history · 2003 and 2004

Laws of the 108th Congress

The 498 public laws in our saved record for the Congress that met from January 3, 2003 to January 3, 2005, with the House and Senate tallies from the official vote files.

498 laws
144 with a recorded vote · 354 passed with no recorded vote

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64,456 individual votes saved for this Congress.

Laws with a recorded vote

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 108-492 · Became law Commercial Space Launch Amendments Act of 2004

To promote the development of the emerging commercial human space flight industry, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 269–120Senate: without objection
H.R. 3147 · Became law Public Law 108-463

To designate the Federal building located at 324 Twenty-Fifth Street in Ogden, Utah, as the “James V. Hansen Federal Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 418–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 108-458 · Became law Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004

To reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 336–75Senate 89–2
Public Law 108-447 · Became law Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005

Making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 344–51Senate 65–30
Public Law 108-446 · Became law Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004

To reauthorize the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 397–3Senate: without objection
S. 2302 · Became law Public Law 108-441

To improve access to physicians in medically underserved areas.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 407–4Senate: without objection
Public Law 108-435 · Became law Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act

To make permanent the moratorium on taxes on Internet access and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce imposed by the Internet Tax Freedom Act.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate 93–3
H.J.Res. 110 · Became law Public Law 108-432

Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge during World War II.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 392–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 108-427 · Became law Research Review Act of 2004

To expand research information regarding multidisciplinary research projects and epidemiological studies.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 418–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 108-419 · Became law Copyright Royalty and Distribution Reform Act of 2004

To amend title 17, United States Code, to replace copyright arbitration royalty panels with Copyright Royalty Judges, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 407–0Senate: without objection
S. 2986 · Became law Public Law 108-415

To amend title 31 of the United States Code to increase the public debt limit.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 208–204Senate 52–44
Public Law 108-409 · Became law Taxpayer-Teacher Protection Act of 2004

To reduce certain special allowance payments and provide additional teacher loan forgiveness on Federal student loans.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 414–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 108-405 · Became law Justice for All Act of 2004

To protect crime victims' rights, to eliminate the substantial backlog of DNA samples collected from crime scenes and convicted offenders, to improve and expand the DNA testing capacity of Federal, State, and local crime laboratories, to increase research and development of new DNA testing technologies, to develop new training programs regarding the collection and use of DNA evidence, to provide post-conviction testing of DNA evidence to exonerate the innocent, to improve the performance of counsel in State capital cases, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 393–14Senate: without objection
H.R. 4556 · Became law Public Law 108-395

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1115 South Clinton Avenue in Dunn, North Carolina, as the “General William Carey Lee Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 380–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 4381 · Became law Public Law 108-392

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2811 Springdale Avenue in Springdale, Arkansas, as the “Harvey and Bernice Jones Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 382–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 108-375 · Became law Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005

To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2005 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 359–14Senate: without objection
Public Law 108-373 · Became law Economic Development Administration Reauthorization Act of 2004

To reauthorize and improve the program authorized by the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 388–31Senate: without objection
Public Law 108-357 · Became law American Jobs Creation Act of 2004

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove impediments in such Code and make our manufacturing, service, and high-technology businesses and workers more competitive and productive both at home and abroad.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 280–141Senate 69–17
Public Law 108-355 · Became law Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act

To amend the Public Health Service Act to support the planning, implementation, and evaluation of organized activities involving statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies, to authorize grants to institutions of higher education to reduce student mental and behavioral health problems, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 352–64Senate: without objection
S. 2363 · Became law Public Law 108-344

To revise and extend the Boys and Girls Clubs of America.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 374–19Senate: without objection
S. 1814 · Became law Public Law 108-341

To transfer Federal lands between the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 333–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 108-335 · Became law District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2005

Making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 377–36Senate: without objection
Public Law 108-334 · Became law Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2005

Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 368–0Senate: voice vote
Public Law 108-327 · Became law National Wildlife Refuge Volunteer Act of 2004

To amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to reauthorize volunteer programs and community partnerships for national wildlife refuges, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 401–10Senate: without objection
Public Law 108-324 · Became law Military Construction Appropriations and Emergency Hurricane Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2005

Making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 374–0Senate: voice vote
H.R. 3389 · Became law Public Law 108-320

To amend the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 to permit Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Awards to be made to nonprofit organizations.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 408–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 108-311 · Became law Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2004

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief for working families, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 339–65Senate 92–3
Public Law 108-310 · Became law Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part V

To provide an extension of highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a law reauthorizing the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 409–8Senate: without objection
H.J.Res. 107 · Became law Public Law 108-309

Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2005, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 389–32Senate: without objection
Public Law 108-308 · Became law Welfare Reform Extension Act, Part VIII

To reauthorize the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant program through March 31, 2005, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 416–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 108-302 · Became law United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act

To implement the United States-Morocco Free Trade Agreement.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 323–99Senate: without objection
Public Law 108-293 · Became law Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2004

To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal year 2004, to amend various laws administered by the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 425–1Senate: without objection
Public Law 108-287 · Became law Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2005

Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2005, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 410–12Senate 96–0
Public Law 108-286 · Became law United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act

To implement the United States-Australia Free Trade Agreement.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 314–109Senate 80–16
Public Law 108-285 · Became law Helping Hands for Homeownership Act of 2004

To facilitate self-help housing homeownership opportunities.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 368–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 108-283 · Became law Northern Uganda Crisis Response Act

To require a report on the conflict in Uganda, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 371–1Senate: without objection
Public Law 108-276 · Became law Project BioShield Act of 2004

To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide protections and countermeasures against chemical, radiological, or nuclear agents that may be used in a terrorist attack against the United States by giving the National Institutes of Health contracting flexibility, infrastructure improvements, and expediting the scientific peer review process, and streamlining the Food and Drug Administration approval process of countermeasures.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 414–2Senate 99–0
H.J.Res. 97 · Became law Public Law 108-272

Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 372–2Senate 96–1
Public Law 108-271 · Became law GAO Human Capital Reform Act of 2004

To provide new human capital flexibilities with respect to the GAO, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 382–43Senate: without objection
Public Law 108-263 · Became law Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2004, Part III

To provide an extension of highway, highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund pending enactment of a law reauthorizing the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 418–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 4299 · Became law Public Law 108-261

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 410 South Jackson Road in Edinburg, Texas, as the “Dr. Miguel A. Nevarez Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 405–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 4176 · Became law Public Law 108-260

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 122 West Elwood Avenue in Raeford, North Carolina, as the “Bobby Marshall Gentry Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 421–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 4037 · Became law Public Law 108-259

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 475 Kell Farm Drive in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as the “Richard G. Wilson Processing and Distribution Facility”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 392–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 3942 · Became law Public Law 108-258

To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7 Commercial Boulevard in Middletown, Rhode Island, as the “Rhode Island Veterans Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 395–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 3855 · Became law Public Law 108-255

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 607 Pershing Drive in Laclede, Missouri, as the “General John J. Pershing Post Office”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 389–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 3769 · Became law Public Law 108-254

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 137 East Young High Pike in Knoxville, Tennessee, as the “Ben Atchley Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 383–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 3740 · Became law Public Law 108-253

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 223 South Main Street in Roxboro, North Carolina, as the “Oscar Scott Woody Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 422–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 3733 · Became law Public Law 108-252

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 410 Huston Street in Altamont, Kansas, as the “Myron V. George Post Office”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 394–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 3300 · Became law Public Law 108-246

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 15500 Pearl Road in Strongsville, Ohio, as the “Walter F. Ehrnfelt, Jr. Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 410–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 3059 · Became law Public Law 108-243

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 304 West Michigan Street in Stuttgart, Arkansas, as the “Lloyd L. Burke Post Office”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 425–0Senate: without objection
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