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

1 passage vote is not checked yet.

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64,456 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. 925 · Became law Public Law 108-48

To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1859 South Ashland Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, as the “Cesar Chavez Post Office”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 917 · Became law Public Law 108-47

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1830 South Lake Drive in Lexington, South Carolina, as the “Floyd Spence Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 825 · Became law Public Law 108-46

To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7401 West 100th Place in Bridgeview, Illinois, as the “Michael J. Healy Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 108-45 · Became law Strengthen AmeriCorps Program Act

To improve the manner in which the Corporation for National and Community Service approves, and records obligations relating to, national service positions.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: without objectionSenate: without objection
Public Law 108-44 · Became law Accountant, Compliance, and Enforcement Staffing Act of 2003

To provide for the protection of investors, increase confidence in the capital markets system, and fully implement the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 by streamlining the hiring process for certain employment positions in the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 423–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 108-43 · Became law Glen Canyon National Recreation Area Boundary Revision Act

To revise the boundary of the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in the States of Utah and Arizona.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 423–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 108-42 · Became law San Gabriel River Watershed Study Act

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the San Gabriel River Watershed, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 108-41 · Became law Automatic Defibrillation in Adam's Memory Act

To authorize the use of certain grant funds to establish an information clearinghouse that provides information to increase public access to defibrillation in schools.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 415–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 108-40 · Became law Welfare Reform Extension Act of 2003

To reauthorize the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant program through fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 406–6Senate: without objection
Public Law 108-39 · Became law ORBIT Technical Corrections Act of 2003

To amend the Communications Satellite Act of 1962 to provide for the orderly dilution of the ownership interest in Inmarsat by former signatories to the Inmarsat Operating Agreement.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: without objectionSenate: without objection
S.J.Res. 8 · Became law Public Law 108-38

A joint resolution expressing the sense of Congress with respect to raising awareness and encouraging prevention of sexual assault in the United States and supporting the goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
S. 703 · Became law Public Law 108-37

To designate the regional headquarters building for the National Park Service under construction in Omaha, Nebraska, as the “Carl T. Curtis National Park Service Midwest Regional Headquarters Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 378–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 108-36 · Became law Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003

To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to make improvements to and reauthorize programs under that Act, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 421–3Senate: without objection
S. 763 · Became law Public Law 108-35

To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 46 East Ohio Street in Indianapolis, Indiana, as the “Birch Bayh Federal Building and United States Courthouse”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 383–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 108-34 · Became law Zuni Indian Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2003

To approve the settlement of the water rights claims of the Zuni Indian Tribe in Apache County, Arizona, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 389–3Senate: without objection
H.R. 1625 · Became law Public Law 108-33

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1114 Main Avenue in Clifton, New Jersey, as the “Robert P. Hammer Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 405–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 108-32 · Became law Grand Teton National Park Land Exchange Act

To provide for the expeditious completion of the acquisition of land owned by the State of Wyoming within the boundaries of Grand Teton National Park, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 375–4Senate: without objection
H.R. 192 · Became law Public Law 108-31

To amend the Microenterprise for Self-Reliance Act of 2000 and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to increase assistance for the poorest people in developing countries under microenterprise assistance programs under those Acts, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
S. 870 · Became law Public Law 108-30

To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to extend the availability of funds to carry out the fruit and vegetable pilot program.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 108-29 · Became law Veterans' Memorial Preservation and Recognition Act of 2003

To further the protection and recognition of veterans' memorials, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 419–0Senate: without objection
S. 243 · Became law Public Law 108-28

Concerning participation of Taiwan in the World Health Organization.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: without objectionSenate: without objection
Public Law 108-27 · Became law Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2004.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 231–200Senate 50–50
Public Law 108-26 · Became law Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 2003

To extend the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 409–19Senate: without objection
Public Law 108-25 · Became law United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003

To provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: voice vote
H.J.Res. 51 · Became law Public Law 108-24

Increasing the statutory limit on the public debt.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: Not checked yetSenate 53–44
Public Law 108-23 · Became law Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Complex Expansion and Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act

To expand the boundaries of the Ottawa National Wildlife Refuge Complex and the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 108-22 · Became law Gila River Indian Community Judgment Fund Distribution Act of 2003

To provide for the use and distribution of certain funds awarded to the Gila River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 108-21 · Became law PROTECT Act

To prevent child abduction and the sexual exploitation of children, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 400–25Senate 98–0
Public Law 108-20 · Became law Smallpox Emergency Personnel Protection Act of 2003

To provide benefits and other compensation for certain individuals with injuries resulting from administration of smallpox countermeasures, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: without objectionSenate: without objection
Public Law 108-19 · Became law Clean Diamond Trade Act

To implement effective measures to stop trade in conflict diamonds, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: without objectionSenate: without objection
Public Law 108-18 · Became law Postal Civil Service Retirement System Funding Reform Act of 2003

To amend chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, to reform the funding of benefits under the Civil Service Retirement System for employees of the United States Postal Service, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 424–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 1505 · Became law Public Law 108-17

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2127 Beatties Ford Road in Charlotte, North Carolina, as the “Jim Richardson Post Office”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 108-16 · Became law Nutria Eradication and Control Act of 2003

To provide for the eradication and control of nutria in Maryland and Louisiana.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 385–30Senate: without objection
Public Law 108-15 · Became law American 5-Cent Coin Design Continuity Act of 2003

To ensure continuity for the design of the 5-cent coin, establish the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 412–5Senate: without objection
H.R. 145 · Became law Public Law 108-14

To designate the Federal building located at 290 Broadway in New York, New York, as the “Ted Weiss Federal Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 672 · Became law Public Law 108-13

To rename the Guam South Elementary/Middle School of the Department of Defense Domestic Dependents Elementary and Secondary Schools System in honor of Navy Commander William “Willie” McCool, who was the pilot of the Space Shuttle Columbia when it was tragically lost on February 1, 2003.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 397 · Became law Public Law 108-12

To reinstate and extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Illinois.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 108-11 · Became law Emergency Wartime Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2003

Making emergency wartime supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 108-10 · Became law Do-Not-Call Implementation Act

To authorize the Federal Trade Commission to collect fees for the implementation and enforcement of a “do-not-call” registry, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 418–7Senate: without objection
H.J.Res. 19 · Became law Public Law 108-9

Recognizing the 92d birthday of Ronald Reagan.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 406–0Senate: without objection
S. 141 · Became law Public Law 108-8

To improve the calculation of the Federal subsidy rate with respect to certain small business loans, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 108-7 · Became law Consolidated Appropriations Resolution, 2003

Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 338–83Senate 76–20
H.R. 16 · Became law Public Law 108-6

To authorize salary adjustments for Justices and judges of the United States for fiscal year 2003.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.J.Res. 18 · Became law Public Law 108-5

Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.J.Res. 13 · Became law Public Law 108-4

Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 108-3 · Became law National Flood Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2003

To extend the national flood insurance program.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.J.Res. 1 · Became law Public Law 108-2

Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
S. 23 · Became law Public Law 108-1

To provide for a 5-month extension of the Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2002 and for a transition period for individuals receiving compensation when the program under such Act ends.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 416–4Senate: without objection
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