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.

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.

S. 570 · Became law Public Law 108-98

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 with respect to the qualifications of foreign schools.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 2826 · Became law Public Law 108-97

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1000 Avenida Sanchez Osorio in Carolina, Puerto Rico, as the “Roberto Clemente Walker Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 108-96 · Became law Runaway, Homeless, and Missing Children Protection Act

To reauthorize programs under the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act and the Missing Children's Assistance Act, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 404–14Senate: without objection
Public Law 108-95 · Became law Mount Naomi Wilderness Boundary Adjustment Act

To make certain adjustments to the boundaries of the Mount Naomi Wilderness Area, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 108-94 · Became law Coltsville Study Act of 2003

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of Coltsville in the State of Connecticut for potential inclusion in the National Park System.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
S. 111 · Became law Public Law 108-93

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to determine the national significance of the Miami Circle site in the State of Florida as well as the suitability and feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System as part of Biscayne National Park, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 978 · Became law Public Law 108-92

To amend chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that certain Federal annuity computations are adjusted by 1 percentage point relating to periods of receiving disability payments, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 108-91 · Became law Hospital Mortgage Insurance Act of 2003

To amend section 242 of the National Housing Act regarding the requirements for mortgage insurance under such Act for hospitals.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 108-90 · Became law Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2004

Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 417–8Senate: voice vote
H.R. 3146 · Became law Public Law 108-89

To extend the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families block grant program, and certain tax and trade programs, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: without objectionSenate: without objection
Public Law 108-88 · Became law Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2003

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: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 108-87 · Became law Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2004

Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 407–15Senate 95–0
Public Law 108-86 · Became law Postmasters Equity Act of 2003

To amend chapter 10 of title 39, United States Code, to include postmasters and postmasters' organizations in the process for the development and planning of certain policies, schedules, and programs, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 426–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 108-85 · Became law Fremont-Madison Conveyance Act

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain facilities to the Fremont-Madison Irrigation District in the State of Idaho.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.J.Res. 69 · Became law Public Law 108-84

Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2004, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 407–8Senate: without objection
Public Law 108-83 · Became law Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2004

Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2004, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 371–56Senate: without objection
H.R. 3161 · Became law Public Law 108-82

To ratify the authority of the Federal Trade Commission to establish a do-not-call registry.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 412–8Senate 95–0
Public Law 108-81 · Became law Museum and Library Services Act of 2003

To reauthorize the Museum and Library Services Act, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 1668 · Became law Public Law 108-80

To designate the United States courthouse located at 101 North Fifth Street in Muskogee, Oklahoma, as the “Ed Edmondson United States Courthouse”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 108-79 · Became law Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003

To provide for the analysis of the incidence and effects of prison rape in Federal, State, and local institutions and to provide information, resources, recommendations, and funding to protect individuals from prison rape.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: without objectionSenate: without objection
Public Law 108-78 · Became law United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act

To implement the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 272–155Senate 66–32
Public Law 108-77 · Became law United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act

To implement the United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 270–156Senate 65–32
Public Law 108-76 · Became law Higher Education Relief Opportunities for Students Act of 2003

To provide the Secretary of Education with specific waiver authority to respond to a war or other military operation or national emergency.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 421–1Senate: without objection
Public Law 108-75 · Became law Mosquito Abatement for Safety and Health Act

To authorize grants through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for mosquito control programs to prevent mosquito-borne diseases, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: without objectionSenate: without objection
H.R. 2854 · Became law Public Law 108-74

To amend title XXI of the Social Security Act to extend the availability of allotments for fiscal years 1998 through 2001 under the State Children's Health Insurance Program, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: without objectionSenate: without objection
Public Law 108-73 · Became law Family Farmer Bankruptcy Relief Act of 2003

To extend for six months the period for which chapter 12 of title 11 of the United States Code is reenacted.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 379–3Senate: without objection
Public Law 108-72 · Became law Smithsonian Facilities Authorization Act

To provide for additional space and resources for national collections held by the Smithsonian Institution, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 1761 · Became law Public Law 108-71

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 9350 East Corporate Hill Drive in Wichita, Kansas, as the “Garner E. Shriver Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 415–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 1018 · Became law Public Law 108-70

To designate the building located at 1 Federal Plaza in New York, New York, as the “James L. Watson United States Court of International Trade Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 380–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 108-69 · Became law Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 2003

Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 352–60Senate: without objection
S. 1280 · Became law Public Law 108-68

To amend the PROTECT Act to clarify certain volunteer liability.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 74 · Became law Public Law 108-67

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, Nevada, to the Secretary of the Interior, in trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
S. 246 · Became law Public Law 108-66

To provide that certain Bureau of Land Management land shall be held in trust for the Pueblo of Santa Clara and the Pueblo of San Ildefonso in the State of New Mexico.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
S. 1399 · Became law Public Law 108-65

To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 South Vine Street in Glenwood, Iowa, as the “William J. Scherle Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 1577 · Became law Public Law 108-64

To designate the visitor center in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument in Arizona as the “Kris Eggle Visitor Center”, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 108-63 · Became law McLoughlin House Addition to Fort Vancouver National Historic Site Act

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire the McLoughlin House in Oregon City, Oregon, for inclusion in Fort Vancouver National Historic Site, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 255 · Became law Public Law 108-62

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to grant an easement to facilitate access to the Lewis and Clark Interpretative Center in Nebraska City, Nebraska.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 108-61 · Became law Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003

To sanction the ruling Burmese military junta, to strengthen Burma's democratic forces and support and recognize the National League of Democracy as the legitimate representative of the Burmese people, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 418–2Senate 94–1
S. 709 · Became law Public Law 108-60

To award a congressional gold medal to Prime Minister Tony Blair.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: without objectionSenate: without objection
S. 858 · Became law Public Law 108-59

To extend the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Commission, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 409–2Senate: without objection
H.R. 2474 · Became law Public Law 108-58

To authorize the Congressional Hunger Center to award Bill Emerson and Mickey Leland Hunger Fellowships for fiscal years 2003 and 2004.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 411–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 2030 · Became law Public Law 108-57

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 Baldwin Avenue in Paia, Maui, Hawaii, as the “Patsy Takemoto Mink Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 1740 · Became law Public Law 108-56

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1502 East Kiest Boulevard in Dallas, Texas, as the “Dr. Caesar A.W. Clark, Sr. Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 405–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 1609 · Became law Public Law 108-55

To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 201 West Boston Street in Brookfield, Missouri, as the “Admiral Donald Davis Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 423–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 1596 · Became law Public Law 108-54

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2318 Woodson Road in St. Louis, Missouri, as the “Timothy Michael Gaffney Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 405–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 1465 · Became law Public Law 108-53

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4832 East Highway 27 in Iron Station, North Carolina, as the “General Charles Gabriel Post Office”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 371–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 1368 · Became law Public Law 108-52

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7554 Pacific Avenue in Stockton, California, as the “Norman D. Shumway Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 380–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 1055 · Became law Public Law 108-51

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1901 West Evans Street in Florence, South Carolina, as the “Dr. Roswell N. Beck Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 383–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 985 · Became law Public Law 108-50

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 111 West Washington Street in Bowling Green, Ohio, as the “Delbert L. Latta Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 981 · Became law Public Law 108-49

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 141 Erie Street in Linesville, Pennsylvania, as the “James R. Merry Post Office”.

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