Saved history · 2005 and 2006

Laws of the 109th Congress

The 482 public laws in our saved record for the Congress that met from January 3, 2005 to January 3, 2007, with the House and Senate tallies from the official vote files.

482 laws
121 with a recorded vote · 361 passed with no recorded vote

1 passage vote is not checked yet.

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54,607 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 109-382 · Became law New England Wilderness Act of 2006

To designate certain land in New England as wilderness for inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation system and certain land as a National Recreation Area, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
S. 1140 · Became law Public Law 109-381

To designate the State Route 1 Bridge in the State of Delaware as the “Senator William V. Roth, Jr. Bridge”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
S. 101 · Became law Public Law 109-380

To convey to the town of Frannie, Wyoming, certain land withdrawn by the Commis-sioner of Reclamation.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 109-379 · Became law Pueblo of Isleta Settlement and Natural Resources Restoration Act of 2006

To compromise and settle all claims in the case of Pueblo of Isleta v. United States, to restore, improve, and develop the valuable on-reservation land and natural resources of the Pueblo, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 3085 · Became law Public Law 109-378

To amend the National Trails System Act to update the feasibility and suitability study originally prepared for the Trail of Tears National Historic Trail and provide for the inclusion of new trail segments, land components, and campgrounds associated with that trail, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 383–3Senate: without objection
Public Law 109-377 · Became law Pitkin County Land Exchange Act of 2006

To authorize the exchange of certain land in the State of Colorado.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 860 · Became law Public Law 109-376

To provide for the conveyance of the reversionary interest of the United States in certain lands to the Clint Independent School District, El Paso County, Texas.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 109-375 · Became law Sierra National Forest Land Exchange Act of 2006

To provide for the exchange of land within the Sierra National Forest, California, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 109-374 · Became law Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act

To provide the Department of Justice the necessary authority to apprehend, prosecute, and convict individuals committing animal enterprise terror.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 109-373 · Became law Fort McDowell Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act of 2006

To revise a provision relating to a repayment obligation of the Fort McDowell Yavapai Nation under the Fort McDowell Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act of 1990, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 109-372 · Became law Idaho Land Enhancement Act

To authorize the exchange of certain Federal land within the State of Idaho, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 109-371 · Became law Pactola Reservoir Reallocation Authorization Act of 2005

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to reallocate costs of the Pactola Dam and Reservoir, South Dakota, to reflect increased demands for municipal, industrial, and fish and wildlife purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 387–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 109-370 · Became law Lower Farmington River and Salmon Brook Wild and Scenic River Study Act of 2005

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate a segment of the Farmington River and Salmon Brook in the State of Connecticut for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.J.Res. 100 · Became law Public Law 109-369

Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 6326 · Became law Public Law 109-368

To clarify the provision of nutrition services to older Americans.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: without objectionSenate: without objection
Public Law 109-367 · Became law Secure Fence Act of 2006

To establish operational control over the international land and maritime borders of the United States.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 283–138Senate 80–19
Public Law 109-366 · Became law Military Commissions Act of 2006

To authorize trial by military commission for violations of the law of war, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 250–170Senate 65–34
Public Law 109-365 · Became law Older Americans Act Amendments of 2006

To amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2007 through 2011, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 109-364 · Became law John Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007

To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2007 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 398–23Senate: without objection
H.R. 4957 · Became law Public Law 109-363

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Tylersville division of the Lamar National Fish Hatchery and Fish Technology Center to the State of Pennsylvania, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 109-362 · Became law Northern California Coastal Wild Heritage Wilderness Act

To designate certain National Forest System lands in the Mendocino and Six Rivers National Forests and certain Bureau of Land Management lands in Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, and Napa Counties in the State of California as wilderness, to designate the Elkhorn Ridge Potential Wilderness Area, to designate certain segments of the Black Butte River in Mendocino County, California as a wild or scenic river, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 109-361 · Became law Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2006

To increase, effective as of December 1, 2006, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: without objectionSenate: without objection
Public Law 109-360 · Became law National Fish Hatchery System Volunteer Act of 2006

To enhance an existing volunteer program of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and promote community partnerships for the benefit of national fish hatcheries and fisheries program offices.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 109-359 · Became law Long Island Sound Stewardship Act of 2006

To establish the Long Island Sound Stewardship Initiative.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 109-358 · Became law Lake Mattamuskeet Lodge Preservation Act

To require the conveyance of Mattamuskeet Lodge and surrounding property, including the Mattamuskeet National Wildlife Refuge headquarters, to the State of North Carolina to permit the State to use the property as a public facility dedicated to the conservation of the natural and cultural resources of North Carolina.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 109-357 · Became law Byron Nelson Congressional Gold Medal Act

To award a Congressional gold medal to Byron Nelson in recognition of his significant contributions to the game of golf as a player, a teacher, and a commentator.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 109-356 · Became law 2005 District of Columbia Omnibus Authorization Act

To authorize improvements in the operation of the government of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 479 · Became law Public Law 109-355

To replace a Coastal Barrier Resources System map relating to Coastal Barrier Resources System Grayton Beach Unit FL-95P in Walton County, Florida.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 138 · Became law Public Law 109-354

To revise the boundaries of John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System Jekyll Island Unit GA-06P.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 109-353 · Became law North Korea Nonproliferation Act of 2006

To promote nuclear nonproliferation in North Korea.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: without objectionSenate: without objection
Public Law 109-352 · Became law Wright Amendment Reform Act of 2006

To amend section 29 of the International Air Transportation Competition Act of 1979 relating to air transportation to and from Love Field, Texas.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 386–22Senate: without objection
Public Law 109-351 · Became law Financial Services Regulatory Relief Act of 2006

To provide regulatory relief and improve productivity for insured depository institutions, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 417–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 5434 · Became law Public Law 109-350

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 40 South Walnut Street in Chillicothe, Ohio, as the “Larry Cox Post Office”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 5428 · Became law Public Law 109-349

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 202 East Washington Street in Morris, Illinois, as the “Joshua A. Terando Morris Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 389–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 5026 · Became law Public Law 109-348

To designate the Investigations Building of the Food and Drug Administration located at 466 Fernandez Juncos Avenue in San Juan, Puerto Rico, as the “Andres Toro Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 109-347 · Became law SAFE Port Act

To improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 409–2Senate: without objection
H.R. 4805 · Became law Public Law 109-346

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 105 North Quincy Street in Clinton, Illinois, as the “Gene Vance Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 4768 · Became law Public Law 109-345

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 777 Corporation Street in Beaver, Pennsylvania, as the “Robert Linn Memorial Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 109-344 · Became law Darfur Peace and Accountability Act of 2006

To impose sanctions against individuals responsible for genocide, war crimes, and crimes against humanity, to support measures for the protection of civilians and humanitarian operations, and to support peace efforts in the Darfur region of Sudan, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 2322 · Became law Public Law 109-343

To designate the Federal building located at 320 North Main Street in McAllen, Texas, as the “Kika de la Garza Federal Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 1556 · Became law Public Law 109-342

To designate a parcel of land located on the site of the Thomas F. Eagleton United States Courthouse in St. Louis, Missouri, as the “Clyde S. Cahill Memorial Park”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 1463 · Became law Public Law 109-341

To designate a portion of the Federal building located at 2100 Jamieson Avenue, in Alexandria, Virginia, as the “Justin W. Williams United States Attorney's Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 427–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 562 · Became law Public Law 109-340

To authorize the Government of Ukraine to establish a memorial on Federal land in the District of Columbia to honor the victims of the manmade famine that occurred in Ukraine in 1932-1933.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 315 · Became law Public Law 109-339

To designate the United States courthouse at 300 North Hogan Street, Jacksonville, Florida, as the “John Milton Bryan Simpson United States Courthouse”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 412–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 109-338 · Became law National Heritage Areas Act of 2006

To reduce temporarily the royalty required to be paid for sodium produced, to establish certain National Heritage Areas, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 323–39Senate: without objection
Public Law 109-337 · Became law Rio Grande Natural Area Act

To establish the Rio Grande Natural Area in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 6075 · Became law Public Law 109-336

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 East Gay Street in West Chester, Pennsylvania, as the “Robert J. Thompson Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 6051 · Became law Public Law 109-335

To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 2 South Main Street in Akron, Ohio, as the “John F. Seiberling Federal Building and United States Courthouse”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 6033 · Became law Public Law 109-334

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 39-25 61st Street in Woodside, New York, as the “Thomas J. Manton Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 403–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 5929 · Became law Public Law 109-333

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 950 Missouri Avenue in East St. Louis, Illinois, as the “Katherine Dunham Post Office Building”.

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