Saved history · 2007 and 2008

Laws of the 110th Congress

The 460 public laws in our saved record for the Congress that met from January 3, 2007 to January 3, 2009, with the House and Senate tallies from the official vote files.

460 laws
134 with a recorded vote · 326 passed with no recorded vote

1 passage vote is not checked yet.

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59,690 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. 6150 · Became law Public Law 110-310

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14500 Lorain Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio, as the “John P. Gallagher Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 6085 · Became law Public Law 110-309

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 42222 Rancho Las Palmas Drive in Rancho Mirage, California, as the “Gerald R. Ford Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 6061 · Became law Public Law 110-308

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 219 East Main Street in West Frankfort, Illinois, as the “Kenneth James Gray Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 5631 · Became law Public Law 110-307

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1155 Seminole Trail in Charlottesville, Virginia, as the “Corporal Bradley T. Arms Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 5483 · Became law Public Law 110-306

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10449 White Granite Drive in Oakton, Virginia, as the “Private First Class David H. Sharrett II Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 5477 · Became law Public Law 110-305

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 South Del Mar Avenue in San Gabriel, California, as the “Chi Mui Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 4918 · Became law Public Law 110-304

To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Miami, Florida, as the “Bruce W. Carter Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 4210 · Became law Public Law 110-303

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 401 Washington Avenue in Weldon, North Carolina, as the “Dock M. Brown Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 2245 · Became law Public Law 110-302

To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in Wenatchee, Washington, as the Elwood “Bud” Link Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 110-301 · Became law Libyan Claims Resolution Act

To resolve pending claims against Libya by United States nationals, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: without objectionSenate: without objection
S. 3352 · Became law Public Law 110-300

To temporarily extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
S. 3298 · Became law Public Law 110-299

To clarify the circumstances during which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and applicable States may require permits for discharges from certain vessels, and to require the Administrator to conduct a study of discharges incidental to the normal operation of vessels.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 110-298 · Became law Law Enforcement Congressional Badge of Bravery Act of 2008

To establish an awards mechanism to honor exceptional acts of bravery in the line of duty by Federal, State, and local law enforcement officers.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 110-297 · Became law Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians Settlement Act

To approve, ratify, and confirm the settlement agreement entered into to resolve claims by the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians relating to alleged interferences with the water resources of the Tribe, to authorize and direct the Secretary of the Interior to execute and perform the Settlement Agreement and related waivers, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 110-296 · Became law Criminal History Background Checks Pilot Extension Act of 2008

To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 110-295 · Became law DTV Transition Assistance Act

To make a technical correction to section 3009 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
S. 231 · Became law Public Law 110-294

To authorize the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program at fiscal year 2006 levels through 2012.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 110-293 · Became law Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008

To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2009 through 2013 to provide assistance to foreign countries to combat HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 303–115Senate 80–16
H.R. 4289 · Became law Public Law 110-292

To name the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in Ponce, Puerto Rico, as the “Euripides Rubio Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 110-291 · Became law Over-the-Road Bus Transportation Accessibility Act of 2007

To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to register a person providing transportation by an over-the-road bus as a motor carrier of passengers only if the person is willing and able to comply with certain accessibility requirements in addition to other existing requirements, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 374–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 110-290 · Became law Regulatory Improvement Act of 2007

To amend title 5, United States Code, to authorize appropriations for the Administrative Conference of the United States through fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 110-289 · Became law Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008

To provide needed housing reform and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 272–152Senate 72–13
Public Law 110-288 · Became law Clean Boating Act of 2008

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to address certain discharges incidental to the normal operation of a recreational vessel.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.J.Res. 93 · Became law Public Law 110-287

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

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 110-286 · Became law Tom Lantos Block Burmese JADE (Junta's Anti-Democratic Efforts) Act of 2008

To impose sanctions on officials of the State Peace and Development Council in Burma, to amend the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003 to exempt humanitarian assistance from United States sanctions on Burma, to prohibit the importation of gemstones from Burma, or that originate in Burma, to promote a coordinated international effort to restore civilian democratic rule to Burma, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 110-285 · Became law Caroline Pryce Walker Conquer Childhood Cancer Act of 2008

To amend the Public Health Service Act to advance medical research and treatments into pediatric cancers, ensure patients and families have access to information regarding pediatric cancers and current treatments for such cancers, establish a national childhood cancer registry, and promote public awareness of pediatric cancer.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 416–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 3712 · Became law Public Law 110-284

To designate the United States courthouse located at 1716 Spielbusch Avenue in Toledo, Ohio, as the “James M. Ashley and Thomas W.L. Ashley United States Courthouse”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 110-283 · Became law NET 911 Improvement Act of 2008

To promote and enhance public safety by facilitating the rapid deployment of IP-enabled 911 and E-911 services, encourage the Nation's transition to a national IP-enabled emergency network, and improve 911 and E-911 access to those with disabilities.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: without objectionSenate: without objection
S. 3145 · Became law Public Law 110-282

To designate a portion of United States Route 20A, located in Orchard Park, New York, as the “Timothy J. Russert Highway”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 110-281 · Became law National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act Amendment of 2008

To amend the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act to increase the number of Directors on the Board of Directors of the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 110-280 · Became law Maritime Pollution Prevention Act of 2008

To amend the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships to implement MARPOL Annex VI.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
S. 2967 · Became law Public Law 110-279

To provide for certain Federal employee benefits to be continued for certain employees of the Senate Restaurants after operations of the Senate Restaurants are contracted to be performed by a private business concern, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: without objectionSenate: without objection
Public Law 110-278 · Became law Children's Gasoline Burn Prevention Act

To require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to issue regulations mandating child-resistant closures on all portable gasoline containers.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 110-277 · Became law American Veterans Disabled for Life Commemorative Coin Act

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of veterans who became disabled for life while serving in the Armed Forces of the United States.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 1019 · Became law Public Law 110-276

To designate the United States customhouse building located at 31 Gonzalez Clemente Avenue in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, as the “Rafael Martinez Nadal United States Customhouse Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 110-275 · Became law Medicare Improvements for Patients and Providers Act of 2008

To amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to extend expiring provisions under the Medicare Program, to improve beneficiary access to preventive and mental health services, to enhance low-income benefit programs, and to maintain access to care in rural areas, including pharmacy access, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 383–41Senate 70–26
H.R. 6040 · Became law Public Law 110-274

To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2007 to clarify the authority of the Secretary of the Army to provide reimbursement for travel expenses incurred by members of the Committee on Levee Safety.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 110-273 · Became law District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority Independence Preservation Act

To preserve the independence of the District of Columbia Water and Sewer Authority.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 5528 · Became law Public Law 110-272

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 120 Commercial Street in Brockton, Massachusetts, as the “Rocky Marciano Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 5517 · Became law Public Law 110-271

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7231 FM 1960 in Humble, Texas, as the “Texas Military Veterans Post Office”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 413–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 5479 · Became law Public Law 110-270

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 117 North Kidd Street in Ionia, Michigan, as the “Alonzo Woodruff Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 5395 · Became law Public Law 110-269

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 11001 Dunklin Drive in St. Louis, Missouri, as the “William `Bill' Clay Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 5168 · Became law Public Law 110-268

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 19101 Cortez Boulevard in Brooksville, Florida, as the “Cody Grater Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 4185 · Became law Public Law 110-267

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 11151 Valley Boulevard in El Monte, California, as the “Marisol Heredia Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 4140 · Became law Public Law 110-266

To designate the Port Angeles Federal Building in Port Angeles, Washington, as the “Richard B. Anderson Federal Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 388–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 3721 · Became law Public Law 110-265

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1190 Lorena Road in Lorena, Texas, as the “Marine Gunnery Sgt. John D. Fry Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 2728 · Became law Public Law 110-264

To designate the station of the United States Border Patrol located at 25762 Madison Avenue in Murrieta, California, as the “Theodore L. Newton, Jr. and George F. Azrak Border Patrol Station”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 781 · Became law Public Law 110-263

To redesignate Lock and Dam No. 5 of the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System near Redfield, Arkansas, authorized by the Rivers and Harbors Act approved July 24, 1946, as the “Colonel Charles D. Maynard Lock and Dam”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 430 · Became law Public Law 110-262

To designate the United States bankruptcy courthouse located at 271 Cadman Plaza East in Brooklyn, New York, as the “Conrad B. Duberstein United States Bankruptcy Courthouse”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 110-261 · Became law FISA Amendments Act of 2008

To amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 293–129Senate 69–28
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