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

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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.

Public Law 110-260 · Became law Edward William Brooke III Congressional Gold Medal Act

To award a congressional gold medal to Edward William Brooke III in recognition of his unprecedented and enduring service to our Nation.

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House: voice voteSenate: without objection
S. 254 · Became law Public Law 110-259

To award posthumously a Congressional gold medal to Constantino Brumidi.

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House: voice voteSenate: without objection
S. 188 · Became law Public Law 110-258

To revise the short title of the Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006.

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House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 5690 · Became law Public Law 110-257

To remove the African National Congress from treatment as a terrorist organization for certain acts or events, provide relief for certain members of the African National Congress regarding admissibility, and for other purposes.

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House: without objectionSenate: without objection
S. 3180 · Became law Public Law 110-256

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

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House: voice voteSenate: without objection
S. 2146 · Became law Public Law 110-255

To authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to accept, as part of a settlement, diesel emission reduction Supplemental Environmental Projects, and for other purposes.

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House 406–0Senate: without objection
S. 1692 · Became law Public Law 110-254

To grant a Federal charter to Korean War Veterans Association, Incorporated.

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House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 110-253 · Became law Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2008

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, and for other purposes.

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House 422–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 110-252 · Became law Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008

Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.

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House 416–12Senate 92–6
Public Law 110-251 · Became law Kendell Frederick Citizenship Assistance Act

To assist members of the Armed Forces in obtaining United States citizenship, and for other purposes.

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House: voice voteSenate: without objection
S. 1245 · Became law Public Law 110-250

To reform mutual aid agreements for the National Capital Region.

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House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 3913 · Became law Public Law 110-249

To amend the International Center Act to authorize the lease or sublease of certain property described in such Act to an entity other than a foreign government or international organization if certain conditions are met.

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House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 110-248 · Became law Local Preparedness Acquisition Act

To amend title 40, United States Code, to authorize the use of Federal supply schedules for the acquisition of law enforcement, security, and certain other related items by State and local governments.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 110-247 · Became law Federal Food Donation Act of 2008

To encourage the donation of excess food to nonprofit organizations that provide assistance to food-insecure people in the United States in contracts entered into by executive agencies for the provision, service, or sale of food.

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House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 110-246 · Became law Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008

To provide for the continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.

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House 317–109Senate 80–14
Public Law 110-245 · Became law Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2008

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide benefits for military personnel, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 403–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 110-244 · Became law SAFETEA-LU Technical Corrections Act of 2008

To amend the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.

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House 358–51Senate 88–2
S.J.Res. 17 · Became law Public Law 110-243

Directing the United States to initiate international discussions and take necessary steps with other Nations to negotiate an agreement for managing migratory and transboundary fish stocks in the Arctic Ocean.

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House: voice voteSenate: without objection
S. 2829 · Became law Public Law 110-242

To make technical corrections to section 1244 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, which provides special immigrant status for certain Iraqis, and for other purposes.

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House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 110-241 · Became law Credit and Debit Card Receipt Clarification Act of 2007

To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to make technical corrections to the definition of willful noncompliance with respect to violations involving the printing of an expiration date on certain credit and debit card receipts before the date of the enactment of this Act.

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House 407–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 110-240 · Became law Protecting Our Children Comes First Act of 2007

To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act to authorize appropriations; and for other purposes.

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House 408–3Senate: without objection
H.R. 2356 · Became law Public Law 110-239

To amend title 4, United States Code, to encourage the display of the flag of the United States on Father's Day.

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House 386–0Senate: without objection
S. 3035 · Became law Public Law 110-238

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

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House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 5919 · Became law Public Law 110-237

To make technical corrections regarding the Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007.

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House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 3522 · Became law Public Law 110-236

To ratify a conveyance of a portion of the Jicarilla Apache Reservation to Rio Arriba County, State of New Mexico, pursuant to the settlement of litigation between the Jicarilla Apache Nation and Rio Arriba County, State of New Mexico, to authorize issuance of a patent for said lands, and to change the exterior boundary of the Jicarilla Apache Reservation accordingly, and for other purposes.

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House: voice voteSenate: without objection
S. 3029 · Became law Public Law 110-235

To provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other purposes.

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House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 110-234 · Became law Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008

To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.

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House 316–108Senate 82–13
Public Law 110-233 · Became law Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008

To prohibit discrimination on the basis of genetic information with respect to health insurance and employment.

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House 414–1Senate 95–0
Public Law 110-232 · Became law Strategic Petroleum Reserve Fill Suspension and Consumer Protection Act of 2008

To suspend the acquisition of petroleum for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, and for other purposes.

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House 385–25Senate: without objection
H.R. 6051 · Became law Public Law 110-231

To amend Public Law 110-196 to provide for a temporary extension of programs authorized by the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 beyond May 16, 2008.

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House: voice voteSenate: without objection
S. 2929 · Became law Public Law 110-230

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

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House 408–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 110-229 · Became law Consolidated Natural Resources Act of 2008

To authorize certain programs and activities in the Department of the Interior, the Forest Service, and the Department of Energy, to implement further the Act approving the Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, to amend the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003, and for other purposes.

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House 291–117Senate 91–4
S. 2457 · Became law Public Law 110-228

To provide for extensions of leases of certain land by Mashantucket Pequot (Western) Tribe.

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House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 110-227 · Became law Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008

To ensure continued availability of access to the Federal student loan program for students and families.

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House 388–21Senate: without objection
H.R. 5489 · Became law Public Law 110-226

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6892 Main Street in Gloucester, Virginia, as the “Congresswoman Jo Ann S. Davis Post Office”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 397–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 5472 · Became law Public Law 110-225

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2650 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Street, Indianapolis, Indiana, as the “Julia M. Carson Post Office Building”.

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House 401–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 5400 · Became law Public Law 110-224

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 160 East Washington Street in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, as the “Sgt. Michael M. Kashkoush Post Office Building”.

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House 402–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 5220 · Became law Public Law 110-223

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3800 SW. 185th Avenue in Beaverton, Oregon, as the “Major Arthur Chin Post Office Building”.

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House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 5135 · Became law Public Law 110-222

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 201 West Greenway Street in Derby, Kansas, as the “Sergeant Jamie O. Maugans Post Office Building”.

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House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 4454 · Became law Public Law 110-221

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3050 Hunsinger Lane in Louisville, Kentucky, as the “Iraq and Afghanistan Fallen Military Heroes of Louisville Memorial Post Office Building”, in honor of the servicemen and women from Louisville, Kentucky, who died in service during Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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House 404–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 4240 · Became law Public Law 110-220

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10799 West Alameda Avenue in Lakewood, Colorado, as the “Felix Sparks Post Office Building”.

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House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 4211 · Became law Public Law 110-219

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 725 Roanoke Avenue in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, as the “Judge Richard B. Allsbrook Post Office”.

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House 391–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 4203 · Became law Public Law 110-218

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3035 Stone Mountain Street in Lithonia, Georgia, as the “Specialist Jamaal RaShard Addison Post Office Building”.

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House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 4166 · Became law Public Law 110-217

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 701 East Copeland Drive in Lebanon, Missouri, as the “Steve W. Allee Carrier Annex”.

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House 382–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 3988 · Became law Public Law 110-216

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3701 Altamesa Boulevard in Fort Worth, Texas, as the “Master Sergeant Kenneth N. Mack Post Office Building”.

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House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 3936 · Became law Public Law 110-215

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 116 Helen Highway in Cleveland, Georgia, as the “Sgt. Jason Harkins Post Office Building”.

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House 400–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 3803 · Became law Public Law 110-214

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3100 Cashwell Drive in Goldsboro, North Carolina, as the “John Henry Wooten, Sr. Post Office Building”.

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House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 3720 · Became law Public Law 110-213

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 424 Clay Avenue in Waco, Texas, as the “Army PFC Juan Alonso Covarrubias Post Office Building”.

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House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 3532 · Became law Public Law 110-212

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5815 McLeod Street in Lula, Georgia, as the “Private Johnathon Millican Lula Post Office”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 3468 · Became law Public Law 110-211

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1704 Weeksville Road in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, as the “Dr. Clifford Bell Jones, Sr. Post Office”.

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House: voice voteSenate: without objection
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