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. 3196 · Became law Public Law 110-210

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 20 Sussex Street in Port Jervis, New York, as the “E. Arthur Gray Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 382–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 4286 · Became law Public Law 110-209

To award a congressional gold medal to Daw Aung San Suu Kyi in recognition of her courageous and unwavering commitment to peace, nonviolence, human rights, and democracy in Burma.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 400–0Senate: without objection
S. 2954 · Became law Public Law 110-208

A bill 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 2, 2008.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 110-207 · Became law Purple Heart Family Equity Act of 2007

To amend title 36, United States Code, to revise the congressional charter of the Military Order of the Purple Heart of the United States of America, Incorporated, to authorize associate membership in the corporation for the spouse and siblings of a recipient of the Purple Heart medal.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 110-206 · Became law Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2008

To provide for the expansion and improvement of traumatic brain injury programs.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 392–1Senate: without objection
S. 2903 · Became law Public Law 110-205

A bill 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 April 25, 2008.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: without objectionSenate: without objection
Public Law 110-204 · Became law Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007

To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish grant programs to provide for education and outreach on newborn screening and coordinated followup care once newborn screening has been conducted, to reauthorize programs under part A of title XI of such Act, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.J.Res. 70 · Became law Public Law 110-203

Congratulating the Army Reserve on its centennial, which will be formally celebrated on April 23, 2008, and commemorating the historic contributions of its veterans and continuing contributions of its soldiers to the vital national security interests and homeland defense missions of the United States.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 393–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 110-202 · Became law Safety of Seniors Act of 2007

To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to expand and intensify programs with respect to research and related activities concerning elder falls.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
S. 550 · Became law Public Law 110-201

To preserve existing judgeships on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 5813 · Became law Public Law 110-200

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 April 18, 2008.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 110-199 · Became law Second Chance Act of 2007

To reauthorize the grant program for reentry of offenders into the community in the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, to improve reentry planning and implementation, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 347–62Senate: without objection
Public Law 110-198 · Became law Higher Education Extension Act of 2008

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

Plain-language account: Not started
House 411–4Senate: without objection
S.J.Res. 25 · Became law Public Law 110-197

Providing for the appointment of John W. McCarter as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
S. 2745 · Became law Public Law 110-196

To extend agricultural programs beyond March 15, 2008, to suspend permanent price support authorities beyond that date, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
S. 2272 · Became law Public Law 110-195

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service known as the Southpark Station in Alexandria, Louisiana, as the John “Marty” Thiels Southpark Station, in honor and memory of Thiels, a Louisiana postal worker who was killed in the line of duty on October 4, 2007.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 400–0Senate: without objection
S. 2478 · Became law Public Law 110-194

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 59 Colby Corner in East Hampstead, New Hampshire, as the “Captain Jonathan D. Grassbaugh Post Office”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
S. 2571 · Became law Public Law 110-193

To make technical corrections to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 400–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 5478 · Became law Public Law 110-192

To provide for the continued minting and issuance of certain $1 coins in 2008.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 110-191 · Became law Andean Trade Preference Extension Act of 2008

To extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 110-190 · Became law Airport and Airway 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.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 110-189 · Became law K.T. Safety Act of 2007

To direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations to reduce the incidence of child injury and death occurring inside or outside of light motor vehicles, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 110-188 · Became law Do-Not-Call Registry Fee Extension Act of 2007

To extend the authority of the Federal Trade Commission to collect Do- Not-Call Registry fees to fiscal years after fiscal year 2007.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 110-187 · Became law Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007

To amend the Do-not-call Implementation Act to eliminate the automatic removal of telephone numbers registered on the Federal “do-not-call” registry.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 110-186 · Became law Military Reservist and Veteran Small Business Reauthorization and Opportunity Act of 2008

To improve and expand small business assistance programs for veterans of the armed forces and military reservists, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House adopted H.Res. 921, 406–2Senate: without objection
Public Law 110-185 · Became law Economic Stimulus Act of 2008

To provide economic stimulus through recovery rebates to individuals, incentives for business investment, and an increase in conforming and FHA loan limits.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 380–34Senate 81–16
S. 2110 · Became law Public Law 110-184

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 427 North Street in Taft, California, as the “Larry S. Pierce Post Office”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 388–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 110-183 · Became law Commission on the Abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade Act

To establish the Commission on the Abolition of the Transatlantic Slave Trade.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 5104 · Became law Public Law 110-182

To extend the Protect America Act of 2007 for 15 days.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 110-181 · Became law National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008

To provide for the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008, as previously enrolled, with certain modifications to address the foreign sovereign immunities provisions of title 28, United States Code, with respect to the attachment of property in certain judgments against Iraq, the lapse of statutory authorities for the payment of bonuses, special pays, and similar benefits for members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 369–46Senate 91–3
Public Law 110-180 · Became law NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007

To improve the National Instant Criminal Background Check System, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: without objectionSenate: without objection
Public Law 110-179 · Became law Emergency and Disaster Assistance Fraud Penalty Enhancement Act of 2007

To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to fraud in connection with major disaster or emergency funds.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 110-178 · Became law U.S. Capitol Police and Library of Congress Police Merger Implementation Act of 2007

To provide for the transfer of the Library of Congress police to the United States Capitol Police, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 413–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 110-177 · Became law Court Security Improvement Act of 2007

To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect judges, prosecutors, witnesses, victims, and their family members, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
S. 2436 · Became law Public Law 110-176

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the term of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: without objectionSenate: without objection
Public Law 110-175 · Became law OPEN Government Act of 2007

To promote accessibility, accountability, and openness in Government by strengthening section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the Freedom of Information Act), and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 110-174 · Became law Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007

To authorize State and local governments to divest assets in companies that conduct business operations in Sudan, to prohibit United States Government contracts with such companies, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 411–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 110-173 · Became law Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Extension Act of 2007

To amend titles XVIII, XIX, and XXI of the Social Security Act to extend provisions under the Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP programs, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 411–3Senate: without objection
Public Law 110-172 · Became law Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: without objectionSenate: without objection
S.J.Res. 13 · Became law Public Law 110-171

Granting the consent of Congress to the International Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 110-170 · Became law Chimp Haven is Home Act

To amend the Public Health Service Act to modify the program for the sanctuary system for surplus chimpanzees by terminating the authority for the removal of chimpanzees from the system for research purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: without objectionSenate: without objection
S. 1896 · Became law Public Law 110-169

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 11 Central Street in Hillsborough, New Hampshire, as the “Officer Jeremy Todd Charron Post Office”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
S. 1396 · Became law Public Law 110-168

To authorize a major medical facility project to modernize inpatient wards at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Atlanta, Georgia.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 4009 · Became law Public Law 110-167

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 567 West Nepessing Street in Lapeer, Michigan, as the “Turrill Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 110-166 · Became law Tax Increase Prevention Act of 2007

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 352–64Senate 88–5
H.R. 3974 · Became law Public Law 110-165

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 797 Sam Bass Road in Round Rock, Texas, as the “Marine Corps Corporal Steven P. Gill Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 3571 · Became law Public Law 110-164

To amend the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 to permit individuals who have served as employees of the Office of Compliance to serve as Executive Director, Deputy Executive Director, or General Counsel of the Office, and to permit individuals appointed to such positions to serve one additional term.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 3569 · Became law Public Law 110-163

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 16731 Santa Ana Avenue in Fontana, California, as the “Beatrice E. Watson Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 3470 · Became law Public Law 110-162

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 744 West Oglethorpe Highway in Hinesville, Georgia, as the “John Sidney `Sid' Flowers Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 110-161 · Became law Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008

Making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2008, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 272–142Senate 76–17
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