Saved history · 2009 and 2010

Laws of the 111th Congress

The 383 public laws in our saved record for the Congress that met from January 3, 2009 to January 3, 2011, with the House and Senate tallies from the official vote files.

383 laws
160 with a recorded vote · 223 passed with no recorded voteConfirmed from the official record

71,765 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 111-233 · Became law Agricultural Credit Act of 2010

To reauthorize State agricultural mediation programs under title V of the Agricultural Credit Act of 1987.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 382–26Senate: without objection
Public Law 111-232 · Became law Star-Spangled Banner Commemorative Coin Act

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the writing of the Star-Spangled Banner, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 419–1Senate: without objection
H.R. 511 · Became law Public Law 111-231

To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to terminate certain easements held by the Secretary on land owned by the Village of Caseyville, Illinois, and to terminate associated contractual arrangements with the Village.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 6080 · Became law Public Law 111-230

Making emergency supplemental appropriations for border security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 5981 · Became law Public Law 111-229

To increase the flexibility of the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development with respect to the amount of premiums charged for FHA single family housing mortgage insurance, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 111-228 · Became law General and Special Risk Insurance Funds Availability Act of 2010

To provide adequate commitment authority for fiscal year 2010 for guaranteed loans that are obligations of the General and Special Risk Insurance Funds of the Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 111-227 · Became law United States Manufacturing Enhancement Act of 2010

To amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 378–43Senate: without objection
Public Law 111-226 · Became law FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act

To modernize the air traffic control system, improve the safety, reliability, and availability of transportation by air in the United States, provide for modernization of the air traffic control system, reauthorize the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 247–161Senate 61–39
Public Law 111-225 · Became law Cell Phone Contraband Act of 2010

To amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the possession or use of cell phones and similar wireless devices by Federal prisoners.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 111-224 · Became law United States Patent and Trademark Office Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010

Making supplemental appropriations for the United States Patent and Trademark Office for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 111-223 · Became law SPEECH Act

To amend title 28, United States Code, to prohibit recognition and enforcement of foreign defamation judgments and certain foreign judgments against the providers of interactive computer services.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
S. 1053 · Became law Public Law 111-222

To amend the National Law Enforcement Museum Act to extend the termination date.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 111-221 · Became law National September 11 Memorial & Museum Commemorative Medal Act of 2010

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to strike medals in commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States and the establishment of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum at the World Trade Center.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 111-220 · Became law Fair Sentencing Act of 2010

To restore fairness to Federal cocaine sentencing.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 5099 · Became law Public Law 111-219

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 15 South Main Street in Sharon, Massachusetts, as the “Michael C. Rothberg Post Office”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 410–1Senate: without objection
H.R. 5051 · Became law Public Law 111-218

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 23 Genesee Street in Hornell, New York, as the “Zachary Smith Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 4861 · Became law Public Law 111-217

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1343 West Irving Park Road in Chicago, Illinois, as the “Steve Goodman Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 371–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 111-216 · Became law Airline Safety and Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act of 2010

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend airport improvement program project grant authority and to improve airline safety, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
S. 3372 · Became law Public Law 111-215

To modify the date on which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and applicable States may require permits for discharges from certain vessels.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 5849 · Became law Public Law 111-214

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.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 111-213 · Became law Independent Living Centers Technical Adjustment Act

To provide a technical adjustment with respect to funding for independent living centers under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 in order to ensure stability for such centers.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 111-212 · Became law Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2010

Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 308–114Senate 67–28
Public Law 111-211 · Became law Indian Arts and Crafts Amendments Act of 2010

To protect Indian arts and crafts through the improvement of applicable criminal proceedings, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 326–92Senate: without objection
H.J.Res. 83 · Became law Public Law 111-210

Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate 99–1
H.R. 5502 · Became law Public Law 111-209

To amend the effective date of the gift card provisions of the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 357–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 4840 · Became law Public Law 111-208

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1981 Cleveland Avenue in Columbus, Ohio, as the “Clarence D. Lumpkin Post Office”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 111-207 · Became law Cruise Vessel Security and Safety Act of 2010

To amend title 46, United States Code, to establish requirements to ensure the security and safety of passengers and crew on cruise vessels, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 111-206 · Became law Shasta-Trinity National Forest Administrative Jurisdiction Transfer Act

To interchange the administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal lands between the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 111-205 · Became law Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010

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

Plain-language account: Not started
House 272–152Senate 59–39
Public Law 111-204 · Became law Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010

To amend the Improper Payments Information Act of 2002 (31 U.S.C. 3321 note) in order to prevent the loss of billions in taxpayer dollars.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 414–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 111-203 · Became law Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act

To promote the financial stability of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end “too big to fail”, to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect consumers from abusive financial services practices, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 237–192Senate 60–39
S. 3104 · Became law Public Law 111-202

To permanently authorize Radio Free Asia, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
S.J.Res. 32 · Became law Public Law 111-201

Recognizing the 60th anniversary of the outbreak of the Korean War and reaffirming the United States-Korea alliance.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 111-200 · Became law Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act of 2009

To reauthorize the Congressional Award Act (2 U.S.C. 801 et seq.), and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 111-199 · Became law Formaldehyde Standards for Composite Wood Products Act

To amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to reduce the emissions of formaldehyde from composite wood products, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 111-198 · Became law Homebuyer Assistance and Improvement Act of 2010

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the homebuyer tax credit for the purchase of a principal residence before October 1, 2010, in the case of a written binding contract entered into with respect to such principal residence before May 1, 2010, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 409–5Senate: without objection
Public Law 111-197 · Became law Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2010, Part II

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport improvement program, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 111-196 · Became law National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2010

To extend the National Flood Insurance Program until September 30, 2010.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 111-195 · Became law Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010

To amend the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996 to enhance United States diplomatic efforts with respect to Iran by expanding economic sanctions against Iran.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 408–8Senate 99–0
S.J.Res. 33 · Became law Public Law 111-194

To provide for the reconsideration and revision of the proposed constitution of the United States Virgin Islands to correct provisions inconsistent with the Constitution and Federal law.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 3951 · Became law Public Law 111-193

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2000 Louisiana Avenue in New Orleans, Louisiana, as the “Roy Rondeno, Sr. Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 417–1Senate: without objection
Public Law 111-192 · Became law Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010

To provide a physician payment update, to provide pension funding relief, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 417–1Senate: without objection
S. 3473 · Became law Public Law 111-191

To amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to authorize advances from Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 410–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 5330 · Became law Public Law 111-190

To amend the Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act of 2004 to extend the operation of such Act, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 366–4Senate: without objection
H.R. 4628 · Became law Public Law 111-189

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 216 Westwood Avenue in Westwood, New Jersey, as the “Sergeant Christopher R. Hrbek Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 416–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 4547 · Became law Public Law 111-188

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 119 Station Road in Cheyney, Pennsylvania, as the “Captain Luther H. Smith, U.S. Army Air Forces Post Office”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 4425 · Became law Public Law 111-187

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2-116th Street in North Troy, New York, as the “Martin G. `Marty' Mahar Post Office”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 330–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 4238 · Became law Public Law 111-186

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 930 39th Avenue in Greeley, Colorado, as the “W.D. Farr Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 331–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 4214 · Became law Public Law 111-185

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 45300 Portola Avenue in Palm Desert, California, as the “Roy Wilson Post Office”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 419–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 4139 · Became law Public Law 111-184

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7464 Highway 503 in Hickory, Mississippi, as the “Sergeant Matthew L. Ingram Post Office”.

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