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.

H.R. 3667 · Became law Public Law 111-133

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 16555 Springs Street in White Springs, Florida, as the “Clyde L. Hillhouse Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 386–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 3539 · Became law Public Law 111-132

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 427 Harrison Avenue in Harrison, New Jersey, as the “Patricia D. McGinty-Juhl Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 367–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 3319 · Became law Public Law 111-131

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 440 South Gulling Street in Portola, California, as the “Army Specialist Jeremiah Paul McCleery Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 401–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 3072 · Became law Public Law 111-130

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 9810 Halls Ferry Road in St. Louis, Missouri, as the “Coach Jodie Bailey Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 2877 · Became law Public Law 111-129

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 76 Brookside Avenue in Chester, New York, as the “1st Lieutenant Louis Allen Post Office”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 1817 · Became law Public Law 111-128

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 116 North West Street in Somerville, Tennessee, as the “John S. Wilder Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 420–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 111-127 · Became law Emergency Aid to American Survivors of the Haiti Earthquake Act

To amend section 1113 of the Social Security Act to provide authority for increased fiscal year 2010 payments for temporary assistance to United States citizens returned from foreign countries, to provide necessary funding to avoid shortfalls in the Medicare cost-sharing program for low-income qualifying individuals, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 4462 · Became law Public Law 111-126

To accelerate the income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for the relief of victims of the earthquake in Haiti.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 3819 · Became law Public Law 111-125

To extend the commercial space transportation liability regime.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 4284 · Became law Public Law 111-124

To extend the Generalized System of Preferences and the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 4314 · Became law Public Law 111-123

To permit continued financing of Government operations.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 218–214Senate 60–39
Public Law 111-122 · Became law Human Rights Enforcement Act of 2009

To establish a section within the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice to enforce human rights laws, to make technical and conforming amendments to criminal and immigration laws pertaining to human rights violations, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 416–3Senate: without objection
H.J.Res. 62 · Became law Public Law 111-121

Appointing the day for the convening of the second session of the One Hundred Eleventh Congress.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: without objectionSenate: without objection
H.R. 4165 · Became law Public Law 111-120

To extend through December 31, 2010, the authority of the Secretary of the Army to accept and expend funds contributed by non-Federal public entities to expedite the processing of permits.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 111-119 · Became law Airline Flight Crew Technical Corrections Act

To amend the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 to clarify the eligibility requirements with respect to airline flight crews.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 111-118 · Became law Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010

Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 395–34Senate 88–10
Public Law 111-117 · Became law Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010

Making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 221–202Senate 57–35
Public Law 111-116 · Became law Fiscal Year 2010 Federal Aviation Administration Extension Act, 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 111-115 · Became law No Social Security Benefits for Prisoners Act of 2009

To amend titles II and XVI of the Social Security Act to prohibit retroactive payments to individuals during periods for which such individuals are prisoners, fugitive felons, or probation or parole violators.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
S. 1860 · Became law Public Law 111-114

To permit each current member of the Board of Directors of the Office of Compliance to serve for 3 terms.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: without objectionSenate: without objection
Public Law 111-113 · Became law Reserve Officers Association Modernization Act of 2009

To amend title 36, United States Code, to include in the Federal charter of the Reserve Officers Association leadership positions newly added in its constitution and bylaws.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 425–0Senate: without objection
S. 1825 · Became law Public Law 111-112

To extend the authority for relocation expenses test programs for Federal employees, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
S. 1314 · Became law Public Law 111-111

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 630 Northeast Killingsworth Avenue in Portland, Oregon, as the “Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Post Office”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 373–0Senate: without objection
S. 1211 · Became law Public Law 111-110

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 60 School Street, Orchard Park, New York, as the “Jack F. Kemp Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 408–0Senate: without objection
S. 748 · Became law Public Law 111-109

To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2777 Logan Avenue in San Diego, California, as the “Cesar E. Chavez Post Office”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 3547 · Became law Public Law 111-108

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 936 South 250 East in Provo, Utah, as the “Rex E. Lee Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 3386 · Became law Public Law 111-107

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1165 2nd Avenue in Des Moines, Iowa, as the “Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans Memorial Post Office”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 3119 · Became law Public Law 111-106

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 867 Stockton Street in San Francisco, California, as the “Lim Poon Lee Post Office”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 426–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 2972 · Became law Public Law 111-105

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 115 West Edward Street in Erath, Louisiana, as the “Conrad DeRouen, Jr. Post Office”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 424–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 2760 · Became law Public Law 111-104

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1615 North Wilcox Avenue in Los Angeles, California, as the “Johnny Grant Hollywood Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 2215 · Became law Public Law 111-103

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 140 Merriman Road in Garden City, Michigan, as the “John J. Shivnen Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 423–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 2004 · Became law Public Law 111-102

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4282 Beach Street in Akron, Michigan, as the “Akron Veterans Memorial Post Office”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 1713 · Became law Public Law 111-101

To name the South Central Agricultural Research Laboratory of the Department of Agriculture in Lane, Oklahoma, and the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 310 North Perry Street in Bennington, Oklahoma, in honor of former Congressman Wesley “Wes” Watkins.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 1516 · Became law Public Law 111-100

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 37926 Church Street in Dade City, Florida, as the “Sergeant Marcus Mathes Post Office”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 955 · Became law Public Law 111-99

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10355 Northeast Valley Road in Rollingbay, Washington, as the “John `Bud' Hawk Post Office”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
S. 509 · Became law Public Law 111-98

To authorize a major medical facility project at the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Walla Walla, Washington, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 352–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 111-97 · Became law Military Spouses Residency Relief Act

To amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act to guarantee the equity of spouses of military personnel with regard to matters of residency, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
S. 1694 · Became law Public Law 111-96

To allow the funding for the interoperable emergency communications grant program established under the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to remain available until expended through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 420–0Senate: without objection
S. 832 · Became law Public Law 111-95

To amend title 36, United States Code, to grant a Federal charter to the Military Officers Association of America, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: without objectionSenate: without objection
H.J.Res. 26 · Became law Public Law 111-94

Proclaiming Casimir Pulaski to be an honorary citizen of the United States posthumously.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 422–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 111-93 · Became law Credit CARD Technical Corrections Act of 2009

To amend the Truth in Lending Act to make a technical correction to an amendment made by the Credit CARD Act of 2009.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 111-92 · Became law Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009

To amend the Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2008 to provide for the temporary availability of certain additional emergency unemployment compensation, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 403–12Senate 98–0
Public Law 111-91 · Became law Medal of Honor Commemorative Coin Act of 2009

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and celebration of the establishment of the Medal of Honor in 1861, America's highest award for valor in action against an enemy force which can be bestowed upon an individual serving in the Armed Services of the United States, to honor the American military men and women who have been recipients of the Medal of Honor, and to promote awareness of what the Medal of Honor represents and how ordinary Americans, through courage, sacrifice, selfless service and patriotism, can challenge fate and change the course of history.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 111-90 · Became law Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Amendments Act of 2009

To amend the Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992 to honor the legacy of Stewart L. Udall, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
S. 1929 · Became law Public Law 111-89

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 111-88 · Became law Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010

Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 247–178Senate 72–28
Public Law 111-87 · Became law Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009

To amend title XXVI of the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the program for providing life-saving care for those with HIV/ AIDS.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 408–9Senate: without objection
Public Law 111-86 · Became law Girl Scouts USA Centennial Commemorative Coin Act

To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the centennial of the establishment of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 111-85 · Became law Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2010

Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 308–114Senate 80–17
Public Law 111-84 · Became law National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010

To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 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 281–146Senate 68–29
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