Saved history · 2013 and 2014

Laws of the 113th Congress

The 296 public laws in our saved record for the Congress that met from January 3, 2013 to January 3, 2015, with the House and Senate tallies from the official vote files.

296 laws
113 with a recorded vote · 183 passed with no recorded vote

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49,909 individual votes saved for this Congress.

Laws with a recorded vote

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H.R. 4120 · Became law Public Law 113-102

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

Plain-language account: Not started
House 384–0Senate: without objection
S. 2183 · Became law Public Law 113-96

United States international programming to Ukraine and neighboring regions.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 399–12Senate: without objection
Public Law 113-95 · Became law Support for the Sovereignty, Integrity, Democracy, and Economic Stability of Ukraine Act of 2014

To provide for the costs of loan guarantees for Ukraine.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 378–34Senate: voice vote
Public Law 113-94 · Became law Gabriella Miller Kids First Research Act

To eliminate taxpayer financing of political party conventions and reprogram savings to provide for a 10-year pediatric research initiative through the Common Fund administered by the National Institutes of Health, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 295–103Senate: without objection
Public Law 113-93 · Became law Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014

To amend the Social Security Act to extend Medicare payments to physicians and other provisions of the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate 64–35
Public Law 113-89 · Became law Homeowner Flood Insurance Affordability Act of 2014

To delay the implementation of certain provisions of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 306–91Senate 72–22
Public Law 113-86 · Became law National Integrated Drought Information System Reauthorization Act of 2014

To reauthorize the National Integrated Drought Information System.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 365–21Senate: without objection
Public Law 113-83 · Became law Temporary Debt Limit Extension Act

To temporarily extend the public debt limit, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 221–201Senate 55–43
S. 25 · Became law Public Law 113-82

To ensure that the reduced annual cost-of-living adjustment to the retired pay of members and former members of the Armed Forces under the age of 62 required by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 will not apply to members or former members who first became members prior to January 1, 2014, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 326–90Senate 95–3
Public Law 113-80 · Became law OPM IG Act

To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that the Inspector General of the Office of Personnel Management may use amounts in the revolving fund of the Office to fund audits, investigations, and oversight activities, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 418–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 113-79 · Became law Agricultural Act of 2014

To provide for the reform and continuation of agricultural and other programs of the Department of Agriculture through fiscal year 2018, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 251–166Senate 68–32
S. 230 · Became law Public Law 113-78

To authorize the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 387–7Senate: without objection
Public Law 113-77 · Became law Poison Center Network Act

To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the poison center national toll-free number, national media campaign, and grant program, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 388–18Senate: without objection
Public Law 113-76 · Became law Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2014

Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 359–67Senate 72–26
H.R. 667 · Became law Public Law 113-75

To redesignate the Dryden Flight Research Center as the Neil A. Armstrong Flight Research Center and the Western Aeronautical Test Range as the Hugh L. Dryden Aeronautical Test Range.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 394–0Senate: without objection
H.J.Res. 106 · Became law Public Law 113-73

Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate 86–14
Public Law 113-70 · Became law Native American Veterans' Memorial Amendments Act of 2013

To clarify certain provisions of the Native American Veterans' Memorial Establishment Act of 1994.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 398–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 767 · Became law Public Law 113-69

To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to modify the Pilot Project offices of the Federal Permit Streamlining Pilot Project.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 415–1Senate: without objection
Public Law 113-67 · Became law Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014

Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 332–94Senate 64–36
Public Law 113-66 · Became law National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014

To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 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 adopted H.Res. 441, 350–69Senate 84–15
Public Law 113-65 · Became law Alicia Dawn Koehl Respect for National Cemeteries Act

To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretary of the Army to reconsider decisions to inter or honor the memory of a person in a national cemetery, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 398–1Senate: without objection
Public Law 113-64 · Became law Community Fire Safety Act of 2013

To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to exempt fire hydrants from the prohibition on the use of lead pipes, fittings, fixtures, solder, and flux.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 384–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 2922 · Became law Public Law 113-62

To extend the authority of the Supreme Court Police to protect court officials away from the Supreme Court grounds.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 399–3Senate: without objection
H.R. 2871 · Became law Public Law 113-61

To amend title 28, United States Code, to modify the composition of the southern judicial district of Mississippi to improve judicial efficiency, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 401–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 2251 · Became law Public Law 113-60

To designate the United States courthouse and Federal building located at 118 South Mill Street, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, as the “Edward J. Devitt United States Courthouse and Federal Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 416–4Senate: without objection
Public Law 113-59 · Became law VA Expiring Authorities Extension Act of 2013

To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend certain expiring provisions of law, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 353–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 185 · Became law Public Law 113-58

To designate the United States courthouse located at 101 East Pecan Street in Sherman, Texas, as the “Paul Brown United States Courthouse”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 402–1Senate: without objection
Public Law 113-50 · Became law Streamlining Claims Processing for Federal Contractor Employees Act

To amend title 40, United States Code, to transfer certain functions from the Government Accountability Office to the Department of Labor relating to the processing of claims for the payment of workers who were not paid appropriate wages under certain provisions of such title.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 396–10Senate: without objection
Public Law 113-46 · Became law Continuing Appropriations Act, 2014

Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 285–144Senate 81–18
H.R. 3095 · Became law Public Law 113-45

To ensure that any new or revised requirement providing for the screening, testing, or treatment of individuals operating commercial motor vehicles for sleep disorders is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking proceeding, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 405–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 113-44 · Became law Department of Defense Survivor Benefits Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014

Making continuing appropriations for death gratuities and related survivor benefits for survivors of deceased military service members of the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2014, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 425–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 113-43 · Became law Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act of 2013

To reauthorize the Congressional Award Act.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 387–35Senate: without objection
Public Law 113-41 · Became law Organization of American States Revitalization and Reform Act of 2013

To support revitalization and reform of the Organization of American States, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 383–24Senate: without objection
Public Law 113-40 · Became law Helium Stewardship Act of 2013

To amend the Helium Act to complete the privatization of the Federal helium reserve in a competitive market fashion that ensures stability in the helium markets while protecting the interests of American taxpayers, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House adopted H.Res. 354, 367–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 113-39 · Became law Pay Our Military Act

Making continuing appropriations for military pay in the event of a Government shutdown.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 423–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 113-38 · Became law E. Clay Shaw, Jr. Missing Children's Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2013

To amend the Missing Children's Assistance Act, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 407–2Senate: without objection
Public Law 113-37 · Became law Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2013

To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend certain expiring authorities affecting veterans and their families, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 402–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 113-36 · Became law Minuteman Missile National Historic Site Boundary Modification Act

To modify the boundary of the Minuteman Missile National Historic Site in the State of South Dakota, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 414–5Senate: without objection
Public Law 113-35 · Became law Natchez Trace Parkway Land Conveyance Act of 2013

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the State of Mississippi 2 parcels of surplus land within the boundary of the Natchez Trace Parkway, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 419–1Senate: without objection
S. 256 · Became law Public Law 113-34

A bill to amend Public Law 93-435 with respect to the Northern Mariana Islands, providing parity with Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 415–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 113-32 · Became law Powell Shooting Range Land Conveyance Act

To require the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal land to the Powell Recreation District in the State of Wyoming.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 408–1Senate: without objection
H.R. 2611 · Became law Public Law 113-31

To designate the headquarters building of the Coast Guard on the campus located at 2701 Martin Luther King, Jr., Avenue Southeast in the District of Columbia as the “Douglas A. Munro Coast Guard Headquarters Building”, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 411–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 2576 · Became law Public Law 113-30

To amend title 49, United States Code, to modify requirements relating to the availability of pipeline safety regulatory documents, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 405–2Senate: without objection
Public Law 113-28 · Became law Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act of 2013

To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish interest rates for new loans made on or after July 1, 2013, to direct the Secretary of Education to convene the Advisory Committee on Improving Postsecondary Education Data to conduct a study on improvements to postsecondary education transparency at the Federal level, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 392–31Senate 81–18
Public Law 113-26 · Became law FOR VETS Act of 2013

To amend title 40, United States Code, to improve veterans service organizations access to Federal surplus personal property.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 387–1Senate: without objection
H.R. 1092 · Became law Public Law 113-25

To designate the air route traffic control center located in Nashua, New Hampshire, as the “Patricia Clark Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 392–3Senate: without objection
Public Law 113-24 · Became law Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act

To authorize all Bureau of Reclamation conduit facilities for hydropower development under Federal Reclamation law, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 416–7Senate: without objection
Public Law 113-23 · Became law Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013

To improve hydropower, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 422–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 113-20 · Became law Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation Act

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to facilitate the development of hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork System of the Central Utah Project.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 400–4Senate: without objection
Public Law 113-19 · Became law South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act

To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal features of the electric distribution system to the South Utah Valley Electric Service District, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 404–0Senate: without objection
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