Saved history · 2015 and 2016

Laws of the 114th Congress

The 329 public laws in our saved record for the Congress that met from January 3, 2015 to January 3, 2017, with the House and Senate tallies from the official vote files.

329 laws
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Public Law 114-279 · Became law December 16, 2016Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act of 2016

To provide for alternative financing arrangements for the provision of certain services and the construction and maintenance of infrastructure at land border ports of entry, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 710 · Became law December 16, 2016Public Law 114-278

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to prepare a comprehensive security assessment of the transportation security card program, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: without objectionSenate: without objection
Public Law 114-277 · Became law December 15, 2016Iran Sanctions Extension Act

To reauthorize the Iran Sanctions Act of 1996.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 419–1Senate 99–0
S. 3492 · Became law December 14, 2016Public Law 114-276

To designate the Traverse City VA Community-Based Outpatient Clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Traverse City, Michigan, as the “Colonel Demas T. Craw VA Clinic”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 114-275 · Became law December 14, 2016Prescribed Burn Approval Act of 2016

To require limitations on prescribed burns.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 114-274 · Became law December 14, 2016BOTS Act of 2016

To prohibit the circumvention of control measures used by Internet ticket sellers to ensure equitable consumer access to tickets for any given event, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: without objectionSenate: without objection
Public Law 114-273 · Became law December 14, 2016Charles Duncan Buried with Honor Act of 2016

To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish caskets and urns for burial in cemeteries of States and tribal organizations of veterans without next of kin or sufficient resources to provide for caskets or urns, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 114-272 · Became law December 14, 2016Daniel J. Evans Olympic National Park Wilderness Act

To redesignate the Olympic Wilderness as the Daniel J. Evans Wilderness.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 401–8Senate: without objection
S. 2974 · Became law December 14, 2016Public Law 114-271

To ensure funding for the National Human Trafficking Hotline, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: without objectionSenate: without objection
Public Law 114-270 · Became law December 14, 2016ECHO Act

To require studies and reports examining the use of, and opportunities to use, technology-enabled collaborative learning and capacity building models to improve programs of the Department of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate 97–0
Public Law 114-269 · Became law December 14, 2016Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act

To award the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the members of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) in recognition of their superior service and major contributions during World War II.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 114-268 · Became law December 14, 2016First Responder Anthrax Preparedness Act

To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to make anthrax vaccines available to emergency response providers, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: without objectionSenate: without objection
Public Law 114-267 · Became law December 14, 2016Northern Border Security Review Act

To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to conduct a Northern Border threat analysis, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: without objectionSenate: without objection
S. 1632 · Became law December 14, 2016Public Law 114-266

To require a regional strategy to address the threat posed by Boko Haram.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: without objectionSenate: without objection
Public Law 114-265 · Became law December 14, 2016Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015

To award a Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the Filipino veterans of World War II, in recognition of the dedicated service of the veterans during World War II.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 114-264 · Became law December 14, 2016Program Management Improvement Accountability Act

To amend title 31, United States Code, to establish entities tasked with improving program and project management in certain Federal agencies, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 404–11Senate: without objection
S. 818 · Became law December 14, 2016Public Law 114-263

To amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
S. 817 · Became law December 14, 2016Public Law 114-262

To provide for the addition of certain real property to the reservation of the Siletz Tribe in the State of Oregon.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
S. 795 · Became law December 14, 2016Public Law 114-261

To enhance whistleblower protection for contractor and grantee employees.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 114-260 · Became law December 14, 2016GAO Civilian Task and Delivery Order Protest Authority Act of 2016

To strike the sunset on certain provisions relating to the authorized protest of a task or delivery order under section 4106 of title 41, United States Code.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: without objectionSenate: without objection
H.R. 5509 · Became law December 14, 2016Public Law 114-259

To name the Department of Veterans Affairs temporary lodging facility in Indianapolis, Indiana, as the “Dr. Otis Bowen Veteran House”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 114-258 · Became law December 14, 2016Consumer Review Fairness Act of 2016

To prohibit the use of certain clauses in form contracts that restrict the ability of a consumer to communicate regarding the goods or services offered in interstate commerce that were the subject of the contract, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 114-257 · Became law December 14, 2016District of Columbia Judicial Financial Transparency Act

To update the financial disclosure requirements for judges of the District of Columbia courts and to make other improvements to the District of Columbia courts.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 414–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 114-256 · Became law December 14, 2016Veterans Mobility Safety Act of 2016

To amend title 38, United States Code, to make certain improvements in the provision of automobiles and adaptive equipment by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: without objectionSenate: without objection
Public Law 114-255 · Became law December 13, 201621st Century Cures Act

To accelerate the discovery, development, and delivery of 21st century cures, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 392–26Senate 94–5
Public Law 114-254 · Became law December 10, 2016Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017

Making appropriations for energy and water development and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 326–96Senate 63–36
S. 2754 · Became law December 8, 2016Public Law 114-253

To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 300 Fannin Street in Shreveport, Louisiana, as the “Tom Stagg United States Court House”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 5873 · Became law December 8, 2016Public Law 114-252

To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 511 East San Antonio Avenue in El Paso, Texas, as the “R.E. Thomason Federal Building and United States Courthouse”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 5785 · Became law December 8, 2016Public Law 114-251

To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for an annuity supplement for certain air traffic controllers.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 399–4Senate: without objection
H.R. 4902 · Became law December 8, 2016Public Law 114-250

To amend title 5, United States Code, to expand law enforcement availability pay to employees of U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Air and Marine Operations.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 114-249 · Became law December 8, 2016Outdoor Recreation Jobs and Economic Impact Act of 2016

To require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct an assessment and analysis of the outdoor recreation economy of the United States, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 6007 · Became law November 28, 2016Public Law 114-248

To amend title 49, United States Code, to include consideration of certain impacts on commercial space launch and reentry activities in a navigable airspace analysis, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 425–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 114-247 · Became law November 28, 2016No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to improve the Veterans Crisis Line.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 357–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 114-246 · Became law November 28, 2016Gold Star Families Voices Act

To amend the Veterans' Oral History Project Act to allow the collection of video and audio recordings of biographical histories by immediate family members of members of the Armed Forces who died as a result of their service during a period of war.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate 97–0
Public Law 114-245 · Became law November 28, 2016National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to publish in the Federal Register a strategy to significantly increase the role of volunteers and partners in National Forest System trail maintenance, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 114-244 · Became law October 14, 2016Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act

To establish the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
S. 3283 · Became law October 7, 2016Public Law 114-243

To designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Pueblo, Colorado, as the “PFC James Dunn VA Clinic”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 423–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 114-242 · Became law October 7, 2016Federal Aviation Administration Veteran Transition Improvement Act of 2016

To include disabled veteran leave in the personnel management system of the Federal Aviation Administration.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: without objectionSenate: without objection
Public Law 114-241 · Became law October 7, 2016Treatment of Certain Payments in Eugenics Compensation Act

To exclude payments from State eugenics compensation programs from consideration in determining eligibility for, or the amount of, Federal public benefits.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 114-240 · Became law October 7, 2016Veterans Day Moment of Silence Act

To amend title 36, United States Code, to encourage the nationwide observance of two minutes of silence each Veterans Day.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: without objectionSenate: without objection
Public Law 114-239 · Became law October 7, 2016United States Appreciation for Olympians and Paralympians Act of 2016

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income any prizes or awards won in competition in the Olympic Games or the Paralympic Games.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 415–1Senate: without objection
H.R. 5944 · Became law October 7, 2016Public Law 114-238

To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to certain grant assurances, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 114-237 · Became law October 7, 2016Clarification of Treatment of Electronic Sales of Livestock Act of 2016

To amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to clarify the duties relating to services furnished in connection with the buying or selling of livestock in commerce through online, video, or other electronic methods, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 114-236 · Became law October 7, 2016Survivors' Bill of Rights Act of 2016

To establish certain rights for sexual assault survivors, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 399–0Senate: voice vote
Public Law 114-235 · Became law October 7, 2016BABIES Act

To amend title 40, United States Code, to require restrooms in public buildings to be equipped with baby changing facilities.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 389–34Senate: without objection
H.R. 3937 · Became law October 7, 2016Public Law 114-234

To designate the building utilized as a United States courthouse located at 150 Reade Circle in Greenville, North Carolina, as the “Randy D. Doub United States Courthouse”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 3004 · Became law October 7, 2016Public Law 114-233

To amend the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Act to extend the authorization for the Gullah/Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 114-232 · Became law October 7, 2016Nevada Native Nations Land Act

To require the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for certain Indian tribes, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 114-231 · Became law October 7, 2016Eliminate, Neutralize, and Disrupt Wildlife Trafficking Act of 2016

To support global anti-poaching efforts, strengthen the capacity of partner countries to counter wildlife trafficking, designate major wildlife trafficking countries, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: without objectionSenate: voice vote
Public Law 114-230 · Became law October 7, 2016Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act

To authorize a Wall of Remembrance as part of the Korean War Veterans Memorial and to allow certain private contributions to fund that Wall of Remembrance.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: without objectionSenate: without objection
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