Saved history · 2017 and 2018

Laws of the 115th Congress

The 442 public laws in our saved record for the Congress that met from January 3, 2017 to January 3, 2019, with the House and Senate tallies from the official vote files.

442 laws
152 with a recorded vote · 290 passed with no recorded voteConfirmed from the official record

67,776 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 115-192 · Became law Whistleblower Protection Coordination Act

To reauthorize and rename the position of Whistleblower Ombudsman to be the Whistleblower Protection Coordinator.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: without objectionSenate: without objection
Public Law 115-191 · Became law John Muir National Historic Site Expansion Act

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire approximately 44 acres of land in Martinez, California, for inclusion in the John Muir National Historic Site, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 401–15Senate: without objection
H.R. 1397 · Became law Public Law 115-190

To authorize, direct, facilitate, and expedite the transfer of administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal land, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 406–0Senate: voice vote
Public Law 115-189 · Became law Small Business 7(a) Lending Oversight Reform Act of 2018

To amend the Small Business Act to strengthen the Office of Credit Risk Management within the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 115-188 · Became law SEA Act of 2018

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for requirements relating to the reassignment of Department of Veterans Affairs senior executive employees.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: without objectionSenate: without objection
Public Law 115-187 · Became law Small Business Investment Opportunity Act of 2017

To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to increase the amount of leverage made available to small business investment companies.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 115-186 · Became law National Veterans Memorial and Museum Act

To designate the Veterans Memorial and Museum in Columbus, Ohio, as the National Veterans Memorial and Museum, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: voice vote
Public Law 115-185 · Became law Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2018

To authorize the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 394–13Senate: voice vote
Public Law 115-184 · Became law Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act

To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide outer burial receptacles for remains buried in National Parks, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 388–0Senate: without objection
H.R. 3663 · Became law Public Law 115-183

To designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Huntington, West Virginia, as the Hershel “Woody” Williams VA Medical Center.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 115-182 · Became law VA MISSION Act of 2018

To establish a permanent community care program for veterans, to establish a commission for the purpose of making recommendations regarding the modernization or realignment of facilities of the Veterans Health Administration, to improve construction of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to make certain improvements in the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs relating to the home loan program of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 347–70Senate 92–5
S. 1282 · Became law Public Law 115-181

To redesignate certain clinics of the Department of Veterans Affairs located in Montana.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 115-180 · Became law Childhood Cancer STAR Act

To maximize discovery, and accelerate development and availability, of promising childhood cancer treatments, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 115-179 · Became law Oregon Tribal Economic Development Act

To allow the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians, the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, the Klamath Tribes, and the Burns Paiute Tribes to lease or transfer certain lands.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 115-178 · Became law Smithsonian National Zoological Park Central Parking Facility Authorization Act

To authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to plan, design, and construct a central parking facility on National Zoological Park property in the District of Columbia.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: without objectionSenate: without objection
H.R. 3562 · Became law Public Law 115-177

To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish assistance for adaptations of residences of veterans in rehabilitation programs under chapter 31 of such title, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 400–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 115-176 · Became law Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2017

To authorize the use of unapproved medical products by patients diagnosed with a terminal illness in accordance with State law, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 250–169Senate: without objection
Public Law 115-175 · Became law Black Hills National Cemetery Boundary Expansion Act

To transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain Bureau of Land Management land from the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for inclusion in the Black Hills National Cemetery, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 407–0Senate: voice vote
Public Law 115-174 · Became law Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act

To promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 258–159Senate 67–31
Public Law 115-173 · Became law SECRET Act of 2018

To require the Director of the National Background Investigations Bureau to submit a report on the backlog of personnel security clearance investigations, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: without objectionSenate: without objection
S.J.Res. 57 · Became law Public Law 115-172

Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to “Indirect Auto Lending and Compliance with the Equal Credit Opportunity Act”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 234–175Senate 51–47
Public Law 115-171 · Became law Justice for Uncompensated Survivors Today (JUST) Act of 2017

To require reporting on acts of certain foreign countries on Holocaust era assets and related issues.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 115-170 · Became law Admiral Lloyd R. "Joe" Vasey Pacific War Commemorative Display Establishment Act

To authorize Pacific Historic Parks to establish a commemorative display to honor members of the United States Armed Forces who served in the Pacific Theater of World War II, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: without objectionSenate: without objection
Public Law 115-169 · Became law National Memorial to Fallen Educators Act

To designate a National Memorial to Fallen Educators at the National Teachers Hall of Fame in Emporia, Kansas.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 384–1Senate: voice vote
Public Law 115-168 · Became law Keep America's Refuges Operational Act

To amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to reauthorize the volunteer services, community partnership, and refuge education programs of the National Wildlife Refuge System, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 371–14Senate: voice vote
Public Law 115-167 · Became law AGOA and MCA Modernization Act

To enhance the transparency and accelerate the impact of programs under the African Growth and Opportunity Act and the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 115-166 · Became law Ashlynne Mike AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act

To amend the PROTECT Act to make Indian tribes eligible for AMBER Alert grants.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 115-165 · Became law Strengthening Protections for Social Security Beneficiaries Act of 2018

To amend titles II, VIII, and XVI of the Social Security Act to improve and strengthen the representative payment program.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 396–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 115-164 · Became law Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017

To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify that section 230 of such Act does not prohibit the enforcement against providers and users of interactive computer services of Federal and State criminal and civil law relating to sexual exploitation of children or sex trafficking, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 388–25Senate 97–2
Public Law 115-163 · Became law Kennedy-King National Commemorative Site Act

To establish the Kennedy-King National Commemorative Site in the State of Indiana, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: without objectionSenate: without objection
S. 2040 · Became law Public Law 115-162

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 621 Kansas Avenue in Atchison, Kansas, as the “Amelia Earhart Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: without objectionSenate: voice vote
Public Law 115-161 · Became law Ceiling Fan Energy Conservation Harmonization Act

To deem the compliance date for amended energy conservation standards for ceiling fan light kits to be January 21, 2020, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 115-160 · Became law Secret Service Recruitment and Retention Act of 2018

To provide overtime pay for employees of the United States Secret Service, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: without objectionSenate: without objection
Public Law 115-159 · Became law State Veterans Home Adult Day Health Care Improvement Act of 2017

To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 115-158 · Became law EGO Act

To amend title 31, United States Code, to prohibit the use of Federal funds for the costs of painting portraits of officers and employees of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 2154 · Became law Public Law 115-157

To rename the Red River Valley Agricultural Research Center in Fargo, North Dakota, as the Edward T. Schafer Agricultural Research Center.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 115-156 · Became law Removing Outdated Restrictions to Allow for Job Growth Act

To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to release on behalf of the United States the condition that certain lands conveyed to the City of Old Town, Maine, be used for a municipal airport, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 418–1Senate: without objection
H.R. 4285 · Became law Public Law 115-155

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 123 Bridgeton Pike in Mullica Hill, New Jersey, as the “James C. `Billy' Johnson Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: voice vote
H.R. 4042 · Became law Public Law 115-154

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1415 West Oak Street, in Kissimmee, Florida, as the “Borinqueneers Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: voice vote
H.R. 3893 · Became law Public Law 115-153

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 Mathe Avenue in Interlachen, Florida, as the “Robert H. Jenkins, Jr. Post Office”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: voice vote
H.R. 3821 · Became law Public Law 115-152

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 430 Main Street in Clermont, Georgia, as the “Zack T. Addington Post Office”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 420–0Senate: voice vote
H.R. 3655 · Became law Public Law 115-151

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1300 Main Street in Belmar, New Jersey, as the “Dr. Walter S. McAfee Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: voice vote
H.R. 3638 · Became law Public Law 115-150

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1100 Kings Road in Jacksonville, Florida, as the “Rutledge Pearson Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: voice vote
H.R. 3369 · Became law Public Law 115-149

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 225 North Main Street in Spring Lake, North Carolina, as the “Howard B. Pate, Jr. Post Office”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: voice vote
H.R. 3109 · Became law Public Law 115-148

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1114 North 2nd Street in Chillicothe, Illinois, as the “Sr. Chief Ryan Owens Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: voice vote
H.R. 2873 · Became law Public Law 115-147

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 207 Glenside Avenue in Wyncote, Pennsylvania, as the “Staff Sergeant Peter Taub Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: voice vote
H.R. 2815 · Became law Public Law 115-146

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 30 East Somerset Street in Raritan, New Jersey, as the “Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone Post Office”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: voice vote
H.R. 2672 · Became law Public Law 115-145

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 520 Carter Street in Fairview, Illinois, as the “Sgt. Douglas J. Riney Post Office”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 423–0Senate: voice vote
H.R. 2464 · Became law Public Law 115-144

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 25 New Chardon Street Lobby in Boston, Massachusetts, as the “John Fitzgerald Kennedy Post Office”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 395–0Senate: voice vote
H.R. 2302 · Became law Public Law 115-143

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 259 Nassau Street, Suite 2 in Princeton, New Jersey, as the “Dr. John F. Nash, Jr. Post Office”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: voice vote
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