Saved history · 2019 and 2020

Laws of the 116th Congress

The 344 public laws in our saved record for the Congress that met from January 3, 2019 to January 3, 2021, with the House and Senate tallies from the official vote files.

344 laws
67 with a recorded vote · 277 passed with no recorded voteConfirmed from the official record

29,651 individual votes saved for this Congress.

Laws with a recorded vote

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 116-338 · Became law Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act

To expand the number of scholarships available to Pakistani women under the Merit and Needs-Based Scholarship Program.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 374–16Senate: voice vote
Public Law 116-337 · Became law Protect and Restore America's Estuaries Act

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 355–62Senate: voice vote
Public Law 116-336 · Became law Julius Rosenwald and the Rosenwald Schools Act of 2020

To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the sites associated with the life and legacy of the noted American philanthropist and business executive Julius Rosenwald, with a special focus on the Rosenwald Schools, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 387–5Senate: voice vote
Public Law 116-294 · Became law GLRI Act of 2019

To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 373–45Senate: without objection
Public Law 116-288 · Became law Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative Act of 2020

To establish the Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative within the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 400–1Senate: without objection
Public Law 116-283 · Became law William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021

To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 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 322–87Senate 81–13
Public Law 116-278 · Became law TEAM Veteran Caregivers Act

To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to formally recognize caregivers of veterans, notify veterans and caregivers of clinical determinations relating to eligibility for the family caregiver program, and temporarily extend benefits for veterans who are determined ineligible for the family caregiver program, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 380–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 116-272 · Became law FACE Act

To amend the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 to incorporate the recommendations made by the Government Accountability Office relating to advance contracts, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 386–1Senate: without objection
Public Law 116-270 · Became law HBCU PARTNERS Act

To strengthen the capacity and competitiveness of historically Black colleges and universities through robust public-sector, private-sector, and community partnerships and engagement, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 388–6Senate: voice vote
Public Law 116-260 · Became law Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021

Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, providing coronavirus emergency response and relief, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 359–53Senate 92–6
Public Law 116-259 · Became law National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Amendments Act of 2020

To reauthorize and amend the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Act of 2002, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 265–124Senate: without objection
Public Law 116-254 · Became law DHS Opioid Detection Resilience Act of 2019

To ensure U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, agents, and other personnel have adequate synthetic opioid detection equipment, that the Department of Homeland Security has a process to update synthetic opioid detection capability, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 393–1Senate: without objection
Public Law 116-250 · Became law ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019

To amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the five-month waiting period for disability insurance benefits under such title for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate 96–1
Public Law 116-246 · Became law Further Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021

Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2021, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 421–0Senate: voice vote
Public Law 116-226 · Became law Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021

Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2021, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 329–65Senate: voice vote
Public Law 116-225 · Became law Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021

Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2021, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 320–60Senate: voice vote
Public Law 116-215 · Became law Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021, and Other Extensions Act

Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2021, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 343–67Senate: voice vote
Public Law 116-212 · Became law Improving Safety and Security for Veterans Act of 2019

To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress reports on patient safety and quality of care at medical centers of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 394–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 116-205 · Became law Wounded Veterans Recreation Act

To amend the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Act to provide for a lifetime National Recreational Pass for any veteran with a service-connected disability.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 401–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 116-187 · Became law Identifying Barriers and Best Practices Study Act

To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a study on disability and pension benefits provided to members of the National Guard and members of reserve components of the Armed Forces by the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 408–1Senate: without objection
Public Law 116-184 · Became law Intercountry Adoption Information Act of 2019

To amend the Intercountry Adoption Act of 2000 to require the Secretary of State to report on intercountry adoptions from countries which have significantly reduced adoption rates involving immigration to the United States, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 397–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 116-160 · Became law CHARGE Act

To require the Administrator of General Services to issue guidance to clarify that Federal agencies may pay by charge card for the charging of Federal electric motor vehicles, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 403–2Senate: without objection
Public Law 116-159 · Became law Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act

Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2021, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 359–57Senate 84–10
Public Law 116-156 · Became law Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys Act

To establish the Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys, to study and make recommendations to address social problems affecting Black men and boys, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 368–1Senate: voice vote
Public Law 116-152 · Became law Great American Outdoors Act

To amend title 54, United States Code, to establish, fund, and provide for the use of amounts in a National Parks and Public Land Legacy Restoration Fund to address the maintenance backlog of the National Park Service, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, the Bureau of Land Management, the Forest Service, and the Bureau of Indian Education, and to provide permanent, dedicated funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 310–107Senate 73–25
Public Law 116-145 · Became law Uyghur Human Rights Policy Act of 2020

To condemn gross human rights violations of ethnic Turkic Muslims in Xinjiang, and calling for an end to arbitrary detention, torture, and harassment of these communities inside and outside China.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 413–1Senate: without objection
Public Law 116-142 · Became law Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020

To amend the Small Business Act and the CARES Act to modify certain provisions related to the forgiveness of loans under the paycheck protection program, to allow recipients of loan forgiveness under the paycheck protection program to defer payroll taxes, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 417–1Senate: voice vote
Public Law 116-141 · Became law Never Again Education Act

To authorize the Director of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum to support Holocaust education programs, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 393–5Senate: voice vote
Public Law 116-139 · Became law Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act

Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior, environment, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 388–5Senate: voice vote
Public Law 116-136 · Became law CARES Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on high cost employer-sponsored health coverage.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate 96–0
Public Law 116-135 · Became law Taiwan Allies International Protection and Enhancement Initiative (TAIPEI) Act of 2019

To express United States support for Taiwan's diplomatic alliances around the world.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 415–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 116-134 · Became law Support for Veterans in Effective Apprenticeships Act of 2019

To enable registered apprenticeship programs to better serve veterans, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 412–0Senate: voice vote
Public Law 116-127 · Became law Families First Coronavirus Response Act

Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 363–40Senate 90–8
Public Law 116-123 · Became law Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020

Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 415–2Senate 96–1
Public Law 116-114 · Became law Temporary Reauthorization and Study of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act

To extend the temporary scheduling order for fentanyl-related substances, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 320–88Senate: without objection
Public Law 116-113 · Became law United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act

To implement the Agreement between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada attached as an Annex to the Protocol Replacing the North American Free Trade Agreement.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 385–41Senate 89–10
H.R. 2385 · Became law Public Law 116-107

To permit the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a grant program to conduct cemetery research and produce educational materials for the Veterans Legacy Program.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 409–1Senate: voice vote
Public Law 116-105 · Became law Pallone-Thune TRACED Act

To deter criminal robocall violations and improve enforcement of section 227(b) of the Communications Act of 1934, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 417–3Senate: voice vote
Public Law 116-104 · Became law Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2019

To reauthorize programs authorized under the Debbie Smith Act of 2004.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 402–1Senate: without objection
Public Law 116-96 · Became law Support for Suicide Prevention Coordinators Act

To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct an assessment of the responsibilities, workload, and vacancy rates of Department of Veterans Affairs suicide prevention coordinators, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate 95–0
Public Law 116-94 · Became law Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 297–120Senate 71–23
Public Law 116-93 · Became law Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020

Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2020, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 280–138Senate 81–11
Public Law 116-92 · Became law National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020

To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2020 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 377–48Senate 86–8
Public Law 116-91 · Became law FUTURE Act

To reauthorize mandatory funding programs for historically Black colleges and universities and other minority-serving institutions, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 319–96Senate: voice vote
S. 2710 · Became law Public Law 116-77

To prohibit the commercial export of covered munitions items to the Hong Kong Police Force.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 417–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 116-76 · Became law Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019

To amend the Hong Kong Policy Act of 1992, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 417–1Senate: without objection
Public Law 116-69 · Became law Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Further Health Extenders Act of 2019

Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2020, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 231–192Senate 74–20
Public Law 116-64 · Became law Terrorist and Foreign Fighter Travel Exercise Act of 2019

To require an exercise related to terrorist and foreign fighter travel, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 394–7Senate: without objection
Public Law 116-61 · Became law Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2019

To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and modify certain authorities and requirements relating to the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 417–1Senate: without objection
Public Law 116-59 · Became law Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019

Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2020, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 301–123Senate 81–16
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