Saved history · 2021 and 2022

Laws of the 117th Congress

The 362 public laws in our saved record for the Congress that met from January 3, 2021 to January 3, 2023, with the House and Senate tallies from the official vote files.

362 laws
188 with a recorded vote · 174 passed with no recorded vote

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83,817 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 117-262 · Became law PROTECT Our Children Act of 2022

To reauthorize the National Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 421–1Senate: without objection
Public Law 117-261 · Became law Klamath Tribe Judgment Fund Repeal Act

To repeal the Klamath Tribe Judgment Fund Act.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 117-260 · Became law Quantum Computing Cybersecurity Preparedness Act

To encourage the migration of Federal Government information technology systems to quantum-resistant cryptography, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 420–3Senate: without objection
Public Law 117-259 · Became law SBA Cyber Awareness Act

To require an annual report on the cybersecurity of the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 417–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 117-258 · Became law Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2021

To enhance protections of Native American tangible cultural heritage, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 364–57Senate: without objection
H.R. 2220 · Became law Public Law 117-257

To amend title 40, United States Code, to modify the treatment of certain bargain-price options to purchase at less than fair market value, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 416–4Senate: without objection
H.R. 310 · Became law Public Law 117-256

To posthumously award the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith, in recognition of their contributions to the Nation.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 117-255 · Became law Community Disaster Resilience Zones Act of 2022

To require the President to develop and maintain products that show the risk of natural hazards across the United States, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 333–92Senate: without objection
Public Law 117-254 · Became law Preventing PFAS Runoff at Airports Act

To temporarily increase the cost share authority for aqueous film forming foam input-based testing equipment, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 381–42Senate: without objection
S. 3499 · Became law Public Law 117-253

To amend the Post-Katrina Emergency Management Reform Act of 2006 to repeal certain obsolete requirements, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 424–1Senate: without objection
Public Law 117-252 · Became law POWER 2.0 Act

To remove the 4-year sunset from the Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2018.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 406–14Senate: without objection
Public Law 117-251 · Became law FIRE Act

To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to improve the provision of certain disaster assistance, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 117-250 · Became law Rural Opioid Abuse Prevention Act

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide for the eligibility of rural community response pilot programs for funding under the Comprehensive Opioid Abuse Grant Program, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 408–11Senate: without objection
Public Law 117-249 · Became law Disaster Assistance for Rural Communities Act

To modify the requirements for the Administrator of the Small Business Administration relating to declaring a disaster in a rural area, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 406–8Senate: voice vote
Public Law 117-248 · Became law PFAS Act

To direct the Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to develop guidance for firefighters and other emergency response personnel on best practices to protect them from exposure to PFAS and to limit and prevent the release of PFAS into the environment, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 400–22Senate: without objection
Public Law 117-247 · Became law Data Mapping to Save Moms' Lives Act

To require the Federal Communications Commission to incorporate data on maternal health outcomes into its broadband health maps.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: Not checked yetSenate: without objection
Public Law 117-246 · Became law Empowering the U.S. Fire Administration Act

To require the United States Fire Administration to conduct on-site investigations of major fires, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: Not checked yetSenate: without objection
Public Law 117-245 · Became law Patents for Humanity Act of 2022

To amend title 35, United States Code, to establish a competition to award certificates that can be redeemed to accelerate certain matters at the Patent and Trademark Office, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 396–24Senate: without objection
Public Law 117-244 · Became law Cardiovascular Advances in Research and Opportunities Legacy Act

To amend title IV of the Public Health Service Act to direct the Director of the National Institutes of Health, in consultation with the Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, to establish a program under which the Director of the National Institutes of Health shall support or conduct research on valvular heart disease, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 117-243 · Became law Big Cat Public Safety Act

To amend the Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 to clarify provisions enacted by the Captive Wildlife Safety Act, to further the conservation of certain wildlife species, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 278–134Senate: voice vote
Public Law 117-242 · Became law Paul D. Wellstone Building Act of 2022

To redesignate the Federal building located at 212 Third Avenue South in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the “Paul D. Wellstone Federal Building”, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 117-241 · Became law Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2022

To reauthorize a program for early detection, diagnosis, and treatment regarding deaf and hard-of-hearing newborns, infants, and young children, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 408–17Senate: voice vote
S. 4017 · Became law Public Law 117-240

To designate the United States courthouse located at 111 South Highland Avenue in Jackson, Tennessee, as the “James D. Todd United States Courthouse”, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
S. 3825 · Became law Public Law 117-239

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3903 Melear Drive in Arlington, Texas, as the “Ron Wright Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: Not checked yetSenate: without objection
H.R. 7925 · Became law Public Law 117-238

To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic located in Palm Desert, California, as the “Sy Kaplan VA Clinic”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 7903 · Became law Public Law 117-237

To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic located in Canton, Michigan, as the “Major General Oliver W. Dillard VA Clinic”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 6863 · Became law Public Law 117-236

To designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Memphis, Tennessee, as the “Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr. VA Medical Center”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 6722 · Became law Public Law 117-235

To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in French Camp, California, as the “Richard A. Pittman VA Clinic”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 6614 · Became law Public Law 117-234

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4744 Grand River Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, as the “Rosa Louise McCauley Parks Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 5481 · Became law Public Law 117-233

To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Forest City, North Carolina, as the “Master Sergeant Jerry K. Crump VA Clinic”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 3175 · Became law Public Law 117-232

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 135 Main Street in Biloxi, Mississippi, as the “Robert S. McKeithen Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.R. 700 · Became law Public Law 117-231

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 303 East Mississippi Avenue in Elwood, Illinois, as the “Lawrence M. `Larry' Walsh Sr. Post Office”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 380–26Senate: without objection
H.R. 228 · Became law Public Law 117-230

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2141 Ferry Street in Anderson, California, as the “Norma Comnick Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 117-229 · Became law Further Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023

Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 224–201Senate 71–19
Public Law 117-228 · Became law Respect for Marriage Act

To repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and ensure respect for State regulation of marriage, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 258–169Senate 61–36
Public Law 117-227 · Became law Senator Johnny Isakson VA Regional Office Act of 2022

To designate the regional office of the Department of Veterans Affairs in metropolitan Atlanta as the “Senator Johnny Isakson Department of Veterans Affairs Atlanta Regional Office”, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 418–2Senate: without objection
Public Law 117-226 · Became law Max Cleland VA Medical Center Act

To designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, as the “Joseph Maxwell Cleland Atlanta Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 359–62Senate: without objection
Public Law 117-225 · Became law First Responder Fair RETIRE Act

To permit disabled law enforcement officers, customs and border protection officers, firefighters, air traffic controllers, nuclear materials couriers, members of the Capitol Police, members of the Supreme Court Police, employees of the Central Intelligence Agency performing intelligence activities abroad or having specialized security requirements, and diplomatic security special agents of the Department of State to receive retirement benefits in the same manner as if they had not been disabled.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 417–0Senate: without objection
Public Law 117-224 · Became law Speak Out Act

To limit the judicial enforceability of predispute nondisclosure and nondisparagement contract clauses relating to disputes involving sexual assault and sexual harassment.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 315–109Senate: without objection
Public Law 117-223 · Became law Safe Connections Act of 2022

To preserve safe access to communications services for survivors of domestic violence and other crimes, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: Not checked yetSenate: without objection
Public Law 117-222 · Became law Civil Rights Cold Case Investigations Support Act of 2022

To amend the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act of 2018 to extend the termination date of the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 117-221 · Became law Disaster Resiliency Planning Act

To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to issue guidance with respect to natural disaster resilience, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
S. 2159 · Became law Public Law 117-220

To designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 400 College Drive, Middleburg, Florida, as the “Andrew K. Baker Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic”, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
Public Law 117-219 · Became law MAPS Act of 2021

To direct the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to standardize the use of core-based statistical area designations across Federal programs, to allow between 120 and 180 days for public comment on any proposed change to such designations, and to report on the scientific basis and estimated impact to Federal programs for any proposed change to such designations, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
S. 3884 · Became law Public Law 117-218

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 404 U.S. Highway 41 North in Baraga, Michigan, as the “Cora Reynolds Anderson Post Office”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
S. 3826 · Became law Public Law 117-217

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1304 4th Avenue in Canyon, Texas, as the “Gary James Fletcher Post Office Building”.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
H.J.Res. 100 · Became law Public Law 117-216

To provide for a resolution with respect to the unresolved disputes between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers' Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and certain of their employees.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 290–137Senate 80–15
Public Law 117-215 · Became law Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act

To expand research on cannabidiol and marijuana, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 325–95Senate: voice vote
Public Law 117-214 · Became law Global Malnutrition Prevention and Treatment Act of 2021

To advance targeted and evidence-based interventions for the prevention and treatment of global malnutrition and to improve the coordination of such programs, and for other purposes.

Plain-language account: Not started
House 384–44Senate: voice vote
S. 4791 · Became law Public Law 117-213

To amend section 301 of title 44, United States Code, to establish a term for the appointment of the Director of the Government Publishing Office.

Plain-language account: Not started
House: voice voteSenate: without objection
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