List of acts of the 116th United States Congress
The 116th United States Congress, which began on January 3, 2019 and will end on January 3, 2021, has enacted 65 public laws and zero private laws.[1][2]
Public laws
The 116th Congress enacted the following laws:[2]
Public law number (Linked to Wikisource) |
Date of enactment | Official short title(s) | Official title | Link to Legislink.org |
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116-1 | January 16, 2019 | Government Employee Fair Treatment Act of 2019 | A bill to provide for the compensation of Federal and other government employees affected by lapses in appropriations. | Pub.L. 116–1 |
116-2 | January 18, 2019 | Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program Extension Act | To extend by 15 months the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards Program of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 116–2 |
116-3 | January 24, 2019 | Medicaid Extenders Act of 2019 | To extend the Medicaid Money Follows the Person Rebalancing demonstration, to extend protection for Medicaid recipients of home and community-based services against spousal impoverishment, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 116–3 |
116-4 | January 24, 2019 | TANF Extension Act of 2019 | To extend the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families and related programs through June 30, 2019. | Pub.L. 116–4 |
116-5 | January 25, 2019 | Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 | Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 116–5 |
116-6 | February 15, 2019 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 | Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019 and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 116–6 |
116-7 | February 21, 2019 | National FFA Organization's Federal Charter Amendments Act | To amend the charter of the Future Farmers of America, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 116–7 |
116-8 | March 8, 2019 | Pesticide Registration Improvement Extension Act of 2018 | A bill to enact into law a bill by reference. | Pub.L. 116–8 |
116-9 | March 12, 2019 | John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act | To provide for the management of the natural resources of the United States, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 116–9 |
116-10 | March 21, 2019 | (No short title) | A bill to designate the outstation of the Department of Veterans Affairs in North Ogden, Utah, as the Major Brent Taylor Vet Center Outstation. | Pub.L. 116–10 |
116-11 | April 6, 2019 | (No short title) | A bill to authorize the honorary appointment of Robert J. Dole to the grade of colonel in the regular Army. | Pub.L. 116–11 |
116-12 | April 8, 2019 | (No short title) | A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify the grade and pay of podiatrists of the Department of Veterans Affairs. | Pub.L. 116–12 |
116-13 | April 12, 2019 | Recognizing Achievement in Classified School Employees Act | To direct the Secretary of Education to establish the Recognizing Inspiring School Employees (RISE) Award Program recognizing excellence exhibited by classified school employees providing services to students in prekindergarten through high school. | Pub.L. 116–13 |
116-14 | April 16, 2019 | Colorado River Drought Contingency Plan Authorization Act | To direct the Secretary of the Interior to execute and carry out agreements concerning Colorado River Drought Contingency Management and Operations, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 116–14 |
116-15 | April 16, 2019 | (No short title) | A bill to change the address of the postal facility designated in honor of Captain Humayun Khan. | Pub.L. 116–15 |
116-16 | April 18, 2019 | Medicaid Services Investment and Accountability Act of 2019 | To amend title XIX to extend protection for Medicaid recipients of home and community-based services against spousal impoverishment, establish a State Medicaid option to provide coordinated care to children with complex medical conditions through health homes, prevent the misclassification of drugs for purposes of the Medicaid drug rebate program, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 116–16 |
116-17 | May 10, 2019 | Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act | To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to facilitate the establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States. | Pub.L. 116–17 |
116-18 | May 23, 2019 | (No short title) | To reauthorize the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program. | Pub.L. 116–18 |
116-19 | May 31, 2019 | National Flood Insurance Extension Act of 2019 | A bill to reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program. | Pub.L. 116–19 |
116-20 | June 6, 2019 | Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 2019 | Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 116–20 |
116-21 | June 12th 2019 | (No short title) | A bill to make technical corrections to the computation of average pay under Public Law 110-279. | Pub.L. 116–21 |
116-22 | June 24, 2019 | Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2019 | A bill to reauthorize certain programs under the Public Health Service Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to public health security and all-hazards preparedness and response, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 116–22 |
116-23 | June 25, 2019 | Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2019 | To amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify presumptions relating to the exposure of certain veterans who served in the vicinity of the Republic of Vietnam, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 116–23 |
116-24 | June 25, 2019 | Northern Mariana Islands Long-Term Legal Residents Relief Act | To amend section 6 of the Joint Resolution entitled "A Joint Resolution to approve the Covenant To Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in Political Union with the United States of America, and for other purposes". | Pub.L. 116–24 |
116-25 | July 1, 2019 | Taxpayer First Act | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modernize and improve the Internal Revenue Service, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 116–25 |
116-26 | July 1, 2019 | Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Humanitarian Assistance and Security at the Southern Border Act, 2019 | Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 116–26 |
116-27 | July 5, 2019 | (No short title) | To extend the program of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy families and related programs through September 30, 2019. | Pub.L. 116–27 |
116-28 | July 5, 2019 | (No short title) | Requesting the Secretary of the Interior to authorize unique and one-time arrangements for displays on the National Mall and the Washington Monument during the period beginning on July 16, 2019 and ending on July 20, 2019. | Pub.L. 116–28 |
116-29 | July 5, 2019 | (No short title) | A bill to provide for a 2-week extension of the Medicaid community mental health services demonstration program, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 116–29 |
116-30 | July 25, 2019 | Fairness for Breastfeeding Mothers Act of 2019 | To provide a lactation room in public buildings. | Pub.L. 116–30 |
116-31 | July 25, 2019 | Effective Prosecution of Possession of Biological Toxins and Agents Act of 2019 | A bill to amend section 175b of title 18, United States Code, to correct a scrivener's error. | Pub.L. 116–31 |
116-32 | July 25, 2019 | Supporting and Treating Officers in Crisis Act of 2019 | A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to expand support for police officer family services, stress reduction, and suicide prevention, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 116–32 |
116-33 | July 25, 2019 | Protecting Affordable Mortgages for Veterans Act of 2019 | A bill to clarify seasoning requirements for certain refinanced mortgage loans, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 116–33 |
116-34 | July 29, 2019 | Never Forget the Heroes: James Zadroga, Ray Pfeifer, and Luis Alvarez Permanent Authorization of the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund Act | To extend authorization for the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund of 2001 through fiscal year 2092, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 116–34 |
116-35 | July 30, 2019 | LEGION Act | A bill to amend title 36, United States Code, to authorize The American Legion to determine the requirements for membership in The American Legion, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 116–35 |
116-36 | July 31, 2019 | (No short title) | To amend title 38, United States Code, to reduce the credit hour requirement for the Edith Nourse Rogers STEM Scholarship program of the Department of Veterans Affairs. | Pub.L. 116–36 |
116-37 | August 2, 2019 | Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 | To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, to establish a congressional budget for fiscal years 2020 and 2021, to temporarily suspend the debt limit, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 116–37 |
116-38 | August 2, 2019 | (No short title) | A bill to allow the Deputy Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration on the date of enactment of this Act to continue to serve as such Deputy Administrator. | Pub.L. 116–38 |
116-39 | August 6, 2019 | Sustaining Excellence in Medicaid Act of 2019 | To provide for certain extensions with respect to the Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 116–39 |
116-40 | August 9, 2019 | (No short title) | To amend title 28, United States Code, to add Flagstaff and Yuma to the list of locations in which court shall be held in the judicial district for the State of Arizona. | Pub.L. 116–40 |
116-41 | August 9, 2019 | (No short title) | To rename the Success Dam in Tulare County, California, as the Richard L. Schafer Dam. | Pub.L. 116–41 |
116-42 | August 21, 2019 | (No short title) | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 770 Ayrault Road in Fairport, New York, as the "Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office". | Pub.L. 116–42 |
116-43 | August 21, 2019 | (No short title) | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 25 Route 111 in Smithtown, New York, as the "Congressman Bill Carney Post Office". | Pub.L. 116–43 |
116-44 | August 21, 2019 | (No short title) | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1450 Montauk Highway in Mastic, New York, as the "Army Specialist Thomas J. Wilwerth Post Office Building". | Pub.L. 116–44 |
116-45 | August 21, 2019 | (No short title) | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 404 South Boulder Highway in Henderson, Nevada, as the "Henderson Veterans Memorial Post Office Building". | Pub.L. 116–45 |
116-46 | August 21, 2019 | (No short title) | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3033 203rd Street in Olympia Fields, Illinois, as the "Captain Robert L. Martin Post Office". | Pub.L. 116–46 |
116-47 | August 21, 2019 | (No short title) | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2509 George Mason Drive in Virginia Beach, Virginia, as the "Ryan Keith Cox Post Office Building". | Pub.L. 116–47 |
116-48 | August 22, 2019 | (No short title) | To amend section 327 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to clarify that National Urban Search and Rescue Response System task forces may include Federal employees. | Pub.L. 116–48 |
116-49 | August 22, 2019 | Emergency Medical Services for Children Program Reauthorization Act of 2019 | To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the Emergency Medical Services for Children program. | Pub.L. 116–49 |
116-50 | August 22, 2019 | Creating Advanced Streamlined Electronic Services for Constituents Act of 2019 | To require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to issue guidance on electronic consent forms, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 116–50 |
116-51 | August 23, 2019 | Family Farmer Relief Act of 2019 | To amend title 11, United States Code, with respect to the definition of "family farmer". | Pub.L. 116–51 |
116-52 | August 23, 2019 | HAVEN Act | To exempt from the calculation of monthly income certain benefits paid by the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense. | Pub.L. 116–52 |
116-53 | August 23, 2019 | National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Extension Act of 2019 | To exempt for an additional 4-year period, from the application of the means-test presumption of abuse under chapter 7, qualifying members of reserve components of the Armed Forces and members of the National Guard who, after September 11, 2001, are called to active duty or to perform a homeland defense activity for not less than 90 days. | Pub.L. 116–53 |
116-54 | August 23, 2019 | Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 | To amend chapter 11 of title 11, United States Code, to address reorganization of small businesses, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 116–54 |
116-55 | August 23, 2019 | (No short title) | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 11158 Highway 146 North in Hardin, Texas, as the "Lucas Lowe Memorial Post Office". | Pub.L. 116–55 |
116-56 | August 23, 2019 | Restore the Harmony Way Bridge Act | To transfer a bridge over the Wabash River to the New Harmony River Bridge Authority and the New Harmony and Wabash River Bridge Authority, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 116–56 |
116-57 | September 22, 2019 | Reviving America's Scenic Byways Act of 2019 | To direct the Secretary of Transportation to request nominations for and make determinations regarding roads to be designated under the national scenic byways program, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 116–57 |
116-58 | September 26, 2019 | Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2019 | To increase, effective as of December 1, 2019, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 116–58 |
116-59 | September 27, 2019 | Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019 | Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2020, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 116–59 |
116-60 | September 30, 2019 | Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education, and Support Act of 2019 | To amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance activities of the National Institutes of Health with respect to research on autism spectrum disorder and enhance programs relating to autism, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 116–60 |
116-61 | September 30, 2019 | 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. | Pub.L. 116–61 |
116-62 | October 4, 2019 | Alaska Remote Generator Reliability and Protection Act | A bill to prevent catastrophic failure or shutdown of remote diesel power engines due to emission control devices, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 116–62 |
116-63 | October 4, 2019 | (No short title) | A bill to permit States to transfer certain funds from the clean water revolving fund of a State to the drinking water revolving fund of the State in certain circumstances, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 116–63 |
116-64 | October 9, 2019 | Terrorist and Foreign Fighter Travel Exercise Act of 2019 | To require an exercise related to terrorist and foreign fighter travel, and for other purposes. | Pub.L. 116–64 |
116-65 | October 9, 2019 | Christa McAuliffe Commemorative Coin Act of 2019 | A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition of Christa McAuliffe. | Pub.L. 116–65 |
See also
- List of bills in the 116th United States Congress
- List of United States presidential vetoes#Donald Trump
- List of United States federal legislation
- List of acts of the 115th United States Congress
- Lists of acts of the United States Congress