Every law Congress has passed

761 laws of the 100th Congress, 1987–1989

1. Veterans’ Home Loan Program Improvements and Property Rehabilitation Act of 1987

   An Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the amount of the Veterans’ Administration home loan guaranty and to make other improvements in the loan guaranty program, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 100-198 · 101 Stat. 1315 · December 21, 1987 · Original text

2. Joint Resolution Authorizing the hand enrollment of the budget reconciliation bill and of the full-year continuing resolution for fiscal year 1988.

   Public Law 100-199 · 101 Stat. 1326 · December 21, 1987 · Original text

3. Joint Resolution To provide for the temporary extension of certain programs relating to housing and community development, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 100-200 · 101 Stat. 1327 · December 21, 1987 · Original text

4. An Act To authorize the acceptance of a donation of land for addition to Big Bend National Park, in the State of Texas.

   Public Law 100-201 · 101 Stat. 1328 · December 22, 1987 · Original text

5. Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1988

   Joint Resolution Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1988, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 100-202 · 101 Stat. 1329 · December 22, 1987 · Original text

6. Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987

   An Act To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 4 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for the fiscal year 1988.

   Public Law 100-203 · 101 Stat. 1330 · December 22, 1987 · Original text

7. Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989

   An Act To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1988 and 1989 for the Department of State, the United States Information Agency, the Voice of America, the Board for International Broadcasting, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 100-204 · 101 Stat. 1331 · December 22, 1987 · Original text

8. An Act For the relief of Jose Maria Vas.

   Private Law 100-4 · 101 Stat. 1975 · December 22, 1987 · Private law · Original text

9. An Act For the relief of Chu Pei Yun (Zhu Bei Yun).

   Private Law 100-5 · 101 Stat. 1975 · December 22, 1987 · Private law · Original text

10. An Act For the relief of Susan A. Sampeck.

    Private Law 100-6 · 101 Stat. 1975 · December 22, 1987 · Private law · Original text

11. An Act To amend the boundaries of Stones River National Battlefield, Tennessee, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 100-205 · 101 Stat. 1433 · December 23, 1987 · Original text

12. An Act To establish the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site and Preservation District in the State of Georgia, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 100-206 · 101 Stat. 1434 · December 23, 1987 · Original text

13. An Act To designate the Federal building located at 600 West Madison, Chicago, Illinois, as the “Harold Washington Social Security Center”.

    Public Law 100-207 · 101 Stat. 1438 · December 23, 1987 · Original text

14. An Act To designate the United States Livestock Insects Laboratory in Kerrville, Texas, as the “Knipling-Bushland Research Laboratory”.

    Public Law 100-208 · 101 Stat. 1439 · December 23, 1987 · Original text

15. Joint Resolution To designate the Clarks Hill Dam, Reservoir, and Highway transversing the Dam on the Savannah River. Georgia and South Carolina, as the J. Strom Thurmond Dam, Reservoir, and Highway.

    Public Law 100-209 · 101 Stat. 1440 · December 23, 1987 · Original text

16. An Act For the relief of Helen Ying-Yu Lin.

    Private Law 100-7 · 101 Stat. 1976 · December 23, 1987 · Private law · Original text

17. An Act To provide that a special gold medal be presented to Mary Lasker for her humanitarian contributions in the areas of medical research and education, urban beautification and the fine arts, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 100-210 · 101 Stat. 1441 · December 24, 1987 · Original text

18. An Act To authorize and direct the National Park Service to assist the State of Georgia in relocating a highway affecting the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park in Georgia.

    Public Law 100-211 · 101 Stat. 1442 · December 24, 1987 · Original text

19. An Act To repeal the Brown-Stevens Act concerning certain Indian tribes in the State of Nebraska.

    Public Law 100-212 · 101 Stat. 1443 · December 24, 1987 · Original text

20. Arms Control and Disarmament Amendments Act of 1987

    An Act To amend the Arms Control and Disarmament Act to authorize appropriations for the fiscal years 1988 and 1989 for the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 100-213 · 101 Stat. 1444 · December 24, 1987 · Original text

21. Joint Resolution Designating the third week in May 1988 as “National Tourism Week”.

    Public Law 100-214 · 101 Stat. 1448 · December 24, 1987 · Original text

22. An Act To designate the United States Post Office at 600 Franklin Avenue in Garden City, New York, as the “John W. Wydler United States Post Office”.

    Public Law 100-215 · 101 Stat. 1449 · December 24, 1987 · Original text

23. An Act To direct the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to issue an order with respect to Docket No. EL–85–38–000.

    Public Law 100-216 · 101 Stat. 1450 · December 29, 1987 · Original text

24. An Act To amend the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945.

    Public Law 100-217 · 101 Stat. 1454 · December 29, 1987 · Original text

25. An Act To allow the obsolete submarine United States ship Blenny to be transferred to the State of Maryland before the expiration of the otherwise applicable 60-day congressional review period.

    Public Law 100-218 · 101 Stat. 1455 · December 29, 1987 · Original text

26. Rural Crisis Recovery Program Act of 1987

    An Act Entitled the “Rural Crisis Recovery Program Act of 1987”.

    Public Law 100-219 · 101 Stat. 1456 · December 29, 1987 · Original text

27. United States-Japan Fishery Agreement Approval Act of 1987

    An Act To provide congressional approval of the Governing International Fishery Agreement between the United States and Japan; to implement the provisions of Annex V to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973; to reauthorize the National Sea Grant College Program Act; to improve efforts to monitor, assess, and reduce the adverse impacts of driftnets; and for other purposes.

    Public Law 100-220 · 101 Stat. 1458 · December 29, 1987 · Original text

28. An Act To recognize the significance of the administration of the Federal-Aid Highway System and to express appreciation to Ray A. Barnhart for his dedicated efforts in improving the Federal-Aid Highway System.

    Public Law 100-221 · 101 Stat. 1482 · December 29, 1987 · Original text

29. Joint Resolution Calling upon the Soviet Union to immediately grant permission to emigrate to all those who wish to join spouses or fiances in the United States.

    Public Law 100-222 · 101 Stat. 1484 · December 29, 1987 · Original text

30. Airport and Airway Safety and Capacity Expansion Act of 1987

    An Act To amend the Airport and Airway Improvement Act of 1982 for the purpose of extending the authorization of appropriations for airport and airway improvements, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 100-223 · 101 Stat. 1486 · December 30, 1987 · Original text

31. An Act To amend title 10, United States Code, to make technical corrections in provisions of law enacted by the Military Retirement Reform Act of 1986.

    Public Law 100-224 · 101 Stat. 1536 · December 30, 1987 · Original text

32. An Act To establish the El Malpais National Monument and the El Malpais National Conservation Area in the State of New Mexico, to authorize the Masau Trail, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 100-225 · 101 Stat. 1539 · December 31, 1987 · Original text

33. An Act To authorize additional appropriations for the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge.

    Public Law 100-226 · 101 Stat. 1550 · December 31, 1987 · Original text

34. Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 1987

    An Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a 4.2-percent cost-of-living adjustment in the rates of Veterans’ Administration disability compensation for veterans and dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors and an increase in the number of vocational-training evaluations of veteran-pensioners; and to amend the Veterans’ Job Training Act to extend the deadline for veterans to apply for participation.

    Public Law 100-227 · 101 Stat. 1552 · December 31, 1987 · Original text

35. Seminole Indian Land Claims Settlement Act of 1987

    An Act To settle Seminole Indian land claims within the State of Florida, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 100-228 · 101 Stat. 1556 · December 31, 1987 · Original text

36. Joint Resolution Providing Tor the convening of the second session of the One Hundredth Congress.

    Public Law 100-229 · 101 Stat. 1562 · January 2, 1988 · Original text

37. An Act To permit certain private contributions for construction of the Korean War Veterans Memorial to be invested temporarily in Government securities until such contributed amounts are required for disbursement for the memorial.

    Public Law 100-230 · 101 Stat. 1563 · January 5, 1988 · Original text

38. Renewable Resources Extension Act Amendments of 1987

    An Act To extend the authorization of the Renewable Resources Extension Act of 1978, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 100-231 · 101 Stat. 1565 · January 5, 1988 · Original text

39. Charitable Assistance and Food Bank Act of 1987

    An Act To provide that certain charitable donations, and payments for blood contributed, shall be excluded from income for purposes of the Food Stamp Program.

    Public Law 100-232 · 101 Stat. 1566 · January 5, 1988 · Original text

40. Agricultural Credit Act of 1987

    An Act To provide credit assistance to farmers, to strengthen the Farm Credit System, to facilitate the establishment of secondary markets for agricultural loans, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 100-233 · 101 Stat. 1568 · January 6, 1988 · Original text

41. Notice to Lessees Numbered 5 Gas Royalty Act of 1987

    An Act To provide for adjustments of royalty payments under certain Federal onshore and Indian oil and gas leases, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 100-234 · 101 Stat. 1719 · January 6, 1988 · Original text

42. Computer Security Act of 1987

    An Act To provide for a computer standards program within the National Bureau of Standards, to provide for Government-wide computer security, and to provide for the training in security matters of persons who are involved in the management, operation, and use of Federal computer systems, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 100-235 · 101 Stat. 1724 · January 8, 1988 · Original text

43. An Act To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the selection of the court of appeals to decide multiple appeals filed with respect to the same agency order.

    Public Law 100-236 · 101 Stat. 1731 · January 8, 1988 · Original text

44. Commodity Distribution Reform Act and WIC Amendments of 1987

    An Act To improve the distribution procedures for agricultural commodities and their products donated for the purposes of assistance through the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 100-237 · 101 Stat. 1733 · January 8, 1988 · Original text

45. An Act Making technical corrections relating to the Federal Employees’ Retirement System, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 100-238 · 101 Stat. 1744 · January 8, 1988 · Original text

46. Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Anti-Reflagging Act of 1987

    An Act To limit the ability of foreign-built and foreign-rebuilt vessels to qualify for certain benefits under the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 100-239 · 101 Stat. 1778 · January 11, 1988 · Original text

47. An Act To amend the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act with respect to management requisition, and disposition of real property, reauthorization, and participation of foreign governments.

    Public Law 100-240 · 101 Stat. 1785 · January 11, 1988 · Original text

48. Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Amendments of 1987

    An Act To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide Alaska Natives with certain options for the continued ownership of lands and corporate shares received pursuant to the Act, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 100-241 · 101 Stat. 1788 · February 3, 1988 · Original text

49. Housing and Community Development Act of 1987

    An Act To amend and extend certain laws relating to housing, community and neighborhood development and preservation, and related programs, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 100-242 · 101 Stat. 1815 · February 5, 1988 · Original text

50. Joint Resolution To designate February 4, 1988, as “National Women in Sports Day”.

    Public Law 100-243 · 102 Stat. 3 · February 9, 1988 · Original text

51. Joint Resolution To designate January 28, 1988, as “National Challenger Center Day” to honor the crew of the space shuttle Challenger.

    Public Law 100-244 · 102 Stat. 5 · February 9, 1988 · Original text

52. Joint Resolution To designate the week of February 7–13. 1988, as “National Child Passenger Safety Awareness Week”.

    Public Law 100-245 · 102 Stat. 6 · February 10, 1988 · Original text

53. Joint Resolution To designate the period commencing February 21, 1988, and ending February 27, 1988, as “National Visiting Nurse Associations Week”.

    Public Law 100-246 · 102 Stat. 8 · February 11, 1988 · Original text

54. Joint Resolution To provide for the designation of the 70th anniversary of the renewal of Lithuanian independence, February 16. 1988, as “Lithuanian Independence Day”.

    Public Law 100-247 · 102 Stat. 10 · February 11, 1988 · Original text

55. Joint Resolution To designate April 1988, as “Fair Housing Month”.

    Public Law 100-248 · 102 Stat. 12 · February 11, 1988 · Original text

56. An Act Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to preserve certain wetlands and historic and prehistoric sites in the St. Johns River Valley, Florida, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 100-249 · 102 Stat. 13 · February 16, 1988 · Original text

57. An Act To amend the National Parka and Recreation Act of 1978, as amended, to extend the term of the Delta Region Preservation Commission, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 100-250 · 102 Stat. 16 · February 16, 1988 · Original text

58. An Act To rescind certain budget authority recommended in Public Law 100–202.

    Public Law 100-251 · 102 Stat. 17 · February 16, 1988 · Original text

59. An Act To authorize appropriations under the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 for fiscal years 1988, 1989, and 1990.

    Public Law 100-252 · 102 Stat. 18 · February 29, 1988 · Original text

60. Veterans’ Home Loan Program Emergency Amendments of 1988

    An Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize reductions under certain circumstances in the downpayments required for loans made by the Veterans’ Administration to finance the sales of properties acquired by the Veterans’Administration as the result of foreclosures and to clarify the calculation of available guaranty entitlement and make other technical and conforming amendments.

    Public Law 100-253 · 102 Stat. 20 · February 29, 1988 · Original text

61. Joint Resolution To designate the week beginning October 16, 1988, as “Gaucher’s Disease Awareness Week.”

    Public Law 100-254 · 102 Stat. 22 · February 29, 1988 · Original text

62. An Act To make a technical correction to section 8103 of title 46, United States Code.

    Public Law 100-255 · 102 Stat. 23 · March 4, 1988 · Original text

63. Joint Resolution Designating March 4, 1988, as “Department of Commerce Day”.

    Public Law 100-256 · 102 Stat. 24 · March 8, 1988 · Original text

64. Joint Resolution To designate the month of March 1988, as “Women’s History Month“.

    Public Law 100-257 · 102 Stat. 26 · March 8, 1988 · Original text

65. An Act To designate Morgan and Lawrence Counties in Alabama as a single metropolitan statistical area.

    Public Law 100-258 · 102 Stat. 27 · March 14, 1988 · Original text

66. Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987

    An Act To restore the broad scope of coverage and to clarify the application of title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

    Public Law 100-259 · 102 Stat. 28 · March 22, 1988 · Original text

67. Joint Resolution To designate March 16, 1988, as “Freedom of Information Day”.

    Public Law 100-260 · 102 Stat. 33 · March 23, 1988 · Original text

68. Joint Resolution Designating June 11, 1988, as “National NHS—NeighborWorks Week”.

    Public Law 100-261 · 102 Stat. 34 · March 23, 1988 · Original text

69. Joint Resolution To designate March 20, 1988 as “National Agriculture Day”.

    Public Law 100-262 · 102 Stat. 36 · March 23, 1988 · Original text

70. Joint Resolution To designate the period commencing on May 9, 1988, and ending on May 15, 1988, as “National Stuttering Awareness Week”.

    Public Law 100-263 · 102 Stat. 37 · March 24, 1988 · Original text

71. An Act To designate the United Slates Post Office Building located at 300 Sycamore Street in Waterloo, Iowa, as the “H. R. Gross Post Office Building”.

    Public Law 100-264 · 102 Stat. 38 · March 25, 1988 · Original text

72. Joint Resolution Approving the location of the Black Revolutionary War Patriots Memorial.

    Public Law 100-265 · 102 Stat. 39 · March 25, 1988 · Original text

73. Joint Resolution To designate March 25, 1988, as “Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy”.

    Public Law 100-266 · 102 Stat. 40 · March 25, 1988 · Original text

74. Joint Resolution Approving the location of the Korean War Memorial.

    Public Law 100-267 · 102 Stat. 41 · March 28, 1988 · Original text

75. Joint Resolution To designate the day of April 1, 1988, as “Run to Daylight Day”,

    Public Law 100-268 · 102 Stat. 42 · March 28, 1988 · Original text

76. Joint Resolution Designating April 9, 1988, as “;National Former Prisoners of War Recognition Day”.

    Public Law 100-269 · 102 Stat. 43 · March 28, 1988 · Original text

77. Joint Resolution To designate the month of April 1988, as “National Know Your Cholesterol Month”.

    Public Law 100-270 · 102 Stat. 44 · March 29, 1988 · Original text

78. An Act To amend the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985, to extend medical benefits for certain former spouses.

    Public Law 100-271 · 102 Stat. 45 · March 29, 1988 · Original text

79. Joint Resolution To designate the period commencing on May 2, 1988, and ending on May 8, 1988, as “National Drinking Water Week”.

    Public Law 100-272 · 102 Stat. 46 · March 30, 1988 · Original text

80. Joint Resolution To authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating April 24 through April 30, 1988, as “National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week”.

    Public Law 100-273 · 102 Stat. 47 · March 30, 1988 · Original text

81. An Act To authorize appropriations for the Bureau of the Mint for fiscal year 1988, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 100-274 · 102 Stat. 48 · March 31, 1988 · Original text

82. Nevada-Florida Land Exchange Authorization Act of 1988

    An Act Entitled the “Nevada-Florida Land Exchange Authorization Act of 1988”.

    Public Law 100-275 · 102 Stat. 52 · March 31, 1988 · Original text

83. Joint Resolution To provide assistance and support for peace, democracy, and reconciliation in Central America.

    Public Law 100-276 · 102 Stat. 62 · April 1, 1988 · Original text

84. An Act To amend section 416 of the Agricultural Act of 1949, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 100-277 · 102 Stat. 67 · April 4, 1988 · Original text

85. An Act To designate interstate route I–195 in the State of New Jersey as the “James J. Howard Interstate Highway”.

    Public Law 100-278 · 102 Stat. 70 · April 6, 1988 · Original text

86. Joint Resolution To designate March 29, 1988, as “Education Day, U.S.A.”.

    Public Law 100-279 · 102 Stat. 71 · April 6, 1988 · Original text

87. Joint Resolution To continue the withdrawal of certain public lands in Nevada.

    Public Law 100-280 · 102 Stat. 72 · April 6, 1988 · Original text

88. An Act To recognize the organization known as the Non Commissioned Officers Association of the United States of America.

    Public Law 100-281 · 102 Stat. 73 · April 6, 1988 · Original text

89. Joint Resolution To designate April 8, 1988, as “Dennis Chavez Day”,

    Public Law 100-282 · 102 Stat. 77 · April 6, 1988 · Original text

90. Age Discrimination Claims Assistance Act of 1988 “. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. The Congress finds that— (1) the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (hereafter in this Act referred to as the “Commission

    An Act To extend the statute of limitations applicable to certain claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 that were filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission before the date of enactment of this Act.

    Public Law 100-283 · 102 Stat. 78 · April 7, 1988 · Original text

91. An Act To make section 7351 of title 5, United States Code, inapplicable to leave transfers under certain experimental programs covering Federal employees, except as the Office of Personnel Management may otherwise prescribe.

    Public Law 100-284 · 102 Stat. 81 · April 7, 1988 · Original text

92. Joint Resolution Granting the consent of the Congress to amendments made by Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Regulation Compact.

    Public Law 100-285 · 102 Stat. 82 · April 7, 1988 · Original text

93. Joint Resolution To designate the period commencing on April 10. 1988, and ending on April 16, 1988, as “National Productivity Improvement Week”.

    Public Law 100-286 · 102 Stat. 86 · April 7, 1988 · Original text

94. Joint Resolution To designate April 21, 1988, as “John Muir Day”,

    Public Law 100-287 · 102 Stat. 87 · April 7, 1988 · Original text

95. Joint Resolution To designate the week beginning April 10, 1988, as “National Child Care Awareness Week”.

    Public Law 100-288 · 102 Stat. 88 · April 7, 1988 · Original text

96. Joint Resolution To designate April 6, 1988, as “National Student-Athlete Day”.

    Public Law 100-289 · 102 Stat. 89 · April 12, 1988 · Original text

97. An Act For the relief of Tracey McFarlane.

    Private Law 100-8 · 102 Stat. 4843 · April 12, 1988 · Private law · Original text

98. Orphan Drug Amendments of 1988

    An Act To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to revise the provisions respecting orphan drugs, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 100-290 · 102 Stat. 90 · April 18, 1988 · Original text

99. Joint Resolution Designating the week of April 17, 1988, as “Crime Victims Week”.

    Public Law 100-291 · 102 Stat. 93 · April 18, 1988 · Original text

100. Joint Resolution To designate the week of April 17, 1988, through April 24, 1988, as “Jewish Heritage Week”.

     Public Law 100-292 · 102 Stat. 94 · April 20, 1988 · Original text