Every law Congress has passed

666 laws of the 101st Congress, 1989–1991

1. Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 1990

   An Act Making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1990, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 101-101 · 103 Stat. 641 · September 29, 1989 · Original text

2. Joint Resolution To designate October 1989, as “National Quality Month”

   Public Law 101-102 · 103 Stat. 668 · September 29, 1989 · Original text

3. Performance Management and Recognition System Reauthorization Act of 1989

   An Act To amend title 5, United States Code, to authorize the continuation of the performance management and recognition system through March 31, 1491. and for other purposes.

   Public Law 101-103 · 103 Stat. 670 · September 30, 1989 · Original text

4. Joint Resolution Designating the week of September 24, 1989, as “Religious Freedom Week”.

   Public Law 101-104 · 103 Stat. 673 · October 2, 1989 · Original text

5. An Act To provide for the addition of certain parcels to the Harry S Truman National Historic Site in the State of Missouri.

   Public Law 101-105 · 103 Stat. 675 · October 2, 1989 · Original text

6. An Act To provide for the establishment of the White Haven National Historic Site in the State of Missouri, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 101-106 · 103 Stat. 677 · October 2, 1989 · Original text

7. Joint Resolution Designating October 6, 1989, as “German-American Day”.

   Public Law 101-107 · 103 Stat. 679 · October 3, 1989 · Original text

8. An Act To provide for the relocation of certain facilities at the Gateway National Recreation Area, Sandy Hook, New Jersey, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 101-108 · 103 Stat. 680 · October 6, 1989 · Original text

9. An Act To authorize the acceptance of certain lands for addition to Harpers Ferry National Historical Park, West Virginia.

   Public Law 101-109 · 103 Stat. 681 · October 6, 1989 · Original text

10. An Act To provide interim extensions of Department of Veterans Affairs programs of respite care for certain veterans, community-based residential care for homeless, chronically mentally ill veterans, State home construction grants, and leave transfers for certain health-care professionals, and of Department of Veterans Affairs home-loan fees.

    Public Law 101-110 · 103 Stat. 682 · October 6, 1989 · Original text

11. Joint Resolution To designate the week of November 19, 1989, through November 25, 1989, and the week of November 18, 1990, through November 24, 1990, as “National Family Week”.

    Public Law 101-111 · 103 Stat. 684 · October 6, 1989 · Original text

12. Joint Resolution Designating October 1989 as “National Domestic Violence Awareness Month”.

    Public Law 101-112 · 103 Stat. 685 · October 6, 1989 · Original text

13. Joint Resolution Designating October 16, 1989, and October 16, 1990, as “World Food Day”.

    Public Law 101-113 · 103 Stat. 687 · October 6, 1989 · Original text

14. Joint Resolution To designate the week of October 8, 1989, through October 14, 1989, as “National Job Skills Week”.

    Public Law 101-114 · 103 Stat. 690 · October 6, 1989 · Original text

15. An Act To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1990 for the Maritime Administration and for other purposes

    Public Law 101-115 · 103 Stat. 691 · October 13, 1989 · Original text

16. Joint Resolution To designate the week of October 1 through 7, 1983, as “National Health Care Food Service Week”.

    Public Law 101-116 · 103 Stat. 696 · October 13, 1989 · Original text

17. Joint Resolution To designate October 1989 and 1990 as “National Down Syndrome Month”.

    Public Law 101-117 · 103 Stat. 697 · October 13, 1989 · Original text

18. An Act To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1990 for the Civic Achievement Award Program in Honor of the Office of Speaker of the House of Representatives, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-118 · 103 Stat. 698 · October 17, 1989 · Original text

19. An Act To provide assistance for free and fair elections in Nicaragua.

    Public Law 101-119 · 103 Stat. 699 · October 21, 1989 · Original text

20. Head Start Supplemental Authorization Act of 1989

    An Act To amend the Head Start Act to increase the amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1990.

    Public Law 101-120 · 103 Stat. 700 · October 23, 1989 · Original text

21. An Act Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1990, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-121 · 103 Stat. 701 · October 23, 1989 · Original text

22. Joint Resolution Designating October 27, 1989, as “National Hostage Awareness Day”.

    Public Law 101-122 · 103 Stat. 757 · October 23, 1989 · Original text

23. Major Fraud Act Amendments of 1989

    An Act To amend title 18 of the United States Code to provide increased penalties for certain major frauds against the United States.

    Public Law 101-123 · 103 Stat. 759 · October 23, 1989 · Original text

24. Joint Resolution To designate October 22 through October 29. 1989. as “National Red Ribbon Week for a Drug-Free America”.

    Public Law 101-124 · 103 Stat. 761 · October 24, 1989 · Original text

25. An Act To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Leavenworth, Kansas, as the “Dwight D. Eisenhower Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center”.

    Public Law 101-125 · 103 Stat. 763 · October 24, 1989 · Original text

26. Child Abuse Prevention Challenge Grants Reauthorization Act of 1989

    An Act To transfer a certain program with respect to child abuse from title IV of Public Law 98–473 to the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-126 · 103 Stat. 764 · October 25, 1989 · Original text

27. Children With Disabilities Temporary Care Reauthorization Act of 1989

    An Act To revise and extend the programs established in the Temporary Child Care for Handicapped Children and Crisis Nurseries Act of 1986.

    Public Law 101-127 · 103 Stat. 770 · October 25, 1989 · Original text

28. Joint Resolution Designating October 1989 as “Italian-American Heritage and Culture Month”

    Public Law 101-128 · 103 Stat. 773 · October 25, 1989 · Original text

29. Joint Resolution To designate the month of October 1989 as “Country Music Month”.

    Public Law 101-129 · 103 Stat. 774 · October 25, 1989 · Original text

30. Joint Resolution Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1990, and for other purposes, and for other purpose.

    Public Law 101-130 · 103 Stat. 775 · October 26, 1989 · Original text

31. Flag Protection Act of 1989

    An Act To amend section 700 of title 18, United States Code, to protect the physical integrity of the flag.

    Public Law 101-131 · 103 Stat. 777 · October 28, 1989 · Original text

32. An Act To designate the United States Court of Appeals Building at 56 Forsyth Street in Atlanta, Georgia, as the “Elbert P. Tuttle United States Court of Appeals Building”.

    Public Law 101-132 · 103 Stat. 778 · October 30, 1989 · Original text

33. Joint Resolution Designating October 18, 1989, as “Patient Account Management Day”.

    Public Law 101-133 · 103 Stat. 779 · October 30, 1989 · Original text

34. An Act To amend the Disaster Assistance Act of 1989 to avoid penalizing producers who planted a replacement crop on disaster-affected acreage, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-134 · 103 Stat. 780 · October 30, 1989 · Original text

35. Joint Resolution To designate October 29, 1989, as “Fire Safety at Home—Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery Day”.

    Public Law 101-135 · 103 Stat. 782 · October 30, 1989 · Original text

36. Treasury, Postal Service and General Government Appropriations Act, 1990

    An Act Making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1990, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-136 · 103 Stat. 783 · November 3, 1989 · Original text

37. An Act To reauthorize the National Flood Insurance Program, the Federal Crime Insurance Program, and the Defense Production Act of 1950, to extend certain housing programs, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-137 · 103 Stat. 824 · November 3, 1989 · Original text

38. Joint Resolution Designating November 17, 1989, as “National Philanthropy Day”.

    Public Law 101-138 · 103 Stat. 827 · November 3, 1989 · Original text

39. Joint Resolution To designate the period commencing November 12, 1989, and ending November 18, 1989, as “Geography Awareness Week”.

    Public Law 101-139 · 103 Stat. 828 · November 3, 1989 · Original text

40. Joint Resolution Increasing the statutory limit on the public debt.

    Public Law 101-140 · 103 Stat. 830 · November 8, 1989 · Original text

41. Joint Resolution To designate November 8, 1989, as “Montana Centennial Day”.

    Public Law 101-141 · 103 Stat. 836 · November 8, 1989 · Original text

42. Joint Resolution Designating October 25, 1989, as “National Arab-American Day”.

    Public Law 101-142 · 103 Stat. 837 · November 8, 1989 · Original text

43. Joint Resolution To designate May 25, 1989, as “National Tap Dance Day”.

    Public Law 101-143 · 103 Stat. 838 · November 8, 1989 · Original text

44. Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1990

    An Act Making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1990, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-144 · 103 Stat. 839 · November 9, 1989 · Original text

45. Joint Resolution To designate November 1989 as “National Diabetes Month”.

    Public Law 101-145 · 103 Stat. 875 · November 9, 1989 · Original text

46. Joint Resolution To designate November 11, 1989, as “Washington Centennial Day”.

    Public Law 101-146 · 103 Stat. 876 · November 9, 1989 · Original text

47. Child Nutrition and WIC Reauthorization Act of 1989

    An Act To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and the National School Lunch Act to revise and extend certain authorities contained in such Acts, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-147 · 103 Stat. 877 · November 10, 1989 · Original text

48. An Act Making appropriations for military construction for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1990, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-148 · 103 Stat. 920 · November 10, 1989 · Original text

49. Joint Resolution To designate the week beginning October 29, 1989, as “Gaucher’s Disease Awareness Week”.

    Public Law 101-149 · 103 Stat. 929 · November 13, 1989 · Original text

50. Joint Resolution Designating November 12 through 18, 1989, as “National Glaucoma Awareness Week”.

    Public Law 101-150 · 103 Stat. 930 · November 13, 1989 · Original text

51. Joint Resolution Designating November 1989 as “An End to Hunger Education Month”.

    Public Law 101-151 · 103 Stat. 931 · November 14, 1989 · Original text

52. An Act To redesignate the Federal building in Houston, Texas, known as the Concorde Tower, as the “George Thomas ‘Mickey’ Leland Federal Building”,

    Public Law 101-152 · 103 Stat. 932 · November 15, 1989 · Original text

53. Joint Resolution Designating November 5–11, 1989, as “National Women Veterans Recognition Week”.

    Public Law 101-153 · 103 Stat. 933 · November 15, 1989 · Original text

54. Joint Resolution Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1990, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-154 · 103 Stat. 934 · November 15, 1989 · Original text

55. An Act To extend the deadlines under the Federal Power Act applicable to the construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Washington.

    Public Law 101-155 · 103 Stat. 935 · November 15, 1989 · Original text

56. An Act To revise and clarify the authority of the Administrator of General Services relating to the acquisition and management of certain property in the city of New York.

    Public Law 101-156 · 103 Stat. 936 · November 16, 1989 · Original text

57. Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1989

    An Act To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the minimum wage, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-157 · 103 Stat. 938 · November 17, 1989 · Original text

58. District of Columbia Revenue Bond Act of 1989

    An Act To waive the period of congressional review for certain District of Columbia acts authorizing the issuance of District of Columbia revenue bonds.

    Public Law 101-158 · 103 Stat. 946 · November 17, 1989 · Original text

59. Joint Resolution Designating November 12 through 18, 1989, as “Community Foundation Week”.

    Public Law 101-159 · 103 Stat. 948 · November 17, 1989 · Original text

60. Joint Resolution Acknowledging the sacrifice that military families have made on behalf of the Nation and designating November 20, 1989, as “National Military Families Recognition Day”.

    Public Law 101-160 · 103 Stat. 949 · November 17, 1989 · Original text

61. Rural Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1990

    An Act Making appropriations for Rural Development, Agriculture, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1990, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-161 · 103 Stat. 951 · November 21, 1989 · Original text

62. Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1990

    An Act Making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1990, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-162 · 103 Stat. 988 · November 21, 1989 · Original text

63. Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1990

    An Act Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1990, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-163 · 103 Stat. 1041 · November 21, 1989 · Original text

64. Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1990

    An Act Making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1990, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-164 · 103 Stat. 1069 · November 21, 1989 · Original text

65. Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1990

    An Act Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1990, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-165 · 103 Stat. 1112 · November 21, 1989 · Original text

66. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1990

    An Act Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1990, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-166 · 103 Stat. 1159 · November 21, 1989 · Original text

67. Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1990

    An Act Making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1990, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-167 · 103 Stat. 1195 · November 21, 1989 · Original text

68. District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1990

    An Act Making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1990, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-168 · 103 Stat. 1267 · November 21, 1989 · Original text

69. Joint Resolution To designate the period commencing on November 20, 1989, and ending on November 26, 1989, as “National Adoption Week”.

    Public Law 101-169 · 103 Stat. 1285 · November 21, 1989 · Original text

70. Joint Resolution Designating November 19-25, 1989, as “National Family Caregivers Week”.

    Public Law 101-170 · 103 Stat. 1287 · November 21, 1989 · Original text

71. Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact Amendments Consent Act of 1989

    An Act Granting the consent of the Congress to amendments to the Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact.

    Public Law 101-171 · 103 Stat. 1289 · November 22, 1989 · Original text

72. An Act To authorize the transfer of a specified naval landing ship dock to the Government of Brazil under the leasing authority of chapter 6 of the Arms Export Control Act.

    Public Law 101-172 · 103 Stat. 1291 · November 22, 1989 · Original text

73. An Act To amend title 5, United States Code, with respect to the method by which premium pay is determined for irregular, unscheduled overtime duty performed by a Federal employee.

    Public Law 101-173 · 103 Stat. 1292 · November 27, 1989 · Original text

74. Joint Resolution Designating November 16, 1989, as “Interstitial Cystitis Awareness Day”.

    Public Law 101-174 · 103 Stat. 1293 · November 27, 1989 · Original text

75. Genesee River Protection Act of 1989

    An Act To protect a segment of the Genesee River in New York.

    Public Law 101-175 · 103 Stat. 1294 · November 27, 1989 · Original text

76. Joint Resolution To designate the periods commencing on November 26, 1989, and ending on December 2, 1989, and commencing on November 25, 1990, and ending on December 1, 1990, as “National Home Care Week”.

    Public Law 101-176 · 103 Stat. 1295 · November 27, 1989 · Original text

77. An Act To redesignate a certain portion of the George Washington Memorial Parkway as the “Ciara Barton Parkway”.

    Public Law 101-177 · 103 Stat. 1296 · November 28, 1989 · Original text

78. An Act To amend the Deep Seabed Hard Mineral Resources Act to authorize appropriations to carry out the provisions of the Act for fiscal years 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, and 1994.

    Public Law 101-178 · 103 Stat. 1297 · November 28, 1989 · Original text

79. Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989

    An Act To promote political democracy and economic pluralism in Poland and Hungary by assisting those nations during a critical period of transition and abetting the development in those nations of private business sectors, labor market reforms, and democratic institutions; to establish, through these steps, the framework for a composite program of support for East European Democracy (SEED).

    Public Law 101-179 · 103 Stat. 1298 · November 28, 1989 · Original text

80. Civil Rights Commission Reauthorization Act of 1989

    An Act To extend the United States Commission on Civil Rights.

    Public Law 101-180 · 103 Stat. 1325 · November 28, 1989 · Original text

81. Joint Resolution Providing Tor the reappointment of Samuel Curtis Johnson as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.

    Public Law 101-181 · 103 Stat. 1326 · November 28, 1989 · Original text

82. Joint Resolution Providing for the reappointment of Jeannine Smith Clark as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.

    Public Law 101-182 · 103 Stat. 1327 · November 28, 1989 · Original text

83. Joint Resolution To grant the consent of Congress to the boundary change compact between South Dakota and Nebraska.

    Public Law 101-183 · 103 Stat. 1328 · November 28, 1989 · Original text

84. An Act To commemorate the contributions of Senator Clinton P. Anderson to the establishment of the National Wilderness Preservation System, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-184 · 103 Stat. 1334 · November 28, 1989 · Original text

85. National Museum of the American Indian Act

    An Act To establish the National Museum of the American Indian within the Smithsonian Institution, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-185 · 103 Stat. 1336 · November 28, 1989 · Original text

86. Joint Resolution To designate April 22, 1990, as Earth Day, and to set aside the day for public activities promoting preservation of the global environment.

    Public Law 101-186 · 103 Stat. 1348 · November 28, 1989 · Original text

87. Joint Resolution Approving the location of the memorial to the women who served in Vietnam.

    Public Law 101-187 · 103 Stat. 1350 · November 28, 1989 · Original text

88. Joint Resolution To designate the week of December 3, 1989, through December 9, 1989, as “National American Indian Heritage Week”.

    Public Law 101-188 · 103 Stat. 1351 · November 28, 1989 · Original text

89. An Act For the relief of Maurice G. Hardy.

    Private Law 101-1 · 103 Stat. 2527 · November 28, 1989 · Private law · Original text

90. An Act To permit reimbursement of relocation expenses of William D. Morger.

    Private Law 101-2 · 103 Stat. 2527 · November 28, 1989 · Private law · Original text

91. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991

    An Act To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1990 and 1991 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal years for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-189 · 103 Stat. 1352 · November 29, 1989 · Original text

92. An Act To provide for the construction of biomedical facilities in order to ensure a continued supply of specialized strains of mice essential to biomedical research in the United States, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-190 · 103 Stat. 1691 · November 29, 1989 · Original text

93. An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide for the development of a trails interpretation center in the city of Council Bluffs, Iowa, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-191 · 103 Stat. 1697 · November 29, 1989 · Original text

94. An Act To adjust the boundary of Rocky Mountain National Park.

    Public Law 101-192 · 103 Stat. 1700 · November 29, 1989 · Original text

95. Intelligence Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1990

    An Act To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1990 for intelligence and intelligence related activities of the United States Government, the Intelligence Community Staff, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-193 · 103 Stat. 1701 · November 30, 1989 · Original text

96. Ethics Reform Act of 1989

    An Act To amend the Rules of the House of Representatives and the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to provide for Government-wide ethics reform, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-194 · 103 Stat. 1716 · November 30, 1989 · Original text

97. Nevada Wilderness Protection Act of 1989

    An Act To designate certain lands in the State of Nevada as wilderness, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-195 · 103 Stat. 1784 · December 5, 1989 · Original text

98. Joint Resolution Designating November 1989 and November 1990 as “National Alzheimer’s Disease Month”.

    Public Law 101-196 · 103 Stat. 1790 · December 5, 1989 · Original text

99. Joint Resolution Designating December 3 through 9, 1989, as “National Cities Fight Back Against Drugs Week”.

    Public Law 101-197 · 103 Stat. 1791 · December 5, 1989 · Original text

100. Joint Resolution Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year 1990, and for other purposes.

     Public Law 101-198 · 103 Stat. 1792 · December 6, 1989 · Original text