Every law Congress has passed

666 laws of the 101st Congress, 1989–1991

1. An Act To designate the building located at 2562 Hylan Boulevard, Staten Island, New York, as the “Walter Edward Grady United States Post Office Building”.

   Public Law 101-199 · 103 Stat. 1793 · December 6, 1989 · Original text

2. An Act To authorize distribution within the United States of the United States Information Agency film entitled “A Tribute to Mickey Leland”.

   Public Law 101-200 · 103 Stat. 1794 · December 6, 1989 · Original text

3. An Act To exclude Agent Orange settlement payments from countable income and resources under Federal means-tested programs.

   Public Law 101-201 · 103 Stat. 1795 · December 6, 1989 · Original text

4. An Act To authorize the food stamp portion of the Minnesota Family Investment Plan

   Public Law 101-202 · 103 Stat. 1796 · December 6, 1989 · Original text

5. An Act To amend section 3724 of title 31, United States Code, to increase the authority of the Attorney General to settle claims for damages resulting from law enforcement activities of the Department of Justice.

   Public Law 101-203 · 103 Stat. 1805 · December 7, 1989 · Original text

6. Domestic Volunteer Service Act Amendments of 1989

   An Act To revise and extend the programs of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973.

   Public Law 101-204 · 103 Stat. 1806 · December 7, 1989 · Original text

7. An Act To amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to authorize the distribution of wholesome meat and poultry products for human consumption that are not in compliance with the Acts to charity and public agencies.

   Public Law 101-205 · 103 Stat. 1829 · December 7, 1989 · Original text

8. National Consumer Cooperative Bank Amendments of 1989

   An Act To amend provisions of the National Consumer Cooperative Bank Act relating to the payment of interest on and the redemption of class A notes issued by the National Consumer Cooperative Bank.

   Public Law 101-206 · 103 Stat. 1832 · December 7, 1989 · Original text

9. An Act To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1990 for the Office of the United States Trade Representative, the United States International Trade Commission, and the United States Customs Service.

   Public Law 101-207 · 103 Stat. 1833 · December 7, 1989 · Original text

10. An Act To improve the operational efficiency of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-208 · 103 Stat. 1836 · December 7, 1989 · Original text

11. Joint Resolution Designating 1990 as the“International Year of Bible Reading”.

    Public Law 101-209 · 103 Stat. 1838 · December 7, 1989 · Original text

12. Joint Resolution Providing for the appointment of Homer Alfred Neal as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.

    Public Law 101-210 · 103 Stat. 1839 · December 7, 1989 · Original text

13. Joint Resolution Providing for the appointment of Robert James Woolsey, Jr. as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.

    Public Law 101-211 · 103 Stat. 1840 · December 7, 1989 · Original text

14. Joint Resolution To designate the week of December 10, 1989, through December 16, 1989, as “National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Week”.

    Public Law 101-212 · 103 Stat. 1841 · December 11, 1989 · Original text

15. Local Rail Service Reauthorizing Act

    An Act To amend the Department of Transportation Act to reauthorize local rail service assistance.

    Public Law 101-213 · 103 Stat. 1843 · December 11, 1989 · Original text

16. An Act To expand the boundaries of the Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park near Fredericksburg, Virginia.

    Public Law 101-214 · 103 Stat. 1849 · December 11, 1989 · Original text

17. An Act To provide survival assistance to victims of civil strife in Central America.

    Public Law 101-215 · 103 Stat. 1852 · December 11, 1989 · Original text

18. Arms Control and Disarmament Amendments Act of 1989

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

    Public Law 101-216 · 103 Stat. 1853 · December 11, 1989 · Original text

19. An Act To clarify the Food Security Act of 1985.

    Public Law 101-217 · 103 Stat. 1857 · December 11, 1989 · Original text

20. Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Technology Competitiveness Act of 1989

    An Act To provide Federal assistance and leadership to a program of research, development, and demonstration of renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-218 · 103 Stat. 1859 · December 11, 1989 · Original text

21. Joint Resolution To authorize entry into force of the Compact of Free Association between the United States and the Government of Palau, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-219 · 103 Stat. 1870 · December 12, 1989 · Original text

22. An Act To make technical and correcting changes in agriculture programs.

    Public Law 101-220 · 103 Stat. 1876 · December 12, 1989 · Original text

23. Steel Trade Liberalization Program Implementation Act

    An Act To implement the steel trade liberalization program.

    Public Law 101-221 · 103 Stat. 1886 · December 12, 1989 · Original text

24. Anti-Terrorism and Arms Export Amendments Act of 1989

    An Act To prohibit exports of military equipment to countries supporting international terrorism, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-222 · 103 Stat. 1892 · December 12, 1989 · Original text

25. District of Columbia Police Authorization and Expansion Act of 1989

    An Act To authorize the appropriation of funds to the District of Columbia for additional officers and members of the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia, to provide for the implementation in the District of Columbia of a community-oriented policing system, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-223 · 103 Stat. 1901 · December 12, 1989 · Original text

26. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Ocean and Coastal Programs Authorization Act of 1989

    An Act To authorize appropriations for certain ocean and coastal programs of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

    Public Law 101-224 · 103 Stat. 1905 · December 12, 1989 · Original text

27. Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1989

    An Act To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal year 1990, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-225 · 103 Stat. 1908 · December 12, 1989 · Original text

28. Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act Amendments of 1989

    An Act To amend the Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act of 1986 to revise certain requirements relating to the provision of drug abuse education and prevention program in elementary and secondary schools, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-226 · 103 Stat. 1928 · December 12, 1989 · Original text

29. An Act Extending the authority of the Secretary of Commerce to conduct the quarterly financial report program under section 91 of title 13, United States Code, through September 30, 1993.

    Public Law 101-227 · 103 Stat. 1943 · December 12, 1989 · Original text

30. Joint Resolution Providing for the convening of the second session of the One Hundred First Congress.

    Public Law 101-228 · 103 Stat. 1945 · December 12, 1989 · Original text

31. An Act To modify the boundaries of the Everglades National Park and to provide for the protection of lands, waters, and natural resources within the park, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-229 · 103 Stat. 1946 · December 13, 1989 · Original text

32. An Act To designate lock and dam numbered 4 on the Arkansas River, Arkansas, as the “Emmett Sanders Lock and Dam”.

    Public Law 101-230 · 103 Stat. 1953 · December 13, 1989 · Original text

33. International Narcotics Control Act of 1989

    An Act To combat international narcotics production and trafficking.

    Public Law 101-231 · 103 Stat. 1954 · December 13, 1989 · Original text

34. An Act To authorize the expansion of the membership of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia from 50 associate judges to 58 associate judges.

    Public Law 101-232 · 103 Stat. 1967 · December 13, 1989 · Original text

35. North American Wetlands Conservation Act

    An Act To conserve North American wetland ecosystems and waterfowl and the other migratory birds and fish and wildlife that depend upon such habitats.

    Public Law 101-233 · 103 Stat. 1968 · December 13, 1989 · Original text

36. Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Repeal Act of 1989

    An Act To repeal medicare provisions in the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988.

    Public Law 101-234 · 103 Stat. 1979 · December 13, 1989 · Original text

37. Department of Housing and Urban Development Reform Act of 1989

    An Act To amend Federal Laws to reform housing, community and neighborhood development, and related programs, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-235 · 103 Stat. 1987 · December 15, 1989 · Original text

38. An Act To amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to extend the civil penalty assessment demonstration program.

    Public Law 101-236 · 103 Stat. 2060 · December 15, 1989 · Original text

39. Veterans’ Benefits Amendments of 1989

    An Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a 4.7 percent cost-of-living adjustment in rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and in rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of veterans dying from service-connected causes and to improve certain veterans health-care, education, housing, and memorial affairs programs; and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-237 · 103 Stat. 2062 · December 18, 1989 · Original text

40. Immigration Nursing Relief Act of 1989

    An Act To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for adjustment of status, without regard to numerical limitations, for certain H–1 nonimmigrant nurses and to establish conditions for the admission, during a 5-year period, of nurses as temporary workers.

    Public Law 101-238 · 103 Stat. 2099 · December 18, 1989 · H.R. 3259 · Original text

41. Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989

    An Act To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 5 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for the fiscal year 1990.

    Public Law 101-239 · 103 Stat. 2106 · December 19, 1989 · Original text

42. International Development and Finance Act of 1989

    An Act To reauthorize the Export-Import Bank tied aid credit fund and pilot interest subsidy program, to provide for the participation of the United States in a replenishment of the Inter-American Development Bank and in the Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility of the International Monetary Fund, to improve the safety and soundness of the United States banking system and encourage the reduction of the debt burdens of the highly indebted countries, to encourage the multilateral development banks to engage in environmentally sustainable lending practices and give greater priority to poverty alleviation, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-240 · 103 Stat. 2492 · December 19, 1989 · Original text

43. Joint Resolution To designate February 8, 1990, as “National Women and Girls in Sports Day”.

    Public Law 101-241 · 104 Stat. 3 · February 12, 1990 · Original text

44. Joint Resolution To designate the period commencing February 4, 1990, and ending February 10, 1990, and the period commencing February 3, 1991, and ending February 9, 1991, as “National Burn Awareness Week”.

    Public Law 101-242 · 104 Stat. 5 · February 12, 1990 · Original text

45. Urgent Assistance for Democracy in Panama Act of 1990

    An Act To authorize certain United States assistance and trade benefits for Panama, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-243 · 104 Stat. 3 · February 14, 1990 · Original text

46. Joint Resolution To designate the period commencing February 18, 1990, and ending February 24, 1990, as “National Visiting Nurse Associations Week”.

    Public Law 101-244 · 104 Stat. 11 · February 14, 1990 · Original text

47. Joint Resolution Designating February 11 through February 17, 1990, as “Vocational-Technical Education Week”.

    Public Law 101-245 · 104 Stat. 13 · February 14, 1990 · Original text

48. Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991

    An Act To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1990 and 1991 for the Department of State, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-246 · 104 Stat. 15 · February 16, 1990 · Original text

49. Joint Resolution Designating February 16, 1990, as “Lithuanian Independence Day”.

    Public Law 101-247 · 104 Stat. 92 · February 16, 1990 · Original text

50. Joint Resolution Designating the week of March 1 through March 7, 1990, as “National Quarter Horse Week”.

    Public Law 101-248 · 104 Stat. 93 · February 27, 1990 · Original text

51. Posthumous Citizenship for Active Duty Service Act of 1989

    An Act To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide a procedure for an alien who dies while serving on active-duty with the United States armed forces during certain periods of hostilities to be considered a citizen of the United States at the time of the alien’s death.

    Public Law 101-249 · 104 Stat. 94 · March 6, 1990 · Original text

52. An Act To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to extend the authorization for certain school dropout demonstration programs.

    Public Law 101-250 · 104 Stat. 96 · March 6, 1990 · Original text

53. Joint Resolution To designate March 11 through March 17, 1990, as “Deaf Awareness Week”.

    Public Law 101-251 · 104 Stat. 98 · March 13, 1990 · Original text

54. Joint Resolution To designate March 10, 1990, as “Harriet Tubman Day”.

    Public Law 101-252 · 104 Stat. 99 · March 13, 1990 · Original text

55. An Act To change the name of “Marion Lake”, located northwest of Marion. Kansas, to “Marion Reservoir”.

    Public Law 101-253 · 104 Stat. 100 · March 14, 1990 · Original text

56. Library Services and Construction Act Amendments of 1990

    An Act To extend and amend the Library Services and Construction Act, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-254 · 104 Stat. 101 · March 15, 1990 · Original text

57. An Act To provide the Secretary of Agriculture authority regarding the sale of sterile screwworms.

    Public Law 101-255 · 104 Stat. 114 · March 15, 1990 · Original text

58. Joint Resolution To designate March 25, 1990, as “Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy”.

    Public Law 101-256 · 104 Stat. 116 · March 20, 1990 · Original text

59. An Act To authorize the conveyance of a parcel of land in Whitney Lake, Texas.

    Public Law 101-257 · 104 Stat. 117 · March 20, 1990 · Original text

60. Joint Resolution Providing for the commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the birth of Dwight David Eisenhower.

    Public Law 101-258 · 104 Stat. 118 · March 27, 1990 · Original text

61. An Act To designate the Federal building located at 360 South Main Street in Salt Lake City, Utah, as the “Frank E. Moss United States Courthouse”.

    Public Law 101-259 · 104 Stat. 121 · March 30, 1990 · Original text

62. United States Coast Guard Bicentennial Medal Act

    An Act To provide for the striking of medals in commemoration of the bicentennial of the United States Coast Guard.

    Public Law 101-260 · 104 Stat. 122 · March 30, 1990 · Original text

63. Joint Resolution To designate April 1990 as “National Prevent-A-Litter Month”.

    Public Law 101-261 · 104 Stat. 123 · March 30, 1990 · Original text

64. Energy Policy and Conservation Act Extension Amendment of 1990

    An Act To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to extend the authority for titles I and II.

    Public Law 101-262 · 104 Stat. 124 · March 31, 1990 · Original text

65. An Act To provide for an increase in the maximum rates of basic pay for the police force of the National Zoological Park.

    Public Law 101-263 · 104 Stat. 125 · April 4, 1990 · Original text

66. Joint Resolution Designating April 1990 as “National Recycling Month”.

    Public Law 101-264 · 104 Stat. 126 · April 4, 1990 · Original text

67. Joint Resolution Designating March 1990, as “United States Naval Reserve Month”.

    Public Law 101-265 · 104 Stat. 128 · April 4, 1990 · Original text

68. Joint Resolution Designating April 9, 1990, as “National Former Prisoners of War Recognition Day”.

    Public Law 101-266 · 104 Stat. 129 · April 5, 1990 · Original text

69. Joint Resolution To designate April 6, 1990, as “Education Day, U.S.A.”.

    Public Law 101-267 · 104 Stat. 133 · April 6, 1990 · Original text

70. An Act To amend the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Act of 1968 to provide that the Secretary of Education and two additional individuals from private life shall be members of the Board of Trustees of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.

    Public Law 101-268 · 104 Stat. 132 · April 9, 1990 · Original text

71. An Act To permit the transfer of the obsolete submarine U.S.S. Requin to the Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, before the expiration of the 60-day waiting period that would otherwise be applicable to the transfer.

    Public Law 101-269 · 104 Stat. 133 · April 9, 1990 · Original text

72. An Act To suspend section 332 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 for the 1991 crop of wheat.

    Public Law 101-270 · 104 Stat. 134 · April 10, 1990 · Original text

73. Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Member Term Act of 1990

    An Act To provide for five-year, staggered terms for members of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-271 · 104 Stat. 135 · April 11, 1990 · Original text

74. An Act To ensure that funds provided under section 4213 of the Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1986 may be used to acquire land for emergency shelters.

    Public Law 101-272 · 104 Stat. 137 · April 18, 1990 · Original text

75. An Act To amend the Labor Management Relations Act of 1947 to permit parties engaged in collective bargaining to bargain over the establishment and administration of trust funds to provide financial assistance for employee housing.

    Public Law 101-273 · 104 Stat. 138 · April 18, 1990 · Original text

76. An Act To further delay the applicability of certain amendments to the Public Health Service Act that relate to organ procurement organizations.

    Public Law 101-274 · 104 Stat. 139 · April 23, 1990 · Original text

77. Hate Crime Statistics Act

    An Act To provide for the acquisition and publication of data about crimes that manifest prejudice based on certain group characteristics.

    Public Law 101-275 · 104 Stat. 140 · April 23, 1990 · Original text

78. Joint Resolution Designating the week of April 22 through April 28. 1990, as “National Crime Victims’ Rights Week”.

    Public Law 101-276 · 104 Stat. 142 · April 25, 1990 · Original text

79. An Act To provide for the use and distribution of funds awarded the Seminole Indians in dockets 73, 151, and 73–A of the Indian Claims Commission.

    Public Law 101-277 · 104 Stat. 143 · April 30, 1990 · Original text

80. An Act To redesignate the Post Office located at 300 East Ninth Street in Austin, Texas, as the “Homer Thornberry Judicial Building”.

    Public Law 101-278 · 104 Stat. 147 · May 1, 1990 · Original text

81. Joint Resolution To authorize the President to proclaim the last Friday of April 1990 as “National Arbor Day”.

    Public Law 101-279 · 104 Stat. 148 · May 1, 1990 · Original text

82. Joint Resolution To make technical changes in the Ethics Reform Act of 1989.

    Public Law 101-280 · 104 Stat. 149 · May 4, 1990 · Original text

83. An Act To amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to extend the civil penalty assessment demonstration program, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-281 · 104 Stat. 164 · May 4, 1990 · Original text

84. Joint Resolution Designating May 6 through 12, 1990, as “Be Kind to Animals and National Pet Week”.

    Public Law 101-282 · 104 Stat. 167 · May 8, 1990 · Original text

85. An Act To designate May 1990 as “Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month”.

    Public Law 101-283 · 104 Stat. 168 · May 9, 1990 · Original text

86. Joint Resolution Designating the third week in May 1990 as “National Tourism Week”.

    Public Law 101-284 · 104 Stat. 169 · May 9, 1990 · Original text

87. Joint Resolution To designate the period commencing on May 6, 1990, and ending on May 12, 1990, as “National Drinking Water Week”.

    Public Law 101-285 · 104 Stat. 170 · May 9, 1990 · Original text

88. Wildfire Disaster Recovery Act of 1989

    An Act To provide for the establishment of the National Commission on Wildfire Disasters, to provide for increased planning and cooperation with local firefighting forces in the event of forest fires, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-286 · 104 Stat. 171 · May 9, 1990 · Original text

89. Joint Resolution Designating May 13, 1990, as “Infant Mortality Awareness Day”.

    Public Law 101-287 · 104 Stat. 177 · May 10, 1990 · Original text

90. An Act To grant the consent of Congress to the Quad Cities Interstate Metropolitan Authority Compact entered into between the States of Illinois and Iowa.

    Public Law 101-288 · 104 Stat. 178 · May 10, 1990 · Original text

91. Joint Resolution To designate the month of May 1990, as “National Trauma Awareness Month”.

    Public Law 101-289 · 104 Stat. 182 · May 10, 1990 · Original text

92. Joint Resolution To designate the week of May 6, 1990 through May 13, 1990, as “Jewish Heritage Week”.

    Public Law 101-290 · 104 Stat. 183 · May 10, 1990 · Original text

93. An Act For the relief of Shelton Anthony Smith.

    Private Law 101-3 · 104 Stat. 5141 · May 10, 1990 · Private law · Original text

94. An Act To designate the building located at 1515 Sam Houston Street in Liberty, Texas, as the “M.P. Daniel and Thomas F. Calhoon, Senior, Post Office Building”.

    Public Law 101-291 · 104 Stat. 184 · May 17, 1990 · Original text

95. An Act To establish the Grand Island National Recreation Area in the State of Michigan, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-292 · 104 Stat. 185 · May 17, 1990 · Original text

96. An Act To amend Public Law 101–86 to eliminate the 6-month limitation on the period for which civilian and military retirees may serve as temporary employees, in connection with the 1990 decennial census of population, without being subject to certain offsets from pay or other benefits.

    Public Law 101-293 · 104 Stat. 192 · May 17, 1990 · Original text

97. Joint Resolution Designating May 1990 as “National Digestive Disease Awareness Month”.

    Public Law 101-294 · 104 Stat. 193 · May 17, 1990 · Original text

98. Joint Resolution Commemorating May 18, 1990, as the 25th anniversary of Head Start.

    Public Law 101-295 · 104 Stat. 195 · May 17, 1990 · Original text

99. An Act To award a congressional gold medal to Laurance Spelman Rockefeller.

    Public Law 101-296 · 104 Stat. 197 · May 17, 1990 · Original text

100. An Act To designate the Federal Building and United States Courthouse located at 750 Missouri Avenue in East St. Louis, Illinois, as the “Melvin Price Federal Building and United States Courthouse”.

     Public Law 101-297 · 104 Stat. 200 · May 22, 1990 · Original text