Every law Congress has passed

666 laws of the 101st Congress, 1989–1991

1. Biological Weapons Anti-Terrorism Act of 1989

   An Act To implement the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, and Stockpiling of Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and Their Destruction, by prohibiting certain conduct relating to biological weapons, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 101-298 · 104 Stat. 201 · May 22, 1990 · Original text

2. Joint Resolution Designating May 13, 1990, as the “National Day in Support of Freedom and Human Rights in China and Tibet”.

   Public Law 101-299 · 104 Stat. 204 · May 23, 1990 · Original text

3. An Act To provide financial assistance to the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Los Angeles, California, for the education programs of the Museum of Tolerance.

   Public Law 101-300 · 104 Stat. 205 · May 24, 1990 · Original text

4. An Act To make miscellaneous amendments to Indian laws, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 101-301 · 104 Stat. 206 · May 24, 1990 · Original text

5. An Act Making dire emergency supplemental appropriations for disaster assistance, food stamps, unemployment compensation administration, and other urgent needs, and transfers, and reducing funds budgeted for military spending for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1990, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 101-302 · 104 Stat. 213 · May 25, 1990 · Original text

6. An Act To amend title 5, United States Code, to allow Federal annuitants to make contributions for health benefits through direct payments rather than through annuity withholdings if the annuity is insufficient to cover the required withholdings, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 101-303 · 104 Stat. 250 · May 29, 1990 · Original text

7. An Act To redesignate the Federal building at 1800 5th Avenue, North in Birmingham, Alabama, as the “Robert S. Vance Federal Building and United States Courthouse”.

   Public Law 101-304 · 104 Stat. 252 · May 29, 1990 · Original text

8. 1992 National Assessment of Chapter 1 Act

   An Act To require the Secretary of Education to conduct a comprehensive national assessment of programs carried out with assistance under chapter 1 of title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965.

   Public Law 101-305 · 104 Stat. 253 · May 30, 1990 · Original text

9. East Fork of the Jemez River and the Pecos River Wild and Scenic Rivers Addition Act of 1989

   An Act To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by designating segments of the East Fork of the Jemez and Pecos Rivers in New Mexico as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

   Public Law 101-306 · 104 Stat. 260 · June 6, 1990 · Original text

10. Joint Resolution To designate the week of June 10, 1990 through June 16, 1990, as “State-Supported Homes for Veterans Week”.

    Public Law 101-307 · 104 Stat. 262 · June 6, 1990 · Original text

11. Joint Resolution To authorize and request the President to designate May 1990 as “National Physical Fitness and Sports Month”.

    Public Law 101-308 · 104 Stat. 263 · June 6, 1990 · Original text

12. Joint Resolution Designating “Baltic Freedom Day”.

    Public Law 101-309 · 104 Stat. 264 · June 18, 1990 · Original text

13. Joint Resolution To designate the week beginning June 10, 1990, as “National Scleroderma Awareness Week”.

    Public Law 101-310 · 104 Stat. 266 · June 18, 1990 · Original text

14. An Act To amend title 11 of the United States Code regarding swap agreements and forward contracts.

    Public Law 101-311 · 104 Stat. 267 · June 25, 1990 · Original text

15. An Act To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to proceed with a proposed administrative reorganization of the regional field offices of the Veterans Health Services and Research Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs, notwithstanding the notice-and-wait provisions in section 210(b) of title 38, United States Code.

    Public Law 101-312 · 104 Stat. 271 · June 25, 1990 · Original text

16. An Act To establish Petroglyph National Monument and Pecos National Historical Park in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-313 · 104 Stat. 272 · June 27, 1990 · Original text

17. Joint Resolution Designating July 3, 1990, as “Idaho Centennial Day”.

    Public Law 101-314 · 104 Stat. 281 · June 28, 1990 · Original text

18. Joint Resolution Designating July 3, 1990, as “Idaho Centennial Day”.

    Public Law 101-315 · 104 Stat. 282 · June 28, 1990 · Original text

19. Joint Resolution To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the National Sheriffs’ Association.

    Public Law 101-316 · 104 Stat. 284 · June 28, 1990 · Original text

20. Joint Resolution Calling upon the United Nations to repeal General Assembly Resolution 3379.

    Public Law 101-317 · 104 Stat. 285 · June 29, 1990 · Original text

21. Copyright Fees and Technical Amendments Act of 1989

    An Act To amend title 17, United States Code, to change the fee schedule of the Copyright Office, and to make certain technical amendments.

    Public Law 101-318 · 104 Stat. 287 · July 3, 1990 · Original text

22. Copyright Royalty Tribunal Reform and Miscellaneous Pay Act of 1989

    An Act To reduce the number of Commissioners on the Copyright Royalty Tribunal, to change the salary classification rates for members of the Copyright Tribunal and the United States Parole Commission, for the Register and Associate Registers of Copyrights, and for the Deputy and Assistant Commissioners of Patents and Trademarks, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-319 · 104 Stat. 290 · July 3, 1990 · Original text

23. An Act To amend the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Development Act to make certain changes relating to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission.

    Public Law 101-320 · 104 Stat. 292 · July 3, 1990 · Original text

24. Selma to Montgomery National Trail Study Act of 1989

    An Act To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the route from Selma to Montgomery for study for potential addition to the national trails system.

    Public Law 101-321 · 104 Stat. 293 · July 3, 1990 · Original text

25. Amtrak Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 1990

    An Act To amend the Rail Passenger Service Act to authorize appropriations for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-322 · 104 Stat. 295 · July 6, 1990 · Original text

26. Joint Resolution To commemorate the bicentennial of the enactment of the law which provided civil government for the territory from which the State of Tennessee was formed.

    Public Law 101-323 · 104 Stat. 299 · July 6, 1990 · Original text

27. An Act To amend the Higher Education Amendments of 1986 to clarify the administrative procedures of the National Commission on Responsibilities for Financing Postsecondary Education, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-324 · 104 Stat. 300 · July 6, 1990 · Original text

28. Joint Resolution To designate July 10, 1990 as “Wyoming Centennial Day”.

    Public Law 101-325 · 104 Stat. 302 · July 6, 1990 · Original text

29. Joint Resolution For the designation of July 22, 1990, as “Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Family Appreciation Day”.

    Public Law 101-326 · 104 Stat. 304 · July 6, 1990 · Original text

30. Joint Resolution Designating July 2, 1990, as “National Literacy Day”.

    Public Law 101-327 · 104 Stat. 306 · July 6, 1990 · Original text

31. National Space Council Authorization Act of 1990

    An Act To authorize appropriations for the National Space Council, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-328 · 104 Stat. 308 · July 8, 1990 · Original text

32. Joint Resolution Designating July 19, 1990, as “Flight Attendant Safety Professionals’ Day”.

    Public Law 101-329 · 104 Stat. 310 · July 8, 1990 · Original text

33. An Act To amend the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 to provide that the Secretary of Agriculture may not consider, in allocating amounts to a State agency under the special supplemental food program for women, infants, and children for the fiscal year 1991, any amounts returned by such agency for reallocation during the fiscal year 1990 and to allow amounts allocated to a State for such program for the fiscal year 1991 to be expended for expenses incurred in the fiscal year 1990.

    Public Law 101-330 · 104 Stat. 311 · July 12, 1990 · Original text

34. Joint Resolution To designate July 1, 1990, as “National Ducks and Wetlands Day”.

    Public Law 101-331 · 104 Stat. 312 · July 13, 1990 · Original text

35. Mount Rushmore Commemorative Coin Act

    An Act To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the Golden Anniversary of the Mount Rushmore National Memorial.

    Public Law 101-332 · 104 Stat. 313 · July 16, 1990 · Original text

36. An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to purchase certain property at Pease Air Force Base, New Hampshire.

    Public Law 101-333 · 104 Stat. 316 · July 16, 1990 · Original text

37. Ethics in Government Act Amendment of 1990

    An Act To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to increase the authorization of appropriations for the Office of Government Ethics.

    Public Law 101-334 · 104 Stat. 318 · July 16, 1990 · Original text

38. Thrift Savings Plan Technical Amendments Act of 1990

    An Act Amending subchapter III of chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code.

    Public Law 101-335 · 104 Stat. 319 · July 17, 1990 · Original text

39. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990

    An Act To establish a clear and comprehensive prohibition of discrimination on the basis of disability.

    Public Law 101-336 · 104 Stat. 327 · July 26, 1990 · Original text

40. An Act To improve the ability of the Secretary of the Interior to properly manage certain resources of the National Park System.

    Public Law 101-337 · 104 Stat. 379 · July 27, 1990 · Original text

41. Joint Resolution Designating the week beginning July 22, 1990, as “Lyme Disease Awareness Week”.

    Public Law 101-338 · 104 Stat. 382 · July 27, 1990 · Original text

42. Joint Resolution Relating to NASA and the International Space Year.

    Public Law 101-339 · 104 Stat. 383 · July 31, 1990 · Original text

43. Joint Resolution To designate September 13, 1990, as “National D.A.R.E. Day”.

    Public Law 101-340 · 104 Stat. 385 · July 31, 1990 · Original text

44. Joint Resolution To designate August 1, 1990, as “Helsinki Human Rights Day”.

    Public Law 101-341 · 104 Stat. 387 · July 31, 1990 · Original text

45. Joint Resolution Designating the third Sunday of August of 1990 as “National Senior Citizens Day”.

    Public Law 101-342 · 104 Stat. 390 · August 2, 1990 · Original text

46. Joint Resolution Designating the month of November 1990 as “National American Indian Heritage Month”.

    Public Law 101-343 · 104 Stat. 391 · August 3, 1990 · Original text

47. An Act To establish the Tumacacori National Historical Park in the State of Arizona.

    Public Law 101-344 · 104 Stat. 393 · August 6, 1990 · Original text

48. Joint Resolution Designating August 6, 1990, as “Voting Rights Celebration Day”.

    Public Law 101-345 · 104 Stat. 395 · August 7, 1990 · Original text

49. Joint Resolution Designating the week of August 19 through 25, 1990, as “National Agricultural Research Week”.

    Public Law 101-346 · 104 Stat. 397 · August 9, 1990 · Original text

50. Joint Resolution Recognizing the National Fallen Firefighters’ Memorial at the National Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Maryland, as the official national memorial to volunteer and career firefighters who die in the line of duty.

    Public Law 101-347 · 104 Stat. 398 · August 9, 1990 · Original text

51. Joint Resolution To designate the week of October 7, 1990, through October 13, 1990, as “Mental Illness Awareness Week”.

    Public Law 101-348 · 104 Stat. 399 · August 9, 1990 · Original text

52. Joint Resolution To designate the second Sunday in October of 1990 as “National Children’s Day”.

    Public Law 101-349 · 104 Stat. 401 · August 9, 1990 · Original text

53. An Act To provide for a temporary increase in the public debt limit.

    Public Law 101-350 · 104 Stat. 403 · August 9, 1990 · Original text

54. An Act To extend the expiration date of the Defense Production Act of 1950.

    Public Law 101-351 · 104 Stat. 404 · August 9, 1990 · Original text

55. Fire Safe Cigarette Act of 1990

    An Act To direct the completion of the research recommended by the Technical Study Group on Cigarette and Little Cigar Fire Safety and to provide for an assessment of the practicality of a cigarette fire safety performance standard.

    Public Law 101-352 · 104 Stat. 405 · August 10, 1990 · Original text

56. An Act To designate the Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, animal health research building in Clay Center, Nebraska, as the “Virginia D. Smith Animal Health Research Laboratory”.

    Public Law 101-353 · 104 Stat. 408 · August 10, 1990 · Original text

57. Breast and Cervical Cancer Mortality Prevention Act of 1990

    An Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program of grants for the detection and control of breast and cervical cancer.

    Public Law 101-354 · 104 Stat. 409 · August 10, 1990 · Original text

58. Joint Resolution Designating September 21, 1990, as “National POW/MIA Recognition Day”, and recognizing the National League of Families POW/MIA flag.

    Public Law 101-355 · 104 Stat. 416 · August 10, 1990 · Original text

59. Merrimack River Study Act of 1990

    An Act To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968 by designating a segment of the Merrimack River in the State of New Hampshire for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-356 · 104 Stat. 417 · August 10, 1990 · Original text

60. Pemigewasset River Study Act of 1989

    An Act To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968 by designating segments of the Pemigewasset River in the State of New Hampshire for study for potential addition to the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-357 · 104 Stat. 418 · August 10, 1990 · Original text

61. An Act To authorize the Board of Regents of Gunston Hall to establish a memorial to George Mason in the District of Columbia.

    Public Law 101-358 · 104 Stat. 419 · August 10, 1990 · Original text

62. An Act To redesignate the Calamus Dam and Reservoir authorized under the Reclamation Project Authorization Act of 1972 as the Virginia Smith Dam and Calamus Lake Recreation Area.

    Public Law 101-359 · 104 Stat. 420 · August 10, 1990 · Original text

63. Energy Policy and Conservation Act Short-Term 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 101-360 · 104 Stat. 421 · August 10, 1990 · Original text

64. Joint Resolution Designating August 7, 1990, as “National Neighborhood Crime Watch Day”.

    Public Law 101-361 · 104 Stat. 422 · August 10, 1990 · Original text

65. Joint Resolution To designate August 13 through August 19, 1990, as “Home Health Aide Week”.

    Public Law 101-362 · 104 Stat. 423 · August 10, 1990 · Original text

66. National Advisory Council on the Public Service Act of 1990

    An Act To establish the National Advisory Council on the Public Service.

    Public Law 101-363 · 104 Stat. 424 · August 14, 1990 · Original text

67. An Act To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to study the eligibility of the St. Marys River in the States of Florida and Georgia for potential addition to the wild and scenic rivers system.

    Public Law 101-364 · 104 Stat. 428 · August 15, 1990 · Original text

68. Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail Act

    An Act To amend the National Trails System Act by designating the Juan Bautista de Anza National Historic Trail, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-365 · 104 Stat. 429 · August 15, 1990 · Original text

69. Department of Veterans Affairs Nurse Pay Act of 1990

    An Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to establish a system of competitive pay for nurses employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to make such system applicable to certain other health-care personnel, to make certain improvements in veterans’ health and education programs, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-366 · 104 Stat. 430 · August 15, 1990 · Original text

70. An Act To designate the Federal building located at 777 Sonoma Avenue in Santa Rosa, California, as the “John F. Shea Federal Building”.

    Public Law 101-367 · 104 Stat. 445 · August 15, 1990 · Original text

71. Tuberculosis Prevention Amendments of 1990

    An Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to extend the program of grants for preventive health services with respect to tuberculosis, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-368 · 104 Stat. 446 · August 15, 1990 · Original text

72. An Act To implement the Inter-American Convention on International Commercial Arbitration.

    Public Law 101-369 · 104 Stat. 448 · August 15, 1990 · Original text

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

    Public Law 101-370 · 104 Stat. 451 · August 15, 1990 · Original text

74. Joint Resolution Designating the week beginning September 16, 1990, as “National Give Kids a Fighting Chance Week”.

    Public Law 101-371 · 104 Stat. 453 · August 15, 1990 · Original text

75. Joint Resolution Designating January 6, 1991 through January 12, 1991 as “National Law Enforcement Training Week”.

    Public Law 101-372 · 104 Stat. 454 · August 15, 1990 · Original text

76. Joint Resolution Designating Labor Day weekend, September 1 through September 3,1990, as “National Drive for Life Weekend”.

    Public Law 101-373 · 104 Stat. 455 · August 15, 1990 · Original text

77. Drug Abuse Treatment Waiting Period Reduction Amendments of 1990

    An Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the program of grants for reducing the waiting period for receiving treatment services for drug abuse, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-374 · 104 Stat. 456 · August 15, 1990 · Original text

78. Joint Resolution To designate the month of September 1990 as “International Visitors’ Month”.

    Public Law 101-375 · 104 Stat. 460 · August 15, 1990 · Original text

79. Civil Service Due Process Amendments

    An Act To amend title 5, United States Code, to grant appeal rights to members of the excepted service affected by adverse personnel actions, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-376 · 104 Stat. 461 · August 17, 1990 · Original text

80. An Act To revise the boundary of Gettysburg National Military Park in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-377 · 104 Stat. 464 · August 17, 1990 · Original text

81. An Act To enroll twenty individuals under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.

    Public Law 101-378 · 104 Stat. 468 · August 17, 1990 · Original text

82. Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act

    An Act To clarify and strengthen the authority for certain Department of the Interior law enforcement services, activities, and officers in Indian country, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-379 · 104 Stat. 473 · August 18, 1990 · Original text

83. Oil Pollution Act of 1990

    An Act To establish limitations on liability for damages resulting from oil pollution, to establish a fund for the payment of compensation for such damages, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-380 · 104 Stat. 484 · August 18, 1990 · Original text

84. Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act of 1990

    An Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide grants to improve the quality and availability of care for individuals and families with HIV disease, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-381 · 104 Stat. 576 · August 18, 1990 · Original text

85. Customs and Trade Act of 1990

    An Act To make miscellaneous and technical changes to various trade laws.

    Public Law 101-382 · 104 Stat. 629 · August 20, 1990 · Original text

86. Energy Policy and Conservation Act Amendments of 1990

    An Act To extend titles I and II of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-383 · 104 Stat. 727 · September 15, 1990 · Original text

87. An Act To amend title 39, United States Code, to allow free mailing privileges to be extended to members of the Armed Forces while engaged in temporary military operations under arduous circumstances.

    Public Law 101-384 · 104 Stat. 737 · September 18, 1990 · Original text

88. Joint Resolution Designating the week beginning September 16, 1990, as “Emergency Medical Services Week”.

    Public Law 101-385 · 104 Stat. 738 · September 20, 1990 · Original text

89. An Act To amend the Act of June 20, 1910, to clarify in the State of New Mexico authority to exchange lands granted by the United States in trust, and to validate prior land exchanges.

    Public Law 101-386 · 104 Stat. 739 · September 20, 1990 · Original text

90. Joint Resolution To designate the period commencing September 9, 1990, and ending on September 15, 1990, as “National Historically Black Colleges Week”.

    Public Law 101-387 · 104 Stat. 741 · September 20, 1990 · Original text

91. Joint Resolution To designate October 1990 as “Polish American Heritage Month”.

    Public Law 101-388 · 104 Stat. 742 · September 20, 1990 · Original text

92. Joint Resolution Designating the month of October 1990 as “Crime Prevention Month”.

    Public Law 101-389 · 104 Stat. 744 · September 20, 1990 · Original text

93. Joint Resolution To designate the week of September 16, 1990, through September 22, 1990, as “National Rehabilitation Week”.

    Public Law 101-390 · 104 Stat. 745 · September 21, 1990 · Original text

94. Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act of 1990

    An Act To amend the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to allow for the development and issuance of guidelines concerning the use and installation of automatic sprinkler systems and smoke detectors in places of public accommodation affecting commerce, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-391 · 104 Stat. 747 · September 25, 1990 · Original text

95. Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act Amendments of 1990

    An Act To amend the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act to improve the provision of services under such Act and to extend the authorities contained in such Act through the fiscal year 1995, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-392 · 104 Stat. 753 · September 25, 1990 · Original text

96. Joint Resolution Designating October 3,1990, as “National Teacher Appreciation Day”.

    Public Law 101-393 · 104 Stat. 844 · September 25, 1990 · Original text

97. Joint Resolution To designate the week of September 23 through 29, 1990, as “Religious Freedom Week”.

    Public Law 101-394 · 104 Stat. 845 · September 25, 1990 · Original text

98. Joint Resolution To designate the week of September 30, 1990, through October 6, 1990, as “National Job Skills Week”.

    Public Law 101-394 · 104 Stat. 847 · September 25, 1990 · Original text

99. Federal Communications Commission Authorization Act of 1990

    An Act To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide authorization of appropriations for the Federal Communications Commission, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 101-396 · 104 Stat. 848 · September 28, 1990 · Original text

100. An Act To extend the authorization of appropriations for the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 through the end of fiscal year 1994.

     Public Law 101-397 · 104 Stat. 852 · September 28, 1990 · Original text