Every law Congress has passed

610 laws of the 102nd Congress, 1991–1993

1. Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution

   Joint Resolution To authorize the use of United States Armed Forces pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 678.

   Public Law 102-1 · 105 Stat. 3 · January 14, 1991 · Original text

2. An Act To extend the time for performing certain acta under the internal revenue laws for individuals performing services as part of the Desert Shield Operation.

   Public Law 102-2 · 105 Stat. 5 · January 30, 1991 · Original text

3. Veterans’ Compensation Amendments of 1991

   An Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to revise, effective as of January 1, 1991, the rates of disability compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of such veterans.

   Public Law 102-3 · 105 Stat. 7 · February 6, 1991 · Original text

4. Agent Orange Act of 1991

   An Act To provide for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to obtain independent scientific review of the available scientific evidence regarding associations between diseases and exposure to dioxin and other chemical compounds in herbicides, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 102-4 · 105 Stat. 11 · February 6, 1991 · Original text

5. Joint Resolution To designate February 7, 1991, as “National Girls and Women in Sports Day”.

   Public Law 102-5 · 105 Stat. 21 · February 15, 1991 · Original text

6. Joint Resolution Commending the Peace Corps and the current and former Peace Corps volunteers on the thirtieth anniversary of the establishment of the Peace Corps.

   Public Law 102-6 · 105 Stat. 23 · March 1, 1991 · Original text

7. Joint Resolution To designate the week beginning March 4, 1991, as “Federal Employees Recognition Week”.

   Public Law 102-7 · 105 Stat. 25 · March 5, 1991 · Original text

8. Joint Resolution Commemorating the two hundredth anniversary of United States-Portuguese diplomatic relations.

   Public Law 102-8 · 105 Stat. 26 · March 8, 1991 · Original text

9. Joint Resolution To designate March 4, 1991, as “Vermont Bicentennial Day”.

   Public Law 102-9 · 105 Stat. 28 · March 11, 1991 · Original text

10. National and Community Service Technical Amendments Act of 1991

    An Act To make certain technical amendments to the National and Community Service Act, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 102-10 · 105 Stat. 29 · March 12, 1991 · Original text

11. Joint Resolution Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Schedule of Heights Amendment Act of 1990.

    Public Law 102-11 · 105 Stat. 33 · March 12, 1991 · Original text

12. Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act Amendments of 1991

    An Act To amend the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Civil Relief Act of 1940 to improve and clarify the protections provided by that Act; to amend title 38, United States Code, to clarify veterans’ reemployment rights and to improve veterans’ rights to reinstatement of health insurance, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 102-12 · 105 Stat. 34 · March 18, 1991 · Original text

13. Joint Resolution Designating March 4 through 10, 1991, as “National School Breakfast Week”.

    Public Law 102-13 · 105 Stat. 43 · March 18, 1991 · Original text

14. Joint Resolution To designate March 26, 1991, as “Education Day, U.S.A.”.

    Public Law 102-14 · 105 Stat. 44 · March 20, 1991 · Original text

15. Joint Resolution Authorizing and requesting the President to designate the second full week in March 1991 as “National Employ the Older Worker Week”.

    Public Law 102-15 · 105 Stat. 46 · March 21, 1991 · Original text

16. An Act To amend title 38, United States Code, with respect to veterans education and employment programs, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 102-16 · 105 Stat. 48 · March 22, 1991 · Original text

17. Joint Resolution Designating June 14, 1991, and June 14, 1992, each as “Baltic Freedom Day”.

    Public Law 102-17 · 105 Stat. 57 · March 22, 1991 · Original text

18. Resolution Trust Corporation Funding Act of 1991

    An Act To amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to enable the Resolution Trust Corporation to meet its obligations to depositors and others by the least extensive means.

    Public Law 102-18 · 105 Stat. 58 · March 23, 1991 · Original text

19. Joint Resolution Designating March 25, 1991, as “Greek Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of Greek and American Democracy”.

    Public Law 102-19 · 105 Stat. 67 · March 25, 1991 · Original text

20. Foreign Relations Persian Gulf Conflict Emergency Supplemental Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1991

    An Act To provide authorizations for supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1991 for the Department of State and the Agency for International Development for certain emergency costs associated with the Persian Gulf conflict, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 102-20 · 105 Stat. 68 · March 27, 1991 · Original text

21. Emergency Supplemental Assistance for Israel Act of 1991

    An Act To authorize emergency supplemental assistance for Israel for additional costs incurred as a result of the Persian Gulf conflict.

    Public Law 102-21 · 105 Stat. 70 · March 28, 1991 · Original text

22. Performance Management and Recognition System Amendments of 1991

    An Act To amend chapter 54 of title 5, United States Code, to extend and improve the Performance Management and Recognition System, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 102-22 · 105 Stat. 71 · March 28, 1991 · Original text

23. Joint Resolution To designate April 9, 1991 and April 9, 1992, us “National Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day”.

    Public Law 102-23 · 105 Stat. 73 · March 28, 1991 · Original text

24. Joint Resolution Entitled “National Day of Prayer and Thanksgiving”.

    Public Law 102-24 · 105 Stat. 74 · March 28, 1991 · Original text

25. Persian Gulf Conflict Supplemental Authorization and Personnel Benefits Act of 1991

    An Act Entitled the “Persian Gulf Conflict Supplemental Authorization and Personnel Benefits Act of 1991”.

    Public Law 102-25 · 105 Stat. 75 · April 6, 1991 · Original text

26. Higher Education Technical Amendments of 1991

    An Act To resolve legal and technical issues relating to Federal postsecondary student assistance programs and to prevent undue burdens on participants in Operation Desert Storm, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 102-26 · 105 Stat. 123 · April 9, 1991 · Original text

27. An Act Making dire emergency supplemental appropriations for the consequences of Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, food stamps, unemployment compensation administration, veterans compensation and pensions, and other urgent needs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1991, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 102-27 · 105 Stat. 130 · April 10, 1991 · Original text

28. Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1991

    An Act Making supplemental appropriations and transfers for “Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm” for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1991, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 102-28 · 105 Stat. 161 · April 10, 1991 · Original text

29. Joint Resolution To provide for a settlement of the railroad labor-management disputes between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers’ Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and certain of their employees.

    Public Law 102-29 · 105 Stat. 169 · April 18, 1991 · Original text

30. Joint Resolution To designate the weeks of April 14 through 21, 1991, and May 3 through 10, 1992, as “Jewish Heritage Week”.

    Public Law 102-30 · 105 Stat. 172 · April 18, 1991 · Original text

31. Joint Resolution To designate the week of April 15 through 21, 1991, as “National Education First Week”.

    Public Law 102-31 · 105 Stat. 173 · April 18, 1991 · Original text

32. An Act To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to General H. Norman Schwarzkopf, and to provide for the production of bronze duplicates of such medal for sale to the public.

    Public Law 102-32 · 105 Stat. 175 · April 23, 1991 · Original text

33. An Act To authorize the President to award a gold medal on behalf of the Congress to General CoUn L. Powell, and to provide for the production of bronze duplicates of such medal for sale to the public.

    Public Law 102-33 · 105 Stat. 177 · April 23, 1991 · Original text

34. Joint Resolution To designate April 22, 1991, as “Earth Day” to promote the preservation of the global environment.

    Public Law 102-34 · 105 Stat. 179 · April 23, 1991 · Original text

35. Joint Resolution Designating the Week of April 21–27, 1991, as “National Crime Victims’ Rights Week”.

    Public Law 102-35 · 105 Stat. 181 · April 24, 1991 · Original text

36. Joint Resolution To designate the week beginning April 21, 1991, and the week beginning April 19, 1992, each as “National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week”.

    Public Law 102-36 · 105 Stat. 182 · April 26, 1991 · Original text

37. Joint Resolution To authorize the President to proclaim the last Friday of April 1991, as “National Arbor Day”.

    Public Law 102-37 · 105 Stat. 183 · April 26, 1991 · Original text

38. Joint Resolution To express appreciation for the benefit brought to the Nation by Amtrak during its twenty years of existence.

    Public Law 102-38 · 105 Stat. 184 · May 3, 1991 · Original text

39. Joint Resolution Designating the second week in May 1991 as “National Tourism Week”.

    Public Law 102-39 · 105 Stat. 186 · May 3, 1991 · Original text

40. Department of Veterans Affairs Health-Care Personnel Act of 1991

    An Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the capability of the Department of Veterans Affairs to recruit and retain physicians and dentists through increases in special pay authorities, to authorize collective bargaining over conditions of employment for health-care employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 102-40 · 105 Stat. 187 · May 7, 1991 · Original text

41. Joint Resolution Recognizing the Astronauts Memorial at the John F. Kennedy Space Center as the national memorial to astronauts who die in the line of duty.

    Public Law 102-41 · 105 Stat. 242 · May 8, 1991 · Original text

42. Joint Resolution To designate May 1991 and May 1992 as “Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month”.

    Public Law 102-42 · 105 Stat. 243 · May 14, 1991 · Original text

43. Joint Resolution Designating May 12, 1991, as “Infant Mortality Awareness Day”.

    Public Law 102-43 · 105 Stat. 244 · May 14, 1991 · Original text

44. Joint Resolution Designating each of the weeks beginning May 12, 1991, and May 10, 1992, as “Emergency Medical Services Week”.

    Public Law 102-44 · 105 Stat. 245 · May 15, 1991 · Original text

45. Emergency Supplemental Persian Gulf Refugee Assistance Act of 1991

    An Act To authorize emergency humanitarian assistance for fiscal year 1991 for Iraqi refugees and other persons in and around Iraq who are displaced as a result of the Persian Gulf conflict.

    Public Law 102-45 · 105 Stat. 247 · May 17, 1991 · Original text

46. An Act To correct an error in the Solar, Wind, Waste, and Geothermal Power Production Incentives Act of 1990.

    Public Law 102-46 · 105 Stat. 249 · May 17, 1991 · Original text

47. Joint Resolution Designating the month of May 1991, as “National Foster Care Month”.

    Public Law 102-47 · 105 Stat. 250 · May 20, 1991 · Original text

48. Joint Resolution Designating May 22, 1991, as “National Desert Storm Reservists Day”.

    Public Law 102-48 · 105 Stat. 251 · May 21, 1991 · Original text

49. Joint Resolution To designate the month of May 1991, as “National Huntington’s Disease Awareness Month”.

    Public Law 102-49 · 105 Stat. 253 · May 22, 1991 · Original text

50. Niobrara Scenic River Designation Act of 1991

    An Act To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of the Niobrara River in Nebraska and a segment of the Missouri River in Nebraska and South Dakota as components of the wild and scenic rivers system, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 102-50 · 105 Stat. 254 · May 24, 1991 · Original text

51. Joint Resolution Designating the week beginning May 13, 1991, as “National Senior Nutrition Week”.

    Public Law 102-51 · 105 Stat. 259 · May 29, 1991 · Original text

52. Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1991

    An Act To amend the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to extend the programs of such Act, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 102-52 · 105 Stat. 260 · June 6, 1991 · Original text

53. An Act To designate the Owens Finance Station of the United States Postal Service in Cleveland, Ohio, as the “Jesse Owens Building of the United States Postal Service”.

    Public Law 102-53 · 105 Stat. 266 · June 10, 1991 · Original text

54. An Act To amend title 38, United States Code, with respect to veterans programs for housing and memorial affairs, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 102-54 · 105 Stat. 267 · June 13, 1991 · Original text

55. An Act Making dire emergency supplemental appropriations from contributions of foreign governments and/or interest for humanitarian assistance to refugees and displaced persons in and around Iraq as a result of the recent invasion of Kuwait and for peacekeeping activities, and for other urgent needs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1991, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 102-55 · 105 Stat. 290 · June 13, 1991 · Original text

56. Joint Resolution To designate the week beginning June 9, 1991, as “National Scleroderma Awareness Week”.

    Public Law 102-56 · 105 Stat. 296 · June 13, 1991 · Original text

57. Joint Resolution Designating June 10 through 16, 1991, as “Pediatric AIDS Awareness Week”.

    Public Law 102-57 · 105 Stat. 297 · June 18, 1991 · Original text

58. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 630 East 105th Street, Cleveland, Ohio, as the “Luke Easter Post Office”.

    Public Law 102-58 · 105 Stat. 299 · June 18, 1991 · Original text

59. An Act Entitled the “Taconic Mountains Protection Act of 1991”.

    Public Law 102-59 · 105 Stat. 300 · June 18, 1991 · Original text

60. Joint Resolution Marking the seventy-fifth anniversary of chartering by Act of Congress of the Boy Scouts of America.

    Public Law 102-60 · 105 Stat. 302 · June 18, 1991 · Original text

61. Saguaro National Monument Expansion Act of 1991

    An Act To expand the boundaries of the Saguaro National Monument.

    Public Law 102-61 · 105 Stat. 303 · June 19, 1991 · Original text

62. Education Council Act of 1991

    An Act To authorize appropriations to establish a National Education Commission on Time and Learning and a National Council on Education Standards and Testing, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 102-62 · 105 Stat. 305 · June 27, 1991 · Original text

63. Joint Resolution To designate the month of June 1991, as “National Forest System Month”.

    Public Law 102-63 · 105 Stat. 319 · June 28, 1991 · Original text

64. Semiconductor International Protection Extension Act of 1991

    An Act To amend chapter 9 of title 17, United States Code, regarding protection extended to semiconductor chip products of foreign entities.

    Public Law 102-64 · 105 Stat. 320 · June 28, 1991 · Original text

65. An Act To amend the Immigration Act of 1990 to extend for 4 months the application deadline for special temporary protected status for Salvadorans.

    Public Law 102-65 · 105 Stat. 322 · July 2, 1991 · Original text

66. Joint Resolution Designating July 2, 1991, as “National Literacy Day”.

    Public Law 102-66 · 105 Stat. 323 · July 2, 1991 · Original text

67. An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to accept a donation of land for addition to the Ocmulgee National Monument in the State of Georgia.

    Public Law 102-67 · 105 Stat. 325 · July 9, 1991 · Original text

68. Joint Resolution To designate December 7, 1991, as “National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day”.

    Public Law 102-68 · 105 Stat. 326 · July 9, 1991 · Original text

69. Joint Resolution Designating the week beginning July 21, 1991, as “Lyme Disease Awareness Week”.

    Public Law 102-69 · 105 Stat. 327 · July 10, 1991 · Original text

70. Joint Resolution Designating March 1991 and March 1992 both as “Women’s History Month”.

    Public Law 102-70 · 105 Stat. 329 · July 10, 1991 · Original text

71. An Act To designate the building in Monterey, Tennessee, which houses the primary operations of the United States Postal Service as the “J.E. (Eddie) Russell Post Office Building”, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 102-71 · 105 Stat. 330 · July 10, 1991 · Original text

72. Joint Resolution Designating the week beginning July 21, 1991, as the “Korean War Veterans Remembrance Week”.

    Public Law 102-72 · 105 Stat. 331 · July 23, 1991 · Original text

73. National Literacy Act of 1991

    An Act To enhance the literacy and basic skills of adults, to ensure that all adults in the United States acquire the basic skills necessary to function effectively and achieve the greatest possible opportunity in their work and in their lives, and to strengthen and coordinate adult literacy programs.

    Public Law 102-73 · 105 Stat. 333 · July 25, 1991 · Original text

74. Joint Resolution To declare it to be the policy of the United States that there should be a renewed and sustained commitment by the Federal Government and the American people to the importance of adult education.

    Public Law 102-74 · 105 Stat. 363 · July 26, 1991 · Original text

75. An Act To disclaim any interests of the United States in certain lands on San Juan Island, Washington, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 102-75 · 105 Stat. 365 · July 26, 1991 · Original text

76. An Act To designate the building in Vacherie, Louisiana, which houses the primary operations of the United States Postal Service as the “John Richard Haydel Post Office Building”.

    Public Law 102-76 · 105 Stat. 368 · July 26, 1991 · Original text

77. An Act To redesignate the Midland General Mail Facility in Midland, Texas, as the “Carl O. Hyde General Mail Facility”, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 102-77 · 105 Stat. 369 · July 26, 1991 · Original text

78. Joint Resolution Designating September 12, 1991, as “National D.A.R.E. Day”.

    Public Law 102-78 · 105 Stat. 370 · August 2, 1991 · Original text

79. Joint Resolution Designating the third Sunday of August of 1991 as “National Senior Citizens Day”.

    Public Law 102-79 · 105 Stat. 372 · August 6, 1991 · Original text

80. Joint Resolution Designating the week beginning September 8, 1991, and the week beginning September 6, 1992, each as “National Historically Black Colleges Week”.

    Public Law 102-80 · 105 Stat. 373 · August 6, 1991 · Original text

81. Joint Resolution To designate the week beginning July 28, 1991, as “National Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Week“.

    Public Law 102-81 · 105 Stat. 374 · August 6, 1991 · Original text

82. An Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to make miscellaneous administrative and technical improvements in the operation of the United States Court of Veterans Appeals, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 102-82 · 105 Stat. 375 · August 6, 1991 · Original text

83. Department of Veterans Affairs Codification Act

    An Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to codify the provisions of law relating to the establishment of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to restate and reorganize certain provisions of that title, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 102-83 · 105 Stat. 378 · August 6, 1991 · Original text

84. An Act To designate the Federal building being constructed at 77 West Jackson Boulevard in Chicago, Illinois, as the “Ralph H. Metcalfe Federal Building”.

    Public Law 102-84 · 105 Stat. 411 · August 10, 1991 · Original text

85. Joint Resolution To designate the week beginning August 25, 1991, as “National Parks Week”.

    Public Law 102-85 · 105 Stat. 412 · August 10, 1991 · Original text

86. Veterans’ Benefits Programs Improvement Act of 1991

    An Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to make miscellaneous improvements in veterans’ compensation, pension, life insurance, health-care, and facilities management programs; and for other purposes.

    Public Law 102-86 · 105 Stat. 414 · August 14, 1991 · Original text

87. An Act To amend the Act of May 12, 1920 (41 Stat. 596), to allow the city of Pocatello, Idaho, to use certain lands for a correctional facility for women, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 102-87 · 105 Stat. 427 · August 14, 1991 · Original text

88. Intelligence Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1991

    An Act To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1991 for intelligence 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 102-88 · 105 Stat. 429 · August 14, 1991 · Original text

89. Rural Telephone Cooperative Associations ERISA Amendments Act of 1991

    An Act To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for equal treatment of telephone and electric cooperative welfare plans for the purposes of preemption.

    Public Law 102-89 · 105 Stat. 446 · August 14, 1991 · Original text

90. Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1992

    An Act Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1992, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 102-90 · 105 Stat. 447 · August 14, 1991 · Original text

91. An Act To authorize the transfer by lease of 4 naval vessels to the Government of Greece.

    Public Law 102-91 · 105 Stat. 472 · August 14, 1991 · Original text

92. Joint Resolution To designate September 13, 1991, as “Commodore John Barry Day”.

    Public Law 102-92 · 105 Stat. 473 · August 14, 1991 · Original text

93. Joint Resolution Designating August 1, 1991, as “Helsinki Human Rights Day”.

    Public Law 102-93 · 105 Stat. 475 · August 14, 1991 · Original text

94. Joint Resolution Designating August 29, 1991, as “National Sarcoidosis Awareness Day”.

    Public Law 102-94 · 105 Stat. 478 · August 14, 1991 · Original text

95. National Commission on Libraries and Information Science Act Amendments of 1991

    An Act To improve the operation and effectiveness of the United States National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 102-95 · 105 Stat. 479 · August 14, 1991 · Original text

96. Terry Beirn Community Based AIDS Research Initiative Act of 1991

    An Act To honor and commend the efforts of Terry Beirn, to amend the Public Health Service Act to rename and make technical amendments to the community-based AIDS research initiative, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 102-96 · 105 Stat. 481 · August 14, 1991 · Original text

97. Joint Resolution To designate the week of September 15, 1991, through September 21, 1991, as “National Rehabilitation Week”.

    Public Law 102-97 · 105 Stat. 483 · August 14, 1991 · Original text

98. African American History Landmark Theme Study Act

    An Act To direct the Secretary of the Interior to prepare a national historic landmark theme study on African American history.

    Public Law 102-98 · 105 Stat. 485 · August 17, 1991 · Original text

99. Defense Production Act Extension and Amendments of 1991

    An Act To extend the expiration date of the Defense Production Act of 1950, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 102-99 · 105 Stat. 487 · August 17, 1991 · Original text

100. Federal Maritime Commission Authorization Act of 1991

     An Act To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1992 for the Federal Maritime Commission, and for other purposes.

     Public Law 102-100 · 105 Stat. 491 · August 17, 1991 · Original text