Every law Congress has passed

337 laws of the 107th Congress, 2001–2003

1. Joint Resolution Approving the site at Yucca Mountain, Nevada, for the development of a repository for the disposal of high-level radioactive waste and spent nuclear fuel, pursuant to the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982.

   Public Law 107-200 · 116 Stat. 735 · July 23, 2002 · Original text

2. Support of American Eagle Silver Bullion Program Act

   An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to purchase silver on the open market when the silver stockpile is depleted, to be used to mint coins.

   Public Law 107-201 · 116 Stat. 736 · July 23, 2002 · Original text

3. Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission Act

   An Act To establish the Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary Commission.

   Public Law 107-202 · 116 Stat. 739 · July 24, 2002 · Original text

4. An Act To provide for an independent investigation of Forest Service firefighter deaths that are caused by wildfire entrapment or burnover.

   Public Law 107-203 · 116 Stat. 744 · July 24, 2002 · Original text

5. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

   An Act To protect investors by improving the accuracy and reliability of corporate disclosures made pursuant to the securities laws, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 107-204 · 116 Stat. 745 · July 30, 2002 · Original text

6. Nurse Reinvestment Act

   An Act To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to health professions programs regarding the Geld of nursing.

   Public Law 107-205 · 116 Stat. 811 · August 1, 2002 · Original text

7. 2002 Supplemental Appropriations Act for Further Recovery From and Response To Terrorist Attacks on the United States

   An Act Making supplemental appropriations for further recovery from and response to terrorist attacks on the United States for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 107-206 · 116 Stat. 820 · August 2, 2002 · Original text

8. Born-Alive Infants Protection Act of 2002

   An Act To protect infants who are born alive.

   Public Law 107-207 · 116 Stat. 926 · August 5, 2002 · Original text

9. Child Status Protection Act

   An Act To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to determine whether an alien is a child, for purposes of classification as an immediate relative, based on the age of the alien on the date the classification petition with respect to the alien is filed, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 107-208 · 116 Stat. 927 · August 6, 2002 · Original text

10. Joint Resolution Conferring honorary citizenship of the United States posthumously on Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roche Gilbert du Motier, the Marquis de Lafayette.

    Public Law 107-209 · 116 Stat. 931 · August 6, 2002 · Original text

11. Trade Act of 2002

    An Act To extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, to grant additional trade benefits under that Act, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 107-210 · 116 Stat. 933 · August 6, 2002 · Original text

12. Tumacacori National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act of 2002

    An Act To revise the boundary of the Tumacacori National Historical Park in the State of Arizona.

    Public Law 107-218 · August 21, 2002 · H.R. 2234

13. An Act To rename Wolf Trap Farm Park as “Wolf Trap National Park for the Performing Arts”, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 107-219 · August 21, 2002 · H.R. 2440

14. An Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to redesignate a facility as the National Hansen’s Disease Programs Center, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 107-220 · August 21, 2002 · H.R. 2441

15. Fort Clatsop National Memorial Expansion Act of 2002

    An Act To authorize the acquisition of additional lands for inclusion in the Fort Clatsop National Memorial in the State of Oregon, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 107-221 · August 21, 2002 · H.R. 2643

16. An Act To amend title X of the Energy Policy Act of 1992, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 107-222 · August 21, 2002 · H.R. 3343

17. An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue right-of-way permits for natural pipelines within the boundary of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

    Public Law 107-223 · August 21, 2002 · H.R. 3380

18. An Act To amend the Clear Creek County, Colorado, Public Lands Transfer Act of 1993 to provide additional time for Clear Creek County to dispose of certain lands transferred to the county under the Act.

    Public Law 107-211 · 116 Stat. 1050 · August 21, 2002 · Original text

19. Guam Foreign Investment Equity Act

    An Act To provide for the determination of withholding tax rates under the Guam income tax.

    Public Law 107-212 · 116 Stat. 1051 · August 21, 2002 · Original text

20. An Act To redesignate certain lands within the Craters of the Moon National Monument, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 107-213 · 116 Stat. 1052 · August 21, 2002 · Original text

21. Long Walk National Historic Trail Study Act

    An Act To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the route in Arizona and New Mexico which the Navajo and Mescalero Apache Indian tribes were forced to walk in 1863 and 1864, for study for potential addition to the National Trails System.

    Public Law 107-214 · 116 Stat. 1053 · August 21, 2002 · Original text

22. Booker T. Washington National Monument Boundary Adjustment Act of 2002

    An Act To expand the boundary of the Booker T. Washington National Monument, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 107-215 · 116 Stat. 1054 · August 21, 2002 · Original text

23. James Peak Wilderness and Protection Area Act

    An Act To designate the James Peak Wilderness and Protection Area in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 107-216 · 116 Stat. 1055 · August 21, 2002 · Original text

24. An Act To revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain general and permanent laws, related to public buildings, property, and works, as title 40, United States Code, “Public Buildings, Property, and Works”.

    Public Law 107-217 · 116 Stat. 1062 · August 21, 2002 · Original text

25. John F. Kennedy Center Plaza Authorization Act of 2002

    An Act To amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a project for construction of a plaza adjacent to the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 107-224 · September 18, 2002 · H.R. 5012

26. An Act To redesignate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 900 Brentwood Road, NE, in Washington, D.C., as the “Joseph Curseen, Jr. and Thomas Morris, Jr. Processing and Distribution Center”.

    Public Law 107-225 · September 24, 2002 · H.R. 3287

27. Flight 93 National Memorial Act

    An Act To authorize a national memorial to commemorate the passengers and crew of Flight 93 who, on September 11, 2001, courageously gave their lives thereby thwarting a planned attack on our Nation's Capital, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 107-226 · September 24, 2002 · H.R. 3917

28. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6101 West Old Shakopee Road in Bloomington, Minnesota, as the “Thomas E. Burnett, Jr. Post Office Building”.

    Public Law 107-227 · September 24, 2002 · H.R. 5207

29. Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003

    An Act To authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal year 2003, to authorize appropriations under the Arms Export Control Act and the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for security assistance for fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 107-228 · September 30, 2002

30. Joint Resolution Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 107-229 · 116 Stat. 1465 · September 30, 2002 · Original text

31. An Act For the relief of retired Sergeant First Class James D. Benoit and Wan Sook Benoit.

    Private Law 107-2 · October 1, 2002 · S. 1834 · Private law

32. An Act To provide a temporary waiver from certain transportation conformity requirements and metropolitan transportation planning requirements under the Clean Air Act and under other laws for certain areas in New York where the planning offices and resources have been destroyed by acts of terrorism, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 107-230 · 116 Stat. 1469 · October 1, 2002 · Original text

33. National Construction Safety Team Act

    An Act To provide for the establishment of investigative teams to assess building performance and emergency response and evacuation procedures in the wake of any building failure that has resulted in substantial loss of life or that posed significant potential of substantial loss of life.

    Public Law 107-231 · 116 Stat. 1471 · October 1, 2002 · Original text

34. An Act To amend section 5307 of title 49, United States Code, to allow transit systems in urbanized areas that, for the first time, exceeded 200,000 in population according to the 2000 census to retain flexibility in the use of Federal transit formula grants in fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 107-232 · 116 Stat. 1478 · October 1, 2002 · Original text

35. An Act To amend the Communications Satellite Act of 1962 to extend the deadline forthe INTELSAT initial public offering.

    Public Law 107-233 · 116 Stat. 1480 · October 1, 2002 · Original text

36. An Act To extend the Irish Peace Process Cultural and Training Program.

    Public Law 107-234 · October 4, 2002

37. An Act For the relief of Barbara Makuch.

    Private Law 107-3 · October 4, 2002 · H.R. 486 · Private law

38. An Act For the relief of Eugene Makuch.

    Private Law 107-4 · October 4, 2002 · H.R. 487 · Private law

39. Joint Resolution Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 107-235 · 116 Stat. 1482 · October 4, 2002 · Original text

40. Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area Boundary Adjustment Act

    An Act To adjust the boundaries of Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area,and for other purposes.

    Public Law 107-236 · 116 Stat. 1483 · October 9, 2002 · Original text

41. Burnt, Malheur, Owyhee, and Powder River Basin Water Optimization Feasibility Study Act of 2002

    An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct feasibility studies on water optimization in the Burnt River basin, Malheur River basin, Owyhee River basin, and Powder River basin, Oregon.

    Public Law 107-237 · October 11, 2002

42. Vicksburg National Military Park Boundary Modification Act of 2002

    An Act To modify the boundary of Vicksburg National Military Park to include the propertyknown as Pemberton’s Headquarters, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 107-238 · October 11, 2002

43. An Act To ratify an agreement between The Aleut Corporation and the United States of America to exchange land rights received under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act for certain land interests on Adak Island, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 107-239 · October 11, 2002

44. Joint Resolution Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 107-240 · October 11, 2002

45. An Act To amend the charter of the AMVETS organization.

    Public Law 107-241 · October 16, 2002

46. Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002

    Joint Resolution To authorize the use of United States Armed Forces against Iraq.

    Public Law 107-243 · October 16, 2002

47. An Act To amend the charter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States organization to make members of the armed forces who receive special pay for duty subject to hostile fire or imminent danger eligible for membership in the organization, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 107-242 · 116 Stat. 1497 · October 16, 2002 · Original text

48. Joint Resolution Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 107-244 · 116 Stat. 1503 · October 18, 2002 · Original text

49. Sudan Peace Act

    An Act To facilitate famine relief efforts and a comprehensive solution to the war in Sudan.

    Public Law 107-245 · 116 Stat. 1504 · October 21, 2002 · Original text

50. Veterans’ Compensation Cost- of-Living Adjustment Act of 2002

    An Act To increase, effective as of December 1, 2002, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans.

    Public Law 107-247 · October 23, 2002

51. Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2003

    An Act Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year endingSeptember 30, 2003, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 107-248 · October 23, 2002

52. Military Construction Appropriation Act, 2003

    An Act Making appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2003, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 107-249 · October 23, 2002

53. Russian Democracy Act of 2002

    An Act To make available funds under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to expand democracy, good governance, and anti-corruption programs in the Russian Federation in order to promote and strengthen democratic government and civil society and independent media in that country.

    Public Law 107-246 · 116 Stat. 1511 · October 23, 2002 · Original text

54. Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act of 2002

    An Act To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to make improvements in the regulation of medical devices, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 107-250 · October 26, 2002

55. Health Care Safety Net Amendments of 2002

    An Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize and strengthen the health centers program and the National Health Service Corps, and to establish the Healthy Communities Access Program, which will help coordinate services for the uninsured and underinsured, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 107-251 · October 26, 2002

56. Help America Vote Act of 2002

    An Act To establish a program to provide funds to States to replace punch card voting systems, to establish the Election Assistance Commission to assist in the administration of Federal elections and to otherwise provide assistance with the administration of certain Federal election laws and programs, to establish minimum election administration standards for States and units of local government with responsibility for the administration of Federal elections, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 107-252 · October 29, 2002

57. Inland Flood Forecasting and Warning System Act of 2002

    An Act To authorize the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, through the United States Weather Research Program, to conduct research and development, training, and outreach activities relating to inland flood forecasting improvement, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 107-253 · October 29, 2002

58. An Act To authorize the duration of the base contract of the Navy-Marine Corps Intranet contract to be more than five years but not more than seven years.

    Public Law 107-254 · October 29, 2002

59. Joint Resolution Recognizing the contributions of Patsy Takemoto Mink.

    Public Law 107-255 · October 29, 2002

60. Niagara Falls National Heritage Area Study Act

    An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study of the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area in the State of New York, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 107-256 · October 29, 2002

61. An Act To designate the United States courthouse to be constructed at 8th Avenue and Mill Street in Eugene, Oregon, as the “Wayne Lyman Morse United States Courthouse”.

    Public Law 107-257 · October 29, 2002

62. Persian Gulf War POW/MIA Accountability Act of 2002

    An Act To amend the Bring Them Home Alive Act of 2000 to provide an asylum program with regard to American Persian Gulf War POW/MIAs, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 107-258 · October 29, 2002

63. Benign Brain Tumor Cancer Registries Amendment Act

    An Act To identify certain routes in the States of Texas, Oklahoma, Colorado, and New Mexico as part of the Ports-to-Plains Corridor, a high priority corridor on the National Highway System.

    Public Law 107-259 · October 29, 2002

64. An Act For the relief of Anisha Goveas Foti.

    Private Law 107-5 · November 5, 2002 · H.R. 2245 · Private law

65. Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003

    An Act To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2003 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 107-306 · November 27, 2002

66. North American Wetlands Conservation Reauthorization Act

    An Act To reauthorize the North American Wetlands Conservation Act, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 107-308 · December 2, 2002

67. Mental Health Parity Reauthorization Act of 2002

    An Act To amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Public Health Service Act to extend the mental health benefits parity provisions for an additional year.

    Public Law 107-313 · December 2, 2002 · H.R. 5716

68. Joint Resolution Approving the location of the commemorative work in the District of Columbia honoring former President John Adams.

    Public Law 107-315 · December 2, 2002

69. Paul and Sheila Wellstone Center for Community Building Act

    An Act To provide a grant for the construction of a new community center in St. Paul, Minnesota, in honor of the late Senator Paul Wellstone and his beloved wife, Sheila.

    Public Law 107-316 · December 2, 2002

70. An Act For the relief of So Hyun Jun.

    Private Law 107-6 · December 2, 2002 · H.R. 3758 · Private law

71. Product Packaging Protection Act of 2002

    An Act To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to consumer product protection.

    Public Law 107-307 · 116 Stat. 2445 · December 2, 2002 · Original text

72. An Act To amend title 36, United States Code, to clarify the requirements for eligibility in the American Legion.

    Public Law 107-309 · 116 Stat. 2449 · December 2, 2002 · Original text

73. Dam Safety and Security Act of 2002

    An Act To reauthorize the national dam safety program, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 107-310 · 116 Stat. 2450 · December 2, 2002 · Original text

74. Armed Forces Domestic Security Act

    An Act To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the enforcement and effectiveness of civilian orders of protection on military installations.

    Public Law 107-311 · 116 Stat. 2455 · December 2, 2002 · Original text

75. An Act To reduce preexisting PAYGO balances, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 107-312 · 116 Stat. 2456 · December 2, 2002 · Original text

76. Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003

    An Act To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2003 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 year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 107-314 · 116 Stat. 2458 · December 2, 2002 · Original text

77. Dot Kids Implementation and Efficiency Act of 2002

    An Act To facilitate the creation of a new, second-level Internet domain within the United States country code domain that will be a haven for material that promotes positive experiences for children and families using the Internet, provides a safe online environment for children, and helps to prevent children from being exposed to harmful material on the Internet, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 107-317 · December 4, 2002

78. Anton’s Law

    An Act To provide for the improvement of the safety of child restraints in passenger motor vehicles, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 107-318 · December 4, 2002

79. An Act To amend the Consumer Product Safety Act to provide that low-speed electric bicycles are consumer products subject to such Act.

    Public Law 107-319 · December 4, 2002

80. An Act To direct the Secretary of the Army to convey a parcel of land to Chatham County, Georgia.

    Public Law 107-320 · December 4, 2002

81. Small Webcaster Settlement Act of 2002

    An Act To amend title 17, United States Code, with respect to the statutory license for webcasting, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 107-321 · December 4, 2002

82. An Act To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of North Carolina.

    Public Law 107-322 · December 4, 2002

83. POW/MIA Memorial Flag Act of 2002

    An Act To require the display of the POW/MIA flag at the World War II Memorial, the Korean War Veterans Memorial, and the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

    Public Law 107-323 · December 4, 2002

84. An Act To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to the city of Haines, Oregon.

    Public Law 107-324 · December 4, 2002

85. Old Spanish Trail Recognition Act of 2002

    An Act To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Old Spanish Trail as a National Historic Trail.

    Public Law 107-325 · December 4, 2002

86. FHA Downpayment Simplification Act of 2002

    An Act To amend the National Housing Act to simplify the downpayment requirements for FHA mortgage insurance for single family homebuyers.

    Public Law 107-326 · December 4, 2002

87. Afghanistan Freedom Support Act of 2002

    An Act To authorize economic and democratic development assistance for Afghanistan and to authorize military assistance for Afghanistan and certain other foreign countries.

    Public Law 107-327 · December 4, 2002

88. Joint Resolution Relative to the convening of the first session of the One Hundred Eighth Congress.

    Public Law 107-328 · December 4, 2002

89. An Act To provide for the acquisition of land and construction of an interagency administrative and visitor facility at the entrance to American Fork Canyon, Utah, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 107-329 · December 6, 2002

90. Veterans Benefits Act of 2002

    An Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve authorities of the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to veterans’ compensation, dependency and indemnity compensation, and pension benefits, education benefits, housing benefits, memorial affairs benefits, life insurance benefits, and certain other benefits for veterans, to improve the administration of benefits for veterans, to make improvements in procedures relating to judicial review of veterans’ claims for benefits, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 107-330 · December 6, 2002

91. Indian Financing Amendments Act of 2002

    An Act To amend the Indian Financing Act of 1974 to improve the effectiveness of the Indian loan guarantee and insurance program.

    Public Law 107-331 · December 13, 2002

92. Homestead National Monument of America Additions Act

    An Act To provide for additional lands to be included within the boundaries of the Homestead National Monument of America in the State of Nebraska, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 107-332 · December 16, 2002

93. Guam War Claims Review Commission Act

    An Act To establish the Guam War Claims Review Commission.

    Public Law 107-333 · December 16, 2002 · H.R. 308

94. Mount Nebo Wilderness Boundary Adjustment Act

    An Act To make certain adjustments to the boundaries of the Mount Nebo Wilderness Area, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 107-334 · December 16, 2002

95. Lease Lot Conveyance Act of 2002

    An Act To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain properties in the vicinity of the Elephant Butte Reservoir and the Caballo Reservoir, New Mexico.

    Public Law 107-335 · December 16, 2002 · H. R. 706

96. An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to make adjustments to the boundary of the National Park of American Samoa to include certain portions of the islands of Ofu and Olosega within the park, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 107-336 · December 16, 2002 · H.R. 1712

97. Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area Study Act

    An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to study the suitability and feasibility of establishing the Buffalo Bayou National Heritage Area in west Houston, Texas.

    Public Law 107-337 · December 16, 2002 · H.R. 1776

98. Metacomet-Monadnock-Mattabesett Trail Study Act of 2002

    An Act To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Metacomet-Monadnock-Mattabesett Trail extending through western Massachusetts and central Connecticut for study for potential addition to the National Trails System.

    Public Law 107-338 · December 16, 2002 · H.R. 1814

99. Fallon Rail Freight Loading Facility Transfer Act

    An Act To provide for the sale of certain real property within the Newlands Project in Nevada, to the city of Fallon, Nevada.

    Public Law 107-339 · December 16, 2002 · H.R. 1870

100. Pu‘uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park Addition Act of 2002

     An Act To amend the Act that established the Pu‘uhonua o Hōnaunau National Historical Park to expand the boundaries of that park.

     Public Law 107-340 · December 16, 2002 · H.R. 1906