Every law Congress has passed

483 laws of the 109th Congress, 2005–2007

1. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 320 High Street in Clinton, Massachusetts, as the “Raymond J. Salmon Post Office”.

   Public Law 109-201 · 120 Stat. 309 · March 20, 2006 · Original text

2. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 12760 South Park Avenue in Riverton, Utah, as the “Mont and Mark Stephensen Veterans Memorial Post Office Building”.

   Public Law 109-202 · 120 Stat. 310 · March 20, 2006 · Original text

3. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1271 North King Street in Honolulu, Oahu, Hawaii, as the “Hiram L. Fong Post Office Building”.

   Public Law 109-203 · 120 Stat. 311 · March 20, 2006 · Original text

4. An Act To make available funds included in the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program for fiscal year 2006, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 109-204 · 120 Stat. 312 · March 20, 2006 · Original text

5. An Act To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the products of Ukraine.

   Public Law 109-205 · 120 Stat. 313 · March 23, 2006 · Original text

6. An Act To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic in Appleton, Wisconsin, as the “John H. Bradley Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic”.

   Public Law 109-206 · 120 Stat. 315 · March 23, 2006 · Original text

7. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 122 South Bill Street in Francesville, Indiana, as the Malcolm Melville “Mac” Lawrence Post Office.

   Public Law 109-207 · 120 Stat. 316 · March 23, 2006 · Original text

8. National Flood Insurance Program Enhanced Borrowing Authority Act of 2006

   An Act An Act to temporarily increase the borrowing authority of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for carrying out the national flood insurance program.

   Public Law 109-208 · 120 Stat. 317 · March 23, 2006 · Original text

9. An Act To extend through December 31, 2006, the authority of the Secretary of the Army to accept and expend funds contributed by non-Federal public entities to expedite the processing of permits.

   Public Law 109-209 · 120 Stat. 318 · March 24, 2006 · Original text

10. An Act To waive the passport fees for a relative of a deceased member of the Armed Forces proceeding abroad to visit the grave of such member or to attend a funeral or memorial service for such member.

    Public Law 109-210 · 120 Stat. 319 · March 24, 2006 · Original text

11. An Act To extend the educational flexibility program under section 4 of the Education Flexibility Partnership Act of 1999.

    Public Law 109-211 · 120 Stat. 320 · March 24, 2006 · Original text

12. Higher Education Extension Act of 2006

    An Act To temporarily extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 109-212 · 120 Stat. 321 · April 1, 2006 · Original text

13. An Act To award a congressional gold medal on behalf of the Tuskegee Airmen, collectively, in recognition of their unique military record, which inspired revolutionary reform in the Armed Forces.

    Public Law 109-213 · 120 Stat. 322 · April 11, 2006 · Original text

14. An Act To transfer jurisdiction of certain real property to the Supreme Court.

    Public Law 109-214 · 120 Stat. 326 · April 11, 2006 · Original text

15. Milk Regulatory Equity Act of 2005

    An Act To ensure regulatory equity between and among all dairy farmers and handlers for sales of packaged fluid milk in federally regulated milk marketing areas and into certain non-federally regulated milk marketing areas from federally regulated areas, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 109-215 · 120 Stat. 328 · April 11, 2006 · Original text

16. Joint Resolution Providing for the appointment of Phillip Frost as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.

    Public Law 109-216 · 120 Stat. 331 · April 13, 2006 · Original text

17. Joint Resolution Providing for the reappointment of Alan G. Spoon as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.

    Public Law 109-217 · 120 Stat. 332 · April 13, 2006 · Original text

18. Local Community Recovery Act of 2006

    An Act To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to clarify the preference for local firms in the award of certain contracts for disaster relief activities.

    Public Law 109-218 · 120 Stat. 333 · April 20, 2006 · Original text

19. Glendo Unit of the Missouri River Basin Project Contract Extension Act of 2005

    An Act To amend the Irrigation Project Contract Extension Act of 1998 to extend certain contracts between the Bureau of Reclamation and certain irrigation water contractors in the States of Wyoming and Nebraska.

    Public Law 109-219 · 120 Stat. 334 · May 5, 2006 · Original text

20. Joint Resolution Approving the location of the commemorative work in the District of Columbia honoring former President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

    Public Law 109-220 · 120 Stat. 335 · May 5, 2006 · Original text

21. Betty Dick Residence Protection Act

    An Act To require the Secretary of the Interior to allow the continued occupancy and use of certain land and improvements within Rocky Mountain National Park.

    Private Law 109-1 · May 12, 2006 · Private law

22. Native American Technical Corrections Act of 2006

    An Act To make technical corrections to laws relating to Native Americans, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 109-221 · 120 Stat. 336 · May 12, 2006 · Original text

23. Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005

    An Act To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(b) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2006.

    Public Law 109-222 · 120 Stat. 345 · May 17, 2006 · Original text

24. Joint Resolution To memorialize and honor the contribution of Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist.

    Public Law 109-223 · 120 Stat. 374 · May 18, 2006 · Original text

25. An Act To require the Secretary of the Interior to accept the conveyance of certain land, to be held in trust for the benefit of the Puyallup Indian tribe.

    Public Law 109-224 · 120 Stat. 376 · May 18, 2006 · Original text

26. James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge Expansion Act of 2005

    An Act To provide for the expansion of the James Campbell National Wildlife Refuge, Honolulu County, Hawaii.

    Public Law 109-225 · 120 Stat. 378 · May 25, 2006 · Original text

27. Coastal Barrier Resources Reauthorization Act of 2005

    An Act To reauthorize the Coastal Barrier Resources Act, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 109-226 · 120 Stat. 381 · May 25, 2006 · Original text

28. Heroes Earned Retirement Opportunities Act

    An Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow members of the Armed Forces serving in a combat zone to make contributions to their individual retirement plans even if the compensation on which such contribution is based is excluded from gross income, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 109-227 · 120 Stat. 385 · May 29, 2006 · Original text

29. Respect for America’s Fallen Heroes Act

    An Act To amend titles 38 and 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain demonstrations at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration and at Arlington National Cemetery, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 109-228 · 120 Stat. 387 · May 29, 2006 · Original text

30. An Act To provide for the participation of employees in the judicial branch in the Federal leave transfer program for disasters and emergencies.

    Public Law 109-229 · 120 Stat. 390 · May 31, 2006 · Original text

31. San Francisco Old Mint Commemorative Coin Act

    An Act To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the Old Mint at San Francisco, otherwise known as the “Granite Lady”, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 109-230 · 120 Stat. 391 · June 15, 2006 · Original text

32. An Act To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Muskogee, Oklahoma, as the Jack C. Montgomery Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center.

    Public Law 109-231 · 120 Stat. 394 · June 15, 2006 · Original text

33. Lewis and Clark Commemorative Coin Correction Act

    An Act To amend section 308 of the Lewis and Clark Expedition Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act to make certain clarifying and technical amendments.

    Public Law 109-232 · 120 Stat. 395 · June 15, 2006 · Original text

34. Veterans’ Housing Opportunity and Benefits Improvement Act of 2006

    An Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve and extend housing, insurance, outreach, and benefits programs provided under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, to improve and extend employment programs for veterans under laws administered by the Secretary of Labor, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 109-233 · 120 Stat. 397 · June 15, 2006 · Original text

35. Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006

    An Act Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2006, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 109-234 · 120 Stat. 418 · June 15, 2006 · Original text

36. Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2005

    An Act To increase the penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language.

    Public Law 109-235 · 120 Stat. 491 · June 15, 2006 · Original text

37. Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006

    An Act To amend the Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 to improve the safety of mines and mining.

    Public Law 109-236 · 120 Stat. 493 · June 15, 2006 · Original text

38. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 520 Colorado Avenue in Arriba, Colorado, as the “William H. Emery Post Office”.

    Public Law 109-237 · 120 Stat. 506 · June 23, 2006 · Original text

39. Second Higher Education Extension Act of 2006

    An Act To temporarily extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 109-238 · 120 Stat. 507 · June 30, 2006 · Original text

40. Safe and Timely Interstate Placement of Foster Children Act of 2006

    An Act To improve protections for children and to hold States accountable for the safe and timely placement of children across State lines, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 109-239 · 120 Stat. 508 · July 3, 2006 · Original text

41. Rural Health Care Capital Access Act of 2006

    An Act To amend section 242 of the National Housing Act to extend the exemption for critical access hospitals under the FHA program for mortgage insurance for hospitals.

    Public Law 109-240 · 120 Stat. 515 · July 10, 2006 · Original text

42. Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2006

    An Act To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal year 2006, to make technical corrections to various laws administered by the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 109-241 · 120 Stat. 516 · July 11, 2006 · Original text

43. Fetus Farming Prohibition Act of 2006

    An Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit the solicitation or acceptance of tissue from fetuses gestated for research purposes, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 109-242 · 120 Stat. 570 · July 19, 2006 · Original text

44. Freedom to Display the American Flag Act of 2005

    An Act To ensure that the right of an individual to display the flag of the United States on residential property not be abridged.

    Public Law 109-243 · 120 Stat. 572 · July 24, 2006 · Original text

45. Joint Resolution Authorizing the printing and binding of a supplement to, and revised edition of, Senate Procedure.

    Public Law 109-244 · 120 Stat. 574 · July 25, 2006 · Original text

46. An Act To amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the National Foundation for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

    Public Law 109-245 · 120 Stat. 575 · July 26, 2006 · Original text

47. Fannie Lou Hamer, Rosa Parks, and Coretta Scott King Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006

    An Act To amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

    Public Law 109-246 · 120 Stat. 577 · July 27, 2006 · Original text

48. Louis Braille Bicentennial—Braille Literacy Commemorative Coin Act

    An Act To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of Louis Braille.

    Public Law 109-247 · 120 Stat. 582 · July 27, 2006 · Original text

49. Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006

    An Act To protect children from sexual exploitation and violent crime, to prevent child abuse and child pornography, to promote Internet safety, and to honor the memory of Adam Walsh and other child crime victims.

    Public Law 109-248 · 120 Stat. 587 · July 27, 2006 · Original text

50. An Act To exempt persons with disabilities from the prohibition against providing section 8 rental assistance to college students.

    Public Law 109-249 · 120 Stat. 651 · July 27, 2006 · Original text

51. An Act To amend section 1113 of the Social Security Act to temporarily increase funding for the program of temporary assistance for United States citizens returned from foreign countries, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 109-250 · 120 Stat. 652 · July 27, 2006 · Original text

52. Joint Resolution Approving the renewal of import restrictions contained in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 109-251 · 120 Stat. 654 · August 1, 2006 · Original text

53. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 306 2nd Avenue in Brockway, Montana, as the “Paul Kasten Post Office Building”.

    Public Law 109-252 · 120 Stat. 655 · August 1, 2006 · Original text

54. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 Avenida RL Rodríguez in Bayamón, Puerto Rico, as the “Dr. José Celso Barbosa Post Office Building”.

    Public Law 109-253 · 120 Stat. 656 · August 1, 2006 · Original text

55. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 210 West 3rd Avenue in Warren, Pennsylvania, as the “William F. Clinger, Jr. Post Office Building”.

    Public Law 109-254 · 120 Stat. 657 · August 1, 2006 · Original text

56. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 80 Killian Road in Massapequa, New York, as the “Gerard A. Fiorenza Post Office Building”.

    Public Law 109-255 · 120 Stat. 658 · August 1, 2006 · Original text

57. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 170 East Main Street in Patchogue, New York, as the “Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy Post Office Building”.

    Public Law 109-256 · 120 Stat. 659 · August 1, 2006 · Original text

58. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3000 Homewood Avenue in Baltimore, Maryland, as the “State Senator Verda Welcome and Dr. Henry Welcome Post Office Building”.

    Public Law 109-257 · 120 Stat. 660 · August 1, 2006 · Original text

59. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2404 Race Street in Jonesboro, Arkansas, as the “Hattie W. Caraway Station”.

    Public Law 109-258 · 120 Stat. 661 · August 2, 2006 · Original text

60. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 8624 Ferguson Road in Dallas, Texas, as the “Francisco ‘Pancho’ Medrano Post Office Building”.

    Public Law 109-259 · 120 Stat. 662 · August 2, 2006 · Original text

61. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1 Boyden Street in Badin, North Carolina, as the “Mayor John Thompson ‘Tom’ Garrison Memorial Post Office”.

    Public Law 109-260 · 120 Stat. 663 · August 2, 2006 · Original text

62. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 535 Wood Street in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, as the “H. Gordon Payrow Post Office Building”.

    Public Law 109-261 · 120 Stat. 664 · August 2, 2006 · Original text

63. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7 Columbus Avenue in Tuckahoe, New York, as the “Ronald Bucca Post Office.

    Public Law 109-262 · 120 Stat. 665 · August 2, 2006 · Original text

64. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1 Marble Street in Fair Haven, Vermont, as the “Matthew Lyon Post Office Building”.

    Public Law 109-263 · 120 Stat. 666 · August 2, 2006 · Original text

65. An Act To amend title 4 of the United States Code to clarify the treatment of self-employment for purposes of the limitation on State taxation of retirement income.

    Public Law 109-264 · 120 Stat. 667 · August 3, 2006 · Original text

66. Newlands Project Headquarters and Maintenance Yard Facility Transfer Act

    An Act To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Newlands Project Headquarters and Maintenance Yard Facility to the Truckee-Carson Irrigation District in the State of Nevada.

    Public Law 109-265 · 120 Stat. 668 · August 3, 2006 · Original text

67. Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2005

    An Act To direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a pilot program under which up to 15 States may issue electronic Federal migratory bird hunting stamps.

    Public Law 109-266 · 120 Stat. 670 · August 3, 2006 · Original text

68. An Act To amend the Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 to extend the authorities provided in such Act until September 29, 2006.

    Public Law 109-267 · 120 Stat. 680 · August 4, 2006 · Original text

69. An Act To provide funding authority to facilitate the evacuation of persons from Lebanon, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 109-268 · 120 Stat. 681 · August 4, 2006 · Original text

70. An Act To redesignate the Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge in Virginia as the Elizabeth Hartwell Mason Neck National Wildlife Refuge.

    Public Law 109-269 · 120 Stat. 682 · August 12, 2006 · Original text

71. Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvement Act of 2006

    An Act To amend the Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Technical Education Act of 1998 to improve the Act.

    Public Law 109-270 · 120 Stat. 683 · August 12, 2006 · Original text

72. An Act To make technical corrections to the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005.

    Public Law 109-271 · 120 Stat. 750 · August 12, 2006 · Original text

73. An Act To preserve the Mt. Soledad Veterans Memorial in San Diego, California, by providing for the immediate acquisition of the memorial by the United States.

    Public Law 109-272 · 120 Stat. 770 · August 14, 2006 · Original text

74. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7320 Reseda Boulevard in Reseda, California, as the “Coach John Wooden Post Office Building”.

    Public Law 109-273 · 120 Stat. 773 · August 17, 2006 · Original text

75. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 215 West Industrial Park Road in Harrison, Arkansas, as the “John Paul Hammerschmidt Post Office Building”.

    Public Law 109-274 · 120 Stat. 774 · August 17, 2006 · Original text

76. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 Pitcher Street in Utica, New York, as the “Captain George A. Wood Post Office Building”.

    Public Law 109-275 · 120 Stat. 775 · August 17, 2006 · Original text

77. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1750 16th Street South in St. Petersburg, Florida, as the “Morris W. Milton Post Office”.

    Public Law 109-276 · 120 Stat. 776 · August 17, 2006 · Original text

78. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1400 West Jordan Street in Pensacola, Florida, as the “Earl D. Hutto Post Office Building”.

    Public Law 109-277 · 120 Stat. 777 · August 17, 2006 · Original text

79. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1310 Highway 64 NW. in Ramsey, Indiana, as the “Wilfred Edward ‘Cousin Willie’ Sieg, Sr. Post Office”.

    Public Law 109-278 · 120 Stat. 778 · August 17, 2006 · Original text

80. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 217 Southeast 2nd Street in Dimmitt, Texas, as the “Sergeant Jacob Dan Dones Post Office”.

    Public Law 109-279 · 120 Stat. 779 · August 17, 2006 · Original text

81. Pension Protection Act of 2006

    An Act To provide economic security for all Americans, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 109-280 · 120 Stat. 780 · August 17, 2006 · Original text

82. YouthBuild Transfer Act

    An Act To amend the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to provide for a YouthBuild program.

    Public Law 109-281 · 120 Stat. 1173 · September 22, 2006 · Original text

83. Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006

    An Act To require full disclosure of all entities and organizations receiving Federal funds.

    Public Law 109-282 · 120 Stat. 1186 · September 26, 2006 · Original text

84. United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act

    An Act To implement the United States-Oman Free Trade Agreement.

    Public Law 109-283 · 120 Stat. 1191 · September 26, 2006 · Original text

85. An Act To make technical corrections to the United States Code.

    Public Law 109-284 · 120 Stat. 1211 · September 27, 2006 · Original text

86. Abraham Lincoln Commemorative Coin Act

    An Act To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the birth of Abraham Lincoln.

    Public Law 109-285 · 120 Stat. 1215 · September 27, 2006 · Original text

87. Pueblo de San Ildefonso Claims Settlement Act of 2005

    An Act To resolve certain Native American claims in New Mexico, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 109-286 · 120 Stat. 1218 · September 27, 2006 · Original text

88. An Act To award a congressional gold medal to Tenzin Gyatso, the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, in recognition of his many enduring and outstanding contributions to peace, non-violence, human rights, and religious understanding.

    Public Law 109-287 · 120 Stat. 1231 · September 27, 2006 · Original text

89. Child and Family Services Improvement Act of 2006

    An Act To amend part B of title IV of the Social Security Act to reauthorize the promoting safe and stable families program, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 109-288 · 120 Stat. 1233 · September 28, 2006 · Original text

90. Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2007

    An Act Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 109-289 · 120 Stat. 1257 · September 29, 2006 · Original text

91. Military Personnel Financial Services Protection Act

    An Act To protect members of the Armed Forces from unscrupulous practices regarding sales of insurance, financial, and investment products.

    Public Law 109-290 · 120 Stat. 1317 · September 29, 2006 · Original text

92. Credit Rating Agency Reform Act of 2006

    An Act To improve ratings quality for the protection of investors and in the public interest by fostering accountability, transparency, and competition in the credit rating agency industry.

    Public Law 109-291 · 120 Stat. 1327 · September 29, 2006 · Original text

93. Third Higher Education Extension Act of 2006

    An Act To temporarily extend the programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 109-292 · 120 Stat. 1340 · September 30, 2006 · Original text

94. Iran Freedom Support Act

    An Act To hold the current regime in Iran accountable for its threatening behavior and to support a transition to democracy in Iran.

    Public Law 109-293 · 120 Stat. 1344 · September 30, 2006 · Original text

95. Partners for Fish and Wildlife Act

    An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide technical and financial assistance to private landowners to restore, enhance, and manage private land to improve fish and wildlife habitats through the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program.

    Public Law 109-294 · 120 Stat. 1351 · October 3, 2006 · Original text

96. Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2007

    An Act Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2007, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 109-295 · 120 Stat. 1355 · October 4, 2006 · Original text

97. An Act To reauthorize the Livestock Mandatory Reporting Act of 1999 and to amend the swine reporting provisions of that Act.

    Public Law 109-296 · 120 Stat. 1464 · October 5, 2006 · Original text

98. An Act To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Alaska.

    Public Law 109-297 · 120 Stat. 1471 · October 5, 2006 · Original text

99. An Act To extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Wyoming.

    Public Law 109-298 · 120 Stat. 1472 · October 5, 2006 · Original text

100. Wichita Project Equus Beds Division Authorization Act of 2005

     An Act To amend the Act entitled “An Act to provide for the construction of the Cheney division, Wichita Federal reclamation project, Kansas, and for other purposes” to authorize the Equus Beds Division of the Wichita Project.

     Public Law 109-299 · 120 Stat. 1473 · October 5, 2006 · Original text