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Every law Congress has passed
97,863 laws from 1789 to 2026, as printed in the Statutes at Large, the official record of every act of Congress. 51,799 are public laws; 46,064 are private laws, which apply to named people or places, such as pensions, land claims and relief from debts.
460 laws of the 110th Congress, 2007–2009
Providing Resources, Officers, and Technology To Eradicate Cyber Threats to Our Children Act of 2008
An Act To require the Department of Justice to develop and implement a National Strategy Child Exploitation Prevention and Interdiction, to improve the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, to increase resources for regional computer forensic labs, and to make other improvements to increase the ability of law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child predators.
Public Law 110-401 · 122 Stat. 4229 · October 13, 2008 · Original text
An Act To extend the authority of the United States Supreme Court Police to protect court officials off the Supreme Court Grounds and change the title of the Administrative Assistant to the Chief Justice.
Public Law 110-402 · 122 Stat. 4254 · October 13, 2008 · Original text
Prioritizing Resources and Organization for Intellectual Property Act of 2008
An Act To enhance remedies for violations of intellectual property laws, and for other purposes.
Public Law 110-403 · 122 Stat. 4256 · October 13, 2008 · Original text
Presidential Historical Records Preservation Act of 2008
An Act To amend title 44, United States Code, to authorize grants for Presidential Centers of Historical Excellence.
Public Law 110-404 · 122 Stat. 4281 · October 13, 2008 · Original text
Air Carriage of International Mail Act
An Act To amend section 5402 of title 39, United States Code, to modify the authority relating to United States Postal Service air transportation contracts, and for other purposes.
Public Law 110-405 · 122 Stat. 4287 · October 13, 2008 · Original text
Judicial Administration and Technical Amendments Act of 2008
An Act To make improvements in the operation and administration of the Federal courts, and for other purposes.
Public Law 110-406 · 122 Stat. 4291 · October 13, 2008 · Original text
Drug Trafficking Vessel Interdiction Act of 2008
An Act To amend titles 46 and 18, United States Code, with respect to the operation of submersible vessels and semi-submersible vessels without nationality.
Public Law 110-407 · 122 Stat. 4296 · October 13, 2008 · Original text
Criminal History Background Checks Pilot Extension Act of 2008
An Act To extend the pilot program for volunteer groups to obtain criminal history background checks.
Public Law 110-408 · 122 Stat. 4301 · October 13, 2008 · Original text
Inspector General Reform Act of 2008
An Act To amend the Inspector General Act of 1978 to enhance the independence of the Inspectors General, to create a Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency, and for other purposes.
Public Law 110-409 · 122 Stat. 4302 · October 14, 2008 · Original text
An Act To designate the Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic in Hermitage, Pennsylvania, as the Michael A. Marzano Department of Veterans Affairs Outpatient Clinic.
Public Law 110-410 · 122 Stat. 4318 · October 14, 2008 · Original text
Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2008
An Act To reauthorize the programs for housing assistance for Native Americans.
Public Law 110-411 · 122 Stat. 4319 · October 14, 2008 · Original text
Personnel Reimbursement for Intelligence Cooperation and Enhancement of Homeland Security Act of 2008
An Act To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to improve the financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities, and for other purposes.
Public Law 110-412 · 122 Stat. 4336 · October 14, 2008 · Original text
Stephanie Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Medal Act of 2008
An Act To establish the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Gift of Life Medal for organ donors and the family of organ donors.
Public Law 110-413 · 122 Stat. 4338 · October 14, 2008 · Original text
Mercury Export Ban Act of 2008
An Act To prohibit the sale, distribution, transfer, and export of elemental mercury, and for other purposes.
Public Law 110-414 · 122 Stat. 4341 · October 14, 2008 · Original text
Methamphetamine Production Prevention Act of 2008
An Act To facilitate the creation of methamphetamine precursor electronic logbook systems, and for other purposes.
Public Law 110-415 · 122 Stat. 4349 · October 14, 2008 · Original text
Mentally Ill Offender Treatment and Crime Reduction Reauthorization and Improvement Act of 2008
An Act To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide grants for the improved mental health treatment and services provided to offenders with mental illnesses, and for other purposes.
Public Law 110-416 · 122 Stat. 4352 · October 14, 2008 · Original text
Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009
An Act To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2009 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.
Public Law 110-417 · 122 Stat. 4356 · October 14, 2008 · Original text
An Act To designate a portion of the Rappahannock River in the Commonwealth of Virginia as the “John W. Warner Rapids”.
Public Law 110-418 · 122 Stat. 4772 · October 14, 2008 · Original text
An Act To clarify the boundaries of Coastal Barrier Resources System Clam Pass Unit FL–64P.
Public Law 110-419 · 122 Stat. 4773 · October 15, 2008 · Original text
Code Talkers Recognition Act of 2008
An Act To require the issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American code talkers.
Public Law 110-420 · 122 Stat. 4774 · October 15, 2008 · Original text
Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Act of 2008
An Act To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to extend the authorization of the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program through fiscal year 2012.
Public Law 110-421 · 122 Stat. 4778 · October 15, 2008 · Original text
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act of 2008
An Act To authorize the programs of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and for other purposes.
Public Law 110-422 · 122 Stat. 4779 · October 15, 2008 · Original text
An Act To provide that Federal employees receiving their pay by electronic funds transfer shall be given the option of receiving their pay stubs electronically.
Public Law 110-423 · 122 Stat. 4818 · October 15, 2008 · Original text
An Act To authorize funding to conduct a national training program for State and local prosecutors.
Public Law 110-424 · 122 Stat. 4819 · October 15, 2008 · Original text
Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008
An Act To amend the Controlled Substances Act to address online pharmacies.
Public Law 110-425 · 122 Stat. 4820 · October 15, 2008 · Original text
Stephanie Tubbs Jones Organ Transplant Authorization Act of 2008
An Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize increased Federal funding for the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network.
Public Law 110-426 · 122 Stat. 4835 · October 15, 2008 · Original text
An Act To authorize the Administrator of General Services to take certain actions with respect to parcels of real property located in Eastlake, Ohio, and Koochiching County, Minnesota, and for other purposes.
Public Law 110-427 · 122 Stat. 4837 · October 15, 2008 · Original text
Inmate Tax Fraud Prevention Act of 2008
An Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the Secretary of the Treasury to disclose certain prisoner return information to the Federal Bureau of Prisons, and for other purposes.
Public Law 110-428 · 122 Stat. 4839 · October 15, 2008 · Original text
An Act To authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign recipients, and for other purposes.
Public Law 110-429 · 122 Stat. 4842 · October 15, 2008 · Original text
Joint Resolution Appointing the day for the convening of the first session of the One Hundred Eleventh Congress and establishing the date for the counting of the electoral votes for President and Vice President cast by the electors in December 2008.
Public Law 110-430 · 122 Stat. 4846 · October 15, 2008 · Original text
An Act To authorize funding for the National Crime Victim Law Institute to provide support for victims of crime under Crime Victims Legal Assistance Programs as a part of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984.
Public Law 110-431 · 122 Stat. 4847 · October 15, 2008 · Original text
An Act To amend title 49, United States Code, to prevent railroad fatalities, injuries, and hazardous materials releases, to authorize the Federal Railroad Safety Administration, and for other purposes.
Public Law 110-432 · 122 Stat. 4848 · October 16, 2008 · Original text
An Act To extend through 2013 the authority of the Federal Election Commission to impose civil money penalties on the basis of a schedule of penalties established and published by the Commission.
Public Law 110-433 · 122 Stat. 4971 · October 16, 2008 · Original text
Vessel Hull Design Protection Amendments of 2008
An Act To amend chapter 13 of title 17, United States Code (relating to the vessel hull design protection), to clarify the definitions of a hull and a deck.
Public Law 110-434 · 122 Stat. 4972 · October 16, 2008 · Original text
Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008
An Act To amend section 114 of title 17, United States Code, to provide for agreements for the reproduction and performance of sound recordings by webcasters.
Public Law 110-435 · 122 Stat. 4974 · October 16, 2008 · Original text
An Act To extend the Andean Trade Preference Act, and for other purposes.
Public Law 110-436 · 122 Stat. 4976 · October 16, 2008 · Original text
Capitol Visitor Center Act of 2008
An Act To establish the Office of the Capitol Visitor Center within the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, headed by the Chief Executive Officer for Visitor Services, to provide for the effective management and administration of the Capitol Visitor Center, and for other purposes.
Public Law 110-437 · 122 Stat. 4983 · October 20, 2008 · Original text
National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Act of 2008
An Act A bill to amend title 11, United States Code, to exempt for a limited period, from the application of the means-test presumption of abuse under chapter 7, qualifying members of reserve components of the Armed Forces and members of the National Guard who, after September 11, 2001, are called to active duty or to perform a homeland defense activity for not less than 90 days.
Public Law 110-438 · 122 Stat. 5000 · October 20, 2008 · Original text
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2150 East Hardtner Drive in Urania, Louisiana, as the “Murphy A. Tannehill Post Office Building”.
Public Law 110-439 · 122 Stat. 5003 · October 21, 2008 · Original text
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 West Percy Street in Indianola, Mississippi, as the “Minnie Cox Post Office Building”.
Public Law 110-440 · 122 Stat. 5004 · October 21, 2008 · Original text
An Act To designate a portion of California State Route 91 located in Los Angeles County, California, as the “Juanita Millender-McDonald Highway”.
Public Law 110-441 · 122 Stat. 5005 · October 21, 2008 · Original text
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1750 Lundy Avenue in San Jose, California, as the “Gordon N. Chan Post Office Building”.
Public Law 110-442 · 122 Stat. 5007 · October 21, 2008 · Original text
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 300 Vine Street in New Lenox, Illinois, as the “Jacob M. Lowell Post Office Building”.
Public Law 110-443 · 122 Stat. 5008 · October 21, 2008 · Original text
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4 South Main Street in Wallingford, Connecticut, as the “CWO Richard R. Lee Post Office Building”.
Public Law 110-444 · 122 Stat. 5009 · October 21, 2008 · Original text
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 801 Industrial Boulevard in Ellijay, Georgia, as the “First Lieutenant Noah Harris Ellijay Post Office Building”.
Public Law 110-445 · 122 Stat. 5010 · October 21, 2008 · Original text
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 513 6th Avenue in Dayton, Kentucky, as the “Staff Sergeant Nicholas Ray Carnes Post Office”.
Public Law 110-446 · 122 Stat. 5011 · October 21, 2008 · Original text
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 210 South Ellsworth Avenue in San Mateo, California, as the “Leo J. Ryan Post Office Building”.
Public Law 110-447 · 122 Stat. 5012 · October 21, 2008 · Original text
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7095 Highway 57 in Counce, Tennessee, as the “Pickwick Post Office Building”.
Public Law 110-448 · 122 Stat. 5013 · October 22, 2008 · Original text
Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2008
An Act To provide for additional emergency unemployment compensation.
Public Law 110-449 · 122 Stat. 5014 · November 21, 2008 · Original text
United States Army Commemorative Coin Act of 2008
An Act To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and celebration of the establishment of the United States Army in 1775, to honor the American soldier of both today and yesterday, in wartime and in peace, and to commemorate the traditions, history, and heritage of the United States Army and its role in American society, from the Colonial period to today.
Public Law 110-450 · 122 Stat. 5017 · December 1, 2008 · Original text
Civil Rights Act of 1964 Commemorative Coin Act
An Act To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the semicentennial of the enactment of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Public Law 110-451 · 122 Stat. 5021 · December 2, 2008 · Original text
Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007
An Act To develop the next generation of parental control technology.
Public Law 110-452 · 122 Stat. 5025 · December 2, 2008 · Original text
An Act To direct the Secretary of the Interior to take into trust 2 parcels of Federal land for the benefit of certain Indian Pueblos in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes.
Public Law 110-453 · 122 Stat. 5027 · December 2, 2008 · Original text
An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1501 South Slappey Boulevard in Albany, Georgia, as the “Dr. Walter Carl Gordon, Jr. Post Office Building”.
Public Law 110-454 · 122 Stat. 5035 · December 19, 2008 · Original text
Joint Resolution Ensuring that the compensation and other emoluments attached to the office of Secretary of State are those which were in effect on January 1, 2007.
Public Law 110-455 · 122 Stat. 5036 · December 19, 2008 · Original text
America’s Beautiful National Parks Quarter Dollar Coin Act of 2008
An Act To provide for a program for circulating quarter dollar coins that are emblematic of a national park or other national site in each State, the District of Columbia, and each territory of the United States, and for other purposes.
Public Law 110-456 · 122 Stat. 5038 · December 23, 2008 · Original text
William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008
An Act To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2008 through 2011 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, to enhance measures to combat trafficking in persons, and for other purposes.
Public Law 110-457 · 122 Stat. 5044 · December 23, 2008 · Original text
Worker, Retiree, and Employer Recovery Act of 2008
An Act To make technical corrections related to the Pension Protection Act of 2006, and for other purposes.
Public Law 110-458 · 122 Stat. 5092 · December 23, 2008 · Original text
Short-term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness Act
An Act To require the Federal Communications Commission to provide for a short-term extension of the analog television broadcasting authority so that essential public safety announcements and digital television transition information may be provided for a short time during the transition to digital television broadcasting.
Public Law 110-459 · 122 Stat. 5121 · December 23, 2008 · Original text
An Act To make a technical correction in the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008.
Public Law 110-460 · 122 Stat. 5123 · December 23, 2008 · Original text
By Congress
- 119th 2025 · 136
- 118th 2023 · 274
- 117th 2021 · 365
- 116th 2019 · 344
- 115th 2017 · 443
- 114th 2015 · 329
- 113th 2013 · 296
- 112th 2011 · 284
- 111th 2009 · 385
- 110th 2007 · 460
- 109th 2005 · 483
- 108th 2003 · 504
- 107th 2001 · 337
- 106th 1999 · 604
- 105th 1997 · 404
- 104th 1995 · 337
- 103rd 1993 · 473
- 102nd 1991 · 610
- 101st 1989 · 666
- 100th 1987 · 761
- 99th 1985 · 688
- 98th 1983 · 677
- 97th 1981 · 529
- 96th 1979 · 736
- 95th 1977 · 805
- 94th 1975 · 729
- 93rd 1973 · 774
- 92nd 1971 · 769
- 91st 1969 · 942
- 90th 1967 · 1,002
- 89th 1965 · 1,283
- 88th 1963 · 1,026
- 87th 1961 · 1,573
- 86th 1959 · 1,292
- 85th 1957 · 1,721
- 84th 1955 · 1,909
- 83rd 1953 · 1,784
- 82nd 1951 · 1,640
- 81st 1949 · 2,000
- 80th 1947 · 1,365
- 79th 1945 · 1,626
- 78th 1943 · 1,157
- 77th 1941 · 1,489
- 76th 1939 · 1,659
- 75th 1937 · 1,760
- 74th 1935 · 1,724
- 73rd 1933 · 975
- 72nd 1931 · 861
- 71st 1929 · 1,506
- 70th 1927 · 1,722
- 69th 1925 · 1,423
- 68th 1923 · 996
- 67th 1921 · 930
- 66th 1919 · 594
- 65th 1917 · 453
- 64th 1915 · 684
- 63rd 1913 · 700
- 62nd 1911 · 717
- 61st 1909 · 881
- 60th 1907 · 621
- 59th 1905 · 7,020
- 58th 1903 · 4,043
- 57th 1901 · 2,773
- 56th 1899 · 1,959
- 55th 1897 · 1,438
- 54th 1895 · 947
- 53rd 1893 · 712
- 52nd 1891 · 721
- 51st 1889 · 2,188
- 50th 1887 · 1,824
- 49th 1885 · 1,452
- 48th 1883 · 970
- 47th 1881 · 761
- 46th 1879 · 650
- 45th 1877 · 746
- 44th 1875 · 578
- 43rd 1873 · 859
- 42nd 1871 · 1,014
- 41st 1869 · 771
- 40th 1867 · 769
- 39th 1865 · 715
- 38th 1863 · 516
- 37th 1861 · 526
- 36th 1859 · 382
- 35th 1857 · 314
- 34th 1855 · 435
- 33rd 1853 · 540
- 32nd 1851 · 308
- 31st 1849 · 171
- 30th 1847 · 456
- 29th 1845 · 356
- 28th 1843 · 279
- 27th 1841 · 525
- 26th 1839 · 147
- 25th 1837 · 533
- 24th 1835 · 459
- 23rd 1833 · 392
- 22nd 1831 · 461
- 21st 1829 · 370
- 20th 1827 · 234
- 19th 1825 · 269
- 18th 1823 · 337
- 17th 1821 · 237
- 16th 1819 · 210
- 15th 1817 · 262
- 14th 1815 · 305
- 13th 1813 · 271
- 12th 1811 · 208
- 11th 1809 · 119
- 10th 1807 · 106
- 9th 1805 · 110
- 8th 1803 · 112
- 7th 1801 · 96
- 6th 1799 · 115
- 5th 1797 · 157
- 4th 1795 · 86
- 3rd 1793 · 133
- 2nd 1791 · 80
- 1st 1789 · 119
From the U.S. Statutes at Large, volumes 1 through 138, published by the Government Publishing Office on GovInfo; laws signed since the latest printed volume come from GovInfo’s public and private law files. Treaties, proclamations and concurrent resolutions, which share those volumes, are not laws and are left out. The oldest volumes were digitized from print, so a few dates could not be read; for those we show the year from the laws printed alongside. Short names come from each law’s own “may be cited as” clause.