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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.

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385 laws of the 111th Congress, 2009–2011

  1. An Act To designate the Federal building located at 6401 Security Boulevard in Baltimore, Maryland, commonly known as the Social Security Administration Operations Building, as the “Robert M. Ball Federal Building”.

    Public Law 111-301 · 124 Stat. 3271 · December 14, 2010 · Original text

  2. Coin Modernization, Oversight, and Continuity Act of 2010

    An Act To provide research and development authority for alternative coinage materials to the Secretary of the Treasury, increase congressional oversight over coin production, and ensure the continuity of certain numismatic items.

    Public Law 111-302 · 124 Stat. 3272 · December 14, 2010 · Original text

  3. American Eagle Palladium Bullion Coin Act of 2010

    An Act To authorize the production of palladium bullion coins to provide affordable opportunities for investments in precious metals, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 111-303 · 124 Stat. 3275 · December 14, 2010 · Original text

  4. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1351 2nd Street in Napa, California, as the “Tom Kongsgaard Post Office Building”.

    Public Law 111-304 · 124 Stat. 3278 · December 14, 2010 · Original text

  5. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 337 West Clark Street in Eureka, California, as the “Sam Sacco Post Office Building”.

    Public Law 111-305 · 124 Stat. 3279 · December 14, 2010 · Original text

  6. An Act To require the accreditation of English language training programs, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 111-306 · 124 Stat. 3280 · December 14, 2010 · Original text

  7. Asian Carp Prevention and Control Act

    An Act To amend section 42 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the importation and shipment of certain species of carp.

    Public Law 111-307 · 124 Stat. 3282 · December 14, 2010 · Original text

  8. Federal Buildings Personnel Training Act of 2010

    An Act To provide for the training of Federal building personnel, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 111-308 · 124 Stat. 3283 · December 14, 2010 · Original text

  9. Medicare and Medicaid Extenders Act of 2010

    An Act To extend certain expiring provisions of the Medicare and Medicaid programs, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 111-309 · 124 Stat. 3285 · December 15, 2010 · Original text

  10. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE, in Washington, D.C., as the “Dorothy I. Height Post Office”.

    Public Law 111-310 · 124 Stat. 3293 · December 15, 2010 · Original text

  11. Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act

    An Act To regulate the volume of audio on commercials.

    Public Law 111-311 · 124 Stat. 3294 · December 15, 2010 · Original text

  12. Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010

    An Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport improvement program, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 111-312 · 124 Stat. 3296 · December 17, 2010 · Original text

  13. Truth in Fur Labeling Act of 2010

    An Act To improve the accuracy of fur product labeling, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 111-313 · 124 Stat. 3326 · December 18, 2010 · Original text

  14. An Act To enact certain laws relating to national and commercial space programs as title 51, United States Code, “National and Commercial Space Programs”.

    Public Law 111-314 · 124 Stat. 3328 · December 18, 2010 · Original text

  15. An Act To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 2000 to extend and modify the program allowing the Secretary of the Army to accept and expend funds contributed by non-Federal public entities to expedite the evaluation of permits, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 111-315 · 124 Stat. 3450 · December 18, 2010 · Original text

  16. An Act To improve certain administrative operations of the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 111-316 · 124 Stat. 3452 · December 18, 2010 · Original text

  17. Joint Resolution Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2011, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 111-317 · 124 Stat. 3454 · December 18, 2010 · Original text

  18. Social Security Number Protection Act of 2010

    An Act To limit access to Social Security account numbers.

    Public Law 111-318 · 124 Stat. 3455 · December 18, 2010 · Original text

  19. Red Flag Program Clarification Act of 2010

    An Act To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act with respect to the applicability of identity theft guidelines to creditors.

    Public Law 111-319 · 124 Stat. 3457 · December 18, 2010 · Original text

  20. CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010

    An Act To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act, the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978, and the Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988 to reauthorize the Acts, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 111-320 · 124 Stat. 3459 · December 20, 2010 · Original text

  21. An Act For the relief of Shigeru Yamada.

    Private Law 111-1 · December 22, 2010 · Private law

  22. An Act For the relief of Hotaru Nakama Ferschke.

    Private Law 111-2 · December 22, 2010 · Private law

  23. Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal Act of 2010

    An Act To amend the Small Business Act with respect to the Small Business Innovation Research Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer Program, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 111-321 · 124 Stat. 3515 · December 22, 2010 · Original text

  24. Continuing Appropriations and Surface Transportation Extensions Act, 2011

    An Act Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 111-322 · 124 Stat. 3518 · December 22, 2010 · Original text

  25. Hoh Indian Tribe Safe Homelands Act

    An Act To transfer certain land to the United States to be held in trust for the Hoh Indian Tribe, to place land into trust for the Hoh Indian Tribe, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 111-323 · 124 Stat. 3532 · December 22, 2010 · Original text

  26. An Act To reauthorize and enhance Johanna’s Law to increase public awareness and knowledge with respect to gynecologic cancers.

    Public Law 111-324 · 124 Stat. 3536 · December 22, 2010 · Original text

  27. Regulated Investment Company Modernization Act of 2010

    An Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify certain rules applicable to regulated investment companies, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 111-325 · 124 Stat. 3537 · December 22, 2010 · Original text

  28. An Act To designate the airport traffic control tower located at Spokane International Airport in Spokane, Washington, as the “Ray Daves Airport Traffic Control Tower”.

    Public Law 111-326 · 124 Stat. 3556 · December 22, 2010 · Original text

  29. Bankruptcy Technical Corrections Act of 2010

    An Act To amend title 11 of the United States Code to make technical corrections; and for related purposes.

    Public Law 111-327 · 124 Stat. 3557 · December 22, 2010 · Original text

  30. Kingman and Heritage Islands Act of 2010

    An Act To amend the National Children’s Island Act of 1995 to expand allowable uses for Kingman and Heritage Islands by the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 111-328 · 124 Stat. 3564 · December 22, 2010 · Original text

  31. Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2010, Part IV

    An Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49, United States Code, to extend the airport improvement program, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 111-329 · 124 Stat. 3566 · December 22, 2010 · Original text

  32. An Act To make technical corrections to provisions of law enacted by the Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2010.

    Public Law 111-330 · 124 Stat. 3569 · December 22, 2010 · Original text

  33. Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009

    An Act To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit manipulation of caller identification information.

    Public Law 111-331 · 124 Stat. 3572 · December 22, 2010 · Original text

  34. National Foundation on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition Establishment Act

    An Act To establish a National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports to carry out activities to support and supplement the mission of the President’s Council on Physical Fitness and Sports.

    Public Law 111-332 · 124 Stat. 3576 · December 22, 2010 · Original text

  35. Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site Designation Act

    An Act To redesignate the Longfellow National Historic Site, Massachusetts, as the “Longfellow House-Washington’s Headquarters National Historic Site”.

    Public Law 111-333 · 124 Stat. 3581 · December 22, 2010 · Original text

  36. An Act To amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to authorize the Coquille Indian Tribe, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw, the Klamath Tribes, and the Burns Paiute Tribe to obtain 99-year lease authority for trust land.

    Public Law 111-334 · 124 Stat. 3582 · December 22, 2010 · Original text

  37. Longline Catcher Processor Subsector Single Fishery Cooperative Act

    An Act To authorize a single fisheries cooperative for the Bering Sea Aleutian Islands longline catcher processor subsector, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 111-335 · 124 Stat. 3583 · December 22, 2010 · Original text

  38. An Act To amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to modify a provision relating to leases involving certain Indian tribes.

    Public Law 111-336 · 124 Stat. 3587 · December 22, 2010 · Original text

  39. Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2010

    An Act To amend the Public Health Service Act regarding early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss.

    Public Law 111-337 · 124 Stat. 3588 · December 22, 2010 · Original text

  40. Formerly Owned Resources for Veterans to Express Thanks for Service Act of 2010

    An Act To amend chapter 5 of title 40, United States Code, to include organizations whose membership comprises substantially veterans as recipient organizations for the donation of Federal surplus personal property through State agencies.

    Public Law 111-338 · 124 Stat. 3590 · December 22, 2010 · Original text

  41. An Act To require reports on the management of Arlington National Cemetery.

    Public Law 111-339 · 124 Stat. 3591 · December 22, 2010 · Original text

  42. Museum and Library Services Act of 2010

    An Act To amend and extend the Museum and Library Services Act, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 111-340 · 124 Stat. 3594 · December 22, 2010 · Original text

  43. Criminal History Background Checks Pilot Extension Act of 2010

    An Act To extend the Child Safety Pilot Program.

    Public Law 111-341 · 124 Stat. 3606 · December 22, 2010 · Original text

  44. Preserving Foreign Criminal Assets for Forfeiture Act of 2010

    An Act To amend title 28, United States Code, to prevent the proceeds or instrumentalities of foreign crime located in the United States from being shielded from foreign forfeiture proceedings.

    Public Law 111-342 · 124 Stat. 3607 · December 22, 2010 · Original text

  45. An Act To require the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to fully insure Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts.

    Public Law 111-343 · 124 Stat. 3609 · December 29, 2010 · Original text

  46. Omnibus Trade Act of 2010

    An Act To extend trade adjustment assistance and certain trade preference programs, to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to modify temporarily certain rates of duty, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 111-344 · 124 Stat. 3611 · December 29, 2010 · Original text

  47. Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act

    An Act To protect consumers from certain aggressive sales tactics on the Internet.

    Public Law 111-345 · 124 Stat. 3618 · December 29, 2010 · Original text

  48. Helping Heroes Keep Their Homes Act of 2010

    An Act To extend certain expiring provisions providing enhanced protections for servicemembers relating to mortgages and mortgage foreclosure.

    Public Law 111-346 · 124 Stat. 3622 · December 29, 2010 · Original text

  49. James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010

    An Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to extend and improve protections and services to individuals directly impacted by the terrorist attack in New York City on September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 111-347 · 124 Stat. 3623 · January 2, 2011 · Original text

  50. An Act To amend the High Seas Driftnet Fishing Moratorium Protection Act and the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act to improve the conservation of sharks.

    Public Law 111-348 · 124 Stat. 3668 · January 4, 2011 · Original text

  51. An Act To establish a pilot program in certain United States district courts to encourage enhancement of expertise in patent cases among district judges.

    Public Law 111-349 · 124 Stat. 3674 · January 4, 2011 · Original text

  52. An Act To enact certain laws relating to public contracts as title 41, United States Code, “Public Contracts”.

    Public Law 111-350 · 124 Stat. 3677 · January 4, 2011 · Original text

  53. Predisaster Hazard Mitigation Act of 2010

    An Act To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to reauthorize the pre-disaster mitigation program of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

    Public Law 111-351 · 124 Stat. 3863 · January 4, 2011 · Original text

  54. GPRA Modernization Act of 2010

    An Act To require quarterly performance assessments of Government programs for purposes of assessing agency performance and improvement, and to establish agency performance improvement officers and the Performance Improvement Council.

    Public Law 111-352 · 124 Stat. 3866 · January 4, 2011 · Original text

  55. FDA Food Safety Modernization Act

    An Act To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the safety of the food supply.

    Public Law 111-353 · 124 Stat. 3885 · January 4, 2011 · Original text

  56. Indian Pueblo Cultural Center Clarification Act

    An Act To amend Public Law 95–232 to repeal a restriction on treating as Indian country certain lands held in trust for Indian pueblos in New Mexico.

    Public Law 111-354 · 124 Stat. 3974 · January 4, 2011 · Original text

  57. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1332 Sharon Copley Road in Sharon Center, Ohio, as the “Emil Bolas Post Office”.

    Public Law 111-355 · 124 Stat. 3975 · January 4, 2011 · Original text

  58. Northern Border Counternarcotics Strategy Act of 2010

    An Act To amend the Office of National Drug Control Policy Reauthorization Act of 2006 to require a northern border counternarcotics strategy, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 111-356 · 124 Stat. 3976 · January 4, 2011 · Original text

  59. National Wildlife Refuge Volunteer Improvement Act of 2010

    An Act To amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to reauthorize volunteer programs and community partnerships for national wildlife refuges, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 111-357 · 124 Stat. 3979 · January 4, 2011 · Original text

  60. America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010

    An Act To invest in innovation through research and development, to improve the competitiveness of the United States, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 111-358 · 124 Stat. 3982 · January 4, 2011 · Original text

  61. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 331 1st Street in Carlstadt, New Jersey, as the “Staff Sergeant Frank T. Carvill and Lance Corporal Michael A. Schwarz Post Office Building”.

    Public Law 111-359 · 124 Stat. 4050 · January 4, 2011 · Original text

  62. An Act To exclude an external power supply for certain security or life safety alarms and surveillance system components from the application of certain energy efficiency standards under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act.

    Public Law 111-360 · 124 Stat. 4051 · January 4, 2011 · Original text

  63. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 47 East Fayette Street in Uniontown, Pennsylvania, as the “George C. Marshall Post Office”.

    Public Law 111-361 · 124 Stat. 4053 · January 4, 2011 · Original text

  64. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 47 South 7th Street in Indiana, Pennsylvania, as the “James M. ‘Jimmy’ Stewart Post Office Building”.

    Public Law 111-362 · 124 Stat. 4054 · January 4, 2011 · Original text

  65. An Act To designate the Little River Branch facility of the United States Postal Service located at 140 NE 84th Street in Miami, Florida, as the “Jesse J. McCrary, Jr. Post Office”.

    Public Law 111-363 · 124 Stat. 4055 · January 4, 2011 · Original text

  66. Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2010

    An Act To amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to reauthorize and modify provisions relating to the diesel emissions reduction program.

    Public Law 111-364 · 124 Stat. 4056 · January 4, 2011 · Original text

  67. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 655 Centre Street in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, as the “Lance Corporal Alexander Scott Arredondo, United States Marine Corps Post Office Building”.

    Public Law 111-365 · 124 Stat. 4062 · January 4, 2011 · Original text

  68. An Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to authorize the tax court to appoint employees.

    Public Law 111-366 · 124 Stat. 4063 · January 4, 2011 · Original text

  69. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5003 Westfields Boulevard in Centreville, Virginia, as the “Colonel George Juskalian Post Office Building”.

    Public Law 111-367 · 124 Stat. 4066 · January 4, 2011 · Original text

  70. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 111 North 6th Street in St. Louis, Missouri, as the “Earl Wilson, Jr. Post Office”.

    Public Law 111-368 · 124 Stat. 4067 · January 4, 2011 · Original text

  71. Access to Criminal History Records for State Sentencing Commissions Act of 2010

    An Act To amend title 28, United States Code, to require the Attorney General to share criminal records with State sentencing commissions, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 111-369 · 124 Stat. 4068 · January 4, 2011 · Original text

  72. An Act To direct the Administrator of General Services to convey a parcel of real property in Houston, Texas, to the Military Museum of Texas, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 111-370 · 124 Stat. 4069 · January 4, 2011 · Original text

  73. Local Community Radio Act of 2010

    An Act To implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 111-371 · 124 Stat. 4072 · January 4, 2011 · Original text

  74. Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Act of 2010

    An Act To amend section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, to improve the program under such section for supportive housing for the elderly, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 111-372 · 124 Stat. 4077 · January 4, 2011 · Original text

  75. Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act of 2010’. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. As used in this Act— (1) the term “ Secretary

    An Act To direct the Secretary of Transportation to study and establish a motor vehicle safety standard that provides for a means of alerting blind and other pedestrians of motor vehicle operation.

    Public Law 111-373 · 124 Stat. 4086 · January 4, 2011 · Original text

  76. Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2010

    An Act To amend section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act to improve the program under such section for supportive housing for persons with disabilities.

    Public Law 111-374 · 124 Stat. 4089 · January 4, 2011 · Original text

  77. National Alzheimer’s Project Act

    An Act To establish the National Alzheimer’s Project.

    Public Law 111-375 · 124 Stat. 4100 · January 4, 2011 · Original text

  78. Anti-Border Corruption Act of 2010

    An Act To require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to administer polygraph examinations to all applicants for law enforcement positions with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, to require U.S. Customs and Border Protection to initiate all periodic background reinvestigations of certain law enforcement personnel, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 111-376 · 124 Stat. 4104 · January 4, 2011 · Original text

  79. Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010

    An Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve educational assistance for veterans who served in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 111-377 · 124 Stat. 4106 · January 4, 2011 · Original text

  80. An Act To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify Federal responsibility for stormwater pollution.

    Public Law 111-378 · 124 Stat. 4128 · January 4, 2011 · Original text

  81. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 Commerce Drive in Tyrone, Georgia, as the “First Lieutenant Robert Wilson Collins Post Office Building”.

    Public Law 111-379 · 124 Stat. 4130 · January 4, 2011 · Original text

  82. Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act

    An Act To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to reduce lead in drinking water.

    Public Law 111-380 · 124 Stat. 4131 · January 4, 2011 · Original text

  83. An Act To authorize leases of up to 99 years for lands held in trust for Ohkay Owingeh Pueblo.

    Public Law 111-381 · 124 Stat. 4133 · January 4, 2011 · Original text

  84. An Act To clarify the National Credit Union Administration authority to make stabilization fund expenditures without borrowing from the Treasury.

    Public Law 111-382 · 124 Stat. 4134 · January 4, 2011 · Original text

  85. Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011

    An Act To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2011 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 111-383 · 124 Stat. 4137 · January 7, 2011 · Original text

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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.