Every law Congress has passed

284 laws of the 112th Congress, 2011–2013

1. Mark Twain Commemorative Coin Act

   An Act To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of Mark Twain.

   Public Law 112-201 · 126 Stat. 1479 · December 4, 2012 · Original text

2. Taking Essential Steps for Testing Act of 2012

   An Act To amend section 353 of the Public Health Service Act with respect to suspension, revocation, and limitation of laboratory certification.

   Public Law 112-202 · 126 Stat. 1483 · December 4, 2012 · Original text

3. An Act To extend the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers beyond Borders Act of 2006, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 112-203 · 126 Stat. 1484 · December 4, 2012 · Original text

4. An Act To amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 to consolidate certain CBO reporting requirements.

   Public Law 112-204 · 126 Stat. 1485 · December 4, 2012 · Original text

5. Jaime Zapata Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act

   An Act To establish a Border Enforcement Security Task Force program to enhance border security by fostering coordinated efforts among Federal, State, and local border and law enforcement officials to protect United States border cities and communities from trans-national crime, including violence associated with drug trafficking, arms smuggling, illegal alien trafficking and smuggling, violence, and kidnapping along and across the international borders of the United States, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 112-205 · 126 Stat. 1487 · December 7, 2012 · Original text

6. Child Protection Act of 2012

   An Act To amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to child pornography and child exploitation offenses.

   Public Law 112-206 · 126 Stat. 1490 · December 7, 2012 · Original text

7. An Act To change the effective date for the Internet publication of certain financial disclosure forms.

   Public Law 112-207 · 126 Stat. 1495 · December 7, 2012 · Original text

8. Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Sergei Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012

   An Act To authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to products of the Russian Federation and Moldova and to require reports on the compliance of the Russian Federation with its obligations as a member of the World Trade Organization, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 112-208 · 126 Stat. 1496 · December 14, 2012 · Original text

9. March of Dimes Commemorative Coin Act of 2012

   An Act To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition and celebration of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of the March of Dimes Foundation.

   Public Law 112-209 · 126 Stat. 1510 · December 18, 2012 · Original text

10. American Energy Manufacturing Technical Corrections Act

    An Act To allow for innovations and alternative technologies that meet or exceed desired energy efficiency goals, and to make technical corrections to existing Federal energy efficiency laws to allow American manufacturers to remain competitive.

    Public Law 112-210 · 126 Stat. 1514 · December 18, 2012 · Original text

11. Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012

    An Act To implement the provisions of the Hague Agreement and the Patent Law Treaty.

    Public Law 112-211 · 126 Stat. 1527 · December 18, 2012 · Original text

12. Bridgeport Indian Colony Land Trust, Health, and Economic Development Act of 2012

    An Act To take certain Federal lands in Mono County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Bridgeport Indian Colony.

    Public Law 112-212 · 126 Stat. 1538 · December 20, 2012 · Original text

13. Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation Act of 2012

    An Act To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal years 2013 through 2014, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 112-213 · 126 Stat. 1540 · December 20, 2012 · Original text

14. An Act To allow the Pascua Yaqui Tribe to determine the requirements for membership in that tribe.

    Public Law 112-214 · 126 Stat. 1588 · December 20, 2012 · Original text

15. An Act To amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with respect to information provided to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection.

    Public Law 112-215 · 126 Stat. 1589 · December 20, 2012 · Original text

16. An Act To amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to limit the fee disclosure requirement for an automatic teller machine to the screen of that machine.

    Public Law 112-216 · 126 Stat. 1590 · December 20, 2012 · Original text

17. DHS Audit Requirement Target Act of 2012

    An Act To obtain an unqualified audit opinion, and improve financial accountability and management at the Department of Homeland Security.

    Public Law 112-217 · 126 Stat. 1591 · December 20, 2012 · Original text

18. No-Hassle Flying Act of 2012

    An Act To authorize the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to modify screening requirements for checked baggage arriving from preclearance airports, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 112-218 · 126 Stat. 1593 · December 20, 2012 · Original text

19. An Act For the relief of Sopuruchi Chukwueke.

    Private Law 112-1 · December 28, 2012 · Private law

20. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 133 Hare Road in Crosby, Texas, as the Army First Sergeant David McNerney Post Office Building.

    Public Law 112-219 · 126 Stat. 1595 · December 28, 2012 · Original text

21. Countering Iran in the Western Hemisphere Act of 2012

    An Act To provide for a comprehensive strategy to counter Iran’s growing hostile presence and activity in the Western Hemisphere, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 112-220 · 126 Stat. 1596 · December 28, 2012 · Original text

22. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6083 Highway 36 West in Rose Bud, Arkansas, as the “Nicky ‘Nick’ Daniel Bacon Post Office”.

    Public Law 112-221 · 126 Stat. 1601 · December 28, 2012 · Original text

23. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 110 Mastic Road in Mastic Beach, New York, as the “Brigadier General Nathaniel Woodhull Post Office Building”.

    Public Law 112-222 · 126 Stat. 1602 · December 28, 2012 · Original text

24. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 15285 Samohin Drive in Macomb, Michigan, as the “Lance Cpl. Anthony A. DiLisio Clinton-Macomb Carrier Annex”.

    Public Law 112-223 · 126 Stat. 1603 · December 28, 2012 · Original text

25. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 26 East Genesee Street in Baldwinsville, New York, as the “Corporal Kyle Schneider Post Office Building”.

    Public Law 112-224 · 126 Stat. 1604 · December 28, 2012 · Original text

26. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 320 7th Street in Ellwood City, Pennsylvania, as the “Sergeant Leslie H. Sabo, Jr. Post Office Building”.

    Public Law 112-225 · 126 Stat. 1605 · December 28, 2012 · Original text

27. An Act To amend the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin Islands to provide for direct review by the United States Supreme Court of decisions of the Virgin Islands Supreme Court, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 112-226 · 126 Stat. 1606 · December 28, 2012 · Original text

28. An Act To amend section 1059(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 to clarify that a period of employment abroad by the Chief of Mission or United States Armed Forces as a translator, interpreter, or in a security-related position in an executive or managerial capacity is to be counted as a period of residence and physical presence in the United States for purposes of qualifying for naturalization, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 112-227 · 126 Stat. 1608 · December 28, 2012 · Original text

29. Joint Resolution Establishing the date for the counting of the electoral votes for President and Vice President cast by the electors in December 2012.

    Public Law 112-228 · 126 Stat. 1610 · December 28, 2012 · Original text

30. D.C. Courts and Public Defender Service Act of 2011

    An Act To amend title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, to revise certain administrative authorities of the District of Columbia courts, and to authorize the District of Columbia Public Defender Service to provide professional liability insurance for officers and employees of the Service for claims relating to services furnished within the scope of employment with the Service.

    Public Law 112-229 · 126 Stat. 1611 · December 28, 2012 · Original text

31. Hatch Act Modernization Act of 2012

    An Act To amend the provisions of title 5, United States Code, which are commonly referred to as the “Hatch Act”, to scale back the provision forbidding certain State and local employees from seeking elective office, clarify the application of certain provisions to the District of Columbia, and modify the penalties which may be imposed for certain violations under subchapter III of chapter 73 of that title.

    Public Law 112-230 · 126 Stat. 1616 · December 28, 2012 · Original text

32. 21st Century Language Act of 2012

    An Act To strike the word “lunatic” from Federal law, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 112-231 · 126 Stat. 1619 · December 28, 2012 · Original text

33. Barona Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Clarification Act of 2012

    An Act To make technical corrections to the legal description of certain land to be held in trust for the Barona Band of Mission Indians, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 112-232 · 126 Stat. 1621 · December 28, 2012 · Original text

34. An Act To designate the United States courthouse located at 2601 2nd Avenue North, Billings, Montana, as the “James F. Battin United States Courthouse”.

    Public Law 112-233 · 126 Stat. 1623 · December 28, 2012 · Original text

35. GAO Mandates Revision Act of 2012

    An Act To repeal or modify certain mandates of the Government Accountability Office.

    Public Law 112-234 · 126 Stat. 1624 · December 28, 2012 · Original text

36. Public Interest Declassification Board Reauthorization Act of 2012

    An Act To extend the Public Interest Declassification Act of 2000 until 2014 and for other purposes.

    Public Law 112-235 · 126 Stat. 1626 · December 28, 2012 · Original text

37. Theft of Trade Secrets Clarification Act of 2012

    An Act To clarify the scope of the Economic Espionage Act of 1996.

    Public Law 112-236 · 126 Stat. 1627 · December 28, 2012 · Original text

38. An Act To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Restoration Program, to designate certain Federal buildings, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 112-237 · 126 Stat. 1628 · December 28, 2012 · Original text

39. FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012

    An Act To extend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 for five years.

    Public Law 112-238 · 126 Stat. 1631 · December 30, 2012 · Original text

40. National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013

    An Act To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 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 112-239 · 126 Stat. 1632 · January 2, 2013 · Original text

41. American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012

    An Act Entitled the “American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012”.

    Public Law 112-240 · 126 Stat. 2313 · January 2, 2013 · Original text

42. An Act To designate the City of Salem, Massachusetts, as the Birthplace of the National Guard of the United States.

    Public Law 112-241 · 126 Stat. 2372 · January 10, 2013 · Original text

43. Medicare IVIG Access and Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers Act of 2012

    An Act To provide a demonstration project providing Medicare coverage for in-home administration of intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) and to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to the application of Medicare secondary payer rules for certain claims.

    Public Law 112-242 · 126 Stat. 2374 · January 10, 2013 · Original text

44. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 600 Florida Avenue in Cocoa, Florida, as the “Harry T. and Harriette Moore Post Office”.

    Public Law 112-243 · 126 Stat. 2382 · January 10, 2013 · Original text

45. Lake Thunderbird Efficient Use Act of 2012

    An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to allow the storage and conveyance of nonproject water at the Norman project in Oklahoma, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 112-244 · 126 Stat. 2383 · January 10, 2013 · Original text

46. Pinnacles National Park Act

    An Act To establish Pinnacles National Park in the State of California as a unit of the National Park System, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 112-245 · 126 Stat. 2385 · January 10, 2013 · Original text

47. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 600 East Capitol Avenue in Little Rock, Arkansas, as the “Sidney ‘Sid’ Sanders McMath Post Office Building”.

    Public Law 112-246 · 126 Stat. 2388 · January 10, 2013 · Original text

48. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 8771 Auburn Folsom Road in Roseville, California, as the “Lance Corporal Victor A. Dew Post Office”.

    Public Law 112-247 · 126 Stat. 2389 · January 10, 2013 · Original text

49. Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Improvement Act of 2012

    An Act To intensify efforts to identify, prevent, and recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse within Federal spending.

    Public Law 112-248 · 126 Stat. 2390 · January 10, 2013 · Original text

50. An Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop a comprehensive policy to improve outreach and transparency to veterans and members of the Armed Forces through the provision of information on institutions of higher learning, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 112-249 · 126 Stat. 2398 · January 10, 2013 · Original text

51. An Act To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to accept the quitclaim, disclaimer, and relinquishment of a railroad right of way within and adjacent to Pike National Forest in El Paso County, Colorado, originally granted to the Mt. Manitou Park and Incline Railway Company pursuant to the Act of March 3, 1875.

    Public Law 112-250 · 126 Stat. 2403 · January 10, 2013 · Original text

52. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 19 East Merced Street in Fowler, California, as the “Cecil E. Bolt Post Office”.

    Public Law 112-251 · 126 Stat. 2405 · January 10, 2013 · Original text

53. An Act To repeal an obsolete provision in title 49, United States Code, requiring motor vehicle insurance cost reporting.

    Public Law 112-252 · 126 Stat. 2406 · January 10, 2013 · Original text

54. Katie Sepich Enhanced DNA Collection Act of 2012

    An Act To authorize the Attorney General to award grants for States to implement DNA arrestee collection processes.

    Public Law 112-253 · 126 Stat. 2407 · January 10, 2013 · Original text

55. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 211 Hope Street in Mountain View, California, as the “Lieutenant Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office”.

    Public Law 112-254 · 126 Stat. 2410 · January 10, 2013 · Original text

56. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6239 Savannah Highway in Ravenel, South Carolina, as the “Representative Curtis B. Inabinett, Sr. Post Office”.

    Public Law 112-255 · 126 Stat. 2411 · January 10, 2013 · Original text

57. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 225 Simi Village Drive in Simi Valley, California, as the “Postal Inspector Terry Asbury Post Office Building”.

    Public Law 112-256 · 126 Stat. 2412 · January 10, 2013 · Original text

58. Former Presidents Protection Act of 2012

    An Act To amend title 18, United States Code, to eliminate certain limitations on the length of Secret Service Protection for former Presidents and for the children of former Presidents.

    Public Law 112-257 · 126 Stat. 2413 · January 10, 2013 · Original text

59. Video Privacy Protection Act Amendments Act of 2012

    An Act To amend section 2710 of title 18, United States Code, to clarify that a video tape service provider may obtain a consumer’s informed, written consent on an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained through the Internet.

    Public Law 112-258 · 126 Stat. 2414 · January 10, 2013 · Original text

60. Mt. Andrea Lawrence Designation Act of 2011

    An Act To designate Mt. Andrea Lawrence.

    Public Law 112-259 · 126 Stat. 2415 · January 10, 2013 · Original text

61. Dignified Burial and Other Veterans’ Benefits Improvement Act of 2012

    An Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that deceased veterans with no known next of kin can receive a dignified burial, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 112-260 · 126 Stat. 2417 · January 10, 2013 · Original text

62. An Act To amend the Animal Welfare Act to modify the definition of “exhibitor”.

    Public Law 112-261 · 126 Stat. 2428 · January 10, 2013 · Original text

63. Joint Resolution Providing for the appointment of Barbara Barrett as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.

    Public Law 112-262 · 126 Stat. 2429 · January 10, 2013 · Original text

64. An Act To provide for the conveyance of certain property from the United States to the Maniilaq Association located in Kotzebue, Alaska.

    Public Law 112-263 · 126 Stat. 2430 · January 14, 2013 · Original text

65. North Korean Child Welfare Act of 2012

    An Act To express the sense of Congress regarding North Korean children and children of one North Korean parent and to require the Department of State regularly to brief appropriate congressional committees on efforts to advocate for and develop a strategy to provide assistance in the best interest of these children.

    Public Law 112-264 · 126 Stat. 2432 · January 14, 2013 · Original text

66. Investigative Assistance for Violent Crimes Act of 2012

    An Act To amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify the statutory authority for the longstanding practice of the Department of Justice of providing investigatory assistance on request of State and local authorities with respect to certain serious violent crimes, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 112-265 · 126 Stat. 2435 · January 14, 2013 · Original text

67. Drywall Safety Act of 2012

    An Act To prevent the introduction into commerce of unsafe drywall, to ensure the manufacturer of drywall is readily identifiable, to ensure that problematic drywall removed from homes is not reused, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 112-266 · 126 Stat. 2437 · January 14, 2013 · Original text

68. An Act To amend title 5, United States Code, to make clear that accounts in the Thrift Savings Fund are subject to certain Federal tax levies.

    Public Law 112-267 · 126 Stat. 2440 · January 14, 2013 · Original text

69. An Act To authorize the issuance of right-of-way permits for natural gas pipelines in Glacier National Park, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 112-268 · 126 Stat. 2441 · January 14, 2013 · Original text

70. Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012

    An Act To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for increased penalties for foreign and economic espionage, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 112-269 · 126 Stat. 2442 · January 14, 2013 · Original text

71. Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act of 2012

    An Act To amend Public Law 106–392 to maintain annual base funding for the Upper Colorado and San Juan fish recovery programs through fiscal year 2019.

    Public Law 112-270 · 126 Stat. 2444 · January 14, 2013 · Original text

72. Clothe a Homeless Hero Act

    An Act To amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to transfer unclaimed clothing recovered at airport security checkpoints to local veterans organizations and other local charitable organizations, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 112-271 · 126 Stat. 2446 · January 14, 2013 · Original text

73. World War I Centennial Commission Act

    An Act To establish a commission to ensure a suitable observance of the centennial of World War I, to provide for the designation of memorials to the service of members of the United States Armed Forces in World War I, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 112-272 · 126 Stat. 2448 · January 14, 2013 · Original text

74. Space Exploration Sustainability Act

    An Act To extend the application of certain space launch liability provisions through 2014.

    Public Law 112-273 · 126 Stat. 2454 · January 14, 2013 · Original text

75. An Act To correct and improve certain provisions of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act and title 35, United States Code.

    Public Law 112-274 · 126 Stat. 2456 · January 14, 2013 · Original text

76. Protect our Kids Act of 2012

    An Act To establish a commission to develop a national strategy and recommendations for reducing fatalities resulting from child abuse and neglect.

    Public Law 112-275 · 126 Stat. 2460 · January 14, 2013 · Original text

77. Intercountry Adoption Universal Accreditation Act of 2012

    An Act To provide for universal intercountry adoption accreditation standards, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 112-276 · 126 Stat. 2466 · January 14, 2013 · Original text

78. Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013

    An Act To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 112-277 · 126 Stat. 2468 · January 14, 2013 · Original text

79. Uninterrupted Scholars Act (USA)

    An Act To amend the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 to provide improvements to such Act.

    Public Law 112-278 · 126 Stat. 2480 · January 14, 2013 · Original text

80. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 218 North Milwaukee Street in Waterford, Wisconsin, as the “Captain Rhett W. Schiller Post Office”.

    Public Law 112-279 · 126 Stat. 2482 · January 14, 2013 · Original text

81. Lieutenant Ryan Patrick Jones Post Office Designation Act

    An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6 Nichols Street in Westminster, Massachusetts, as the “Lieutenant Ryan Patrick Jones Post Office Building”.

    Public Law 112-280 · 126 Stat. 2483 · January 14, 2013 · Original text

82. An Act To make a technical correction to the Flood Disaster Protection Act of 1973.

    Public Law 112-281 · 126 Stat. 2485 · January 14, 2013 · Original text

83. Joint Resolution Granting the consent of Congress to the State and Province Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding.

    Public Law 112-282 · 126 Stat. 2486 · January 14, 2013 · Original text

84. Department of State Rewards Program Update and Technical Corrections Act of 2012

    An Act To authorize the Secretary of State to pay a reward to combat transnational organized crime and for information concerning foreign nationals wanted by international criminal tribunals, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 112-283 · 126 Stat. 2492 · January 15, 2013 · Original text