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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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344 laws of the 116th Congress, 2019–2021

  1. Rocky Mountain National Park Boundary Modification Act

    An Act To modify the boundary of the Rocky Mountain National Park, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 116-301 · 134 Stat. 4910 · January 5, 2021 · Original text

  2. Rocky Mountain National Park Ownership Correction Act

    An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to correct a land ownership error within the boundary of Rocky Mountain National Park, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 116-302 · 134 Stat. 4912 · January 5, 2021 · Original text

  3. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 305 Northwest 5th Street in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, as the “Clara Luper Post Office Building”.

    Public Law 116-303 · 134 Stat. 4914 · January 5, 2021 · Original text

  4. Safeguarding Therapeutics Act

    An Act To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to give authority to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, to destroy counterfeit devices.

    Public Law 116-304 · 134 Stat. 4915 · January 5, 2021 · Original text

  5. Weir Farm National Historical Park Redesignation Act

    An Act To redesignate the Weir Farm National Historic Site in the State of Connecticut as the “Weir Farm National Historical Park”.

    Public Law 116-305 · 134 Stat. 4917 · January 5, 2021 · Original text

  6. Mary Ann Shadd Cary Post Office Dedication Act

    An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 500 Delaware Avenue, Suite 1, in Wilmington, Delaware, as the “Mary Ann Shadd Cary Post Office”.

    Public Law 116-306 · 134 Stat. 4919 · January 5, 2021 · Original text

  7. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4150 Chicago Avenue in Riverside, California, as the “Woodie Rucker-Hughes Post Office Building”.

    Public Law 116-307 · 134 Stat. 4920 · January 5, 2021 · Original text

  8. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14955 West Bell Road in Surprise, Arizona, as the “Marc Lee Memorial Post Office Building”.

    Public Law 116-308 · 134 Stat. 4921 · January 5, 2021 · Original text

  9. Strengthening the Opposition to Female Genital Mutilation Act of 2020

    An Act To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the criminalization of female genital mutilation, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 116-309 · 134 Stat. 4922 · January 5, 2021 · Original text

  10. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1585 Yanceyville Street, Greensboro, North Carolina, as the “J. Howard Coble Post Office Building”.

    Public Law 116-310 · 134 Stat. 4926 · January 5, 2021 · Original text

  11. Proper and Reimbursed Care for Native Veterans Act

    An Act To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to clarify the requirement of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Defense to reimburse the Indian Health Service for certain health care services.

    Public Law 116-311 · 134 Stat. 4927 · January 5, 2021 · Original text

  12. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 509 Fairhope Avenue in Fairhope, Alabama, as the “William ‘Jack’ Jackson Edwards III Post Office Building”.

    Public Law 116-312 · 134 Stat. 4928 · January 5, 2021 · Original text

  13. An Act To deem an urban Indian organization and employees thereof to be a part of the Public Health Service for the purposes of certain claims for personal injury, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 116-313 · 134 Stat. 4929 · January 5, 2021 · Original text

  14. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 111 James Street in Reidsville, Georgia, as the “Senator Jack Hill Post Office Building”.

    Public Law 116-314 · 134 Stat. 4931 · January 5, 2021 · Original text

  15. Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe, M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2020

    An Act To provide flexibility for the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in caring for homeless veterans during a covered public health emergency, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a retraining assistance program for unemployed veterans, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 116-315 · 134 Stat. 4932 · January 5, 2021 · Original text

  16. Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act

    An Act To allow acceleration certificates awarded under the Patents for Humanity Program to be transferable.

    Public Law 116-316 · 134 Stat. 5065 · January 5, 2021 · Original text

  17. An Act To designate the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Ann Arbor, Michigan, as the “Lieutenant Colonel Charles S. Kettles Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center”.

    Public Law 116-317 · 134 Stat. 5066 · January 5, 2021 · Original text

  18. Peace Corps Commemorative Work Extension Act

    An Act To extend the authority for the establishment by the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation of a commemorative work to commemorate the mission of the Peace Corps and the ideals on which the Peace Corps was founded, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 116-318 · 134 Stat. 5069 · January 5, 2021 · Original text

  19. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 South 16th Street in Clarinda, Iowa, as the “Jessie Field Shambaugh Post Office Building”.

    Public Law 116-319 · 134 Stat. 5070 · January 5, 2021 · Original text

  20. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3519 East Walnut Street in Pearland, Texas, as the “Tom Reid Post Office Building”.

    Public Law 116-320 · 134 Stat. 5071 · January 5, 2021 · Original text

  21. An Act To amend the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to consider certain recognized security practices of covered entities and business associates when making certain determinations, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 116-321 · 134 Stat. 5072 · January 5, 2021 · Original text

  22. An Act To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4755 Southeast Dixie Highway in Port Salerno, Florida, as the “Joseph Bullock Post Office Building”.

    Public Law 116-322 · 134 Stat. 5074 · January 5, 2021 · Original text

  23. National Landslide Preparedness Act

    An Act To establish a national program to identify and reduce losses from landslide hazards, to establish a national 3D Elevation Program, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 116-323 · 134 Stat. 5075 · January 5, 2021 · Original text

  24. Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2020

    An Act To amend title XXIX of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program under such title relating to lifespan respite care.

    Public Law 116-324 · 134 Stat. 5085 · January 5, 2021 · Original text

  25. Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2020

    An Act To ensure funding of the United States trustees, extend temporary bankruptcy judgeships, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 116-325 · 134 Stat. 5086 · January 12, 2021 · Original text

  26. Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act

    An Act To amend the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 to monitor and combat anti-Semitism globally, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 116-326 · 134 Stat. 5095 · January 13, 2021 · Original text

  27. Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 2020

    An Act To restore the application of the Federal antitrust laws to the business of health insurance to protect competition and consumers.

    Public Law 116-327 · 134 Stat. 5097 · January 13, 2021 · Original text

  28. An Act To rename the Homestead National Monument of America near Beatrice, Nebraska, as the Homestead National Historical Park.

    Public Law 116-328 · 134 Stat. 5099 · January 13, 2021 · Original text

  29. Yucca House National Monument Expansion Act

    An Act To update the map of, and modify the maximum acreage available for inclusion in, the Yucca House National Monument.

    Public Law 116-329 · 134 Stat. 5100 · January 13, 2021 · Original text

  30. Circulating Collectible Coin Redesign Act of 2020

    An Act To amend title 31, United States Code, to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue certain circulating collectible coins, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 116-330 · 134 Stat. 5101 · January 13, 2021 · Original text

  31. An Act To designate the Manhattan Campus of the New York Harbor Health Care System of the Department of Veterans Affairs as the “Margaret Cochran Corbin Campus of the New York Harbor Health Care System”.

    Public Law 116-331 · 134 Stat. 5109 · January 13, 2021 · Original text

  32. Eastern European Security Act

    An Act To authorize the Secretary of State to make direct loans under section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 116-332 · 134 Stat. 5111 · January 13, 2021 · Original text

  33. Transparency in Federal Buildings Projects Act of 2019

    An Act To amend title 40, United States Code, to require certain prospectuses for public buildings to be made publicly available, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 116-333 · 134 Stat. 5113 · January 13, 2021 · Original text

  34. USAID Branding Modernization Act

    An Act To authorize the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development to prescribe the manner in which programs of the agency are identified overseas, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 116-334 · 134 Stat. 5115 · January 13, 2021 · Original text

  35. Expanding Findings for Federal Opioid Research and Treatment Act

    An Act To direct the Director of the National Science Foundation to support research on opioid addiction, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 116-335 · 134 Stat. 5117 · January 13, 2021 · Original text

  36. Julius Rosenwald and the Rosenwald Schools Act of 2020

    An Act To require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of the sites associated with the life and legacy of the noted American philanthropist and business executive Julius Rosenwald, with a special focus on the Rosenwald Schools, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 116-336 · 134 Stat. 5118 · January 13, 2021 · Original text

  37. Protect and Restore America’s Estuaries Act

    An Act To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reauthorize the National Estuary Program, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 116-337 · 134 Stat. 5120 · January 13, 2021 · Original text

  38. Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act

    An Act To expand the number of scholarships available to Pakistani women under the Merit and Needs-Based Scholarship Program.

    Public Law 116-338 · 134 Stat. 5122 · January 13, 2021 · Original text

  39. Advancing Research to Prevent Suicide Act

    An Act To direct the Director of the National Science Foundation to support multidisciplinary research on the science of suicide, and to advance the knowledge and understanding of issues that may be associated with several aspects of suicide including intrinsic and extrinsic factors related to areas such as wellbeing, resilience, and vulnerability.

    Public Law 116-339 · 134 Stat. 5126 · January 13, 2021 · Original text

  40. Direct Enhancement of Snapper Conservation and the Economy through Novel Devices Act of 2020

    An Act To require individuals fishing for Gulf reef fish to use certain descending devices, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 116-340 · 134 Stat. 5128 · January 13, 2021 · Original text

  41. Jimmy Carter National Historical Park Redesignation Act

    An Act To redesignate the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site as the “Jimmy Carter National Historical Park”.

    Public Law 116-341 · 134 Stat. 5132 · January 13, 2021 · Original text

  42. Building Up Independent Lives and Dreams Act

    An Act To provide regulatory relief to charitable organizations that provide housing assistance, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 116-342 · 134 Stat. 5134 · January 13, 2021 · Original text

  43. Organization of American States Legislative Engagement Act of 2020

    An Act To strengthen the participation of elected national legislators in the activities of the Organization of American States and reaffirm United States support for Organization of American States human rights and anti-corruption initiatives, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 116-343 · 134 Stat. 5136 · January 13, 2021 · Original text

  44. An Act To authorize the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate to delegate authority to approve payroll and personnel actions.

    Public Law 116-344 · 134 Stat. 5141 · January 13, 2021 · 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.