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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.
344 laws of the 116th Congress, 2019–2021
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.