[House Calendars, Final - 104th Congress, 2nd Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
HOUSE BILLS WHICH HAVE BECOME PUBLIC LAWS
(EXCLUDING VETO OVERRIDES AND LAWS NOT SIGNED)
ONE HUNDRED FOURTH CONGRESS
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First Session
H.R. 325...... An act to amend the Clean Air Act to provide for an
optional provision for the reduction of work-related
vehicle trips and miles traveled in ozone
nonattainment areas designated as severe, and for
other purposes. Approved Dec. 23, 1995. Public Law
104-70.
H.R. 395...... An act to designate the United States courthouse and
Federal building to be constructed at the
southeastern corner of Liberty and South Virginia
Streets in Reno, Nevada, as the ``Bruce R. Thompson
United States Courthouse and Federal Building''.
Approved Dec. 28, 1995. Public Law 104-75.
H.R. 402...... An act to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act,
and for other purposes. Approved Nov. 2, 1995.
Public Law 104-42.
H.R. 421...... An act to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
to provide for the purchase of common stock of Cook
Inlet Region, and for other purposes. Approved May
18, 1995. Public Law 104-10.
H.R. 436...... An act to require the head of any Federal agency to
differentiate between fats, oils, and greases of
animal, marine, or vegetable origin, and other oils
and greases, in issuing certain regulations, and for
other purposes. Approved Nov. 20, 1995. Public Law
104-55.
H.R. 483...... An act to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act
to permit medicare select policies to be offered in
all States, and for other purposes. Approved July 7,
1995. Public Law 104-18.
H.R. 517...... An act to amend title V of Public Law 96-550,
designating the Chaco Culture Archeological
Protection Sites, and for other purposes. Approved
May 18, 1995. Public Law 104-11.
H.R. 535...... An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey
the Corning National Fish Hatchery to the State of
Arkansas. Approved Sept. 6, 1995. Public Law 104-23.
H.R. 584...... An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey
a fish hatchery to the State of Iowa. Approved Sept.
6, 1995. Public Law 104-24.
H.R. 614...... An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey
to the State of Minnesota the New London National
Fish Hatchery production facility. Approved Sept. 6,
1995. Public Law 104-25.
H.R. 660...... An act to amend the Fair Housing Act to modify the
exemption from certain familial status
discrimination prohibitions granted to housing for
older persons. Approved Dec. 28, 1995. Public Law
104-76.
H.R. 716...... An act to amend the Fishermen's Protective Act. Approved
Nov. 3, 1995. Public Law 104-43.
H.R. 831...... An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
permanently extend the deduction for the health
insurance costs of self-employed individuals, to
repeal the provision permitting nonrecognition of
gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of
the Federal Communications Commission, and for other
purposes. Approved Apr. 11, 1995. Public Law 104-7.
H.R. 889...... An act making emergency supplemental appropriations and
rescissions to preserve and enhance the military
readiness of the Department of Defense for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and for other
purposes. Approved Apr. 10, 1995. Public Law 104-6.
H.R. 965...... An act to designate the Federal building located at 600
Martin Luther King, Jr. Place in Louisville,
Kentucky, as the ``Romano L. Mazzoli Federal
Building''. Approved Dec. 28, 1995. Public Law 104-
77.
H.R. 1026..... An act to designate the United States Post Office
building located at 201 East Pikes Peak Avenue in
Colorado Springs, Colorado, as the ``Winfield Scott
Stratton Post Office''. Approved Nov. 3, 1995.
Public Law 104-44.
H.R. 1103..... An act entitled, ``Amendments to the Perishable
Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930''. Approved Nov.
15, 1995. Public Law 104-48.
H.R. 1225..... An act to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to
exempt employees who perform certain court reporting
duties from the compensatory time requirements
applicable to certain public agencies, and for other
purposes. Approved Sept. 6, 1995. Public Law 104-26.
H.R. 1240..... An act to combat crime by enhancing the penalties for
certain sexual crimes against children. Approved
Dec. 23, 1995. Public Law 104-71.
H.R. 1253..... An act to rename the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife
Refuge as the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National
Wildlife Refuge. Approved Dec. 28, 1995. Public Law
104-78.
H.R. 1345..... An act to eliminate budget deficits and management
inefficiencies in the government of the District of
Columbia through the establishment of the District
of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management
Assistance Authority, and for other purposes.
Approved Apr. 17, 1995. Public Law 104-8.
H.R. 1380..... An act to provide a moratorium on certain class action
lawsuits relating to the Truth in Lending Act.
Approved May 18, 1995. Public Law 104-12.
H.R. 1421..... An act to provide that references in the statutes of the
United States to any committee or officer of the
House of Representatives the name or jurisdiction of
which was changed as part of the reorganization of
the House of Representatives at the beginning of the
One Hundred Fourth Congress shall be treated as
referring to the currently applicable committee or
officer of the House of Representatives. Approved
June 3, 1995. Public Law 104-14.
H.R. 1715..... An act respecting the relationship between workers'
compensation benefits and the benefits available
under the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker
Protection Act. Approved Nov. 15, 1995. Public Law
104-49.
H.R. 1747..... An act to amend the Public Health Services Act to
permanently extend and clarify malpractice coverage
for health centers, and for other purposes. Approved
Dec. 26, 1995. Public Law 104-73.
H.R. 1817..... An act making appropriations for military construction,
family housing, and base realignment and closure for
the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1996, and for other purposes. Approved
Oct. 3, 1995. Public Law 104-32.
H.R. 1878..... An act to extend for 2 years the period of applicability
of enrollment mix requirement to certain health
maintenance organizations providing services under
Dayton Area Health Plan. Approved Dec. 29, 1995.
Public Law 104-87.
H.R. 1905..... An act making appropriations for energy and water
development for the fiscal year ending September 30,
1996, and for other purposes. Approved Nov. 13,
1995. Public Law 104-46.
H.R. 1944..... An act making emergency supplemental appropriations for
additional disaster assistance, for anti-terrorism
initiatives, for assistance in the recovery from the
tragedy that occurred at Oklahoma City, and making
rescissions for the fiscal year ending September 30,
1995, and for other purposes. Approved July 27,
1995. Public Law 104-19.
H.R. 1976..... An act making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and
Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1996, and for other purposes. Approved
Oct. 21, 1995. Public Law 104-37.
H.R. 2002..... An act making appropriations for the Department of
Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 1996, and for other
purposes. Approved Nov. 15, 1995. Public Law 104-50.
H.R. 2017..... An act to authorize an increased Federal share of the
costs of certain transportation projects in the
District of Columbia for fiscal years 1995 and 1996,
and for other purposes. Approved Aug. 4, 1995.
Public Law 104-21.
H.R. 2020..... An act making appropriations for the Treasury
Department, the United States Postal Service, the
Executive Office of the President, and certain
Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1996, and for other purposes. Approved
Nov. 19, 1995. Public Law 104-52.
H.R. 2077..... An act to designate the United States Post Office
building located at 33 College Avenue in Waterville,
Maine, as the ``George J. Mitchell Post Office
Building''. Approved Sept. 6, 1995. Public Law 104-
27.
H.R. 2108..... An act to permit the Washington Convention Center
Authority to expend revenues for the operation and
maintenance of the existing Washington Convention
Center and for preconstruction activities relating
to a new convention center in the District of
Columbia, to permit a designated authority of the
District of Columbia to borrow funds for the
preconstruction activities relating to a sports
arena in the District of Columbia and to permit
certain revenues to be pledged as security for the
borrowing of such funds, and for other purposes.
Approved Sept. 6, 1995. Public Law 104-28.
H.R. 2161..... An act to extend authorities under the Middle East Peace
Facilitation Act of 1994 until October 1, 1995, and
for other purposes. Approved Aug. 14, 1995. Public
Law 104-22.
H.R. 2204..... An act to extend and reauthorize the Defense Production
Act of 1950, and for other purposes. Approved Dec.
18, 1995. Public Law 104-64.
H.R. 2288..... An act to amend part D of title IV of the Social
Security Act to extend for 2 years the deadline by
which States are required to have in effect an
automated data processing and information retrieval
system for use in the administration of State plans
for child and spousal support. Approved Oct. 12,
1995. Public Law 104-35.
H.R. 2336..... An act to amend the Doug Barnard, Jr.--1996 Atlanta
Centennial Olympic Games Commemorative Coin Act, and
for other purposes. Approved Dec. 26, 1995. Public
Law 104-74.
H.R. 2394..... An act to increase, effective as of December 1, 1995,
the rates of compensation for veterans with service-
connected disabilities and the rates of dependency
and indemnity compensation for the survivors of
certain disabled veterans. Approved Nov. 22, 1995.
Public Law 104-57.
H.R. 2399..... An act to amend the Truth in Lending Act to clarify the
intent of such Act and to reduce burdensome
regulatory requirements on creditors. Approved Sept.
30, 1995. Public Law 104-29.
H.R. 2404..... An act to extend authorities under the Middle East Peace
Facilitation Act of 1994 until November 1, 1995, and
for other purposes. Approved Sept. 30, 1995. Public
Law 104-30.
H.R. 2481..... An act to designate the Federal Triangle Project under
construction at 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue,
Northwest, in the District of Columbia, as the
``Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade
Center''. Approved Dec. 22, 1995. Public Law 104-68.
H.R. 2492..... An act making appropriations for the Legislative Branch
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and
for other purposes. Approved Nov. 19, 1995. Public
Law 104-53.
H.R. 2519..... An act to facilitate contributions to charitable
organizations by codifying certain exemptions from
the Federal securities laws, and for other purposes.
Approved Dec. 8, 1995. Public Law 104-62.
H.R. 2525..... An act to modify the operation of the antitrust laws,
and of State laws similar to the antitrust laws,
with respect to charitable gift annuities. Approved
Dec. 8, 1995. Public Law 104-63.
H.R. 2527..... An act to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of
1971 to improve the electoral process by permitting
electronic filing and preservation of Federal
Election Commission reports, and for other purposes.
Approved Dec. 28, 1995. Public Law 104-79.
H.R. 2539..... An act to abolish the Interstate Commerce Commission, to
amend subtitle IV of title 49, United States Code,
to reform economic regulation of transportation, and
for other purposes. Approved Dec. 29, 1995. Public
Law 104-88.
H.R. 2547..... An act to designate the United States courthouse located
at 800 Market Street in Knoxville, Tennessee, as the
``Howard H. Baker, Jr. United States Courthouse''.
Approved Dec. 28, 1995. Public Law 104-80.
H.R. 2589..... An act to extend authorities under the Middle East Peace
Facilitation Act of 1994 until December 31, 1995,
and for other purposes. Approved Nov. 13, 1995.
Public Law 104-47.
Second Session
H.R. 248...... An act to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide
for the conduct of expanded studies and the
establishment of innovative programs with respect to
traumatic brain injury, and for other purposes.
Approved July 29, 1996. Public Law 104-166.
H.R. 255...... An act to designate the Federal Justice Building in
Miami, Florida, as the ``James Lawrence King Federal
Justice Building''. Approved Apr. 30, 1996. Public
Law 104-135.
H.R. 394...... An act to amend title 4 of the United States Code to
limit State taxation of certain pension income.
Approved Jan. 10, 1996. Public Law 104-95.
H.R. 497...... An act to create the National Gambling Impact and Policy
Commission. Approved Aug. 3, 1996. Public Law 104-
169.
H.R. 543...... An act to approve a governing international fishery
agreement between the United States and the Republic
of Estonia. Approved Oct. 11, 1996. Public Law 104-
283.
H.R. 632...... An act to enhance fairness in compensating owners of
patents used by the United States. Approved Oct. 19,
1996. Public Law 104-308.
H.R. 657...... An act to extend the deadline under the Federal Power
Act applicable to the construction of three
hydroelectric projects in the State of Arkansas.
Approved Oct. 9, 1996. Public Law 104-241.
H.R. 680...... An act to extend the time for construction of certain
FERC licensed hydro projects. Approved Oct. 9, 1996.
Public Law 104-242.
H.R. 701...... An act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to
convey lands to the City of Rolla, Missouri.
Approved July 24, 1996. Public Law 104-165.
H.R. 740...... An act to confer jurisdiction on the United States Court
of Federal Claims with respect to land claims of
Pueblo of Isleta Indian Tribe. Approved Sept. 18,
1996. Public Law 104-198.
H.R. 782...... An act to amend title 18 of the United States Code to
allow members of employee associations to represent
their views before the United States Government.
Approved Aug. 6, 1996. Public Law 104-177.
H.R. 869...... An act to designate the Federal building and U.S.
Courthouse located at 125 Market Street in
Youngstown, Ohio, as the ``Thomas D. Lambros Federal
Building and U.S. Courthouse''. Approved Apr. 30,
1996. Public Law 104-136.
H.R. 927...... An act to seek international sanctions against the
Castro government in Cuba, to plan for support of a
transition government leading to a democratically
elected government in Cuba, and for other purposes.
Approved Mar. 12, 1996. Public Law 104-114.
H.R. 1011..... An act to extend the deadline under the Federal Power
Act applicable to the construction of a
hydroelectric project in the State of Ohio. Approved
Oct. 9, 1996. Public Law 104-243.
H.R. 1014..... An act to authorize extension of time limitation for a
FERC-issued hydroelectric license. Approved Oct. 9,
1996. Public Law 104-244.
H.R. 1051..... An act to provide for the extension of certain
hydroelectric projects located in the State of West
Virginia. Approved Aug. 6, 1996. Public Law 104-173.
H.R. 1114..... An act to authorize minors who are under the child labor
provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938
and who are under 18 years of age to load materials
into balers and compacters that meet appropriate
American National Standards Institute design safety
standards. Approved Aug. 6, 1996. Public Law 104-
174.
H.R. 1266..... An act to provide for the exchange of lands within
Admiralty Island National Monument, and for other
purposes. Approved Apr. 1, 1996. Public Law 104-123.
H.R. 1281..... An act to amend title 5, United States Code, and the
National Security Act of 1947 to require disclosure
under the Freedom of Information Act of information
regarding certain individuals who participated in
Nazi war crimes during the period in which the
United States was involved in World War II. Approved
Oct. 19, 1996. Public Law 104-309.
H.R. 1290..... An act to reinstate the permit for, and extend the
deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable to
the construction of, a hydroelectric project in
Oregon, and for other purposes. Approved Oct. 9,
1996. Public Law 104-245.
H.R. 1295..... An act to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to make
certain revisions relating to the protection of
famous marks. Approved Jan. 16, 1996. Public Law
104-98.
H.R. 1335..... An act to provide for the extension of a hydroelectric
project located in the State of West Virginia.
Approved Oct. 9, 1996. Public Law 104-246.
H.R. 1350..... An act to amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to
revitalize the United States-flag merchant marine,
and for other purposes. Approved Oct. 8, 1996.
Public Law 104-239.
H.R. 1358..... An act to require the Secretary of Commerce to convey to
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts the National
Marine Fisheries Service laboratory located on
Emerson Avenue in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
Approved Jan. 6, 1996. Public Law 104-91.
H.R. 1366..... An act to authorize the extension of time limitation for
the FERC-issued hydroelectric license for the Mt.
Hope Waterpower Project. Approved Oct. 9, 1996.
Public Law 104-247.
H.R. 1508..... An act to require the transfer of title to the District
of Columbia of certain real property in Anacostia
Park to facilitate the construction of National
Children's Island, a cultural, educational, and
family-oriented park. Approved July 19, 1996. Public
Law 104-163.
H.R. 1514..... An act to authorize and facilitate a program to enhance
safety, training, research, and development, and
safety education in the propane gas industry for the
benefit of propane consumers and the public, and for
other purposes. Approved Oct. 11, 1996. Public Law
104-284.
H.R. 1606..... An act to designate the United States Post Office
building located at 24 Corliss Street, Providence,
Rhode Island, as the ``Harry Kizirian Post Office
Building''. Approved Feb. 1, 1996. Public Law 104-
100.
H.R. 1627..... An act to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
Rodenticide Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act, and for other purposes. Approved Aug.
3, 1996. Public Law 104-170.
H.R. 1642..... An act to extend nondiscriminatory treatment (most-
favored-nation treatment) to the products of
Cambodia, and for other purposes. Approved Sept. 25,
1996. Public Law 104-203.
H.R. 1643..... An act to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory
treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the
products of Bulgaria. Approved Jan. 6, 1996. Public
Law 104-92.
H.R. 1655..... An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996
for intelligence and intelligence-related activities
of the United States Government, the Community
Management Account, and the Central Intelligence
Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for
other purposes. Approved Jan. 6, 1996. Public Law
104-93.
H.R. 1718..... An act to designate the United States courthouse located
at 197 South Main Street in Wilkes-Barre,
Pennsylvania, as the ``Max Rosenn United States
Courthouse''. Approved Mar. 5, 1996. Public Law 104-
112.
H.R. 1734..... An act to reauthorize the National Film Preservation
Board, and for other purposes. Approved Oct. 11,
1996. Public Law 104-285.
H.R. 1743..... An act to amend the Water Resources Research Act of 1984
to extend the authorizations of appropriations
through fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes.
Approved May 24, 1996. Public Law 104-147.
H.R. 1772..... An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
acquire certain interests in the Waihee Marsh for
inclusion in the Oahu National Wildlife Refuge
Complex. Approved Oct. 1, 1996. Public Law 104-209.
H.R. 1776..... An act to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint
coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war
patriots. Approved Oct. 20, 1996. Public Law 104-
329.
H.R. 1787..... An act to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
to repeal the saccharin notice requirement. Approved
Apr. 1, 1996. Public Law 104-124.
H.R. 1791..... An act to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to
make certain technical corrections relating to
physicians' services. Approved Oct. 9, 1996. Public
Law 104-248.
H.R. 1804..... An act to designate the United States Post Office-
Courthouse located at South 6th and Rogers Avenue,
Fort Smith, Arkansas, as the ``Judge Isaac C. Parker
Federal Building''. Approved Apr. 30, 1996. Public
Law 104-137.
H.R. 1823..... An act to amend the Central Utah Project Completion Act
to direct the Secretary of the Interior to allow for
prepayment of repayment contracts between the United
States and the Central Utah Water Conservancy
District dated December 28, 1965, and November 26,
1985, and for other purposes. Approved Oct. 11,
1996. Public Law 104-286.
H.R. 1836..... An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
acquire property in the town of East Hampton,
Suffolk County, New York, for inclusion in the
Amagansett National Wildlife Refuge. Approved May
24, 1996. Public Law 104-148.
H.R. 1868..... An act making appropriations for foreign operations,
export financing, and related programs for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other
purposes. Approved Feb. 12, 1996. Public Law 104-
107.
H.R. 1874..... An act to modify the boundaries of the Talladega
National Forest, Alabama. Approved Oct. 19, 1996.
Public Law 104-310.
H.R. 1880..... An act to designate the United States Post Office
building located at 102 South McLean, Lincoln,
Illinois, as the ``Edward Madigan Post Office
Building''. Approved July 9, 1996. Public Law 104-
157.
H.R. 1965..... An act to reauthorize the Coastal Zone Management Act of
1972, and for other purposes. Approved June 3, 1996.
Public Law 104-150.
H.R. 1975..... An act to improve the management of royalties from
Federal and Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas
leases, and for other purposes. Approved Aug. 13,
1996. Public Law 104-185.
H.R. 2024..... An act to phase out the use of mercury in batteries and
provide for the efficient and cost-effective
collection and recycling or proper disposal of used
nickel cadmium batteries, small sealed lead-acid
batteries, and certain other batteries, and for
other purposes. Approved May 13, 1996. Public Law
104-142.
H.R. 2029..... An act to amend the Farm Credit Act of 1971 to provide
regulatory relief. Approved Feb. 10, 1996. Public
Law 104-105.
H.R. 2036..... An act to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to make
certain adjustments in the land disposal program to
provide needed flexibility, and for other purposes.
Approved Mar. 26, 1996. Public Law 104-119.
H.R. 2061..... An act to designate the Federal building located at 1550
Dewey Avenue, Baker City, Oregon as the ``David J.
Wheeler Federal Building''. Approved Feb. 1, 1996.
Public Law 104-101.
H.R. 2064..... An act to grant the consent of Congress to an amendment
of the Historic Chattahoochee Compact between the
States of Alabama and Georgia. Approved May 16,
1996. Public Law 104-144.
H.R. 2066..... An act to amend the National School Lunch Act to provide
greater flexibility to schools to meet the Dietary
Guidelines for Americans under the school lunch and
school breakfast programs. Approved May 29, 1996.
Public Law 104-149.
H.R. 2070..... An act to provide for the distribution within the United
States of the United States Information Agency film
entitled ``Fragile Ring of Life''. Approved July 18,
1996. Public Law 104-161.
H.R. 2111..... An act to designate the Social Security Administration's
Western Program Service Center located at 1221 Nevin
Avenue, Richmond, California, as the ``Francis J.
Hagel Building''. Approved Feb. 12, 1996. Public Law
104-108.
H.R. 2137..... An act to amend the Violent Crime Control and Law
Enforcement Act of 1994 to require the release of
relevant information to protect the public from
sexually violent offenders. Approved May 17, 1996.
Public Law 104-145.
H.R. 2196..... An act to amend the Stevenson-Wydler Technology
Innovation Act of 1980 with respect to inventions
made under cooperative research and development
agreements, and for other purposes. Approved Mar. 7,
1996. Public Law 104-113.
H.R. 2203..... An act to reauthorize the tied aid credit program of the
Export-Import Bank of the United States, and to
allow the Export-Import Bank to conduct a
demonstration project. Approved Jan. 11, 1996.
Public Law 104-97.
H.R. 2243..... An act to amend the Trinity River Basin Fish and
Wildlife Management Act of 1984, to extend for three
years the availability of moneys for the restoration
of fish and wildlife in the Trinity River, and for
other purposes. Approved May 15, 1996. Public Law
104-143.
H.R. 2297..... An act to codify without substantive change laws related
to transportation and to improve the United States
Code. Approved Oct. 11, 1996. Public Law 104-287.
H.R. 2337..... An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
provide for increased taxpayer protections. Approved
July 30, 1996. Public Law 104-168.
H.R. 2353..... An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend
certain expiring authorities of the Department of
Veterans Affairs relating to delivery of health and
medical care, and for other purposes. Approved Feb.
13, 1996. Public Law 104-110.
H.R. 2366..... An act to repeal an unnecessary medical device reporting
requirement. Approved Oct. 2, 1996. Public Law 104-
224.
H.R. 2415..... An act to designate the United States Customs
Administrative Building at the Ysleta/Zaragosa Port
of Entry located at 797 South Ysleta in El Paso,
Texas, as the ``Timothy C. McCaghren Customs
Administrative Building''. Approved Apr. 30, 1996.
Public Law 104-138.
H.R. 2428..... An act to encourage the donation of food and grocery
products to nonprofit organizations for distribution
to needy individuals by giving the Model Good
Samaritan Food Donation Act the full force and
effect of law. Approved Oct. 1, 1996. Public Law
104-210.
H.R. 2437..... An act to provide for the exchange of certain lands in
Gilpin County, Colorado. Approved July 9, 1996.
Public Law 104-158.
H.R. 2464..... An act to amend Public Law 103-93 to provide additional
lands within the State of Utah for the Goshute
Indian Reservation, and for other purposes. Approved
Oct. 1, 1996. Public Law 104-211.
H.R. 2501..... An act to extend the deadline under the Federal Power
Act applicable to the construction of a
hydroelectric project in Kentucky, and for other
purposes. Approved Oct. 9, 1996. Public Law 104-249.
H.R. 2504..... An act to designate the Federal Building located at the
corner of Patton Avenue and Otis Street, and the
United States Courthouse located on Otis Street, in
Asheville, North Carolina, as the ``Veach-Baley
Federal Complex''. Approved Oct. 2, 1996. Public Law
104-225.
H.R. 2508..... An act to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
to provide for improvements in the process of
approving and using animal drugs, and for other
purposes. Approved Oct. 9, 1996. Public Law 104-250.
H.R. 2512..... An act to provide for certain benefits of the Missouri
River basin Pick-Sloan project to the Crow Creek
Sioux Tribe, and for other purposes. Approved Oct.
1, 1996. Public Law 104-223.
H.R. 2556..... An act to redesignate the Federal building located at
345 Middlefield Road in Menlo Park, California, and
known as the Earth Sciences and Library Building, as
the ``Vincent E. McKelvey Federal Building''.
Approved Apr. 30, 1996. Public Law 104-139.
H.R. 2579..... An act to establish the National Tourism Board and the
National Tourism Organization to promote
international travel and tourism to the United
States. Approved Oct. 11, 1996. Public Law 104-288.
H.R. 2594..... An act to amend the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act
to reduce the waiting period for benefits payable
under that Act, and for other purposes. Approved
Oct. 9, 1996. Public Law 104-251.
H.R. 2627..... An act to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint
coins in commemoration of the sesquicentennial of
the founding of the Smithsonian Institution.
Approved Jan. 10, 1996. Public Law 104-96.
H.R. 2630..... An act to extend the deadline for commencement of
construction of a hydroelectric project in the State
of Illinois. Approved Oct. 9, 1996. Public Law 104-
252.
H.R. 2657..... An act to award a congressional gold medal to Ruth and
Billy Graham. Approved Feb. 13, 1996. Public Law
104-111.
H.R. 2660..... An act to increase the amount authorized to be
appropriated to the Department of the Interior for
the Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge. Approved
Oct. 9, 1996. Public Law 104-253.
H.R. 2679..... An act to revise the boundary of the North Platte
National Wildlife Refuge. Approved Oct. 1, 1996.
Public Law 104-212.
H.R. 2685..... An act to repeal the Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data
Bank. Approved Oct. 2, 1996. Public Law 104-226.
H.R. 2695..... An act to extend the deadline under the Federal Power
Act applicable to the construction of certain
hydroelectric projects in the State of Pennsylvania.
Approved Oct. 9, 1996. Public Law 104-254.
H.R. 2700..... An act to designate the United States Post Office
building located at 7980 FM 327, Elmendorf, Texas,
as the ``Amos F. Longoria Post Office Building''.
Approved Oct. 9, 1996. Public Law 104-255.
H.R. 2704..... An act to provide that the United States Post Office
building that is to be located on the 2600 block of
East 75th Street in Chicago, Illinois, shall be
known and designated as the ``Charles A. Hayes Post
Office Building''. Approved July 9, 1996. Public Law
104-159.
H.R. 2726..... An act to make certain technical corrections in laws
relating to Native Americans, and for other
purposes. Approved Feb. 12, 1996. Public Law 104-
109.
H.R. 2739..... An act to provide for a representational allowance for
Members of the House of Representatives, to make
technical and conforming changes to sundry
provisions of law in consequence of administrative
reforms in the House of Representatives, and for
other purposes. Approved Aug. 20, 1996. Public Law
104-186.
H.R. 2773..... An act to extend the deadline under the Federal Power
Act applicable to the construction of 2
hydroelectric projects in North Carolina, and for
other purposes. Approved Oct. 9, 1996. Public Law
104-256.
H.R. 2778..... An act to provide that members of the Armed Forces
performing services for the peacekeeping effort in
the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall be
entitled to certain tax benefits in the same manner
as if such services were performed in a combat zone.
Approved Mar. 20, 1996. Public Law 104-117.
H.R. 2779..... An act to provide for soft-metric conversion, and for
other purposes. Approved Oct. 11, 1996. Public Law
104-289.
H.R. 2803..... An act to amend the anti-car theft provisions of title
49, United States Code, to increase the utility of
motor vehicle title information to State and Federal
law enforcement officials, and for other purposes.
Approved July 2, 1996. Public Law 104-152.
H.R. 2808..... An act to extend authorities under the Middle East Peace
Facilitation Act of 1994 until March 31, 1996, and
for other purposes. Approved Jan. 4, 1996. Public
Law 104-89.
H.R. 2816..... An act to reinstate the license for, and extend the
deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable to
the construction of, a hydroelectric project in
Ohio, and for other purposes. Approved Oct. 9, 1996.
Public Law 104-257.
H.R. 2853..... An act to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory
treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the
products of Bulgaria. Approved July 18, 1996. Public
Law 104-162.
H.R. 2854..... An act to modify the operation of certain agricultural
programs. Approved Apr. 4, 1996. Public Law 104-127.
H.R. 2869..... An act to extend the deadline for commencement of
construction of a hydroelectric project in the State
of Kentucky. Approved Oct. 9, 1996. Public Law 104-
258.
H.R. 2880..... An act making appropriations for fiscal year 1996 to
make a downpayment toward a balanced budget, and for
other purposes. Approved Jan. 26, 1996. Public Law
104-99.
H.R. 2924..... An act to guarantee the timely payment of social
security benefits in March 1996. Approved Feb. 8,
1996. Public Law 104-103.
H.R. 2967..... An act to extend the authorization of the Uranium Mill
Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978, and for
other purposes. Approved Oct. 9, 1996. Public Law
104-259.
H.R. 2969..... An act to eliminate the Board of Tea Experts by
repealing the Tea Importation Act of 1897. Approved
Apr. 9, 1996. Public Law 104-128.
H.R. 2982..... An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey
the Carbon Hill National Fish Hatchery to the State
of Alabama. Approved Oct. 1, 1996. Public Law 104-
213.
H.R. 2988..... An act to amend the Clean Air Act to provide that
traffic signal synchronization projects are exempt
from certain requirements of Environmental
Protection Agency Rules. Approved Oct. 9, 1996.
Public Law 104-260.
H.R. 3005..... An act to amend the Federal securities laws in order to
promote efficiency and capital formation in the
financial markets, and to amend the Investment
Company Act of 1940 to promote more efficient
management of mutual funds, protect investors, and
provide more effective and less burdensome
regulation. Approved Oct. 11, 1996. Public Law 104-
290.
H.R. 3019..... An act making appropriations for fiscal year 1996 to
make a further downpayment toward a balanced budget,
and for other purposes. Approved Apr. 26, 1996.
Public Law 104-134.
H.R. 3021..... An act to guarantee the continuing full investment of
Social Security and other Federal funds in
obligations of the United States. Approved Mar. 12,
1996. Public Law 104-115.
H.R. 3029..... An act to designate the United States courthouse in
Washington, District of Columbia, as the ``E.
Barrett Prettyman United States Courthouse''.
Approved July 1, 1996. Public Law 104-151.
H.R. 3034..... An act to amend the Indian Self-Determination and
Education Assistance Act to extend for two months
the authority for promulgating regulations under the
Act. Approved Apr. 25, 1996. Public Law 104-133.
H.R. 3055..... An act to amend section 326 of the Higher Education Act
of 1965 to permit continued participation by
Historically Black Graduate Professional Schools in
the grant program authorized by that section.
Approved May 6, 1996. Public Law 104-141.
H.R. 3056..... An act to permit a county-operated health insuring
organization to qualify as an organization exempt
from certain requirements otherwise applicable to
health insuring organizations under the Medicaid
program notwithstanding that the organization
enrolls Medicaid beneficiaries residing in another
county. Approved Oct. 8, 1996. Public Law 104-240.
H.R. 3060..... An act to implement the Protocol on Environmental
Protection to the Antarctic Treaty. Approved Oct. 2,
1996. Public Law 104-227.
H.R. 3068..... An act to accept the request of the Prairie Island
Indian Community to revoke their charter of
incorporation issued under the Indian Reorganization
Act. Approved Oct. 9, 1996. Public Law 104-261.
H.R. 3074..... An act to amend the United States-Israel Free Trade Area
Implementation Act of 1985 to provide the President
with additional proclamation authority with respect
to articles of the West Bank or Gaza Strip or a
qualifying industrial zone. Approved Oct. 2, 1996.
Public Law 104-234.
H.R. 3103..... An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
improve portability and continuity of health
insurance coverage in the group and individual
markets, to combat waste, fraud, and abuse in health
insurance and health care delivery, to promote the
use of medical savings accounts, to improve access
to long-term care services and coverage, to simplify
the administration of health insurance, and for
other purposes. Approved Aug. 21, 1996. Public Law
104-191.
H.R. 3107..... An act to impose sanctions on persons exporting certain
goods or technology that would enhance Iran's
ability to explore for, extract, refine, or
transport by pipeline petroleum resources, and for
other purposes. Approved Aug. 5, 1996. Public Law
104-172.
H.R. 3118..... An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to reform
eligibility for health care provided by the
Department of Veterans Affairs. Approved Oct. 9,
1996. Public Law 104-262.
H.R. 3120..... An act to amend title 18, United States Code, with
respect to witness retaliation, witness tampering
and jury tampering. Approved Oct. 1, 1996. Public
Law 104-214.
H.R. 3121..... An act to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and
the Arms Export Control Act to make improvements to
certain defense and security assistance provisions
under those Acts, to authorize the transfer of naval
vessels to certain foreign countries, and for other
purposes. Approved July 21, 1996. Public Law 104-
164.
H.R. 3136..... An act to provide for enactment of the Senior Citizens'
Right to Work Act of 1996, the Line Item Veto Act,
and the Small Business Growth and Fairness Act of
1996, and to provide for a permanent increase in the
public debt limit. Approved Mar. 29, 1996. Public
Law 104-121.
H.R. 3139..... An act to redesignate the United States Post Office
building located at 245 Centereach Mall on Middle
Country Road in Centereach, New York, as the ``Rose
Y. Caracappa United States Post Office Building''.
Approved Aug. 20, 1996. Public Law 104-187.
H.R. 3155..... An act to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by
designating the Wekiva River, Seminole Creek, and
Rock Springs Run in the State of Florida for study
and potential addition to the national wild and
scenic rivers system. Approved Oct. 19, 1996. Public
Law 104-311.
H.R. 3159..... An act to amend title 49, United States Code, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1997,
1998, and 1999 for the National Transportation
Safety Board, and for other purposes. Approved Oct.
11, 1996. Public Law 104-291.
H.R. 3161..... An act to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory
treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the
products of Romania. Approved Aug. 3, 1996. Public
Law 104-171.
H.R. 3166..... An act to amend title 18, United States Code, with
respect to the crime of false statement in a
Government matter. Approved Oct. 11, 1996. Public
Law 104-292.
H.R. 3186..... An act to designate the Federal building located at 1655
Woodson Road in Overland, Missouri, as the ``Sammy
L. Davis Federal Building''. Approved Oct. 2, 1996.
Public Law 104-228.
H.R. 3215..... An act to amend title 18, United States Code, to repeal
the provision relating to Federal employees
contracting or trading with Indians. Approved Aug.
6, 1996. Public Law 104-178.
H.R. 3219..... An act to provide Federal assistance for Indian tribes
in a manner that recognizes the right of tribal
self-governance, and for other purposes. Approved
Oct. 26, 1996. Public Law 104-330.
H.R. 3230..... An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1997
for military activities of the Department of
Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths
for fiscal year 1997, and for other purposes.
Approved Sept. 23, 1996. Public Law 104-201.
H.R. 3235..... An act to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, to
extend the authorization of appropriations for the
Office of Government Ethics for 3 years, and for
other purposes. Approved Aug. 6, 1996. Public Law
104-179.
H.R. 3249..... An act to authorize appropriations for a mining
institute to develop domestic technological
capabilities for the recovery of minerals from the
nation's seabed, and for other purposes. Approved
Oct. 19, 1996. Public Law 104-312.
H.R. 3259..... An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1997
for intelligence and intelligence-related activities
of the United States Government, the Community
Management Account, and the Central Intelligence
Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for
other purposes. Approved Oct. 11, 1996. Public Law
104-293.
H.R. 3269..... An act to amend the Impact Aid program to provide for a
hold-harmless with respect to amounts for payments
relating to the Federal acquisition of real property
and for other purposes. Approved Sept. 16, 1996.
Public Law 104-195.
H.R. 3287..... An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey
the Crawford National Fish Hatchery to the city of
Crawford, Nebraska. Approved Oct. 1, 1996. Public
Law 104-215.
H.R. 3364..... An act to designate a United States courthouse in
Scranton, Pennsylvania, as the ``William J. Nealon
United States Courthouse''. Approved July 9, 1996.
Public Law 104-160.
H.R. 3378..... An act to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act
to extend the demonstration program for direct
billing of Medicare, Medicaid, and other third party
payors. Approved Oct. 19, 1996. Public Law 104-313.
H.R. 3396..... An act to define and protect the institution of
marriage. Approved Sept. 21, 1996. Public Law 104-
199.
H.R. 3400..... An act to designate the United States courthouse to be
constructed at a site on 18th Street between Dodge
and Douglas Streets in Omaha, Nebraska, as the
``Roman L. Hruska United States Courthouse''.
Approved Oct. 2, 1996. Public Law 104-229.
H.R. 3448..... An act to provide tax relief for small businesses, to
protect jobs, to create opportunities, to increase
the take home pay of workers, and for other
purposes. Approved Aug. 20, 1996. Public Law 104-
188.
H.R. 3452..... An act to make certain laws applicable to the Executive
Office of the President, and for other purposes.
Approved Oct. 26, 1996. Public Law 104-331.
H.R. 3458..... An act to increase, effective as of December 1, 1996,
the rates of compensation for veterans with service-
connected disabilities and the rates of dependency
and indemnity compensation for the survivors of
certain disabled veterans. Approved Oct. 9, 1996.
Public Law 104-263.
H.R. 3517..... An act making appropriations for military construction,
family housing, and base realignment and closure for
the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1997, and for other purposes. Approved
Sept. 16, 1996. Public Law 104-196.
H.R. 3525..... An act to amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify
the Federal jurisdiction over offenses relating to
damage to religious property. Approved July 3, 1996.
Public Law 104-155.
H.R. 3539..... An act to amend title 49, United States Code, to
reauthorize programs of the Federal Aviation
Administration, and for other purposes. Approved
Oct. 9, 1996. Public Law 104-264.
H.R. 3546..... An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey
the Walhalla National Fish Hatchery to the State of
South Carolina. Approved Oct. 9, 1996. Public Law
104-265.
H.R. 3553..... An act to amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to
authorize appropriations for the Federal Trade
Commission. Approved Oct. 1, 1996. Public Law 104-
216.
H.R. 3568..... An act to designate 51.7 miles of the Clarion River,
located in Pennsylvania, as a component of the
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Approved
Oct. 19, 1996. Public Law 104-314.
H.R. 3603..... An act making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and
Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1997, and for other purposes. Approved
Aug. 6, 1996. Public Law 104-180.
H.R. 3610..... An act making appropriations for the Department of
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30,
1997, and for other purposes. Approved Sept. 30,
1996. Public Law 104-208.
H.R. 3632..... An act to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to
repeal the requirement for annual resident review
for nursing facilities under the Medicaid program
and to require resident reviews for mentally ill or
mentally retarded residents when there is a
significant change in physical or mental condition.
Approved Oct. 19, 1996. Public Law 104-315.
H.R. 3660..... An act to make amendments to the Reclamation Wastewater
and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act, and for
other purposes. Approved Oct. 9, 1996. Public Law
104-266.
H.R. 3663..... An act to amend the District of Columbia Self-Government
and Governmental Reorganization Act to permit the
Council of the District of Columbia to authorize the
issuance of revenue bonds with respect to water and
sewer facilities, and for other purposes. Approved
Aug. 6, 1996. Public Law 104-184.
H.R. 3666..... An act making appropriations for the Departments of
Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development,
and for sundry independent agencies, boards,
commissions, corporations, and offices for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other
purposes. Approved Sept. 26, 1996. Public Law 104-
204.
H.R. 3675..... An act making appropriations for the Department of
Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal
year ending September 30, 1997, and for other
purposes. Approved Sept. 30, 1996. Public Law 104-
205.
H.R. 3676..... An act to amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify
the intent of Congress with respect to the Federal
carjacking prohibition. Approved Oct. 1, 1996.
Public Law 104-217.
H.R. 3680..... An act to amend title 18, United States Code, to carry
out the international obligations of the United
States under the Geneva Conventions to provide
criminal penalties for certain war crimes. Approved
Aug. 21, 1996. Public Law 104-192.
H.R. 3710..... An act to designate a United States courthouse located
in Tampa, Florida, as the ``Sam M. Gibbons United
States Courthouse''. Approved Oct. 2, 1996. Public
Law 104-230.
H.R. 3723..... An act to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect
proprietary economic information, and for other
purposes. Approved Oct. 11, 1996. Public Law 104-
294.
H.R. 3734..... An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section
201(a)(1) of the concurrent resolution on the budget
for fiscal year 1997. Approved Aug. 22, 1996. Public
Law 104-193.
H.R. 3754..... An act making appropriations for the Legislative Branch
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and
for other purposes. Approved Sept. 16, 1996. Public
Law 104-197.
H.R. 3802..... An act to amend section 552 of title 5, United States
Code, popularly known as the Freedom of Information
Act, to provide for public access to information in
an electronic format, and for other purposes.
Approved Oct. 2, 1996. Public Law 104-231.
H.R. 3815..... An act to make technical corrections and miscellaneous
amendments to trade laws. Approved Oct. 11, 1996.
Public Law 104-295.
H.R. 3816..... An act making appropriations for energy and water
development for the fiscal year ending September 30,
1997, and for other purposes. Approved Sept. 30,
1996. Public Law 104-206.
H.R. 3834..... An act to redesignate the Dunning Post Office in
Chicago, Illinois, as the ``Roger P. McAuliffe Post
Office''. Approved Aug. 20, 1996. Public Law 104-
189.
H.R. 3845..... An act making appropriations for the government of the
District of Columbia and other activities chargeable
in whole or in part against revenues of said
District for the fiscal year ending September 30,
1997, and for other purposes. Approved Sept. 9,
1996. Public Law 104-194.
H.R. 3864..... An act to reform the management practices of the General
Accounting Office, and for other purposes. Approved
Oct. 19, 1996. Public Law 104-316.
H.R. 3870..... An act to authorize the Agency for International
Development to offer voluntary separation incentive
payments to employees of that agency. Approved Aug.
20, 1996. Public Law 104-190.
H.R. 3871..... An act to waive temporarily the Medicaid enrollment
composition rule for certain health maintenance
organizations. Approved Oct. 9, 1996. Public Law
104-267.
H.R. 3877..... An act to designate the United States Post Office
building in Camden, Arkansas, as the ``Honorable
David H. Pryor Post Office Building''. Approved Oct.
9, 1996. Public Law 104-268.
H.R. 3910..... An act to provide emergency drought relief to the city
of Corpus Christi, Texas, and the Canadian River
Municipal Water Authority, Texas, and for other
purposes. Approved Oct. 19, 1996. Public Law 104-
318.
H.R. 3916..... An act to make available certain Voice of America and
Radio Marti multilingual computer readable text and
voice recordings. Approved Oct. 9, 1996. Public Law
104-269.
H.R. 3973..... An act to provide for a study of the recommendations of
the Joint Federal-State Commission on Policies and
Programs Affecting Alaska Natives. Approved Oct. 9,
1996. Public Law 104-270.
H.R. 4018..... An act to make technical corrections in the Federal Oil
and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982. Approved
Sept. 22, 1996. Public Law 104-200.
H.R. 4036..... An act to strengthen the protection of internationally
recognized human rights. Approved Oct. 19, 1996.
Public Law 104-319.
H.R. 4083..... An act to extend certain programs under the Energy
Policy and Conservation Act through September 30,
1997. Approved Oct. 14, 1996. Public Law 104-306.
H.R. 4137..... An act to combat drug-facilitated crimes of violence,
including sexual assaults. Approved Oct. 13, 1996.
Public Law 104-305.
H.R. 4138..... An act to authorize the hydrogen research, development,
and demonstration programs of the Department of
Energy, and for other purposes. Approved Oct. 9,
1996. Public Law 104-271.
H.R. 4167..... An act to provide for the safety of journeyman boxers,
and for other purposes. Approved Oct. 9, 1996.
Public Law 104-272.
H.R. 4168..... An act to amend the Helium Act to authorize the
Secretary to enter into agreements with private
parties for the recovery and disposal of helium on
Federal lands, and for other purposes. Approved Oct.
9, 1996. Public Law 104-273.
H.R. 4194..... An act to reauthorize alternative means of dispute
resolution in the Federal administrative process,
and for other purposes. Approved Oct. 19, 1996.
Public Law 104-320.
H.R. 4236..... An act to provide for the administration of certain
Presidio properties at minimal cost to the Federal
taxpayer, and for other purposes. Approved Nov. 12,
1996. Public Law 104-333.
H.R. 4283..... An act to provide for ballast water management to
prevent the introduction and spread of nonindigenous
species into the waters of the United States, and
for other purposes. Approved Oct. 26, 1996. Public
Law 104-332.
HOUSE BILLS WHICH HAVE BECOME PRIVATE LAWS
(EXCLUDING VETO OVERRIDES AND LAWS NOT SIGNED)
ONE HUNDRED FOURTH CONGRESS
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First Session
Second Session
H.R. 419...... An act for the relief of Benchmark Rail Group, Inc..
Approved July 24, 1996. Private Law 104-1.
H.R. 1031..... An act for the relief of Oscar Salas-Velazquez. Approved
Oct. 9, 1996. Private Law 104-3.
H.R. 1087..... An act for the relief of Nguyen Quy An and Nguyen Ngoc
Kim Quy. Approved Oct. 19, 1996. Private Law 104-4.
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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS WHICH HAVE BECOME PUBLIC LAWS
(EXCLUDING VETO OVERRIDES AND LAWS NOT SIGNED)
ONE HUNDRED FOURTH CONGRESS
__________
First Session
H.J. Res. 69.. Joint resolution providing for the reappointment of
Homer Alfred Neal as a citizen regent of the Board
of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Approved
Dec. 28, 1995. Public Law 104-81.
H.J. Res. 108. Joint resolution making continuing appropriations for
the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.
Approved Sept. 30, 1995. Public Law 104-31.
H.J. Res. 110. Joint resolution providing for the appointment of Howard
H. Baker, Jr. as a citizen regent of the Board of
Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Approved
Dec. 28, 1995. Public Law 104-82.
H.J. Res. 111. Joint resolution providing for the appointment of Anne
D'Harnoncourt as a citizen regent of the Board of
Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Approved
Dec. 28, 1995. Public Law 104-83.
H.J. Res. 112. Joint resolution providing for the appointment of Louis
Gerstner as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents
of the Smithsonian Institution. Approved Dec. 28,
1995. Public Law 104-84.
H.J. Res. 122. Joint resolution making further continuing
appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for
other purposes. Approved Nov. 20, 1995. Public Law
104-56.
H.J. Res. 123. Joint resolution making further continuing
appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for
other purposes. Approved Nov. 19, 1995. Public Law
104-54.
H.J. Res. 136. Joint resolution making further continuing
appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for
other purposes. Approved Dec. 22, 1995. Public Law
104-69.
Second Session
H.J. Res. 78.. Joint resolution to grant the consent of the Congress to
certain additional powers conferred upon the Bi-
State Development Agency by the States of Missouri
and Illinois. Approved Apr. 1, 1996. Public Law 104-
125.
H.J. Res. 134. Joint resolution making further continuing
appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for
other purposes. Approved Jan. 6, 1996. Public Law
104-94.
H.J. Res. 153. Joint resolution making further continuing
appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for
other purposes. Approved Jan. 4, 1996. Public Law
104-90.
H.J. Res. 163. Joint resolution making further continuing
appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for
other purposes. Approved Mar. 15, 1996. Public Law
104-116.
H.J. Res. 165. Joint resolution making further continuing
appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for
other purposes. Approved Mar. 22, 1996. Public Law
104-118.
H.J. Res. 166. Joint resolution granting the consent of Congress to the
Mutual Aid Agreement between the city of Bristol,
Virginia, and the city of Bristol, Tennessee.
Approved Aug. 6, 1996. Public Law 104-181.
H.J. Res. 168. Joint resolution waiving certain enrollment requirements
with respect to two bills of the One Hundred Fourth
Congress. Approved Apr. 9, 1996. Public Law 104-129.
H.J. Res. 170. Joint resolution making further continuing
appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for
other purposes. Approved Mar. 29, 1996. Public Law
104-122.
H.J. Res. 175. Joint resolution making further continuing
appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for
other purposes. Approved Apr. 24, 1996. Public Law
104-131.
H.J. Res. 191. Joint resolution to confer honorary citizenship of the
United States on Agnes Gonxha Bojahiu, also known as
Mother Teresa. Approved Oct. 1, 1996. Public Law
104-218.
H.J. Res. 193. Joint resolution granting the consent of Congress to the
Emergency Management Assistance Compact. Approved
Oct. 19, 1996. Public Law 104-321.
H.J. Res. 194. Joint resolution granting the consent of the Congress to
amendments made by Maryland, Virginia, and the
District of Columbia to the Washington Metropolitan
Area Transit Regulation Compact. Approved Oct. 19,
1996. Public Law 104-322.
H.J. Res. 197. Joint resolution. Approved Sept. 30, 1996. Public Law
104-207.
H.J. Res. 198. Joint resolution appointing the day for the convening of
the first session of the One Hundred Fifth Congress
and the day for the counting in Congress of the
electoral votes for President and Vice President
cast in December 1996. Approved Oct. 11, 1996.
Public Law 104-296.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS WHICH HAVE BECOME PRIVATE LAWS
(EXCLUDING VETO OVERRIDES AND LAWS NOT SIGNED)
ONE HUNDRED FOURTH CONGRESS
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First Session
Second Session
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SENATE BILLS WHICH HAVE BECOME PUBLIC LAWS
(EXCLUDING VETO OVERRIDES AND LAWS NOT SIGNED)
ONE HUNDRED FOURTH CONGRESS
__________
First Session
S. 1.......... An act to curb the practice of imposing unfunded Federal
mandates on States and local governments; to
strengthen the partnership between the Federal
Government and State, local and tribal governments;
to end the imposition, in the absence of full
consideration by Congress, of Federal mandates on
State, local, and tribal governments without
adequate funding, in a manner that may displace
other essential governmental priorities; and to
ensure that the Federal Government pays the costs
incurred by those governments in complying with
certain requirements under Federal statutes and
regulations; and for other purposes. Approved Mar.
22, 1995. Public Law 104-4.
S. 2.......... An act to make certain laws applicable to the
legislative branch of the Federal Government.
Approved Jan. 23, 1995. Public Law 104-1.
S. 178........ An act to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to extend the
authorization for the Commodity Futures Trading
Commission, and for other purposes. Approved Apr.
21, 1995. Public Law 104-9.
S. 227........ An act to amend title 17, United States Code, to provide
an exclusive right to perform sound recordings
publicly by means of digital transmissions and for
other purposes. Approved Nov. 1, 1995. Public Law
104-39.
S. 244........ An act to further the goals of the Paperwork Reduction
Act to have Federal agencies become more responsible
and publicly accountable for reducing the burden of
Federal paperwork on the public, and for other
purposes. Approved May 22, 1995. Public Law 104-13.
S. 257........ An act to amend the charter of the Veterans of Foreign
Wars to make eligible for membership those veterans
that have served within the territorial limits of
South Korea. Approved Mar. 7, 1995. Public Law 104-
3.
S. 268........ An act to authorize the collection of fees for expenses
for triploid grass carp certification inspections,
and for other purposes. Approved Nov. 1, 1995.
Public Law 104-40.
S. 273........ An act to amend section 61h-6, of title 2, United States
Code. Approved Feb. 9, 1995. Public Law 104-2.
S. 349........ An act to reauthorize appropriations for the Navajo-Hopi
Relocation Housing Program. Approved June 21, 1995.
Public Law 104-15.
S. 369........ An act to designate the Federal Courthouse in Decatur,
Alabama, as the ``Seybourn H. Lynne Federal
Courthouse'', and for other purposes. Approved Dec.
28, 1995. Public Law 104-85.
S. 377........ An act to amend a provision of part A of title IX of the
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965,
relating to Indian education, to provide a technical
amendment, and for other purposes. Approved Mar. 23,
1995. Public Law 104-5.
S. 395........ An act to authorize and direct the Secretary of Energy
to sell the Alaska Power Administration, and to
authorize the export of Alaska North Slope crude
oil, and for other purposes. Approved Nov. 28, 1995.
Public Law 104-58.
S. 440........ An act to amend title 23, United States Code, to provide
for the designation of the National Highway System,
and for other purposes. Approved Nov. 28, 1995.
Public Law 104-59.
S. 441........ An act to reauthorize appropriations for certain
programs under the Indian Child Protection and
Family Violence Prevention Act, and for other
purposes. Approved June 21, 1995. Public Law 104-16.
S. 457........ An act to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to
update references in the classification of children
for purposes of United States immigration laws.
Approved Nov. 15, 1995. Public Law 104-51.
S. 464........ An act to make the reporting deadlines for studies
conducted in Federal court demonstration districts
consistent with the deadlines for pilot districts,
and for other purposes. Approved Oct. 3, 1995.
Public Law 104-33.
S. 523........ An act to amend the Colorado River Basin Salinity
Control Act to authorize additional measures to
carry out the control of salinity upstream of
Imperial Dam in a cost-effective manner, and for
other purposes. Approved July 28, 1995. Public Law
104-20.
S. 532........ An act to clarify the rules governing venue, and for
other purposes. Approved Oct. 3, 1995. Public Law
104-34.
S. 790........ An act to provide for the modification or elimination of
Federal reporting requirements. Approved Dec. 21,
1995. Public Law 104-66.
S. 895........ An act to amend the Small Business Act to reduce the
level of participation by the Small Business
Administration in certain loans guaranteed by the
Administration, and for other purposes. Approved
Oct. 12, 1995. Public Law 104-36.
S. 962........ An act to extend authorities under the Middle East Peace
Facilitation Act of 1994 until August 15, 1995.
Approved July 2, 1995. Public Law 104-17.
S. 965........ An act to designate the United States Courthouse for the
Eastern District of Virginia in Alexandria,
Virginia, as the Albert V. Bryan United States
Courthouse. Approved Dec. 28, 1995. Public Law 104-
86.
S. 1060....... An act to provide for the disclosure of lobbying
activities to influence the Federal Government, and
for other purposes. Approved Dec. 19, 1995. Public
Law 104-65.
S. 1111....... An act to amend title 35, United States Code, with
respect to patents on biotechnological processes.
Approved Nov. 1, 1995. Public Law 104-41.
S. 1254....... An act to disapprove of amendments to the Federal
Sentencing Guidelines relating to lowering of crack
sentences and sentences for money laundering and
transactions in property derived from unlawful
activity. Approved Oct. 30, 1995. Public Law 104-38.
S. 1328....... An act to amend the commencement dates of certain
temporary Federal judgeships. Approved Nov. 28,
1995. Public Law 104-60.
S. 1465....... An act to extend au pair programs. Approved Dec. 23,
1995. Public Law 104-72.
Second Session
S. 4.......... An act to give the President line item veto authority
over appropriations Acts and targeted tax benefits
in revenue Acts. Approved Apr. 9, 1996. Public Law
104-130.
S. 39......... An act to amend the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and
Management Act to authorize appropriations, to
provide for sustainable fisheries, and for other
purposes. Approved Oct. 11, 1996. Public Law 104-
297.
S. 342........ An act to establish the Cache La Poudre River Corridor.
Approved Oct. 19, 1996. Public Law 104-323.
S. 531........ An act to authorize a circuit judge who has taken part
in an en banc hearing of a case to continue to
participate in that case after taking senior status,
and for other purposes. Approved Aug. 6, 1996.
Public Law 104-175.
S. 533........ An act to clarify the rules governing removal of cases
to Federal court, and for other purposes. Approved
Oct. 1, 1996. Public Law 104-219.
S. 640........ An act to provide for the conservation and development
of water and related resources, to authorize the
Secretary of the Army to construct various projects
for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United
States, and for other purposes. Approved Oct. 12,
1996. Public Law 104-303.
S. 641........ An act to reauthorize the Ryan White CARE Act of 1990,
and for other purposes. Approved May 20, 1996.
Public Law 104-146.
S. 652........ An act to provide for a pro-competitive, de-regulatory
national policy framework designed to accelerate
rapidly private sector deployment of advanced
telecommunications and information technologies and
services to all Americans by opening all
telecommunications markets to competition, and for
other purposes. Approved Feb. 8, 1996. Public Law
104-104.
S. 677........ An act to repeal a redundant venue provision, and for
other purposes. Approved Oct. 1, 1996. Public Law
104-220.
S. 735........ An act to prevent and punish acts of terrorism, and for
other purposes. Approved Apr. 24, 1996. Public Law
104-132.
S. 811........ An act to authorize research into the desalinization and
reclamation of water and authorize a program for
States, cities, or qualifying agencies desiring to
own and operate a water desalinization or
reclamation facility to develop such facilities, and
for other purposes. Approved Oct. 11, 1996. Public
Law 104-298.
S. 919........ An act to modify and reauthorize the Child Abuse
Prevention and Treatment Act, and for other
purposes. Approved Oct. 3, 1996. Public Law 104-235.
S. 1004....... An act to authorize appropriations for the United States
Coast Guard, and for other purposes. Approved Oct.
19, 1996. Public Law 104-324.
S. 1044....... An act to amend title III of the Public Health Service
Act to consolidate and reauthorize provisions
relating to health centers, and for other purposes.
Approved Oct. 11, 1996. Public Law 104-299.
S. 1124....... An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996
for military activities of the Department of
Defense, to prescribe personnel strengths for such
fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other
purposes. Approved Feb. 10, 1996. Public Law 104-
106.
S. 1136....... An act to control and prevent commercial counterfeiting,
and for other purposes. Approved July 2, 1996.
Public Law 104-153.
S. 1194....... An act to promote the research, identification,
assessment, and exploration of marine mineral
resources, and for other purposes. Approved Oct. 19,
1996. Public Law 104-325.
S. 1316....... An act to reauthorize and amend title XIV of the Public
Health Service Act (commonly known as the ``Safe
Drinking Water Act''), and for other purposes.
Approved Aug. 6, 1996. Public Law 104-182.
S. 1341....... An act to provide for the transfer of certain lands to
the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and
the city of Scottsdale, Arizona, and for other
purposes. Approved Feb. 6, 1996. Public Law 104-102.
S. 1467....... An act to authorize the construction of the Fort Peck
Rural County Water Supply System, to authorize
assistance to the Fort Peck Rural County Water
District, Inc., a nonprofit corporation, for the
planning, design, and construction of the water
supply system, and for other purposes. Approved Oct.
11, 1996. Public Law 104-300.
S. 1494....... An act to provide an extension for fiscal year 1996 for
certain programs administered by the Secretary of
Housing and Urban Development and the Secretary of
Agriculture, and for other purposes. Approved Mar.
28, 1996. Public Law 104-120.
S. 1505....... An act to reduce risk to public safety and the
environment associated with pipeline transportation
of natural gas and hazardous liquids, and for other
purposes. Approved Oct. 12, 1996. Public Law 104-
304.
S. 1507....... An act to provide for the extension of the Parole
Commission to oversee cases of prisoners sentenced
under prior law, to reduce the size of the Parole
Commission, and for other purposes. Approved Oct. 2,
1996. Public Law 104-232.
S. 1577....... An act to authorize appropriations for the National
Historical Publications and Records Commission for
fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001. Approved
Oct. 9, 1996. Public Law 104-274.
S. 1579....... An act to streamline and improve the effectiveness of
chapter 75 of title 31, United States Code (commonly
referred to as the ``Single Audit Act''). Approved
July 5, 1996. Public Law 104-156.
S. 1636....... An act to designate the United States Courthouse under
construction at 1030 Southwest 3rd Avenue, Portland,
Oregon, as the ``Mark O. Hatfield United States
Courthouse,'' and for other purposes. Approved Oct.
1, 1996. Public Law 104-221.
S. 1649....... An act to extend contracts between the Bureau of
Reclamation and irrigation districts in Kansas and
Nebraska, and for other purposes. Approved Oct. 19,
1996. Public Law 104-326.
S. 1669....... An act to name the Department of Veterans Affairs
medical center in Jackson, Mississippi, as the
``G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery Department of Veterans
Affairs Medical Center''. Approved Sept. 24, 1996.
Public Law 104-202.
S. 1675....... An act to provide for the nationwide tracking of
convicted sexual predators, and for other purposes.
Approved Oct. 3, 1996. Public Law 104-236.
S. 1711....... An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve
the benefits programs administered by the Secretary
of Veterans Affairs, to provide for a study of the
Federal programs for veterans, and for other
purposes. Approved Oct. 9, 1996. Public Law 104-275.
S. 1757....... An act to amend the Developmental Disabilities
Assistance and Bill of Rights Act to extend the Act,
and for other purposes. Approved Aug. 6, 1996.
Public Law 104-183.
S. 1802....... An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey
certain property containing a fish and wildlife
facility to the State of Wyoming, and for other
purposes. Approved Oct. 9, 1996. Public Law 104-276.
S. 1834....... An act to reauthorize the Indian Environmental General
Assistance Program Act of 1992, and for other
purposes. Approved Oct. 2, 1996. Public Law 104-233.
S. 1887....... An act to make improvements in the operation and
administration of the Federal courts, and for other
purposes. Approved Oct. 19, 1996. Public Law 104-
317.
S. 1899....... An act entitled the ``Mollie Beattie Alaska Wilderness
Area Act''. Approved July 29, 1996. Public Law 104-
167.
S. 1903....... An act to designate the bridge, estimated to be
completed in the year 2000, that replaces the bridge
on Missouri highway 74 spanning from East Girardeau,
Illinois, to Cape Girardeau, Missouri, as the ``Bill
Emerson Memorial Bridge'', and for other purposes.
Approved July 2, 1996. Public Law 104-154.
S. 1931....... An act to provide that the United States Post Office and
Courthouse building located at 9 East Broad Street,
Cookeville, Tennessee, shall be known and designated
as the ``L. Clure Morton United States Post Office
Courthouse''. Approved Oct. 9, 1996. Public Law 104-
277.
S. 1965....... An act to prevent the illegal manufacturing and use of
methamphetamine. Approved Oct. 3, 1996. Public Law
104-237.
S. 1970....... An act to amend the National Museum of the American
Indian Act to make improvements in the Act, and for
other purposes. Approved Oct. 9, 1996. Public Law
104-278.
S. 1973....... An act to provide for the settlement of the Navajo-Hopi
land dispute, and for other purposes. Approved Oct.
11, 1996. Public Law 104-301.
S. 1995....... An act to authorize construction of the Smithsonian
Institution National Air and Space Museum Dulles
Center at Washington Dulles International Airport,
and for other purposes. Approved Oct. 1, 1996.
Public Law 104-222.
S. 2078....... An act to authorize the sale of excess Department of
Defense aircraft to facilitate the suppression of
wildfire. Approved Oct. 14, 1996. Public Law 104-
307.
S. 2085....... An act to authorize the Capitol Guide Service to accept
voluntary services. Approved Oct. 9, 1996. Public
Law 104-279.
S. 2100....... An act to provide for the extension of certain authority
for the Marshal of the Supreme Court and the Supreme
Court Police. Approved Oct. 9, 1996. Public Law 104-
280.
S. 2101....... An act to provide educational assistance to the
dependents of Federal law enforcement officials who
are killed or disabled in the performance of their
duties. Approved Oct. 3, 1996. Public Law 104-238.
S. 2153....... An act to designate the United States Post Office
building located in Brewer, Maine, as the ``Joshua
Lawrence Chamberlain Post Office Building'', and for
other purposes. Approved Oct. 9, 1996. Public Law
104-281.
S. 2183....... An act to make technical corrections to the Personal
Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation
Act of 1996. Approved Oct. 19, 1996. Public Law 104-
327.
S. 2197....... An act to extend the authorized period of stay within
the United States for certain nurses. Approved Oct.
11, 1996. Public Law 104-302.
S. 2198....... An act to provide for the Advisory Commission on
Intergovernmental Relations to continue in
existence, and for other purposes. Approved Oct. 19,
1996. Public Law 104-328.
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Second Session
S. 966........ An act for the relief of Nathan C. Vance, and for other
purposes. Approved July 29, 1996. Private Law 104-2.
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(EXCLUDING VETO OVERRIDES AND LAWS NOT SIGNED)
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Second Session
S.J. Res. 20.. Joint resolution granting the consent of Congress to the
compact to provide for joint natural resource
management and enforcement of laws and regulations
pertaining to natural resources and boating at the
Jennings Randolph Lake Project lying in Garrett
County, Maryland and Mineral County, West Virginia,
entered into between the States of West Virginia and
Maryland. Approved Aug. 6, 1996. Public Law 104-176.
S.J. Res. 38.. Joint resolution granting the consent of Congress to the
Vermont-New Hampshire Interstate Public Water Supply
Compact. Approved Apr. 1, 1996. Public Law 104-126.
S.J. Res. 53.. Joint resolution making corrections to Public Law 104-
134. Approved May 2, 1996. Public Law 104-140.
S.J. Res. 64.. Joint resolution to commend Operation Sail for its
advancement of brotherhood among nations, its
continuing commemoration of the history of the
United States, and its nurturing of young cadets
through training in seamanship. Approved Oct. 9,
1996. Public Law 104-282.
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(EXCLUDING VETO OVERRIDES AND LAWS NOT SIGNED)
ONE HUNDRED FOURTH CONGRESS
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ACTS WHICH FAILED TO BECOME LAWS
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HOUSE BILLS
First Session
H.R. 1158..... An act making emergency supplemental appropriations for
additional disaster assistance and making
rescissions for the fiscal year ending September 30,
1995, and for other purposes. Vetoed June 7, 1995.
In House, veto referred to Appropriations June 7,
1995.
H.R. 1530..... An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996
for military activities of the Department of
Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths
for fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes. Vetoed
Dec. 28, 1995. House sustained Presidential veto
Jan. 3, 1995; Roll No. 3: 240-156.
H.R. 1854..... An act making appropriations for the Legislative Branch
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and
for other purposes. Vetoed Oct. 3, 1995. In House,
veto referred to Appropriations Oct. 12, 1995.
H.R. 1977..... An act making appropriations for the Department of the
Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
Vetoed Dec. 18, 1995. In House, veto referred to
Appropriations Dec. 18 (Legislative day of Dec. 15),
1995. House sustained Presidential veto Jan. 4,
1995; Roll No. 5: 239-177. In House, veto referred
to Appropriations Jan. 4, 1995.
H.R. 2076..... An act making appropriations for the Departments of
Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and
related agencies for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 1996, and for other purposes. Vetoed
Dec. 19, 1995. In House, veto referred to
Appropriations Dec. 20, 1995. House sustained
Presidential veto Jan. 3, 1995; Roll No. 4: 240-159.
In House, veto referred to Appropriations Jan. 3,
1995.
H.R. 2099..... An act making appropriations for the Departments of
Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development,
and for sundry independent agencies, boards,
commissions, corporations, and offices for fiscal
year ending September 30, 1996, and for other
purposes. Vetoed Dec. 18, 1995. In House, veto
referred to Appropriations Dec. 18 (Legislative day
of Dec. 15), 1995.
H.R. 2491..... An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section
105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for
fiscal year 1996. Vetoed Dec. 6, 1995. In House,
veto referred to the Budget Dec. 6, 1995.
H.R. 2586..... An act to provide for a temporary increase in the public
debt limit, and for other purposes. Vetoed Nov. 13,
1995. In House, veto referred to Ways and Means Dec.
7, 1995.
H.J. Res. 115. Joint resolution making further continuing
appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for
other purposes. Vetoed Nov. 13, 1995. In House, veto
referred to Appropriations Nov. 30, 1995.
Second Session
H.R. 4........ An act to restore the American family, reduce
illegitimacy, control welfare spending and reduce
welfare dependence. Vetoed Jan. 9, 1996. In House,
veto referred to Ways and Means Jan. 22, 1996.
H.R. 743...... An act to amend the National Labor Relations Act to
allow labor management cooperative efforts that
improve economic competitiveness in the United
States to continue to thrive, and for other
purposes. Vetoed July 30, 1996. In House, veto
referred to Education and Labor July 31, 1996.
H.R. 956...... An act to establish legal standards and procedures for
product liability litigation, and for other
purposes. Vetoed May 2, 1996. House sustained
Presidential veto May 9, 1996; Roll No. 162: 258-
163.
H.R. 1561..... An act to consolidate the foreign affairs agencies of
the United States; to authorize appropriations for
the Department of State and related agencies for
fiscal years 1996 and 1997; to responsibly reduce
the authorizations of appropriations for United
States foreign assistance programs for fiscal years
1996 and 1997, and for other purposes. Vetoed Apr.
12, 1996. House sustained Presidential veto Apr. 30,
1996; Roll No. 136: 234-188.
H.R. 1833..... An act to amend title 18, United States Code, to ban
partial-birth abortions. Vetoed Apr. 10, 1996. In
House, passed over Presidential veto Sept. 19, 1996;
Roll No. 422: 285-137. Senate sustained Presidential
veto Sept. 26, 1996; Roll No. 301: 58-40.
H.R. 2909..... An act to amend the Silvio O. Conte National Fish and
Wildlife Refuge Act to provide that the Secretary of
the Interior may acquire lands for purposes of that
Act only by donation or exchange, or otherwise with
the consent of the owner of the lands. Vetoed Oct.
2, 1996. In House, veto referred to Interior and
Insular Affairs Oct. 3, 1996.
SENATE BILLS
First Session
S. 21......... An act to terminate the United States arms embargo
applicable to the Government of Bosnia and
Herzegovina. Vetoed Aug. 11, 1995.
Second Session
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First Session
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ONE HUNDRED FOURTH CONGRESS
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HOUSE BILLS
First Session
H.R. 1058..... An act to reform Federal securities litigation, and for
other purposes. Vetoed Dec. 19, 1995. In House,
passed over Presidential veto Dec. 20, 1995; Roll
No. 870: 319-100. In Senate, passed over
Presidential veto Dec. 22, 1995; Roll No. 612: 68-
30. Became Public Law 104-67 without approval Dec.
22, 1995.
Second Session
SENATE BILLS
First Session
Second Session
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ACTS WHICH BECAME LAWS WITHOUT THE APPROVAL OF THE PRESIDENT
ONE HUNDRED FOURTH CONGRESS
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HOUSE BILLS
First Session
H.R. 2126..... An act making appropriations for the Department of
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30,
1996, and for other purposes. Became Public Law 104-
61 without approval Dec. 1, 1995.
Second Session
SENATE BILLS
First Session
S. 1322....... An act to provide for the relocation of the United
States Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, and for other
purposes. Became Public Law 104-45 without approval
Nov. 8, 1995.
Second Session
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First Session
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BILLS NOT SIGNED OR RETURNED TO CONGRESS
BILLS NOT SIGNED OR RETURNED TO CONGRESS
NOTWITHSTANDING INTRASESSION ADJOURNMENT
OF THE TWO HOUSES
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