[House Calendars, Final - 112th Congress, 2nd Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
First Session
Second Session
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S. 285............................
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HOUSE BILLS WHICH HAVE BECOME PUBLIC LAWS
(EXCLUDING VETO OVERRIDES AND LAWS NOT SIGNED)
ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESS
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First Session
H.R. 4........ An act to repeal the expansion of information reporting
requirements for payments of $600 or more to
corporations, and for other purposes. Approved Apr.
14, 2011. Public Law 112-9.
H.R. 366...... An act to provide for an additional temporary extension
of programs under the Small Business Act and the
Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other
purposes. Approved Jan. 31, 2011. Public Law 112-1.
H.R. 368...... An act to amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify
and improve certain provisions relating to the
removal of litigation against Federal officers or
agencies to Federal courts, and for other purposes.
Approved Nov. 9, 2011. Public Law 112-51.
H.R. 394...... An act to amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify
the jurisdiction of the Federal courts, and for
other purposes. Approved Dec. 7, 2011. Public Law
112-63.
H.R. 398...... An act to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to
toll, during active-duty service abroad in the Armed
Forces, the periods of time to file a petition and
appear for an interview to remove the conditional
basis for permanent resident status, and for other
purposes. Approved Nov. 23, 2011. Public Law 112-58.
H.R. 470...... An act to further allocate and expand the availability
of hydroelectric power generated at Hoover Dam, and
for other purposes. Approved Dec. 20, 2011. Public
Law 112-72.
H.R. 489...... An act to clarify the jurisdiction of the Secretary of
the Interior with respect to the C.C. Cragin Dam and
Reservoir, and for other purposes. Approved Nov. 7,
2011. Public Law 112-45.
H.R. 514...... An act to extend expiring provisions of the USA PATRIOT
Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 and
Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of
2004 relating to access to business records,
individual terrorists as agents of foreign powers,
and roving wiretaps until December 8, 2011. Approved
Feb. 25, 2011. Public Law 112-3.
H.R. 515...... An act to reauthorize the Belarus Democracy Act of 2004.
Approved Jan. 3, 2012. Public Law 112-82.
H.R. 662...... An act to provide an extension of Federal-aid highway,
highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and
other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund
pending enactment of a multiyear law reauthorizing
such programs. Approved Mar. 4, 2011. Public Law
112-5.
H.R. 674...... An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
repeal the imposition of 3 percent withholding on
certain payments made to vendors by government
entities. Approved Nov. 21, 2011. Public Law 112-56.
H.R. 754...... An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2011
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 June 8, 2011. Public Law
112-18.
H.R. 765...... An act to amend the National Forest Ski Area Permit Act
of 1986 to clarify the authority of the Secretary of
Agriculture regarding additional recreational uses
of National Forest System land that is subject to
ski area permits, and for other purposes. Approved
Nov. 7, 2011. Public Law 112-46.
H.R. 771...... An act to designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 1081 Elbel Road in
Schertz, Texas, as the ``Schertz Veterans Post
Office''. Approved Oct. 12, 2011. Public Law 112-38.
H.R. 789...... An act to designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 20 Main Street in Little
Ferry, New Jersey, as the ``Sergeant Matthew J.
Fenton Post Office''. Approved Jan. 3, 2012. Public
Law 112-83.
H.R. 793...... An act to designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 12781 Sir Francis Drake
Boulevard in Inverness, California, as the
``Specialist Jake Robert Velloza Post Office''.
Approved May 31, 2011. Public Law 112-15.
H.R. 818...... An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to allow
for prepayment of repayment contracts between the
United States and the Uintah Water Conservancy
District. Approved Nov. 9, 2011. Public Law 112-52.
H.R. 1059..... An act to protect the safety of judges by extending the
authority of the Judicial Conference to redact
sensitive information contained in their financial
disclosure reports, and for other purposes. Approved
Jan. 3, 2012. Public Law 112-84.
H.R. 1079..... An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
extend the funding and expenditure authority of the
Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49,
United States Code, to extend the airport
improvement program, and for other purposes.
Approved Mar. 31, 2011. Public Law 112-7.
H.R. 1249..... An act to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide
for patent reform. Approved Sept. 16, 2011. Public
Law 112-29.
H.R. 1264..... An act to designate the property between the United
States Federal Courthouse and the Ed Jones Building
located at 109 South Highland Avenue in Jackson,
Tennessee, as the ``M.D. Anderson Plaza'' and to
authorize the placement of a historical/
identification marker on the grounds recognizing the
achievements and philanthropy of M.D. Anderson.
Approved Jan. 3, 2012. Public Law 112-85.
H.R. 1308..... An act to amend the Ronald Reagan Centennial Commission
Act to extend the termination date for the
Commission, and for other purposes. Approved May 12,
2011. Public Law 112-13.
H.R. 1363..... An act making appropriations for the Department of
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2011, and for other purposes. Approved Apr. 9, 2011.
Public Law 112-8.
H.R. 1383..... An act to temporarily preserve higher rates for tuition
and fees for programs of education at non-public
institutions of higher learning pursued by
individuals enrolled in the Post-9/11 Educational
Assistance Program of the Department of Veterans
Affairs before the enactment of the Post-9/11
Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of
2010, and for other purposes. Approved Aug. 3, 2011.
Public Law 112-26.
H.R. 1473..... An act making appropriations for the Department of
Defense and the other departments and agencies of
the Government for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2011, and for other purposes. Approved Apr. 15,
2011. Public Law 112-10.
H.R. 1540..... An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012
for military activities of the Department of Defense
and for military construction, to prescribe military
personnel strengths for fiscal year 2012, and for
other purposes. Approved Dec. 31, 2011. Public Law
112-81.
H.R. 1632..... An act to designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 5014 Gary Avenue in
Lubbock, Texas, as the ``Sergeant Chris Davis Post
Office''. Approved Oct. 12, 2011. Public Law 112-39.
H.R. 1801..... An act to amend title 49, United States Code, to provide
for expedited security screenings for members of the
Armed Forces. Approved Jan. 3, 2012. Public Law 112-
86.
H.R. 1843..... An act to designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 489 Army Drive in
Barrigada, Guam, as the ``John Pangelinan Gerber
Post Office Building''. Approved Nov. 7, 2011.
Public Law 112-47.
H.R. 1892..... An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2012
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. 3, 2012. Public Law
112-87.
H.R. 1893..... An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
extend the funding and expenditure authority of the
Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49,
United States Code, to extend the airport
improvement program, and for other purposes.
Approved May 31, 2011. Public Law 112-16.
H.R. 1975..... An act to designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 281 East Colorado
Boulevard in Pasadena, California, as the ``First
Lieutenant Oliver Goodall Post Office Building''.
Approved Nov. 7, 2011. Public Law 112-48.
H.R. 2005..... An act to reauthorize the Combating Autism Act of 2006.
Approved Sept. 30, 2011. Public Law 112-32.
H.R. 2017..... An act making appropriations for the Department of
Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2012, and for other purposes. Approved
Sept. 30, 2011. Public Law 112-33.
H.R. 2055..... An act making appropriations for military construction,
the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30,
2012, and for other purposes. Approved Dec. 23,
2011. Public Law 112-74.
H.R. 2056..... An act to instruct the Inspector General of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Corporation to study the impact of
insured depository institution failures, and for
other purposes. Approved Jan. 3, 2012. Public Law
112-88.
H.R. 2061..... An act to authorize the presentation of a United States
flag at the funeral of Federal civilian employees
who are killed while performing official duties or
because of their status as a Federal employee.
Approved Dec. 20, 2011. Public Law 112-73.
H.R. 2062..... An act to designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 45 Meetinghouse Lane in
Sagamore Beach, Massachusetts, as the ``Matthew A.
Pucino Post Office''. Approved Nov. 7, 2011. Public
Law 112-49.
H.R. 2112..... An act making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and
Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending
September 30, 2012, and for other purposes. Approved
Nov. 18, 2011. Public Law 112-55.
H.R. 2149..... An act to designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 4354 Pahoa Avenue in
Honolulu, Hawaii, as the ``Cecil L. Heftel Post
Office Building''. Approved Nov. 7, 2011. Public Law
112-50.
H.R. 2192..... An act to exempt for an additional 4-year period, from
the application of the means-test presumption of
abuse under chapter 7, qualifying members of reserve
components of the Armed Forces and members of the
National Guard who, after September 11, 2001, are
called to active duty or to perform a homeland
defense activity for not less than 90 days. Approved
Dec. 13, 2011. Public Law 112-64.
H.R. 2279..... An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
extend the funding and expenditure authority of the
Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49,
United States Code, to extend the airport
improvement program, and for other purposes.
Approved June 29, 2011. Public Law 112-21.
H.R. 2422..... An act to designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 45 Bay Street, Suite 2, in
Staten Island, New York, as the ``Sergeant Angel
Mendez Post Office''. Approved Jan. 3, 2012. Public
Law 112-89.
H.R. 2447..... An act to grant the congressional gold medal to the
Montford Point Marines. Approved Nov. 23, 2011.
Public Law 112-59.
H.R. 2553..... An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
extend the funding and expenditure authority of the
Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49,
United States Code, to extend the airport
improvement program, and for other purposes.
Approved Aug. 5, 2011. Public Law 112-27.
H.R. 2608..... An act to provide for an additional temporary extension
of programs under the Small Business Act and the
Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other
purposes. Approved Oct. 5, 2011. Public Law 112-36.
H.R. 2646..... An act to authorize certain Department of Veterans
Affairs major medical facility projects and leases,
to extend certain expiring provisions of law, and to
modify certain authorities of the Secretary of
Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. Approved
Oct. 5, 2011. Public Law 112-37.
H.R. 2715..... An act to provide the Consumer Product Safety Commission
with greater authority and discretion in enforcing
the consumer product safety laws, and for other
purposes. Approved Aug. 12, 2011. Public Law 112-28.
H.R. 2832..... An act to extend the Generalized System of Preferences,
and for other purposes. Approved Oct. 21, 2011.
Public Law 112-40.
H.R. 2845..... An act to amend title 49, United States Code, to provide
for enhanced safety and environmental protection in
pipeline transportation, to provide for enhanced
reliability in the transportation of the Nation's
energy products by pipeline, and for other purposes.
Approved Jan. 3, 2012. Public Law 112-90.
H.R. 2867..... An act to reauthorize the International Religious
Freedom Act of 1998, and for other purposes.
Approved Dec. 23, 2011. Public Law 112-75.
H.R. 2883..... An act to amend part B of title IV of the Social
Security Act to extend the child and family services
program through fiscal year 2016, and for other
purposes. Approved Sept. 30, 2011. Public Law 112-
34.
H.R. 2887..... An act to provide an extension of surface and air
transportation programs, and for other purposes.
Approved Sept. 16, 2011. Public Law 112-30.
H.R. 2943..... An act to extend the program of block grants to States
for temporary assistance for needy families and
related programs through December 31, 2011. Approved
Sept. 30, 2011. Public Law 112-35.
H.R. 2944..... An act to provide for the continued performance of the
functions of the United States Parole Commission,
and for other purposes. Approved Oct. 21, 2011.
Public Law 112-44.
H.R. 3078..... An act to implement the United States-Colombia Trade
Promotion Agreement. Approved Oct. 21, 2011. Public
Law 112-42.
H.R. 3079..... An act to implement the United States-Panama Trade
Promotion Agreement. Approved Oct. 21, 2011. Public
Law 112-43.
H.R. 3080..... An act to implement the United States-Korea Free Trade
Agreement. Approved Oct. 21, 2011. Public Law 112-
41.
H.R. 3321..... An act to facilitate the hosting in the United States of
the 34th America's Cup by authorizing certain
eligible vessels to participate in activities
related to the competition, and for other purposes.
Approved Nov. 29, 2011. Public Law 112-61.
H.R. 3421..... An act to award Congressional Gold Medals in honor of
the men and women who perished as a result of the
terrorist attacks on the United States on September
11, 2001. Approved Dec. 23, 2011. Public Law 112-76.
H.R. 3672..... An act making appropriations for disaster relief
requirements for the fiscal year ending September
30, 2012, and for other purposes. Approved Dec. 23,
2011. Public Law 112-77.
H.R. 3765..... An act to extend the payroll tax holiday, unemployment
compensation, Medicare physician payment, provide
for the consideration of the Keystone XL pipeline,
and for other purposes. Approved Dec. 23, 2011.
Public Law 112-78.
Second Session
H.R. 8........ An act to extend certain tax relief provisions enacted
in 2001 and 2003, and for other purposes. Approved
Jan. 2, 2013. Public Law 112-240.
H.R. 33....... An act to amend the Securities Act of 1933 to specify
when certain securities issued in connection with
church plans are treated as exempted securities for
purposes of that Act. Approved July 9, 2012. Public
Law 112-142.
H.R. 205...... An act to amend the Act titled ``An Act to authorize the
leasing of restricted Indian lands for public,
religious, educational, recreational, residential,
business, and other purposes requiring the grant of
long-term leases'', approved August 9, 1955, to
provide for Indian tribes to enter into certain
leases without prior express approval from the
Secretary of the Interior. Approved July 30, 2012.
Public Law 112-151.
H.R. 298...... An act to designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 500 East Whitestone
Boulevard in Cedar Park, Texas, as the ``Army
Specialist Matthew Troy Morris Post Office
Building''. Approved May 15, 2012. Public Law 112-
107.
H.R. 347...... An act to correct and simplify the drafting of section
1752 (relating to restricted buildings or grounds)
of title 18, United States Code. Approved Mar. 8,
2012. Public Law 112-98.
H.R. 443...... An act to provide for the conveyance of certain property
from the United States to the Maniilaq Association
located in Kotzebue, Alaska. Approved Jan. 14, 2013.
Public Law 112-263.
H.R. 473...... An act to provide for the conveyance of approximately
140 acres of land in the Ouachita National Forest in
Oklahoma to the Indian Nations Council, Inc., of the
Boy Scouts of America, and for other purposes.
Approved Apr. 2, 2012. Public Law 112-103.
H.R. 588...... An act to redesignate the Noxubee National Wildlife
Refuge as the Sam D. Hamilton Noxubee National
Wildlife Refuge. Approved Feb. 14, 2012. Public Law
112-94.
H.R. 658...... An act to amend title 49, United States Code, to
authorize appropriations for the Federal Aviation
Administration for fiscal years 2011 through 2014,
to streamline programs, create efficiencies, reduce
waste, and improve aviation safety and capacity, to
provide stable funding for the national aviation
system, and for other purposes. Approved Feb. 14,
2012. Public Law 112-95.
H.R. 886...... An act to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint
coins in commemoration of the 225th anniversary of
the establishment of the Nation's first Federal law
enforcement agency, the United States Marshals
Service. Approved Apr. 2, 2012. Public Law 112-104.
H.R. 915...... An act to establish a Border Enforcement Security Task
Force program to enhance border security by
fostering coordinated efforts among Federal, State,
and local border and law enforcement officials to
protect United States border cities and communities
from trans-national crime, including violence
associated with drug trafficking, arms smuggling,
illegal alien trafficking and smuggling, violence,
and kidnapping along and across the international
borders of the United States, and for other
purposes. Approved Dec. 7, 2012. Public Law 112-205.
H.R. 1162..... An act to provide the Quileute Indian Tribe Tsunami and
Flood Protection, and for other purposes. Approved
Feb. 27, 2012. Public Law 112-97.
H.R. 1272..... An act to provide for the use and distribution of the
funds awarded to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, et
al, by the United States Court of Federal Claims in
Docket Numbers 19 and 188, and for other purposes.
Approved Oct. 5, 2012. Public Law 112-179.
H.R. 1339..... An act to amend title 32, United States Code, the body
of laws of the United States dealing with the
National Guard, to recognize the City of Salem,
Massachusetts, as the Birthplace of the National
Guard of the United States. Approved Jan. 10, 2013.
Public Law 112-241.
H.R. 1369..... An act to designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 1021 Pennsylvania Avenue
in Hartshorne, Oklahoma, as the ``Warren Lindley
Post Office''. Approved Aug. 10, 2012. Public Law
112-156.
H.R. 1402..... An act to authorize the Architect of the Capitol to
establish battery recharging stations for privately
owned vehicles in parking areas under the
jurisdiction of the House of Representatives at no
net cost to the Federal Government. Approved Aug.
16, 2012. Public Law 112-170.
H.R. 1423..... An act to designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 115 4th Avenue Southwest
in Ardmore, Oklahoma, as the ``Specialist Micheal E.
Phillips Post Office''. Approved May 15, 2012.
Public Law 112-108.
H.R. 1464..... An act to develop a strategy for assisting stateless
children from North Korea, and for other purposes.
Approved Jan. 14, 2013. Public Law 112-264.
H.R. 1560..... An act to amend the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama
and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act
to allow the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Tribe to
determine blood quantum requirement for membership
in that tribe. Approved Aug. 10, 2012. Public Law
112-157.
H.R. 1627..... An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide
for certain requirements for the placement of
monuments in Arlington National Cemetery, and for
other purposes. Approved Aug. 6, 2012. Public Law
112-154.
H.R. 1791..... An act to designate the United States courthouse under
construction at 101 South United States Route 1 in
Fort Pierce, Florida, as the ``Alto Lee Adams, Sr.,
United States Courthouse''. Approved Oct. 5, 2012.
Public Law 112-180.
H.R. 1845..... An act to provide for a study on issues relating to
access to intravenous immune globulin (IVIG) for
Medicare beneficiaries in all care settings and a
demonstration project to examine the benefits of
providing coverage and payment for items and
services necessary to administer IVIG in the home.
Approved Jan. 10, 2013. Public Law 112-242.
H.R. 1905..... An act to strengthen Iran sanctions laws for the purpose
of compelling Iran to abandon its pursuit of nuclear
weapons and other threatening activities, and for
other purposes. Approved Aug. 10, 2012. Public Law
112-158.
H.R. 2072..... An act to reauthorize the Export-Import Bank of the
United States, and for other purposes. Approved May
30, 2012. Public Law 112-122.
H.R. 2076..... An act to amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify
the statutory authority for the longstanding
practice of the Department of Justice of providing
investigatory assistance on request of State and
local authorities with respect to certain serious
violent crimes, and for other purposes. Approved
Jan. 14, 2013. Public Law 112-265.
H.R. 2079..... An act to designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 10 Main Street in East
Rockaway, New York, as the ``John J. Cook Post
Office''. Approved May 15, 2012. Public Law 112-109.
H.R. 2139..... An act to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint
coins in commemoration of the centennial of the
establishment of Lions Clubs International. Approved
Oct. 5, 2012. Public Law 112-181.
H.R. 2213..... An act to designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 801 West Eastport Street
in Iuka, Mississippi, as the ``Sergeant Jason W.
Vaughn Post Office''. Approved May 15, 2012. Public
Law 112-110.
H.R. 2240..... An act to authorize the exchange of land or interest in
land between Lowell National Historical Park and the
city of Lowell in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts,
and for other purposes. Approved Oct. 5, 2012.
Public Law 112-182.
H.R. 2244..... An act to designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 67 Castle Street in
Geneva, New York, as the ``Corporal Steven Blaine
Riccione Post Office''. Approved May 15, 2012.
Public Law 112-111.
H.R. 2297..... An act to promote the development of the Southwest
waterfront in the District of Columbia, and for
other purposes. Approved July 9, 2012. Public Law
112-143.
H.R. 2338..... An act to designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 600 Florida Avenue in
Cocoa, Florida, as the ``Harry T. and Harriette
Moore Post Office''. Approved Jan. 10, 2013. Public
Law 112-243.
H.R. 2415..... An act to designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 11 Dock Street in
Pittston, Pennsylvania, as the ``Trooper Joshua D.
Miller Post Office Building''. Approved June 5,
2012. Public Law 112-124.
H.R. 2453..... An act to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint
coins in commemoration of Mark Twain. Approved Dec.
4, 2012. Public Law 112-201.
H.R. 2467..... An act to take certain Federal lands in Mono County,
California, into trust for the benefit of the
Bridgeport Indian Colony. Approved Dec. 20, 2012.
Public Law 112-212.
H.R. 2527..... An act to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint
coins in recognition and celebration of the National
Baseball Hall of Fame. Approved Aug. 3, 2012. Public
Law 112-152.
H.R. 2606..... An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
allow the construction and operation of natural gas
pipeline facilities in the Gateway National
Recreation Area, and for other purposes. Approved
Nov. 27, 2012. Public Law 112-197.
H.R. 2660..... An act to designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 122 North Holderrieth
Boulevard in Tomball, Texas, as the ``Tomball
Veterans Post Office''. Approved May 15, 2012.
Public Law 112-112.
H.R. 2668..... An act to designate the station of the United States
Border Patrol located at 2136 South Naco Highway in
Bisbee, Arizona, as the ``Brian A. Terry Border
Patrol Station''. Approved May 15, 2012. Public Law
112-113.
H.R. 2706..... An act to prohibit the sale of billfish. Approved Oct.
5, 2012. Public Law 112-183.
H.R. 2767..... An act to designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 8 West Silver Street in
Westfield, Massachusetts, as the ``William T. Trant
Post Office Building''. Approved May 15, 2012.
Public Law 112-114.
H.R. 2838..... An act to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard
for fiscal years 2012 through 2015, and for other
purposes. Approved Dec. 20, 2012. Public Law 112-
213.
H.R. 2947..... An act to provide for the release of the reversionary
interest held by the United States in certain land
conveyed by the United States in 1950 for the
establishment of an airport in Cook County,
Minnesota. Approved June 8, 2012. Public Law 112-
129.
H.R. 3001..... An act to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Raoul
Wallenberg, in recognition of his achievements and
heroic actions during the Holocaust. Approved July
26, 2012. Public Law 112-148.
H.R. 3004..... An act to designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 260 California Drive in
Yountville, California, as the ``Private First Class
Alejandro R. Ruiz Post Office Building''. Approved
May 15, 2012. Public Law 112-115.
H.R. 3187..... An act to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint
coins in recognition and celebration of the 75th
anniversary of the establishment of the March of
Dimes Foundation. Approved Dec. 18, 2012. Public Law
112-209.
H.R. 3220..... An act to designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 170 Evergreen Square SW in
Pine City, Minnesota, as the ``Master Sergeant
Daniel L. Fedder Post Office''. Approved June 5,
2012. Public Law 112-125.
H.R. 3237..... An act to amend the SOAR Act by clarifying the scope of
coverage of the Act. Approved Feb. 1, 2012. Public
Law 112-92.
H.R. 3246..... An act to designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 15455 Manchester Road in
Ballwin, Missouri, as the ``Specialist Peter J.
Navarro Post Office Building''. Approved May 15,
2012. Public Law 112-116.
H.R. 3247..... An act to designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 1100 Town and Country
Commons in Chesterfield, Missouri, as the ``Lance
Corporal Matthew P. Pathenos Post Office Building''.
Approved May 15, 2012. Public Law 112-117.
H.R. 3248..... An act to designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 112 South 5th Street in
Saint Charles, Missouri, as the ``Lance Corporal
Drew W. Weaver Post Office Building''. Approved May
15, 2012. Public Law 112-118.
H.R. 3263..... An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
allow the storage and conveyance of nonproject water
at the Norman project in Oklahoma, and for other
purposes. Approved Jan. 10, 2013. Public Law 112-
244.
H.R. 3276..... An act to designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 2810 East Hillsborough
Avenue in Tampa, Florida, as the ``Reverend Abe
Brown Post Office Building''. Approved Aug. 10,
2012. Public Law 112-159.
H.R. 3319..... An act to allow the Pascua Yaqui Tribe to determine the
requirements for membership in that tribe. Approved
Dec. 20, 2012. Public Law 112-214.
H.R. 3412..... An act to designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 1421 Veterans Memorial
Drive in Abbeville, Louisiana, as the ``Sergeant
Richard Franklin Abshire Post Office Building''.
Approved Aug. 10, 2012. Public Law 112-160.
H.R. 3413..... An act to designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 1449 West Avenue in Bronx,
New York, as the ``Private Isaac T. Cortes Post
Office''. Approved June 5, 2012. Public Law 112-126.
H.R. 3477..... An act to designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 133 Hare Road in Crosby,
Texas, as the Army First Sergeant David McNerney
Post Office Building. Approved Dec. 28, 2012. Public
Law 112-219.
H.R. 3501..... An act to designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 125 Kerr Avenue in Rome
City, Indiana, as the ``SPC Nicholas Scott Hartge
Post Office''. Approved Aug. 10, 2012. Public Law
112-161.
H.R. 3556..... An act to designate the new United States courthouse in
Buffalo, New York, as the ``Robert H. Jackson United
States Courthouse''. Approved Oct. 5, 2012. Public
Law 112-184.
H.R. 3606..... An act to increase American job creation and economic
growth by improving access to the public capital
markets for emerging growth companies. Approved Apr.
5, 2012. Public Law 112-106.
H.R. 3630..... An act to provide incentives for the creation of jobs,
and for other purposes. Approved Feb. 22, 2012.
Public Law 112-96.
H.R. 3641..... An act to establish Pinnacles National Park in the State
of California as a unit of the National Park System,
and for other purposes. Approved Jan. 10, 2013.
Public Law 112-245.
H.R. 3670..... An act to require the Transportation Security
Administration to comply with the Uniformed Services
Employment and Reemployment Rights Act. Approved
Aug. 16, 2012. Public Law 112-171.
H.R. 3772..... An act to designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 150 South Union Street in
Canton, Mississippi, as the ``First Sergeant Landres
Cheeks Post Office Building''. Approved Aug. 10,
2012. Public Law 112-162.
H.R. 3783..... An act to provide for a comprehensive strategy to
counter Iran's growing presence and hostile activity
in the Western Hemisphere, and for other purposes.
Approved Dec. 28, 2012. Public Law 112-220.
H.R. 3800..... An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
extend the funding and expenditure authority of the
Airport and Airway Trust Fund, to amend title 49,
United States Code, to extend authorizations for the
airport improvement program, and for other purposes.
Approved Jan. 31, 2012. Public Law 112-91.
H.R. 3801..... An act to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to clarify the
definition of aircraft and the offenses penalized
under the aviation smuggling provisions under that
Act, and for other purposes. Approved Feb. 10, 2012.
Public Law 112-93.
H.R. 3869..... An act to designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 600 East Capitol Avenue in
Little Rock, Arkansas, as the ``Sidney 'Sid' Sanders
McMath Post Office Building''. Approved Jan. 10,
2013. Public Law 112-246.
H.R. 3870..... An act to designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 6083 Highway 36 West in
Rose Bud, Arkansas, as the ``Nicky 'Nick' Daniel
Bacon Post Office''. Approved Dec. 28, 2012. Public
Law 112-221.
H.R. 3892..... An act to designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 8771 Auburn Folsom Road in
Roseville, California, as the ``Private First Class
Victor A. Dew Post Office''. Approved Jan. 10, 2013.
Public Law 112-247.
H.R. 3902..... An act to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act
to revise the timing of special elections for local
office in the District of Columbia. Approved July
18, 2012. Public Law 112-145.
H.R. 3912..... An act to designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 110 Mastic Road in Mastic
Beach, New York, as the ``Brigadier General
Nathaniel Woodhull Post Office Building''. Approved
Dec. 28, 2012. Public Law 112-222.
H.R. 3992..... An act to allow otherwise eligible Israeli nationals to
receive E-2 nonimmigrant visas if similarly situated
United States nationals are eligible for similar
nonimmigrant status in Israel. Approved June 8,
2012. Public Law 112-130.
H.R. 4014..... An act to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act with
respect to information provided to the Bureau of
Consumer Financial Protection. Approved Dec. 20,
2012. Public Law 112-215.
H.R. 4045..... An act to modify the Department of Defense Program
Guidance relating to the award of Post-Deployment/
Mobilization Respite Absence administrative absence
days to members of the reserve components to exempt
any member whose qualified mobilization commenced
before October 1, 2011, and continued on or after
that date, from the changes to the program guidance
that took effect on that date. Approved May 25,
2012. Public Law 112-120.
H.R. 4053..... An act to intensify efforts to identify, prevent, and
recover payment error, waste, fraud, and abuse
within Federal spending. Approved Jan. 10, 2013.
Public Law 112-248.
H.R. 4057..... An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to develop a
comprehensive policy to improve outreach and
transparency to veterans and members of the Armed
Forces through the provision of information on
institutions of higher learning, and for other
purposes. Approved Jan. 10, 2013. Public Law 112-
249.
H.R. 4073..... An act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to
accept the quitclaim, disclaimer, and relinquishment
of a railroad right of way within and adjacent to
Pike National Forest in El Paso County, Colorado,
originally granted to the Mt. Manitou Park and
Incline Railway Company pursuant to the Act of March
3, 1875. Approved Jan. 10, 2013. Public Law 112-250.
H.R. 4097..... An act to amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to
authorize appropriations for the John F. Kennedy
Center for the Performing Arts, and for other
purposes. Approved June 8, 2012. Public Law 112-131.
H.R. 4105..... An act to apply the countervailing duty provisions of
the Tariff Act of 1930 to nonmarket economy
countries, and for other purposes. Approved Mar. 13,
2012. Public Law 112-99.
H.R. 4114..... An act to increase, effective as of December 1, 2012,
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, and for other purposes.
Approved Nov. 27, 2012. Public Law 112-198.
H.R. 4119..... An act to reduce the trafficking of drugs and to prevent
human smuggling across the Southwest Border by
deterring the construction and use of border
tunnels. Approved June 5, 2012. Public Law 112-127.
H.R. 4155..... An act to direct the head of each Federal department and
agency to treat relevant military training as
sufficient to satisfy training or certification
requirements for Federal licenses. Approved July 23,
2012. Public Law 112-147.
H.R. 4158..... An act to confirm full ownership rights for certain
United States astronauts to artifacts from the
astronauts' space missions. Approved Oct. 5, 2012.
Public Law 112-185.
H.R. 4212..... An act to designate drywall manufactured in China a
banned hazardous product, and for other purposes.
Approved Jan. 14, 2013. Public Law 112-266.
H.R. 4223..... An act to amend title 18, United States Code, to
prohibit theft of medical products, and for other
purposes. Approved Oct. 5, 2012. Public Law 112-186.
H.R. 4240..... An act to reauthorize the North Korean Human Rights Act
of 2004, and for other purposes. Approved Aug. 16,
2012. Public Law 112-172.
H.R. 4281..... An act to provide an extension of Federal-aid highway,
highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and
other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund
pending enactment of a multiyear law reauthorizing
such programs. Approved Mar. 30, 2012. Public Law
112-102.
H.R. 4310..... An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013
for military activities of the Department of
Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths
for fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes.
Approved Jan. 2, 2013. Public Law 112-239.
H.R. 4347..... An act to designate the United States courthouse located
at 709 West 9th Street in Juneau, Alaska, as the
``Robert Boochever United States Courthouse''.
Approved Oct. 5, 2012. Public Law 112-187.
H.R. 4348..... An act to provide an extension of Federal-aid highway,
highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and
other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund
pending enactment of a multiyear law reauthorizing
such programs, and for other purposes. Approved July
6, 2012. Public Law 112-141.
H.R. 4365..... An act to amend title 5, United States Code, to make
clear that accounts in the Thrift Savings Fund are
subject to certain Federal tax levies. Approved Jan.
14, 2013. Public Law 112-267.
H.R. 4367..... An act to amend the Electronic Fund Transfer Act to
limit the fee disclosure requirement for an
automatic teller machine to the screen of that
machine. Approved Dec. 20, 2012. Public Law 112-216.
H.R. 4389..... An act to designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 19 East Merced Street in
Fowler, California, as the ``Cecil E. Bolt Post
Office''. Approved Jan. 10, 2013. Public Law 112-
251.
H.R. 4606..... An act to authorize the issuance of right-of-way permits
for natural gas pipelines in Glacier National Park,
and for other purposes. Approved Jan. 14, 2013.
Public Law 112-268.
H.R. 4849..... An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to issue
commercial use authorizations to commercial stock
operators for operations in designated wilderness
within the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks,
and for other purposes. Approved June 5, 2012.
Public Law 112-128.
H.R. 4967..... An act to prevent the termination of the temporary
office of bankruptcy judges in certain judicial
districts. Approved May 25, 2012. Public Law 112-
121.
H.R. 5512..... An act to amend title 28, United States Code, to realign
divisions within two judicial districts. Approved
Oct. 5, 2012. Public Law 112-188.
H.R. 5738..... An act to designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 15285 Samohin Drive in
Macomb, Michigan, as the ``Lance Cpl. Anthony A.
DiLisio Clinton-Macomb Carrier Annex''. Approved
Dec. 28, 2012. Public Law 112-223.
H.R. 5740..... An act to extend the National Flood Insurance Program,
and for other purposes. Approved May 31, 2012.
Public Law 112-123.
H.R. 5837..... An act to designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 26 East Genesee Street in
Baldwinsville, New York, as the ``Corporal Kyle
Schneider Post Office Building''. Approved Dec. 28,
2012. Public Law 112-224.
H.R. 5859..... An act to repeal an obsolete provision in title 49,
United States Code, requiring motor vehicle
insurance cost reporting. Approved Jan. 10, 2013.
Public Law 112-252.
H.R. 5872..... An act to require the President to provide a report
detailing the sequester required by the Budget
Control Act of 2011 on January 2, 2013. Approved
Aug. 7, 2012. Public Law 112-155.
H.R. 5883..... An act to make a technical correction in Public Law 112-
108. Approved June 21, 2012. Public Law 112-135.
H.R. 5890..... An act to correct a technical error in Public Law 112-
122. Approved June 21, 2012. Public Law 112-136.
H.R. 5949..... An act to extend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 for
five years. Approved Dec. 30, 2012. Public Law 112-
238.
H.R. 5954..... An act to designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 320 7th Street in Ellwood
City, Pennsylvania, as the ``Sergeant Leslie H.
Sabo, Jr. Post Office Building''. Approved Dec. 28,
2012. Public Law 112-225.
H.R. 5986..... An act to amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act
to extend the third-country fabric program and to
add South Sudan to the list of countries eligible
for designation under that Act, to make technical
corrections to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the
United States relating to the textile and apparel
rules of origin for the Dominican Republic-Central
America-United States Free Trade Agreement, to
approve the renewal of import restrictions contained
in the Burmese Freedom and Democracy Act of 2003,
and for other purposes. Approved Aug. 10, 2012.
Public Law 112-163.
H.R. 6014..... An act to authorize the Attorney General to award grants
for States to implement minimum and enhanced DNA
collection processes. Approved Jan. 10, 2013. Public
Law 112-253.
H.R. 6029..... An act to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide
for increased penalties for foreign and economic
espionage, and for other purposes. Approved Jan. 14,
2013. Public Law 112-269.
H.R. 6060..... An act to amend Public Law 106-392 to maintain annual
base funding for the Upper Colorado and San Juan
fish recovery programs through fiscal year 2019.
Approved Jan. 14, 2013. Public Law 112-270.
H.R. 6063..... An act to amend title 18, United States Code, with
respect to child pornography and child exploitation
offenses. Approved Dec. 7, 2012. Public Law 112-206.
H.R. 6064..... An act to provide an extension of Federal-aid highway,
highway safety, motor carrier safety, transit, and
other programs funded out of the Highway Trust Fund
pending enactment of a multiyear law reauthorizing
such programs. Approved June 29, 2012. Public Law
112-140.
H.R. 6116..... An act to amend the Revised Organic Act of the Virgin
Islands to provide for direct appeals to the United
States Supreme Court of decisions of the Virgin
Islands Supreme Court. Approved Dec. 28, 2012.
Public Law 112-226.
H.R. 6118..... An act to amend section 353 of the Public Health Service
Act with respect to suspension, revocation, and
limitation of laboratory certification. Approved
Dec. 4, 2012. Public Law 112-202.
H.R. 6131..... An act to extend the Undertaking Spam, Spyware, And
Fraud Enforcement With Enforcers beyond Borders Act
of 2006, and for other purposes. Approved Dec. 4,
2012. Public Law 112-203.
H.R. 6156..... An act to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory
treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to
products of the Russian Federation and Moldova and
to require reports on the compliance of the Russian
Federation with its obligations as a member of the
World Trade Organization, and for other purposes.
Approved Dec. 14, 2012. Public Law 112-208.
H.R. 6189..... An act to eliminate unnecessary reporting requirements
for unfunded programs under the Office of Justice
Programs. Approved Oct. 5, 2012. Public Law 112-189.
H.R. 6215..... An act to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to correct an
error in the provisions relating to remedies for
dilution. Approved Oct. 5, 2012. Public Law 112-190.
H.R. 6223..... An act to amend section 1059(e) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 to clarify
that a period of employment abroad by the Chief of
Mission or United States Armed Forces as a
translator, interpreter, or in an executive level
security position is to be counted as a period of
residence and physical presence in the United States
for purposes of qualifying for naturalization if at
least a portion of such period was spent in Iraq or
Afghanistan, and for other purposes. Approved Dec.
28, 2012. Public Law 112-227.
H.R. 6260..... An act to designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 211 Hope Street in
Mountain View, California, as the ``Lieutenant
Kenneth M. Ballard Memorial Post Office''. Approved
Jan. 10, 2013. Public Law 112-254.
H.R. 6328..... An act to amend title 49, United States Code, to direct
the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security
(Transportation Security Administration) to transfer
unclaimed clothing recovered at airport security
checkpoints to local veterans organizations and
other local charitable organizations, and for other
purposes. Approved Jan. 14, 2013. Public Law 112-
271.
H.R. 6336..... An act to direct the Joint Committee on the Library to
accept a statue depicting Frederick Douglass from
the District of Columbia and to provide for the
permanent display of the statue in Emancipation Hall
of the Capitol Visitor Center. Approved Sept. 20,
2012. Public Law 112-174.
H.R. 6364..... An act to establish a commission to ensure a suitable
observance of the centennial of World War I, to
designate memorials to the service of members of the
United States Armed Forces in World War I, including
a National World War I Memorial on the National Mall
in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.
Approved Jan. 14, 2013. Public Law 112-272.
H.R. 6375..... An act to authorize certain Department of Veterans
Affairs major medical facility projects and leases,
to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend
certain authorities of the Secretary of Veterans
Affairs, and for other purposes. Approved Oct. 5,
2012. Public Law 112-191.
H.R. 6379..... An act to designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 6239 Savannah Highway in
Ravenel, South Carolina, as the ``Representative
Curtis B. Inabinett, Sr. Post Office''. Approved
Jan. 10, 2013. Public Law 112-255.
H.R. 6431..... An act to provide flexibility with respect to United
States support for assistance provided by
international financial institutions for Burma, and
for other purposes. Approved Oct. 5, 2012. Public
Law 112-192.
H.R. 6433..... An act to make corrections with respect to Food and Drug
Administration user fees. Approved Oct. 5, 2012.
Public Law 112-193.
H.R. 6570..... An act to amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment
Act of 2009 and the Emergency Economic Stabilization
Act of 2008 to consolidate certain CBO reporting
requirements. Approved Dec. 4, 2012. Public Law 112-
204.
H.R. 6582..... An act to allow for innovations and alternative
technologies that meet or exceed desired energy
efficiency goals, and to make technical corrections
to existing Federal energy efficiency laws to allow
American manufacturers to remain competitive.
Approved Dec. 18, 2012. Public Law 112-210.
H.R. 6586..... An act to extend the application of certain space launch
liability provisions through 2014. Approved Jan. 14,
2013. Public Law 112-273.
H.R. 6587..... An act to designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 225 Simi Village Drive in
Simi Valley, California, as the ``Postal Inspector
Terry Asbury Post Office Building''. Approved Jan.
10, 2013. Public Law 112-256.
H.R. 6620..... An act to amend title 18, United States Code, to
eliminate certain limitations on the length of
Secret Service Protection for former Presidents and
for the children of former Presidents. Approved Jan.
10, 2013. Public Law 112-257.
H.R. 6621..... An act to correct and improve certain provisions of the
Leahy-Smith America Invents Act and title 35, United
States Code. Approved Jan. 14, 2013. Public Law 112-
274.
H.R. 6634..... An act to change the effective date for the Internet
publication of certain financial disclosure forms.
Approved Dec. 7, 2012. Public Law 112-207.
H.R. 6655..... An act to establish a commission to develop a national
strategy and recommendations for reducing fatalities
resulting from child abuse and neglect. Approved
Jan. 14, 2013. Public Law 112-275.
H.R. 6671..... An act to amend section 2710 of title 18, United States
Code, to clarify that a video tape service provider
may obtain a consumer's informed, written consent on
an ongoing basis and that consent may be obtained
through the Internet. Approved Jan. 10, 2013. Public
Law 112-258.
HOUSE BILLS WHICH HAVE BECOME PRIVATE LAWS
(EXCLUDING VETO OVERRIDES AND LAWS NOT SIGNED)
ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESS
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First Session
Second Session
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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS WHICH HAVE BECOME PUBLIC LAWS
(EXCLUDING VETO OVERRIDES AND LAWS NOT SIGNED)
ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESS
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First Session
H.J. Res. 44.. Joint resolution making further continuing
appropriations for fiscal year 2011, and for other
purposes. Approved Mar. 2, 2011. Public Law 112-4.
H.J. Res. 48.. Joint resolution making further continuing
appropriations for fiscal year 2011, and for other
purposes. Approved Mar. 18, 2011. Public Law 112-6.
H.J. Res. 94.. Joint resolution making further continuing
appropriations for fiscal year 2012, and for other
purposes. Approved Dec. 16, 2011. Public Law 112-67.
H.J. Res. 95.. Joint resolution making further continuing
appropriations for fiscal year 2012, and for other
purposes. Approved Dec. 17, 2011. Public Law 112-68.
Second Session
H.J. Res. 117. Joint resolution making continuing appropriations for
fiscal year 2013, and for other purposes. Approved
Sept. 28, 2012. Public Law 112-175.
H.J. Res. 122. Joint resolution establishing the date for the counting
of the electoral votes for President and Vice
President cast by the electors in December 2012.
Approved Dec. 28, 2012. Public Law 112-228.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS WHICH HAVE BECOME PRIVATE LAWS
(EXCLUDING VETO OVERRIDES AND LAWS NOT SIGNED)
ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH 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 TWELFTH CONGRESS
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First Session
S. 188........ An act to designate the United States courthouse under
construction at 98 West First Street, Yuma, Arizona,
as the ``John M. Roll United States Courthouse''.
Approved Feb. 17, 2011. Public Law 112-2.
S. 278........ An act to provide for the exchange of certain land
located in the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forests in
the State of Colorado, and for other purposes.
Approved Dec. 23, 2011. Public Law 112-79.
S. 307........ An act to designate the Federal building and United
States courthouse located at 217 West King Street,
Martinsburg, West Virginia, as the ``W. Craig
Broadwater Federal Building and United States
Courthouse''. Approved Apr. 25, 2011. Public Law
112-11.
S. 349........ An act to designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 4865 Tallmadge Road in
Rootstown, Ohio, as the ``Marine Sgt. Jeremy E.
Murray Post Office''. Approved June 29, 2011. Public
Law 112-22.
S. 365........ An act to make a technical amendment to the Education
Sciences Reform Act of 2002. Approved Aug. 2, 2011.
Public Law 112-25.
S. 384........ An act to amend title 39, United States Code, to extend
the authority of the United States Postal Service to
issue a semipostal to raise funds for breast cancer
research. Approved Dec. 23, 2011. Public Law 112-80.
S. 535........ An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
lease certain lands within Fort Pulaski National
Monument, and for other purposes. Approved Dec. 19,
2011. Public Law 112-69.
S. 655........ An act to designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 95 Dogwood Street in Cary,
Mississippi, as the ``Spencer Byrd Powers, Jr. Post
Office''. Approved June 29, 2011. Public Law 112-23.
S. 683........ An act to provide for the conveyance of certain parcels
of land to the town of Mantua, Utah. Approved Dec.
19, 2011. Public Law 112-70.
S. 846........ An act to designate the United States courthouse located
at 80 Lafayette Street in Jefferson City, Missouri,
as the Christopher S. Bond United States Courthouse.
Approved Sept. 23, 2011. Public Law 112-31.
S. 894........ An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide
for an increase, effective December 1, 2011, in 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, and for other purposes.
Approved Nov. 9, 2011. Public Law 112-53.
S. 990........ An act to provide for an additional temporary extension
of programs under the Small Business Act and the
Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other
purposes. Approved May 26, 2011. Public Law 112-14.
S. 1082....... An act to provide for an additional temporary extension
of programs under the Small Business Act and the
Small Business Investment Act of 1958, and for other
purposes. Approved June 1, 2011. Public Law 112-17.
S. 1103....... An act to extend the term of the incumbent Director of
the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Approved July
26, 2011. Public Law 112-24.
S. 1280....... An act to amend the Peace Corps Act to require sexual
assault risk-reduction and response training, the
development of sexual assault protocol and
guidelines, the establishment of victims advocates,
the establishment of a Sexual Assault Advisory
Council, and for other purposes. Approved Nov. 21,
2011. Public Law 112-57.
S. 1412....... An act to designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 462 Washington Street,
Woburn, Massachusetts, as the ``Officer John Maguire
Post Office''. Approved Nov. 23, 2011. Public Law
112-60.
S. 1487....... An act to authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security,
in coordination with the Secretary of State, to
establish a program to issue Asia-Pacific Economic
Cooperation Business Travel Cards, and for other
purposes. Approved Nov. 12, 2011. Public Law 112-54.
S. 1541....... An act to revise the Federal charter for the Blue Star
Mothers of America, Inc. to reflect a change in
eligibility requirements for membership. Approved
Dec. 13, 2011. Public Law 112-65.
S. 1637....... An act to clarify appeal time limits in civil actions to
which United States officers or employees are
parties. Approved Nov. 29, 2011. Public Law 112-62.
S. 1639....... An act to amend title 36, United States Code, to
authorize the American Legion under its Federal
charter to provide guidance and leadership to the
individual departments and posts of the American
Legion, and for other purposes. Approved Dec. 13,
2011. Public Law 112-66.
Second Session
S. 270........ An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey
certain Federal land to Deschutes County, Oregon.
Approved Aug. 10, 2012. Public Law 112-164.
S. 271........ An act to require the Secretary of Agriculture to enter
into a property conveyance with the city of Wallowa,
Oregon, and for other purposes. Approved Aug. 10,
2012. Public Law 112-165.
S. 292........ An act to resolve the claims of the Bering Straits
Native Corporation and the State of Alaska to land
adjacent to Salmon Lake in the State of Alaska and
to provide for the conveyance to the Bering Straits
Native Corporation of certain other public land in
partial satisfaction of the land entitlement of the
Corporation under the Alaska Native Claims
Settlement Act. Approved June 15, 2012. Public Law
112-133.
S. 300........ An act to prevent abuse of Government charge cards.
Approved Oct. 5, 2012. Public Law 112-194.
S. 363........ An act to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to convey
property of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration to the City of Pascagoula,
Mississippi, and for other purposes. Approved June
15, 2012. Public Law 112-134.
S. 404........ An act to modify a land grant patent issued by the
Secretary of the Interior. Approved June 27, 2012.
Public Law 112-137.
S. 679........ An act to reduce the number of executive positions
subject to Senate confirmation. Approved Aug. 10,
2012. Public Law 112-166.
S. 684........ An act to provide for the conveyance of certain parcels
of land to the town of Alta, Utah. Approved June 27,
2012. Public Law 112-138.
S. 710........ An act to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to direct
the Administrator of the Environmental Protection
Agency to establish a hazardous waste electronic
manifest system. Approved Oct. 5, 2012. Public Law
112-195.
S. 739........ An act to authorize the Architect of the Capitol to
establish battery recharging stations for privately
owned vehicles in parking areas under the
jurisdiction of the Senate at no net cost to the
Federal Government. Approved Aug. 10, 2012. Public
Law 112-167.
S. 743........ An act to amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States
Code, to clarify the disclosures of information
protected from prohibited personnel practices,
require a statement in nondisclosure policies,
forms, and agreements that such policies, forms, and
agreements conform with certain disclosure
protections, provide certain authority for the
Special Counsel, and for other purposes. Approved
Nov. 27, 2012. Public Law 112-199.
S. 925........ An act to designate Mt. Andrea Lawrence. Approved Jan.
10, 2013. Public Law 112-259.
S. 997........ An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
extend a water contract between the United States
and the East Bench Irrigation District. Approved
June 27, 2012. Public Law 112-139.
S. 1134....... An act to authorize the St. Croix River Crossing Project
with appropriate mitigation measures to promote
river values. Approved Mar. 14, 2012. Public Law
112-100.
S. 1302....... An act to authorize the Administrator of General
Services to convey a parcel of real property in
Tracy, California, to the City of Tracy. Approved
May 15, 2012. Public Law 112-119.
S. 1335....... An act to amend title 49, United States Code, to provide
rights for pilots, and for other purposes. Approved
Aug. 3, 2012. Public Law 112-153.
S. 1379....... An act to amend title 11, District of Columbia Official
Code, to revise certain administrative authorities
of the District of Columbia courts, and to authorize
the District of Columbia Public Defender Service to
provide professional liability insurance for
officers and employees of the Service for claims
relating to services furnished within the scope of
employment with the Service. Approved Dec. 28, 2012.
Public Law 112-229.
S. 1710....... An act to designate the United States courthouse located
at 222 West 7th Avenue, Anchorage, Alaska, as the
James M. Fitzgerald United States Courthouse.
Approved Mar. 14, 2012. Public Law 112-101.
S. 1956....... An act to prohibit operators of civil aircraft of the
United States from participating in the European
Union's emissions trading scheme, and for other
purposes. Approved Nov. 27, 2012. Public Law 112-
200.
S. 1959....... An act to require a report on the designation of the
Haqqani Network as a foreign terrorist organization
and for other purposes. Approved Aug. 10, 2012.
Public Law 112-168.
S. 1998....... An act to obtain an unqualified audit opinion, and
improve financial accountability and management at
the Department of Homeland Security. Approved Dec.
20, 2012. Public Law 112-217.
S. 2009....... An act to improve the administration of programs in the
insular areas, and for other purposes. Approved July
26, 2012. Public Law 112-149.
S. 2038....... An act to prohibit Members of Congress and employees of
Congress from using nonpublic information derived
from their official positions for personal benefit,
and for other purposes. Approved Apr. 4, 2012.
Public Law 112-105.
S. 2061....... An act to provide for an exchange of land between the
Department of Homeland Security and the South
Carolina State Ports Authority. Approved July 18,
2012. Public Law 112-146.
S. 2165....... An act to enhance strategic cooperation between the
United States and Israel, and for other purposes.
Approved July 27, 2012. Public Law 112-150.
S. 2170....... An act to amend the provisions of title 5, United States
Code, which are commonly referred to as the ``Hatch
Act'' to eliminate the provision preventing certain
State and local employees from seeking elective
office, clarify the application of certain
provisions to the District of Columbia, and modify
the penalties which may be imposed for certain
violations under subchapter III of chapter 73 of
that title. Approved Dec. 28, 2012. Public Law 112-
230.
S. 2318....... An act to authorize the Secretary of State to pay a
reward to combat transnational organized crime and
for information concerning foreign nationals wanted
by international criminal tribunals, and for other
purposes. Approved Jan. 15, 2013. Public Law 112-
283.
S. 2367....... An act to strike the word ``lunatic'' from Federal law,
and for other purposes. Approved Dec. 28, 2012.
Public Law 112-231.
S. 3187....... An act to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
to revise and extend the user-fee programs for
prescription drugs and medical devices, to establish
user-fee programs for generic drugs and biosimilars,
and for other purposes. Approved July 9, 2012.
Public Law 112-144.
S. 3193....... An act to make technical corrections to the legal
description of certain land to be held in trust for
the Barona Band of Mission Indians, and for other
purposes. Approved Dec. 28, 2012. Public Law 112-
232.
S. 3202....... An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure
that deceased veterans with no known next of kin can
receive a dignified burial, and for other purposes.
Approved Jan. 10, 2013. Public Law 112-260.
S. 3245....... An act to permanently reauthorize the EB-5 Regional
Center Program, the E-Verify Program, the Special
Immigrant Nonminister Religious Worker Program, and
the Conrad State 30 J-1 Visa Waiver Program.
Approved Sept. 28, 2012. Public Law 112-176.
S. 3261....... An act to allow the Chief of the Forest Service to award
certain contracts for large air tankers. Approved
June 13, 2012. Public Law 112-132.
S. 3311....... An act to designate the United States courthouse located
at 2601 2nd Avenue North, Billings, Montana, as the
``James F. Battin United States Courthouse''.
Approved Dec. 28, 2012. Public Law 112-233.
S. 3315....... An act to repeal or modify certain mandates of the
Government Accountability Office. Approved Dec. 28,
2012. Public Law 112-234.
S. 3331....... An act to provide for universal intercountry adoption
accreditation standards, and for other purposes.
Approved Jan. 14, 2013. Public Law 112-276.
S. 3363....... An act to provide for the use of National Infantry
Museum and Soldier Center Commemorative Coin
surcharges, and for other purposes. Approved Aug.
10, 2012. Public Law 112-169.
S. 3454....... An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013
for intelligence and intelligence-related activities
of the United States Government and the Office of
the Director of National Intelligence, the Central
Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability
System, and for other purposes. Approved Jan. 14,
2013. Public Law 112-277.
S. 3472....... An act to amend the Family Educational Rights and
Privacy Act of 1974 to provide improvements to such
Act. Approved Jan. 14, 2013. Public Law 112-278.
S. 3486....... An act to implement the provisions of the Hague
Agreement and the Patent Law Treaty. Approved Dec.
18, 2012. Public Law 112-211.
S. 3510....... An act to prevent harm to the national security or
endangering the military officers and civilian
employees to whom internet publication of certain
information applies, and for other purposes.
Approved Aug. 16, 2012. Public Law 112-173.
S. 3542....... An act to authorize the Assistant Secretary of Homeland
Security (Transportation Security Administration) to
modify screening requirements for checked baggage
arriving from preclearance airports, and for other
purposes. Approved Dec. 20, 2012. Public Law 112-
218.
S. 3552....... An act to reauthorize the Federal Insecticide,
Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act. Approved Sept. 28,
2012. Public Law 112-177.
S. 3564....... An act to extend the Public Interest Declassification
Act of 2000 until 2018 and for other purposes.
Approved Dec. 28, 2012. Public Law 112-235.
S. 3624....... An act to amend section 31311 of title 49, United States
Code, to permit States to issue commercial driver's
licenses to members of the Armed Forces whose duty
station is located in the State. Approved Oct. 19,
2012. Public Law 112-196.
S. 3625....... An act to change the effective date for the internet
publication of certain information to prevent harm
to the national security or endangering the military
officers and civilian employees to whom the
publication requirement applies, and for other
purposes. Approved Sept. 28, 2012. Public Law 112-
178.
S. 3630....... An act to designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 218 North Milwaukee Street
in Waterford, Wisconsin, as the ``Captain Rhett W.
Schiller Post Office''. Approved Jan. 14, 2013.
Public Law 112-279.
S. 3642....... An act to clarify the scope of the Economic Espionage
Act of 1996. Approved Dec. 28, 2012. Public Law 112-
236.
S. 3662....... An act to designate the facility of the United States
Postal Service located at 6 Nichols Street in
Westminster, Massachusetts, as the ``Lieutenant Ryan
Patrick Jones Post Office Building''. Approved Jan.
14, 2013. Public Law 112-280.
S. 3666....... An act to amend the Animal Welfare Act to modify the
definition of ``exhibitor''. Approved Jan. 10, 2013.
Public Law 112-261.
S. 3677....... An act to make a technical correction to the Flood
Disaster Protection Act of 1973. Approved Jan. 14,
2013. Public Law 112-281.
S. 3687....... An act to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act
to reauthorize the Lake Pontchartrain Basin
Restoration Program, to designate certain Federal
buildings, and for other purposes. Approved Dec. 28,
2012. Public Law 112-237.
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S. 285........ An act for the relief of Sopuruchi Chukwueke. Approved
Dec. 28, 2012. Private Law 112-1.
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(EXCLUDING VETO OVERRIDES AND LAWS NOT SIGNED)
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S.J. Res. 7... Joint resolution providing for the reappointment of
Shirley Ann Jackson as a citizen regent of the Board
of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Approved
June 24, 2011. Public Law 112-19.
S.J. Res. 8... Joint resolution providing for the appointment of
Stephen M. Case as a citizen regent of the Board of
Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Approved
Apr. 25, 2011. Public Law 112-12.
S.J. Res. 9... Joint resolution providing for the reappointment of
Robert P. Kogod as a citizen regent of the Board of
Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Approved
June 24, 2011. Public Law 112-20.
S.J. Res. 22.. Joint resolution to grant the consent of Congress to an
amendment to the compact between the States of
Missouri and Illinois providing that bonds issued by
the Bi-State Development Agency may mature in not to
exceed 40 years. Approved Dec. 19, 2011. Public Law
112-71.
Second Session
S.J. Res. 44.. Joint resolution granting the consent of Congress to the
State and Province Emergency Management Assistance
Memorandum of Understanding. Approved Jan. 14, 2013.
Public Law 112-282.
S.J. Res. 49.. Joint resolution providing for the appointment of
Barbara Barrett as a citizen regent of the Board of
Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Approved
Jan. 10, 2013. Public Law 112-262.
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ACTS WHICH WERE VETOED BUT BECAME LAWS
ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESS
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ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESS
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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
ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESS
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