    [House Calendars, Final - 117th Congress, 1st Session]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]

                                  PRIVATE LAWS

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    H.R. 26.......  An act to amend the Consolidated Appropriations Act,
                        2021, to correct a provision on the prohibition on
                        the use of a reverse auction, and for other
                        purposes. Approved July 26, 2021. Public Law 117-28.
    H.R. 49.......  An act to designate the National Pulse Memorial located
                        at 1912 South Orange Avenue, Orlando, Florida,
                        32806, and for other purposes. Approved June 25,
                        2021. Public Law 117-20.
    H.R. 208......  An act to designate the facility of the United States
                        Postal Service located at 500 West Main Street,
                        Suite 102 in Tupelo, Mississippi, as the ``Colonel
                        Carlyle 'Smitty' Harris Post Office''. Approved Aug.
                        6, 2021. Public Law 117-33.
    H.R. 264......  An act to designate the facility of the United States
                        Postal Service located at 1101 Charlotte Street in
                        Georgetown, South Carolina, as the ``Joseph Hayne
                        Rainey Memorial Post Office Building''. Approved
                        Aug. 6, 2021. Public Law 117-34.
    H.R. 335......  An act to provide for an exception to a limitation
                        against appointment of persons as Secretary of
                        Defense within seven years of relief from active
                        duty as a regular commissioned officer of the Armed
                        Forces. Approved Jan. 22, 2021. Public Law 117-1.
    H.R. 390......  An act to redesignate the Federal building located at
                        167 North Main Street in Memphis, Tennessee as the
                        ``Odell Horton Federal Building''. Approved Dec. 21,
                        2021. Public Law 117-74.
    H.R. 711......  An act to amend the West Los Angeles Leasing Act of 2016
                        to authorize the use of certain funds received
                        pursuant to leases entered into under such Act, and
                        for other purposes. Approved June 23, 2021. Public
                        Law 117-18.
    H.R. 772......  An act to designate the facility of the United States
                        Postal Service located at 229 Minnetonka Avenue
                        South in Wayzata, Minnesota, as the ``Jim Ramstad
                        Post Office''. Approved Aug. 6, 2021. Public Law
                        117-35.
    H.R. 941......  An act to reauthorize the Stem Cell Therapeutic and
                        Research Act of 2005, and for other purposes.
                        Approved May 26, 2021. Public Law 117-15.
    H.R. 1002.....  An act to amend the Controlled Substances Act to
                        authorize the debarment of certain registrants, and
                        for other purposes. Approved Aug. 6, 2021. Public
                        Law 117-36.
    H.R. 1276.....  An act to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
                        furnish COVID-19 vaccines to certain individuals,
                        and for other purposes. Approved Mar. 24, 2021.
                        Public Law 117-4.
    H.R. 1318.....  An act to restrict the imposition by the Secretary of
                        Homeland Security of fines, penalties, duties, or
                        tariffs applicable only to coastwise voyages, or
                        prohibit otherwise qualified non-United States
                        citizens from serving as crew, on specified vessels
                        transporting passengers between the State of
                        Washington and the State of Alaska, to address a
                        Canadian cruise ship ban and the extraordinary
                        impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Alaskan
                        communities, and for other purposes. Approved May
                        24, 2021. Public Law 117-14.
    H.R. 1319.....  An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title
                        II of S. Con. Res. 5. Approved Mar. 11, 2021. Public
                        Law 117-2.
    H.R. 1448.....  An act to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
                        carry out a pilot program on dog training therapy,
                        and to amend title 38, United States Code, to
                        authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
                        provide service dogs to veterans with mental
                        illnesses who do not have mobility impairments.
                        Approved Aug. 25, 2021. Public Law 117-37.
    H.R. 1510.....  An act to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
                        submit to Congress a report on the use of cameras in
                        medical centers of the Department of Veterans
                        Affairs. Approved Nov. 23, 2021. Public Law 117-64.
    H.R. 1651.....  An act to amend the CARES Act to extend the sunset for
                        the definition of a small business debtor, and for
                        other purposes. Approved Mar. 27, 2021. Public Law
                        117-5.
    H.R. 1652.....  An act to deposit certain funds into the Crime Victims
                        Fund, to waive matching requirements, and for other
                        purposes. Approved July 22, 2021. Public Law 117-27.
    H.R. 1664.....  An act to authorize the National Medal of Honor Museum
                        Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the
                        District of Columbia and its environs, and for other
                        purposes. Approved Dec. 27, 2021. Public Law 117-80.
    H.R. 1799.....  An act to amend the Small Business Act and the CARES Act
                        to extend the covered period for the paycheck
                        protection program, and for other purposes. Approved
                        Mar. 30, 2021. Public Law 117-6.
    H.R. 1868.....  An act to prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts,
                        and for other purposes. Approved Apr. 14, 2021.
                        Public Law 117-7.
    H.R. 1899.....  An act to amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide
                        for the modification, transfer, and termination of a
                        registration to manufacture, distribute, or dispense
                        controlled substances or list I chemicals, and for
                        other purposes. Approved Nov. 10, 2021. Public Law
                        117-53.
    H.R. 2093.....  An act to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
                        make all fact sheets of the Department of Veterans
                        Affairs available in English, Spanish, and Tagalog,
                        and other commonly spoken languages, and for other
                        purposes. Approved Nov. 22, 2021. Public Law 117-62.
    H.R. 2278.....  An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to
                        designate the September 11th National Memorial
                        Trail, and for other purposes. Approved Oct. 13,
                        2021. Public Law 117-48.
    H.R. 2441.....  An act to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
                        expand the Rural Access Network for Growth
                        Enhancement Program of the Department of Veterans
                        Affairs, and to direct the Comptroller General of
                        the United States to conduct a study to assess
                        certain mental health care resources of the
                        Department of Veterans Affairs available to veterans
                        who live in rural areas. Approved June 30, 2021.
                        Public Law 117-21.
    H.R. 2523.....  An act to amend the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to
                        improve the COVID-19 Veteran Rapid Retraining
                        Assistance program, to make certain technical
                        corrections to the Johnny Isakson and David P. Roe,
                        M.D. Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement
                        Act of 2020, and for other purposes. Approved June
                        8, 2021. Public Law 117-16.
    H.R. 2630.....  An act to amend the Temporary Reauthorization and Study
                        of the Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues
                        Act to extend until September 2021, a temporary
                        order for fentanyl-related substances. Approved May
                        4, 2021. Public Law 117-12.
    H.R. 2911.....  An act to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
                        submit to Congress a plan for obligating and
                        expending Coronavirus pandemic funding made
                        available to the Department of Veterans Affairs, and
                        for other purposes. Approved Nov. 22, 2021. Public
                        Law 117-63.
    H.R. 3237.....  An act making emergency supplemental appropriations for
                        the fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, and for
                        other purposes. Approved July 30, 2021. Public Law
                        117-31.
    H.R. 3325.....  An act to award four congressional gold medals to the
                        United States Capitol Police and those who protected
                        the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. Approved Aug.
                        5, 2021. Public Law 117-32.
    H.R. 3475.....  An act to name the Department of Veterans Affairs
                        community-based outpatient clinic in Columbus,
                        Georgia, as the ``Robert S. Poydasheff VA Clinic''.
                        Approved Nov. 12, 2021. Public Law 117-56.
    H.R. 3537.....  An act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human
                        Services to support research on, and expanded access
                        to, investigational drugs for amyotrophic lateral
                        sclerosis, and for other purposes. Approved Dec. 23,
                        2021. Public Law 117-79.
    H.R. 3642.....  An act to award a Congressional gold medal to the 369th
                        Infantry Regiment, commonly known as the ``Harlem
                        Hellfighters'', in recognition of their bravery and
                        outstanding service during World War I. Approved
                        Aug. 25, 2021. Public Law 117-38.
    H.R. 3684.....  An act to authorize funds for Federal-aid highways,
                        highway safety programs, and transit programs, and
                        for other purposes. Approved Nov. 15, 2021. Public
                        Law 117-58.
    H.R. 3919.....  An act to ensure that the Federal Communications
                        Commission does not approve radio frequency devices
                        that pose a national security risk. Approved Nov.
                        11, 2021. Public Law 117-55.
    H.R. 4172.....  An act to name the Department of Veterans Affairs
                        community-based outpatient clinic in Aurora,
                        Colorado, as the ``Lieutenant Colonel John W. Mosley
                        VA Clinic''. Approved Nov. 12, 2021. Public Law 117-
                        57.
    H.R. 4660.....  An act to designate the Federal Building and United
                        States Courthouse located at 1125 Chapline Street in
                        Wheeling, West Virginia, as the ``Frederick P.
                        Stamp, Jr. Federal Building and United States
                        Courthouse''. Approved Dec. 21, 2021. Public Law
                        117-75.
    H.R. 4981.....  An act to amend the Fentanyl Sanctions Act, to modify
                        certain deadlines relating to the Commission on
                        Combating Synthetic Opioid Trafficking. Approved
                        Oct. 19, 2021. Public Law 117-51.
    H.R. 5085.....  An act to amend section 1113 of the Social Security Act
                        to provide authority for increased payments for
                        temporary assistance to United States citizens
                        returned from foreign countries, and for other
                        purposes. Approved Aug. 31, 2021. Public Law 117-39.
    H.R. 5142.....  An act to award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal,
                        in commemoration to the servicemembers who perished
                        in Afghanistan on August 26, 2021, during the
                        evacuation of citizens of the United States and
                        Afghan allies at Hamid Karzai International Airport,
                        and for other purposes. Approved Dec. 16, 2021.
                        Public Law 117-72.
    H.R. 5293.....  An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend
                        and modify certain authorities and requirements
                        relating to the Department of Veterans Affairs, and
                        for other purposes. Approved Sept. 30, 2021. Public
                        Law 117-42.
    H.R. 5305.....  An act making continuing appropriations for the fiscal
                        year ending September 30, 2022, and for providing
                        emergency assistance, and for other purposes.
                        Approved Sept. 30, 2021. Public Law 117-43.
    H.R. 5434.....  An act to provide an extension of Federal-aid highway,
                        highway safety, and transit programs, and for other
                        purposes. Approved Oct. 2, 2021. Public Law 117-44.
    H.R. 5545.....  An act to extend certain expiring provisions of law
                        relating to benefits provided under Department of
                        Veterans Affairs educational assistance programs
                        during COVID-19 pandemic. Approved Dec. 21, 2021.
                        Public Law 117-76.
    H.R. 5763.....  An act to provide an extension of Federal-aid highway,
                        highway safety, and transit programs, and for other
                        purposes. Approved Oct. 31, 2021. Public Law 117-52.
    H.R. 6119.....  An act making further continuing appropriations for the
                        fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other
                        purposes. Approved Dec. 3, 2021. Public Law 117-70.
    H.R. 6256.....  An act to ensure that goods made with forced labor in
                        the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the
                        People's Republic of China do not enter the United
                        States market, and for other purposes. Approved Dec.
                        23, 2021. Public Law 117-78.
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    H.J. Res. 27..  Joint resolution providing for the appointment of
                        Barbara Barrett as a citizen regent of the Board of
                        Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Approved
                        June 23, 2021. Public Law 117-19.
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    S. 108........  An act to authorize the Seminole Tribe of Florida to
                        lease or transfer certain land, and for other
                        purposes. Approved Nov. 23, 2021. Public Law 117-65.
    S. 164........  An act to educate health care providers and the public
                        on biosimilar biological products, and for other
                        purposes. Approved Apr. 23, 2021. Public Law 117-8.
    S. 189........  An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide
                        for annual cost-of-living adjustments to be made
                        automatically by law each year in the rates of
                        disability compensation for veterans with service-
                        connected disabilities and the rates of dependency
                        and indemnity compensation for survivors of certain
                        service-connected disabled veterans, and for other
                        purposes. Approved Oct. 8, 2021. Public Law 117-45.
    S. 272........  An act to amend the Federal Funding Accountability and
                        Transparency Act of 2006, to require the budget
                        justifications and appropriation requests of
                        agencies be made publicly available. Approved Sept.
                        24, 2021. Public Law 117-40.
    S. 325........  An act to amend the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter
                        Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act to extend
                        the deadline for a report by the Alyce Spotted Bear
                        and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children,
                        and for other purposes. Approved Sept. 24, 2021.
                        Public Law 117-41.
    S. 409........  An act to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to modify the
                        Commodity Futures Trading Commission Customer
                        Protection Fund, and for other purposes. Approved
                        July 6, 2021. Public Law 117-25.
    S. 415........  An act to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
                        with respect to the scope of new chemical
                        exclusivity. Approved Apr. 23, 2021. Public Law 117-
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    S. 422........  An act to allow Senators, Senators-elect, committees of
                        the Senate, leadership offices, and other offices of
                        the Senate to share employees, and for other
                        purposes. Approved Apr. 23, 2021. Public Law 117-10.
    S. 475........  An act to amend title 5, United States Code, to
                        designate Juneteenth National Independence Day as a
                        legal public holiday. Approved June 17, 2021. Public
                        Law 117-17.
    S. 578........  An act to improve the health and safety of Americans
                        living with food allergies and related disorders,
                        including potentially life-threatening anaphylaxis,
                        food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome, and
                        eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases, and for
                        other purposes. Approved Apr. 23, 2021. Public Law
                        117-11.
    S. 579........  An act to make a technical correction to the ALS
                        Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019. Approved
                        Mar. 23, 2021. Public Law 117-3.
    S. 610........  An act to address behavioral health and well-being among
                        health care professionals. Approved Dec. 10, 2021.
                        Public Law 117-71.
    S. 796........  An act to codify maternity care coordination programs at
                        the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other
                        purposes. Approved Nov. 30, 2021. Public Law 117-69.
    S. 848........  An act to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 in
                        order to improve the service obligation verification
                        process for TEACH Grant recipients, and for other
                        purposes. Approved Oct. 13, 2021. Public Law 117-49.
    S. 894........  An act to identify and refer members of the Armed Forces
                        with a health care occupation who are separating
                        from the Armed Forces for potential employment with
                        the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other
                        purposes. Approved Nov. 30, 2021. Public Law 117-67.
    S. 921........  An act to amend title 18, United States Code, to further
                        protect officers and employees of the United States,
                        and for other purposes. Approved Nov. 18, 2021.
                        Public Law 117-59.
    S. 937........  An act to facilitate the expedited review of COVID-19
                        hate crimes, and for other purposes. Approved May
                        20, 2021. Public Law 117-13.
    S. 957........  An act to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to
                        ensure that certain medical facilities of the
                        Department of Veterans Affairs have physical
                        locations for the disposal of controlled substances
                        medications. Approved July 29, 2021. Public Law 117-
                        29.
    S. 1031.......  An act to require the Comptroller General of the United
                        States to conduct a study on disparities associated
                        with race and ethnicity with respect to certain
                        benefits administered by the Secretary of Veterans
                        Affairs, and for other purposes. Approved Nov. 30,
                        2021. Public Law 117-66.
    S. 1064.......  An act to advance the strategic alignment of United
                        States diplomatic tools toward the realization of
                        free, fair, and transparent elections in Nicaragua
                        and to reaffirm the commitment of the United States
                        to protect the fundamental freedoms and human rights
                        of the people of Nicaragua, and for other purposes.
                        Approved Nov. 10, 2021. Public Law 117-54.
    S. 1095.......  An act to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide
                        for the disapproval by the Secretary of Veterans
                        Affairs of courses of education offered by public
                        institutions of higher learning that do not charge
                        veterans the in-State tuition rate for purposes of
                        Survivors' and Dependents' Educational Assistance
                        Program, and for other purposes. Approved Nov. 30,
                        2021. Public Law 117-68.
    S. 1301.......  An act to provide for the publication by the Secretary
                        of Health and Human Services of physical activity
                        recommendations for Americans. Approved Oct. 14,
                        2021. Public Law 117-50.
    S. 1340.......  An act to amend title 28, United States Code, to
                        redefine the eastern and middle judicial districts
                        of North Carolina. Approved July 6, 2021. Public Law
                        117-26.
    S. 1502.......  An act to make Federal law enforcement officer peer
                        support communications confidential, and for other
                        purposes. Approved Nov. 18, 2021. Public Law 117-60.
    S. 1511.......  An act to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe
                        Streets Act of 1968 with respect to payments to
                        certain public safety officers who have become
                        permanently and totally disabled as a result of
                        personal injuries sustained in the line of duty, and
                        for other purposes. Approved Nov. 18, 2021. Public
                        Law 117-61.
    S. 1605.......  An act to designate the National Pulse Memorial located
                        at 1912 South Orange Avenue in Orlando, Florida, and
                        for other purposes. Approved Dec. 27, 2021. Public
                        Law 117-81.
    S. 1828.......  An act to amend the Central Intelligence Agency Act of
                        1949 to authorize the provision of payment to
                        personnel of the Central Intelligence Agency who
                        incur qualifying injuries to the brain, to authorize
                        the provision of payment to personnel of the
                        Department of State who incur similar injuries, and
                        for other purposes. Approved Oct. 8, 2021. Public
                        Law 117-46.
    S. 1910.......  An act to authorize major medical facility projects of
                        the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year
                        2021. Approved July 29, 2021. Public Law 117-30.
    S. 1917.......  An act to establish a K-12 education cybersecurity
                        initiative, and for other purposes. Approved Oct. 8,
                        2021. Public Law 117-47.
    S. 3377.......  An act to empower the Chief of the United States Capitol
                        Police to unilaterally request the assistance of the
                        DC National Guard or Federal law enforcement
                        agencies in emergencies without prior approval of
                        the Capitol Police Board. Approved Dec. 22, 2021.
                        Public Law 117-77.
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    S.J. Res. 13..  Joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval
                        under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of
                        the rule submitted by the Equal Employment
                        Opportunity Commission relating to ``Update of
                        Commission's Conciliation Procedures''. Approved
                        June 30, 2021. Public Law 117-22.
    S.J. Res. 14..  Joint resolution Providing for congressional disapproval
                        under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of
                        the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection
                        Agency relating to ``Oil and Natural Gas Sector:
                        Emission Standards for New, Reconstructed, and
                        Modified Sources Review''. Approved June 30, 2021.
                        Public Law 117-23.
    S.J. Res. 15..  Joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval
                        under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of
                        the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller
                        of Currency relating to ``National Banks and Federal
                        Savings Associations as Lenders''. Approved June 30,
                        2021. Public Law 117-24.
    S.J. Res. 33..  Joint resolution joint resolution relating to increasing
                        the debt limit. Approved Dec. 16, 2021. Public Law
                        117-73.
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