[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 198 (Friday, January 3, 2025)]
[Daily Digest]
[Pages D1205-D1207]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





                            NEW PUBLIC LAWS

     (For last listing of Public Laws, see Daily Digest, p. D1165)
  H.R. 10545, making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 2025. Signed on December 21, 2024. (Public 
Law 118-158)
  H.R. 5009, to reauthorize wildlife habitat and conservation programs. 
Signed on December 23, 2024. (Public Law 118-159)
  H.R. 663, to amend the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence 
Prevention Act. Signed on December 23, 2024. (Public Law 118-160)
  H.R. 1097, to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Everett Alvarez, 
Jr., in recognition of his service to the Nation. Signed on December 
23, 2024. (Public Law 118-161)
  H.R. 1607, to clarify jurisdiction with respect to certain Bureau of 
Reclamation pumped storage development. Signed on December 23, 2024. 
(Public Law 118-162)
  H.R. 1727, to amend the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Development Act to 
extend the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park 
Commission. Signed on December 23, 2024. (Public Law 118-163)
  H.R. 2468, to require the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the 
State of Utah certain Federal land under the administrative 
jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management within the boundaries of 
Camp Williams, Utah. Signed on December 23, 2024. (Public Law 118-164)
  H.R. 3254, to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a 
process to review applications for certain grants to purchase equipment 
or systems that do not meet or exceed any applicable national voluntary 
consensus standards. Signed on December 23, 2024. (Public Law 118-165)
  H.R. 3324, to extend the authority to collect Shasta-Trinity Marina 
fees through fiscal year 2029. Signed on December 23, 2024. (Public Law 
118-166)
  H.R. 3797, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an 
alternative manner of furnishing certain health insurance coverage 
statements to individuals. Signed on December 23, 2024. (Public Law 
118-167)
  H.R. 3801, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to streamline 
and improve the employer reporting process relating to health insurance 
coverage and to protect dependent privacy. Signed on December 23, 2024. 
(Public Law 118-168)
  H.R. 4094, to amend the Central Utah Project Completion Act to 
authorize expenditures for the conduct of certain water conservation 
measures in the Great Salt Lake basin. Signed on December 23, 2024. 
(Public Law 118-169)
  H.R. 4385, to extend authorization of the Reclamation States 
Emergency Drought Relief Act of 1991. Signed on December 23, 2024. 
(Public Law 118-170)

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  H.R. 4467, to direct the Under Secretary for Management of the 
Department of Homeland Security to assess contracts for covered 
services performed by contractor personnel along the United States land 
border with Mexico. Signed on December 23, 2024. (Public Law 118-171)
  H.R. 5301, to amend title 31, United States Code, to require agencies 
to include a list of outdated or duplicative reporting requirements in 
annual budget justifications. Signed on December 23, 2024. (Public Law 
118-172)
  H.R. 5646, to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require 
institutions of higher education to disclose hazing incidents. Signed 
on December 23, 2024. (Public Law 118-173)
  H.R. 5770, to reauthorize certain United States Geological Survey 
water data enhancement programs. Signed on December 23, 2024. (Public 
Law 118-174)
  H.R. 6826, to designate the visitor and education center at Fort 
McHenry National Monument and Historic Shrine as the Paul S. Sarbanes 
Visitor and Education Center. Signed on December 23, 2024. (Public Law 
118-175)
  H.R. 6829, to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize and 
support the creation and dissemination of cardiomyopathy education, 
awareness, and risk assessment materials and resources to identify more 
at-risk families, to authorize research and surveillance activities 
relating to cardiomyopathy. Signed on December 23, 2024. (Public Law 
118-176)
  H.R. 6843, to expand the boundaries of the Atchafalaya National 
Heritage Area to include Lafourche Parish, Louisiana. Signed on 
December 23, 2024. (Public Law 118-177)
  H.R. 6960, to amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the 
Emergency Medical Services for Children program. Signed on December 23, 
2024. (Public Law 118-178)
  H.R. 7177, to amend title 28, United States Code, to consolidate 
certain divisions in the Northern District of Alabama. Signed on 
December 23, 2024. (Public Law 118-179)
  H.R. 7213, To amend the Public Health Service Act to enhance and 
reauthorize activities and programs relating to autism spectrum 
disorder. Signed on December 23, 2024. (Public Law 118-180)
  H.R. 7332, to require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 
of Agriculture to convey certain Federal land to the State of Utah for 
inclusion in certain State parks. Signed on December 23, 2024. (Public 
Law 118-181)
  H.R. 7524, to amend title 40, United States Code, to require the 
submission of reports on certain information technology services funds 
to Congress before expenditures may be made. Signed on December 23, 
2024. (Public Law 118-182)
  H.R. 7872, to amend the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act to 
modify certain requirements applicable to salinity control units. 
Signed on December 23, 2024. (Public Law 118-183)
  H.R. 8219, to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a 
study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating certain 
land as the Lahaina National Heritage Area. Signed on December 23, 
2024. (Public Law 118-184)
  H.R. 8413, to provide for the conveyance of certain Federal land at 
Swanson Reservoir and Hugh Butler Reservoir in the State of Nebraska. 
Signed on December 23, 2024. (Public Law 118-185)
  H.R. 8663, to require the Science and Technology Directorate in the 
Department of Homeland Security to develop greater capacity to detect 
and identify illicit substances in very low concentrations. Signed on 
December 23, 2024. (Public Law 118-186)
  H.R. 9566, to require governmentwide source code sharing. Signed on 
December 23, 2024. (Public Law 118-187)
  S. 59, to implement merit-based reforms to the civil service hiring 
system that replace degree-based hiring with skills- and competency-
based hiring. Signed on December 23, 2024. (Public Law 118-188)
  S. 223, to amend the Controlled Substances Act to fix a technical 
error in the definitions. Signed on December 23, 2024. (Public Law 118-
189)
  S. 709, to improve performance and accountability in the Federal 
Government. Signed on December 23, 2024. (Public Law 118-190)
  S. 759, to authorize the National Detector Dog Training Center. 
Signed on December 23, 2024. (Public Law 118-191)
  S. 932, to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the halt 
in pension payments for Members of Congress sentenced for certain 
offenses. Signed on December 23, 2024. (Public Law 118-192)
  S. 1147, to amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to 
provide for grants in support of training and education to teachers and 
other school employees, students, and the community about how to 
prevent, recognize, respond to, and report child sexual abuse among 
primary and secondary school students. Signed on December 23, 2024. 
(Public Law 118-193)
  S. 1351, to study and prevent child abuse in youth residential 
programs. Signed on December 23, 2024. (Public Law 118-194)
  S. 2414, to require agencies with working dog programs to implement 
the recommendations of the Government Accountability Office relating to 
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health and welfare of working dogs. Signed on December 23, 2024. 
(Public Law 118-195)
  S. 2513, to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve benefits 
administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Signed on December 
23, 2024. (Public Law 118-196)
  S. 3448, to reauthorize the Director of the United States Holocaust 
Memorial Museum to support Holocaust education programs. Signed on 
December 23, 2024. (Public Law 118-197)
  S. 3791, to reauthorize the America's Conservation Enhancement Act. 
Signed on December 23, 2024. (Public Law 118-198)
  S. 3857, to take certain land in the State of California into trust 
for the benefit of the Jamul Indian Village of California. Signed on 
December 23, 2024. (Public Law 118-199)
  S. 3938, to designate the community-based outpatient clinic of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs in Lynchburg, Virginia, as the ``Private 
First Class Desmond T. Doss VA Clinic''. Signed on December 23, 2024. 
(Public Law 118-200)
  S. 3946, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 1106 Main Street in Bastrop, Texas, as the 
``Sergeant Major Billy D. Waugh Post Office''. Signed on December 23, 
2024. (Public Law 118-201)
  S. 3959, to require the Transportation Security Administration to 
streamline the enrollment processes for individuals applying for a 
Transportation Security Administration security threat assessment for 
certain programs, including the Transportation Worker Identification 
Credential and Hazardous Materials Endorsement Threat Assessment 
programs of the Administration. Signed on December 23, 2024. (Public 
Law 118-202)
  S. 3998, to provide for the permanent appointment of certain 
temporary district judgeships. Signed on December 23, 2024. (Public Law 
118-203)
  S. 4077, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 180 Steuart Street in San Francisco, California, as 
the ``Dianne Feinstein Post Office''. Signed on December 23, 2024. 
(Public Law 118-204)
  S. 4107, to require Amtrak to report to Congress information on 
Amtrak compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 with 
respect to trains and stations. Signed on December 23, 2024. (Public 
Law 118-205)
  S. 4610, to amend title 36, United States Code, to designate the bald 
eagle as the national bird. Signed on December 23, 2024. (Public Law 
118-206)
  S. 4716, to amend section 7504 of title 31, United States Code, to 
improve the single audit requirements. Signed on December 23, 2024. 
(Public Law 118-207)
  S. 5314, to designate the medical center of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as the James Mountain Inhofe VA 
Medical Center. Signed on December 23, 2024. (Public Law 118-208)
  S. 5355, to ensure that the National Advisory Council on Indian 
Education includes at least 1 member who is the president of a Tribal 
College or University. Signed on December 23, 2024. (Public Law 118-
209)