Administration of Joseph R. Biden, Jr., 2021

December 31, 2021

Approved January 22

H.R. 335 / Public Law No. 117â1

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 March 11

H.R. 1319 / Public Law No. 117â2 American Rescue Plan Act of 2021

Approved March 23

S. 579 / Public Law No. 117â3

To make a technical correction to the ALS Disability Insurance Access Act of 2019

Approved March 24

H.R. 1276 / Public Law No. 117â4

Strengthening and Amplifying Vaccination Efforts to Locally Immunize All Veterans and Every Spouse Act

Approved March 27

H.R. 1651 / Public Law No. 117â5

COVIDâ19 Bankruptcy Relief Extension Act of 2021

Approved March 30

H.R. 1799 / Public Law No. 117â6 PPP Extension Act of 2021

Approved April 14

H.R. 1868 / Public Law No. 117â7

To prevent across-the-board direct spending cuts, and for other purposes

Approved April 23

S. 164 / Public Law No. 117â8

Advancing Education on Biosimilars Act of 2021

S. 415 / Public Law No. 117â9

To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to the scope of new chemical exclusivity

S. 422 / Public Law No. 117â10 Senate Shared Employee Act

S. 578 / Public Law No. 117â11

Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research Act of 2021

Approved May 4

H.R. 2630 / Public Law No. 117â12

Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act

Approved May 20

S. 937 / Public Law No. 117â13 COVIDâ19 Hate Crimes Act

Approved May 24

H.R. 1318 / Public Law No. 117â14 Alaska Tourism Restoration Act

Approved May 26

H.R. 941 / Public Law No. 117â15

Timely ReAuthorization of Necessary Stem-cell Programs Lends Access to Needed Therapies Act of 2021

Approved June 8

H.R. 2523 / Public Law No. 117â16

Training in High-demand Roles to Improve Veteran Employment Act

Approved June 17

S. 475 / Public Law No. 117â17 Juneteenth National Independence Day Act

Approved June 23

H.R. 711 / Public Law No. 117â18

West Los Angeles VA Campus Improvement Act of 2021

H.J. Res. 27 / Public Law No. 117â19

Providing for the appointment of Barbara Barrett as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution

Approved June 25

H.R. 49 / Public Law No. 117â20

To designate the National Pulse Memorial located at 1912 South Orange Avenue, Orlando, Florida, 32806, and for other purposes

Approved June 30

H.R. 2441 / Public Law No. 117â21

Sgt. Ketchum Rural Veterans Mental Health Act of 2021

S.J. Res. 13 / Public Law No. 117â22

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"

S.J. Res. 14 / Public Law No. 117â23

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"

S.J. Res. 15 / Public Law No. 117â24

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 July 6

S. 409 / Public Law No. 117â25

To provide for the availability of amounts for customer education initiatives and non-awards expenses of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission Whistleblower Program, and for other purposes

S. 1340 / Public Law No. 117â26

To amend title 28, United States Code, to redefine the eastern and middle judicial districts of North Carolina

Approved July 22

H.R. 1652 / Public Law No. 117â27

VOCA Fix to Sustain the Crime Victims Fund Act of 2021

Approved July 26

H.R. 26 / Public Law No. 117â28

Construction Consensus Procurement Improvement Act of 2021

Approved July 29

S. 957 / Public Law No. 117â29

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

S. 1910 / Public Law No. 117â30

Major Medical Facility Authorization Act of 2021

Approved July 30

H.R. 3237 / Public Law No. 117â31

Emergency Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021

Approved August 5

H.R. 3325 / Public Law No. 117â32

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 August 6

H.R. 208 / Public Law No. 117â33

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"

H.R. 264 / Public Law No. 117â34

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"

H.R. 772 / Public Law No. 117â35

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"

H.R. 1002 / Public Law No. 117â36

Debarment Enforcement of Bad Actor Registrants Act of 2021

Approved August 25

H.R. 1448 / Public Law No. 117â37

Puppies Assisting Wounded Servicemembers for Veterans Therapy Act

H.R. 3642 / Public Law No. 117â38

Harlem Hellfighters Congressional Gold Medal Act

Approved August 31

H.R. 5085 / Public Law No. 117â39

Emergency Repatriation Assistance for Returning Americans Act

Approved September 24

S. 272 / Public Law No. 117â40

Congressional Budget Justification Transparency Act of 2021

S. 325 / Public Law No. 117â41

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 September 30

H.R. 5293 / Public Law No. 117â42

Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2021

H.R. 5305 / Public Law No. 117â43

Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act

Approved October 2

H.R. 5434 / Public Law No. 117â44

Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2021

Approved October 8

S. 189 / Public Law No. 117â45

Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2021

S. 1828 / Public Law No. 117â46

Helping American Victims Afflicted by Neurological Attacks Act of 2021

S. 1917 / Public Law No. 117â47 Kâ12 Cybersecurity Act of 2021

Approved October 13

H.R. 2278 / Public Law No. 117â48

To designate the September 11th National Memorial Trail Route, and for other purposes

S. 848 / Public Law No. 117â49 Consider Teachers Act of 2021

Approved October 14

S. 1301 / Public Law No. 117â50

To provide for the publication by the Secretary of Health and Human Services of physical activity recommendations for Americans

Approved October 19

H.R. 4981 / Public Law No. 117â51

To amend the Fentanyl Sanctions Act, to modify certain deadlines relating to the Commission on Combating Synthetic Opioid Trafficking

Approved October 31

H.R. 5763 / Public Law No. 117â52

Further Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2021

Approved November 10

H.R. 1899 / Public Law No. 117â53

Ensuring Compliance Against Drug Diversion Act of 2021

S. 1064 / Public Law No. 117â54

Reinforcing Nicaragua's Adherence to Conditions for Electoral Reform Act of 2021

Approved November 11

H.R. 3919 / Public Law No. 117â55 Secure Equipment Act of 2021

Approved November 12

H.R. 3475 / Public Law No. 117â56

To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Columbus, Georgia, as the "Robert S. Poydasheff VA Clinic"

H.R. 4172 / Public Law No. 117â57

To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Aurora, Colorado, as the "Lieutenant Colonel John W. Mosley VA Clinic"

Approved November 15

H.R. 3684 / Public Law No. 117â58 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

Approved November 18

S. 921 / Public Law No. 117â59

Jaime Zapata and Victor Avila Federal Officers and Employees Protection Act

S. 1502 / Public Law No. 117â60

Confidentiality Opportunities for Peer Support Counseling Act

S. 1511 / Public Law No. 117â61

Protecting America's First Responders Act of 2021

Approved November 22

H.R. 2093 / Public Law No. 117â62 Veterans and Family Information Act

H.R. 2911 / Public Law No. 117â63 VA Transparency & Trust Act of 2021

Approved November 23

H.R. 1510 / Public Law No. 117â64

To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a report on the use of cameras in medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs

S. 108 / Public Law No. 117â65

To authorize the Seminole Tribe of Florida to lease or transfer certain land, and for other purposes

Approved November 30

S. 1031 / Public Law No. 117â66

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

S. 894 / Public Law No. 117â67

Hire Veteran Health Heroes Act of 2021

S. 1095 / Public Law No. 117â68

Colonel John M. McHugh Tuition Fairness for Survivors Act of 2021

S. 796 / Public Law No. 117â69 Protecting Moms Who Served Act of 2021

Approved December 3

H.R. 6119 / Public Law No. 117â70

Further Extending Government Funding Act

Approved December 10

S. 610 / Public Law No. 117â71

Protecting Medicare and American Farmers from Sequester Cuts Act

Approved December 17

H.R. 5142 / Public Law No. 117â72

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

S.J. Res. 33 / Public Law No. 117â73

Joint resolution relating to increasing the debt limit

Approved December 21

H.R. 390 / Public Law No. 117â74

To redesignate the Federal building located at 167 North Main Street in Memphis, Tennessee as the "Odell Horton Federal Building"

H.R. 4660 / Public Law No. 117â75

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"

H.R. 5545 / Public Law No. 117â76

Responsible Education Mitigating Options and Technical Extensions Act

Approved December 23

S. 3377 / Public Law No. 117â77

Capitol Police Emergency Assistance Act of 2021

H.R. 6256 / Public Law No. 117â78

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

H.R. 3537 / Public Law No. 117â79

Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act

Approved December 27

H.R. 1664 / Public Law No. 117â80

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.

S. 1605 / Public Law No. 117â81

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022