Statutes Compilations
2,679 codified federal statutes with amendments, sourced from GovInfo COMPS collection.
- 12/4/2018To promote the safety of ports, harbors, waterfront areas, and navigable waters of the United States.;Ports and Waterways Safety Act
- 12/1/2018To extend the National Flood Insurance Program until December 7, 2018.;National Flood Insurance Program Further Extension Act of 2018
- 11/20/2018To authorize the exchange of certain land located in Gulf Islands National Seashore, Jackson County, Mississippi, between the National Park Service and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and for other purposes.;Gulf Islands National Seashore Land Exchange Act
- 11/16/2018To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the Department of Homeland Security, and for other purposes.;Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2018
- 11/3/2018To provide that members of public safety agencies who died of 9/11-related health conditions are eligible for the Presidential 9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor, and for other purposes.;9/11 Heroes Medal of Valor Act of 2017
- 11/3/2018To prohibit Members of Congress and employees of Congress from using nonpublic information derived from their official positions for personal benefit, and for other purposes.;Representative Louise McIntosh Slaughter Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act;STOCK Act
- 10/31/2018To direct the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, in consultation with the Administrator of the Small Business Administration, to study and provide rec-ommendations to promote the participation of women, minorities, and veterans in entrepreneurship activities and the patent system, to extend by 8 years the Patent and Trademark Office’s authority to set the amounts for the fees it charges, and for other purposes.;Stu
- 10/25/2018To amend the Hizballah International Financing Prevention Act of 2015 to impose additional sanctions with respect to Hizballah, and for other purposes.;Hizballah International Financing Prevention Amendments Act of 2018
- 10/24/2018To prevent the manufacturing, distribution, and use of illegal drugs, and for other purposes.;Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988;Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988;National Narcotics Leadership Act of 1988;Anti-Drug Abuse Amendments Act of 1988
- 10/24/2018To authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants for demonstration projects for foster care and residential care of infants and young children abandoned in hospitals, and for other purposes.;Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988
- 10/23/2018Authorizing the construction of certain public works on rivers and harbors for flood control, and for other purposes.;Flood Control Act of 1936
- 10/23/2018To prohibit the Corps of Engineers from taking certain actions to establish a restricted area prohibiting public access to waters downstream of a dam, and for other purposes.;Freedom to Fish Act
- 10/23/2018Authorizing the conservation, production, and exploitation of helium gas, a mineral resource pertaining to the national defense, and to the development of commercial aeronautics, and for other purposes.;Helium Act
- 10/16/2018To require the Surface Transportation Board to implement certain recommendations of the Inspector General of the Department of Transportation.;STB Information Security Improvement Act
- 10/11/2018To modernize copyright law, and for other purposes.;Allocation for Music Producers Act;AMP Act;Classics Protection and Access Act;Musical Works Modernization Act;Orrin G. Hatch-Bob Goodlatte Music Modernization Act
- 10/11/2018To amend the Missing Children’s Assistance Act, and for other purposes.;Missing Children’s Assistance Act of 2018
- 10/11/2018To reauthorize the Global Food Security Act of 2016 for 5 additional years.;Global Food Security Reauthorization Act of 2017
- 10/11/2018To reauthorize the Congressional Award Act.;Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act of 2018
- 10/10/2018To ensure that health insurance issuers and group health plans do not prohibit pharmacy providers from providing certain information to enrollees.;Patient Right to Know Drug Prices Act
- 10/10/2018To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to prohibit Medicare part D plans from restricting pharmacies from informing individuals regarding the prices for certain drugs and biologicals.;Know the Lowest Price Act of 2018
- 10/9/2018To amend title 17, United States Code, to implement the Marrakesh Treaty, and for other purposes.;Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Act
- 10/9/2018To amend the Peace Corps Act to expand services and benefits for volunteers, and for other purposes.;Sam Farr and Nick Castle Peace Corps Reform Act of 2018
- 10/9/2018To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study of Fort Ontario in the State of New York.;Fort Ontario Study Act
- 10/9/2018To amend the Small Business Act to expand intellectual property education and training for small businesses, and for other purposes.;Small Business Innovation Protection Act of 2017
- 10/9/2018To amend the DNA Analysis Backlog Elimination Act of 2000 to provide additional resources to State and local prosecutors, and for other purposes.;Justice Served Act of 2018
- 10/9/2018To increase, effective as of December 1, 2018, 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.;Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2018
- 10/5/2018To establish a comprehensive United States Government policy to encourage the efforts of countries in sub-Saharan Africa to develop an appropriate mix of power solutions, including renewable energy, for more broadly distributed electricity access in order to support poverty reduction, promote development outcomes, and drive economic growth, and for other purposes.;Electrify Africa Act of 2015
- 10/5/2018To improve maritime and cargo security through enhanced layered defenses, and for other purposes.;SAFE Port Act;Security and Accountability For Every Port Act of 2006;Warning, Alert, and Response Network Act;Unlawful Internet Gambling Enforcement Act of 2006
- 10/5/2018To enhance the competitiveness of American industry, and for other purposes.;Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988;Foreign Shipping Practices Act of 1988;Export Enhancement Act of 1988
- 10/3/2018To amend title 18, United States Code, to clarify the meaning of the terms “act of war” and “blocked asset”, and for other purposes.;Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act of 2018
- 10/3/2018To require a land conveyance involving the Elkhorn Ranch and the White River National Forest in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes.;Elkhorn Ranch and White River National Forest Conveyance Act of 2017
- 9/29/2018To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend certain expiring provisions of law administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes.;Department of Veterans Affairs Expiring Authorities Act of 2018
- 9/29/2018To extend the authorizations of Federal aviation programs, to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, and for other purposes.;Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2018, Part II
- 9/28/2018To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for the protection of community centers with religious affiliation, and for other purposes.;Protecting Religiously Affiliated Institutions Act of 2018
- 9/28/2018To enable civilian research and development of advanced nuclear energy technologies by private and public institutions, to expand theoretical and practical knowledge of nuclear physics, chemistry, and materials science, and for other purposes.;Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act of 2017
- 9/18/2018To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the program of payments to children’s hospitals that operate graduate medical education programs, and for other purposes.;Dr. Benjy Frances Brooks Children’s Hospital GME Support Reauthorization Act of 2018
- 9/17/2018To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to hire additional Veterans Justice Outreach Specialists to provide treatment court services to justice-involved veterans, and for other purposes.;Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2018
- 9/7/2018To amend title 5, United States Code, to ensure that the requirements that new Federal employees who are veterans with service-connected disabilities are provided leave for purposes of undergoing medical treatment for such disabilities apply to certain employees of the Veterans Health Administration.;Veterans Providing Healthcare Transition Improvement Act
- 8/14/2018To require the Federal Communications Commission to study the feasibility of designating a simple, easy-to-remember dialing code to be used for a national suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline system.;National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act of 2018
- 8/14/2018To require the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology to disseminate guidance to help reduce small business cybersecurity risks, and for other purposes.;NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act
- 8/14/2018To amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to reauthorize user fee programs relating to new animal drugs and generic new animal drugs.;Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Reauthorization Act of 2013;Animal Drug User Fee Amendments of 2013;Animal Generic Drug User Fee Amendments of 2013
- 8/13/2018To promote the mining of coal, phosphate, sodium, potassium, oil, oil shale, gas, and sulfur on lands acquired by the United States.;Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands
- 8/13/2018To regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters.;Bridge Act of 1906;General Bridge Act of 1906
- 8/13/2018To provide authority to regulate exports, to improve the efficiency of export regulation, and to minimize interference with the ability to engage in commerce.;Export Administration Act of 1979
- 8/13/2018to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1998 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.;National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998;Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1998
- 8/13/2018To revise and streamline the acquisition laws of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.;Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994
- 8/8/2018To amend the Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Act of 2001.;Zimbabwe Democracy and Economic Recovery Amendment Act of 2018
- 8/2/2018To prohibit the sale of billfish.;Billfish Conservation Act of 2012
- 8/2/2018To restrict the department in which the Coast Guard is operating from implementing any rule requiring the use of biometric readers for biometric transportation security cards until after submission to Congress of the results of an assessment of the effectiveness of the transportation security card program.;Transportation Worker Identification Credential Accountability Act of 2018
- 8/2/2018To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain segments of East Rosebud Creek in Carbon County, Montana, as components of the Wild and Scenic Rivers System.;East Rosebud Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
- 8/1/2018To include New Zealand in the list of foreign states whose nationals are eligible for admission into the United States as E-1 and E-2 nonimmigrants if United States nationals are treated similarly by the Government of New Zealand.;KIWI Act;Knowledgeable Innovators and Worthy Investors Act
- 7/31/2018To extend the National Flood Insurance Program, and for other purposes.;National Flood Insurance Program Extension Act of 2018
- 7/31/2018To reauthorize the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006.;Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act
- 7/24/2018To incentivize the hiring of United States workers in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes.;Northern Mariana Islands U.S. Workforce Act of 2018
- 7/20/2018To correct the Swan Lake hydroelectric project survey boundary and to provide for the conveyance of the remaining tract of land within the corrected survey boundary to the State of Alaska.;Swan Lake Hydroelectric Project Boundary Correction Act
- 7/20/2018To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in recognition of American innovation and significant innovation and pioneering efforts of individuals or groups from each of the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and the United States territories, to promote the importance of innovation in the United States, the District of Columbia, and the United States territories, and for other purposes.;American Innovation $1 Coin Act
- 7/20/2018To reauthorize the North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004, and for other purposes.;North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2017
- 7/7/2018To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide permanent authority for judicial review of certain Merit Systems Protection Board decisions relating to whistleblowers, and for other purposes.;All Circuit Review Act
- 6/25/2018To amend chapter 23 of title 5, United States Code, to clarify the disclosures of information protected from prohibited personnel practices, require a statement in non-disclosure 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.;Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2012
- 6/25/2018To reauthorize and rename the position of Whistleblower Ombudsman to be the Whistleblower Protection Coordinator.;Whistleblower Protection Coordination Act
- 6/22/2018To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire approximately 44 acres of land in Martinez, California, for inclusion in the John Muir National Historic Site, and for other purposes.;John Muir National Historic Site Expansion Act
- 6/21/2018To amend the Small Business Act to strengthen the Office of Credit Risk Management within the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.;Small Business 7(a) Lending Oversight Reform Act of 2018
- 6/21/2018To designate the Veterans Memorial and Museum in Columbus, Ohio, as the National Veterans Memorial and Museum, and for other purposes.;National Veterans Memorial and Museum Act
- 6/21/2018To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to increase the amount of leverage made available to small business investment companies.;Small Business Investment Opportunity Act of 2017
- 6/21/2018To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for requirements relating to the reassignment of Department of Veterans Affairs senior executive employees.;Department of Veterans Affairs Senior Executive Accountability Act of 2018;SEA Act of 2018
- 6/18/2018To authorize the Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program, and for other purposes.;Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2018
- 6/15/2018To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide outer burial receptacles for remains buried in National Parks, and for other purposes.;Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act
- 6/6/2018To amend title 38, United States Code to revise and improve veterans' benefits programs, and for other purposes.;Persian Gulf War Veterans' Benefits Act;Veterans' Benefits Improvements Act of 1994
- 6/1/2018To allow the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians, the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon, the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, the Klamath Tribes, and the Burns Paiute Tribes to lease or transfer certain lands.;Oregon Tribal Economic Development Act
- 6/1/2018To authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to plan, design, and construct a central parking facility on National Zoological Park property in the District of Columbia.;Smithsonian National Zoological Park Central Parking Facility Authorization Act
- 5/30/2018To authorize the use of unapproved medical products by patients diagnosed with a terminal illness in accordance with State law, and for other purposes.;Trickett Wendler, Frank Mongiello, Jordan McLinn, and Matthew Bellina Right to Try Act of 2017
- 5/25/2018To transfer administrative jurisdiction over certain Bureau of Land Management land from the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for inclusion in the Black Hills National Cemetery, and for other purposes.;Black Hills National Cemetery Boundary Expansion Act
- 5/24/2018To provide needed housing reform and for other purposes.;Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008;Foreclosure Prevention Act of 2008;Title III Of The Foreclosure Prevention Act Of 2008;S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008
- 5/24/2018To increase the availability of mortgage credit for the financing of urgently needed housing, and for other purposes.;Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Act;Emergency Home Finance Act of 1970
- 5/24/2018To promote economic growth, provide tailored regulatory relief, and enhance consumer protections, and for other purposes.;Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act
- 5/24/2018To amend the Federal securities laws to provide incentives for small business investment, and for other purposes.;Small Business Investment Incentive Act of 1980
- 5/24/2018To extend the authority for the flexible regulation of interest rates on deposits and share accounts in depository institutions, to extend the National Commission on Electronic Fund Transfers, and to provide for home mortgage disclosure.;Home Mortgage Disclosure Act of 1975
- 5/24/2018To regulate nonbank banks, impose a moratorium on certain securities and insurance activities by banks, recapitalize the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, allow emergency interstate bank acquisitions, streamline credit union operations, regulate consumer checkholds, and for other purposes.;Expedited Funds Availability Act;Competitive Equality Banking Act of 1987
- 5/22/2018To require the Director of the National Background Investigations Bureau to submit a report on the backlog of personnel security clearance investigations, and for other purposes.;SECRET Act of 2018;Securely Expediting Clearances Through Reporting Transparency Act of 2018
- 5/9/2018To require reporting on acts of certain foreign countries on Holocaust era assets and related issues.;Justice for Uncompensated Survivors Today (JUST) Act of 2017
- 5/7/2018To authorize Pacific Historic Parks to establish a commemorative display to honor members of the United States Armed Forces who served in the Pacific Theater of World War II, and for other purposes.;Admiral Lloyd R. "Joe" Vasey Pacific War Commemorative Display Establishment Act;Admiral Lloyd R. ‘Joe’ Vasey Pacific War Commemorative Display Establishment Act
- 4/30/2018To designate a National Memorial to Fallen Educators at the National Teachers Hall of Fame in Emporia, Kansas.;National Memorial to Fallen Educators Act
- 4/23/2018To amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to reauthorize the volunteer services, community partnership, and refuge education programs of the National Wildlife Refuge System, and for other purposes.;Keep America’s Refuges Operational Act
- 4/23/2018To enhance the transparency and accelerate the impact of programs under the African Growth and Opportunity Act and the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and for other purposes.;African Growth and Opportunity Act and Millennium Challenge Act Modernization Act;AGOA and MCA Modernization Act
- 4/13/2018To amend titles II, VIII, and XVI of the Social Security Act to improve and strengthen the representative payment program.;Strengthening Protections for Social Security Beneficiaries Act of 2018
- 4/13/2018To provide for the general welfare by establishing a system of Federal old-age benefits, and by enabling the several States to make more adequate provision for aged persons, blind persons, dependent and crippled children, maternal and child welfare, public health, and the administration of their unemployment compensation laws; to establish a Social Security Board; to raise revenue; and for other purposes.;Social Security Act-TITLE XVI (Supplemental Security Income for The Aged, Blind, and Disabl
- 4/13/2018To provide for the general welfare by establishing a system of Federal old-age benefits, and by enabling the several States to make more adequate provision for aged persons, blind persons, dependent and crippled children, maternal and child welfare, public health, and the administration of their unemployment compensation laws; to establish a Social Security Board; to raise revenue; and for other purposes.;Social Security Act-TITLE VIII (Special Benefits for Certain World War Ii Veterans);Federal
- 4/11/2018To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify that section 230 of such Act does not prohibit the enforcement against providers and users of interactive computer services of Federal and State criminal and civil law relating to sexual exploitation of children or sex trafficking, and for other purposes.;Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017
- 4/4/2018To establish the Kennedy-King National Commemorative Site in the State of Indiana, and for other purposes.;Kennedy-King National Commemorative Site Act
- 4/3/2018To deem the compliance date for amended energy conservation standards for ceiling fan light kits to be January 21, 2020, and for other purposes.;Ceiling Fan Energy Conservation Harmonization Act
- 4/3/2018To provide overtime pay for employees of the United States Secret Service, and for other purposes.;Secret Service Recruitment and Retention Act of 2018
- 3/27/2018To amend title 31, United States Code, to prohibit the use of Federal funds for the costs of painting portraits of officers and employees of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.;EGO Act;Eliminating Government-funded Oil-painting Act
- 3/27/2018To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the provision of adult day health care services for veterans.;State Veterans Home Adult Day Health Care Improvement Act of 2017
- 3/26/2018To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to release on behalf of the United States the condition that certain lands conveyed to the City of Old Town, Maine, be used for a municipal airport, and for other purposes.;Removing Outdated Restrictions to Allow for Job Growth Act
- 3/23/2018To provide for liability, compensation, cleanup, and emergency response for hazardous substances released into the environment and the cleanup of inactive hazardous waste disposal sites.;Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980
- 3/16/2018To encourage visits between the United States and Taiwan at all levels, and for other purposes.;Taiwan Travel Act
- 3/9/2018To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to include on the internet website of the Department of Veterans Affairs a warning regarding dishonest, predatory, or otherwise unlawful practices targeting individuals who are eligible for increased pension on the basis of need for regular aid and attendance, and for other purposes.;Veterans Care Financial Protection Act of 2017
- 2/26/2018To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure the integrity of voice communications and to prevent unjust or unreasonable discrimination among areas of the United States in the delivery of such communications.;Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017
- 2/22/2018To redesignate the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial in the State of Missouri as the "Gateway Arch National Park".;Gateway Arch National Park Designation Act
- 2/16/2018To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require multi-line telephone systems to have a configuration that permits users to directly initiate a call to 9-1-1 without dialing any additional digit, code, prefix, or post-fix, and for other purposes.;Kari’s Law Act of 2017
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