Legislation

On Thursday, July 25, 2024, the President signed into law:
 
H.R. 3019, the “Federal Prison Oversight Act,” which establishes an inspections regime for the Bureau of Prisons and an Ombudsman office in the Department of Justice.

Thank you to Representatives McBath and Armstrong, and Senators Ossoff, Braun, and Durbin for their leadership.

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On Friday, July 12, 2024, the President signed into law:

S. 138, the “Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China

Dispute Act,” which amends the Tibetan Policy Act of 2002.

Thank you to Senators Merkley and Young, and Representatives McGovern and McCaul for their leadership.

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On Friday, July 12, 2024, the President signed into law:

H.R. 1240, the “Winnebago Land Transfer Act of 2023,” which takes certain land into trust for the benefit of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska;

Thank you to Representatives Feenstra, Flood, Nunn, Davids, and Adrian Smith, and Senators Fischer, Grassley, Ernst, and Ricketts for their leadership; and

H.R. 4581, the “Maternal and Child Health Stillbirth Prevention Act of 2024,” which modifies the scope of the Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant to include activities related to stillbirth prevention.

Thank you to Representatives Hinson and Adams, and Senators Merkley and Cassidy for their leadership.

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On Tuesday, July 2, 2024, the President signed into law:
 
H.R. 2365, the “Dr. Emmanuel Bilirakis and Honorable Jennifer Wexton National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act,” which requires the Department of Health and Human Services to develop and evaluate progress on a government-wide plan to address Parkinson’s and related diseases, and to require the convening of a Parkinson’s advisory committee.

Thank you to Representatives Bilirakis, Tonko, and Wexton, and Senators Capito and Murphy for their leadership.

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On Monday, June 17, 2024, the President signed into law:
 
S. 2051, the “Missing Children’s Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2023,” which reauthorizes and makes certain modifications to the Missing Children’s Assistance Act and authorizes to be appropriated $49.3 million for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028 for missing and exploited children’s programs.

Thank you to Senators Durbin and Graham, and Representatives Bean, Courtney, Foxx, and Bobby Scott for their leadership.

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On Friday, May 24, 2024, the President signed into law:
 
S. 546, the “Recruit and Retain Act,” which authorizes the Department of Justice to award grants to enhance certain recruitment and retention efforts of law enforcement agencies.

Thank you to Senators Fischer, Coons, Cornyn and Klobuchar, and Representatives Hunt and Ivey for their leadership.

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On Monday, May 13, 2024, the President signed into law:

H.R. 593, which renames the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Hinesville, Georgia, as the John Gibson, Dan James, William Sapp, and Frankie Smiley VA Clinic;

Thank you to Representative Carter and the Georgia delegation for their leadership; and

H.R. 1042, the “Prohibiting Russian Uranium Imports Act,” which prohibits the importation of unirradiated, low-enriched uranium that is produced in the Russian Federation or by a Russian entity;

Thank you to Representatives McMorris Rodgers and Latta, and Senators Barrasso, Coons, Heinrich, Lummis, Manchin, Marshall, and Risch, and many others for their leadership.

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On Friday, May 10, 2024, the President signed into law:
 
H.R. 8289, the “Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2024, Part II,” which (1) extends, through May 17, 2024, Federal Aviation Administration authorities and related revenue authorities; and (2) extends, through May 18, 2024, the authority of the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice to mitigate credible threats posed by unmanned aircraft systems to covered facilities and assets.

Thank you to Representatives Graves and Larsen, Senators Cantwell and Cruz, and many others for their leadership.

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On Wednesday, April 24, 2024, the President signed into law:
 
H.R. 4389, the “Migratory Birds of the Americas Conservation Enhancements Act of 2023,” which reauthorizes and amends the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation.

Thank you to Representatives Salazar, Larsen, Peltola and Joyce, and Senators Cardin and Boozman, for their leadership.

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