Legislation

Bills Signed: H.J.Res. 26, S. 619

Mon, 03/20/2023 - 17:00

On Monday, March 20, 2023, the President signed into law:

H.J.Res. 26, which nullifies the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022 enacted by the Council of the District of Columbia; and

S. 619, the “COVID–19 Origin Act of 2023,” which requires the Director of National Intelligence to declassify certain
information relating to the origin of COVID-19.

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Press Release: Bills Signed: H.R. 680, H.R. 897, H.R. 1082, H.R. 1154, H.R. 1917, H.R. 7939, S. 450, S. 989, S. 1294, S. 1402, S. 1541, S. 1942, S. 2333, S. 2834, S. 3168, S. 3308, S. 3405, S. 3519, S. 3946, S. 3949, S. 4104, S. 4120, S. 4240, S. 4411,...

Thu, 01/05/2023 - 17:30

On Thursday, January 5, 2023, the President signed into law:

H.R. 680, which makes Arpita Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar, and Vandana Kurdekar eligible for adjustment of status to that of lawful permanent resident;

Thank you to Representative Anne Kuster for her leadership.

H.R. 897, the “Agua Caliente Land Exchange Fee to Trust Confirmation Act,” which confirms the trust status of land held for the benefit of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians;

Thank you to Representatives Ruiz, Calvert, the late Don Young, David Joyce, Aguilar, and Gallego, Senators Padilla and Feinstein, and many others for their leadership.

H.R. 1082, the “Sami’s Law,” which requires the Government Accountability Office to study, and submit abiennial report to Congress regarding, the incidence of assaults involving drivers
and passengers of for-hire vehicles;

Thank you to Representative Chris Smith, Senator Cardin, and many others for their leadership.

H.R. 1154, the “Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act,” which directs the Department of the Interior to study for a national heritage area designation in Virginia and North Carolina;

Thank you to the late Representatives McEachin, Luria, Butterfield, and Bobby Scott, and Senators Kaine and Warner, for their leadership.

H.R. 1917, the “Hazard Eligibility and Local Projects Act,” which makes an entity seeking assistance under the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s hazard mitigation assistance program eligible to receive such assistance for certain projects already in progress;

Thank you to Representatives Fletcher and McCaul, and Senators Tillis, Burr, Cornyn, Cruz, Lankford, Warnock, and Hassan for their leadership.

H.R. 7939, the “Veterans Auto and Education Improvement Act of 2022,” which amends a number of authorities related to: VA educational assistance benefits in emergency situations; pension benefits; Servicemembers Civil Relief Act; residency for tax purposes; portability of professional licenses; and adaptive equipment benefits;

Thank you to Representatives Mike Levin and Mace for their leadership.

S. 450, the “Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021,” which provides for the posthumous award of Congressional Gold Medal to Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley

Thank you to Senators Burr and Booker, Representatives Rush and Bacon, and many others for their leadership.

S. 989, the “Native American Language Resource Center Act of 2022,” which creates one or more Native American language resource centers;

Thank you to Senators Schatz, Smith, and Murkowski, the late Representative Young, and many others for their leadership.

S. 1294, the “Protecting American Intellectual Property Act of 2022,” which requires the President to impose sanctions on foreign individuals and entities that engage in theft of U.S. trade secrets;

Thank you to Senators Van Hollen and Sasse for their leadership.

S. 1402, the “Durbin Feeling Native American Languages Act of 2022,” which requires federal agencies to evaluate their policies regarding Native American languages and to require a survey of the use of Native American languages;

Thank you to Senators Schatz, Murkowski, and Cortez Masto for their leadership.

S. 1541, the “Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act of 2022,” which requires the Federal Communications Commission to ensure that charges in correctional and detention facilities for telephone services, including advanced communications services, are just and reasonable;

Thank you to Senators Duckworth, Portman, Schatz, Booker, and many others for their leadership.

S. 1942, the “National Heritage Area Act,” which designates, extends, and authorizes studies for national heritage areas throughout the United States;

Thank you to Senators Stabenow and Peters, and Representatives Tonko and McKinley, for their leadership.

S. 2333, the “Equal Pay for Team USA Act of 2022,” which requires athletes who represent the United States in amateur athletic competitions to receive equal compensation regardless of gender;

Thank you to Senators Cantwell, Capito, Lummis, and Klobuchar for their leadership.

S. 2834, the “Dr. Joanne Smith Memorial Rehabilitation Innovation Centers Act of 2022,” which requires the compilation, publication, and regular maintenance of a list of Medicare rehabilitation innovation centers;

Thank you to Senators Durbin, Cassidy, and Duckworth, Representatives Schakowsky the entire Illinois delegation for their leadership.

S. 3168, which amends the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to modify the enforceability date for certain provisions;

Thank you to Senators Kelly and Sinema, and Representative O’Halleran for their leadership.

S. 3308, the “Colorado River Indian Tribes Water Resiliency Act of 2022,” which authorizes the Colorado River Indian Tribes to enter into lease, exchange, or storage agreements relating to its water rights;

Thank you to Senators Kelly, Sinema, Feinstein, and Padilla for their leadership.

S. 3405, the “Low Power Protection Act,” which requires the Federal Communications Commission to issue a rule to allow qualified low-power television stations a one-year period to apply to be accorded primary status as a Class A television licensee;

Thank you to Senators Blunt, Wyden, and many others for their leadership.

S. 3519, the “Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail Designation Act,” which establishes the Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail as a component of National Trail System;

Thank you to Senators Boozman, Blunt, Heinrich, Cornyn, Cotton, and Sinema for their leadership.

S. 3773, which authorizes leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust by the Federal Government for the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation;

Thank you to Senators Cantwell and Murray, Representatives Strickland, Kilmer, and Herrera Beutler, and the Washington delegation for their leadership.

S. 3946, the “Abolish Trafficking Reauthorization Act of 2022,” which authorizes grants related to human trafficking prevention and assistance for victims of human trafficking;

Thank you to Senators Cornyn and Klobuchar for their leadership.

S. 3949, the “Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022,” which reauthorizes and establishes new programs to prevent human trafficking, provide services to victims, and bolster Federal coordination and response;

Thank you to Senators Grassley and Feinstein for their leadership.

S. 4104, the “Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2022,” which authorizes and ratifies the Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Agreement;

Thank you to Senators Sinema and Kelly, and Representatives O’Halleran, Stanton, Gosar, Gallego, and Kirkpatrick, for their leadership.

S. 4120, the “Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Reauthorization Act of 2022” or the “Childhood Cancer STAR Reauthorization Act,” which reauthorizes and modifies grants for pediatric cancer specimen collection and research, and supports the transition of pediatric cancer survivors to adult care;

Thank you to Senators Reed, Capito, Van Hollen, and Murkowski, and Representatives McCaul, Speier, Butterfield, Mike Kelly, and many others for their leadership.

S. 4240, the “Justice for Victims of War Crimes Act,” which expands the scope of individuals subject to prosecution for war crimes;

Thank you to Senators Grassley, Durbin, Graham, and Leahy, Representatives Cicilline and Spartz, and many others for their leadership.

S. 4411, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5302 Galveston Road in Houston, Texas, as the “Vanessa Guillén Post Office Building”;
Thank you to Senators Cruz and Cornyn, Representative Sylvia Garcia, and the Texas delegation for their leadership.

Thank you to Senators Cruz and Cornyn, Representative Sylvia Garcia, and the Texas delegation for their leadership.

S. 4439, the “Katimiîn and Ameekyáaraam Sacred Lands Act,” which directs that certain land be taken into trust for the benefit of the Karuk Tribe;

Thank you to Senators Padilla and Feinstein, and Representative Huffman, for their leadership.

S. 4926, the “Respect for Child Survivors Act,” which requires the Federal Bureau of Investigation to use multidisciplinary
teams to investigate cases of child sexual exploitation or abuse, the production of child sexual abuse material, and child trafficking;

Thank you to Senators Cornyn, Klobuchar, Graham, and Coons, and Representatives Costa, Gonzales, Titus and Fitzpatrick, for their leadership.

S. 4949, the “National Cemeteries Preservation and Protection Act of 2022,” which provides for green burial sections in national cemeteries; requires a plot or interment allowance to be paid in certain circumstances; permits certain land transfers, and expands the crimes that would result in prohibition from interment in a national cemetery;

Thank you to Senators Tester and Rounds for their leadership.

S. 4978, the “State Offices of Rural Health Program Reauthorization Act of 2022,” which reauthorizes grants to State offices of rural health;

Thank you to Senators Barrasso and Smith, and Representatives Mullin and O’Halleran, for their leadership.

S. 5016, the “Colonel Mary Louise Rasmuson Campus of the Alaska VA Healthcare System Act of 2022,” which designates the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs located in Anchorage, Alaska, as the Colonel Mary Louise Rasmuson Campus of the Alaska VA Healthcare System;

Thank you to Senators Murkowski and Sullivan, and Representative Peltola, for their leadership.

S. 5066, the “Don Young Recognition Act,” which honors the late Representative Don Young by designating a landmark and specified buildings;

Thank you to Senators Murkowski and Sullivan for their leadership.

S. 5087, which extends a joint commission established by the Departments of the Interior and Justice to address violent crime against Indians;

Thank you to Senators Murkowski and Cortez Masto for their leadership.

S. 5168, the “Energy Security and Lightering Independence Act of 2022,” which amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to allow certain nonimmigrant visas and conditional permits to land in the United States to be granted for up to 180 days to foreign crewmembers of lightering ships who are involved in ship-to-ship liquid cargo transfer operations;

Thank you to Senators Padilla and Cornyn, and Representatives Sylvia Garcia, Crenshaw, Weber, Gonzalez, Cloud, and Palazzo for their leadership.

S. 5328, which amends the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to extend terminal lakes assistance; and

Thank you to Senator Catherine Cortez Masto for her leadership.

S. 5329, which extends the protections established by the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act.

Thank you to Senator Richard Blumenthal for his leadership.

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Bill Signed: H.R. 2617

Thu, 12/29/2022 - 18:21

On Thursday, December 29, 2022, the President signed into law:

H.R. 2617, the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023,” making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2023, and for providing emergency assistance for the situation in Ukraine, and for other purposes.

Thank you to Representative DeLauro, Speaker Pelosi, Senators Leahy and Shelby, Majority Leader Schumer, Minority Leader McConnell, and many others for their leadership.

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Bills Signed

Tue, 12/27/2022 - 13:42

On Tuesday, December 27, 2022, the President signed into law:

H.R. 203, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4020 Broadway Street in Houston, Texas, as the Benny C. Martinez Post Office Building;

Thank you to Representative Sylvia Garcia, Senators Cornyn and Cruz, and the entire Texas delegation for their leadership.

H.R. 441, the “Don Young Alaska Native Health Care Land Transfers Act of 2022” which directs conveyance of certain parcels of land for the purpose of expanding social and healthcare services;

Thank you to the late Representative Don Young for his leadership

H.R. 478, the “Blackwater Trading Post Land Transfer Act,” which directs that certain land be taken into trust for the benefit of the Gila River Indian Community;

Thank you to Representative Tom O’Halleran, and Senators Sinema and Kelly, for their leadership.

H.R. 681, which makes Rebecca Trimble eligible for adjustment of status to that of lawful permanent resident;

Thank you to the late Representative Don Young, and Senators Murkowski and Sullivan, and their leadership.

H.R 785, which makes Maria Isabel Bueso Barrera, Alberto Bueso Mendoza, and Karla Maria Barrera De Bueso eligible for adjustment of status to that of lawful permanent resident;

Thank you to Representative Mark DeSaulnier for his leadership.

H.R. 1095, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 101 South Willowbrook Avenue in Compton, California, as the PFC James Anderson, Jr., Post Office Building;

Thank you to Representative Nanette Barragan, Senators Feinstein and Padilla, and the California delegation for their leadership.

H.R. 2472, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 82422 Cadiz Jewett Road in Cadiz, Ohio, as the John Armor Bingham Post Office;

Thank you to Representative Bill Johnson, Senators Brown and Portman, and the Ohio delegation for their leadership.

H.R. 2473, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 275 Penn Avenue in Salem, Ohio, as the Howard Arthur Tibbs Post Office;

Thank you to Representative Bill Johnson, Senators Brown and Portman, and the Ohio delegation for their leadership.

H.R. 2724, which requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to provide for peer support specialists for claimants who are survivors of military sexual trauma;

Thank you to former Representative Delgado, Representative Mace, Senators Cortez Masto, Blumenthal and Boozman, and many others for their leadership.

H.R. 3285, the “21st Century President Act,” which removes gendered language from Federal law relating to threats against the President and the President’s spouse;

Thank you to Representatives Pocan, Cicilline, Deutch, Doggett, Espaillat, Jackson Lee, Khanna, Andy Levin, Lowenthal, Delegate Norton, Pappas, Raskin, Schakowsky, Speier, Taylor and Welch, and many others for their leadership.

H.R. 4250, the “War Crimes Rewards Expansion Act,” which expands the Department of State War Crimes Rewards Program to authorize rewards for providing information regarding foreign nationals accused of war crimes under the laws and statutes of the United States and other nations;

Thank you to Representatives Foxx, Raskin, Van Taylor, and many others for their leadership.

H.R. 4622, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 226 North Main Street in Roseville, Ohio, as the Ronald E. Rosser Post Office;

Thank you to Representative Troy Balderson, Senators Brown and Portman, and the Ohio delegation for their leadership.

H.R. 4881, the “Old Pascua Community Land Acquisition Act,” which directs that certain land be taken into trust for the benefit of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe;

Thank you to Representatives Grijalva, Leger Fernandez, Gosar, Schweikert, and Lesko, and Senators Sinema and Kelly, for their leadership.

H.R. 4899, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10 Broadway Street West, in Akeley, Minnesota, as the Neal Kenneth Todd Post Office;

Thank you to Representative Pete Stauber, Senators Klobuchar and Smith, and the Minnesota delegation for their leadership.

H.R. 5271, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2245 Rosa L Parks Boulevard in Nashville, Tennessee, as the Thelma Harper Post Office Building;

Thank you to Representative Jim Cooper, Senators Blackburn and Hagerty, and the Tennessee delegation for their leadership.

H.R. 5349, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1550 State Road S–38–211 in Orangeburg, South Carolina, as the J.I. Washington Post Office Building;

Thank you to Majority Whip Clyburn, Senators Graham and Tim Scott, and the South Carolina delegation for their leadership.

H.R. 5650, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 16605 East Avenue of the Fountains in Fountain Hills, Arizona, as the Dr. C.T. Wright Post Office Building;

Thank you to Representative David Schweikert, Senators Sinema and Kelly, and the Arizona delegation for their leadership.

H.R. 5659, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1961 North C Street in Oxnard, California, as the John R. Hatcher III Post Office Building;

Thank you to Representative Julia Brownley, Senators Feinstein and Padilla, and the California delegation for their leadership.

H.R. 5794, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 850 Walnut Street in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, as the First Sergeant Leonard A. Funk, Jr. Post Office Building;

Thank you to Representative Mike Doyle, Senators Casey and Toomey, and the Pennsylvania delegation for their leadership.

H.R. 5865, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4110 Bluebonnet Drive in Stafford, Texas, as the Leonard Scarcella Post Office Building;

Thank you to Representative Al Green, Senators Cornyn and Cruz, and the Texas delegation for their leadership.

H.R. 5900, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2016 East 1st Street in Los Angeles, California, as the Marine Corps Reserve PVT Jacob Cruz Post Office;

Thank you to Representative Jimmy Gomez, Senators Feinstein and Padilla, and the California delegation for their leadership.

H.R. 5943, which designates the outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Greenville, South Carolina, as the Lance Corporal Dana Cornell Darnell VA Clinic;

Thank you to Representative Timmons, Senator Graham, and the South Carolina delegation for their leadership.

H.R. 5952, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 123 East Main Street, in Vergas, Minnesota, as the Jon Glawe Post Office;

Thank you to Representatives Fischbach and McHenry, Senators Klobuchar and Smith, and the Minnesota delegation for their leadership.

H.R. 5961, which makes numerous technical revisions in Title 5, United States Code, Government Organizations and Employees, as necessary to keep the Title in the Code current and improve the clarity of enacted statute;

Thank you to Representative Joe Neguse for his leadership.

H.R. 5973, the ” Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Reauthorization Act of 2022,” which reauthorizes the Great Lake Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act through fiscal year 2028;

Thank you to Representatives Dingell, LaHood, Tonko, and Joyce, Senators Klobuchar, Portman, Stabenow and Young, and many others for their leadership.

H.R. 6042, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 213 William Hilton Parkway in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, as the Caesar H. Wright Jr. Post Office Building;

Thank you to Representative Nancy Mace, Senators Graham and Tim Scott, and the South Carolina delegation for their leadership.

H.R. 6064, which amends the method by which the Department of Veterans Affairs determines the effects of a closure or disapproval of an educational institution on individuals who do not transfer credits from such an institution;

Thank you to Representatives Nehls, Bost, Luria, Bergman, Ellzey, Miller-Meeks, and many others for their leadership.

H.R. 6080, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5420 Kavanaugh Boulevard in Little Rock, Arkansas, as the Ronald A. Robinson Post Office;

Thank you to Representative French Hill, Senators Boozman and Cotton, and the Arkansas delegation for their leadership.

H.R. 6218, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 317 Blattner Drive in Avon, Minnesota, as the W.O.C. Kort Miller Plantenberg Post Office;

Thank you to Representative Tom Emmer, Senators Klobuchar and Smith, and the Minnesota delegation for their leadership.

H.R. 6220, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 3rd Avenue Northwest in Perham, Minnesota, as the Charles P. Nord Post Office;

Thank you to Representative Michelle Fischbach, Senators Klobuchar and Smith, and the Minnesota delegation for their leadership.

H.R. 6221, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 155 Main Avenue West in Winsted, Minnesota, as the James A. Rogers Jr. Post Office;

Thank you to Representative Michelle Fischbach, Senators Klobuchar and Smith, and the Minnesota delegation for their leadership.

H.R. 6267, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 15 Chestnut Street in Suffern, New York, as the Sergeant Gerald T. “Jerry” Donnellan Post Office;

Thank you to Representative Mondaire Jones, Senators Schumer and Gillibrand, and the New York delegation for their leadership.

H.R. 6386, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 450 West Schaumburg Road in Schaumburg, Illinois, as the Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial Post Office Building;

Thank you to Representative Raja Krishnamoorthi, Senators Durbin and Duckworth, and the Illinois delegation for their leadership.

H.R. 6427, the “Red River National Wildlife Refuge Boundary Modification Act,” which authorizes modification of the boundary of the Red River National Wildlife Refuge;

Thank you to Representative Mike Johnson, and Senators Cassidy, Boozman, and Kennedy, for their leadership.

H.R. 6604, the “Veterans Eligible to Transfer School (VETS) Credit Act,” which amends the method by which VA determines the effects of a closure or disapproval of an educational institution on individuals who do not transfer credits from such an institution;

Thank you to Representative Vern Buchanan for his leadership.

H.R. 6630, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1400 N Kraemer Blvd. in Placentia, California, as the PFC Jang Ho Kim Post Office Building;

Thank you to Representative Young Kim, Senators Feinstein and Padilla, and the California delegation for their leadership.

H.R. 6917, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 301 East Congress Parkway in Crystal Lake, Illinois, as the Ryan J. Cummings Post Office Building;

Thank you to Representative Sean Casten, Senators Durbin and Duckworth, and the Illinois delegation for their leadership.

H.R. 6961, the which amends certain aspects of hearings before the Board of Veterans’ Appeals regarding disability compensation claims involving military sexual trauma;

Thank you to Representatives Mrvan, Underwood, Trone, Pappas, and Mike Levin for their leadership.

H.R. 7181, the “Human Trafficking Prevention Act of 2022,” which promotes posting of contact information for the National Human Trafficking Hotline;

Thank you to Representatives Jeffries, Issa, Mace, McBath, and Mike Johnson, Senators Hassan, Risch, Rosen and Rubio, and many others for their leadership.

H.R. 7299, the “Strengthening VA Cybersecurity Act of 2022 or the SVAC Act of 2022,” which requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to obtain an independent cybersecurity assessment of its information systems and effectiveness of its information security program and management system;

Thank you to Representatives Mrvan, Mace, Garbarino, Susie Lee, Roybal-Allard, and Slotkin, and Delegate Norton, for their leadership.

H.R. 7335, the “MST Claims Coordination Act,” which directs the improvement of coordination between the Veterans Health Administration and the Veterans Benefits Administration with respect to claims for compensation arising from military sexual trauma, and for other purposes;

Thank you to Representatives Luria and Miller-Meeks for their leadership.

H.R. 7514, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 345 South Main Street in Butler, Pennsylvania, as the Andrew Gomer Williams Post Office Building;

Thank you to Representative Mike Kelly, Senators Casey and Toomey, and the Pennsylvania delegation for their leadership.

H.R. 7518, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 23200 John R Road in Hazel Park, Michigan, as the Roy E. Dickens Post Office;

Thank you to Representative Andy Levin, Senators Feinstein and Padilla, and the Michigan delegation for their leadership.

H.R. 7519, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2050 South Boulevard in Bloomfield Township, Michigan, as the Dr. Ezra S. Parke Post Office Building;

Thank you to Representative Andy Levin, Senators Stabenow and Peters, and the Michigan delegation for their leadership.

H.R. 7638, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6000 South Florida Avenue in Lakeland, Florida, as the U.S. Marine Corporal Ronald R. Payne Jr. Post Office;

Thank you to Representative Scott Franklin, Senators Rubio and Rick Scott, and the Florida delegation for their leadership.

H.R. 7735, the “Improving Access to the VA Home Loan Benefit Act of 2022,” which requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to amend certain of its guidance and regulations related to appraisals used in its home loan program;

Thank you to Representatives Bost, Reschenthaler, and Manning, and Senators Sullivan and Rosen, for their leadership.

H.R. 8025, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 100 South 1st Street in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the Martin Olav Sabo Post Office;

Thank you to Representative Ilhan Omar, Senators Klobuchar and Smith, and the Minnesota delegation for their leadership.

H.R. 8026, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 825 West 65th Street in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the Charles W. Lindberg Post Office;

Thank you to Representative Ilhan Omar, Senators Klobuchar and Smith, and the Minnesota delegation for their leadership.

H.R. 8203, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 651 Business Interstate Highway 35 North Suite 420 in New Braunfels, Texas, as the Bob Krueger Post Office;

Thank you to Representative Lloyd Doggett, Senators Cornyn and Cruz, and the Texas delegation for their leadership.

H.R. 8226, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 236 Concord Exchange North in South Saint Paul, Minnesota, as the Officer Leo Pavlak Post Office Building;

Thank you to Representative Angie Craig, Senators Klobuchar and Smith, and the Minnesota delegation for their leadership.

H.R. 8260, the “Faster Payments to Veterans’ Survivors Act of 2022,” which shortens the timeframe for the designation of benefits under certain Department of Veterans Affairs life insurance programs and clarify the treatment of undisbursed Department of Veterans Affairs life insurance benefits;

Thank you to Representatives Pappas and Mace, and Senators Brown and Boozman, for their leadership.

H.R. 9308, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6401 El Cajon Boulevard in San Diego, California, as the Susan A. Davis Post Office;

Feinstein and Padilla, and the California delegation for their leadership.

S. 7, the ” VAWA Technical Amendment Act of 2022,” which amends the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 to authorize the Justice Department to award grants to tribal coalitions to address violence against Native Hawaiian women;

Thank you to Senator Mazie Hirono for her leadership.

S. 558, the “Flood Level Observation, Operations, and Decision Support Act” or the “FLOODS Act,” which establishes a National Integrated Flood Information System within the Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); requires NOAA to improve flash flood watches and warnings to improve the communication of future flood risks; and establishes an Interagency Committee on Water Management and Infrastructure;

Thank you to Senators Wicker, Peters, Ernst and Booker, Representative Sherrill, and many others for their leadership.

S. 789, the “Repealing Existing Substandard Provisions Encouraging Conciliation with Tribes Act” or the “RESPECT Act,” which repeals certain obsolete laws relating to Native Americans;

Thank you to Senators Rounds, Smith, Lankford, Sinema, Lujan, and Cramer, Representatives O’Halleran, Dusty Johnson, and Cole, and many others for their leadership.

S. 1466, “Saline Lake Ecosystems in the Great Basin States Program Act of 2022,” which directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a Saline Lake Ecosystems in the Great Basin States Assessment and Monitoring Program to assess and monitor saline lake ecosystems;

Thank you to Senators Merkley and Rosen, and Representatives Blake Moore and Huffman, and many others for their leadership.

S. 1687, the “Small Business Cyber Training Act of 2022,” which requires the Small Business Administration to establish a cyber counseling certification program to certify the employees of lead small business development centers in providing cyber planning assistance to small businesses;

Thank you to Senators Rubio, Shaheen, Hassan, Risch, and Cassidy, Representatives Garbarino, Evans, Chabot, and Houlahan, and many others for their leadership.

S. 2607, the “Iran Hostages Congressional Gold Medal Act,” which provides for the award of a single Congressional Gold Medal to 53 former hostages of the Iran Hostage Crisis, in recognition of their bravery and endurance throughout their captivity;

Thank you to Senators Padilla and Rubio, Representative Suozzi, and many others for their leadership.

S. 2899, the “Prison Camera Reform Act of 2021,” which requires the Bureau of Prisons to establish a plan to maintain and upgrade their security camera, radio, and public address systems to ensure the health and safety of staff and inmates, and documentation of video evidence of misconduct;

Thank you to Senators Ossoff, Durbin, and Grassley, Representatives Keller, McBath and Trone, and many others for their leadership.

S. 2991, the “Countering Human Trafficking Act of 2021,” which authorizes the Department of Homeland Security’s Center for Countering Human Trafficking, which coordinates the Department’s efforts to combat human trafficking and the importation of goods produced with forced labor;

Thank you to Senators Peters, Portman, Hassan, and Kelly, Representatives Bennie Thompson and John Katko, and many others for their leadership.

S. 3846, the “Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Reauthorization Act of 2022,” which authorizes the Department of Justice to award grants under the Justice and Mental Health Collaboration Program for training relating to diversion programming and implementation, suicide prevention services, and case management services;

Thank you to Senators Cornyn and Klobuchar, Representatives Bobby Scott, Chabot, Jackson Lee, and Emmer, and many others for their leadership.

S. 3905, the “Preventing Organizational Conflicts of Interest in Federal Acquisition Act,” which requires the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council to update the Federal Acquisition Regulation to update and expand coverage on organizational conflicts of interest;

Thank you to Senators Peters and Grassley, and Representatives Maloney and Slotkin, for their leadership.

S. 4003, the “Law Enforcement De-Escalation Training Act of 2022,” which authorizes the Justice Department to award grants for training on alternatives to use of force, de-escalation, and responding to mental and behavioral health and suicidal crises;

Thank you to Senators Cornyn and Whitehouse, Representatives Issa, Trone, and Chabot and many others for their leadership

S. 5229, which directs the Committee of Congress on the Library to remove the bust of Roger Brooke Taney in the Old Supreme Court Chamber of the Capitol and to obtain a bust of Thurgood Marshall for installation in the Capitol or on the Capitol Grounds; and

Thank you to Senators Cardin, Van Hollen, Klobuchar, and Booker, Representatives Hoyer, Lee, and Clyburn, and many others for their leadership.

S. 5230, the “Help Find the Missing Act,” which authorizes the Department of Justice to maintain the National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs); expands NamUs reporting requirements; and facilitates data sharing between NamUs; and the National Crime Information Center database.

Thank you to Senators Murphy, Cornyn, Hoeven, Blumenthal, and Tillis, and Representative Hayes, for their leadership.

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Press Release: Bill Signed: H.R. 4373

Fri, 12/23/2022 - 15:30

On Friday, December 23, 2022, the President signed into law:

H.R. 4373, the “Further Additional Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023,” which provides fiscal year (FY) 2023 appropriations to Federal agencies through December 30, 2022, for continuing projects and activities of the Federal Government.

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Press Release: Bill Signed: H.R. 7776

Fri, 12/23/2022 - 10:33

On Friday, December 23, 2022, the President signed into law:

H.R. 7776, the “James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023,” which authorizes fiscal year 2023 appropriations principally for Department of Defense programs and military construction, Department of Energy national security programs, and Intelligence programs; specifies a military basic pay increase and other authorities relating to the U.S. Armed Forces; authorizes appropriations for the Department of State, Department of Homeland Security, Maritime Administration, U.S. Coast Guard, and the Intelligence Community; and other matters.

Thank you to Senators Reed and Inhofe, Representatives Adam Smith and Mike Rogers, and many others for their leadership.

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Press Release: Bills Signed: H.R. 310, H.R. 2220, H.R. 2930, H.R. 3462, H.R. 7535, S. 314, S. 4834

Wed, 12/21/2022 - 12:11

On Wednesday, December 21, 2022, the President signed into law:

H.R. 310, which posthumously awards the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to Glen Doherty, Tyrone Woods, J. Christopher Stevens, and Sean Smith, in recognition of their contributions to the Nation.

Thank you to Representative Stephen Lynch, Senator Edward Markey, and many other for their leadership.

H.R. 2220, which requires that any bargain-price option to purchase property at less than fair market value contained in a Federal lease agreement be provided for in subsequent acts of Congress;

Thank you to Representatives Guest, Webster, and Pence, Senators Lankford and Peters, and many others for their leadership.

H.R. 2930, the “Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2021,” which enhances protections and provides for the return of certain Native American cultural items and archaeological resources;

Thank you to Representative Leger Fernandez and the late Representative Young, Senators Heinrich and Lujan, and many others for their leadership.

H.R. 3462, the “SBA Cyber Awareness Act,” which requires the Small Business Administration (SBA) to submit an annual report regarding the cybersecurity of the SBA;

Thank you for Representatives Crow and Kim, and Senators Rubio, Risch, and Cassidy, and many others for your leadership.

H.R. 7535, the “Quantum Computing Cybersecurity Preparedness Act,” which encourages the Federal Government to adopt technology that is protected from decryption by quantum computing;

Thank you to Representatives Khanna, Mace, Connolly, Raskin, and Emmer, and Senators Hassan, Portman, Rosen, Tillis, Young and Heinrich, and many others for their leadership.

S. 314, the “Klamath Tribe Judgment Fund Repeal Act,” which repeals the Klamath Tribe Judgment Fund Act;

Thank you to Senators Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, and many others for their leadership.

S. 4834, the “Providing Resources, Officers, and Technology to Eradicate Cyber Threats to Our Children Act of 2022” or the “PROTECT Our Children Act of 2022,” which reauthorizes appropriations for the National Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program through fiscal year 2024.

Thank you to Senators Cornyn, Blumenthal, Tillis, Durbin, Kennedy, Leahy, Cruz, Klobuchar, Grassley, and Feinstein, and Representatives Wasserman Schultz, Chabot, Kuster, and Reschenthaler for their leadership.

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Press Release: Bills Signed: H.R. 263, H.R. 1193, H.R. 5796, H.R. 7077, S. 198, S. 231, S. 1617, S. 2796, S. 3092, S. 3115, S. 3499, S. 3662, S. 3875

Tue, 12/20/2022 - 15:15

On Tuesday, December 20, 2022, the President signed into law: 
 
H.R. 263, the “Big Cat Public Safety Act,” which amends the Lacy Act to limit the breeding and possession of certain big cats;

Thank you to Representatives Quigley, Fitzpatrick, Blumenauer, Buchanan, Garcia, Waltz, McNerney, and Womack, Senators Blumenthal, Collins, Carper, and Burr, and many others for their leadership.
 
H.R. 1193, the “Cardiovascular Advances in Research and Opportunities Legacy Act,” which supports research, education, and awareness activities related to valvular heart disease;

Thank you to Representative Barr, Leader McConnell, Senator Sinema, and many others for their leadership.
 
H.R. 5796, the “Patents for Humanity Act of 2022,” which provides statutory authority for a competition to award certificates for patents that address a humanitarian issue, which can be redeemed to accelerate certain matters at the United States Patent and Trademark Office;

Thank you to Representatives Jeffries and Spartz, Senators Leahy and Grassley, and many others for their leadership.
 
H.R. 7077, Empowering the U.S. Fire Administration Act;

Thank you to Representatives Torres, Stevens, Meijer, and Anthony Gonzalez, and Senators Gillibrand, Schumer, and Ossoff, and many others for their leadership.
 
S. 198, the “Data Mapping to Save Moms’ Lives Act,” which requires the Federal Communications Commission to incorporate data on certain maternal health outcomes into its Mapping Broadband Health in America platform;

Thank you to Senators Rosen, Fischer, Young, and Schatz, Representatives Butterfield, Bilirakis, Blunt Rochester, Gwen Moore, and many others for their leadership.
 
S. 231, the “Protecting Firefighters from Adverse Substances Act” or the “PFAS Act,” which requires the Department of Homeland Security to develop guidance to protect firefighters and other emergency response personnel from exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances from firefighting foam, commonly referred to as PFAS;

Thank you to Senators Peters, Sullivan, Hassan, Tillis, Carper, Murkowski, and Collins, and Representatives Dingell and Fitzpatrick for their leadership.
 
S. 1617, the “Disaster Assistance for Rural Communities Act,” which authorizes the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to declare a disaster, under certain circumstances and for purposes of providing disaster assistance loans, in a rural area for which a major disaster was declared by the President and for which individual assistance was not authorized;

Thank you to Senators Risch, Shaheen, Hassan, Kennedy, and Braun, Representative Golden, the late Representative Hagedorn, and many others for their leadership.
 
S. 2796, the ” Rural Opioid Abuse Prevention Act,” which authorizes the Department of Justice to award grants to establish a pilot program for rural areas to implement community response programs that focus on reducing opioid overdose deaths;

Thank you to Senators Ossoff and Grassley, Representatives Lamb, Feenstra, Spanberger, and Miller-Meeks for their leadership.
 
S. 3092, the “FEMA Improvement, Reform, and Efficiency Act of 2022” or the “FIRE Act,” which requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency to conduct various studies to improve wildfire preparedness and response; ensure that crisis counselors and case management workers are appropriately trained to address the impacts of major disasters on socio-economically disadvantaged communities; and allow Indian tribal governments to apply for grants to upgrade emergency operation centers;

Thank you to Senators Padilla and Wyden, and Representatives Lofgren, Mike Thompson, Huffman, and Panetta, and many others for their leadership.
 
S. 3115, the “Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2021” or the “POWER 2.0 Act,” which amends existing law to make permanent a requirement that the chief judge for each judicial district lead, at least annually, a public event to promote pro bono legal services to empower survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking;

Thank you to Senators Sullivan, Shaheen, Capito, Murkowski, and Hassan, and Representative Peltola for their leadership.
 
S. 3499, which repeals a provision in current law that requires the Department of Homeland Security to promulgate regulations to minimize the excessive use by contractors of subcontractors for disaster recovery contracts;

Thank you to Senators Peters and Sullivan for their leadership.
 
S. 3662, the “Preventing PFAS Runoff at Airports Act,” which reduces the discharge of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from testing of aircraft rescue and firefighting equipment; and

Thank you to Senators Peters, Moran, Duckworth, Capito, Klobuchar, and Lummis for their leadership.
 
S. 3875, the “Community Disaster Resilience Zones Act of 2022,” which requires the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to continue to maintain a natural hazard assessment program; requires FEMA to designate community disaster resilience zones based on census tract hazard risk ratings; and authorizes FEMA to provide an increased Federal cost share to those communities.

Thank you to Senators Peters and Portman, Representatives Davids, Garret Graves, Williams, Resident Commissioner González-Colón, and many others for their leadership.

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Bills Signed: H.R. 6722, H.R. 6863, H.R. 7903, H.R. 7925, S. 3825, S. 4017, S. 4052, S. 5060

Tue, 12/20/2022 - 11:49

On Tuesday, December 20, 2022, the President signed into law:

H.R. 6722, which designates the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in French Camp, California, as the Richard A. Pittman VA Clinic;

Thank you to Representatives McNerney and Harder, Senators Feinstein and Padilla, and the California delegation for their leadership. 

H.R. 6863, which designates the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Memphis, Tennessee, as the Lt. Col. Luke Weathers, Jr. VA Medical Center;

Thank you to Representative Steve Cohen, and Senators Blackburn and Hagerty for their leadership.

H.R. 7903, which designates the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic located in Canton, Michigan, as the Major General Oliver W. Dillard VA Clinic;

Thank you to Representatives Stevens and Dingell, Senators Peters and Stabenow, and the Michigan delegation for their leadership.

H.R. 7925, which designates the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic located in Palm Desert, California, as the Sy Kaplan VA Clinic;

Thank you to Representative Raul Ruiz, Senators Feinstein and Padilla, and the California delegation for their leadership.

S. 3825, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3903 Melear Drive in Arlington, Texas, as the Ron Wright Post Office Building;

Thank you to Senator Cornyn, Cruz, Representative Ellzey and the entire Texas delegation for their leadership.

S. 4017, which designates the United States courthouse located at 111 South Highland Avenue in Jackson, Tennessee, as the James D. Todd United States Courthouse;

Thank you to Senators Blackburn and Hagerty, Representative Kustoff, and the entire Tennessee delegation for their leadership.

S. 4052, the “Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2022,” which reauthorizes hearing loss programs for newborns, infants, and young children; and

Thank you to Senators Portman, Hassan, Cassidy, Hickenlooper, and Brown, and Representatives Guthrie and Matsui for their leadership.

S. 5060, the “Paul D. Wellstone Building Act of 2022,” which redesignates the Federal building located at 212 Third Avenue South in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the Paul D. Wellstone Federal Building.

Thank you to Senators Klobuchar, Grassley and Smith and many others for their leadership.

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Bills Signed: H.R. 228, H.R. 700, H.R. 3175, H.R. 5481, H.R. 6614

Mon, 12/19/2022 - 12:42

On Monday, December 19, 2022, the President signed into law:

H.R. 228, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2141 Ferry Street in Anderson, California, as the Norma Comnick Post Office Building;

Thank you to Representative LaMalfa, Senators Feinstein and Padilla, and the California delegation for their leadership.

H.R. 700, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 303 East Mississippi Avenue in Elwood, Illinois, as the Lawrence M. “Larry” Walsh Sr. Post Office;

Thank you to Representatives Foster and Rush, Senators Durbin and Duckworth, and many others for their leadership.

H.R. 3175, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 135 Main Street in Biloxi, Mississippi, as the Robert S. McKeithen Post Office Building;

Thank you for Representatives Palazzo, Kelly, Guest, and Thompson, Senators Hyde-Smith and Wicker, and many others for your leadership.

H.R. 5481, which designates the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Forest City, North Carolina, as the Master Sergeant Jerry K. Crump VA Clinic;

Thank you for Representatives Foxx, Budd, Hudson, McHenry, Cawthorn, Rouzer, Bishop, Senators Burr and Tillis, and many others for their leadership.

H.R. 6614, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4744 Grand River Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, as the Rosa Louise McCauley Parks Post Office Building.

Thank you to Representative Rashida Tlaib, Senators Peters and Stabenow, and the Michigan delegation for their leadership.

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Press Release: Bill Signed: H.R. 1437

Fri, 12/16/2022 - 14:52

On Friday, December 16, 2022, the President signed into law:

H.R. 1437, the “Further Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2023,” which provides fiscal year (FY) 2023 appropriations to Federal agencies through December 23, 2022, for continuing projects and activities of the Federal Government.

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Press Release: Bill Signed: H.R. 8404

Tue, 12/13/2022 - 18:46

On Tuesday, December 13, 2022, the President signed into law:

H.R. 8404, the “Respect for Marriage Act,” which establishes statutory authority for same-sex and interracial marriages and repeals provisions of law that once prevented any State or territory from being required to give effect to a same-sex marriage from another State or territory.

Thank you to Speaker Pelosi, Representatives Nadler, Cicilline, and Davids, Leader Schumer, Senators Baldwin, Collins, Portman, Sinema, Tillis, Feinstein, and Booker, and many others for their leadership.

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Bills Signed: H.R. 521, S. 3369, and S.4359

Fri, 12/09/2022 - 10:45

On Friday, December 9, 2022, the President signed into law:
 
H.R. 521, the “First Responder Fair Return for Employees on Their Initial Retirement Earned Act” or the “First Responder Fair RETIRE Act,” which preserves the retirement benefits of federal law enforcement, firefighters, and other qualifying employees who sustain an injury or illness as a result of their employment and are reappointed to certain non-qualifying federal positions;

Thank you to Representatives Connolly, Fitzpatrick, and Langevin, and Senators Tester, Collins, Gillibrand, Risch, King, Daines, and Rosen, and many others for their leadership.
 
S. 3369, the “Max Cleland VA Medical Center Act,” which designates the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, as the Joseph Maxwell Cleland Atlanta Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center; and

Thank you to Senators Warnock, Ossoff, Grassley, Reed, Representative Nikema Williams, the rest of the Georgia delegation, and many others for their leadership.
 
S. 4359, the “Senator Johnny Isakson VA Regional Office Act of 2022,” which designates the regional office of the Department of Veterans Affairs in metropolitan Atlanta as the Senator Johnny Isakson Department of Veterans Affairs Atlanta Regional Office.

Thank you to Senators Ossoff, Blunt, Warnock, Tester, Schumer, McConnell and Portman, Representatives Sanford Bishop and Allen, and many others for their leadership.

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Bills Signed: H.R. 7132 and S. 4524

Wed, 12/07/2022 - 15:17

On Wednesday, December 7, 2022, the President signed into law:
 
H.R. 7132, the “Safe Connections Act of 2022,” which requires mobile service providers, after receiving a line separation request from a survivor of domestic violence, human trafficking, or other related crimes, to separate the line of the survivor and any individual in the care of the survivor from a shared mobile service contract with the abuser;
 
Thank you to Representatives Kuster, Eshoo, Walberg, Welch, Gwen Moore, Titus, Frankel, Kelly, and Cárdenas, and Senators Schatz, Fischer, Rick Scott, Blumenthal, Rosen, Capito, Wyden, Cortez Masto, and Feinstein, and many others for their leadership.
 
S. 4524, the “Speak Out Act,” which prohibits judicial enforcement of a nondisclosure clause or nondisparagement clause agreed to before a dispute arises involving sexual assault or sexual harassment.
 
Thank you to Senators Gillibrand, Hirono, Blackburn, and Graham, and Representatives Frankel, Bustos, Buck, Cicilline, Griffith, Nadler, and Jayapal, and many others for their leadership.

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Bills Signed: S. 1941, S. 2159, S. 3510, S. 3655

Mon, 12/05/2022 - 12:16

On Monday, December 5, 2022, the President signed into law:
 
S. 1941, the “Metropolitan Areas Protection and Standardization Act of 2021 or the MAPS Act of 2021,” which ensures the independence and integrity of the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) core-based statistical area delineations, requires OMB to report on the scientific basis for changes to these delineations, and requires transparency in the uses of core-based statistical area delineations in domestic assistance programs;

Thank you to Senators Peters, Portman, Moran, and many others for their leadership.
 
S. 2159, which designates the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs located at 400 College Drive, Middleburg, Florida, as the Andrew K. Baker Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic;

Thank you to Senators Rubio and Rick Scott, Representative Cammack, and the entire Florida delegation for their leadership.
 
S. 3510, the “Disaster Resiliency Planning Act,” which requires the Office of Management and Budget to establish guidance that requires Federal agencies to incorporate natural disaster resilience into real property asset management and investment decisions; and

Thank you to Senators Gary Peters and Rick Scott, Representatives Carter, Garret Graves, Blunt Rochester, Sanford Bishop, and Kind, as well as Delegate Norton and many others for their leadership.
 
S. 3655, the “Civil Rights Cold Case Investigations Support Act of 2022,” which extends the term of the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board (the “Review Board”) through January 8, 2026, with the option to extend the Review Board’s authority for an additional year if it has not completed its work.

Thank you to Vice President Harris, Senators Ossoff, Cruz, Peters, Carper, and Hassan, Representatives Rush, Watson Coleman, Fitzpatrick, Bacon, and Nikema Williams, as well as Delegate Norton and many others for their leadership.

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Bills Signed: H.J. Res. 100, H.R. 8454, S. 3826, and S. 3884

Fri, 12/02/2022 - 13:40

On Friday, December 2, 2022, the President signed into law:
 
H.J. Res. 100, which provides for a resolution with respect to the unresolved disputes between certain railroads represented by the National Carriers’ Conference Committee of the National Railway Labor Conference and certain of their employees;
 
Thank you to Speaker Pelosi, Leader Schumer, Leader McConnell, and many others for their leadership.
 
H.R. 8454, the “Medical Marijuana and Cannabidiol Research Expansion Act,” which establishes a new registration process for conducting research on marijuana and for manufacturing marijuana products for research purposes and drug development;
 
Thank you to Representatives Blumenauer, Harris, Griffith, Joyce, Mace, and Perlmutter, Delegate Norton, and Senators Feinstein, Grassley, Schatz, Durbin, Klobuchar, Tillis, Kaine, Ernst, Tester, and Murkowski for their leadership.
 
S. 3826, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1304 4th Avenue in Canyon, Texas, as the Gary James Fletcher Post Office Building; and
 
Thank you to Senator Cornyn and Cruz, Representative Jackson, and the Texas delegation for their leadership.
 
S. 3884, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 404 U.S. Highway 41 North in Baraga, Michigan, as the Cora Reynolds Anderson Post Office.
 
Thank you to Senators Peters and Stabenow, and many others for their leadership.

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