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Popular Names of Significant New Laws

Listed below are the popular names of significant public laws enacted in the current session of Congress (shown in boldface) and previous sessions back through the 104th Congress (1995–1996), as compiled by the Library of Congress.

All public laws enacted by the

  • Agricultural Bioterrorism Protection Act of 2002 [title II, subtitle B, § 211 et seq., of the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002, Pub. L. No. 107-188 (June 12, 2002)]
  • American Inventors Protection Act of 1999 [enacted by reference in § 1000(a)(9) of Pub. L. No. 106-113 (Nov. 29, 1999), and published as title IV, § 4001 et seq., in Appendix I of that law], comprising the Inventors' Rights Act of 1999 [§ 4101 et seq.], the Patent and Trademark Fee Fairness Act of 1999 [§ 4201 et seq.], the First Inventor Defense Act of 1999 [§ 4301 et seq.], the Patent Term Guarantee Act of 1999 [§ 4401 et seq.], the Domestic Publication of Foreign Filed Patent Applications Act of 1999 [§ 4501 et seq.], the Optional Inter Partes Reexamination Procedure Act of 1999 [§ 4601 et seq.], and the Patent and Trademark Office Efficiency Act [§ 4701 et seq.]
  • Anti-Car Theft Improvements Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-152 (July 2, 1996)
  • Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act [enacted by reference in § 1000(a)(9) of Pub. L. No. 106-113 (Nov. 29, 1999), and published as title III, § 3001 et seq., in Appendix I of that law], enacting 15 U.S.C. § 1125(d) and other codified provisions as well as uncodified remedial provisions
  • Assisted Suicide Funding Restriction Act of 1997, Pub. L. No. 105-12 (Apr. 30, 1997)
  • Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002, Pub. L. 107-243 (Oct. 16, 2002)
  • Balanced Budget Act of 1997, Pub. L. No. 105-33 (Aug. 5, 1997)
  • Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002, Pub. L. No. 107-155 (Mar. 27, 2002), aka the Shays-Meehan act
  • Church Arson Prevention Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-155 (July 3, 1996)
  • Communications Decency Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-104, § 501 et seq. (Feb. 8, 1996) … But see Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, No. 96-511 (U.S. June 26, 1997) (Communications Decency Act of 1996 unconstitutionally limits freedom of speech)
  • Computer Maintenance Competition Assurance Act [title III, § 301 et seq., of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Pub. L. No. 105-304 (Oct. 28, 1998)]
  • Corporate and Criminal Fraud Accountability Act of 2002 [title VIII, § 801 et seq., of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Pub. L. No. 107-204 (July 30, 2002)]
  • Crimes Against Charitable Americans Act of 2001 [§ 1011 of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (USA PATRIOT Act), Pub. L. No. 107-56 (Oct. 12, 2001)] … Requires any person engaged in telemarketing for the solicitation of charitable contributions, donations, or gifts to disclose promptly and clearly the purpose of the telephone call.
  • Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-114, 110 Stat. 785 (Mar. 12, 1996), aka the Helms-Burton act
  • Defense of Marriage Act, Pub. L. No. 104-199 (Sept. 21, 1996)
  • Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings Act of 1995, Pub. L. No. 104-39 (Nov. 1, 1995)
  • Economic Espionage Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-294 (Oct. 11, 1996)
  • Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, Pub. L. No. 107-16 (Jun. 7, 2001)
  • Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-231 (Oct. 2, 1996)
  • Enhanced Border Security and Visa Entry Reform Act of 2002, Pub. L. No. 107-173 (May 14, 2002)
  • Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995, Pub. L. No. 104-66 (Dec. 21, 1995)
  • Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-191 (Aug. 21, 1996)
  • Help America Vote Act of 2002, Pub. L. 107-252 (Oct. 29, 2002)
  • Homeland Security Act of 2002, Pub. L. 107-296 (Nov. 25, 2002)
  • ICC Termination Act of 1995, Pub. L. No. 104-88 (Dec. 29, 1995)
  • Intellectual Property and Communications Omnibus Reform Act of 1999 [enacted by reference in § 1000(a)(9) of Pub. L. No. 106-113 (Nov. 29, 1999), and published as Appendix I of that law]
  • Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998, Pub. L. No. 105-206 (July 22, 1998)
  • International Money Laundering Abatement and Anti-Terrorist Financing Act of 2001 [title III, § 301 et seq., of the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (USA PATRIOT ACT), Pub. L. No. 107-56 (Oct. 12, 2001)]
  • Internet Tax Freedom Act, Pub. L. No. 105-277, div. C, tit. XI, 112 Stat. 2681-719 (Oct. 21, 1998) … Buried in a VERY LARGE appropriations bill. Browser-search for "2681-719" (the act's assigned page number in Statutes at Large).
  • Internet Tax Nondiscrimination Act, Pub. L. No. 107-75 (Nov. 28, 2001) … Amends the Internet Tax Freedom Act, above, to extend the moratorium on multiple or discriminatory state or local taxes on electronic commerce through November 1, 2003. (This also also maintains, until that date, state authority to collect internet access taxes if they were generally imposed and collected before October 1, 1998.)
  • Line Item Veto Act, Pub. L. No. 104-130 (Apr. 9, 1996) … But see Clinton v. City of New York, No. 97-1374 (U.S. June 25, 1998) (Line Item Veto Act violates presentment clause of U.S. Const., art. I, § 7, cl. 2).
  • Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, Pub. L. No. 104-65 (Dec. 19, 1995)
  • Maritime Transportation Security Act of 2002, Pub. L. 107-295 (Nov. 25, 2002)
  • Megan's Law, Pub. L. No. 104-145 (May 17, 1996) … Amending Section 170101(d) of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. § 14071(d)) to provide for publicly disseminating information about released sexually violent offenders.
  • National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-290 (Oct. 11, 1996)
  • Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002, Pub. L. No. 107-174 (May 15, 2002)
  • Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act [title II, § 201 et seq., of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, Pub. L. No. 105-304 (Oct. 28, 1998)]
  • Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-193 (Aug. 22, 1996), aka the welfare reform law … See also a technical corrections act, Pub. L. No. 104-327 (Oct. 19, 1996).
  • Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Pub. L. No. 104-67 (Dec. 22, 1995)
  • Public Company Accounting Reform and Investor Protection Act of 2002 [title I, § 101 et seq., through title VII, § 701 et seq., of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Pub. L. No. 107-204 (July 30, 2002)]
  • Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002, Pub. L. No. 107-188 (June 12, 2002)
  • Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Pub. L. No. 107-204 (July 30, 2002)
  • Sex Crimes Against Children Prevention Act of 1995, Pub. L. No. 104-71 (Dec. 23, 1995)
  • Pam Lychner Sexual Offender Tracking and Identification Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-236 (Oct. 3, 1996)
  • Small Business Liability Relief and Brownfields Revitalization Act, Pub. L. No. 107-118 (Jan. 11, 2002)
  • Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism Convention Implementation Act of 2002 [title II, § 201 et seq., of Pub. L. No. 107-197 (June 25, 2002)]
  • Taxpayer Bill of Rights 2, Pub. L. No. 104-168 (July 30, 1996)
  • Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, Pub. L. No. 105-34 (Aug. 5, 1997)
  • Telecommunications Act of 1996, Pub. L. No. 104-104 (Feb. 8, 1996)
  • Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002, Pub. L. 107-297 (Nov. 26, 2002)
  • Terrorist Bombings Convention Implementation Act of 2002 [title I, § 101 et seq., of Pub. L. No. 107-197 (June 25, 2002)]
  • Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (USA PATRIOT ACT), Pub. L. No. 107-56 (Oct. 12, 2001)
  • Victim Rights Clarification Act of 1997, Pub. L. No. 105-6 (Mar. 19, 1997)
  • White-Collar Crime Penalty Enhancement Act of 2002 [title IX, § 901 et seq., of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, Pub. L. No. 107-204 (July 30, 2002)]

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