List of legislation passed through Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden.
On Tuesday, March 29, 2022, the President signed into law:
H.R. 55, the “Emmett Till Antilynching Act,” which makes lynching a Federal hate crime.
Bills Signed: H.R. 189, H.R. 1667, H.R. 2497
On Friday, March 18, 2022, the President signed into law:
H.R. 189, the “John Lewis NIMHD Research Endowment Revitalization Act of 2021,” which allows former centers of excellence to be eligible for minority health research endowment.
H.R. 1667, the “Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act,” which authorizes programs to improve mental and behavioral health among health care providers.
H.R. 2497, the “Amache National Historic Site Act,” which establishes the Amache National Historic Site in the State of Colorado as a unit of the National Park System, to preserve, protect, and interpret the incarceration of civilians of Japanese ancestry during World War II at the Amache site.
On Tuesday, March 15, 2022, the President signed into law:
H.R. 2471, the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022,” which provides full-year funding through September 30, 2022 for projects and activities of the Federal Government. Division N provides supplemental appropriations for fiscal year (FY) 2022 for Ukraine activities. Remaining divisions provide authorizations and extensions on a wide variety of Government programs and activities.
Bills Signed: S. 1543, S. 1662, S. 3706
On Tuesday, March 15, 2022, the President signed into law:
S. 1543, the “Suicide Training and Awareness Nationally Delivered for Universal Prevention Act of 2021” or the “STANDUP Act of 2021,” which prioritizes in certain grant programs, educational agencies that implement suicide awareness and prevention training policies, and to provide best practices for such training policies.
S. 3706, which makes technical amendments to the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000.
Bills Signed: H.R. 3665 and S. 854
On Monday, March 14, 2022, the President signed into law:
H.R. 3665, which designates the medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in San Diego, California, as the Jennifer Moreno Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and to support the designation of a component of such medical center in honor of Kathleen Bruyere.
S. 854, the “Methamphetamine Response Act of 2021,” which designates methamphetamine as an emerging drug threat and requires the Office of National Drug Control Policy to develop, implement, and make public a national response plan that is specific to methamphetamine.
Bills Signed: H.R. 2545 and S. 321
On Monday, March 14, 2022, the President signed into law:
H.R. 2545, which clarifies the roles and pay of doctors of podiatric medicine in the VA system.
S. 321, the “Six Triple Eight” Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2022,” which provides for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to the members of the Women’s Army Corps who were assigned to the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion, known as the “Six Triple Eight”.
On Friday, March 11, 2022, the President signed into law:
H.J. Res. 75, the “Extension of Continuing Appropriations Act, 2022,” which provides fiscal year 2022 appropriations to Federal agencies through March 15, 2022, for continuing projects and activities of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
Bills Signed: H.R. 960 and H.R. 3419
H.R. 960, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3493 Burnet Avenue in Cincinnati, Ohio, as the John H. Leahr and Herbert M. Heilbrun Post Office.
H.R. 3419, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 66 Meserole Avenue in Brooklyn, New York, as the Joseph R. Lentol Post Office.
Bills Signed: H.R. 2044 and H.R. 3210
H.R. 2044, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 17 East Main Street in Herington, Kansas, as the Captain Emil J. Kapaun Post Office Building.
H.R. 3210, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1905 15th Street in Boulder, Colorado, as the Officer Eric H. Talley Post Office Building.
On Thursday, March 3, 2022, the President signed into law:
H.R. 4445, the “Ending Forced Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Act of 2021,” which invalidates predispute arbitration agreements that preclude a party from filing a lawsuit in court involving sexual assault or sexual harassment, at the election of the party alleging such conduct.
H.R. 1281, which designates the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Gaylord, Michigan, as the Navy Corpsman Steve Andrews Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Clinic.
Bills Signed: S. 566 and S. 583
On Tuesday, February 22, 2022, the President signed into law:
S. 566, which designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 42 Main Street in Slatersville, Rhode Island, as the Specialist Matthew R. Turcotte Post Office.
On Friday, February 18, 2022, the President signed into law:
H.R. 6617, the “Further Additional Extending Government Funding Act,” which provides fiscal year 2022 appropriations to Federal agencies through March 11, 2022, for continuing projects and activities of the Federal Government.
On Tuesday, February 1, 2022, the President signed into law:
S. 1404, the “Ghost Army Congressional Gold Medal Act,” which provides for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to the “Ghost Army,” in recognition of their unique and highly distinguished service in conducting deception operations in Europe during World War II.
On Monday, January 31, 2022, the President signed into law:
S. 452, the “Willie O’Ree Congressional Gold Medal Act,” which provides for the award of a Congressional Gold Medal to Willie O’Ree, in recognition of his extraordinary contributions and commitment to hockey, inclusion, and recreational opportunity.
On Friday, January 21, 2022, the President signed into law:
S. 2959, the “Supplemental Impact Aid Flexibility Act,” which modifies the application requirements for the Impact Aid Program for fiscal year 2023.
On Thursday, January 20, 2022, the President signed into law:
H.R. 1192, the “Puerto Rico Recovery Accuracy in Disclosures Act of 2021” or “PRRADA”, which requires professionals employed in debt restructuring cases involving Puerto Rico to file verified statements disclosing their connections with the debtor, creditors, and other interested parties before seeking compensation for their services.
On Monday, December 27, 2021, the President signed into law:
S. 1605, the “National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022,” which authorizes fiscal year 2022 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; and other matters.
On Monday, December 27, 2021, the President signed into law:
H.R. 1664, which authorizes the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation to establish a commemorative work to honor Medal of Honor Recipients.
On Thursday, December 23, 2021, the President signed into law:
H.R. 3537, the “Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act,” which requires the Department of Health and Human Services to create grant programs, a public-private partnership, and an action plan for the study of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and other neurodegenerative diseases, including investigational drugs.
On Thursday, December 23, 2021, the President signed into law:
H.R. 6256, which bans imports from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (Xinjiang) of the People’s Republic of China and imposes sanctions on foreign individuals responsible for forced labor in the region,
Bill Signing: S. 409 and S. 1340
On Tuesday, July 6, 2021, the President signed into law:
S. 409, which establishes a new account to support a whistleblower award program at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Thank you to Senators Chuck Grassley, Maggie Hassan, Joni Ernst, Tammy Baldwin, and Susan Collins for their work on this issue.
S. 1340, which reallocates certain portions of four counties that encompass the Fort Bragg Military Reservation and Camp Mackall from the Middle District of North Carolina to the Eastern District. Thank you to Senator Thom Tillis, Senator Richard Burr, Representative Deborah Ross, and the entire North Carolina delegation for their work on this issue.
On Monday, May 24, 2021, the President signed into law:
H.R. 1318, the “Alaska Tourism Restoration Act,” which temporarily allows foreign-flagged cruise ships to sail directly from Washington State to Alaska without having to dock in Canada first until either the date on which Canada lifts restrictions prohibiting cruise ships from docking in its waters due to the COVID-19 pandemic or March 31, 2022.
Bill Signing: H.R. 2630
On Tuesday, May 4, 2021, the President signed into law:
H.R. 2630, the “Extending Temporary Emergency Scheduling of Fentanyl Analogues Act,” which extends, through October 22, 2021, the temporary scheduling order classifying certain fentanyl-related substances as a Schedule I drug subject to the strictest controls.
Bills Signed: S. 164, S. 415, S. 422, S. 578
On Friday, April 23, 2021, the President signed into law:
S. 164, the “Advancing Education on Biosimilars Act of 2021,” which authorizes the Food and Drug Administration to educate consumers and health care providers on biologic products, including biosimilars;
S. 415, which clarifies the definition of a new chemical entity for the purposes of an application for approval by the Food and Drug Administration;
S. 422, the “Senate Shared Employee Act,” which allows Senators, Senators-elect, committees of the Senate, leadership offices, and other offices of the Senate to share employees; and
S. 578, the “Food Allergy Safety, Treatment, Education, and Research Act of 2021 or the FASTER Act of 2021,” which adds sesame to the list of major allergens for purposes of food labeling.
Bill Signing: H.R. 1868
On Wednesday, April 14, 2021, the President signed into law:
H.R. 1868, which extends a suspension of Medicare sequestration and make other technical changes to Medicare payments and Medicaid eligibility.
Bill Signing: H.R. 1799
On Tuesday, March 30, 2021, the President signed into law:
H.R. 1799, the “PPP Extension Act of 2021,” which extends the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) application deadline to May 31, 2021; and extends the PPP authorization through June 30, 2021 to provide the Small Business Administration additional time to process applications received by the application deadline.
Bill Signing: H.R. 1651
On Saturday, March 27, 2021, the President signed into law:
H.R. 1651, COVID-19 Bankruptcy Relief Extension Act of 2021.
Bill Signing: H.R. 1276
On Wednesday, March 24, 2021, the President signed into law:
H.R. 1276, the “Strengthening and Amplifying Vaccination Efforts to Locally Immunize All Veterans and Every Spouse Act or the SAVE LIVES Act,” which expands VA’s authority to provide COVID-19 vaccinations.
Bill Signing: H.R. 1319
On Thursday, March 11, 2021, the President signed into law:
H.R. 1319, the “American Rescue Plan Act of 2021,” which provides additional relief to address the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy, public health, State and local governments, individuals, and businesses.
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Bill Signing: H.R. 335
On Friday, January 22, 2021, the President signed into law:
H.R. 335, which provides an exception to a restriction on appointing a Secretary of Defense who, within the past seven years, had been on active duty in a regular component of the armed forces.
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