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Legislative Histories of Selected U.S. Laws on the Internet
Popular Name Listing
Pub. L. 67-10, May 27, 1921, ch. 14, Title II, 42 Stat. 11
(19 USC §§ 160-171, repealed; see 19 USC § 1671 et. seq.)
(19 CFR pt. 351, 354)
Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005
(FRB Leg. Hist) (S. 256 -LoC)
Pub. L. 109-8, April 20, 2005, 119 Stat, 23
(11 USC § 101, et. seq.)
Civil Rights Commission Act of 1983 & amdts (Hse Judiciary/U Md - Leg. Hist.)
Pub. L. 98-183, Nov. 30, 1983; 97 Stat. 1301 (H.R. 2230 - LoC)
(42 U.S.C. § 1975 et. seq.) (45 C.F.R. pt. 701 et. seq.)
Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (DoC Leg. Hist.)
Pub. L. 92-583, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1230
(16 USC §§ 1451-1464) (16 CFR pt. 923, 930)
Coastal Zone Management Act Amendments of 1976 (DoC Leg. Hist.)
Pub. L. 94-370, July 26, 1976, 90 Stat. 1013 (S. 586 - LoC)
(16 USC §§ 1451-1464) (16 CFR pt. 923, 930)
Copyright Law: Revision and Recodification, 1976 (DoC Leg. Hist.)
Pub. L. 94-553, Oct. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 2541-2598 (S. 22 - LoC)
(17 USC § 101 et. seq.) (19 CFR pt. 133, 37 CFR pt. 201 et. seq.)
Department of Commerce and Labor, an act to establish (DoC Leg. Hist.)
Pub. L. 57-87, Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, 32 Stat. 825
(15 § USC 1501 et. seq.) (15 CFR pt. 0 et. seq.)
Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 1998 (HRRC Leg. Hist)
Pub. L. 105-304, Oct. 28, 1998, 112 Stat. 2860 (H.R. 2281 - LoC)
(17 USC Ch 12 & 13)
Electronic Freedom of Information Amendments Act of 1996
(Leg. Hist. - Public Citizen) (H.R. 3802 - LoC)
Pub. L. 104-231, Oct. 2, 1996, 110 Stat. 3048
(5 U.S.C. § 552 note)
Export Administration Act of 1965 (DoC Leg. Hist.)
Pub. L. 89-63, June 30, 1965, 79 Stat. 209 (H.R. 7105)
(50 USC App. 2022-25, 2032 - omitted from USC; expired Dec. 31, 1969)
Export Administration Act of 1972 (DoC Leg. Hist.)
Pub. L. 92-412, Title I, Aug. 29, 1972, 86 Stat. 644-646
(50 USC App. 2401 et. seq.) (15 CFR pt. 730 et. seq.)
Export Administration Act of 1979 (DoC Leg. Hist.) (S. 737 - LoC)
Pub. L. 96-72, Sept. 29, 1979, 93 Stat. 503
(50 USC App. 2401 et. seq.) (15 CFR pt. 730 et. seq.)
Export Trading Act of 1982 (DoC Leg. Hist.) (S. 734 - LoC)
Pub. L. 97-290, Title I, Oct. 8, 1982, 96 Stat. 1233
(15 USC §§ 4001-4003) (no CFR cite)
Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 (renamed) (Leg. Hist. - DoL)
Pub. L. 91-173, Dec. 30, 1969, 83 Stat. 742
(30 U.S.C. § 801 et seq.) (30 C.F. R. pt. 1 et. seq.)
Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (Leg. Hist. - DoL) (S. 717 - LoC)
Pub. L. 95-164, Nov. 9, 1977, 91 Stat. 1290
(30 U.S.C. § 801 et seq.) (30 C.F. R. pt. 1 et. seq.)
Federal Register Act, 1935 (FRB Leg. Hist.)
Pub. L. 74-200, ch. 417, July 26, 1935, 50 Stat. 500
(44 U.S.C. 1501 et. seq.) (1 C.F.R. pt. 1 et. seq.)
Federal Reserve Act, 1913 (FRB Leg. Hist.)
Pub. L.63-43, ch. 6, Dec. 23 1913, 38 Stat. 251
(12 U.S.C. 221 et. seq.) (12 C.F.R. pt. 201 et. seq.)
Freedom of Information Act, 1966, 1967 (GW U - Leg. Hist)
Pub. L. 89-487, July 4, 1966, 80 Stat. 250
Pub. L. 90-23, June 5, 1967, 81 Stta. 54, 56 (5 USC 552)
Government in the Sunshine Act, 1976 (DoC Leg. Hist.) (S. 5 - LoC)
Pub. L. 94-409, Sept. 13, 1976, 90 Stat. 1241
(5 USC § 552b) (each agency has its own regs under Act)
Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (NARF Leg. Hist.)
Pub. L. 95-608, Nov. 8, 1978, 92 Stat. 3069 (S. 1214 - LoC)
(25 USC 1901 et. seq.) (25 CFR 23)
Patent Law: Revision and Codification, 1952 (DoC Leg. Hist.)
Pub. L. 82-593, July 19, 1952, 66 Stat. 792
(35 USC § 1 et. seq.) (37 CFR pt. 1)
Privacy Act of 1974 (S. 3418 - LoC; Cmte Print Leg. Hist.)
Pub. L. 93-579, Sep. 13, 1976, 90 Stat. 1241
(5 USC 552a) (12 CFR 261a)
Reorganization Revision Plan No. 3 of 1979 (DoC Leg. Hist.)
Reorganiztion plans became law if Congress failed to disaprove them
(See H. Res. 428 & S. Res. 245 - LoC)
Social Security Act (SSA Leg. Hist.)
Pub. L. 74-271, Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620
(42 U.S.C. § 301 et seq.) (20 C.F.R. pt. 401 et. seq.)
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (H.R. 2 - LoC)
Pub. L. 95-87, Aug. 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 445 (Leg. Hist. - OSMRE)
(30 U.S.C. § 1201 et seq.) (30 C.F. R. pt. 700 et. seq.)
Trade Act of 1974 (DoC Leg. Hist.) (H.R. 10710 - Loc)
Pub. L. 93-618, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 1978
(19 USC § 2101 et. seq.) (15 CFR pt. 2001 et. seq.)
Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (DoC Leg. Hist.) (H.R. 4537 - LoC)
Pub. L. 96-39, July 26, 1979, 93 Stat. 144
(19 USC § 2501 et. seq.) (no general CFR cite)
Trade and Tariff Act of 1984 (DoC Leg. Hist.) (H.R. 3398 - LoC)
Pub. L. 98-573, Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 3000
(19 USC § 2101 et. seq.) (no general CFR cite)
Uniform Code of Military Justice (Leg. Hist. - LoC)
Pub. L. 81-506, May 5, 1950, ch. 169, 64 Stat. 108
(10 U.S.C. § 801 et seq.)
USA PATRIOT ACT (Leg. Hist. - Center for Democracy)
Pub. L. 107-56, Oct. 26, 2001, 115 Stat. 272 (H.R. 3162 - LoC)
(18 USC § 2702 et. al.) (31 USC § 5311 et. al.)
Public Law Number Listing
Pub. L. 57-87, Feb. 14, 1903, ch. 552, 32 Stat. 825 (DoC Leg. Hist.)
Department of Commerce and Labor, an act to establish
(15 USC § 1501 et. seq.) (15 CFR pt. 0 et. seq.)
Pub. L.63-43, ch. 6, Dec. 23 1913, 38 Stat. 251
Federal Reserve Act, 1913 (FRB Leg. Hist.)
(12 U.S.C. 221 et. seq.) (12 C.F.R. pt. 201 et. seq.)
Pub. L. 67-10, May 27, 1921, ch. 14, Title II, 42 Stat. 11
Antidumping Act of 1921 (DoC Leg. Hist.) (19 CFR pt. 351, 354)
(19 USC §§ 160-171, repealed; see 19 USC 1671 et. seq.)
Pub. L. 74-200, ch. 417, July 26, 1935, 50 Stat. 500
Federal Register Act, 1935 (FRB Leg. Hist.)
(44 U.S.C. § 1501 et. seq.) (1 C.F.R. pt. 1 et. seq.)
Pub. L. 74-271, Aug. 14, 1935, ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620
Social Security Act (SSA Leg. Hist.)
(42 U.S.C. § 301 et seq.) (20 C.F.R. pt. 401 et. seq.)
Pub. L. 81-506, May 5, 1950, ch. 169, 64 Stat. 108
Uniform Code of Military Justice (Leg. Hist. - LoC)
(10 U.S.C. § 801 et seq.)
Pub. L. 82-593, July 19, 1952, 66 Stat. 792
Patent Law: Revision and Codification, 1952 (DoC Leg. Hist.)
(35 USC § 1 et. seq.) ((37 CFR pt. 1)
Pub. L. 89-63, June 30, 1965, 79 Stat. 209 (H.R. 7105)
Export Administration Act of 1965 (DoC Leg. Hist.)
(50 USC App. 2022-25, 2032 - omitted from USC;
expired Dec. 31, 1969)
Pub. L. 89-487, July 4, 1966, 80 Stat. 250
Freedom of Information Act, 1966, 1967 (GW U - Leg. Hist)
Pub. L. 90-23, June 5, 1967, 81 Stta. 54, 56 (5 USC 552)
Pub. L. 91-173, Dec. 30, 1969, 83 Stat. 742 (Leg. Hist. - DoL)
Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 (renamed)
(30 U.S.C. § 801 et seq.) (30 C.F. R. pt. 1 et. seq.)
Pub. L. 92-412, Title I, Aug. 29, 1972, 86 Stat. 644-646
Export Administration Act of 1972 (DoC Leg. Hist.)
(50 USC App. 2401 et. seq.) (15 CFR pt. 730 et. seq.)
Pub. L. 92-583, Oct. 27, 1972, 86 Stat. 1230
Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (DoC Leg. Hist.)
(16 USC §§ 1451-1464) (16 CFR pt. 923, 930)
Pub. L. 93-579, Sep. 13, 1976, 90 Stat. 1241
Privacy Act of 1974 (S. 3418 - LoC; Cmte Print Leg. Hist.)
(5 USC 552a) (12 CFR 261a)
Pub. L. 93-618, Jan. 3, 1975, 88 Stat. 1978
Trade Act of 1974 (DoC Leg. Hist.) (H.R. 10710 - LoC)
(19 § USC 2101 et. seq.) (15 CFR pt. 2001 et. seq.)
Pub. L. 94-370, July 26, 1976, 90 Stat. 1013 (S. 586 - LoC)
Coastal Zone Management Act Amendments of 1976 (DoC LH)
(16 USC §§ 1451-1464) (16 CFR pt. 923, 930)
Pub. L. 94-409, Sept. 13, 1976, 90 Stat. 1241
Government in the Sunshine Act, 1976 (DoC Leg. Hist.) (S. 5 - LoC)
(5 USC § 552b) (each agency has its own regs under Act)
Pub. L. 94-553, Oct. 19, 1976, 90 Stat. 2541-2598
Copyright Law: Revision and Recodification, 1976
(DoC Leg. Hist.) (S. 22 - LoC)
(17 USC § 101 et. seq.) (19 CFR pt. 133, 37 CFR pt. 201 et. seq.)
Pub. L. 95-87, Aug. 3, 1977, 91 Stat. 445 (Leg. Hist. - OSMRE)
Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (H.R. 2 - LoC)
(30 U.S.C. § 1201 et seq.) (30 C.F. R. pt. 700 et. seq.)
Pub. L. 95-164, Nov. 9, 1977, 91 Stat. 1290 (Leg. Hist. - DoL)
Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (S. 717 - LoC)
(30 U.S.C. § 801 et seq.) (30 C.F. R. pt. 1 et. seq.)
Pub. L. 95-608, Nov. 8, 1978, 92 Stat. 3069 (S. 1214 - LoC)
Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (NARF Leg. Hist.)
(25 USC 1901 et. seq.) (25 CFR 23)
Pub. L. 96-39, July 26, 1979, 93 Stat. 144
Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (DoC Leg. Hist.) (H.R. 4537 - LoC)
(19 USC § 2501 et. seq.) (no general CFR cite)
Pub. L. 96-72, Sept. 29, 1979, 93 Stat. 503
Export Administration Act of 1979 (DoC Leg. Hist.) (S. 737 - LoC)
(50 USC App. 2401 et. seq.) (15 CFR pt. 730 et. seq.)
Pub. L. 97-290, Title I, Oct. 8, 1982, 96 Stat. 1233
Export Trading Act of 1982 (DoC Leg. Hist.) (S. 734 - LoC)
(15 USC §§ 4001-4003) (no CFR cite)
Pub. L. 98-183, Nov. 30, 1983; 97 Stat. 1301 (H.R. 2230 - LoC)
Civil Rights Commission Act of 1983 & amdts
(Hse Judiciary/U Md - Leg. Hist.) (S. 2372 - LoC)
(42 U.S.C. § 1975 et. seq.) (45 C.F.R. pt. 701 et. seq.)
Pub. L. 98-573, Oct. 30, 1984, 98 Stat. 3000
Trade and Tariff Act of 1984 (DoC Leg. Hist.) (H.R. 3398 - LoC)
(19 USC § 2101 et. seq.) (no general CFR cite)
Pub. L. 104-231, Oct. 2, 1996, 110 Stat. 3048 (Leg. Hist. - Public Citizen)
Electronic Freedom of Information Amdts Act of 1996
(H.R. 3802 - LoC) (5 U.S.C. § 552 note)
Pub. L. 105-304, Oct. 28, 1998, 112 Stat. 2860 (H.R. 2281 - LoC)
Digital Millennium Copyright Act, 1998 (HRRC Leg. Hist)
(17 USC Ch 12 & 13)
Pub. L. 107-56, Oct. 26, 2001, 115 Stat. 272 (H.R. 3162 - LoC)
USA PATRIOT ACT (Leg. Hist. - Center for Democracy & Tech.)
(18 USC § 2702 et. al.) (31 USC § 5311 et. al.)
Pub. L. 109-8, April 20, 2005, 119 Stat, 23
Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005
(FRB Leg. Hist) (S. 256 -LoC) (11 USC § 101, et. seq.)
Commercial Legislative Histories on the Internet
Those of Westlaw (WL), Lexis (Lex) and HeinOnline (Hein)
Accessible only via password or credit card - see Explanatory Notes
Popular Name Order
PL 079-324 Administrative Procedure Act, 1946 (Hein)
PL 095-256 Age Discrimination in Employment Act Amdts of 1978 (Hein)
PL 090-202 Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (Hein)
PL 101-336 Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 - Disability Law (WL) (Hein)
PL 104-153 Anticybersqatting Consumer Protection Act of 1996 (Hein)
PL 083-703 Atomic Energy Act of 1954 - Leg. Hist. of the (Hein)
PL 098-353 Bankruptcy Amdts & Federal Judgeship Act of 1984 (WL) (Lex)
PL 099-554 Bankruptcy Judges, U.S. Trustees & Family ... of 86 (WL) (Lex)
PL 095-598 Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (WL) (Lex)
PL 103-394 Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1994 (WL)
PL 096-589 Bankruptcy Tax Act of 1980 (Lex)
PL 074-521 Carriage of Goods by Sea Act, 1936 - Leg. Hist. of the (Hein)
PL 088-352 Civil Rights Act of 1964 - Leg. Hist. of Titles VII & XI of (Hein)
PL 102-166 Civil Rights Act of 1991 (Hein)
PL 109-002 Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (WL)
PL 091-604 Clean Air Amendments of 1970 (Lex) (Hein)
PL 095-095 Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977 (WL) (Lex)
PL 101-549 Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (WL) (Lex) (Hein)
PL 095-217 Clean Water Act of 1977 (Hein - 2 editions C&B & GPO - Leg. Hist. of)
PL 096-510 Comprehensive Enviornmental Response .. CERCLA (WL) (Lex) (Hein)
PL 060-349 Copyright Act - Leg. Hist of 1909 ... (Hein)
PL 094-553 Copyright Act 1976 Revision (WL) (Hein - Kaminstein & Omnibus projects)
PL 088-349 Davis-Bacon Act Amdt, 1964 - Fed. Construction (Hein)
PL 105-304 Digital Millennium Copyright Act (Hein)
PL 104-039 Digital Performance Right in Sound Recordings Act of 1995 (Hein)
PL 108-010 Do Not Call Implementation Act, 2003 (WL)
PL 106-229 Electronic Signatures in Global & Natl Comrce Act, 2000 - Law of E-Sign (Hein)
PL 093-406 Employee Retirement Income Security Act, 1974 - ERISA (WL) (Hein)
PL 079-304 Employment Act of 1946 (Hein)
PL 092-261 Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972, Leg. Hist. of the (Hein)
PL 097-290 Export Trading Company Act of 1982 (Hein)
PL 075-718 Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (Hein)
PL 081-393 Fair Labor Standards Act Amdts of 1949 (Hein)
PL 084-381 Fair Labor Standards Act Amdts of 1955 (Hein)
PL 103-003 Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (WL) (Hein)
PL 099-562 False Claims Amendments Act of 1986 (WL)
PL 075-717 Federal Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act & its amdts, Leg. Hist. of the (Hein)
PL 092-500 Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amdt, 1972 (WL) (Lex)
PL 101-073 Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery & .. FIRREA (WL) (Lex)
PL 099-571 Government Securities Act of 1986 (WL)
PL 103-202 Government Securities Reform Act of 1993 (WL)
PL 098-616 Hazardous & Solid Waste Amdts of 1984 (Lex))
PL 107-296 Homeland Security Act of 2002 (WL)
PL 101-648 Immigration Act of 1990 (Hein)
PL 100-704 Insider Trading and Securities Enforcement Act of 1988 (WL)
PL 106-113 Intelectual Propery & Communications Omnibus Reform Act 1999 (Hein)
PL 083-591 Internal Revenue Code of 1954, 68A Stat 3 (Hein)
PL 076-768 Investment Company Act of 1940; Investment Advisors Act of 1940 (Hein)
PL 080-101 Labor-Management Relations Act, 1947 - Leg. Hist. of the (Hein)
PL 086-267 Labor-Mangement Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 (Hein - 2 editions)
PL 089-216 Labor-Mang. Reporting & Disclosure Act Amdts, 1965 - Bonding (Hein)
PL 069-639 McFadden Act, 1927 - Banking Acts 1913-1956 (Hein)
PL 108-173 Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvemnt & Modernization Act (WL)
PL 096-364 Multiemployer Pension Act of 1980 (WL)
PL 091-190 National Enviornmental Policy Act of 1969 (Lex) (Hein)
PL 074-198 National Labor Relations Act, 1935 - Leg. Hist. of the (Hein)
PL 105-147 No Electronic Theft (NET) Act - Federal Copyright Law (Hein)
PL 103-182 North American Free Trade Agreement Impl. Act (NAFTA) (WL) (Hein)
PL 091-596 Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (Hein)
PL 100-418 Omnibus Trade and Competiveness Act of 1988 - Trade Reform Legis. (Hein)
PL 104-134 Prison Litigation Reform Act of 1996 (Hein)
PL 069-257 Railway Labor Act of 1926 (Hein)
PL 103-325 Riegle Community Development & Reg. Improv. Act of 1994 ( | |