Laws Enacted by the 119th Congress, Page 2
As of October 15, 2026, 123 bills and resolutions of the 119th Congress have become law: 121 public laws and 2 private laws. The newest is Public Law 119-121, enacted October 9, 2026.
- Trafficking Survivors Relief ActThis act establishes a process to vacate convictions and expunge arrest records for certain criminal offenses committed by victims of human trafficking that directly result from or relate to having been a trafficking victim.
- FAST VETS ActThis act establishes conditions under which a veteran's individualized vocational rehabilitation plan (under the Veteran Readiness and Employment program) must be redeveloped.
- VA Budget Shortfall Accountability ActThis act requires the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to review and report on the circumstances and causes of the shortfall in funding of the Veterans Benefits Administration for FY2024 and the expected shortfall in funding of the Veterans Health Administration in FY2025.
- Disabled Veterans Housing Support ActThis act excludes compensation received for a military service-connected disability from a veteran's income when determining eligibility for assistance under the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.
- Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025This act revises requirements for milk provided by the National School Lunch Program of the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to allow schools to offer students whole and reduced-fat milk.
- La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation ActThis act directs the Department of the Interior, after receiving a request from La Paz County, Arizona, to convey approximately 3,400 acres of identified land managed by the Bureau of Land Management to the county for fair market value.
- Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization ActThis act reauthorizes through FY2030 research and monitoring conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey in support of binational fisheries within the Great Lakes Basin.
- Congressional Award Program Reauthorization ActThis act reauthorizes through FY2028 the Congressional Award Board, the board that administers the Congressional Award Program, and modifies program medals.
- Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments ActThis bill reauthorizes and modifies administration of Marine Debris Program (MDP) activities and the Marine Debris Foundation.
- Disaster Related Extension of Deadlines ActThis act requires the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to treat the postponement of the federal tax return deadline due to a federally declared disaster or certain other events as an extension of such deadline for purposes of calculating the limit on a tax refund.
- Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans Land Allotment Extension Act of 2025This act extends for an additional five years the time period during which an eligible Alaska Native veteran may apply for a land allotment under the Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans Land Allotment Program.
- MAPWaters Act of 2025This act directs the Forest Service and the Department of the Interior to standardize and publish data relating to the public's access to federal waterways for recreational use.
- Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site ActThis act directs the Department of the Interior to complete all actions necessary to place approximately 40 acres of land in Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota, into restricted fee status for the Oglala Sioux Tribe and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe.
- National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026This bill sets forth policies and authorities for FY2026 for Department of Defense (DOD) programs and activities, military construction, and the national security programs of the Department of Energy (DOE).
- A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 201 West Oklahoma Avenue in Guthrie, Oklahoma, as the "Oscar J. Upham Post Office".This bill designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 201 West Oklahoma Avenue in Guthrie, Oklahoma, as the "Oscar J. Upham Post Office".
- Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025This act extends and modifies the Secure Rural Schools (SRS) program, under which states and counties containing certain federal land may receive payments from the Forest Service or the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for schools, roads, and certain other municipal services.
- Foundation of the Federal Bar Association Charter Amendments Act of 2025This act revises the federal charter for the Foundation of the Federal Bar Association to shift authority from the charter to the bylaws.
- Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act of 2025This act modifies the procedures by which the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) reissues misused benefits to a beneficiary, including by requiring the VA to establish methods and timing with respect to determining whether an instance of misuse by a fiduciary is the result of negligence by the VA.
- Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserves Tuition Fairness Act of 2025This act requires that the Department of Veterans Affairs disapprove courses of education provided by educational institutions that charge higher than in-state tuition for individuals utilizing the Montgomery GI Bill-Selected Reserve education benefits while living in the state where the education is located,…
- Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act of 2025This act requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to periodically review and report on the maximum coverage available under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance and Veterans' Group Life Insurance programs.
- Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal ActThis act provides for the award of Congressional Gold Medals to the members of the 1980 U.S. Olympic men's ice hockey team in recognition of the team's achievement at the 1980 Winter Olympic Games.
- Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Coastal Plain Oil and Gas Leasing Program Record of Decision.This joint resolution opens public land for oil and gas leasing in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
- Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to Buffalo Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment.This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) on November 20, 2024, which amended the 2015 resource management plan (RMP) for the Buffalo Field Office in Wyoming to make no federal coal available for future leasing.
- Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Central Yukon Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan".This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) relating to the Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan (RMP) for Alaska’s Central Yukon planning area and issued on November 12, 2024.
- Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "North Dakota Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan".This joint resolution nullifies the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) relating to the Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan (RMP) for the North Dakota Field Office and issued on January 8, 2025.
- Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "Miles City Field Office Record of Decision and Approved Resource Management Plan Amendment".This joint resolution opens certain land administered by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in eastern Montana to coal leasing.
- A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Management relating to "National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Integrated Activity Plan Record of Decision".Specifically, the joint resolution nullifies a plan submitted by the Bureau of Land Management in a rule titled National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska Integrated Activity Plan Record of Decision and issued on April 25, 2022.
- Requesting the Secretary of the Interior to authorize unique and one-time arrangements for displays on the National Mall and the Washington Monument during the period beginning on December 31, 2025, and ending on January 5, 2026.This joint resolution requests the Department of the Interior to authorize the display of U.S. semiquincentennial materials and other significant artifacts, digital content, film footage, and associated audio and imagery in and around the vicinity of the National Mall during the period beginning on December 31,…
- Taiwan Assurance Implementation ActCurrent law requires the State Department to conduct a one-time review of its guidance governing relations with Taiwan and report to Congress on this review.
- SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025This act reauthorizes and revises programs and activities relating to addressing substance use disorders, overdoses, and mental health.
- Medal of Honor ActThis act increases the monthly special pension for living Medal of Honor recipients.
- Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025This act requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to increase the amounts payable for wartime disability compensation, additional compensation for dependents, the clothing allowance for certain disabled veterans, and dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving spouses and children.
- Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement ActThis bill directs the Transportation Security Administration to issue or update guidance to minimize the risk for contamination of breast milk, baby formula, purified deionized water for infants, juice, and related products that are subject to re-screening or additional screening, including by ensuring adherence to…
- Wetlands Conservation and Access Improvement Act of 2025This act extends until FY2033 a requirement for the interest earned on certain funds held in the Federal Aid to Wildlife Restoration Fund to be distributed to states for carrying out certain wildlife conservation and restoration programs.
- Internal Revenue Service Math and Taxpayer Help ActThis act requires the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to provide specific information on a notice related to a math or clerical error, send a notice related to an abatement of taxes assessed due to a math or clerical error, provide procedures for requesting such an abatement, and implement a pilot program for…
- Epstein Files Transparency ActThis act requires the Department of Justice (DOJ) to publish (in a searchable and downloadable format) all unclassified records, documents, communications, and investigative materials in DOJ's possession that relate to the investigation and prosecution of Jeffrey Epstein.
- Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026This act ends the government shutdown that began on October 1, 2025, by providing FY2026 continuing appropriations for most federal agencies through January 30, 2026, and providing appropriations through the end of FY2026 for agriculture, military construction and veterans affairs, and legislative branch programs.
- Homebuyers Privacy Protection ActThis act limits the circumstances in which credit reporting agencies may provide consumer credit reports to third parties in connection with residential mortgage transactions.
- To name the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in Toms River, New Jersey, the Leonard G. 'Bud' Lomell, VA Clinic, and for other purposes.This act designates the community-based outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Toms River, New Jersey, as the Leonard G. “Bud” Lomell VA Clinic.
- Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency ActThis act requires the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) to annually report to Congress on export control licensing.
- PRO Veterans Act of 2025This bill requires the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide quarterly budget briefings to Congress, prohibits the VA from providing specified pay incentives to senior-level employees, and establishes an office to carry out customer service initiatives of the VA.
- ACES Act of 2025This act requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to enter into an agreement with the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to study and report on the prevalence and mortality of cancers among veterans who served on active duty as aircrew members and regularly flew in fixed-wing aircraft.
- VA Home Loan Program Reform ActThis act authorizes the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to take certain actions in cases of default on home loans under the VA home loan program, establishes a partial claim program, and temporarily increases amounts authorized for transitional housing and supportive services for veterans who are experiencing…
- Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge ActThis act renames the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge located in Anahuac, Texas, as the Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge.
- Filing Relief for Natural Disasters ActThis act authorizes the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to postpone federal tax deadlines for taxpayers affected by a qualified state declared disaster, upon written request by the state governor.
- Rescissions Act of 2025This act rescinds specified unobligated funds that were provided to the Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), various independent and related agencies, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
- GENIUS ActThis act establishes a regulatory framework for payment stablecoins (digital assets which an issuer must redeem for a fixed value).
- HALT Fentanyl ActThis act permanently places fentanyl-related substances as a class into schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act.
- Salem Maritime National Historical Park Redesignation and Boundary Study ActThis act redesignates the Salem Maritime National Historic Site in Massachusetts as the Salem Maritime National Historical Park.
- Apex Area Technical Corrections ActThis act directs the Department of the Interior to grant certain rights-of-way related to the Apex Project (an industrial park) to Clark County in Nevada, the city of North Las Vegas, and the Apex Industrial Park Owners Association.
From each measure's official actions on Congress.gov ("Became Public Law No."). Summaries are the Congressional Research Service's. All bills that reached a vote →