Laws (U.S.) in 2023

Sami's Law

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 117-330 · Title: To study the incidence of fatal and non-fatal assaults in TNC and for-hire vehicles in order to enhance safety and save lives.

Agua Caliente Land Exchange Fee to Trust Confirmation Act

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 117-329 · Title: To take certain lands in California into trust for the benefit of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, and for other purposes.

Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area Act

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 117-331 · Title: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study to assess the suitability and feasibility of designating certain land as the Great Dismal Swamp National Heritage Area, and for other purp

Hazard Eligibility and Local Projects Act

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 117-332 · Title: To modify eligibility requirements for certain hazard mitigation assistance programs, and for other purposes.

Veterans Auto and Education Improvement Act of 2022

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 117-333 · Title: To make permanent certain educational assistance benefits under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the case of changes to courses of education by reason of emergency situati

Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2021

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 117-334 · Title: To award posthumously the Congressional Gold Medal to Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley.

Native American Language Resource Center Act of 2022

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 117-335 · Title: To establish a Native American language resource center in furtherance of the policy set forth in the Native American Languages Act.

Protecting American Intellectual Property Act of 2022

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 117-336 · Title: To authorize the imposition of sanctions with respect to foreign persons that have engaged in significant theft of trade secrets of United States persons, and for other purposes.

Durbin Feeling Native American Languages Act of 2022

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 117-337 · Title: To amend the Native American Languages Act to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages, and for other purposes.

Martha Wright-Reed Just and Reasonable Communications Act of 2022

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 117-338 · Title: To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission to ensure just and reasonable charges for telephone and advanced communications services in correctional and de

National Heritage Area Act

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 117-339 · Title: To standardize the designation of National Heritage Areas, and for other purposes.

Equal Pay for Team USA Act of 2022

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 117-340 · Title: To amend chapter 2205 of title 36, United States Code, to ensure equal treatment of athletes, and for other purposes.

Dr. Joanne Smith Memorial Rehabilitation Innovation Centers Act of 2022

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 117-341 · Title: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve access to rehabilitation innovation centers under the Medicare program.

Colorado River Indian Tribes Water Resiliency Act of 2022

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 117-343 · Title: To authorize the Colorado River Indian Tribes to enter into lease or exchange agreements and storage agreements relating to water of the Colorado River allocated to the Colorado River Indian Tribes, a

Low Power Protection Act

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 117-344 · Title: To require the Federal Communications Commission to issue a rule providing that certain low power television stations may be accorded primary status as Class A television licensees, and for other purp

Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail Designation Act

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 117-345 · Title: To amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail, and for other purposes.

Abolish Trafficking Reauthorization Act of 2022

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 117-347 · Title: To reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2017, and for other purposes.

Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 117-348 · Title: To reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and for other purposes.

Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2022

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 117-349 · Title: To approve the settlement of water rights claims of the Hualapai Tribe and certain allottees in the State of Arizona, to authorize construction of a water project relating to those water rights claims

Childhood Cancer Survivorship, Treatment, Access, and Research Reauthorization Act of 2022

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 117-350 · Title: To maximize discovery, and accelerate development and availability, of promising childhood cancer treatments, and for other purposes.

Justice for Victims of War Crimes Act

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 117-351 · Title: To amend section 2441 of title 18, United States Code, to broaden the scope of individuals subject to prosecution for war crimes.

Katimiîn and Ameekyáaraam Sacred Lands Act

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 117-353 · Title: To take certain Federal land located in Siskiyou County, California, and Humboldt County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Karuk Tribe, and for other purposes.

Respect for Child Survivors Act

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 117-354 · Title: To reauthorize the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act, and for other purposes.

National Cemeteries Preservation and Protection Act of 2022

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 117-355 · Title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to address green burial sections in national cemeteries, and for other purposes.

State Offices of Rural Health Program Reauthorization Act of 2022

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 117-356 · Title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize the State offices of rural health program.

Colonel Mary Louise Rasmuson Campus of the Alaska VA Healthcare System Act of 2022

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 117-357 · Title: To designate 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", and for other purpo

Don Young Recognition Act

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 117-358 · Title: To designate Mount Young in the State of Alaska, and for other purposes.

Energy Security and Lightering Independence Act of 2022

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 117-360 · Title: To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to include aliens passing in transit through the United States to board a vessel on which the alien will perform ship-to-ship liquid cargo transfer operati

To amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to modify the enforceability date for certain provisions, …

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 117-342

To authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation.

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 117-346

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 5302 Galveston Road in Houston, Texas, as the "Vanessa Guillén Pos…

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 117-352

To amend the Not Invisible Act of 2019 to extend, and provide additional support for, the activities of the Department of the Interior and …

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 117-359

To amend the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002 to extend terminal lakes assistance.

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 117-361

To amend the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act to improve the program, and for other purposes.

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 117-362

COVID–19 Origin Act of 2023

3/20

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 118-2 · Title: To require the Director of National Intelligence to declassify information relating to the origin of COVID–19, and for other purposes.

Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022.

3/20

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 118-1

Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020.

4/10

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 118-3

Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023

6/3

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 118-5 · Title: To provide for a responsible increase to the debt ceiling.

NOTAM Improvement Act of 2023

6/3

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 118-4 · Title: To establish a task force on improvements for notices to air missions, and for other purposes.

Veterans’ Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2023 (Veterans’ COLA Act of 2023)

6/14

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 118-6 · Title: To increase, effective as of December 1, 2023, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of ce

Changing Age-Determined Eligibility To Student Incentive Payments Act (CADETS Act)

6/30

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 118-7 · Title: To modify the age requirement for the Student Incentive Payment Program of the State maritime academies.

Fiscal Year 2023 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act

7/18

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 118-8 · Title: To authorize major medical facility projects for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2023, and for other purposes.

Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2023

7/25

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 118-9 · Title: To require each agency, in providing notice of a rulemaking, to include a link to a 100-word plain language summary of the proposed rule.

250th Anniversary of the United States Marine Corps Commemorative Coin Act

7/26

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 118-10 · Title: To require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of the 250th Anniversary of the United States Marine Corps, and to support programs at the Marine Corps Heritage Center.

Pala Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2023

7/28

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 118-11 · Title: To take certain land located in San Diego County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Pala Band of Mission Indians, and for other purposes.

To designate the clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Indian River, Michigan, as the "Pfc. Justin T. Paton Department of Veteran…

7/28

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 118-12

United States-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade First Agreement Implementation Act

8/7

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 118-13 · Title: To approve and implement the Agreement between the American Institute in Taiwan and the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the United States regarding Trade between the United State

Securing the U.S. Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network Act

9/22

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 118-14 · Title: To improve the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, and for other purposes.

Continuing Appropriations Act, 2024 and Other Extensions Act

9/30

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 118-15 · Title: Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2024, and for other purposes.

To designate the clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Gallup, New Mexico, as the Hiroshi "Hershey" Miyamura VA Clinic.

10/2

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 118-16

Protecting Hunting Heritage and Education Act

10/6

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 118-17 · Title: To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to clarify that the prohibition on the use of Federal education funds for certain weapons does not apply to the use of such weapons for trai

To amend title 38, United States Code, to strengthen benefits for children of Vietnam veterans born with spina bifida, and for other purpos…

10/6

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 118-18

To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend and modify certain authorities and requirements relating to the Department of Veterans Aff…

10/6

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 118-19

Korean American Vietnam Allies Long Overdue for Relief Act (Korean American VALOR Act)

11/13

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 118-20 · Title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to treat certain individuals who served in Vietnam as a member of the armed forces of the Republic of Korea as a veteran of the Armed Forces of the United States

Wounded Warrior Access Act

11/13

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 118-21 · Title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to allow for the electronic request of certain records, and for other purposes.

Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024

11/17

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 118-22 · Title: Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2024, and for other purposes.

Testing, Rapid Analysis, and Narcotic Quality Research Act of 2023 (TRANQ Research Act of 2023)

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 118-23 · Title: To require coordinated National Institute of Standards and Technology science and research activities regarding illicit drugs containing xylazine, novel synthetic opioids, and other substances of conc

National Guard and Reservists Debt Relief Extension Act of 2023

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 118-24 · Title: To exempt for an additional 4-year period, from the application of the means-test presumption of abuse under chapter 7, qualifying members of reserve components of the Armed Forces and members of the

Duck Stamp Modernization Act of 2023

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 118-25 · Title: To amend the Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2013 to allow States to issue fully electronic stamps under that Act, and for other purposes.

5G Spectrum Authority Licensing Enforcement Act (5G SALE Act)

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 118-27 · Title: To authorize the Federal Communications Commission to process applications for spectrum licenses from applicants who were successful bidders in an auction before the authority of the Commission to con

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to extend the Administrative Fine Program for certain reporting violations.

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 118-26

Providing for the appointment of Antoinette Bush as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.

12/21

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 118-29 · Title: {{USStatute|118|29|137|134

Providing for the reappointment of Roger W. Ferguson as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.

12/21

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 118-30 · Title: {{USStatute|118|30|137|135

Providing for the reappointment of Michael Govan as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.

12/21

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 118-28

National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024

12/22

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 118-31 · Title: To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescrib

Grand Ronde Reservation Act Amendment of 2023

12/26

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 118-32 · Title: To amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act, and for other purposes.

Airport and Airway Extension Act of 2023, Part II

12/26

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 118-34 · Title: To amend title 49, United States Code, to extend authorizations for the airport improvement program, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the funding and expenditure authority of the A

To amend the Siletz Reservation Act to address the hunting, fishing, trapping, and animal gathering rights of the Confederated Tribes of Si…

12/26

United States

Public law: Pub. L. 118-33