Topic

Law

14,356 bills on this subject

Filed across 13 Congresses, from the 107th to the 119th, and most in the 109th at 3,489. A subject is a heading the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, and a bill usually carries several, so these are the bills that touch this subject rather than the bills only about it.

Bills by Congress 107th to 119th
14,356 bills across every Congress on file. Showing 1,291–1,320, newest first.
Bill Title Congress Latest action
HRES 1230 Commending the efforts of State legislatures, Attorneys General, and citizens to resist the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. 111th July 26, 2010
HRES 1141 Honoring the accomplishments of Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to serve on the United States Supreme Court. 111th March 17, 2010
HRES 1087 Honoring the life of John H. "Jack" Ruffin, Jr. 111th March 10, 2010
HRES 1031 Impeaching G. Thomas Porteous, Jr., judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, for high crimes and misdemeanors. 111th December 8, 2010
HRES 1006 Reaffirming the commitment of the House of Representatives to safeguard and uphold the 10th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. 111th June 15, 2010
HRES 905 Recognizing the 70th anniversary of the retirement of Justice Louis D. Brandeis from the United States Supreme Court. 111th December 16, 2009
HRES 734 A resolution expressing support for the goals and ideals of "Constitution Day". 111th September 29, 2009
HRES 520 Impeaching Samuel B. Kent, judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, for high crimes and misdemeanors. 111th June 19, 2009
HRES 473 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that judicial determinations regarding the meaning of the Constitution of the United States should not be based on judgments, laws, or pronouncements of foreign institutions unless such foreign judgments, laws, or pronouncements inform an understanding of the original meaning of the Constitution of the United States. 111th August 19, 2009
HRES 431 Impeaching Samuel B. Kent, judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas, for high crimes and misdemeanors. 111th May 12, 2009
HRES 148 Recognizing and honoring the life and achievements of Constance Baker Motley, a judge for the United States District Court, Southern District of New York. 111th July 26, 2010
HRES 71 Acknowledging the lifelong service of Griffin Boyette Bell to the State of Georgia and the United States as a legal icon. 111th February 12, 2009
S 4054 Notice Pleading Restoration Act of 2010 111th December 22, 2010
S 4033 Restoration of Legal Rights for Claimants under Holocaust-Era Insurance Policies Act of 2010 111th December 15, 2010
S 4020 Restoring the 10th Amendment Act 111th December 9, 2010
S 4005 Preserving Foreign Criminal Assets for Forfeiture Act of 2010 111th December 22, 2010
S 3871 A bill to amend chapter 13 of title 28, United States Code, to authorize the designation and assignment of retired justices of the Supreme Court to particular cases in which an active justice is recused. 111th September 29, 2010
S 3707 Terrorist Detention Review Reform Act 111th August 4, 2010
S 3593 A bill to require the Federal Government to pay the costs incurred by a State or local government in defending a State or local immigration law that survives a constitutional challenge by the Federal Government in Federal court. 111th July 15, 2010
S 3518 SPEECH Act 111th June 22, 2010
S 3270 A bill to include the county of Mohave, in the State of Arizona, as an affected area for purposes of making claims under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act based on exposure to atmospheric nuclear testing. 111th April 28, 2010
S 3122 Open EAJA Act of 2010 111th March 17, 2010
S 2930 Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act 111th July 14, 2010
S 2725 Federal Judicial Fairness Act of 2009 111th November 3, 2009
S 2662 Fair Resolution of Medical Liability Disputes Act of 2009 111th November 2, 2009
S 1782 Federal Judiciary Administrative Improvements Act of 2010 111th May 27, 2010
S 1727 Circuit Court of Appeals Restructuring and Modernization Act of 2009 111th September 30, 2009
S 1653 Federal Judgeship Act of 2009 111th September 8, 2009
S 1606 Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2009 111th August 6, 2009
S 1578 A bill to amend chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, (commonly referred to as the Federal Torts Claim Act) to extend medical malpractice coverage to free clinics and the officers, governing board members, employees, and contractors of free clinics in the same manner and extent as certain Federal officers and employees. 111th August 5, 2009

Subjects are the headings the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, not labels written here, so the wording is theirs. Bills are listed newest first by their latest action. A bill carries several subjects, so it appears under each of them. Records come from Congress.gov.