acts (list)
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
nicknamed the Recovery Act // a stimulus package enacted by the 111th U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama in February 2009
American Rescue Plan
a US$1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill passed by the 117th United States Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden on March 11, 2021
Americans with Disabilities Act
a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability // signed into law on July 26, 1990, by President George H. W. Bush
Arms Export Control Act
gives the President of the United States the authority to control the import and export of defense articles and defense services // passed by the 94th Congressional session and enacted into law by the 38th President of the United States Gerald R. Ford on June 30, 1976
nicknamed the Recovery Act // a stimulus package enacted by the 111th U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama in February 2009
American Rescue Plan
a US$1.9 trillion economic stimulus bill passed by the 117th United States Congress and signed into law by President Joe Biden on March 11, 2021
Americans with Disabilities Act
a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination based on disability // signed into law on July 26, 1990, by President George H. W. Bush
Arms Export Control Act
gives the President of the United States the authority to control the import and export of defense articles and defense services // passed by the 94th Congressional session and enacted into law by the 38th President of the United States Gerald R. Ford on June 30, 1976
CARES Act
a $2.2 trillion economic stimulus bill passed by the 116th U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump on March 27, 2020
Civil Rights Act (1964)
a landmark civil rights and labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin // signed into law by President Johnson at the White House on July 2, 1964
Clean Air Act (1963)
Communications Decency Act
a $2.2 trillion economic stimulus bill passed by the 116th U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump on March 27, 2020
Civil Rights Act (1964)
a landmark civil rights and labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin // signed into law by President Johnson at the White House on July 2, 1964
Clean Air Act (1963)
Communications Decency Act
Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act
Introduced in the Senate as S. 1291 by Dick Durbin (D–IL) and Orrin Hatch (R–UT) on August 1, 2001
Detainee Treatment Act
Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
Introduced in the Senate as S. 1291 by Dick Durbin (D–IL) and Orrin Hatch (R–UT) on August 1, 2001
Detainee Treatment Act
Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
Foreign Intelligence Surveilliance Act
Fiscal Transparency Act
Rep. Bryan Steil - 9.15.20 *
Florida Mental Health Act of 1971
For the People Act
Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) *
Effective September 6, 1938
The Justice Department identified the four domains targeting the U.S. as “newsstand7.com,” “usjournal.net,” “usjournal.us” and “twtoday.net.” The domains violated the Foreign Agents Registration Act by operating without proper registration and not conspicuously notifying the public the contents were being published on behalf of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, according to the agency. Visitors to the websites will receive a message that the domain was seized by the FBI.
—Rebecca Klar, "US seizes 92 domains used by Iran for 'global disinformation campaign,'" 8 Oct. 2020 {10:00 AM EST} *
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
10.22.20
Goldman admitted in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York to violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by bribing government officials in exchange for the ability to underwrite $6.5 billion in bond offerings by 1Malaysia Development Bhd. (1MBD), a state-owned development fund, and other business opportunities.
—Sylvan Lane, "Goldman Sachs will pay $2.9B to settle foreign bribery charges," 22 Oct. 2020 {2:02 PM EDT} *
Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act
Freedom of Information Act
Fiscal Transparency Act
Rep. Bryan Steil - 9.15.20 *
Florida Mental Health Act of 1971
For the People Act
Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) *
Effective September 6, 1938
The Justice Department identified the four domains targeting the U.S. as “newsstand7.com,” “usjournal.net,” “usjournal.us” and “twtoday.net.” The domains violated the Foreign Agents Registration Act by operating without proper registration and not conspicuously notifying the public the contents were being published on behalf of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, according to the agency. Visitors to the websites will receive a message that the domain was seized by the FBI.
—Rebecca Klar, "US seizes 92 domains used by Iran for 'global disinformation campaign,'" 8 Oct. 2020 {10:00 AM EST} *
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)
10.22.20
Goldman admitted in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York to violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) by bribing government officials in exchange for the ability to underwrite $6.5 billion in bond offerings by 1Malaysia Development Bhd. (1MBD), a state-owned development fund, and other business opportunities.
—Sylvan Lane, "Goldman Sachs will pay $2.9B to settle foreign bribery charges," 22 Oct. 2020 {2:02 PM EDT} *
Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act
Freedom of Information Act
Hatch Act of 1939
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HEROES Act
Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act
Higher Education Act
Housing is a Human Right Act
Rep. Pramila Jayapal - 9.15.20 *
Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HEROES Act
Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions Act
Higher Education Act
Housing is a Human Right Act
Rep. Pramila Jayapal - 9.15.20 *
Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act
Insurrection Act of 1807 *
Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday charged Google with illegally maintaining a monopoly on search and search advertising, teeing off a legal battle likely to take years and send shockwaves across Silicon Valley... The DOJ calls for the court to decree that Google acted unlawfully to maintain its search monopolies in violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Act and enter “structural relief as needed.”
—Chris Mills Rodrigo, "Justice Department charges Google with illegally maintaining search monopoly," 20 Oct. 2020 {10:45 AM EDT} *
Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act
Strength in Diversity Act
The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday charged Google with illegally maintaining a monopoly on search and search advertising, teeing off a legal battle likely to take years and send shockwaves across Silicon Valley... The DOJ calls for the court to decree that Google acted unlawfully to maintain its search monopolies in violation of Section 2 of the Sherman Act and enter “structural relief as needed.”
—Chris Mills Rodrigo, "Justice Department charges Google with illegally maintaining search monopoly," 20 Oct. 2020 {10:45 AM EDT} *
Stop Enabling Sex Traffickers Act
Strength in Diversity Act
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
10.12.20
The Supreme Court is scheduled to begin hearing arguments on Nov. 10 in California v. Texas, in which 20 Republican-led states are trying to invalidate the ACA on the basis that Congress erased the penalty portion of the individual mandate in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, "Democrats seek to tie Barrett to Trump on Affordable Care Act as confirmation hearings begin," 12 Oct. 2020 {10:19 AM EDT} *
10.12.20
The Supreme Court is scheduled to begin hearing arguments on Nov. 10 in California v. Texas, in which 20 Republican-led states are trying to invalidate the ACA on the basis that Congress erased the penalty portion of the individual mandate in the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, "Democrats seek to tie Barrett to Trump on Affordable Care Act as confirmation hearings begin," 12 Oct. 2020 {10:19 AM EDT} *
USA Freedom Act of 2015
Signed into law by President Obama on June 2, 2015
2.25.20
A National Security Agency surveillance program that accessed American citizens’ domestic phone calls and text messages resulted in only one investigation between 2015 and 2019 despite costing $100 million, a newly declassified study found... The USA Freedom Act of 2015, the law that authorized the program, is set to expire March 15, but the Trump administration has asked Congress to extend it.
—Zack Budryk, The Hill, "NSA phone surveillance program cost $100 million and yielded one major investigation: report," 25 Feb. 2020 {5:22 PM EST} *
6.3.15
President Barack Obama has signed into law the USA Freedom Act, which extends three expiring surveillance provisions of the 9/11-era USA Patriot Act. It also overhauls the most controversial provision, which had been interpreted to allow bulk collection of U.S. phone records by the National Security Agency.
—Ken Dilanian, PBS.org, "6 things to know about the newly approved USA Freedom Act," June 3, 2015 {8:19 AM}
Signed into law by President Obama on June 2, 2015
2.25.20
A National Security Agency surveillance program that accessed American citizens’ domestic phone calls and text messages resulted in only one investigation between 2015 and 2019 despite costing $100 million, a newly declassified study found... The USA Freedom Act of 2015, the law that authorized the program, is set to expire March 15, but the Trump administration has asked Congress to extend it.
—Zack Budryk, The Hill, "NSA phone surveillance program cost $100 million and yielded one major investigation: report," 25 Feb. 2020 {5:22 PM EST} *
6.3.15
President Barack Obama has signed into law the USA Freedom Act, which extends three expiring surveillance provisions of the 9/11-era USA Patriot Act. It also overhauls the most controversial provision, which had been interpreted to allow bulk collection of U.S. phone records by the National Security Agency.
—Ken Dilanian, PBS.org, "6 things to know about the newly approved USA Freedom Act," June 3, 2015 {8:19 AM}