The 119th United States Congress, which began on January 3, 2025, and will end on January 3, 2027, has enacted 75 public laws and zero private laws. [1] [2] Joe Biden, who was the incumbent president for the Congress's first 17 days, did not enact any laws before his presidential term expired. Many of the public laws at the start of the first session are public laws related to congressional disapproval of federal regulations passed under the Congressional Review Act.
The 119th Congress has enacted the following public laws: [1]
| Public law number | Date of enactment | Official short title(s) | Official title | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 119-1 | January 29, 2025 | Laken Riley Act | To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody immigrants who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes. | |
| 119-2 | March 14, 2025 | (No short title) | Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions". | |
| 119-3 | March 14, 2025 | (No short title) | A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management relating to "Protection of Marine Archaeological Resources". | |
| 119-4 | March 15, 2025 | Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 | Making further continuing appropriations and other extensions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes. | |
| 119-5 | April 10, 2025 | (No short title) | Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Internal Revenue Service relating to "Gross Proceeds Reporting by Brokers That Regularly Provide Services Effectuating Digital Asset Sales". | |
| 119-6 | May 9, 2025 | (No short title) | Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters". | |
| 119-7 | May 9, 2025 | (No short title) | Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Walk-In Coolers and Walk-In Freezers". | |
| 119-8 | May 9, 2025 | (No short title) | Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program for Appliance Standards: Certification Requirements, Labeling Requirements, and Enforcement Provisions for Certain Consumer Products and Commercial Equipment". | |
| 119-9 | May 9, 2025 | (No short title) | Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy, Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Commercial Refrigerators, Freezers, and Refrigerator-Freezers". | |
| 119-10 | May 9, 2025 | (No short title) | Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions". | |
| 119-11 | May 9, 2025 | (No short title) | Disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to "Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications". | |
| 119-12 | May 19, 2025 | Tools to Address Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological Deepfakes on Websites and Networks Act (TAKE IT DOWN Act) | To require covered platforms to remove nonconsensual intimate visual depictions, and for other purposes. | |
| 119-13 | May 23, 2025 | (No short title) | Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the National Park Service relating to "Glen Canyon National Recreation Area: Motor Vehicles". | |
| 119-14 | May 23, 2025 | (No short title) | Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to “National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Rubber Tire Manufacturing”. | |
| 119-15 | June 12, 2025 | (No short title) | Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Heavy-Duty Vehicle and Engine Emission Warranty and Maintenance Provisions; Advanced Clean Trucks; Zero Emission Airport Shuttle; Zero-Emission Power Train Certification; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision". | |
| 119-16 | June 12, 2025 | (No short title) | Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to 2 "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Cars II; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision". | |
| 119-17 | June 12, 2025 | (No short title) | Providing congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "California State Motor Vehicle and Engine and Nonroad Engine Pollution Control Standards; The 'Omnibus' Low NOX Regulation; Waiver of Preemption; Notice of Decision". | |
| 119-18 | June 12, 2025 | Aerial Firefighting Enhancement Act of 2025 | To amend the Wildfire Suppression Aircraft Transfer Act of 1996 to reauthorize the sale by the Department of Defense of aircraft and parts for wildfire suppression purposes, and for other purposes. | |
| 119-19 | June 20, 2025 | (No short title) | Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency of the Department of the Treasury relating to the review of applications under the Bank Merger Act. | |
| 119-20 | June 20, 2025 | (No short title) | Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Review of Final Rule Reclassification of Major Sources as Area Sources Under Section 112 of the Clean Air Act". | |
| 119-21 | July 4, 2025 | (No short title; however, as introduced, the bill had the short title of the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," by which it is still popularly referred to) | To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14. | |
| 119-22 | July 7, 2025 | Alaska Native Settlement Trust Eligibility Act | To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to exclude certain payments to aged, blind, or disabled Alaska Natives or descendants of Alaska Natives from being used to determine eligibility for certain programs, and for other purposes. | |
| 119-23 | July 7, 2025 | Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2025 | To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide that Village Corporations shall not be required to convey land in trust to the State of Alaska for the establishment of Municipal Corporations, and for other purposes. | |
| 119-24 | July 15, 2025 | Apex Area Technical Corrections Act | To amend the Apex Project, Nevada Land Transfer and Authorization Act of 1989 to include the City of North Las Vegas and the Apex Industrial Park Owners Association, and for other purposes. | |
| 119-25 | July 15, 2025 | Salem Maritime National Historical Park Redesignation and Boundary Study Act | To redesignate the Salem Maritime National Historic Site as the "Salem Maritime National Historical Park", and for other purposes. | |
| 119-26 | July 16, 2025 | Halt All Lethal Trafficking of Fentanyl Act (HALT Fentanyl Act) | To amend the Controlled Substances Act with respect to the scheduling of fentanyl related substances, and for other purposes. | |
| 119-27 | July 18, 2025 | Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (GENIUS Act) | To provide for the regulation of payment stablecoins, and for other purposes. | |
| 119-28 | July 24, 2025 | Rescissions Act of 2025 | To rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in special messages transmitted to the Congress by the President on June 3, 2025, in accordance with section 1012(a) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974. | |
| 119-29 | July 24, 2025 | Filing Relief for Natural Disasters Act | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the rules for postponing certain deadlines by reason of disaster. | |
| 119-30 | July 24, 2025 | Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Act | To rename the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge located in the State of Texas as the "Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge". | |
| 119-31 | July 30, 2025 | VA Home Loan Program Reform Act | To amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to take certain actions in the case of a default on a home loan guaranteed by the Secretary, and for other purposes. | |
| 119-32 | August 14, 2025 | ACES Act of 2025 | To provide for a study by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine on the prevalence and mortality of cancer among individuals who served as active duty aircrew in the Armed Forces, and for other purposes. | |
| 119-33 | August 14, 2025 | (No short title) | To protect regular order for budgeting for the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes. | |
| 119-34 | August 19, 2025 | Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act | To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 relating to licensing transparency. | |
| 119-35 | September 5, 2025 | (No short title) | 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. | |
| 119-36 | September 5, 2025 | Homebuyers Privacy Protection Act | To amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prevent consumer reporting agencies from furnishing consumer reports under certain circumstances, and for other purposes. | |
| 119-37 | November 12, 2025 | Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 | Making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes. | |
| 119-38 | November 19, 2025 | Epstein Files Transparency Act | To require the Attorney General to release all documents and records in possession of the Department of Justice relating to Jeffrey Epstein, and for other purposes. | |
| 119-39 | November 25, 2025 | Internal Revenue Service Math and Taxpayer Health Act | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require additional information on math and clerical error notices. | |
| 119-40 | November 25, 2025 | Wetlands Conservation and Access Improvement Act of 2025 | To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to provide that interest on obligations held in the Federal aid to wildlife restoration fund shall become available for apportionment at the beginning of fiscal year 2033. | |
| 119-41 | November 25, 2025 | Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Enhancement Act | To amend the Bottles and Breastfeeding Equipment Screening Act to require hygienic handling of breast milk and baby formula by security screening personnel of the Transportation Security Administration and personnel of private security companies providing security screening, and for other purposes. | |
| 119-42 | November 25, 2025 | Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2025 | To increase, effective as of December 1, 2025, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes. | |
| 119-43 | December 1, 2025 | Medal of Honor Act | To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the rate of the special pension payable to Medal of Honor recipients, and for other purposes. | |
| 119-44 | December 1, 2025 | SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025 | To reauthorize certain programs that provide for opioid use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery, and for other purposes. | |
| 119-45 | December 2, 2025 | Taiwan Assurance Implementation Act | To amend the Taiwan Assurance Act of 2020 to require periodic reviews and updated reports relating to the Department of State’s Taiwan Guidelines. | |
| 119-46 | December 2, 2025 | (No short title) | 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. | |
| 119-47 | December 5, 2025 | (No short title) | 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”. | |
| 119-48 | December 11, 2025 | (No short title) | 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". | |
| 119-49 | December 11, 2025 | (No short title) | 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". | |
| 119-50 | December 11, 2025 | (No short title) | 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". | |
| 119-51 | December 11, 2025 | (No short title) | 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". | |
| 119-52 | December 11, 2025 | (No short title) | 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". | |
| 119-53 | December 12, 2025 | Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act | To award 3 Congressional Gold Medals to the members of the 1980 U.S. Olympic Men's Ice Hockey Team, in recognition of their extraordinary achievement at the 1980 Winter Olympics where, being comprised of amateur collegiate players, they defeated the dominant Soviet hockey team in the historic “Miracle on Ice”, revitalizing American morale at the height of the Cold War, inspiring generations and transforming the sport of hockey in the United States. | |
| 119-54 | December 12, 2025 | Fairness for Servicemembers and their Families Act of 2025 | To amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to periodically review the automatic maximum coverage under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program and the Veterans' Group Life Insurance program, and for other purposes. | |
| 119-55 | December 12, 2025 | Montgomery GI Bill Selected Reserves Tuition Fairness Act of 2025 | To Amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to disapprove courses of education offered by a public institution of higher learning that does not charge the in-State tuition rate to a veteran using certain educational assistance under title 10 of such Code, and for other purposes. | |
| 119-56 | December 12, 2025 | Veteran Fraud Reimbursement Act of 2025 | To amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the repayment by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of benefits misused by a fiduciary, and for other purposes. | |
| 119-57 | December 12, 2025 | Foundation of the Federal Bar Association Charter Amendments Act of 2025 | To amend title 36, United States Code, to revise the Federal charter for the Foundation of the Federal Bar Association. | |
| 119-58 | December 18, 2025 | Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025 | To extend the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act of 2000. | |
| 119-59 | December 18, 2025 | (No short title) | 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". | |
| 119-60 | December 18, 2025 | National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 | To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. | |
| 119-61 | December 19, 2025 | Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act | To direct the Secretary of the Interior to complete all actions necessary for certain land to be held in restricted fee status by the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, and for other purposes. | |
| 119-62 | December 26, 2025 | Modernizing Access to our Public Waters Act of 2025 | To provide for the standardization, consolidation, and publication of data relating to public outdoor recreational use of Federal waterways among Federal land and water management agencies, and for other purposes. | |
| 119-63 | December 26, 2025 | Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans Land Allotment Extension Act of 2025 | To extend the Alaska Native Vietnam era veterans land allotment program, and for other purposes. | |
| 119-64 | December 26, 2025 | Disaster Related Extension of Deadlines Act | To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the postponement of certain deadlines by reason of disasters applicable to the limitation on credit or refund, and to take postponements into account for purposes of sending collection notices. | |
| 119-65 | December 26, 2025 | Save Our Seas 2.0 Amendments Act | To amend the Save Our Seas 2.0 Act to improve the administration of the Marine Debris Foundation, to amend the Marine Debris Act to improve the administration of the Marine Debris Program of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and for other purposes. | |
| 119-66 | December 26, 2025 | Congressional Award Program Reauthorization Act | To reauthorize the Congressional Award Act. | |
| 119-67 | December 26, 2025 | Great Lakes Fishery Research Reauthorization Act | To reauthorize funding to monitor, assess, and research the Great Lakes Basin, and for other purposes. | |
| 119-68 | December 29, 2025 | La Paz County Solar Energy and Job Creation Act | To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal land in Arizona to La Paz County, Arizona, and for other purposes. | |
| 119-69 | January 14, 2026 | Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025 | To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to allow schools that participate in the school lunch program to serve whole milk, and for other purposes. | |
| 119-70 | January 20, 2026 | Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act | To amend section 102(a)(20) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to require the exclusion of service-connected disability compensation when determining whether a person is a person of low and moderate income, a person of low income, or a person of moderate income, and for other purposes. | |
| 119-71 | January 20, 2026 | VA Budget Shortfall Accountability Act | To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Comptroller General of the United States to report on certain funding shortfalls in the Department of Veterans Affairs. | |
| 119-72 | January 20, 2026 | Focused Assistance and Skills Training for Veterans' Employment and Transition Success Act (FAST VETS Act) | To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the conditions under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs is required to redevelop the individualized vocational rehabilitation plan for a veteran, and for other purposes. | |
| 119-73 | January 23, 2026 | Trafficking Survivors Relief Act | To provide for the vacating of certain convictions and expungement of certain arrests of victims of human trafficking. | |
| 119-74 | January 23, 2026 | Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 | Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes. | |
| 119-75 | February 3, 2026 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 | Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes. |