2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Bernie Supporters Please Pay Attention to This Good Advice and Then Smile [View all]puffy socks
(1,473 posts)Enacted
Main article: Acts of the 111th United States Congress
January 29, 2009: Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, Pub.L. 1112
February 4, 2009: Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act (SCHIP), Pub.L. 1113
February 17, 2009: American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), Pub.L. 1115
March 11, 2009: Omnibus Appropriations Act, 2009, Pub.L. 1118
March 30, 2009: Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009, Pub.L. 11111
April 21, 2009: Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, Pub.L. 11113
May 20, 2009: Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009, Pub.L. 11121
May 20, 2009: Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009, Pub.L. 11122
May 22, 2009: Credit CARD Act of 2009, Pub.L. 11124
June 24, 2009: Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2009 including the Car Allowance Rebate System (Cash for Clunkers), Pub.L. 11132
October 28, 2009: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010, including the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, Pub.L. 11184
November 6, 2009: Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009, Pub.L. 11192
February 12, 2010: Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act, as Title I of Pub.L. 111139
March 4, 2010: Travel Promotion Act of 2009, as Section 9 of Pub.L. 111145
March 18, 2010: Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment Act, Pub.L. 111147
March 23, 2010: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Pub.L. 111148
March 30, 2010: Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010, including the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act, Pub.L. 111152
May 5, 2010: Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010, Pub.L. 111163
July 1, 2010: Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010, Pub.L. 111195
July 21, 2010: DoddFrank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, Pub.L. 111203
July 29, 2010: Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010
August 3, 2010: Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, Pub.L. 111220
August 10, 2010: SPEECH Act, Pub.L. 111223
September 27, 2010: Small Business Jobs and Credit Act of 2010, Pub.L. 111240
December 8, 2010: Claims Resolution Act of 2010, Pub.L. 111291
December 13, 2010: Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, Pub.L. 111296
December 17, 2010: Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010, Pub.L. 111312, H.R. 4853
December 22, 2010: Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010, Pub.L. 111321, H.R. 2965
January 2, 2011: James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010, Pub.L. 111347, H.R. 847
January 4, 2011: Shark Conservation Act, Pub.L. 111348, H.R. 81
January 4, 2011: Food Safety and Modernization Act, Pub.L. 111353, H.R. 2751
Health care:
At the encouragement of the Obama administration, Congress devoted significant time considering health care reform. In March 2010, Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act into law, the first comprehensive health care reform legislation in decades that created the first National health insurance program, along with further amendments in the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. Other major reform proposals during the health care debate included:
Affordable Health Care for America Act (known as the House bill)
America's Healthy Future Act (known as the Baucus bill)
Healthy Americans Act (known as the Wyden/Bennett bill)
United States National Health Care Act (known as the Conyers bill, a single payer proposal)
Physician Payments Sunshine Act
Proposed
American Clean Energy and Security Act
District of Columbia House Voting Rights Act
Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligations Act
DREAM Act
Employee Free Choice Act
Employment Non-Discrimination Act
Federal Reserve Transparency Act of 2009
Food Safety Enhancement Act
Gun Show Loophole Closing Act of 2009
Military Readiness Enhancement Act
Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act
Puerto Rico Democracy Act of 2009
Public Option Act
Respect for Marriage Act
Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act
Uniting American Families Act
Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act
Environment:
'Maximizing fuel efficiency. In August 2012, the Department of Transportation and the Environmental Protection Agency released finalized standards mandating an increase in average fleet-wide fuel economy for light duty vehicles to the equivalent of 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025.
Enhancing the safety of underground pipelines. In January 2012, the Pipeline Safety, Regulatory Certainty, and Job Creation Act (H.R. 2845) was signed into law. The bill addressed safety concerns about the 2.5 million miles of oil, natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines in the United States and reflected many of the safety, inspection and enforcement provisions included in an earlier bill introduced by Senators Feinstein and Boxer in the wake of the tragic 2010 natural gas explosion in San Bruno, Calif. Became law on January 3, 2012 (P.L. 112-90).
and plenty more!
http://www.senate.gov/legislative/active_leg_111.htm