Sunday, September 30, 2018

Notable Federal Laws Passed in 2018

(Updated 12-14-2018)

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H.R.4254 - Women in Aerospace Education Act
12/11/2018 Became Public Law No: 115-303.

H.R.390 - Iraq and Syria Genocide Relief and Accountability Act of 2018
12/11/2018 Became Public Law No: 115-300.

S.2152 - Amy, Vicky, and Andy Child Pornography Victim Assistance Act of 2018
12/07/2018 Became Public Law No: 115-299.

S.140 - A bill to authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.
12/04/2018 Became Public Law No: 115-282.

H.R.3359 - Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2018
11/16/2018 Became Public Law No: 115-278.

S.1595 - Hizballah International Financing Prevention Amendments Act of 2018
10/25/2018 Became Public Law No: 115-272.

H.R.4921 - STB Information Security Improvement Act
10/16/2018 Became Public Law No: 115-269.

S.2946 - Anti-Terrorism Clarification Act of 2018
10/03/2018 Became Public Law No: 115-253.

S.994 - Protecting Religiously Affiliated Institutions Act of 2018
09/28/2018 Became Public Law No: 115-249.

S.97 - Nuclear Energy Innovation Capabilities Act of 2017
09/28/2018 Became Public Law No: 115-248.

H.R.1109 - To amend section 203 of the Federal Power Act.
09/28/2018 Became Public Law No: 115-247.

H.R.589 - Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act
09/28/2018 Became Public Law No: 115-246.

H.R.2147 - Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2018
09/17/2018 Became Public Law No: 115-240.

S.717 - POWER Act
09/04/2018 Became Public Law No: 115-237.

S.770 - NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act
08/14/2018 Became Public Law No: 115-236.
NIST Small Business Cybersecurity Act
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act to require the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to consider small businesses when it facilitates and supports the development of voluntary, consensus-based, industry-led guidelines and procedures to cost-effectively reduce cyber risks to critical infrastructure.
NIST must disseminate, and publish on its website, standard and method resources that small business may use voluntarily to help identify, assess, manage, and reduce their cybersecurity risks. The resources must be: (1) technology-neutral, (2) based on international standards to the extent possible, (3) able to vary with the nature and size of the implementing small business and the sensitivity of the data collected or stored on the information systems, and (4) consistent with the national cybersecurity awareness and education program under the Cybersecurity Enhancement Act of 2014. Additionally, the resources must include case studies of practical application.
Other federal agencies may also elect to publish the resources on their own websites. 

H.R.2345 - National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act of 2018
08/14/2018 Became Public Law No: 115-233.

H.R.5515 - John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019
08/13/2018 Became Public Law No: 115-232.


S.2245 - KIWI Act
08/01/2018 Became Public Law No: 115-226.

H.R.2353 - Strengthening Career and Technical Education for the 21st Century Act
07/31/2018 Became Public Law No: 115-224.


H.R.2061 - North Korean Human Rights Reauthorization Act of 2017
07/20/2018 Became Public Law No: 115-198.

S.1091 - Supporting Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Act
07/07/2018 Became Public Law No: 115-196.

S.1869 - Whistleblower Protection Coordination Act
06/25/2018 Became Public Law No: 115-192.


H.R.3249 - Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2018
06/18/2018 Became Public Law No: 115-185.


S.2155 - Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act
05/24/2018 Became Public Law No: 115-174.

H.R.3210 - Securely Expediting Clearances Through Reporting Transparency Act of 2018
05/22/2018 Became Public Law No: 115-173.

H.R.1865 - Allow States and Victims to Fight Online Sex Trafficking Act of 2017
04/11/2018 Became Public Law No: 115-164.

H.R.3731 - Secret Service Recruitment and Retention Act of 2018
04/03/2018 Became Public Law No: 115-160.

 H.R.1625 - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018
03/23/2018 Became Public Law No: 115-141. 

 H.R.535 - Taiwan Travel Act
 03/16/2018 Became Public Law No: 115-135.

S.96 - Improving Rural Call Quality and Reliability Act of 2017
 02/26/2018 Became Public Law No: 115-129.

 H.R.4708 - Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign Authorization Act
02/14/2018 Became Public Law No: 115-125.

H.R.1892 - Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018
02/09/2018 Became Public Law No: 115-123.

H.R.2331 - Connected Government Act
01/10/2018 Became Public Law No: 115-114.

H.R.2228 - Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act of 2017
01/10/2018 Became Public Law No: 115-113.


H.R.2142 - INTERDICT Act
01/10/2018 Became Public Law No: 115-112.



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