Public and Private Laws: Browse 113th Congress (2013- 2014)

Posted September 30, 2013

All these laws are Public Laws and there are no Private Laws showing for the 112 Congress.

“In the United States, Acts of Congress are designated as either public laws, relating to the general public, or private laws, relating to specific institutions or individuals”

“Generally speaking, private law is the area of law in a society that affects the relationships between individuals or groups without the intervention of the state or government.”

Public Law 113-1 – An act to temporarily increase the borrowing authority of the Federal Emergency Management Agency
An act to temporarily increase the borrowing authority of the Federal Emergency Management Agency for carrying out the National Flood Insurance Program.
Approved: January 6, 2013

Public Law 113-2 -An act making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, to improve and streamline disaster assistance for Hurricane Sandy, and for other purposes.
Approved: January 29, 2013

Public Law 113-3 – No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013
An act to ensure the complete and timely payment of the obligations of the United States Government until May 19, 2013, and for other purposes.
Approved: February 4, 2013

Public Law 113-4 – Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013
An act to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act of 1994.
Approved: March 7, 2013

Public Law 113-5 – Pandemic and All- Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013
An act to reauthorize certain programs under the Public Health Service Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act with respect to public health security and all-hazards preparedness and response, and for other purposes.
Approved: March 13, 2013

Public Law 113-6 – Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013
An act making consolidated appropriations and further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and for other purposes.
Approved: March 26, 2003

Public Law 113-7 -An act to modify the requirements under the STOCK Act regarding online access to certain financial disclosure statements and related forms.
Approved: April 15, 2013

Public Law 113-8 – District of Columbia Chief Financial Officer Vacancy Act
An act to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to provide that the District of Columbia Treasurer or one of the Deputy Chief Financial Officers of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia may perform the functions and duties of the Office in an acting capacity if there is a vacancy in the Office.
Approved: May 1, 2013

Public Law 113-8 – District of Columbia Chief Financial Officer Vacancy Act
An act to amend the District of Columbia Home Rule Act to provide that the District of Columbia Treasurer or one of the Deputy Chief Financial Officers of the Office of the Chief Financial Officer of the District of Columbia may perform the functions and duties of the Office in an acting capacity if there is a vacancy in the Office.
Approved: May 1, 2013

Public Law 113-9 – Reducing Flight Delays Act of 2013

An act to provide the Secretary of Transportation with the flexibility to transfer certain funds to prevent reduced operations and staffing of the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes.
Approved: May 1, 2013

Public Law 113-10 – An act to specify the size of the precious-metal blanks that will be used in the production of the National Baseball Hall of Fame commemorative coins.
Approved: May 17, 2013

Public Law 113-11 – An act to award posthumously a Congressional Gold Medal to Addie Mae Collins, Denise McNair, Carole Robertson, and Cynthia Wesley to commemorate the lives they lost 50 years ago in the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, where these 4 little Black girls’ ultimate sacrifice served as a catalyst for the Civil Rights Movement.
Approved: May 24, 2013

Public Law 113-12 – Stolen Valor Act of 2013
An act to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to fraudulent representations about having received military decorations or medals.
Approved: June 3, 2013

Public Law 113-13 – Freedom to Fish Act
An act to prohibit the Corps of Engineers from taking certain actions to establish a restricted area prohibiting public access to waters downstream of a dam, and for other purposes.
Approved: June 3, 2013

Public Law 113-14 – Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Reauthorization Act of 2013
An act to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to reauthorize user fee programs relating to new animal drugs and generic new animal drugs.
Approved: June 13, 2013

Public Law 113-15 – An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include vaccines against seasonal influenza within the definition of taxable vaccines.
Approved: June 25, 2013

Public Law 113-16 – An act to grant the Congressional Gold Medal, collectively, to the First Special Service Force, in recognition of its superior service during World War II.
Approved: July 12, 2013

Public Law 113-17 – An act to direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly, and for other purposes.
Approved: July 12, 2013

Public Law 113-18 – An act to designate the new Interstate Route 70 bridge over the Mississippi River connecting St. Louis, Missouri, and southwestern Illinois as the “Stan Musial Veterans Memorial Bridge”.
Approved: July 12, 2013

Public Law 113-19 – South Utah Valley Electric Conveyance Act
An act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain Federal features of the electric distribution system to the South Utah Valley Electric Service District, and for other purposes.
Approved: July 18, 2013

Public Law 113-20 – Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation Act

An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to facilitate the development of hydroelectric power on the Diamond Fork System of the Central Utah Project.
Approved: July 18, 2013

Public Law 113-21 – Vietnam Veterans Donor Acknowledgment Act of 2013
An act to provide for donor contribution acknowledgments to be displayed at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Visitor Center, and for other purposes.
Approved: July 18, 2013

Public Law 113-22 -An act to rename section 219(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as the Kay Bailey Hutchison Spousal IRA.
Approved: July 25, 2013

Public Law 113-23 – Hydropower Regulatory Efficiency Act of 2013
An act to improve hydropower, and for other purposes.
Approved: August 9, 2013

Public Law 113-24 – Bureau of Reclamation Small Conduit Hydropower Development and Rural Jobs Act

An act to authorize all Bureau of Reclamation conduit facilities for hydropower development under Federal Reclamation law, and for other purposes.
Approved: August 9, 2013

Public Law 113-25 – An act to designate the air route traffic control center located in Nashua, New Hampshire, as the “Patricia Clark Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center”
Approved: August 9, 2013

Public Law 113-26 – Formerly Owned Resources for Veterans to Express Thanks for Service Act of 2013” or the “FOR VETS Act of 2013
An act to amend title 40, United States Code, to improve veterans service organizations access to Federal surplus personal property.
Approved: August 9, 2013

Public Law 113-27 – Helping Heroes Fly Act
An act to amend title 49, United States Code, to direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to provide expedited air passenger screening to severely injured or disabled members of the Armed Forces and severely injured or disabled veterans, and for other purposes.
Approved: August 9, 2013

Public Law 113-28 – Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act of 2013
An act to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to establish interest rates for new loans made on or after July 1, 2013, to direct the Secretary of Education to convene the Advisory Committee on Improving Postsecondary Education Data to conduct a study on improvements to postsecondary education transparency at the Federal level, and for other purposes.
Approved: August 9, 2013

Public Law 113-29 – Reverse Mortgage Stabilization Act of 2013
An act to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to establish additional requirements to improve the fiscal safety and soundness of the home equity conversion mortgage insurance program.
Approved: August 9, 2013

Public Law 113-30 – An act to amend title 49, United States Code, to modify requirements relating to the availability of pipeline safety regulatory documents, and for other purposes.
Approved: August 9, 2013

Public Law 113-31 – An act to designate the headquarters building of the Coast Guard on the campus located at 2701 Martin Luther King, Jr., Avenue Southeast in the District of Columbia as the “Douglas A. Munro Coast Guard Headquarters Building”, and for other purposes.
Approved: August 9, 2013

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