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Laws Enacted Print

Representative Maloney has succeeded in passing stand-alone bills as well as attaching amendments to moving legislation. Below is a comprehensive list of the bills Rep. Maloney has passed into law by date of enactment:

Medical Monitoring Following Disasters (HR 3850 in 109th Congress) - Learning a lesson from the 9/11 health crisis, the text of H.R. 3850 and S. 1741, the Disaster Area Health and Environmental Monitoring Act, was added as an amendment to H.R. 4954, the Safe Ports Act. This legislation will help expedite medical monitoring to address possible health effects resulting from future disasters. The medical monitoring provisions acknowledge the need for robust medical monitoring if there are health concerns after future disasters, and they also acknowledge that a framework to accomplish this does not currently exist. After future disasters, the President, in conjunction with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, will determine if medical monitoring is necessary based on exposure to substances of concern. If medical monitoring is necessary, the monitoring program will encompass all responders, area residents, area office workers and area school children. [Public Law 109-347, signed October 13, 2006]

End Demand for Sex Trafficking Act (H.R. 2012, 109th Congress) – Representative Maloney was the lead Democrat on legislation introduced by Representative Deborah Pryce (R-OH) which will reduce the demand for trafficking by supporting the development of more effective means of combating unlawful commercial sex activities by targeting demand; protecting children from the predators and exploiters who use them in commercial sex activities; assisting State and local governments in their enforcement of existing laws dealing with commercial sex activities; conducting a Biennial Statistical Review every two years to provide a more accurate picture of the problem; and convening an Annual Report and Conference on best practices about reducing demand for commercial sex acts. Part of this legislation was incorporated into H.R. 972, the “Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act.” [Public Law 109-164, signed January 10, 2006]

Obtaining Retirement Credit for Members of the National Guard Responding to Ground Zero and the Pentagon because of 9/11 – Provisions from legislation (H.R. 2499) introduced by Representative Maloney were included in H.R. 1815, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006, which would provide all National Guard soldiers who performed full-time State active duty service on or after September 11, 2001, and before October 1, 2002, in support of a Federal declaration of emergency following the terrorist attacks on the United States of September 11, 2001, with federal military retirement credit for that time served, when they were serving in the following covered disaster counties: (1) In the State of New York: Bronx, Kings, New York (boroughs of Brooklyn and Manhattan), Queens, Richmond, Delaware, Dutchess, Nassau, Orange, Putnam, Rockland, Suffolk, Sullivan, Ulster, and Westchester; (2) In the State of Virginia: Arlington. Representative Peter King (R-NY) joined with Representative Maloney in introducing this legislation. [Public Law 109-63, signed January 6, 2006]

Nazi War Crimes and Japanese Imperial Government Records Interagency Working Group Extension (H.R. 842, 109th Congress) – Congresswoman Maloney along with Senator Mike DeWine (R-OH), succeeded in passing the Senate version of this bill, S. 384 on March 14, 2005. The bill extends the charter of the IWG by 2 years which was set to sunset March 31, 2005. The extension allows the IWG, which is preparing a comprehensive, historically-accurate report on the United States’s knowledge of Nazi and Japanese war criminals, to fulfill its charter and finish its work.[Public Law 109-5, signed March 25, 2005]

The National Intelligence Reform Act (H.R. 5150, 108th Congress, passed as S. 2845), Congresswoman Maloney, as co-chair of the 9/11 Commission Caucus, worked with Congressman Chris Shays (R-CT), Members of the 9/11 Commission and the 9/11 Family Steering Committee to help pass this bill which is the largest reorganization of our nation's intelligence community since the National Security Act of 1947. Using the 9/11 Commission Report as a guide, this bill creates a new Director of National Intelligence a new Counterterrorism Center and calls for 10,000 new border patrol agents over the next five years. [Public Law 108-458, signed December 17, 2004]

Taking Politics out of Science – During consideration of H.R. 4766, the Agriculture Appropriations bill, 108th Congress, Rep. Maloney succeeded in attaching an amendment that would require the FDA to do the job it is supposed to be doing - determining what is safe and effective contraception, not what is politically expedient There is overwhelming sentiment that the FDA did not do its job in the case of their decision on emergency contraception (not to grant it OTC status) by ignoring its own scientific panel, which voted 23-4 in favor of over-the-counter status for the Plan B® contraceptive. This amendment was kept in the Senate version of the bill and later became part of H.R. 4818, the FY05 Omnibus Appropriations bill. [Public Law 108-447, signed December 8, 2004]

The Debbie Smith Act (H.R. 1046, 108th Congress) – This legislation was included in H.R. 3214, “The Advancing Justice Through DNA Technology Act,” which passed the House of Representatives on November 5, 2003, 357 - 67. H.R. 3214 was included in H.R. 5107, the “Justice For All Act,” which passed both chambers of Congress on October 9, 2004, and was signed into law by the president. Provisions of the Debbie Smith Act included in H.R. 5107/3214 include the authorization of $755 million for the new Debbie Smith DNA Backlog Grant Program to process the backlog of DNA evidence kits currently sitting on shelves across the country; the creation of a new grant program for SANE programs; and the authorization of funding to process federal offender DNA samples and include them in the national DNA database. [Public Law 108-405, signed October 30, 2004]

Bringing Justice to the Victims of Military Sexual Assaults: The National Defense Authorization Act for FY2005 (H.R. 4200) conference report includes an amendment, sponsored by Congresswoman Maloney, which directs the Secretary of Defense to eliminate the backlog in rape and sexual assault evidence collection kits, reduce the processing time of those kits, and provide an adequate supply of the kits at all domestic and overseas U.S. military installations and military academies. The provisions in this legislation also direct the Secretary to ensure that personnel are trained in the use of these kits. [Public Law 108-375, signed October 28, 2004]

The Energy Efficient Housing Technical Correction Act (H.R. 3724, 108th Congress),Congresswoman Maloney, along with Congressman Chris Shays (R-CT) succeeded in passing this bill which allows developers of multifamily rental properties with more than five units to be eligible for a 20 percent increase in the maximum amount of mortgage insurance permitted by the Federal Housing Administration mortgage insurance program. The 20 percent is only allowed for projects that choose to install solar energy systems or residential energy conservation measure. [Public Law 108-213, signed April 1, 2004]

Extension of the Authority of the Nazi War Crimes Records Interagency Working Group (HR 2673, FY04 Omnibus Appropriations bill, 108th Congress) Congresswoman Maloney along with Sens. Mike DeWine (R-OH) and Diane Feinstein (D-CA), extended the charter of the Interagency Working Group (IWG), which is preparing a comprehensive, historically-accurate report on the United States’s knowledge of Nazi and Japanese war criminals, so it will be able to fulfill its charter and finish its work. The IWG was to sunset in March 2004 – before it could thoroughly complete its work – but the lawmakers were able to attach language extending it for one more year to the Omnibus Appropriations Bill [Public Law 108-199, signed January 23, 2004]

Defense Production Act (H.R. 1280 House version, 108th Congress; S. 1680 Senate version, 108th Congress) – Congresswoman Maloney was the lead House Democrat on legislation to reauthorize the Defense Production Act (DPA). The DPA facilitates the delivery of needed military supplies to the armed forces in times of peace and war. Most recently the act was used to supply U.S. soldiers in Iraq with body armor. [Public Law 108-195, signed December 19, 2003]

Helping Women and Girls in Afghanistan, in the FY04 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations legislation, Congresswoman Maloney successfully included $60,000,000 for programs benefitting Afghan women and girls, and $5,000,000 for the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission. [Public Law 108-106, signed November 6, 2003]

Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (H.J. Res. 36 House version; S.J. Res. 8 Senate version.) Congresswoman Maloney was the lead House Democrat on legislation that declares that Congress supports the goals and ideals of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. [Public Law 108-38, signed June 26, 2003]
Child Sex Crimes Wiretapping Act of 2003 (H.R. 581) – Congresswoman Maloney was the lead Democrat on legislation that makes certain sexual crimes against children predicate crimes for the interception of communications. Legislation was included in the PROTECT Act. [Public Law 108-21, signed April 30, 2003]

Help For Overseas Voters (H.R. 3295, 107th Congress) – The final version of this bill included two provisions, advocated by Congresswoman Maloney, that will provide that overseas voters who fill out an application for voter registration will automatically receive an absentee ballot for the two federal general elections following registration and which will establish an office in each state to respond to overseas voter inquiries.[Public Law 107-252, signed October 29, 2002]

The Voters’ Right to Know Act (H.R. 283, 107th Congress) – Portions of Congresswoman Maloney’s legislation were included in the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002. Phone banks that refer to an identified candidate will be subject to the soft money ban under the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, P.L. 107-155. Additionally, if the political candidate or national party spent money on the phone bank, it would be subject to the soft money ban under that legislation. Congresswoman Maloney also introduced legislation which would have required that candidates for federal election who refer to other candidates in television or radio advertisements clearly identify themselves to obtain the lowest unit charge. [Enacted as part of Public Law 107-155, signed March 27, 2002]

Investor and Capital Markets Fee Relief Act (H.R. 1088, 107th Congress) – Congresswoman Maloney was the lead Democrat on legislation to reduces fees on securities transactions collected by the SEC. Securities fees are used to fund the SEC but the old fee rates far exceeded the amount of money the SEC used to perform its job. H.R. 1088 reduced these fees, saving investors $14 billion over 10 years. The law also boosts the salaries of SEC employees allowing the agency to recruit and retain the most qualified professionals to oversee regulation of the securities markets. [Public Law 107-123, signed January 16, 2002]

Nazi and Japanese War Crimes Disclosure Act (H.R.5065, 106th Congress) – Congresswoman Maloney was the lead Democrat on a bill to amend the Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act to extend the authority of the Nazi War Crimes Records Interagency Working Group for two years, to express the sense of Congress regarding the cooperation of foreign nations with such Group in carrying out its duties under such Act, and for other purposes. [Included in the FY01 Intelligence Authorization Act, HR 5630, Public Law 106-567, signed December 27, 2000]

Congresswoman Maloney, along with Senators DeWine and Feinstein was successful in extending the working of the Interagency Working Group by an additional year to analyze the new data released by the CIA. [Included in the FY04 Omnibus Appropriations bill, HR 2673, Public Law 108-199, signed January 23, 2004]

Fire Prevention bill (H.R.1126, 106th Congress) – A bill to require newly-constructed multifamily housing in New York City to comply with the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974. [Enacted as part of H.R.1550, Public Law 106-503, signed November 13, 2000]

Older American’s Protection from Violence Act (H. R. 2590, 106th Congress) -- A bill to amend the Violence Against Women Act of 1994, the Family Violence Prevention and Services Act, the Older Americans Act of 1965, the Public Health Service Act, and the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 to ensure that older or disabled persons are protected from institutional, community, and domestic violence and sexual assault and to improve outreach efforts and other services available to older or disabled persons victimized by such violence, and for other purposes. [Several provisions were included in H.R. 1248, the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization; Public Law 106-386, signed October 28, 2000]

Fair Share of Oil Royalties for Taxpayers (H.Amdt.801 to H.R.4578, 106th Congress, which was originally introduced as H.R.3932 in the 105th Congress) -- An amendment to ensure that the federal government receives fair and appropriate royalties from oil taken from federal land, which could recoup up to $100 million per year. [Public Law 106-291, signed October 11, 2000]

Zachary Fisher Resolution (H.J.Res. 46, 106th Congress) -- A joint resolution to award Zachary Fisher honorary veteran status. [Public Law 106-161, signed December 9, 1999]

UNFPA (H.R.895, 106th Congress) -- A bill to restore a United States voluntary contribution to the United Nations Population Fund. [Enacted as part of the FY2000 Foreign Operations Appropriations bill; Public Law 106-113, signed November 29, 1999]

Census (106th Congress) -- Rep. Maloney led the fight to insure adequate funding of $4.5 billion for the 2000 Census, without restrictive language that would affect its accuracy. Maloney worked hard to ensure that the Census Bureau received adequate funding to continue with its plan to use modern statistical methods (statistical sampling). Unfortunately, the Bush Administration refused to use the corrected data generated using statistical methods. [Public Law 106-113, signed November 29, 1999]

Helicopters bill (H.R.729, 106th Congress) -- A bill to provide for a study to develop and implement plans to reduce risks to the public health and welfare caused by helicopter operations. [A provision requiring a one year helicopter noise study included in House-passed version of HR 1000 (AIR-21). Also, report language was included in the FY2000 Transportation Appropriations; Public Law 106-69, signed October 9, 1999]

Military Dependents Communications Confidentiality Act of 1999 (H.R.1847, 106th Congress) -- Legislation to require the Secretary of Defense to prescribe regulations to protect the confidentiality of communications between dependents of members of the Armed Forces and professionals providing therapeutic or related services regarding sexual or domestic abuse. [Enacted as part of DoD Authorization (H.R.1401); Public Law 106-65, signed October 5, 1999]

Right to Breastfeed Act on Federal Property (H.R.1848, 106th Congress) -- A bill to ensure a woman's right to breastfeed her child on any portion of Federal property where the woman and her child are otherwise authorized to be. [Enacted as part of the Treasury-Postal Appropriations bill (H.R.2490); Public Law 106-58, signed September 29, 1999]

Construction Industry Payment Protection Act of 1999 (Miller Act Amendments) (H.R.1219, 106th Congress) -- A bill to amend the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act and the Miller Act, relating to payment protections for persons providing labor and materials for Federal construction projects. [P.L. 106-49, signed August 17, 1999]

Nazi War Crimes Disclosure Act (H.R.4007, 105th Congress) -- A bill to require disclosure, under the Freedom of Information Act, regarding certain persons, to disclose Nazi war criminal records without impairing any investigation or prosecution conducted by the Department of Justice or certain intelligence matters, and for other purposes. [Public Law 105-246, signed October 8, 1998]

Federal Election Commission Appropriations Amendment (H.Amdt.723, 105th Congress) -- An amendment to increase funding for the Federal Election Commission by $2.8 million, its first appropriation at full funding levels in many years, which will permit the agency to adequately investigate potential election law violations. [Added to Treasury-Postal Appropriations, July 16, 1998]

Standby Guardianship Act
(H.R.3005, 105th Congress) -- A bill to encourage States to have laws that would permit a parent who is chronically ill or near death to name a standby guardian for a minor child without surrendering parental rights. [A version of H.R.3005 was adopted in H.R.867; Public Law 105-89, signed November 19, 1997]

Best Business Practices for Defense Inventory (H.R.1850, 105th Congress) -- Legislation to require the Secretary of Defense to plan and carry out pilot projects to test various "best business practices" for defense inventory management. [Included in FY98 Defense Authorization; Public Law 105-85, signed November 18, 1997]

Millennium Computer Act of 1997 (H.R.1177, 105th Congress) -- Legislation to require the head of each Federal agency to ensure that computer systems of the agency are capable of performing their functions after December 31, 1999. [Included in FY98 Treasury-Postal Appropriations Report; Public Law 105-61, signed October 10, 1997]

CPI Resolution (H.Res.92, 105th Congress) -- A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Bureau of Labor Statistics alone should make any adjustments, if any are needed, to the methodology used to determine the Consumer Price Index. [Included in 1997 Balanced Budget Agreement and adopted in H.R.2015; Public Law 105-33, signed August 5, 1997]

Breast Cancer Early Detection Act of 1997 (H.R.418, 105th Congress) -- A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for coverage of an annual screening mammography under part B of the Medicare program for women age 65 or Older. [Included in 1997 Balanced Budget Agreement and adopted in H.R.2015; Public Law 105-33, signed August 5, 1997]

War Crimes Disclosure Act (H.R.4955, 104th Congress) -- A bill to encourage disclosure, under the Freedom of Information Act, regarding certain individuals who participated in Nazi war crimes during the period in which the United States was involved in World War II. [A version of H.R.4955 became Public Law 104-309, signed October 19, 1996]

E-FOIA bill (H.R.3885, 104th Congress) -- A bill to amend the Freedom of Information Act, to provide for greater efficiency in providing public access to information and to provide for public access to information in an electronic format. [Public Law 104-231, signed October 2, 1996]

Child Support Enforcement Improvements Act of 1996 (H.R.3362, 104th Congress) -- A bill to increase access of State child support enforcement agencies to certain financial information of noncustodial parents, and to encourage States to improve their enforcement of child support obligations. [adopted in H.R.3734; Public Law 104-193, signed August 22, 1996]

Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1995 (H.R.2234, 104th Congress, Horn/Maloney) -- A bill to reduce delinquencies and to improve debt-collection activities government-wide, saving the federal government $10 billion dollars over 5 years. [Public Law 104-134, signed April 26, 1996]

Civilian Agency Acquisition Workforce Improvement Act (H.R.1770, 104th Congress) -- Legislation to amend the Office of Federal Procurement Act to improve the acquisition workforce of civilian Federal agencies. [Included in FY96 Department of Defense Authorization; Public Law 104-106, signed February 10, 1996]

Self Financing Civilian Marksmanship Program Act of 1996 (H.R.3466, 104th Congress) -- Legislation to eliminate taxpayer subsidies for recreational shooting programs, and to prevent the transfer of federally owned weapons, ammunition, funds, and other property to a private Corporation for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and Firearms Safety. [Included in FY96 Department of Defense Authorization; Public Law 104-106, signed February 10, 1996]

Interstate Bank Consolidation Act of 1993 (H.R.3129, 103rd Congress) -- A bill to allow interstate banking through acquisitions of existing banks, and for other purposes. [adopted in H.R.3841; Public Law 103-328, signed September 29, 1994]

Arab Boycott Arms Sales Prohibition Act (H.R.1407, 103rd Congress) -- A bill to prohibit government-to-government and commercial arms sales to any country that is participating in or cooperating with the boycott of Israel by Arab countries. [a version of H.R.1407 was adopted in H.R.2295; Public Law 103-87, signed September 30, 1993]

Last Updated ( October 23, 2006 )