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Popular Laws contains PDF Copies of frequently requested Public Laws. Use the search form below to find a specific document, or the list of letters to browse the documents alphabetically.

  • Americans With Disabilities Act
    Public Law 101-336, Jul 26 1990
    To establish a clear and comprehensive prohibition of discrimination on the basis of disability.
  • CAFTA
    Public Law 109-53, Aug 2 2005
    To implement the Dominican Republic Central America United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act
  • Civil Rights Act of 1964
    Public Law 88-352, Jul 2 1964
    To enforce the constitutional right to vote, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States to provide accommodations, to authorize the Attorney General to institute suits to protect constitutional rights in public facilities and public education, to extend the Commission on Civil Rights, to prevent discrimination in federally assisted programs, to establish a Commission on Equal Employment Opportunity, and for other purposes.
  • Crimes and Criminal Procedure
    Public Law 80-772, Jun 25 1948
    To revise, codify, and enact into positive law, Title 18 of the United States Code, entitled Crimes and Criminal Procedure.
  • Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
    Public Law 103-3, Feb 5 1993
    To grant family and temporary medical leave under certain circumstances.
  • Food, Drug, Cosmetic Act
    Public Law 59-384, Jun 30 1906
    An Act for preventing the manufacture, sale, or transportation of adulterated or misbranded or poisonous or deleterious foods, drugs, medicines, and liquors, and for regulating traffic therein, and for other purposes.
  • Government Performance and Results Act of 1993
    Public Law 103-62, Jan 5 1993
    To provide for the establishment of strategic planning and performance measurement in the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
  • HIPPA
    Public Law 104-191, Aug 21 1996
    To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve portability and continuity of health insurance coverage in the group and individual markets, to combat waste, fraud, and abuse in health insurance and health care delivery, to promote the use of medical savings accounts, to improve access to long-term care services and coverage, to simplify the administration of health insurance, and for other purposes.
  • Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004
    Public Law 108-458, Dec 17 2004
    To reform the intelligence community and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, and for other purposes.
  • Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
    Public Law 80-773, Jun 25 1948
    To revise, codify, and enact into law title 28 of the United States Code entitled Judicial Code and Judiciary.
  • No Child Left Behind
    Public Law 107-110, Jan 8 2002
    To close the achievement gap with accountability, flexibility, and choice, so that no child is left behind.
  • Patriot Act 2001
    Public Law 107-56, Oct 26 2001
    To deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world, to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools, and for other purposes.
  • Social Security Act
    Public Law 74-271, Aug 14 1935
    To provide for the general welfare by establishing a system of Federal old-age benefits, and by enabling the several States to make more adequate provision for aged persons, blind persons, dependent and crippled children, maternal and child welfare, public health, and the administration of their unemployment compensation laws; to establish a Social Security Board; to raise revenue and for other purposes.
  • Telecommunications Act of 1996
    Public Law 104-104, Feb 8 1996
    To promote competition and reduce regulation in order to secure lower prices and higher quality services for American telecommunications consumers and encourage the rapid deployment of new telecommunications technologies.
  • Voting Rights Act
    Public Law 89-110, Jan 1 1965
    To enforce the fifteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States, and for other purposes.

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