Laws (U.S.) in 2026
50 items, in date order
| Date | Title | Country | Details | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/14 | Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025 | United States | Public law: Pub. L. 119-69 · Title: To amend the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act to allow schools that participate in the school lunch program to serve whole milk, and for other purposes. | GovInfo |
| 1/20 | Disabled Veterans Housing Support Act | United States | Public law: Pub. L. 119-70 · Title: To amend section 102(a)(20) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 to require the exclusion of service-connected disability compensation when determining whether a person is a person of | GovInfo |
| 1/20 | VA Budget Shortfall Accountability Act | United States | Public law: Pub. L. 119-71 · Title: To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and the Comptroller General of the United States to report on certain funding shortfalls in the Department of Veterans Affairs. | GovInfo |
| 1/20 | Focused Assistance and Skills Training for Veterans' Employment and Transition Success Act (FAST VETS Act) | United States | Public law: Pub. L. 119-72 · Title: To amend title 38, United States Code, to modify the conditions under which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs is required to redevelop the individualized vocational rehabilitation plan for a veteran, | GovInfo |
| 1/23 | Trafficking Survivors Relief Act | United States | Public law: Pub. L. 119-73 · Title: To provide for the vacating of certain convictions and expungement of certain arrests of victims of human trafficking. | GovInfo |
| 1/23 | Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 | United States | Public law: Pub. L. 119-74 · Title: Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes. | GovInfo |
| 2/3 | Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 | United States | Public law: Pub. L. 119-75 · Title: Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes. | GovInfo |
| 2/6 | Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2025 | United States | Public law: Pub. L. 119-76 · Title: To amend titles 11 and 28, United States Code, to modify the compensation payable to trustees serving in cases under chapter 7 of title 11, United States Code, to extend the term of certain temporary | GovInfo |
| 2/10 | Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act | United States | Public law: Pub. L. 119-77 · Title: To improve coordination between Federal and State agencies and the Do Not Pay working system. | GovInfo |
| 2/18 | Semiquincentennial Congressional Time Capsule Act | United States | Public law: Pub. L. 119-79 · Title: To provide for the creation of a congressional time capsule in commemoration of the semiquincentennial of the United States, and for other purposes. | GovInfo |
| 2/18 | Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the D.C. Income and Franchise Tax Conformity and Revision Temporar… | United States | Public law: Pub. L. 119-78 | GovInfo |
| 3/20 | To waive the 60-day notice requirement for the posthumous honorary promotion of Captain Cody Khork, United States Army. | United States | Public law: Pub. L. 119-80 | GovInfo |
| 3/26 | To authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to John W. Ripley for acts of valor during the Vietnam War, and for other purposes. | United States | Public law: Pub. L. 119-81 | GovInfo |
| 4/13 | Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2025 | United States | Public law: Pub. L. 119-82 · Title: To clarify the Holocaust Expropriated Art Recovery Act of 2016, to appropriately limit the application of defenses based on the passage of time and other non-merits defenses to claims under that Act. | GovInfo |
| 4/13 | Small Business Innovation and Economic Security Act | United States | Public law: Pub. L. 119-83 · Title: To extend the SBIR and STTR programs, and for other purposes. | GovInfo |
| 4/18 | To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 throug… | United States | Public law: Pub. L. 119-84 | GovInfo |
| 4/27 | Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land Managem… | United States | Public law: Pub. L. 119-85 | GovInfo |
| 4/30 | Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026 | United States | Public law: Pub. L. 119-86 · Title: Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes. | GovInfo |
| 4/30 | To amend the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 to extend the authorities of title VII of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, and f… | United States | Public law: Pub. L. 119-87 | GovInfo |
| 5/4 | Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025 | United States | Public law: Pub. L. 119-88 · Title: To require the Bureau of Indian Affairs to process and complete all mortgage packages associated with residential and business mortgages on Indian land by certain deadlines, and for other purposes. | GovInfo |
| 5/11 | Rural Broadband Protection Act of 2025 | United States | Public law: Pub. L. 119-89 · Title: To require the Federal Communications Commission to establish a vetting process for prospective applicants for high-cost universal service program funding. | GovInfo |
| 5/11 | To require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to extend the time period during which licensees are required to commence construction … | United States | Public law: Pub. L. 119-90 | GovInfo |
| 5/19 | Sloan Canyon Conservation and Lateral Pipeline Act | United States | Public law: Pub. L. 119-91 · Title: To amend the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area Act to adjust the boundary of the Sloan Canyon National Conservation Area, and for other purposes. | GovInfo |
| 5/19 | Investing in All of America Act of 2025 | United States | Public law: Pub. L. 119-92 · Title: To amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to exclude from the limit on leverage certain amounts invested in smaller enterprises located in rural or low-income areas and small businesses in cr | GovInfo |
| 5/19 | Cape Fox Land Entitlement Finalization Act of 2025 | United States | Public law: Pub. L. 119-93 · Title: To provide equitable treatment for the people of the Village Corporation established for the Native Village of Saxman, Alaska, and for other purposes. | GovInfo |
| 5/28 | Medal of Sacrifice Act of 2025 | United States | Public law: Pub. L. 119-94 · Title: To establish a medal of service for law enforcement officers and first responders. | GovInfo |
| 5/29 | To amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, to authorize an increase of the retirement age for members of the Capitol Polic… | United States | Public law: Pub. L. 119-95 | GovInfo |
| 6/9 | Gerald E. Connolly Esophageal Cancer Awareness Act of 2025 | United States | Public law: Pub. L. 119-96 · Title: To require the Government Accountability Office to produce a report on esophageal cancer, and for other purposes. | GovInfo |
| 6/9 | Fiscal Year 2025 Veterans Affairs Major Medical Facility Authorization Act | United States | Public law: Pub. L. 119-97 · Title: To authorize a major medical facility project for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 2026 in St. Louis, Missouri, and for other purposes. | GovInfo |
| 6/10 | Secure America Act | United States | Public law: Pub. L. 119-98 · Title: To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of [https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-concurrent-resolution/33?hl=sc33&s=1&r=1 S. Con. Res. 33]. | GovInfo |
| 6/12 | Alaska's Right to Ivory Sales and Tradition Act | United States | Public law: Pub. L. 119-99 · Title: To amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to protect the cultural practices and livelihoods of producers of Alaska Native handicrafts and marine mammal ivory products, and for other purposes. | GovInfo |
| 6/26 | Lulu's Law | United States | Public law: Pub. L. 119-100 · Title: To require the Federal Communications Commission to issue an order providing that a shark attack is an event for which a wireless emergency alert may be transmitted, and for other purposes. | GovInfo |
| 7/11 | 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act | United States | Public law: Pub. L. 119-101 · Title: To increase the supply of housing in America, and for other purposes. | GovInfo |
| 7/12 | Emergency Conservation Program Improvement Act of 2025 | United States | Public law: Pub. L. 119-102 · Title: To amend the Agricultural Credit Act of 1978 to remove barriers to agricultural producers in accessing funds to carry out emergency measures under the emergency conservation program, and for other pur | GovInfo |
| 9/2 | Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027 | United States | Public law: Pub. L. 119-103 · Title: Making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes. | GovInfo |
| 9/10 | Hershel "Woody" Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act | United States | Public law: Pub. L. 119-104 · Title: To authorize the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation to establish a commemorative work on the National Mall to honor the extraordinary acts of valor, selfless service, and sacrifice displayed by | GovInfo |
| 9/11 | Stop Secret Spending Act of 2025 | United States | Public law: Pub. L. 119-106 · Title: To amend the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 to ensure that other transaction agreements are reported to USAspending.gov, and for other purposes. | GovInfo |
| 9/11 | National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Extension Act | United States | Public law: Pub. L. 119-107 · Title: To provide for an extension of the legislative authority of the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs. | GovInfo |
| 9/11 | Doug LaMalfa Federal Disaster Tax Relief Certainty Act | United States | Public law: Pub. L. 119-108 · Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to codify and extend the rules for personal casualty losses arising from major disasters and the rules for the exclusion from gross income of compensation fo | GovInfo |
| 9/11 | To remove restrictions from a parcel of land in Paducah, Kentucky. | United States | Public law: Pub. L. 119-105 | GovInfo |
| 9/16 | Local Access to Courts Act | United States | Public law: Pub. L. 119-109 · Title: To clarify where court may be held for certain district courts in Texas and California. | GovInfo |
| 9/16 | Prison Staff Safety Enhancement Act | United States | Public law: Pub. L. 119-110 · Title: To address sexual harassment and sexual assault of Bureau of Prisons staff in prisons, and for other purposes. | GovInfo |
| 9/18 | Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026 | United States | Public law: Pub. L. 119-111 · Title: To impose sanctions and other measures with respect to the Russian Federation, as championed by the late Senator Lindsey O. Graham, and for other purposes. | GovInfo |
| 9/25 | Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act | United States | Public law: Pub. L. 119-112 · Title: To amend the Federal Power Act to require the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to annually submit to Congress a report on the status of ongoing hydropower relicensing applications. | GovInfo |
| 9/25 | Modernizing Access to Our Public Oceans Act | United States | Public law: Pub. L. 119-116 · Title: To provide for the standardization, publication, and accessibility of data relating to public outdoor recreational use of Federal waterways, and for other purposes. | GovInfo |
| 9/25 | To reauthorize the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act of 2000. | United States | Public law: Pub. L. 119-113 | GovInfo |
| 9/25 | To provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes. | United States | Public law: Pub. L. 119-114 | GovInfo |
| 9/25 | To designate the General George C. Marshall House, in the Commonwealth of Virginia, as an affiliated area of the National Park System, and … | United States | Public law: Pub. L. 119-115 | GovInfo |
| 9/25 | To redesignate the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper, Wyoming, as the "Barbara L. Cubin National Historic Trails Inter… | United States | Public law: Pub. L. 119-117 | GovInfo |
| 9/30 | Kay Hagan Tick Reauthorization Act | United States | Public law: Pub. L. 119-118 · Title: To reauthorize the Kay Hagan Tick Act, and for other purposes. | GovInfo |