At this time in 2011, Congress had passed 23 laws on the way toward the lowest total since those numbers began being tracked in 1948. This year, 15 have been passed so far:
Hurricane Sandy relief bill
Sponsor: Rep. Scott Garrett
Introduced: Jan 3, 2013
Signed by President: Jan 6, 2013
Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013
Sponsor: Rep. Hal Rogers
Introduced: Jan 4, 2013
Signed by President: Jan 29, 2013
No Budget, No Pay Act of 2013
Sponsor: Rep. Dave Camp
Introduced: Jan 21, 2013
Signed by President: Feb 4, 2013
Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013
Sponsor: Sen. Patrick Leahy
Introduced: Jan 22, 2013
Signed by President: Mar 7, 2013
Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013
Sponsor: Rep. Mike Rogers
Introduced: Jan 18, 2013
Signed by President: Mar 13, 2013
Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013
Sponsor: Rep. Hal Rogers
Introduced: Mar 4, 2013
Signed by President: Mar 26, 2013
A bill to modify the requirements under the STOCK Act regarding online access to certain financial disclosure statements and related forms.
Sponsor: Sen. Harry Reid
Introduced: Apr 11, 2013
Signed by President: Apr 15, 2013
Reducing Flight Delays Act of 2013
Sponsor: Rep. Tom Latham
Introduced: Apr 26, 2013
Signed by President: May 1, 2013
District of Columbia Chief Financial Officer Vacancy Act
Sponsor: Del. Eleanor Norton
Introduced: Mar 19, 2013
Signed by President: May 1, 2013
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.
Sponsor: Rep. Richard Hanna
Introduced: Mar 12, 2013
Signed by President: May 17, 2013
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.
Sponsor: Rep. Terri Sewell
Introduced: Jan 23, 2013
Signed by President: May 24, 2013
Stolen Valor Act of 2013
Sponsor: Rep. Joseph Heck
Introduced: Jan 15, 2013
Signed by President: Jun 3, 2013
Freedom to Fish Act
Sponsor: Sen. Lamar Alexander
Introduced: May 16, 2013
Signed by President: Jun 3, 2013
Animal Drug and Animal Generic Drug User Fee Reauthorization Act of 2013
Sponsor: Sen. Tom Harkin
Introduced: Mar 20, 2013
Signed by President: Jun 13, 2013
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include vaccines against seasonal influenza within the definition of taxable vaccines.
Sponsor: Rep. Jim Gerlach
Introduced: Feb 4, 2013
Signed by President: Jun 25, 2013
