List of acts of the 119th United States Congress

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The 119th United States Congress, which began on January 3, 2025, and will end on January 3, 2027, has enacted one public law and zero private laws. [1] [2] Joe Biden, who was the incumbent president for the Congress's first seventeen days, did not enact any laws before his presidential term expired.

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Public laws

The 119th Congress has enacted the following laws: [1]

Public law numberDate of enactmentOfficial short title(s)Official titleLink to GPO
119-1January 29, 2025 Laken Riley Act To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to take into custody aliens who have been charged in the United States with theft, and for other purposes. Pub. L.   119–1 (menu; GPO has not yet published law) , S. 5

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    1. 1 2 "Public Laws". www.congress.gov.
    2. ↑ "Private Laws". www.congress.gov.
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