Congressional hearings are meetings or sessions of a Senate, House, joint, or special committee of Congress, usually open to the public, to gather information and opinions on proposed legislation, conduct an investigation, or evaluate the activities of a government department or implementation of a Federal law. Learn more about hearings and visit Congress.gov to view a Committee Consideration tutorial explaining hearings within the context of the legislative process and an Executive Business in the Senate tutorial explaining nomination hearings. These hearings are only a portion of the digitized publications made available in the past year.

September 2005 Final Report on the Collapse of the World Trade Center Towers, NIST NCSTAR 1 November 2008 Final Report on the Collapse of World Trade Center Building 7, NIST NCSTAR 1A See other NIST documents related to the World Trade Center Disaster Visit NIST's website to learn more Select Legislation Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act, September 22, 2001 (115 Stat. 230, Statute Compilation (Titles I and IV)) Aviation and Transportation Security Act, November 19, 2001 (115 Stat. 597, Statute Compilation) Homeland Security Act of 2002, November 25, 2002 (116 Stat. 2135, Statute Compilation*) – Consolidated 22 agencies and bureaus into one Department of Homeland Security) Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, December 17, 2004 (118 Stat. 3638, Statute Compilation*) – Created a Director of National Intelligence and established a National Counter Terrorism Center USA PATRIOT ACT, Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act, March 9, 2006 (115 Stat. 272, Statute Compilation*) Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, August 3, 2007 (121 Stat. 266) Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Act, December 23, 2011 (125 Stat. 1275) – To award Congressional Gold Medals in honor of the men and women who perished as a result of the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001 The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010, January 2, 2011, (124 Stat. 3623) added the World Trade Center Health Program as Title XXIII of the Public Health Service Act (Statute Compilation,* 42 U.S.C.

September 2005 Final Report on the Collapse of the World Trade Center Towers, NIST NCSTAR 1 November 2008 Final Report on the Collapse of World Trade Center Building 7, NIST NCSTAR 1A See other NIST documents related to the World Trade Center Disaster Visit NIST's website to learn more Select Legislation Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act, September 22, 2001 (115 Stat. 230, Statute Compilation (Titles I and IV)) Aviation and Transportation Security Act, November 19, 2001 (115 Stat. 597, Statute Compilation) Homeland Security Act of 2002, November 25, 2002 (116 Stat. 2135, Statute Compilation*) – Consolidated 22 agencies and bureaus into one Department of Homeland Security) Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, December 17, 2004 (118 Stat. 3638, Statute Compilation*) – Created a Director of National Intelligence and established a National Counter Terrorism Center USA PATRIOT ACT, Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act, March 9, 2006 (115 Stat. 272, Statute Compilation*) Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, August 3, 2007 (121 Stat. 266) Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Act, December 23, 2011 (125 Stat. 1275) – To award Congressional Gold Medals in honor of the men and women who perished as a result of the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001 The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010, January 2, 2011, (124 Stat. 3623) added the World Trade Center Health Program as Title XXIII of the Public Health Service Act (Statute Compilation,* 42 U.S.C.

September 2005 Final Report on the Collapse of the World Trade Center Towers, NIST NCSTAR 1 November 2008 Final Report on the Collapse of World Trade Center Building 7, NIST NCSTAR 1A See other NIST documents related to the World Trade Center Disaster Visit NIST's website to learn more Select Legislation Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act, September 22, 2001 (115 Stat. 230, Statute Compilation (Titles I and IV)) Aviation and Transportation Security Act, November 19, 2001 (115 Stat. 597, Statute Compilation) Homeland Security Act of 2002, November 25, 2002 (116 Stat. 2135, Statute Compilation*) – Consolidated 22 agencies and bureaus into one Department of Homeland Security) Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, December 17, 2004 (118 Stat. 3638, Statute Compilation*) – Created a Director of National Intelligence and established a National Counter Terrorism Center USA PATRIOT ACT, Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act, March 9, 2006 (115 Stat. 272, Statute Compilation*) Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, August 3, 2007 (121 Stat. 266) Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Act, December 23, 2011 (125 Stat. 1275) – To award Congressional Gold Medals in honor of the men and women who perished as a result of the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001 The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010, January 2, 2011, (124 Stat. 3623) added the World Trade Center Health Program as Title XXIII of the Public Health Service Act (Statute Compilation,* 42 U.S.C.

September 2005 Final Report on the Collapse of the World Trade Center Towers, NIST NCSTAR 1 November 2008 Final Report on the Collapse of World Trade Center Building 7, NIST NCSTAR 1A See other NIST documents related to the World Trade Center Disaster Visit NIST's website to learn more Select Legislation Air Transportation Safety and System Stabilization Act, September 22, 2001 (115 Stat. 230, Statute Compilation (Titles I and IV)) Aviation and Transportation Security Act, November 19, 2001 (115 Stat. 597, Statute Compilation) Homeland Security Act of 2002, November 25, 2002 (116 Stat. 2135, Statute Compilation*) – Consolidated 22 agencies and bureaus into one Department of Homeland Security) Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004, December 17, 2004 (118 Stat. 3638, Statute Compilation*) – Created a Director of National Intelligence and established a National Counter Terrorism Center USA PATRIOT ACT, Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act, March 9, 2006 (115 Stat. 272, Statute Compilation*) Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007, August 3, 2007 (121 Stat. 266) Fallen Heroes of 9/11 Act, December 23, 2011 (125 Stat. 1275) – To award Congressional Gold Medals in honor of the men and women who perished as a result of the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001 The James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010, January 2, 2011, (124 Stat. 3623) added the World Trade Center Health Program as Title XXIII of the Public Health Service Act (Statute Compilation,* 42 U.S.C.

He created the Department of Energy, established a national energy policy to deal with the energy shortage and decontrolled domestic petroleum prices to stimulate production. He deregulated the trucking and airline industries and prompted Government efficiency through civil service reform. His expansion of the national park system to include protection of 103 million acres in Alaska was one of the many ways he sought to improve the environment.

The Homestead Act of 1862 has been called one of the most important pieces of Legislation in the history of the United States. Signed into law in 1862 by Abraham Lincoln after the secession of southern states, this Act turned over vast amounts of the public domain to private citizens. 270 millions acres, or 10% of the area of the United States was claimed and settled under this act. A homesteader had only to be the head of a household or at least 21 years of age to claim a 160 acre parcel of land.

Department of the Interior, the National Park Service has been charged for 100 years with caring for our national parks. In honor of the centennial, take part in the celebration, buy publications produced by the National Park Service, such as the "2016 National Park Service Centennial: Official Index of the National Park Service", or learn more about the National Park Service in these U.S. Government publications: Title 54 of the U.S.

Read the signing statement in the Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1996, Book I). Public Law 108-173 Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 provided for a voluntary prescription drug benefit under the Medicare program. On February 17, 2009, President Obama signed H.R. 1, the "American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009" (Public Law 111-5) which appropriated $1 billion to the Social Security Administration's budget which included technology upgrade of the National Computer Center and funding for processing disability and retirement workloads.

May their memory forever inspire us to strive for a better world. Related Resources Tour the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier online. Check out the Memorial Day Procedings of the Arlington National Cemetery on their website. Learn more about American memorials with the American Battle Monuments Commission. About Featured Content Articles - This series of articles aims to highlight content available in GovInfo related to various national observances, commemorations, anniversaries and more.