Legislative Record

In 1996, President Clinton and the 104th Congress enacted 245 public laws, yielding a total of 112469 additions and 53724 deletions to the United States Code, with the most extensive changes focused on Titles 42 (The Public Health and Welfare), 7 (Agriculture), and 2 (The Congress).

The chart below indicates, per title, the number of additions and deletions made in 1996. Tapping the bars for a particular title will load a separate page showing line-by-line changes, along with detailed information about the specific laws which contained those changes.

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–1101
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+3671
–2409
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+6005
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+259
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+2122
–746
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+1751
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+651
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+714
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+1762
–832
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+1292
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+670
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+18532
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+444
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+135
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+515
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The chart below indicates, per title, the number of additions and deletions made in 1996 (scroll horizontally to see all titles). Clicking the bars for a particular title will load a separate page showing line-by-line changes, along with detailed information about the specific laws which contained those changes.

↑Additions↑
+5
+14733
+875
+1
+3189
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+12390
+4768
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+7024
+10
+1994
+0
+376
+3671
+6005
+259
+2122
+931
↑Additions↑
+1751
+1481
+3860
+23
+67
+1522
+8154
+773
+1044
↑Additions↑
+651
+1117
+73
+2071
+0
+30
+714
+1762
+1292
+37
↑Additions↑
+916
+670
+18532
+444
+73
+135
+515
+3074
+38
+1895
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+1402
+0
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–10080
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–261
–283
–306
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–319
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104th Congress

Executive
Clinton
Bill Clinton (D)
POTUS
House Senate
204 D • 1 I • 230 R 48 D • 52 R
Gingrich Lott
Newt Gingrich (R–GA) Trent Lott (R–MS)
Speaker Majority Leader
Gephardt Daschle
Dick Gephardt (D–MO) Tom Daschle (D–SD)
Minority Leader Minority Leader
Executive
Clinton
Bill Clinton (D)
POTUS
House Senate
204 D • 1 I • 230 R 48 D • 52 R
Gephardt Gingrich Daschle Lott
Dick Gephardt (D–MO) Newt Gingrich (R–GA) Tom Daschle (D–SD) Trent Lott (R–MS)
Minority Leader Speaker Minority Leader Majority Leader
The 104th Congress passed the following major legislation in 1996.
Number Date Enacted Name Amended Titles Description
PL 104-104 February 8, 1996 Telecommunications Act of 1996 15 – Commerce and Trade
18 – Crimes and Criminal Procedure
47 – Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs 		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.
PL 104-114 March 12, 1996 Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 7 – Agriculture
22 – Foreign Relations and Intercourse 		To seek international sanctions against the Castro government in Cuba, to plan for support of a transition government leading to a democratically elected government in Cuba, and for other purposes.
PL 104-127 April 4, 1996 Federal Agriculture Improvement and Reform Act of 1996 7 – Agriculture
15 – Commerce and Trade
16 – Conservation
20 – Education
21 – Food and Drugs
22 – Foreign Relations and Intercourse 		To modify the operation of certain agricultural programs.
PL 104-130 April 9, 1996 Line Item Veto Act 2 – The Congress To give the President line item veto authority with respect to appropriations, new direct spending, and limited tax benefits.
PL 104-132 April 24, 1996 Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 8 – Aliens and Nationality
15 – Commerce and Trade
18 – Crimes and Criminal Procedure
22 – Foreign Relations and Intercourse
28 – Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
40 – Public Buildings, Property, and Works
42 – The Public Health and Welfare
50 – War and National Defense 		To deter terrorism, provide justice for victims, provide for an effective death penalty, and for other purposes.
PL 104-142 May 13, 1996 Mercury-Containing and Rechargeable Battery Management Act 42 – The Public Health and Welfare To phase out the use of mercury in batteries and provide for the efficient and cost-effective collection and recycling or proper disposal of used nickel cadmium batteries, small sealed lead-acid batteries, and certain other batteries, and for other purposes.
PL 104-145 May 17, 1996 Megan's Law 42 – The Public Health and Welfare To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to require the release of relevant information to protect the public from sexually violent offenders.
PL 104-168 July 30, 1996 Taxpayer Bill of Rights 2 26 – Internal Revenue Code To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for increased taxpayer protections.
PL 104-169 August 3, 1996 National Gambling Impact Study Commission Act 18 – Crimes and Criminal Procedure To create the National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission.
PL 104-170 August 3, 1996 Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 7 – Agriculture
21 – Food and Drugs 		To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and for other purposes.
PL 104-172 August 5, 1996 Iran and Libya Sanctions Act of 1996 50 – War and National Defense To impose sanctions on persons making certain investments directly and significantly contributing to the enhancement of the ability of Iran or Libya to develop its petroleum resources, and on persons exporting certain items that enhance Libya's weapons or aviation capabilities or enhance Libya's ability to develop its petroleum resources, and for other purposes.
PL 104-188 August 20, 1996 Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996 19 – Customs Duties
26 – Internal Revenue Code
29 – Labor
42 – The Public Health and Welfare 		To provide tax relief for small businesses, to protect jobs, to create opportunities, to increase the take home pay of workers, to amend the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 relating to the payment of wages to employees who use employer owned vehicles, and to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the minimum wage rate and to prevent job loss by providing flexibility to employers in complying with minimum wage and overtime requirements under that Act.
PL 104-192 August 21, 1996 War Crimes Act of 1996 18 – Crimes and Criminal Procedure To amend title 18, United States Code, to carry out the international obligations of the United States under the Geneva Conventions to provide criminal penalties for certain war crimes.
PL 104-191 August 21, 1996 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 26 – Internal Revenue Code
29 – Labor
42 – The Public Health and Welfare 		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.
PL 104-193 August 22, 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 2 – The Congress
7 – Agriculture
8 – Aliens and Nationality
10 – Armed Forces
11 – Bankruptcy
13 – Census
21 – Food and Drugs
26 – Internal Revenue Code
29 – Labor
42 – The Public Health and Welfare
44 – Public Printing and Documents 		To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 201(a)(1) of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1997.
PL 104-199 September 21, 1996 Defense of Marriage Act 1 – General Provisions To define and protect the institution of marriage.
PL 104-208 September 30, 1996 Omnibus Consolidated Appropriations Act, 1997; Domestic Violence Offender Gun Ban; Child Pornography Prevention Act of 1996; Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 2 – The Congress
3 – The President
5 – Government Organization and Employees
8 – Aliens and Nationality
10 – Armed Forces
12 – Banks and Banking
13 – Census
15 – Commerce and Trade
16 – Conservation
18 – Crimes and Criminal Procedure
20 – Education
22 – Foreign Relations and Intercourse
25 – Indians
26 – Internal Revenue Code
28 – Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
29 – Labor
30 – Mineral Lands and Mining
31 – Money and Finance
33 – Navigation and Navigable Waters
39 – Postal Service
40 – Public Buildings, Property, and Works
41 – Public Contracts
42 – The Public Health and Welfare
43 – Public Lands
46 – Shipping
47 – Telegraphs, Telephones, and Radiotelegraphs
48 – Territories and Insular Possessions
50 – War and National Defense 		Making omnibus consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.
PL 104-237 October 3, 1996 Comprehensive Methamphetamine Control Act of 1996 21 – Food and Drugs
28 – Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
42 – The Public Health and Welfare 		To prevent the illegal manufacturing and use of methamphetamine.
PL 104-264 October 9, 1996 Federal Aviation Reauthorization Act of 1996 26 – Internal Revenue Code
49 – Transportation 		To amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize programs of the Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes.
PL 104-294 October 11, 1996 Economic Espionage Act of 1996 18 – Crimes and Criminal Procedure
28 – Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
42 – The Public Health and Welfare 		To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect proprietary economic information, and for other purposes.
PL 104-290 October 11, 1996 National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996 15 – Commerce and Trade
29 – Labor 		To amend the Federal securities laws in order to promote efficiency and capital formation in the financial markets, and to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to promote more efficient management of mutual funds, protect investors, and provide more effective and less burdensome regulation.
PL 104-303 October 12, 1996 Water Resources Development Act of 1996 16 – Conservation
22 – Foreign Relations and Intercourse
26 – Internal Revenue Code
33 – Navigation and Navigable Waters
42 – The Public Health and Welfare 		To provide for the conservation and development of water and related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and for other purposes.
PL 104-329 October 20, 1996 United States Commemorative Coin Act of 1996 16 – Conservation
31 – Money and Finance 		To establish United States commemorative coin programs, and for other purposes.
PL 104-332 October 26, 1996 National Invasive Species Act of 1996 16 – Conservation
33 – Navigation and Navigable Waters 		To provide for ballast water management to prevent the introduction and spread of nonindigenous species into the waters of the United States, and for other purposes.
PL 104-330 October 26, 1996 Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 12 – Banks and Banking
25 – Indians
42 – The Public Health and Welfare 		To provide Federal assistance for Indian tribes in a manner that recognizes the right of tribal self-governance, and for other purposes.