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was mentioned in NEW PUBLIC LAWS..... on pages D1416-D1417 covering the 1st Session of the 117th Congress published on Jan. 3 in the Congressional Record.

The publication is reproduced in full below:

NEW PUBLIC LAWS

(For last listing of Public Laws, see Daily Digest, p. D1394)

H.R. 390, to redesignate the Federal building located at 167 North Main Street in Memphis, Tennessee as the ``Odell Horton Federal Building''. Signed on December 21, 2021. (Public Law 117-74)

H.R. 4660, to designate the Federal Building and United States Courthouse located at 1125 Chapline Street in Wheeling, West Virginia, as the ``Frederick P. Stamp, Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse''. Signed on December 21, 2021. (Public Law 117-75)

H.R. 5545, to extend certain expiring provisions of law relating to benefits provided under Department of Veterans Affairs educational assistance programs during COVID-19 pandemic. Signed on December 21, 2021. (Public Law 117-76)

S. 3377, to empower the Chief of the United States Capitol Police to unilaterally request the assistance of the DC National Guard or Federal law enforcement agencies in emergencies without prior approval of the Capitol Police Board. Signed on December 22, 2021. (Public Law 117-77)

H.R. 6256, to ensure that goods made with forced labor in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China do not enter the United States market. Signed on December 23, 2021. (Public Law 117-78)

H.R. 3537, to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to support research on, and expanded access to, investigational drugs for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Signed on December 23, 2021. (Public Law 117-79)

H.R. 1664, to authorize the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs. Signed on December 27, 2021. (Public Law 117-80)

S. 1605, to designate the National Pulse Memorial located at 1912 South Orange Avenue in Orlando, Florida. Signed on December 27, 2021.

(Public Law 117-81)

SOURCE: Congressional Record Vol. 167, No. 223

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