The acts of the 113th United States Congress includes all
Acts of Congress and
ratified treaties by the
113th United States Congress
The 113th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, from January 3, 2013, to January 3, 2015, during the fifth and sixth years of Presidency of Barack Obama, Barack Obama's presiden ...
, which lasted from January 3, 2013 to January 3, 2015.
Acts include
public
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and
private law
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s, which are enacted after being passed by Congress and signed by the
President
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. If, however, the President
veto
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es a bill, it can still be enacted by a two-thirds vote in both houses. The
Senate
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alone considers treaties, which must be ratified by a two-thirds vote.
Summary of actions
In this Congress, all of the statutes were promulgated (signed) by President
Barack Obama
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. None were enacted by Congress over the President's veto.
Public laws
Private laws
No private laws were enacted this Congress.
Treaties
See also
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Proposed bills of the 113th United States Congress
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List of United States federal legislation
This is a chronological, but still incomplete, list of United States federal legislation. Congress has enacted approximately 200–600 statutes during each of its 119 biennial terms so more than 30,000 statutes have been enacted since 1789.
At t ...
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List of acts of the 112th United States Congress
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List of acts of the 114th United States Congress
External links
Authenticated Public and Private Lawsfrom the
Federal Digital System
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Legislation & Records Home: Treatiesfrom the
Senate
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Private Laws for the 113th Congressat Congress.gov
Public Laws for the 113th Congressat Congress.gov
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