Legislation

Below is a list of legislation led by Congressman Tonko that has been enacted into law during his time in Congress, ordered chronologically by the Congress in which the bills were introduced. You can click on each bill to learn more about that piece of legislation!

111^th Congress (2009-2010)

Troy Post Office Designation

• Signed into law on June 9, 2010

112^th Congress (2011-2012)

Jason’s Law

• Signed into law as Section 1401 of MAP-21 on July 6, 2012

113^th Congress (2013-2014)

Occupational Therapy in Mental Health Act

• Modified provision signed into law as Section 9021 of the 21^st Century Cures Act on December 13, 2016

Community Fire Safety Act

• Signed into law on December 20, 2013

Alzheimer’s Accountability Act

• Signed into law as Section 230 of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 on December 16, 2014

Henry Johnson Medal of Honor

• Signed into law as Section 572(b) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. “Buck” McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 on December 19, 2014

United States Anti-Doping Agency Reauthorization Act

• Senate version signed into law on December 18, 2014

Commonsense Contractor Compensation Act of 2013

• Signed into law as Section 702 of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014 on December 26, 2013

114^th Congress (2015-2016)

HOPE for Alzheimer's Act

• Enacted via regulation from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in 2016

Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act

• Signed into law on June 22, 2016

Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act

• Senate version signed into law on December 11, 2015

Medicaid DOC Act

• Originally signed into law as Section 5006 of the 21^st Century Cures Act on December 13, 2016, then updated and strengthened as Section 5123 of Division BB of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 on December 29, 2022

Coordinating Crisis Care Act

• Signed into law as Section 9007 of the 21^st Century Cures Act on December 13, 2016

Assistance, Quality, and Affordability (AQUA) Act of 2016

• Some provisions signed into law as part of Title II of the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation (WIIN) Act on December 16, 2016

Opioid Use Disorder Treatment and Modernization Act

• Implemented by regulation from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in 2016

BOTS Act

• Senate version signed into law on December 14, 2016

Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science Act of 2016

• Signed into law as Section 402 of the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act on January 6, 2017

Educating Tomorrow's Engineers Act

• Signed into law as Section 1201 of the Every Student Succeeds Act on December 10, 2015

115^th Congress (2017-2018)

Assistance, Quality, and Affordability (AQUA) Act of 2017

• Reauthorization of Drinking Water State Revolving Fund and other provisions signed into law as part of Title II of the America’s Water Infrastructure Act (AWIA) of 2018 on October 23, 2018

Brownfields Enhancement, Economic Redevelopment, and Reauthorization Act of 2017

• Signed into law as Division N—BUILD Act in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2018 on March 23, 2018

Addiction Treatment Access Improvement Act

• Signed into law as Section 3101 of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act on October 24, 2018

Medicaid Reentry Act

• Modified provision signed into law as Section 5032 of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act on October 24, 2018

BOLD Infrastructure for Alzheimer's Act

• Senate version signed into law on December 31, 2018

TEACH to Combat Addiction Act

• Signed into law as Section 7101 of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act on October 24, 2018

Access to Increased Drug Disposal Act

• Signed into law as Section 5628 of the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act on October 24, 2018

Renaming STOCK Act after Louise Slaughter

• Signed into law on November 3, 2018

Erie Canalway Cap Increase

• Signed into law as Section 115 of Division G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 on May 5, 2017

116^th Congress (2019-2020)

ACCESS Broadband Act

• Signed into law as Section 903 of Division FF of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 on December 27, 2020

Horseracing Integrity and Safety Act of 2020

• Signed into law as Title XII of Division FF of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 on December 27, 2020

Improving HOPE for Alzheimer's Act

• Signed into law as Section 116 of Division CC of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 on December 27, 2020

Weatherization Enhancement and Local Energy Efficiency Investment and Accountability Act

• Signed into law as Section 1011 of Division Z (“Energy Act of 2020”) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 on December 27, 2020

School-Based Health Centers Reauthorization Act of 2020

• Signed into law as Section 317 of Division BB of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 on December 27, 2020

Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Reauthorization Act

• Signed into law as Section 113 of Division D of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 on December 20, 2019

Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) Program Extension Act

• Signed into law on January 18, 2019

Gas Turbine R&D Act

• Signed into law as Section 4005 of Division Z (“Energy Act of 2020”) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 on December 27, 2020

Reliable Investment in Vital Energy Reauthorization Act

• Signed into law as Section 3005 of Division Z (“Energy Act of 2020”) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 on December 27, 2020

Wind Energy Research and Development Act of 2019

• Signed into law as Section 3003 of Division Z (“Energy Act of 2020”) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 on December 27, 2020

Health Care Workforce Protection Act

• Signed into law as Section 3103 of the CARES Act on March 27, 2020

American Innovation and Manufacturing Leadership Act of 2020

• Signed into law as Section 103 of Division S (“Innovation for the Environment”) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 on December 27, 2020

Preventing Illegal Radio Abuse Through Enforcement (PIRATE) Act

• Signed into law on January 24, 2020

BATTERY Act

• Signed into law as Section 3201(e) of Division Z (“Energy Act of 2020”) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 on December 27, 2020

Artificial Intelligence Education Act

• Signed into law as Section 5401 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 on January 1, 2021

117^th Congress (2021-2022)

National Heritage Area Act

• Senate version signed into law on January 5, 2023

Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act

• Signed into law as Section 1262 of Division FF of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 on December 29, 2022

Manufacturing for Our Future Act of 2021

• Clean energy technology manufacturing grants partially included in Section 40209 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, signed into law on November 15, 2021

• Energy-intensive industrial decarbonization grants partially included in Section 50161 of the Inflation Reduction Act, signed into law on August 16, 2022

Restoring Offshore Wind Opportunities Act

• Signed into law as Section 50251 of the Inflation Reduction Act on August 16, 2022

Fort McClellan Health Registry Act

• Provision requiring a study based on this legislation signed into law as Section 801 of the Honoring our PACT Act of 2022 on August 10, 2022

SAFE Limos Act

• Signed into law as Sections 23015 and 23023 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act on November 15, 2021

Take Unsafe Limos Off the Road Act

• Signed into law as Section 23004 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act on November 15, 2021

End the Limo Loophole Act

• Signed into law as Section 23008 of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act on November 15, 2021

Assistance, Quality, and Affordability (AQUA) Act of 2021

• Reauthorization of Drinking Water State Revolving Fund and funding for Lead Service Line Replacement signed into law as part of Division E, Title I of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act on November 15, 2021

Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor Commission Reauthorization Act

• Signed into law as part of Section 119 of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022 on March 15, 2022

Manufacturing.gov Act

• Signed into law as Section 101 of Division BB of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 on December 29, 2022

Microelectronics Research for Energy Innovation (Micro) Act

• Signed into law as Section 10731 of the CHIPS and Science Act on August 9, 2022

Helping Experts Accelerate Rare Treatments (HEART) Act

• Signed into law as Section 3202 of Division FF of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 on December 29, 2022

Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services Block Grant Act

• Signed into law as Sections 1241 through 1247 of Division FF of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 on December 29, 2022

POWER our Reservoirs Act of 2022

• Provision requiring a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers study on the benefits of floating solar technology signed into law as part of Section 8232 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 on December 23, 2022