New Laws

Improves career and technical education programs for students nationwide.

Creates a national sex offender registry and toughens laws against child abuse.

Addresses energy production, efficiency, and conservation through various programs.

Gives the government new tools to investigate and prevent acts of terrorism.

Provides grants to states to reduce the backlog of DNA samples for analysis.

Defines marriage for federal law and lets states not recognize same-sex marriages.

Prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in many areas.

Makes genocide a federal crime in the United States.

Strengthens and improves the United States Foreign Service.

Authorizes electronic spying on foreign powers and agents within the U.S.