The Power of the Pen: New Bills Signed into Law

On Monday, November 28, 2016, the President signed into law:

 

H.R. 845, the "National Forest System Trails Stewardship Act," which directs the Secretary of Agriculture to develop a strategy to increase the role of volunteers and partners in National Forest System trail maintenance;

 

H.R. 4511, the "Gold Star Families Voices Act," which amends the Veterans' Oral History Project Act to allow the collection of video and audio recordings by immediate family members of service members;

 

H.R. 5392, the "No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act," which requires the Department of Veterans Affairs to make various changes to the Veterans Crisis Line; and

 

H.R. 6007, which requires the Department of Transportation, if it decides that constructing or altering a structure may result in interference with space navigation facilities and equipment, to study the extent of any adverse impact on the safe and efficient use of airspace, facilities, or equipment. 

Source: The White House, Office of the Press Secretary