The acts of the 111th United States Congress include all

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s enacted and

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ratified by the

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, which lasted from January 3, 2009 to January 3, 2011. Such acts include

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and

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s, which were enacted after being passed by Congress and signed by the

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. There were no overridden vetoes.

Summary of actions

Of the statutes enacted by Congress, only the first was promulgated by President

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in the last week of his term. The remainder were signed by President

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. Only one was vetoed.

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