LIANE HANSEN, host: As the 111th Congress heads into its lame duck session to face remaining business, now may be as good a time as any to note some of the legislation that it passed: HR-1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, created a $787 billion stimulus package.</s>LIANE HANSEN, host: HR-4173, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, was created to regulate mortgages, car loans and credit cards.</s>LIANE HANSEN, host: HR-4213 extended unemployment benefits, until this coming Tuesday at any rate.</s>LIANE HANSEN, host: HR numbers 23962 and 4872 passed major health care reform, though who knows what the 112th Congress has in store.</s>LIANE HANSEN, host: HR-1722, The Telework Enhancement Act, which allowed employees to click into work via cyberspace.</s>LIANE HANSEN, host: And finally, HR-5566, which seeks to prevent cruelty to our furry friends through the Animal Crush Video Prohibition Act of 2010.</s>LIANE HANSEN, host: You're listening to NPR News.
As Congress heads into its lame-duck session to face remaining business, now may be as good a time as any to note some of the legislation that it passed this year. Host Liane Hansen rattles off a few of the legislative items that have passed muster during the tenure of the 111th Congress.