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Every law Congress has passed

97,863 laws from 1789 to 2026, as printed in the Statutes at Large, the official record of every act of Congress. 51,799 are public laws; 46,064 are private laws, which apply to named people or places, such as pensions, land claims and relief from debts.

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461 laws of the 22nd Congress, 1831–1833

  1. An Act for the relief of Sarah Easton and Dorothy Storer.

    Ch. CCXCI · 6 Stat. 524 · July 14, 1832 · Private law · Original text

  2. An Act for the relief of Augustine Taney.

    Ch. CCXCII · 6 Stat. 525 · July 14, 1832 · Private law · Original text

  3. An Act for the relief of Henry Waller.

    Ch. CCXCIII · 6 Stat. 525 · July 14, 1832 · Private law · Original text

  4. An Act for the relief of Harvey Brown.

    Ch. CCXCIV · 6 Stat. 525 · July 14, 1832 · Private law · Original text

  5. An Act for the relief of Alexander Oswald Brodie, of New York.

    Ch. CCXCV · 6 Stat. 525 · July 14, 1832 · Private law · Original text

  6. An Act for the relief of William Hoffman, a Canadian volunteer.

    Ch. CCXCVI · 6 Stat. 525 · July 14, 1832 · Private law · Original text

  7. An Act for the relief of the widow and heirs of Pedro, alias Pierre Guedry.

    Ch. CCXCVII · 6 Stat. 526 · July 14, 1832 · Private law · Original text

  8. An Act for the relief of the legal representatives of Nimrod Farrow and of Richard Harris.

    Ch. CCXCVIII · 6 Stat. 526 · July 14, 1832 · Private law · Original text

  9. An Act for the relief of the heirs of Nathaniel Hillen.

    Ch. CCXCIX · 6 Stat. 526 · July 14, 1832 · Private law · Original text

  10. An Act for the relief of Mary Daws, Robert Bond, James Patridge, and John G. Smith.

    Ch. CCC · 6 Stat. 527 · July 14, 1832 · Private law · Original text

  11. An Act supplemental to the act “granting certain relinquished and unappropriated lands to the state of Alabama, for the purpose of improving the navigation of the Tennessee, Coosa, Cahaba, and Black Warrior rivers,” approved the twenty-third day of May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight.

    Ch. CCCI · 4 Stat. 604 · July 16, 1832 · Original text

  12. An Act for the relief of certain Invalid Pensioners.

    Ch. CCCII · 6 Stat. 527 · July 16, 1832 · Private law · Original text

  13. An Act for the relief of Grieve Drummond.

    Ch. CCCIII · 6 Stat. 527 · July 16, 1832 · Private law · Original text

  14. An Act making appropriations, in part, for the support of government for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three, and, for certain expenditures of the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two.

    Ch. I · 4 Stat. 609 · January 14, 1833 · Original text

  15. An Act making appropriations for the revolutionary and other pensioners of the United States, for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three.

    Ch. II · 4 Stat. 610 · January 14, 1833 · Original text

  16. An Act making appropriations for carrying on the fortifications of the United States, during the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three.

    Ch. III · 4 Stat. 610 · January 14, 1833 · Original text

  17. An Act for the relief of the children of Charles Comb and Marguerite Laviolet, his wife.

    Ch. IV · 6 Stat. 528 · January 14, 1833 · Private law · Original text

  18. An Act for the relief of Eugene Borell.

    Ch. V · 6 Stat. 528 · January 14, 1833 · Private law · Original text

  19. An Act to change the names of William B. Finch and Elizabeth B. Finch, to that of William Compton Bolton, and Elizabeth Bolton.

    Ch. VI · 6 Stat. 528 · January 14, 1833 · Private law · Original text

  20. An Act for the relief of Joseph Eaton, an assistant surgeon in the army of the United States.

    Ch. VII · 6 Stat. 529 · January 14, 1833 · Private law · Original text

  21. An Act for the relief of Matthew Flournoy, and R. J. Ward of the state of Mississippi.

    Ch. VIII · 6 Stat. 529 · January 28, 1833 · Private law · Original text

  22. An Act for the relief of Archibald Gamble.

    Ch. IX · 6 Stat. 529 · January 28, 1833 · Private law · Original text

  23. An Act for the relief of William B. Keene and John L. Martin, and for other purposes.

    Ch. X · 6 Stat. 529 · January 28, 1833 · Private law · Original text

  24. An Act for the relief of Peter McCormick.

    Ch. XI · 6 Stat. 530 · January 28, 1833 · Private law · Original text

  25. An Act to establish a land office in the territory of Michigan.

    Ch. XII · 4 Stat. 610 · January 30, 1833 · Original text

  26. An Act for the relief of the heirs of Jean Baptiste Saucier.

    Ch. XIII · 6 Stat. 530 · January 30, 1833 · Private law · Original text

  27. An Act for the relief of William A. Tennille, of Georgia.

    Ch. XIV · 6 Stat. 530 · January 30, 1833 · Private law · Original text

  28. An Act for the relief of George Mayfield.

    Ch. XV · 6 Stat. 530 · January 30, 1833 · Private law · Original text

  29. An Act for making Calais and Pembroke, in the state of Maine, ports of delivery.

    Ch. XVI · 4 Stat. 611 · February 5, 1833 · Original text

  30. An Act for the relief of Sylvester Havens.

    Ch. XVII · 6 Stat. 531 · February 5, 1833 · Private law · Original text

  31. An Act for the relief of Daniel Johnson.

    Ch. XVIII · 6 Stat. 531 · February 5, 1833 · Private law · Original text

  32. An Act for the relief of Andrew Moore.

    Ch. XIX · 6 Stat. 531 · February 5, 1833 · Private law · Original text

  33. An Act amendatory to an act, entitled “An act for the relief of Robert C. Jennings, and of the executors of James Roddy, deceased.”

    Ch. XX · 6 Stat. 531 · February 5, 1833 · Private law · Original text

  34. An Act authorizing the Commissioner of the General Land Office to issue patents to persons therein named.

    Ch. XXI · 6 Stat. 531 · February 5, 1833 · Private law · Original text

  35. An Act for the relief of Joel Thomas.

    Ch. XXII · 6 Stat. 532 · February 5, 1833 · Private law · Original text

  36. An Act to explain an act, entitled “An act to reduce the duties on coffee, tea, and cocoa,” passed the twentieth of May, one thousand eight hundred and thirty.

    Ch. XXIII · 4 Stat. 611 · February 9, 1833 · Original text

  37. An Act for the relief of the heirs of Nicholas Hart, deceased, and the heirs of John Grayson, deceased, and Jacob Bosworth.

    Ch. XXIV · 6 Stat. 532 · February 9, 1833 · Private law · Original text

  38. An Act for the relief of the administrator of the late Colonel John Thornton, deceased.

    Ch. XXV · 6 Stat. 533 · February 9, 1833 · Private law · Original text

  39. An Act for the relief of James Brownlee.

    Ch. XXVI · 6 Stat. 533 · February 9, 1833 · Private law · Original text

  40. An Act for the relief of Russell Hotchkiss and others, owners of the brig Stranger.

    Ch. XXVII · 6 Stat. 533 · February 9, 1833 · Private law · Original text

  41. An Act for the relief of Gabriel Godfroy and Jean Baptiste Beaugraud.

    Ch. XXVIII · 6 Stat. 534 · February 9, 1833 · Private law · Original text

  42. An Act for the relief of Josiah Barker.

    Ch. XXIX · 6 Stat. 534 · February 9, 1833 · Private law · Original text

  43. An Act to amend an act, entitled “An act to alter and amend an act to set apart and dispose of certain public lands for the encouragement of the cultivation of the vine and olive;” approved nineteenth February, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one.

    Ch. XXX · 4 Stat. 611 · February 19, 1833 · Original text

  44. An Act to amend an act, entitled “An act supplementary to the act for the relief of certain surviving officers and soldiers of the revolution.”

    Ch. XXXI · 4 Stat. 612 · February 19, 1833 · Original text

  45. An Act for the further improvement of Pennsylvania Avenue.

    Ch. XXXII · 4 Stat. 612 · February 19, 1833 · Original text

  46. An Act for the payment of horses and arms lost in the military service of the United States against the Indians on the frontiers of Illinois and the Michigan territory.

    Ch. XXXIII · 4 Stat. 613 · February 19, 1833 · Original text

  47. An Act for the purchase of certain copies of Watterston and Vanzandt’s Statistical Tables, and to authorize a subscription for a continuation of the same.

    Ch. XXXIV · 4 Stat. 613 · February 19, 1833 · Original text

  48. A Resolution authorizing the delivery of certain papers in the Department of Stale to the commissioners for settling claims under the treaty with France, of the second of February, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two.

    Resolution I · 4 Stat. 668 · February 19, 1833 · Original text

  49. An Act for the relief of John D. Sloat.

    Ch. XXXV · 6 Stat. 534 · February 19, 1833 · Private law · Original text

  50. An Act for the relief of Crosby Arey.

    Ch. XXXVI · 6 Stat. 534 · February 19, 1833 · Private law · Original text

  51. An Act for the relief of Enoch Wilhoet.

    Ch. XXXVII · 6 Stat. 535 · February 19, 1833 · Private law · Original text

  52. An Act for the relief of William P. Zantzinger.

    Ch. XXXVIII · 6 Stat. 535 · February 19, 1833 · Private law · Original text

  53. An Act making appropriations for the naval service for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three.

    Ch. XXXIX · 4 Stat. 614 · February 20, 1833 · Original text

  54. An Act making appropriations for Indian annuities, and other similar objects, for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three.

    Ch. XL · 4 Stat. 616 · February 20, 1833 · Original text

  55. An Act to authorize the laying out and constructing a road from Line Creek to the Chatahooche, and for repairing the road on which the mail is now transported.

    Ch. XLI · 4 Stat. 618 · February 20, 1833 · Original text

  56. An Act to authorize the legislature of the state of Ohio to sell the land reserved for the support of religion in the Ohio Company’s, and John Cleeves Symmes’ purchases.

    Ch. XLII · 4 Stat. 618 · February 20, 1833 · Original text

  57. An Act further to extend the time for entering certain donation claims to land in the territory of Arkansas.

    Ch. XLIII · 4 Stat. 619 · February 20, 1833 · Original text

  58. An Act for the relief of Sarah Carr, widow of Richard Carr, deceased.

    Ch. XLIV · 6 Stat. 535 · February 20, 1833 · Private law · Original text

  59. An Act for the relief of Abraham Adams.

    Ch. XLV · 6 Stat. 535 · February 20, 1833 · Private law · Original text

  60. An Act for the relief of the widow of Joseph Knight.

    Ch. XLVI · 6 Stat. 536 · February 20, 1833 · Private law · Original text

  61. An Act for the relief of Glover Broughton, of Marblehead, late owner of the fishing schooner Union; and, also, for the relief of the crew of said vessel.

    Ch. XLVII · 6 Stat. 536 · February 27, 1833 · Private law · Original text

  62. An Act for the relief of Josiah P. Creesy, and others.

    Ch. XLVIII · 6 Stat. 536 · February 27, 1833 · Private law · Original text

  63. An Act for the relief of John S. Devlin.

    Ch. XLIX · 6 Stat. 536 · February 27, 1833 · Private law · Original text

  64. An Act for the relief of Alexander Donelson.

    Ch. L · 6 Stat. 536 · February 27, 1833 · Private law · Original text

  65. An Act for the relief [of] Riddle, Becktle, and Headington.

    Ch. LI · 6 Stat. 537 · February 27, 1833 · Private law · Original text

  66. An Act for the relief of the heirs of John Wilson, deceased.

    Ch. LII · 6 Stat. 537 · February 27, 1833 · Private law · Original text

  67. An Act for the relief of Archibald Watt.

    Ch. LIII · 6 Stat. 537 · February 27, 1833 · Private law · Original text

  68. An Act making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of government for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three.

    Ch. LIV · 4 Stat. 619 · March 2, 1833 · Original text

  69. An Act to modify the act of the fourteenth of July, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, and all other acts imposing duties on imports.

    Ch. LV · 4 Stat. 629 · March 2, 1833 · Original text

  70. An Act making appropriations for the Indian Department for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three.

    Ch. LVI · 4 Stat. 631 · March 2, 1833 · Original text

  71. An Act further to provide for the collection of duties on imports.

    Ch. LVII · 4 Stat. 632 · March 2, 1833 · Original text

  72. An Act to explain and amend the eighteenth section of “An act to alter and amend the several acts imposing duties on imports,” approved the fourteenth July, one thousand eight hundred und thirty-two.

    Ch. LVIII · 4 Stat. 635 · March 2, 1833 · Original text

  73. An Act making appropriations to carry into effect certain Indian treaties, and for other purposes, for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three.

    Ch. LIX · 4 Stat. 636 · March 2, 1833 · Original text

  74. An Act making appropriations for the engineer and ordnance departments.

    Ch. LX · 4 Stat. 641 · March 2, 1833 · Original text

  75. An Act making appropriations for the support of the army for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three.

    Ch. LXI · 4 Stat. 642 · March 2, 1833 · Original text

  76. An Act to explain and amend, the act to alter and amend the several acts imposing duties on imports passed July fourteenth, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, so far as relates to hardware, and certain manufactures of copper and brass, and other articles.

    Ch. LXII · 4 Stat. 644 · March 2, 1833 · Original text

  77. An Act making appropriations for the erection of certain fortifications.

    Ch. LXIII · 4 Stat. 645 · March 2, 1833 · Original text

  78. An Act for improving the navigation of certain rivers in the territories of Florida and Michigan, and for surveys, and for other purposes.

    Ch. LXIV · 4 Stat. 645 · March 2, 1833 · Original text

  79. An Act in relation to the Potomac bridge.

    Ch. LXV · 4 Stat. 646 · March 2, 1833 · Original text

  80. An Act to improve the navigation of the Potomac river between Georgetown and Alexandria, and for other purposes.

    Ch. LXVI · 4 Stat. 646 · March 2, 1833 · Original text

  81. An Act [ in ] addition to the act for the gradual improvement of the navy of the United States.

    Ch. LXVII · 4 Stat. 646 · March 2, 1833 · Original text

  82. An Act to improve the condition of the non-commissioned officers and privates of the army and marine corps of the United States, and to prevent desertion.

    Ch. LXVIII · 4 Stat. 647 · March 2, 1833 · Original text

  83. An Act making appropriations for carrying on certain marks heretofore commenced for the improvement of harbours and rivers, and, also, for continuing and repairing the Cumberland road, and certain territorial roads.

    Ch. LXIX · 4 Stat. 648 · March 2, 1833 · Original text

  84. An Act making appropriation for the public buildings, and for other purposes.

    Ch. LXX · 4 Stat. 649 · March 2, 1833 · Original text

  85. An Act for the construction of a road from the Mississippi river to William Strong’s, on the St. Francis river, in the territory of Arkansas.

    Ch. LXXI · 4 Stat. 650 · March 2, 1833 · Original text

  86. An Act prolonging the second session of the fifth legislative council of the territory of Michigan.

    Ch. LXXII · 4 Stat. 650 · March 2, 1833 · Original text

  87. An Act in addition to, and in alteration of, an act entitled “An act vesting in the corporation of the city of Washington all the rights of the Washington Canal Company,” and for other purposes.

    Ch. LXXIII · 4 Stat. 651 · March 2, 1833 · Original text

  88. An Act establishing a port of entry and delivery at the village of Fall River in Massachusetts, and discontinuing the office at Dighton.

    Ch. LXXIV · 4 Stat. 651 · March 2, 1833 · Original text

  89. An Act to authorize the President of the United States to exchange certain lands belonging to the navy yard at Brooklyn, for other lands contiguous thereto.

    Ch. LXXV · 4 Stat. 652 · March 2, 1833 · Original text

  90. An Act for the more perfect defence of the frontiers.

    Ch. LXXVI · 4 Stat. 652 · March 2, 1833 · Original text

  91. An Act to create sundry new land offices, and to alter the boundaries of other land offices of the United States.

    Ch. LXXVII · 4 Stat. 653 · March 2, 1833 · Original text

  92. An Act making provision for the publication of the Documentary History of the American Revolution.

    Ch. LXXVIII · 4 Stat. 654 · March 2, 1833 · Original text

  93. An Act declaring the assent of Congress to an act of the General Assembly of the state of Virginia, hereinafter recited.

    Ch. LXXIX · 4 Stat. 655 · March 2, 1833 · Original text

  94. An Act to secure to mechanics and others payment for labour done and materials furnished in the erection of buildings in the District of Columbia.

    Ch. LXXX · 4 Stat. 659 · March 2, 1833 · Original text

  95. An Act authorizing an alteration in the election districts for members of the legislative council of the territory of Michigan.

    Ch. LXXXII · 4 Stat. 660 · March 2, 1833 · Original text

  96. An Act supplementary to an act, entitled “An act concerning a seminary of learning in the territory of Arkansas,” approved the second of March, eighteen hundred and twenty-seven.

    Ch. LXXXIII · 4 Stat. 661 · March 2, 1833 · Original text

  97. An Act supplemental to the act entitled “An act for the final adjustment of land claims in Missouri.”

    Ch. LXXXIV · 4 Stat. 661 · March 2, 1833 · Original text

  98. An Act authorizing the removal of the office of surveyor general of public lands south of Tennessee.

    Ch. LXXXV · 4 Stat. 662 · March 2, 1833 · Original text

  99. An Act to amend an act, entitled “An act to grant a quantity of land to the stale of Illinois, for the purpose of aiding in opening a canal to connect the waters of Illinois river with those of Lake Michigan,” and to allow further time to the state of Ohio for commencing the Miami canal from Dayton to Lake Erie.

    Ch. LXXXVII · 4 Stat. 662 · March 2, 1833 · Original text

  100. An Act to authorize the President of the United States to cause the public surreys to be connected with the line of demarcation between the states of Indiana and Illinois.

    Ch. LXXXIX · 4 Stat. 663 · March 2, 1833 · Original text

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From the U.S. Statutes at Large, volumes 1 through 138, published by the Government Publishing Office on GovInfo; laws signed since the latest printed volume come from GovInfo’s public and private law files. Treaties, proclamations and concurrent resolutions, which share those volumes, are not laws and are left out. The oldest volumes were digitized from print, so a few dates could not be read; for those we show the year from the laws printed alongside. Short names come from each law’s own “may be cited as” clause.