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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.
1,423 laws of the 69th Congress, 1925–1927
An Act To amend the Act entitled “ An Act for the retirement of employees in the classified civil service, and for other purposes,” approved May 22, 1920, and Acts in amendment thereof.
Ch. 801 · 44 Stat. 904 · July 3, 1926 · Original text
Joint Resolution To provide for the expenses of delegates of the United States to the International Sanitary Conference to meet at Paris on May 10, 1926.
Ch. 802 · 44 Stat. 913 · July 3, 1926 · Original text
Joint Resolution Authorizing the Secretary of War to receive, for instruction at the United States Military Academy at West Point, two Siamese subjects, to be designated hereafter by the Government of Siam.
Ch. 803 · 44 Stat. 914 · July 3, 1926 · Original text
Joint Resolution Authorizing the Comptroller General of the United States to allow credit to contractors for payments received from either Army or Navy disbursing officers in settlement of contracts entered into with the United States during the period from April 6, 1917, to November 11, 1918.
Ch. 804 · 44 Stat. 914 · July 3, 1926 · Original text
Joint Resolution Providing for the completion of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the Arlington National Cemetery.
Ch. 805 · 44 Stat. 914 · July 3, 1926 · Original text
Joint Resolution Authorizing the call of a conference on education, rehabilitation, reclamation, and recreation at Honolulu, Hawaii.
Ch. 806 · 44 Stat. 915 · July 3, 1926 · Original text
Joint Resolution Authorizing the detail of officers of the Army Air Corps to duty with the Commerce Department in connection with the development of civil aviation.
Ch. 807 · 44 Stat. 915 · July 3, 1926 · Original text
An Act For the relief of the estate of J. A. Galloway.
Ch. 808 · 44 Stat. 1700 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Vanderveer.
Ch. 809 · 44 Stat. 1700 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Edward Johnston.
Ch. 810 · 44 Stat. 1701 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Edith L. Bickford.
Ch. 811 · 44 Stat. 1701 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Joe F. Jenkins.
Ch. 812 · 44 Stat. 1701 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act To allow and credit the accounts of Major John D. Gould, Quartermaster Corps, with $1,646.86, representing various shortages and suspended vouchers in his accounts as disbursing officer during the late war.
Ch. 813 · 44 Stat. 1701 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Genevieve Hendrick.
Ch. 814 · 44 Stat. 1702 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Edward R. Ledwell.
Ch. 815 · 44 Stat. 1702 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Etelka Bell.
Ch. 816 · 44 Stat. 1702 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Joseph L. Keresey.
Ch. 817 · 44 Stat. 1703 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Agnes De Jardins.
Ch. 818 · 44 Stat. 1703 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Robert E. A. Landauer.
Ch. 819 · 44 Stat. 1703 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Henry O’Brien.
Ch. 820 · 44 Stat. 1703 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Silas Overmire.
Ch. 821 · 44 Stat. 1704 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of John Regan.
Ch. 822 · 44 Stat. 1704 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of William A, Glasson.
Ch. 823 · 44 Stat. 1704 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Sam Tilden.
Ch. 824 · 44 Stat. 1704 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of James L, Cardwell.
Ch. 825 · 44 Stat. 1705 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of L. J. Houghtaiing.
Ch. 826 · 44 Stat. 1705 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of George A. McKenzie, alias William A. Williams.
Ch. 827 · 44 Stat. 1705 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act To change the military record of Thomas Dowling, alias James Murphy.
Ch. 828 · 44 Stat. 1706 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of William E. Jones.
Ch. 829 · 44 Stat. 1706 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Lewis J. Burshia.
Ch. 830 · 44 Stat. 1706 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Ruth Gore.
Ch. 831 · 44 Stat. 1706 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of the New York Canal and Great Lakes Corporation, owners of the steamer Monroe and Barge 209.
Ch. 832 · 44 Stat. 1707 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of the Houston (Texas) Chamber of Commerce and the Hermann Hospital estate and Bertha E. Roy and Max A. Roy and J. M. Frost and J. J. Settegast and Emma Hellberg and Laura Lackner and F. W. Lackner.
Ch. 833 · 44 Stat. 1707 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Charles D. Baylis, first lieutenant, United States Marine Corps.
Ch. 834 · 44 Stat. 1707 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Maude J. Booth.
Ch. 835 · 44 Stat. 1708 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of the Carroll Motor Company.
Ch. 836 · 44 Stat. 1708 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of the village of Harbor Springs, Michigan.
Ch. 837 · 44 Stat. 1708 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act Validating the application for and entry of certain public lands by Myrtle Sullinger.
Ch. 838 · 44 Stat. 1708 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of L. L. Kyle.
Ch. 839 · 44 Stat. 1709 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief Of Michael J. Leo.
Ch. 840 · 44 Stat. 1709 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act To authorize the sale of a parcel of land in the town of Westport, Connecticut.
Ch. 841 · 44 Stat. 1709 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act Authorizing the Department of State to deliver to Honorable William B, McKinley, United States Senator from the State of Illinois, and permitting him to accept the decoration and diploma presented by the Government or France.
Ch. 842 · 44 Stat. 1710 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act Conferring jurisdiction upon the Federal District Court of the Western Division of the Western District of Tennessee to hear and determine claims arising from the sinking of the vessel known as the Norman.
Ch. 843 · 44 Stat. 1710 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of G. C. Alien.
Ch. 844 · 44 Stat. 1711 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting pensions and increase of pensions to certain soldiers and sailors of the Civil War and certain widows and dependent children of soldiers and sailors of said war.
Ch. 845 · 44 Stat. 1711 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of W. F. Morgareidge.
Ch. 846 · 44 Stat. 1745 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Pirtle Handley.
Ch. 847 · 44 Stat. 1745 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Harold Holst.
Ch. 848 · 44 Stat. 1745 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Lieutenant Frederick C. Matthews.
Ch. 849 · 44 Stat. 1746 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Howard A. Mount.
Ch. 850 · 44 Stat. 1746 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Benito Viscaina and Maria Viscaina
Ch. 851 · 44 Stat. 1746 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of certain Indian policemen in the Territory of Alaska.
Ch. 852 · 44 Stat. 1746 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of the Nebraska Buick Company.
Ch. 853 · 44 Stat. 1747 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Archie Eggleston, an Indian of the former Isabella Reservation, Michigan.
Ch. 854 · 44 Stat. 1747 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of P. H. Donlon.
Ch. 855 · 44 Stat. 1747 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Geraldine Kester.
Ch. 856 · 44 Stat. 1747 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of J. B. Elliott.
Ch. 857 · 44 Stat. 1748 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Captain H. Bert Knowles.
Ch. 858 · 44 Stat. 1748 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of James E. Judge, senior.
Ch. 859 · 44 Stat. 1748 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Mabel Blanche Rockwell.
Ch. 860 · 44 Stat. 1749 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Elias Field.
Ch. 861 · 44 Stat. 1749 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Captain F. J. Baker and Captain George W. Rees, United States Army.
Ch. 863 · 44 Stat. 1749 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Harry Coventry.
Ch. 863 · 44 Stat. 1749 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of John H. Cowley.
Ch. 864 · 44 Stat. 1750 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to sell and patent to David A. Vincent certain lands in Oklahoma.
Ch. 865 · 44 Stat. 1750 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of T. Arthur Moore.
Ch. 866 · 44 Stat. 1750 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of John Solen.
Ch. 867 · 44 Stat. 1751 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Thomas H. Burgess.
Ch. 868 · 44 Stat. 1751 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Rachel Thomas, widow of William Thomas, deceased.
Ch. 869 · 44 Stat. 1751 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Edward N. Moore.
Ch. 870 · 44 Stat. 1751 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act To quiet title and possession with respect to certain lands in Baldwin County, Alabama.
Ch. 871 · 44 Stat. 1752 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act To correct the military record of James Terry Whitlow
Ch. 872 · 44 Stat. 1752 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act To release and quitclaim title of certain lands to Holyman Battle and his successors in interest.
Ch. 893 · 44 Stat. 1752 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act To correct the military record of John P. Daley.
Ch. 874 · 44 Stat. 1753 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Anna Jeanette Weinrich.
Ch. 875 · 44 Stat. 1753 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an annuity to Clyde L. West.
Ch. 876 · 44 Stat. 1753 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act To allow credits in the accounts of Anna J. Larson, special fiscal agent, Bureau of Reclamation, Department of the Interior.
Ch. 877 · 44 Stat. 1753 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting to Northern Paper Mills certain islands in the Menomonee River.
Ch. 878 · 44 Stat. 1754 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act To perfect the homestead entry of John Hebnes.
Ch. 879 · 44 Stat. 1754 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Virginia Strickland.
Ch. 880 · 44 Stat. 1754 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Neil Mullane.
Ch. 881 · 44 Stat. 1755 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act To provide payment for services rendered in preparation for the international conference on traffic in habit-forming narcotic drugs.
Ch. 882 · 44 Stat. 1755 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Lewis Williams, formerly collector of internal revenue for the State of Idaho.
Ch. 883 · 44 Stat. 1755 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Richard Weatherston.
Ch. 884 · 44 Stat. 1755 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Johanna B. Weinberg.
Ch. 885 · 44 Stat. 1755 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Arthur H. Bagshaw.
Ch. 886 · 44 Stat. 1756 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of F. G. Alderete.
Ch. 887 · 44 Stat. 1756 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Charles B. Beck.
Ch. 888 · 44 Stat. 1756 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of J. M. Hedrick.
Ch. 889 · 44 Stat. 1756 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Joseph F. MacKnight.
Ch. 890 · 44 Stat. 1757 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Hensler Brothers.
Ch. 891 · 44 Stat. 1757 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Emanuel Xuiereb.
Ch. 892 · 44 Stat. 1757 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Folkert Coleman, of Port Huron, Michigan, arid Carey D. Ferguson, collector of customs and special disbursing agent for the Treasury Department at Detroit, Michigan.
Ch. 893 · 44 Stat. 1757 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Natalie Summers.
Ch. 894 · 44 Stat. 1758 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of William Knabe.
Ch. 895 · 44 Stat. 1758 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
Joint Resolution For the relief of R. S. Howard Company.
Ch. 896 · 44 Stat. 1759 · July 3, 1926 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of certain counties in the States of Oregon and Washington within whose boundaries the revested Oregon and California Railroad Company grant lands are located.
Ch. 897 · 44 Stat. 915 · July 13, 1926 · Original text
Joint Resolution Limiting the time for which licenses for radio transmission may be granted, and for other purposes.
Ch. 1 · 44 Stat. 917 · December 8, 1926 · Original text
An Act To punish counterfeiting, altering, or uttering of Government transportation requests.
Ch. 2 · 44 Stat. 917 · December 11, 1926 · Original text
An Act To prevent purchase and sale of public office.
Ch. 3 · 44 Stat. 918 · December 11, 1926 · Original text
By Congress
- 119th 2025 · 136
- 118th 2023 · 274
- 117th 2021 · 365
- 116th 2019 · 344
- 115th 2017 · 443
- 114th 2015 · 329
- 113th 2013 · 296
- 112th 2011 · 284
- 111th 2009 · 385
- 110th 2007 · 460
- 109th 2005 · 483
- 108th 2003 · 504
- 107th 2001 · 337
- 106th 1999 · 604
- 105th 1997 · 404
- 104th 1995 · 337
- 103rd 1993 · 473
- 102nd 1991 · 610
- 101st 1989 · 666
- 100th 1987 · 761
- 99th 1985 · 688
- 98th 1983 · 677
- 97th 1981 · 529
- 96th 1979 · 736
- 95th 1977 · 805
- 94th 1975 · 729
- 93rd 1973 · 774
- 92nd 1971 · 769
- 91st 1969 · 942
- 90th 1967 · 1,002
- 89th 1965 · 1,283
- 88th 1963 · 1,026
- 87th 1961 · 1,573
- 86th 1959 · 1,292
- 85th 1957 · 1,721
- 84th 1955 · 1,909
- 83rd 1953 · 1,784
- 82nd 1951 · 1,640
- 81st 1949 · 2,000
- 80th 1947 · 1,365
- 79th 1945 · 1,626
- 78th 1943 · 1,157
- 77th 1941 · 1,489
- 76th 1939 · 1,659
- 75th 1937 · 1,760
- 74th 1935 · 1,724
- 73rd 1933 · 975
- 72nd 1931 · 861
- 71st 1929 · 1,506
- 70th 1927 · 1,722
- 69th 1925 · 1,423
- 68th 1923 · 996
- 67th 1921 · 930
- 66th 1919 · 594
- 65th 1917 · 453
- 64th 1915 · 684
- 63rd 1913 · 700
- 62nd 1911 · 717
- 61st 1909 · 881
- 60th 1907 · 621
- 59th 1905 · 7,020
- 58th 1903 · 4,043
- 57th 1901 · 2,773
- 56th 1899 · 1,959
- 55th 1897 · 1,438
- 54th 1895 · 947
- 53rd 1893 · 712
- 52nd 1891 · 721
- 51st 1889 · 2,188
- 50th 1887 · 1,824
- 49th 1885 · 1,452
- 48th 1883 · 970
- 47th 1881 · 761
- 46th 1879 · 650
- 45th 1877 · 746
- 44th 1875 · 578
- 43rd 1873 · 859
- 42nd 1871 · 1,014
- 41st 1869 · 771
- 40th 1867 · 769
- 39th 1865 · 715
- 38th 1863 · 516
- 37th 1861 · 526
- 36th 1859 · 382
- 35th 1857 · 314
- 34th 1855 · 435
- 33rd 1853 · 540
- 32nd 1851 · 308
- 31st 1849 · 171
- 30th 1847 · 456
- 29th 1845 · 356
- 28th 1843 · 279
- 27th 1841 · 525
- 26th 1839 · 147
- 25th 1837 · 533
- 24th 1835 · 459
- 23rd 1833 · 392
- 22nd 1831 · 461
- 21st 1829 · 370
- 20th 1827 · 234
- 19th 1825 · 269
- 18th 1823 · 337
- 17th 1821 · 237
- 16th 1819 · 210
- 15th 1817 · 262
- 14th 1815 · 305
- 13th 1813 · 271
- 12th 1811 · 208
- 11th 1809 · 119
- 10th 1807 · 106
- 9th 1805 · 110
- 8th 1803 · 112
- 7th 1801 · 96
- 6th 1799 · 115
- 5th 1797 · 157
- 4th 1795 · 86
- 3rd 1793 · 133
- 2nd 1791 · 80
- 1st 1789 · 119
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.