Every law Congress has passed

861 laws of the 72nd Congress, 1931–1933

1. An Act For the relief of Enza A. Zeller.

   Ch. 383 · 47 Stat. 1692 · July 1, 1932 · Private law · Original text

2. An Act For the relief of Marie E. McGrath.

   Ch. 384 · 47 Stat. 1693 · July 1, 1932 · Private law · Original text

3. An Act For the relief of Grover Cleveland Ballard.

   Ch. 385 · 47 Stat. 1693 · July 1, 1932 · Private law · Original text

4. An Act For the relief of Mary Murnane.

   Ch. 386 · 47 Stat. 1693 · July 1, 1932 · Private law · Original text

5. An Act For the relief of Amy Turner.

   Ch. 387 · 47 Stat. 1694 · July 1, 1932 · Private law · Original text

6. An Act For the relief of John H. Day

   Ch. 388 · 47 Stat. 1694 · July 1, 1932 · Private law · Original text

7. An Act To provide for the appointment of an acting secretary of the Territory of Hawaii during the absence or illness of the secretary.

   Ch. 389 · 47 Stat. 565 · July 2, 1932 · Original text

8. An Act To authorize the exchange of potassium-bearing lands in Tooele County, Utah, between the United States and private owners.

   Ch. 390 · 47 Stat. 566 · July 2, 1932 · Original text

9. An Act To amend an Executive order promulgated August 4, 1911, prohibiting promotion of fights between bulls, dogs, or cocks.

   Ch. 391 · 47 Stat. 568 · July 2, 1932 · Original text

10. An Act To amend section 5240, United States Revised Statutes, as amended (U. S. C., title 12, ch. 2, sec. 82), and for other purposes.

    Ch. 392 · 47 Stat. 568 · July 2, 1932 · Original text

11. An Act To provide for the sale of a portion of the site of the post office and customhouse building in Newark, New Jersey, to the city of Newark for use as a public street.

    Ch. 393 · 47 Stat. 568 · July 2, 1932 · Original text

12. An Act To provide for the sale of an easement for a railway right of way over the postoffice and customhouse site at Newark, New Jersey.

    Ch. 394 · 47 Stat. 569 · July 2, 1932 · Original text

13. An Act Relating to the naturalization of certain women born in Hawaii.

    Ch. 395 · 47 Stat. 571 · July 2, 1932 · Original text

14. Joint Resolution Authorizing the President of the United States to present the Distinguished Flying Cross to Amelia Earhart Putnam.

    Ch. 396 · 47 Stat. 571 · July 2, 1932 · Original text

15. Joint Resolution Requesting the President of the United States of America to proclaim October 11, 1932, General Pulaski’s Memorial Day for the observance and commemoration of the death of Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski.

    Ch. 397 · 47 Stat. 571 · July 2, 1932 · Original text

16. An Act For the relief of Joe Andrews Company.

    Ch. 398 · 47 Stat. 1694 · July 2, 1932 · Private law · Original text

17. An Act For the relief of R. L. Wilson.

    Ch. 399 · 47 Stat. 1694 · July 2, 1932 · Private law · Original text

18. An Act For the relief of Edna M. Gilson.

    Ch. 400 · 47 Stat. 1695 · July 2, 1932 · Private law · Original text

19. An Act For the relief of Frank Kanelakos.

    Ch. 401 · 47 Stat. 1695 · July 2, 1932 · Private law · Original text

20. An Act For the relief of Noble Jay Hall.

    Ch. 402 · 47 Stat. 1695 · July 2, 1932 · Private law · Original text

21. An Act For the relief of the estate of Samuel Schwartz.

    Ch. 403 · 47 Stat. 1696 · July 2, 1932 · Private law · Original text

22. An Act For the relief of William Knourek.

    Ch. 404 · 47 Stat. 1696 · July 2, 1932 · Private law · Original text

23. An Act For the relief of Charles L. Barber.

    Ch. 405 · 47 Stat. 1696 · July 2, 1932 · Private law · Original text

24. An Act For the relief of Catherine Bell.

    Ch. 406 · 47 Stat. 1697 · July 2, 1932 · Private law · Original text

25. An Act For the relief of Anna A. Hall.

    Ch. 407 · 47 Stat. 1697 · July 2, 1932 · Private law · Original text

26. An Act For the relief of Emma Shelly.

    Ch. 408 · 47 Stat. 1697 · July 2, 1932 · Private law · Original text

27. An Act For the relief of Kenneth G. Gould.

    Ch. 409 · 47 Stat. 1698 · July 2, 1932 · Private law · Original text

28. An Act For the relief of Clyde Sheldon.

    Ch. 410 · 47 Stat. 1698 · July 2, 1932 · Private law · Original text

29. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Johnnie Schley Gatewood.

    Ch. 411 · 47 Stat. 1698 · July 2, 1932 · Private law · Original text

30. An Act For the relief of Oscar R. Hahnel.

    Ch. 412 · 47 Stat. 1699 · July 2, 1932 · Private law · Original text

31. An Act For the relief of Alex Bremer.

    Ch. 413 · 47 Stat. 1699 · July 2, 1932 · Private law · Original text

32. An Act For the relief of D. M. Leypoldt Company.

    Ch. 414 · 47 Stat. 1699 · July 2, 1932 · Private law · Original text

33. An Act For the relief of Octavia Gulick Stone.

    Ch. 415 · 47 Stat. 1699 · July 2, 1932 · Private law · Original text

34. An Act To amend Act Numbered 4 of the Isthmian Canal Commission entitled “An Act to prohibit gambling in the Canal Zone, Isthmus of Panama, and to provide for the punishment of violations thereof, and for other purposes,” enacted August 22, 1904.

    Ch. 416 · 47 Stat. 571 · July 5, 1932 · Original text

35. An Act To prevent, in the Canal Zone, fire-hunting at night and hunting by means of a spring or trap, and to repeal the Executive orders of September 8, 1909, and January 27, 1914.

    Ch. 417 · 47 Stat. 572 · July 5, 1932 · Original text

36. An Act To regulate the carrying and keeping of arms in the Canal Zone.

    Ch. 418 · 47 Stat. 573 · July 5, 1932 · Original text

37. An Act To provide for the extradition of fugitives from the justice of the Republic of Panama who seek refuge in the Canal Zone.

    Ch. 419 · 47 Stat. 574 · July 5, 1932 · Original text

38. An Act To provide for the protection of birds and their nests in the Canal Zone.

    Ch. 420 · 47 Stat. 576 · July 5, 1932 · Original text

39. An Act To regulate radio equipment on ocean-going vessels using the ports of the Canal Zone.

    Ch. 421 · 47 Stat. 576 · July 5, 1932 · Original text

40. An Act To authorize certain officials of the Canal Zone to administer oaths and to summon witnesses to testify in matters within the jurisdiction of such officials

    Ch. 422 · 47 Stat. 576 · July 5, 1932 · Original text

41. An Act To punish persons deported from the Canal Zone who return thereto.

    Ch. 423 · 47 Stat. 577 · July 5, 1932 · Original text

42. An Act To regulate the operation of street-railway cars at crossings in the Canal Zone.

    Ch. 424 · 47 Stat. 577 · July 5, 1932 · Original text

43. An Act To amend section 5 of the Panama Canal Act.

    Ch. 425 · 47 Stat. 578 · July 5, 1932 · Original text

44. An Act To provide for the appointment of a public defender for the Canal Zone.

    Ch. 426 · 47 Stat. 578 · July 5, 1932 · Original text

45. An Act In relation to the keeping and impounding of domestic animals in the Canal Zone.

    Ch. 427 · 47 Stat. 578 · July 5, 1932 · Original text

46. An Act To provide for the transportation of liquors under seal through the Canal Zone.

    Ch. 428 · 47 Stat. 579 · July 5, 1932 · Original text

47. An Act To amend the second paragraph of section 5 of the Act entitled “An Act to amend Title II of an Act approved February 28, 1925 (43 Stat. 1066; U. S. C., title 39), regulating postal rates, and for other purposes.”

    Ch. 429 · 47 Stat. 579 · July 5, 1932 · Original text

48. An Act Making appropriations for the Treasury and Post Office Departments for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1933, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 430 · 47 Stat. 580 · July 5, 1932 · Original text

49. Joint Resolution Authorizing the distribution of Government-owned wheat and cotton to the American National Red Cross and other organizations for relief of distress.

    Ch. 431 · 47 Stat. 605 · July 5, 1932 · Original text

50. An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Missouri River at or near Florence, Nebraska.

    Ch. 432 · 47 Stat. 606 · July 6, 1932 · Original text

51. An Act To grant a right of way or easement over lands of the United States within the Upper Mississippi River Wild Life and Fish Refuge to the Savanna-Sabula Bridge Company, a corporation, for the construction, maintenance, and operation of a highway between Savanna, Illinois, and Sabula, Iowa.

    Ch. 433 · 47 Stat. 606 · July 6, 1932 · Original text

52. An Act To amend the sixth exception in section 3 of the Immigration Act of 1924 with reference to nonimmigrant status of certain aliens.

    Ch. 434 · 47 Stat. 607 · July 6, 1932 · Original text

53. An Act Authorizing adjustment of the claim of Joseph E. Bourrie Company.

    Ch. 435 · 47 Stat. 1700 · July 6, 1932 · Private law · Original text

54. An Act For the relief of John Stratis.

    Ch. 436 · 47 Stat. 1700 · July 6, 1932 · Private law · Original text

55. An Act For the relief of John Heffron.

    Ch. 437 · 47 Stat. 1700 · July 6, 1932 · Private law · Original text

56. An Act For the relief of the estate of Franklin D. Clark.

    Ch. 438 · 47 Stat. 1701 · July 6, 1932 · Private law · Original text

57. An Act For the relief of Lewis A. McDormott.

    Ch. 439 · 47 Stat. 1701 · July 6, 1932 · Private law · Original text

58. An Act For the relief of Lela B. Smith.

    Ch. 440 · 47 Stat. 1701 · July 6, 1932 · Private law · Original text

59. An Act To require a contractor to whom is awarded any contract for public buildings or other public works or for repairs or improvements thereon for the District of Columbia to give bond for the faithful performance of the contract, for the protection of persons furnishing labor and materials, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 441 · 47 Stat. 608 · July 7, 1932 · Original text

60. An Act To amend section 18 of the Act entitled “An Act to establish standard weights and measures for the District of Columbia; to define the duties of the Superintendent of Weights, Measures, and Markets of the District of Columbia; and for other purposes,” approved March 3, 1921.

    Ch. 442 · 47 Stat. 609 · July 7, 1932 · Original text

61. An Act Making appropriations for the Department of Agriculture for the fiscal year ending, June 30, 1933, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 443 · 47 Stat. 609 · July 7, 1932 · Original text

62. An Act To authorize the acceptance of relinquishments by the State of Arizona and the city of Tempe, Arizona, to certain tracts of lands granted by the Act of April 7, 1930, and to direct the Secretary of the Interior to issue patent to said tracts to the Salt River Valley Water Users Association.

    Ch. 444 · 47 Stat. 646 · July 7, 1932 · Original text

63. An Act To provide for fees for entry of a publication as second-class matter, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 445 · 47 Stat. 647 · July 7, 1932 · Original text

64. Joint Resolution Making an appropriation for the payment of pages for the Senate and House of Representatives from July 1 to July 15, 1932, both dates inclusive.

    Ch. 446 · 47 Stat. 647 · July 7, 1932 · Original text

65. An Act For the relief of Elizabeth B. Dayton.

    Ch. 447 · 47 Stat. 1702 · July 7, 1932 · Private law · Original text

66. An Act For the relief of the owners of the steamship Exmoor.

    Ch. 448 · 47 Stat. 1702 · July 7, 1932 · Private law · Original text

67. An Act For the relief of William R. Nolan.

    Ch. 449 · 47 Stat. 1702 · July 7, 1932 · Private law · Original text

68. An Act For the relief of Captain Chester G. Mayo.

    Ch. 450 · 47 Stat. 1702 · July 7, 1932 · Private law · Original text

69. An Act For the relief of Chase E. Mulinex.

    Ch. 451 · 47 Stat. 1703 · July 7, 1932 · Private law · Original text

70. An Act For the relief of Nelson E. Frissell.

    Ch. 452 · 47 Stat. 1703 · July 7, 1932 · Private law · Original text

71. An Act For the relief of Ellen N. Nolan.

    Ch. 453 · 47 Stat. 1704 · July 7, 1932 · Private law · Original text

72. An Act For the relief of Same Giacalone and Same Ingrande.

    Ch. 454 · 47 Stat. 1704 · July 7, 1932 · Private law · Original text

73. An Act For the relief of Genevieve M. Heberle.

    Ch. 455 · 47 Stat. 1704 · July 7, 1932 · Private law · Original text

74. An Act For the relief of D. Emmett Hamilton.

    Ch. 456 · 47 Stat. 1705 · July 7, 1932 · Private law · Original text

75. An Act For the relief of J. H. Wallace.

    Ch. 457 · 47 Stat. 1705 · July 7, 1932 · Private law · Original text

76. An Act For the relief of W. A. Peters.

    Ch. 458 · 47 Stat. 1705 · July 7, 1932 · Private law · Original text

77. An Act For the relief of Samuel Weinstein.

    Ch. 459 · 47 Stat. 1706 · July 7, 1932 · Private law · Original text

78. An Act For the relief of Sam Echols.

    Ch. 460 · 47 Stat. 1706 · July 7, 1932 · Private law · Original text

79. An Act To reimburse Andrew H. Mills and William M. Mills, copartners carrying on business under the firm name and style of Mills Brothers, owners of the steamship Squantum, for damage to said vessel.

    Ch. 461 · 47 Stat. 1706 · July 7, 1932 · Private law · Original text

80. An Act To amend chapter 15 of the Code of Law for the District of Columbia relating to the condemnation of land for public use.

    Ch. 462 · 47 Stat. 647 · July 8, 1932 · Original text

81. An Act Authorizing the conveyance of certain lands to the city of Fallon, Nevada.

    Ch. 463 · 47 Stat. 649 · July 8, 1932 · Original text

82. An Act To punish the sending through the mails of certain threatening communications.

    Ch. 464 · 47 Stat. 649 · July 8, 1932 · Original text

83. An Act To control the possession, sale, transfer, and use of pistols and other dangerous weapons in the District of Columbia, to provide penalties, to prescribe rules of evidence, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 465 · 47 Stat. 650 · July 8, 1932 · Original text

84. Joint Resolution Making an appropriation to provide transportation to their homes for veterans of the World War temporarily quartered in the District of Columbia.

    Ch. 466 · 47 Stat. 654 · July 8, 1932 · Original text

85. Joint Resolution To permit a compact or agreement between the States of Idaho and Wyoming respecting the disposition and apportionment of the waters of the Snake River and its tributaries, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 467 · 47 Stat. 655 · July 8, 1932 · Original text

86. An Act To adjudicate the claims of Knud O. Flakne and Alfred Sollom, homestead settlers on the drained Mud Lake bottom, in the State of Minnesota.

    Ch. 468 · 47 Stat. 1707 · July 8, 1932 · Private law · Original text

87. An Act For the relief of the estate of Jacob D. Hanson.

    Ch. 469 · 47 Stat. 1707 · July 8, 1932 · Private law · Original text

88. An Act To authorize the presentation of a distinguished flying cross to Russell N. Boardman and John L. Polando, and Wiley Post and Harold Gatty, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 470 · 47 Stat. 655 · July 11, 1932 · Original text

89. An Act To exempt from the quota husbands of American citizens.

    Ch. 471 · 47 Stat. 656 · July 11, 1932 · Original text

90. An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to enter into a contract to purchase the parcel of land and the building known as the Grand Central Station Post Office and Office Building, numbered 452 Lexington Avenue, in the city, county, and State of New York, for post-office and other governmental purposes, and to pay the purchase price therefor on or prior to June 30, 1937.

    Ch. 472 · 47 Stat. 656 · July 12, 1932 · Original text

91. Joint Resolution Construing section 503 (b) of the Tariff Act of 1930.

    Ch. 473 · 47 Stat. 657 · July 12, 1932 · Original text

92. An Act To provide for the conveyance of the Portage Entry Lighthouse Reservation and buildings to the State of Michigan for public-park purposes.

    Ch. 474 · 47 Stat. 658 · July 13, 1932 · Original text

93. An Act For the relief of Charles Lamkin.

    Ch. 475 · 47 Stat. 1708 · July 13, 1932 · Private law · Original text

94. An Act To amend an Act of Congress approved June 18, 1898, entitled “An Act to regulate plumbing and gas fitting in the District of Columbia.”

    Ch. 476 · 47 Stat. 659 · July 14, 1932 · Original text

95. An Act To permit the United States to be made a party defendant in certain cases.

    Ch. 477 · 47 Stat. 659 · July 14, 1932 · Original text

96. An Act To amend sections 5 and 6 of the Act of June 30, 1906, entitled “An Act to prohibit the killing of wild birds and wild animals in the District of Columbia,” and thereby to establish a game and bird sanctuary of the Potomac River and its tributaries in the said District.

    Ch. 478 · 47 Stat. 660 · July 14, 1932 · Original text

97. An Act To amend Act Numbered 3 of the Isthmian Canal Commission relating to the suppression of lotteries in the Canal Zone, enacted August 22, 1904.

    Ch. 479 · 47 Stat. 661 · July 14, 1932 · Original text

98. An Act To amend the Act entitled “An Act to provide for the collection and publication of statistics of tobacco by the Department of Agriculture,” approved January 14, 1929.

    Ch. 480 · 47 Stat. 662 · July 14, 1932 · Original text

99. An Act Authorizing the Secretary of War to grant to the city of Springfield, Massachusetts, permission to construct and maintain a highway bridge across United States military reservation at the Springfield Armory, Massachusetts.

    Ch. 481 · 47 Stat. 663 · July 14, 1932 · Original text

100. An Act Making appropriations for the military and nonmilitary activities of the War Department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1933, and for other purposes.

     Ch. 482 · 47 Stat. 664 · July 14, 1932 · Original text