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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.
861 laws of the 72nd Congress, 1931–1933
An Act To amend the Act of February 14, 1920, authorizing and directing the collection of fees for work done for the benefit of Indians.
Ch. 158 · 47 Stat. 1417 · March 1, 1933 · Original text
An Act To authorize acceptance of proposed donation of property in Maxwell, Nebraska, for Federal building purposes.
Ch. 159 · 47 Stat. 1417 · March 1, 1933 · Original text
An Act To permanently set aside certain lands in Utah as an addition to the Navajo Indian Reservation, and for other purposes.
Ch. 160 · 47 Stat. 1418 · March 1, 1933 · Original text
An Act To amend the description of land described in section 1 of the Act approved February 14, 1931, entitled “An Act to authorize the President of the United States to establish the Canyon De Chelly National Monument within the Navajo Indian Reservation, Arizona.”
Ch. 161 · 47 Stat. 1419 · March 1, 1933 · Original text
An Act To provide for placing the jurisdiction, custody, and control of the Washington City post office in the Secretary of the Treasury.
Ch. 162 · 47 Stat. 1419 · March 1, 1933 · Original text
Joint Resolution To authorize the acceptance on behalf of the United States of the bequest of the late William F. Edgar, of Los Angeles County, State of California, for the benefit of the museum and library connected with the office of the Surgeon General of the United States Army.
Ch. 163 · 47 Stat. 1420 · March 1, 1933 · Original text
An Act For the relief of the Allegheny Forging Company.
Ch. 164 · 47 Stat. 1733 · March 1, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act To authorize credit in the disbursing account of Donna M. Davis.
Ch. 165 · 47 Stat. 1733 · March 1, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Harold W. Merrin.
Ch. 166 · 47 Stat. 1733 · March 1, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Lizzie Pittman.
Ch. 167 · 47 Stat. 1734 · March 1, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of William Mathew Squires.
Ch. 168 · 47 Stat. 1734 · March 1, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of the Dongji Investment Company (Limited).
Ch. 169 · 47 Stat. 1734 · March 1, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Doctor M. M. Brayshaw.
Ch. 170 · 47 Stat. 1734 · March 1, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Mary Elizabeth Fox.
Ch. 171 · 47 Stat. 1735 · March 1, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Jerry V. Crane.
Ch. 172 · 47 Stat. 1735 · March 1, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Alexander F. Sawhill.
Ch. 173 · 47 Stat. 1736 · March 1, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting six months’ pay to Ruth McCarn.
Ch. 174 · 47 Stat. 1736 · March 1, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of the First National Bank of Junction City, Arkansas.
Ch. 175 · 47 Stat. 1736 · March 1, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Laura J. Clarke.
Ch. 176 · 47 Stat. 1737 · March 1, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act An Act for the relief of the Merchants and Farmers Bank, Junction City, Arkansas.
Ch. 177 · 47 Stat. 1737 · March 1, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act Authorizing the President to make a posthumous award of a distinguished-flying cross to Glenn H. Curtiss, deceased, and to present the same to Lua Curtiss, mother of the said Glenn H. Curtiss, deceased.
Ch. 178 · 47 Stat. 1738 · March 1, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act To authorize an appropriation for the purchase of land in South Dakota for use as camp sites or rifle ranges for the National Guard of said State.
Ch. 179 · 47 Stat. 1420 · March 2, 1933 · Original text
An Act To provide for the protection of national military parks, national parks, battlefield sites, national monuments, and miscellaneous memorials under the control of the War Department.
Ch. 180 · 47 Stat. 1420 · March 2, 1933 · Original text
An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Rio Grande at or near Rio Grande City, Texas.
Ch. 181 · 47 Stat. 1421 · March 2, 1933 · Original text
An Act To provide for the creation of the Morristown National Historical Park in the State of New Jersey, and for other purposes.
Ch. 182 · 47 Stat. 1421 · March 2, 1933 · Original text
An Act Providing for an alternate budget for the Indian Service, fiscal year 1935.
Ch. 183 · 47 Stat. 1422 · March 2, 1933 · Original text
An Act To effect needed changes in the Navy ration.
Ch. 184 · 47 Stat. 1423 · March 2, 1933 · Original text
An Act To amend section 6 of the national charter of the Great Council of the United States of the Improved Order of Red Men.
Ch. 185 · 47 Stat. 1423 · March 2, 1933 · Original text
An Act Relating to the construction of a Federal building at Mangum, Oklahoma.
Ch. 186 · 47 Stat. 1424 · March 2, 1933 · Original text
Joint Resolution To amend the Act entitled “An Act to remove existing discriminations incident to certain land grants and to subject them to the same conditions that govern other land grants of their class,” approved February 14, 1933.
Ch. 187 · 47 Stat. 1424 · March 2, 1933 · Original text
Joint Resolution For the relief of the State of Idaho.
Ch. 188 · 47 Stat. 1424 · March 2, 1933 · Original text
An Act For the relief of Sydney Thayer, junior.
Ch. 189 · 47 Stat. 1738 · March 2, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Henry Dixon Linebarger.
Ch. 190 · 47 Stat. 1738 · March 2, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Elmo K. Gordon.
Ch. 191 · 47 Stat. 1739 · March 2, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act An Act for the relief of Florence Mahoney.
Ch. 192 · 47 Stat. 1739 · March 2, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Major L. D. Worsham.
Ch. 193 · 47 Stat. 1739 · March 2, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Herman H. Bradford.
Ch. 194 · 47 Stat. 1740 · March 2, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Annie M. Eopolucci.
Ch. 195 · 47 Stat. 1740 · March 2, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Jack C. Richardson.
Ch. 196 · 47 Stat. 1740 · March 2, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Emily Addison.
Ch. 197 · 47 Stat. 1741 · March 2, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act To allow credit in connection with homestead entries to widows of persons who served in certain Indian wars.
Ch. 198 · 47 Stat. 1424 · March 3, 1933 · Original text
An Act Amending the Shipping Act, 1916, as amended, for the purpose of further regulating common carriers by water in interstate commerce of the United States engaged in transportation by way of the Panama Canal.
Ch. 199 · 47 Stat. 1425 · March 3, 1933 · Original text
An Act To extend the operation of the Act entitled “An Act for the temporary relief of water users on irrigation projects constructed and operated under the reclamation law,” approved April 1, 1932.
Ch. 200 · 47 Stat. 1427 · March 3, 1933 · Original text
An Act To extend temporary relief to water users on irrigation projects on Indian reservations, and for other purposes.
Ch. 201 · 47 Stat. 1427 · March 3, 1933 · Original text
An Act To repeal obsolete sections of the Revised Statutes omitted from the United States Code.
Ch. 202 · 47 Stat. 1428 · March 3, 1933 · Original text
An Act Making appropriations for the Department of Agriculture for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934, and for other purposes.
Ch. 203 · 47 Stat. 1432 · March 3, 1933 · Original text
An Act To amend an Act entitled “An Act to establish a uniform system of bankruptcy throughout the United States,” approved July 1, 1898, and Acts amendatory thereof and supplementary thereto.
Ch. 204 · 47 Stat. 1467 · March 3, 1933 · Original text
An Act To authorize and direct the Secretary of the Navy to convey by gift to the city of Savannah, Georgia, the naval radio station, the buildings and apparatus, located upon land owned by said city.
Ch. 205 · 47 Stat. 1482 · March 3, 1933 · Original text
An Act To regulate the business of executing bonds for compensation in criminal cases and to improve the administration of justice in the District of Columbia.
Ch. 206 · 47 Stat. 1482 · March 3, 1933 · Original text
An Act To amend section 2 of the Act entitled “An Act making appropriations for the service of the Post Office Department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1913, and for other purposes.”
Ch. 207 · 47 Stat. 1486 · March 3, 1933 · Original text
An Act To provide for the transfer of powder and other explosive materials from deteriorated and unserviceable ammunition under the control of the War Department to the Department of Agriculture for use in land clearing, drainage, road building, and other agricultural purposes.
Ch. 208 · 47 Stat. 1486 · March 3, 1933 · Original text
An Act To provide for the selection of certain lands in the State of California for the use of the California State Park system.
Ch. 209 · 47 Stat. 1487 · March 3, 1933 · Original text
An Act To authorize the assignment of awards entered by the Mixed Claims Commission, United States and Germany, the Tripartite Claims Commission, and the War Claims Arbiter.
Ch. 210 · 47 Stat. 1488 · March 3, 1933 · Original text
An Act For the relief of the Uintah, White River, and Uncompahgre Bands of Ute Indians of Utah, and for other purposes.
Ch. 211 · 47 Stat. 1488 · March 3, 1933 · Original text
An Act Making appropriations for the Treasury and Post Office Departments for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934, and for other purposes.
Ch. 212 · 47 Stat. 1489 · March 3, 1933 · Original text
An Act Making appropriations for the Navy Department and the naval service for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934, and for other purposes.
Ch. 213 · 47 Stat. 1521 · March 3, 1933 · Original text
Joint Resolution Authorizing the American National Red Cross and certain other organizations to exchange Government-owned cotton for articles containing wool.
Ch. 214 · 47 Stat. 1544 · March 3, 1933 · Original text
Joint Resolution To provide for further investigation of certain public-utility corporations engaged in interstate commerce.
Ch. 215 · 47 Stat. 1544 · March 3, 1933 · Original text
Joint Resolution Amending provisions in river and harbor laws relating to local cooperation in the prosecution of waterway improvements.
Ch. 216 · 47 Stat. 1545 · March 3, 1933 · Original text
Joint Resolution Authorizing the Secretary of War to receive for instruction at the United States Military Academy, at West Point, Manob Suriya, a citizen of Siam.
Ch. 217 · 47 Stat. 1545 · March 3, 1933 · Original text
Joint Resolution Authorizing the Secretary of War to receive for instruction at the United States Military Academy at West Point Julio Rodriguez Arrea, a citizen of Costa Rica.
Ch. 218 · 47 Stat. 1545 · March 3, 1933 · Original text
Joint Resolution Authorizing the Secretary of War to receive for instruction at the United States Military Academy at West Point, Tisheng Yen, a citizen of China.
Ch. 219 · 47 Stat. 1546 · March 3, 1933 · Original text
Joint Resolution Authorizing the Comptroller of the Currency to prescribe regulations respecting the conduct of banking business in the District of Columbia.
Ch. 220 · 47 Stat. 1546 · March 3, 1933 · Original text
Joint Resolution To continue the Joint Committee on Veterans’ Benefits.
Ch. 221 · 47 Stat. 1547 · March 3, 1933 · Original text
An Act For the relief of John O’Neil.
Ch. 222 · 47 Stat. 1741 · March 3, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act To correct the rating of John Huntz Roloff, Fleet Naval Reserve.
Ch. 223 · 47 Stat. 1741 · March 3, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of John E. Davidson.
Ch. 224 · 47 Stat. 1742 · March 3, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Olen H. Parker.
Ch. 225 · 47 Stat. 1742 · March 3, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act Authorizing adjustment of the claim of the estate of Thomas Bird, deceased.
Ch. 226 · 47 Stat. 1742 · March 3, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act Authorizing adjustment of the claim of Madrigal and Company, Manila, Philippine Islands.
Ch. 227 · 47 Stat. 1743 · March 3, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act Authorizing adjustment of the claim of the Baltimore branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.
Ch. 228 · 47 Stat. 1743 · March 3, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Mary E. Stebbins.
Ch. 229 · 47 Stat. 1743 · March 3, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of the Anderson-Tully Company.
Ch. 230 · 47 Stat. 1744 · March 3, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of William Ray Taplin.
Ch. 231 · 47 Stat. 1744 · March 3, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of William Powell.
Ch. 232 · 47 Stat. 1744 · March 3, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Catterina Pollino.
Ch. 233 · 47 Stat. 1745 · March 3, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of John Pearce Cann.
Ch. 234 · 47 Stat. 1745 · March 3, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Major O. S. McCleary, United States Army, retired.
Ch. 235 · 47 Stat. 1745 · March 3, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Harry E. Blomgren.
Ch. 236 · 47 Stat. 1745 · March 3, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Maggie Kirkland.
Ch. 237 · 47 Stat. 1746 · March 3, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of William A. Lester.
Ch. 238 · 47 Stat. 1746 · March 3, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Zetta Lester.
Ch. 239 · 47 Stat. 1746 · March 3, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Alva D. McGuire, junior.
Ch. 240 · 47 Stat. 1746 · March 3, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Betty McBride.
Ch. 241 · 47 Stat. 1747 · March 3, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act Authorizing adjustment of the claim of George H. Hansen.
Ch. 242 · 47 Stat. 1747 · March 3, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act Authorizing adjustment of the claim of the National Surety Company.
Ch. 243 · 47 Stat. 1747 · March 3, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Newport Contracting and Engineering Company.
Ch. 244 · 47 Stat. 1748 · March 3, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Avery G. Constant.
Ch. 245 · 47 Stat. 1748 · March 3, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Leslie Jensen.
Ch. 246 · 47 Stat. 1748 · March 3, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of the Harvey Canal Ship Yard and Machine Shop.
Ch. 247 · 47 Stat. 1748 · March 3, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of the Texas Power and Light Company.
Ch. 248 · 47 Stat. 1749 · March 3, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of the Great Falls Meat Company, of Great Falls, Montana.
Ch. 249 · 47 Stat. 1749 · March 3, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Rose Gillespie, Joseph Anton Dietz, and Manuel M. Wiseman as trustee of the estate of Louis Wiseman, deceased.
Ch. 250 · 47 Stat. 1749 · March 3, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Mary Byrkett Sinks.
Ch. 251 · 47 Stat. 1750 · March 3, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of the Booth Fisheries Company.
Ch. 252 · 47 Stat. 1750 · March 3, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act To remove a cloud on the title of certain land in the city of Corpus Christi, Texas.
Ch. 253 · 47 Stat. 1750 · March 3, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act To authorize the transfer of certain lands in Bernalillo County New Mexico, to the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico.
Ch. 254 · 47 Stat. 1751 · March 3, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Gust J. Schweitzer.
Ch. 255 · 47 Stat. 1751 · March 3, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of William Joseph LaCarte.
Ch. 256 · 47 Stat. 1752 · March 3, 1933 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of James L. Pate.
Ch. 257 · 47 Stat. 1752 · March 3, 1933 · Private law · Original text
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- 110th 2007 · 460
- 109th 2005 · 483
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- 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.