Every law Congress has passed

1,760 laws of the 75th Congress, 1937–1939

1. An Act To amend section 9 of the Civil Service Retirement Act, approved May 29, 1930, as amended.

   Ch. 596 · 52 Stat. 943 · June 23, 1938 · Original text

2. An Act Limiting the hours of labor of certain officers and seamen on certain vessels navigating the Great Lakes and adjacent waters.

   Ch. 597 · 52 Stat. 944 · June 23, 1938 · Original text

3. An Act To regulate the distribution, promotion, and retirement of officers of the line of the Navy, and for other purposes.

   Ch. 598 · 52 Stat. 944 · June 23, 1938 · Original text

4. An Act To amend the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930, as amended.

   Ch. 599 · 52 Stat. 953 · June 23, 1938 · Original text

5. An Act To amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to further promote the merchant marine policy therein declared, and for other purposes.

   Ch. 600 · 52 Stat. 953 · June 23, 1938 · Original text

6. Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938

   An Act To create a Civil Aeronautics Authority, and to promote the development and safety and to provide for the regulation of civil aeronautics.

   Ch. 601 · 52 Stat. 973 · June 23, 1938 · Original text

7. An Act To authorize the Secretary of War to transfer to the Government of Puerto Rico certain real estate of the War Department.

   Ch. 602 · 52 Stat. 1030 · June 23, 1938 · Original text

8. An Act To provide for the leasing of State, county, and privately owned lands for the purpose of furthering the orderly use, improvement, and development of grazing districts.

   Ch. 603 · 52 Stat. 1033 · June 23, 1938 · Original text

9. An Act For the relief of the State of Connecticut.

   Ch. 604 · 52 Stat. 1033 · June 23, 1938 · Original text

10. An Act For the relief of A. C. Williams.

    Ch. 605 · 52 Stat. 1375 · June 23, 1938 · Private law · Original text

11. An Act For the relief of Oscar Jones.

    Ch. 606 · 52 Stat. 1376 · June 23, 1938 · Private law · Original text

12. An Act For the relief of Miriam Thornber.

    Ch. 607 · 52 Stat. 1376 · June 23, 1938 · Private law · Original text

13. An Act For the relief of G. E. Maxwell.

    Ch. 608 · 52 Stat. 1377 · June 23, 1938 · Private law · Original text

14. An Act For the relief of Alpha Vint.

    Ch. 609 · 52 Stat. 1377 · June 23, 1938 · Private law · Original text

15. An Act For the relief of J. W. Beams.

    Ch. 610 · 52 Stat. 1377 · June 23, 1938 · Private law · Original text

16. An Act For the relief of Emilie Dew, Jack Welsh, Mary Jane Bowden, and Henry U. Gaines, Junior.

    Ch. 611 · 52 Stat. 1378 · June 23, 1938 · Private law · Original text

17. An Act For the relief of Roberta Carr.

    Ch. 612 · 52 Stat. 1378 · June 23, 1938 · Private law · Original text

18. An Act For the relief of Henry M. Hyer.

    Ch. 613 · 52 Stat. 1379 · June 23, 1938 · Private law · Original text

19. An Act For the relief of the State of New York Insurance Department as liquidator.

    Ch. 614 · 52 Stat. 1379 · June 23, 1938 · Private law · Original text

20. An Act For the relief of Veracunda O’Brien Allen.

    Ch. 615 · 52 Stat. 1380 · June 23, 1938 · Private law · Original text

21. An Act For the relief of Lilly Bundgard and Gloria Bundgard.

    Ch. 616 · 52 Stat. 1380 · June 23, 1938 · Private law · Original text

22. An Act For the relief of the New Amsterdam Casualty Company.

    Ch. 617 · 52 Stat. 1381 · June 23, 1938 · Private law · Original text

23. An Act For the relief of Mrs. D. O. Benson.

    Ch. 618 · 52 Stat. 1381 · June 23, 1938 · Private law · Original text

24. An Act For the relief of George F. Anderson and Vera D. Anderson.

    Ch. 619 · 52 Stat. 1381 · June 23, 1938 · Private law · Original text

25. An Act For the relief of Luigi Mazza.

    Ch. 620 · 52 Stat. 1382 · June 23, 1938 · Private law · Original text

26. An Act For the relief of Moses Red Bird.

    Ch. 621 · 52 Stat. 1382 · June 23, 1938 · Private law · Original text

27. An Act For the relief of Doctor A. C. Antony and others.

    Ch. 622 · 52 Stat. 1383 · June 23, 1938 · Private law · Original text

28. An Act For the relief of Miriam Grant.

    Ch. 623 · 52 Stat. 1383 · June 23, 1938 · Private law · Original text

29. An Act For the relief of Edward E. Brown, Charles Walker, Frank Parr, John Moyer, and Lynford P. Fowles.

    Ch. 624 · 52 Stat. 1384 · June 23, 1938 · Private law · Original text

30. An Act For the relief of Harvey and Carrie Robinson.

    Ch. 625 · 52 Stat. 1384 · June 23, 1938 · Private law · Original text

31. An Act For the relief of J. Anse Little.

    Ch. 626 · 52 Stat. 1384 · June 23, 1938 · Private law · Original text

32. An Act For the relief of James Mohin and Joseph Lercara.

    Ch. 627 · 52 Stat. 1385 · June 23, 1938 · Private law · Original text

33. An Act For the relief of the estate of Raymond Finklea.

    Ch. 628 · 52 Stat. 1385 · June 23, 1938 · Private law · Original text

34. An Act For the relief of Eddie Walker.

    Ch. 629 · 52 Stat. 1386 · June 23, 1938 · Private law · Original text

35. An Act For the relief of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Blessing.

    Ch. 630 · 52 Stat. 1386 · June 23, 1938 · Private law · Original text

36. An Act For the relief of Wilma Artopoeus.

    Ch. 631 · 52 Stat. 1386 · June 23, 1938 · Private law · Original text

37. An Act For relief of Sonia M. Bell.

    Ch. 632 · 52 Stat. 1387 · June 23, 1938 · Private law · Original text

38. An Act For the relief of Fred J. Christoff.

    Ch. 633 · 52 Stat. 1387 · June 23, 1938 · Private law · Original text

39. An Act For the relief of Frances M. Heinzelmann.

    Ch. 634 · 52 Stat. 1388 · June 23, 1938 · Private law · Original text

40. An Act For the relief of Jane Murrah.

    Ch. 635 · 52 Stat. 1388 · June 23, 1938 · Private law · Original text

41. An Act For the relief of Robert Doty, a minor.

    Ch. 636 · 52 Stat. 1388 · June 23, 1938 · Private law · Original text

42. An Act For the relief of Alba C. Mitchell.

    Ch. 637 · 52 Stat. 1389 · June 23, 1938 · Private law · Original text

43. An Act For the relief of Joseph Brum and Gussie Brum.

    Ch. 638 · 52 Stat. 1389 · June 23, 1938 · Private law · Original text

44. An Act For the relief of Marshall Carver.

    Ch. 639 · 52 Stat. 1390 · June 23, 1938 · Private law · Original text

45. An Act For the relief of J. T. Hurt and Alice Burt.

    Ch. 640 · 52 Stat. 1390 · June 23, 1938 · Private law · Original text

46. An Act For the relief of John Borowski, Benjamin U. Hammack, and Eber A. Wean.

    Ch. 641 · 52 Stat. 1391 · June 23, 1938 · Private law · Original text

47. An Act For the relief of John Borowski, Benjamin U. Hammack, and Eber A. Wean.

    Ch. 642 · 52 Stat. 1391 · June 23, 1938 · Private law · Original text

48. An Act To authorize the President to permit citizens of the American republics to receive instruction at professional educational institutions and schools maintained and administered by the Government of the United States or by departments or agencies thereof.

    Ch. 644 · 52 Stat. 1034 · June 24, 1938 · Original text

49. An Act Relating to the tribal and individual affairs of the Osage Indians of Oklahoma.

    Ch. 645 · 52 Stat. 1034 · June 24, 1938 · Original text

50. An Act To extend the time for completing the construction of a bridge across the Mississippi River at or near a point between Cherokee and Osage Streets, Saint Louis, Missouri.

    Ch. 646 · 52 Stat. 1036 · June 24, 1938 · Original text

51. An Act Authorizing the county of Lawrence, Kentucky, to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Big Sandy River at or near Louisa, Kentucky.

    Ch. 647 · 52 Stat. 1036 · June 24, 1938 · Original text

52. An Act To authorize the deposit and investment of Indian funds.

    Ch. 648 · 52 Stat. 1037 · June 24, 1938 · Original text

53. An Act To provide for the extension of the boundaries of the Hot Springs National Park in the State of Arkansas, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 649 · 52 Stat. 1038 · June 24, 1938 · Original text

54. An Act For the relief of Captain Guy L. Hartman.

    Ch. 643 · 52 Stat. 1392 · June 24, 1938 · Private law · Original text

55. An Act For the relief of Dwain D. Miles.

    Ch. 650 · 52 Stat. 1392 · June 24, 1938 · Private law · Original text

56. An Act For the relief of the estate of Catherine Harkins, deceased.

    Ch. 651 · 52 Stat. 1393 · June 24, 1938 · Private law · Original text

57. An Act For the relief of James J. Hogan.

    Ch. 652 · 52 Stat. 1393 · June 24, 1938 · Private law · Original text

58. An Act To amend section 23 of the Act to create the California Débris Commission, as amended.

    Ch. 653 · 52 Stat. 1040 · June 25, 1938 · Original text

59. An Act To prohibit the movement in interstate commerce of adulterated and misbranded food, drugs, devices, and cosmetics, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 675 · 52 Stat. 1040 · June 25, 1938 · Original text

60. Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938

    An Act To provide for the establishment of fair labor standards in employments in and affecting interstate commerce, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 676 · 52 Stat. 1060 · June 25, 1938 · Original text

61. An Act To provide for the establishment of a mechanism of regulation among over-the-counter brokers and dealers operating in interstate and foreign commerce or through the mails, to prevent acts and practices inconsistent with just and equitable principles of trade, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 677 · 52 Stat. 1070 · June 25, 1938 · Original text

62. An Act Extending the classified civil service to include postmasters of the first, second, and third classes, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 678 · 52 Stat. 1076 · June 25, 1938 · Original text

63. Customs Administrative Act of 1938

    An Act To amend certain administrative provisions of the Tariff Act of 1930, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 679 · 52 Stat. 1077 · June 25, 1938 · Original text

64. Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act

    An Act To regulate interstate commerce by establishing an unemployment insurance system for individuals employed by certain employers engaged in interstate commerce, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 680 · 52 Stat. 1094 · June 25, 1938 · Original text

65. Second Deficiency Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1938

    An Act Making appropriations to supply deficiencies in certain appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1938, and for prior fiscal years, to provide supplemental appropriations for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1938, and June 30, 1939, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 681 · 52 Stat. 1114 · June 25, 1938 · Original text

66. An Act To amend the Act of June 20, 1936, so as to provide for the certification, authentication, and use in evidence of documents of record or on file in public offices in the State of the Vatican City.

    Ch. 682 · 52 Stat. 1163 · June 25, 1938 · Original text

67. An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the State of New Jersey and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to enter into compacts or agreements with respect to constructing, maintaining, and operating a vehicular tunnel under the Delaware River.

    Ch. 683 · 52 Stat. 1163 · June 25, 1938 · Original text

68. An Act To amend an Act entitled “An Act to provide for the exercise of sole and exclusive jurisdiction by the United States over the Hawaii National Park in the Territory of Hawaii, and for other purposes”, approved April 19, 1930.

    Ch. 684 · 52 Stat. 1164 · June 25, 1938 · Original text

69. An Act To amend the Longshoremen’s and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act.

    Ch. 685 · 52 Stat. 1164 · June 25, 1938 · Original text

70. An Act To amend the Act of Congress entitled “An Act to establish an Alaska Game Commission, to protect game animals, land fur-bearing animals, and birds in Alaska, and for other purposes”, approved January 13, 1925, as amended.

    Ch. 686 · 52 Stat. 1169 · June 25, 1938 · Original text

71. An Act To provide for conveying to the State of North Dakota certain lands within Burleigh County within that State for public use.

    Ch. 687 · 52 Stat. 1173 · June 25, 1938 · Original text

72. An Act Authorizing the disbursement of funds appropriated for compensation of help for care of material, animals, armament, and equipment in the hands of the National Guard of the several States, Territories, and the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 688 · 52 Stat. 1173 · June 25, 1938 · Original text

73. An Act To amend an Act approved June 14, 1906 (34 Stat. 263), entitled “An Act to prevent aliens from fishing in the waters of Alaska.”

    Ch. 689 · 52 Stat. 1174 · June 25, 1938 · Original text

74. Naval Reserve Act of 1938

    An Act To provide for the creation, organization, administration, and maintenance of a Naval Reserve and a Marine Corps Reserve.

    Ch. 690 · 52 Stat. 1175 · June 25, 1938 · Original text

75. An Act To amend an Act entitled “District of Columbia Alley Dwelling Act”, approved June 12, 1934, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 691 · 52 Stat. 1186 · June 25, 1938 · Original text

76. An Act To provide for the vesting of title, and the disposition of personal property left or found upon premises used as Veterans’ Administration facilities, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 692 · 52 Stat. 1189 · June 25, 1938 · Original text

77. An Act To amend the Act entitled “An Act to authorize the President to provide housing for war needs”, approved May 16, 1918, as amended.

    Ch. 693 · 52 Stat. 1193 · June 25, 1938 · Original text

78. An Act To exempt retired officers of the Marine Corps and Coast Guard from certain restrictions with respect to holding office under the United States.

    Ch. 694 · 52 Stat. 1194 · June 25, 1938 · Original text

79. An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to proceed with the construction of certain public works and for other purposes.

    Ch. 695 · 52 Stat. 1195 · June 25, 1938 · Original text

80. An Act To amend the China Trade Act, 1922, as to the duration of the China Trade Act corporations.

    Ch. 696 · 52 Stat. 1195 · June 25, 1938 · Original text

81. An Act To create a Committee on Purchases of Blind-made Products, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 697 · 52 Stat. 1196 · June 25, 1938 · Original text

82. An Act To amend the Act entitled “An Act to extend the benefits of the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930, as amended, to certain employees in the legislative and judicial branches of the Government”, approved July 13, 1937.

    Ch. 698 · 52 Stat. 1197 · June 25, 1938 · Original text

83. An Act To confer jurisdiction on the Court of Claims to hear, determine, and enter judgment upon the claims of Government contractors whose costs of performance were increased as a result of enactment of the National Industrial Recovery Act, June 16, 1933.

    Ch. 699 · 52 Stat. 1197 · June 25, 1938 · Original text

84. An Act To increase the period for which leases may be made for grazing and agricultural purposes of public lands donated to the States of North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana, and Washington by the Act of February 22, 1889, as amended.

    Ch. 700 · 52 Stat. 1198 · June 25, 1938 · Original text

85. An Act To amend the Act entitled “An Act to establish a Civilian Conservation Corps, and for other purposes”, approved June 28, 1937.

    Ch. 701 · 52 Stat. 1198 · June 25, 1938 · Original text

86. An Act Relating to the levying and collecting of taxes and assessments, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 702 · 52 Stat. 1198 · June 25, 1938 · Original text

87. An Act To authorize the Legislature of Puerto Rico to create public corporate authorities to undertake slum clearance and projects, to provide dwelling accommodations for families of low income, and to issue bonds therefor; to authorize the legislature to provide for financial assistance to such authorities by the government of Puerto Rico and its municipalities, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 703 · 52 Stat. 1203 · June 25, 1938 · Original text

88. An Act Authorizing advancements from the Federal Emergency Administration of Public Works for the construction of certain municipal buildings in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 704 · 52 Stat. 1203 · June 25, 1938 · Original text

89. An Act To authorize the Secretary of War to lend certain property to the Reunion Committee of the United Confederate Veterans to be used at their annual encampment to be held at Columbia, South Carolina, from August 30 to September 2, 1938.

    Ch. 705 · 52 Stat. 1205 · June 25, 1938 · Original text

90. An Act To facilitate the control of soil erosion and/or flood damage originating upon lands within the exterior boundaries of the Nevada and Toiyabe National Forests in Nevada and to promote efficiency and economy of administration of said national forests.

    Ch. 706 · 52 Stat. 1205 · June 25, 1938 · Original text

91. An Act To adjust the salaries of rural letter carriers.

    Ch. 707 · 52 Stat. 1205 · June 25, 1938 · Original text

92. An Act To amend the laws relating to the distribution of public documents to depository libraries.

    Ch. 708 · 52 Stat. 1206 · June 25, 1938 · Original text

93. Joint Resolution To provide that the United States extend to foreign governments invitations to participate in the Third International Congress for Microbiology to be held in the United States during the calendar year 1939, and to authorize an appropriation to assist in meeting the expenses of the session.

    Ch. 709 · 52 Stat. 1207 · June 25, 1938 · Original text

94. An Act Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to pay salaries and expenses of the chairman, secretary, and interpreter of the Klamath General Council, members of the Klamath Business Committee and other committees appointed by said Klamath General Council, and official delegates of the Klamath Tribe.

    Ch. 710 · 52 Stat. 1207 · June 25, 1938 · Original text

95. An Act For the relief of Fergus County, Montana.

    Ch. 773 · 52 Stat. 1207 · June 25, 1938 · Original text

96. An Act For the relief of Thomas H. Eckfeldt.

    Ch. 654 · 52 Stat. 1394 · June 25, 1938 · Private law · Original text

97. An Act For the relief of Leonard Graboski.

    Ch. 655 · 52 Stat. 1394 · June 25, 1938 · Private law · Original text

98. An Act For the relief of William C. Willahan.

    Ch. 656 · 52 Stat. 1395 · June 25, 1938 · Private law · Original text

99. An Act Conferring jurisdiction upon the Court of Claims of the United States to hear, determine, and render judgment upon the claim of the Wisconsin Bridge and Iron Company.

    Ch. 657 · 52 Stat. 1395 · June 25, 1938 · Private law · Original text

100. An Act For the relief of James Thow, Charles Thow, and David Thow.

     Ch. 658 · 52 Stat. 1396 · June 25, 1938 · Private law · Original text