Every law Congress has passed

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

1. An Act For the relief of Edward Y. Garcia and Aurelia Garcia.

   Ch. 96 · 50 Stat. 941 · April 15, 1937 · Private law · Original text

2. An Act For the relief of George A. Hardy, Mang B. Kiechle, John C. McLeod, and Earl W. Zimmer.

   Ch. 97 · 50 Stat. 941 · April 15, 1937 · Private law · Original text

3. An Act For the relief of M. K. Fisher.

   Ch. 98 · 50 Stat. 942 · April 15, 1937 · Private law · Original text

4. An Act For the relief of Victor M. Ruiz C and Luz Elena Robles.

   Ch. 99 · 50 Stat. 942 · April 15, 1937 · Private law · Original text

5. An Act For the relief of Guy F. Allen, chief disbursing officer, Division of Disbursement, Treasury Department.

   Ch. 105 · 50 Stat. 942 · April 15, 1937 · Private law · Original text

6. An Act To authorize the establishment of a permanent instruction staff at the United States Coast Guard Academy.

   Ch. 107 · 50 Stat. 66 · April 16, 1937 · Original text

7. An Act For the relief of Captain Eugene Blake, Junior, United States Coast Guard.

   Ch. 106 · 50 Stat. 943 · April 16, 1937 · Private law · Original text

8. An Act To amend the last two provisos, section 26, Act of Congress approved March 3, 1921 (41 Stat. L. 1225–1248).

   Ch. 108 · 50 Stat. 68 · April 17, 1937 · Original text

9. An Act To authorize the Secretary of War to lend War Department equipment for use at the World Jamboree to the Boy Scouts of America; and to authorize the Commissioner of Internal Revenue to remit the tax on steamship tickets; and further to authorize the Secretary of State to issue passports to bona-fide Scouts and Scouters without fee for the application or the issuance of said passports.

   Ch. 109 · 50 Stat. 68 · April 17, 1937 · Original text

10. An Act To amend an Act entitled “An Act to provide for vocational rehabilitation of disabled residents of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes” (Public, Numbered 801, Seventieth Congress).

    Ch. 110 · 50 Stat. 69 · April 17, 1937 · Original text

11. An Act To amend an Act entitled “An Act to provide for vocational rehabilitation of disabled residents of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes” (Public, Numbered 801, Seventieth Congress).

    Ch. 110 · 50 Stat. 69 · April 17, 1937 · Original text

12. An Act To authorize the acquisition of six hundred and forty acres of land for the use and benefit of the Santa Rosa Band of Mission Indians, State of California.

    Ch. 111 · 50 Stat. 69 · April 17, 1937 · Original text

13. An Act For the relief of G. A. Trotter.

    Ch. 112 · 50 Stat. 943 · April 17, 1937 · Private law · Original text

14. An Act For the relief of John S. Hemrick.

    Ch. 113 · 50 Stat. 944 · April 19, 1937 · Private law · Original text

15. An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to exchange certain lands and water rights in Inyo and Mono Counties, California, with the city of Los Angeles, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 114 · 50 Stat. 70 · April 20, 1937 · Original text

16. An Act For the relief of Ernest and Lottie Dunford.

    Ch. 115 · 50 Stat. 944 · April 20, 1937 · Private law · Original text

17. An Act For the relief of Peter Karampelis.

    Ch. 116 · 50 Stat. 944 · April 20, 1937 · Private law · Original text

18. An Act For the relief of E. B. Gray.

    Ch. 117 · 50 Stat. 945 · April 20, 1937 · Private law · Original text

19. An Act To provide for the settlement and adjustment of claims of contractors in connection with the construction of the factory building at the Reedsville Expertmental Community, Arthurdale, West Virginia.

    Ch. 118 · 50 Stat. 945 · April 21, 1937 · Private law · Original text

20. An Act For the relief of Kate Carter Lyons.

    Ch. 119 · 50 Stat. 946 · April 21, 1937 · Private law · Original text

21. An Act For the relief of Evangelos Karacostas.

    Ch. 120 · 50 Stat. 946 · April 21, 1937 · Private law · Original text

22. An Act To amend the National Housing Act.

    Ch. 121 · 50 Stat. 70 · April 22, 1937 · Original text

23. An Act For payment of compensation to persons serving as postmaster at third- and fourth-class post offices.

    Ch. 122 · 50 Stat. 71 · April 22, 1937 · Original text

24. An Act To reserve certain public domain in California for the benefit of the Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians.

    Ch. 123 · 50 Stat. 72 · April 22, 1937 · Original text

25. An Act For the relief of Charles M. Perkins.

    Ch. 124 · 50 Stat. 947 · April 22, 1937 · Private law · Original text

26. An Act To authorize an increase in the annual appropriation for books for the adult blind.

    Ch. 125 · 50 Stat. 72 · April 23, 1937 · Original text

27. An Act For the relief of William Blakeley, or Blakley, as administrator of the estate of Joseph Blakeley, deceased.

    Ch. 126 · 50 Stat. 947 · April 23, 1937 · Private law · Original text

28. An Act To authorize certain officers of the United States Navy, officers, enlisted men, and civilian employees of the United States Army and officers and enlisted men of the Marine Corps to accept such medals, orders, and decorations as have been tendered them by foreign governments in appreciation of services rendered.

    Ch. 128 · 50 Stat. 948 · April 24, 1937 · Private law · Original text

29. An Act To regulate interstate commerce in bituminous coal, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 127 · 50 Stat. 72 · April 26, 1937 · Original text

30. An Act To repeal an Act of March 3, 1933, entitled “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. 130 · 50 Stat. 94 · April 26, 1937 · Original text

31. An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a free highway bridge across the Mississippi River at or near La Crosse, Wisconsin.

    Ch. 131 · 50 Stat. 94 · April 26, 1937 · Original text

32. An Act For the relief of Matt Burgess.

    Ch. 129 · 50 Stat. 948 · April 26, 1937 · Private law · Original text

33. An Act For the relief of the Van Buren Light and Power District.

    Ch. 132 · 50 Stat. 949 · April 26, 1937 · Private law · Original text

34. An Act For the relief of the Sterling Bronze Company.

    Ch. 133 · 50 Stat. 949 · April 26, 1937 · Private law · Original text

35. An Act To amend an Act entitled “An Act authorizing the construction of certain public works on rivers and harbors for flood control, and for other purposes”, approved June 22, 1936.

    Ch. 134 · 50 Stat. 95 · April 27, 1937 · Original text

36. An Act To authorize the Secretary of War to release a certain right-of-way no longer needed for military purposes at the Springfield Armory, Massachusetts.

    Ch. 135 · 50 Stat. 95 · April 27, 1937 · Original text

37. An Act To authorize the furnishing of steam from the Central Heating Plant to the District of Columbia.

    Ch. 136 · 50 Stat. 95 · April 27, 1937 · Original text

38. An Act Making appropriations for the Navy Department and the naval service for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1938, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 140 · 50 Stat. 96 · April 27, 1937 · Original text

39. An Act Relative to the classification of bills or statements of account produced by photo-static or mechanical process.

    Ch. 141 · 50 Stat. 119 · April 27, 1937 · Original text

40. An Act To amend an Act entitled “An Act providing for the establishment of a term of the District Court of the United States for the Southern District of Florida, at Orlando, Florida”, approved June 15, 1933.

    Ch. 142 · 50 Stat. 119 · April 27, 1937 · Original text

41. An Act To simplify accounting.

    Ch. 143 · 50 Stat. 119 · April 27, 1937 · Original text

42. An Act To provide for the prevention of blindness in infants born in the District of Columbia.

    Ch. 144 · 50 Stat. 120 · April 27, 1937 · Original text

43. Joint Resolution Making an appropriation for the control of outbreaks of insect pests.

    Ch. 145 · 50 Stat. 120 · April 27, 1937 · Original text

44. An Act For the relief of Lucretia Norris.

    Ch. 137 · 50 Stat. 950 · April 27, 1937 · Private law · Original text

45. An Act For the relief of Henrietta Jacobs.

    Ch. 138 · 50 Stat. 950 · April 27, 1937 · Private law · Original text

46. An Act To provide for the reimbursement of certain enlisted men and former enlisted men of the Navy for the value of personal effects lost, damaged, or destroyed by fire at the naval training station, Hampton Roads, Virginia, on February 21, 1927.

    Ch. 139 · 50 Stat. 950 · April 27, 1937 · Private law · Original text

47. Joint Resolution To amend the joint resolution entitled “Joint resolution providing for the prohibition of the export of arms, ammunition, and implements of war to belligerent countries; the prohibition of the transportation of arms, ammunition, and implements of war by vessels of the United States for the use of belligerent states; for the registration and licensing of persons engaged in the business of manufacturing, exporting, or importing arms, ammunition, or implements of war; and restricting travel by American citizens on belligerent ships during war”, approved August 31, 1935, as amended.

    Ch. 146 · 50 Stat. 122 · May 1, 1937 · Original text

48. An Act To authorize an appropriation for reconstruction at Fort Niagara, New York, to replace loss by fire.

    Ch. 147 · 50 Stat. 128 · May 6, 1937 · Original text

49. An Act Authorizing an appropriation for payment to the Government of Great Britain for the account of N. J. Moosa, a British subject.

    Ch. 148 · 50 Stat. 129 · May 6, 1937 · Original text

50. An Act Authorizing an appropriation for payment to the Government of the Netherlands for the account of the family of Miguel Paula.

    Ch. 149 · 50 Stat. 129 · May 6, 1937 · Original text

51. An Act Authorizing an appropriation for payment to the French Government for the account of Henry Borday, a citizen of France.

    Ch. 150 · 50 Stat. 129 · May 6, 1937 · Original text

52. An Act Authorizing an appropriation for payment to the Government of Great Britain for the account of the Shanghai Electric Construction Company, Limited.

    Ch. 151 · 50 Stat. 129 · May 6, 1937 · Original text

53. An Act Authorizing an appropriation for payment to the Government of Canada for the account of Janet Hardcastle Ross, a citizen of Canada.

    Ch. 152 · 50 Stat. 130 · May 6, 1937 · Original text

54. An Act Authorizing an appropriation for payment to the Government of Chile for the account of Enriqueta Koch v. de Jeanneret, a citizen of Chile.

    Ch. 153 · 50 Stat. 130 · May 6, 1937 · Original text

55. An Act Authorizing an appropriation for payment to the Government of China for the account of Li Po-tien.

    Ch. 154 · 50 Stat. 130 · May 6, 1937 · Original text

56. An Act Authorizing an appropriation for payment to the Government of China for the account of certain Chinese citizens.

    Ch. 155 · 50 Stat. 130 · May 6, 1937 · Original text

57. An Act Authorizing an appropriation for the payment of the claim of General Higinio Alvarez, a Mexican citizen, with respect to lands on the Farmers Banco in the State of Arizona.

    Ch. 156 · 50 Stat. 131 · May 6, 1937 · Original text

58. An Act Authorizing an appropriation for payment to the Government of China for the account of certain citizens of China.

    Ch. 157 · 50 Stat. 131 · May 6, 1937 · Original text

59. An Act Authorizing an appropriation for payment to the Government of China for the account of certain Chinese citizens.

    Ch. 158 · 50 Stat. 132 · May 6, 1937 · Original text

60. An Act Authorizing an appropriation for payment to the Government of the Dominican Republic for the account of Mercedes Martinez Viuda de Sanchez, a Dominican subject.

    Ch. 159 · 50 Stat. 132 · May 6, 1937 · Original text

61. An Act Authorizing an appropriation for payment to the Government of China for the account of Ling Mau Mau, a citizen of China.

    Ch. 160 · 50 Stat. 132 · May 6, 1937 · Original text

62. An Act Authorizing an appropriation for payment to the Government of China for the account of certain Chinese citizens.

    Ch. 161 · 50 Stat. 133 · May 6, 1937 · Original text

63. An Act Authorizing an appropriation for payment to the Government of Nicaragua for the account of Mercedes V. de Williams and others.

    Ch. 162 · 50 Stat. 133 · May 6, 1937 · Original text

64. An Act Authorizing an appropriation for payment to the Government of Great Britain for the account of certain British citizens.

    Ch. 163 · 50 Stat. 134 · May 6, 1937 · Original text

65. An Act To authorize the Attorney General to settle outstanding claims against Chapman Field, Florida, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 164 · 50 Stat. 135 · May 6, 1937 · Original text

66. An Act For the relief of Arthur C. Knox.

    Ch. 165 · 50 Stat. 951 · May 6, 1937 · Private law · Original text

67. An Act For the relief of Fay Pledger.

    Ch. 166 · 50 Stat. 951 · May 6, 1937 · Private law · Original text

68. An Act Conferring jurisdiction upon the United States Court of Claims to hear the claim of the Canal Dredging Company.

    Ch. 167 · 50 Stat. 952 · May 6, 1937 · Private law · Original text

69. An Act For the relief of Harold Wright, a minor.

    Ch. 168 · 50 Stat. 952 · May 6, 1937 · Private law · Original text

70. An Act For the relief of Etta Natelsky.

    Ch. 169 · 50 Stat. 953 · May 6, 1937 · Private law · Original text

71. An Act For the relief of James C. Wilkinson.

    Ch. 170 · 50 Stat. 953 · May 6, 1937 · Private law · Original text

72. An Act For the relief of J. E. Midgett, Luther E. Bozman, and Gordy Z. Parks.

    Ch. 171 · 50 Stat. 954 · May 6, 1937 · Private law · Original text

73. An Act For the relief of Harold W. Snell.

    Ch. 172 · 50 Stat. 954 · May 6, 1937 · Private law · Original text

74. An Act For the relief of Mrs. M. N. Shwamberg and others.

    Ch. 173 · 50 Stat. 954 · May 6, 1937 · Private law · Original text

75. An Act For the relief of Edmond G. Warren.

    Ch. 174 · 50 Stat. 955 · May 6, 1937 · Private law · Original text

76. An Act For the relief of Grier-Lowrance Construction Company, Incorporated.

    Ch. 175 · 50 Stat. 955 · May 6, 1937 · Private law · Original text

77. An Act For the relief of Margaret Scott Bayley.

    Ch. 176 · 50 Stat. 955 · May 6, 1937 · Private law · Original text

78. An Act For the relief of John J. Warner and W. B. Warner.

    Ch. 177 · 50 Stat. 956 · May 6, 1937 · Private law · Original text

79. An Act For the relief of the Polygraphic Company of America.

    Ch. 178 · 50 Stat. 956 · May 6, 1937 · Private law · Original text

80. Joint Resolution To provide emergent appropriations for certain Federal activities for the remainder of the fiscal year ending June 30, 1937.

    Ch. 179 · 50 Stat. 135 · May 14, 1937 · Original text

81. An Act Making appropriations for the Treasury and Post Office Departments for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1938, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 180 · 50 Stat. 137 · May 14, 1937 · Original text

82. An Act To amend section 23 of the Immigration Act of February 5, 1917 (39 Stat. 874), as amended (U. S. C., title 8, sec. 102).

    Ch. 181 · 50 Stat. 164 · May 14, 1937 · Original text

83. An Act To authorize the deportation of aliens who secured preference-quota or non-quota visas through fraud by contracting marriage solely to fraudulently expedite admission to the United States, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 182 · 50 Stat. 164 · May 14, 1937 · Original text

84. An Act Declaring Scajaquada Creek, Erie County, New York, to be a non-navigable stream.

    Ch. 183 · 50 Stat. 165 · May 14, 1937 · Original text

85. An Act To extend the time for applying for and receiving benefits under the Act entitled “An Act to provide means by which certain Filipinos can emigrate from the United States”, approved July 10, 1935.

    Ch. 184 · 50 Stat. 165 · May 14, 1937 · Original text

86. An Act To authorize a preliminary examination and survey of Santa Maria River with a view to the control of its floods.

    Ch. 185 · 50 Stat. 166 · May 14, 1937 · Original text

87. An Act To authorize an appropriation for improvement of ammunition storage facilities at Camp Stanley, Texas, and Savanna Ordnance Depot, Savanna, Illinois.

    Ch. 186 · 50 Stat. 166 · May 14, 1937 · Original text

88. An Act Authorizing allotment of pay by civilian personnel stationed abroad.

    Ch. 187 · 50 Stat. 166 · May 14, 1937 · Original text

89. An Act For the relief of A. Sereiskis (Maxwell A. Rittenberg).

    Ch. 188 · 50 Stat. 957 · May 14, 1937 · Private law · Original text

90. An Act For the relief of Mary E. Cavey, Joseph C. Kinney, and the estate of J. Edgar Gift, deceased.

    Ch. 189 · 50 Stat. 957 · May 14, 1937 · Private law · Original text

91. An Act For the relief of Annie E. Hyland.

    Ch. 190 · 50 Stat. 958 · May 14, 1937 · Private law · Original text

92. An Act To authorize the cancelation of deportation proceedings in the case of Salvatore Branchicella.

    Ch. 191 · 50 Stat. 958 · May 14, 1937 · Private law · Original text

93. Joint Resolution To authorize Captain Harry G. Hamlet, Captain Edward D. Jones, Lieutenant Commander Louis W. Perkins, Lieutenant Commander Frank T. Kenner, Lieutenant Dwight H. Dexter, and Chief Boatswain Thomas A. Ross, United States Coast Guard, to accept certain foreign decorations and diplomas.

    Ch. 192 · 50 Stat. 959 · May 14, 1937 · Private law · Original text

94. An Act To authorize the Secretary of War to dispose of material to the National Council of the Boy Scouts of America.

    Ch. 193 · 50 Stat. 167 · May 15, 1937 · Original text

95. An Act To amend an Act entitled “An Act authorizing the construction of certain public works on rivers and harbors for flood control, and for other purposes”, approved June 22, 1936.

    Ch. 194 · 50 Stat. 167 · May 15, 1937 · Original text

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

    Ch. 195 · 50 Stat. 167 · May 15, 1937 · Original text

97. An Act To amend the law relating to residence requirements of applicants for examinations before the Civil Service Commission.

    Ch. 196 · 50 Stat. 168 · May 15, 1937 · Original text

98. An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the County Commissioners of Essex County, in the State of Massachusetts, to construct, reconstruct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Merrimack River between the city of Haverhill and the town of Groveland, Massachusetts.

    Ch. 197 · 50 Stat. 168 · May 15, 1937 · Original text

99. An Act To authorize the Secretary of War to lend War Department equipment for use at the 1937 National Encampment of Veterans of Foreign Wars to be held in Buffalo and Niagara Falls, New York, from August 29 to September 3, 1937.

    Ch. 198 · 50 Stat. 168 · May 15, 1937 · Original text

100. An Act For the relief of Harry D. McIntosh.

     Ch. 199 · 50 Stat. 959 · May 15, 1937 · Private law · Original text