Every law Congress has passed

1,659 laws of the 76th Congress, 1939–1941

1. Joint Resolution To authorize the President to present the Distinguished Flying Cross to Frank W. Seifert and Lieutenant V. Hine, deceased.

   Ch. 179 · 54 Stat. 1267 · April 30, 1940 · Private law · Original text

2. An Act Authorizing the Secretary of War to execute an easement deed to the State of New Mexico for the use and occupation of lands and water areas at Conchas Dam and Reservoir project, New Mexico.

   Ch. 180 · 54 Stat. 176 · May 1, 1940 · Original text

3. An Act For the relief of Madeline Vera Buchholz.

   Ch. 181 · 54 Stat. 1267 · May 1, 1940 · Private law · Original text

4. An Act For the relief of officers and soldiers of the volunteer service of the United States mustered into service for the War with Spain and who were held in service in the Philippine Islands after the ratification of the treaty of peace, April 11, 1899.

   Ch. 182 · 54 Stat. 176 · May 2, 1940 · Original text

5. Joint Resolution Authorizing the President of the United States of America to proclaim I Am An American Citizenship Day, for the recognition, observance, and commemoration of American citizenship.

   Ch. 183 · 54 Stat. 178 · May 3, 1940 · Original text

6. Joint Resolution Amending Public Resolution Numbered 112 of the Seventy-fifth Congress and Public Resolution Numbered 48 of the Seventy-sixth Congress.

   Ch. 184 · 54 Stat. 178 · May 3, 1940 · Original text

7. Joint Resolution To amend section 5 (b) of the Act of October 6, 1917, as amended, and for other purposes.

   Ch. 185 · 54 Stat. 179 · May 7, 1940 · Original text

8. An Act Authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to accept on behalf of the United States a bequest of certain personal property of the late Dudley F. Wolfe.

   Ch. 186 · 54 Stat. 179 · May 11, 1940 · Original text

9. Joint Resolution To extend to the 1940 New York World’s Fair and the 1940 Golden Gate International Exposition the provisions according privileges under certain customs and other laws to the expositions of 1939.

   Ch. 187 · 54 Stat. 180 · May 11, 1940 · Original text

10. An Act To authorize the striking of an appropriate medal in commemoration of the three-hundredth anniversary of the establishment of Greenwich, Connecticut, as a town.

    Ch. 188 · 54 Stat. 180 · May 13, 1940 · Original text

11. An Act Making appropriations for the Departments of State, Commerce, and Justice, and for The Judiciary, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 189 · 54 Stat. 181 · May 14, 1940 · Original text

12. An Act To authorize the Director of the Geological Survey, under the general supervision of the Secretary of the Interior, to acquire certain collections for the United States.

    Ch. 190 · 54 Stat. 212 · May 14, 1940 · Original text

13. An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire property for the Antietam Battlefield site in the State of Maryland, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 191 · 54 Stat. 212 · May 14, 1940 · Original text

14. An Act To provide allowances for uniforms and equipment for certain officers of the Officers’ Reserve Corps of the Army.

    Ch. 192 · 54 Stat. 212 · May 14, 1940 · Original text

15. An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to grant a right-of-way to the Highway Commission of the State of Montana.

    Ch. 193 · 54 Stat. 213 · May 14, 1940 · Original text

16. An Act To amend the National Defense Act of June 3, 1916, as amended, to provide for enlistments in the Army of the United States in time of war, or other emergency declared by Congress, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 194 · 54 Stat. 213 · May 14, 1940 · Original text

17. An Act To amend section 10, National Defense Act, as amended, with relation to the maximum authorized enlisted strength of the Medical Department of the Regular Army.

    Ch. 195 · 54 Stat. 214 · May 14, 1940 · Original text

18. An Act To amend the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930, as amended, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 196 · 54 Stat. 214 · May 14, 1940 · Original text

19. An Act To authorize the establishment of boundary lines for the Wilmington National Cemetery, North Carolina.

    Ch. 197 · 54 Stat. 214 · May 14, 1940 · Original text

20. Joint Resolution To provide for participation of the United States in the Golden Gate International Exposition at San Francisco in 1940, to continue the powers and duties of the United States Golden Gate International Exposition Commission, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 198 · 54 Stat. 215 · May 14, 1940 · Original text

21. Joint Resolution To amend the joint resolution entitled “Joint resolution authorizing Federal participation, in the New York World’s Fair, 1939, authorizing an appropriation therefor and for other purposes”, approved July 9, 1937, to provide for participation in the New York World’s Fair, 1940, to authorize an appropriation therefor, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 199 · 54 Stat. 215 · May 14, 1940 · Original text

22. Joint Resolution To amend section 8 (f) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, as amended.

    Ch. 200 · 54 Stat. 216 · May 14, 1940 · Original text

23. Joint Resolution To suspend section 510 (g) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, during the present European war, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 201 · 54 Stat. 216 · May 14, 1940 · Original text

24. An Act To amend section 24e, National Defense Act, as amended, so as to add an alternative requirement for appointment in the Dental Corps.

    Ch. 203 · 54 Stat. 217 · May 15, 1940 · Original text

25. An Act For the relief of Stina Anderson.

    Ch. 202 · 54 Stat. 1267 · May 15, 1940 · Private law · Original text

26. An Act To amend sections 16 and 17 of chapter II of the Act of June 19, 1934, entitled “An Act to regulate the business of life insurance in the District of Columbia.”

    Ch. 204 · 54 Stat. 217 · May 20, 1940 · Original text

27. An Act To amend the Mount Rushmore Memorial Act of 1938.

    Ch. 205 · 54 Stat. 218 · May 22, 1940 · Original text

28. An Act To authorize the purchase of certain lands adjacent to the Turtle Mountain Indian Agency in the State of North Dakota.

    Ch. 206 · 54 Stat. 219 · May 24, 1940 · Original text

29. An Act To provide for the appointment of additional district and circuit judges.

    Ch. 209 · 54 Stat. 219 · May 24, 1940 · Original text

30. An Act To authorize an appropriation to assist in defraying the expenses of the American Negro Exposition to be held in Chicago, Illinois, during 1940.

    Ch. 210 · 54 Stat. 220 · May 24, 1940 · Original text

31. An Act For the relief of Morris Hoppenheim, Lena Hoppenheim, Doris Hoppenheim, and Ruth Hoppenheim.

    Ch. 207 · 54 Stat. 1267 · May 24, 1940 · Private law · Original text

32. An Act For the relief of Luise Ehrenfeld.

    Ch. 208 · 54 Stat. 1268 · May 24, 1940 · Private law · Original text

33. An Act To designate the lock and dam at Alton, Illinois, as the Henry T. Rainey Dam.

    Ch. 211 · 54 Stat. 220 · May 27, 1940 · Original text

34. An Act To amend the Act approved February 15, 1929, entitled “An Act to permit certain warrant officers to count all active service rendered tinder temporary appointments as warrant or commissioned officers in the Regular Navy, or as warrant or commissioned officers in the United States Naval Reserve Force, for purpose of promotion to chief warrant rank”, so as to permit service in the National Naval Volunteers to be counted for purposes of promotion.

    Ch. 212 · 54 Stat. 221 · May 27, 1940 · Original text

35. An Act To amend the Act entitled “An Act to authorize an exchange of lands between the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad Company and the United States at Quantico, Virginia”, approved June 24, 1935 (49 Stat. 395), so as to permit the removal of certain encumbrances on the lands concerned.

    Ch. 213 · 54 Stat. 221 · May 27, 1940 · Original text

36. An Act To extend the time for completing the construction of a bridge across the Mississippi River at or near La Crosse, Wisconsin.

    Ch. 214 · 54 Stat. 222 · May 27, 1940 · Original text

37. An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Mississippi River at or near Friar Point, Mississippi, and Helena, Arkansas.

    Ch. 215 · 54 Stat. 222 · May 27, 1940 · Original text

38. An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Ohio River at or near Mauckport, Harrison County, Indiana.

    Ch. 216 · 54 Stat. 222 · May 27, 1940 · Original text

39. An Act To grant the consent of Congress to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Allegheny River at or near Port Allegany, Liberty Township, in the County of McKean, and in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

    Ch. 217 · 54 Stat. 223 · May 27, 1940 · Original text

40. An Act To grant the consent of Congress to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Monongahela River, at a point between the boroughs of Elizabeth, in Elizabeth Township, and West Elizabeth, in Jefferson Township, in the county of Allegheny, and in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.

    Ch. 218 · 54 Stat. 223 · May 27, 1940 · Original text

41. An Act To make better provision for the teacher of music, the leader of the Military Academy Band.

    Ch. 219 · 54 Stat. 223 · May 27, 1940 · Original text

42. An Act To authorize the withdrawal of national-forest lands for the protection of watersheds from which water is obtained for municipalities, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 220 · 54 Stat. 224 · May 28, 1940 · Original text

43. An Act Authorizing the Secretary of War to convey to the Port of Cascade Locks, Oregon, certain lands for municipal purposes.

    Ch. 221 · 54 Stat. 225 · May 28, 1940 · Original text

44. An Act Providing for the sale of certain lands to the Arizona State Elks Association Hospital.

    Ch. 222 · 54 Stat. 226 · May 28, 1940 · Original text

45. An Act To legalize a bridge across Bayou Lafourche at Galiano, Louisiana.

    Ch. 223 · 54 Stat. 226 · May 28, 1940 · Original text

46. An Act To authorize the granting of a right-of-way for roadway purposes on the Fort Thomas Military Reservation, Kentucky, in exchange for the release of property rights in and to a certain road on said reservation.

    Ch. 224 · 54 Stat. 227 · May 28, 1940 · Original text

47. An Act To increase the number of brigadier generals of the line of the Regular Army by four.

    Ch. 225 · 54 Stat. 227 · May 28, 1940 · Original text

48. An Act To provide for a more permanent tenure for persons carrying the mail on star routes.

    Ch. 226 · 54 Stat. 227 · May 31, 1940 · Original text

49. An Act Authorizing the continuance of the Prison Industries Reorganization Administration, established by Executive Order Numbered 7194 of September 26, 1935, to June 30, 1941.

    Ch. 227 · 54 Stat. 229 · May 31, 1940 · Original text

50. An Act To amend section 5 of the Act entitled “An Act authorizing the construction, repair, and preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes”, approved March 3, 1025 (43 Stat. 1190; 34 U. S. C. 893), so as to authorize the payment of a per diem in connection with naval aerial surveys and flight checking of aviation charts.

    Ch. 228 · 54 Stat. 229 · May 31, 1940 · Original text

51. An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to accept real estate granted to the United States by the city of Miami, Florida, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 229 · 54 Stat. 230 · June 3, 1940 · Original text

52. An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to acquire land at Key West, Florida.

    Ch. 230 · 54 Stat. 230 · June 3, 1940 · Original text

53. Joint Resolution Providing for the taking effect of Reorganization Plan Numbered V.

    Ch. 231 · 54 Stat. 230 · June 4, 1940 · Original text

54. An Act To prohibit the exportation of tobacco seed and plants, except for experimental purposes.

    Ch. 232 · 54 Stat. 231 · June 5, 1940 · Original text

55. Joint Resolution Authorizing the President of the United States of America to proclaim October 11, 1940, General Pulaski’s Memorial Day for the observance and commemoration of the death of Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski.

    Ch. 236 · 54 Stat. 231 · June 6, 1940 · Original text

56. An Act To amend section 335 (d) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938.

    Ch. 237 · 54 Stat. 232 · June 6, 1940 · Original text

57. An Act Authorizing the conveyance to the Commonwealth of Virginia a portion of the naval reservation known as Quantico in Prince William County, Virginia.

    Ch. 238 · 54 Stat. 232 · June 6, 1940 · Original text

58. An Act To incorporate the Navy Club of the United States of America.

    Ch. 239 · 54 Stat. 232 · June 6, 1940 · Original text

59. An Act To authorize the conveyance of the United States Fish Hatchery property at Put in Bay, Ohio, to the State of Ohio.

    Ch. 240 · 54 Stat. 233 · June 6, 1940 · Original text

60. An Act To amend section 289 of the Criminal Code.

    Ch. 241 · 54 Stat. 234 · June 6, 1940 · Original text

61. An Act To amend section 2 of the Act of March 4, 1931 (46 Stat. 1528), in regard to service of process on the United States in foreclosure actions.

    Ch. 242 · 54 Stat. 234 · June 6, 1940 · Original text

62. An Act To authorize the acquisition by the United States of lands in Manchester and Jackson Townships of the county of Ocean and State of New Jersey for use in connection with the Naval Air station, Lakehurst, New Jersey.

    Ch. 243 · 54 Stat. 234 · June 6, 1940 · Original text

63. An Act To amend the Act entitled “An Act to regulate proceedings in adoption in theDistrict of Columbia”, approved August 25, 1937.

    Ch. 244 · 54 Stat. 235 · June 6, 1940 · Original text

64. An Act Authorizing the Bradenton Company, its successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge across Sarasota Pass, and across Longboat Pass, county of Manatee, State of Florida.

    Ch. 245 · 54 Stat. 235 · June 6, 1940 · Original text

65. An Act To provide increased pensions for veterans of the Regular Establishment with service-connected disability incurred in or aggravated by service prior to April 21, 1898.

    Ch. 246 · 54 Stat. 237 · June 6, 1940 · Original text

66. An Act To amend section 79 of the Judicial Code, as amended.

    Ch. 247 · 54 Stat. 237 · June 6, 1940 · Original text

67. An Act To convey certain lands to the State of Wyoming.

    Ch. 248 · 54 Stat. 238 · June 6, 1940 · Original text

68. An Act To amend an Act entitled “An Act to increase the efficiency of the Coast Guard”, approved January 12, 1938.

    Ch. 249 · 54 Stat. 239 · June 6, 1940 · Original text

69. An Act To provide for the enlargement of the Coast Guard depot at Seattle, Washington, and for the establishment of a Coast Guard servicing base at or near Chattanooga, Tennessee.

    Ch. 250 · 54 Stat. 240 · June 6, 1940 · Original text

70. An Act Authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to accept on behalf of the United States a gift of the yacht Freedom from Sterling Morton.

    Ch. 251 · 54 Stat. 241 · June 6, 1940 · Original text

71. An Act To transfer Hardeman County, Texas, from the Fort Worth division to the Wichita Falls division of the northern judicial district of Texas.

    Ch. 252 · 54 Stat. 241 · June 6, 1940 · Original text

72. An Act To authorize the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to provide for the parking of automobiles in the Municipal Center.

    Ch. 253 · 54 Stat. 241 · June 6, 1940 · Original text

73. An Act To amend an Act entitled “An Act to establish a Board of Indeterminate Sentence and Parole for the District of Columbia and to determine its functions, and for other purposes”, approved July 15, 1932, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 254 · 54 Stat. 242 · June 6, 1940 · Original text

74. An Act To amend the Act entitled “An Act to provide books for the adult blind”, approved March 3, 1931.

    Ch. 255 · 54 Stat. 245 · June 6, 1940 · Original text

75. An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a railroad bridge across the Missouri River at or near Randolph, Missouri.

    Ch. 256 · 54 Stat. 245 · June 6, 1940 · Original text

76. An Act To amend and clarify certain Acts pertaining to the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 257 · 54 Stat. 246 · June 6, 1940 · Original text

77. An Act For the relief of Priscilla M. Noland.

    Ch. 233 · 54 Stat. 1268 · June 6, 1940 · Private law · Original text

78. An Act For the relief of Katherine Scott, Mrs. J. H. Scott, Jettie Stewart, and Ruth Mincemeyer.

    Ch. 234 · 54 Stat. 1268 · June 6, 1940 · Private law · Original text

79. An Act For the relief of Isadore J. Friedman.

    Ch. 235 · 54 Stat. 1269 · June 6, 1940 · Private law · Original text

80. An Act For the relief of Alan C. Winter, Junior, and Elisabeth Winter.

    Ch. 258 · 54 Stat. 1269 · June 6, 1940 · Private law · Original text

81. An Act For the relief of the legal representative of Anna Barbara Kosick, deceased.

    Ch. 259 · 54 Stat. 1270 · June 6, 1940 · Private law · Original text

82. An Act For the relief of Roxie Richardson.

    Ch. 260 · 54 Stat. 1270 · June 6, 1940 · Private law · Original text

83. An Act For the relief of Luther Devoe.

    Ch. 261 · 54 Stat. 1270 · June 6, 1940 · Private law · Original text

84. An Act To amend an Act entitled “An Act for the relief of Mrs. A. R. Barnard, Charles A. Stephens, Donald W. Prairie, and dependents of Vern A. Needles”, approved July 15, 1939.

    Ch. 262 · 54 Stat. 1271 · June 6, 1940 · Private law · Original text

85. An Act For the relief of the estate of Lewis Marion Garrard Hale.

    Ch. 263 · 54 Stat. 1271 · June 6, 1940 · Private law · Original text

86. An Act For the relief of George F. Lewis, administrator of the estate of Margaret R. Lewis.

    Ch. 264 · 54 Stat. 1272 · June 6, 1940 · Private law · Original text

87. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Gottlieb Metzger.

    Ch. 265 · 54 Stat. 1272 · June 6, 1940 · Private law · Original text

88. An Act For the relief of Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Kaplan.

    Ch. 266 · 54 Stat. 1272 · June 6, 1940 · Private law · Original text

89. Joint Resolution Authorizing the Bureau of Labor Statistics to make studies of productivity and labor costs in industry

    Ch. 267 · 54 Stat. 249 · June 7, 1940 · Original text

90. An Act Conferring jurisdiction upon the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey to hear, determine, and render judgment upon the claims of Parker McKee, Senior, and Louise McKee.

    Ch. 268 · 54 Stat. 1273 · June 7, 1940 · Private law · Original text

91. An Act For the relief of Anna M. Shea.

    Ch. 269 · 54 Stat. 1273 · June 7, 1940 · Private law · Original text

92. An Act For the relief of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Finley.

    Ch. 270 · 54 Stat. 1274 · June 7, 1940 · Private law · Original text

93. An Act For the relief of Major John R. Holt.

    Ch. 271 · 54 Stat. 1274 · June 7, 1940 · Private law · Original text

94. An Act For the relief of C. T. Jensen.

    Ch. 272 · 54 Stat. 1274 · June 7, 1940 · Private law · Original text

95. An Act For the relief of Dorothy Crossing.

    Ch. 273 · 54 Stat. 1275 · June 7, 1940 · Private law · Original text

96. An Act For the relief of the estate of K. J. Foss.

    Ch. 274 · 54 Stat. 1275 · June 7, 1940 · Private law · Original text

97. An Act For the relief of the heirs of Lieutenant William Lee Clemmer. Coast Guard

    Ch. 275 · 54 Stat. 1276 · June 7, 1940 · Private law · Original text

98. An Act To confer jurisdiction on the State of Kansas over offenses committed by or against Indians on Indian reservations.

    Ch. 276 · 54 Stat. 249 · June 8, 1940 · Original text

99. An Act To amend the Act of June 30, 1936 (49 Stat. 2041), providing for the administration and maintenance of the Blue Ridge Parkway, in the States of Virginia and North Carolina, by the Secretary of the Interior, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 277 · 54 Stat. 249 · June 8, 1940 · Original text

100. An Act For the protection of the bald eagle.

     Ch. 278 · 54 Stat. 250 · June 8, 1940 · Original text