Every law Congress has passed

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

1. An Act To include Lafayette Park within the provisions of the Act entitled “An Act to regulate the height, exterior design, and construction of private and semipublic buildings in certain areas of the National Capital”, approved May 16, 1930.

   Ch. 400 · 53 Stat. 1144 · July 31, 1939 · Original text

2. An Act Relating to the exchange of certain lands in the State of Oregon.

   Ch. 401 · 53 Stat. 1144 · July 31, 1939 · Original text

3. An Act For the relief of Anna Elizabeth Watrous.

   Ch. 402 · 53 Stat. 1487 · July 31, 1939 · Private law · Original text

4. An Act For the relief of W. E. R. Covell.

   Ch. 403 · 53 Stat. 1488 · July 31, 1939 · Private law · Original text

5. An Act For the relief of Captain Clyde E. Steele, United States Army.

   Ch. 404 · 53 Stat. 1488 · July 31, 1939 · Private law · Original text

6. An Act For the relief of the Allegheny Forging Company.

   Ch. 405 · 53 Stat. 1489 · July 31, 1939 · Private law · Original text

7. An Act For the relief of John G. Wynn.

   Ch. 406 · 53 Stat. 1489 · July 31, 1939 · Private law · Original text

8. An Act For the relief of Mr. and Mrs. John Shebestok, parents of Constance and Lois Shebestok.

   Ch. 407 · 53 Stat. 1489 · July 31, 1939 · Private law · Original text

9. An Act To increase the amount of Federal aid to State or Territorial homes for the support of disabled soldiers and sailors of the United States.

   Ch. 408 · 53 Stat. 1145 · August 1, 1939 · Original text

10. An Act To provide for the registry of pursers and surgeons as staff officers on vessels of the United States, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 409 · 53 Stat. 1145 · August 1, 1939 · Original text

11. An Act To prevent pernicious political activities.

    Ch. 410 · 53 Stat. 1147 · August 2, 1939 · Original text

12. An Act To provide for the regulation of the sale of certain securities in interstate and foreign commerce and through the mails, and the regulation of the trust indentures under which the same are issued, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 411 · 53 Stat. 1149 · August 3, 1939 · Original text

13. An Act Providing for the exchange of certain park lands at the northern boundary of Piney Branch Parkway, near Argyle Terrace, for other lands more suitable for the use and development of Piney Branch Parkway.

    Ch. 412 · 53 Stat. 1177 · August 3, 1939 · Original text

14. An Act To amend the National Stolen Property Act.

    Ch. 413 · 53 Stat. 1178 · August 3, 1939 · Original text

15. An Act To authorize the board of directors of the Columbia Institution for the Deaf to dedicate a portion of Mount Olivet Road Northeast and to exchange certain lands with the Secretary of the Interior, to dispose of other lands, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 414 · 53 Stat. 1179 · August 3, 1939 · Original text

16. An Act To provide pensions to members of the Regular Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard who become disabled by reason of their service therein, equivalent to 75 per centum of the compensation payable to war veterans for similar service-connected disabilities, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 415 · 53 Stat. 1180 · August 4, 1939 · Original text

17. An Act To promote nautical education, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 416 · 53 Stat. 1181 · August 4, 1939 · Original text

18. An Act To amend certain provisions of the Merchant Marine and Shipping Acts, to further the development of the American merchant marine, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 417 · 53 Stat. 1182 · August 4, 1939 · Original text

19. Reclamation Project Act of 1939

    An Act To provide a feasible and comprehensive plan for the variable payment of construction charges on United States reclamation projects, to protect the investment of the United States in such projects, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 418 · 53 Stat. 1187 · August 4, 1939 · Original text

20. An Act To provide that no statute of limitations shall apply to offenses punishable by death.

    Ch. 419 · 53 Stat. 1198 · August 4, 1939 · Original text

21. An Act To provide for the acceptance of an easement with respect to certain lands in New Mexico, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 420 · 53 Stat. 1198 · August 4, 1939 · Original text

22. Joint Resolution To provide for the adjudication by a Commissioner of claims of American nationals against the Government of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

    Ch. 421 · 53 Stat. 1199 · August 4, 1939 · Original text

23. An Act To amend further the Civil Service Retirement Act, approved May 29, 1930.

    Ch. 426 · 53 Stat. 1200 · August 4, 1939 · Original text

24. An Act To authorize the Commissioner of Internal Revenue to make certain allowances for losses by leakage and evaporation upon withdrawal of packages of brandy or fruit spirits under certain conditions.

    Ch. 427 · 53 Stat. 1202 · August 4, 1939 · Original text

25. An Act For the relief of Fae Banas.

    Ch. 422 · 53 Stat. 1490 · August 4, 1939 · Private law · Original text

26. An Act For the relief of Dorothy Clair Hester, daughter of E. R. Hester.

    Ch. 423 · 53 Stat. 1490 · August 4, 1939 · Private law · Original text

27. An Act For the relief of Hannis Hoven.

    Ch. 424 · 53 Stat. 1491 · August 4, 1939 · Private law · Original text

28. An Act For the relief of Thomas A. Ross.

    Ch. 425 · 53 Stat. 1491 · August 4, 1939 · Private law · Original text

29. An Act To confer jurisdiction upon the Court of Claims to hear, determine, and render judgment upon the claim of the Borg-Warner Corporation.

    Ch. 428 · 53 Stat. 1491 · August 4, 1939 · Private law · Original text

30. An Act To amend section 224 of the Criminal Code so as to penalize the making of false claims for the loss of insured mail matter.

    Ch. 429 · 53 Stat. 1203 · August 5, 1939 · Original text

31. An Act To authorize the temporary appointment of a special judge for the District Court of the Virgin Islands.

    Ch. 430 · 53 Stat. 1203 · August 5, 1939 · Original text

32. An Act To provide for the public auction of certain town lots within the city of Parker, Arizona.

    Ch. 431 · 53 Stat. 1203 · August 5, 1939 · Original text

33. An Act To authorize the transfer to the jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Treasury of portions of the property within the military reservation known as the Morehead City Target Range, North Carolina, for the construction of improvements thereon, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 432 · 53 Stat. 1204 · August 5, 1939 · Original text

34. An Act To extend the privilege of retirement for disability to judges appointed to hold office during good behavior.

    Ch. 433 · 53 Stat. 1204 · August 5, 1939 · Original text

35. An Act To amend the Criminal Code in regard to obtaining money by false pretenses on the high seas.

    Ch. 434 · 53 Stat. 1205 · August 5, 1939 · Original text

36. An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Columbia River at Astoria, Clatsop County, Oregon.

    Ch. 435 · 53 Stat. 1206 · August 5, 1939 · Original text

37. An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the Providence, Warren and Bristol Railroad Company to construct, maintain, and operate a railroad bridge across the Warren River at or near Barrington, Rhode Island.

    Ch. 436 · 53 Stat. 1206 · August 5, 1939 · Original text

38. An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the counties of Valley and McCone, Montana, to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Missouri River at or near Frazer, Montana.

    Ch. 437 · 53 Stat. 1206 · August 5, 1939 · Original text

39. An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Missouri River at or near Arrow Rock, Missouri.

    Ch. 438 · 53 Stat. 1207 · August 5, 1939 · Original text

40. An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the Iowa State Highway Commission to construct, maintain, and operate a free highway bridge across the Des Moines River at or near Red Rock, Iowa.

    Ch. 439 · 53 Stat. 1207 · August 5, 1939 · Original text

41. An Act To reserve to the United States for the Bonneville project a right-of-way across certain Indian lands in the State of Washington, subject to the consent of the individual allottees and the payment of compensation, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 440 · 53 Stat. 1207 · August 5, 1939 · Original text

42. An Act To amend the Act entitled “An act for the grading and classification of clerks in the Foreign Service of the United States of America, and providing compensation therefor”, approved February 23, 1931, as amended.

    Ch. 441 · 53 Stat. 1208 · August 5, 1939 · Original text

43. An Act To prohibit the issuance and coinage of certain commemorative coins, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 442 · 53 Stat. 1209 · August 5, 1939 · Original text

44. An Act To provide that pensions payable to the widows and orphans of deceased veterans of the Spanish-American War, Boxer Rebellion, or Philippine Insurrection shall be effective as of date of death of the veteran, if claim is filed within one year thereafter.

    Ch. 443 · 53 Stat. 1209 · August 5, 1939 · Original text

45. An Act To authorize an exchange of lands between the War Department and the Department of Labor.

    Ch. 444 · 53 Stat. 1209 · August 5, 1939 · Original text

46. An Act To make the United States Coast Guard Academy library a public depository for Government publications.

    Ch. 445 · 53 Stat. 1209 · August 5, 1939 · Original text

47. An Act To provide for the abatement of personal taxes from insolvent building associations in the District of Columbia.

    Ch. 446 · 53 Stat. 1210 · August 5, 1939 · Original text

48. An Act To provide a right-of-way.

    Ch. 447 · 53 Stat. 1210 · August 5, 1939 · Original text

49. An Act To establish the status of funds and employees of the United States Naval Academy laundry.

    Ch. 448 · 53 Stat. 1210 · August 5, 1939 · Original text

50. An Act Authorizing the sale of certain real estate in the District of Columbia no longer required for public purposes.

    Ch. 449 · 53 Stat. 1211 · August 5, 1939 · Original text

51. An Act To amend sections 4886, 4887, 4920, and 4929 of the Revised Statutes (U. S. C., title 35, secs. 31, 32, 69, and 73).

    Ch. 450 · 53 Stat. 1212 · August 5, 1939 · Original text

52. An Act To amend sections 4904, 4909, 4911, and 4915 of the Revised Statutes (U. S. C., title 35, secs. 52, 57, 59a, and 63).

    Ch. 451 · 53 Stat. 1212 · August 5, 1939 · Original text

53. An Act To amend section 4903 of the Revised Statutes (U. S. C., title 35, Sec. 51).

    Ch. 452 · 53 Stat. 1213 · August 5, 1939 · Original text

54. An Act To waive the age limit for appointment as second lieutenant, Regular Army, of certain persons now on active duty with the Air Corps.

    Ch. 453 · 53 Stat. 1213 · August 5, 1939 · Original text

55. An Act To provide for the rank and title of lieutenant general of the Regular Army.

    Ch. 454 · 53 Stat. 1214 · August 5, 1939 · Original text

56. Joint Resolution Providing for participation by the United States in the celebration to be held at Fort McHenry on September 14, 1939, in celebration of the one hundred and twenty-fifth anniversary of the writing of the Star-Spangled Banner.

    Ch. 455 · 53 Stat. 1214 · August 5, 1939 · Original text

57. Joint Resolution Authorizing the Librarian of Congress to return to Williamsburg Lodge, Numbered Six, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, of Virginia, the original manuscript of the record of the proceedings of said lodge.

    Ch. 456 · 53 Stat. 1215 · August 5, 1939 · Original text

58. Joint Resolution Providing that the farmers’ market in blocks 354 and 355 in the District of Columbia shall not be used for other purposes.

    Ch. 457 · 53 Stat. 1215 · August 5, 1939 · Original text

59. An Act To perfect the consolidation of the Lighthouse Service with the Coast Guard by authorizing the commissioning, appointment, and enlistment in the Coast Guard, of certain officers and employees of the Lighthouse Service, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 477 · 53 Stat. 1216 · August 5, 1939 · Original text

60. An Act To amend section 9 of the Act of July 3, 1926 (44 Stat. 817), entitled “An Act to readjust the commissioned personnel of the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.”

    Ch. 478 · 53 Stat. 1217 · August 5, 1939 · Original text

61. An Act Authorizing the Secretary of War to permit Salt Lake City, Utah, to construct and maintain certain roads, streets, and boulevards across the Fort Douglas Military Reservation.

    Ch. 479 · 53 Stat. 1218 · August 5, 1939 · Original text

62. An Act To authorize postmasters within the Territory of Alaska to administer oaths and affirmations, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 480 · 53 Stat. 1219 · August 5, 1939 · Original text

63. An Act To provide for the disposition of certain records of the United States Government.

    Ch. 481 · 53 Stat. 1219 · August 5, 1939 · Original text

64. An Act To permit the importation free of duty of certain literature for distribution at the Golden Gate International Exposition of 1939.

    Ch. 482 · 53 Stat. 1221 · August 5, 1939 · Original text

65. Joint Resolution To approve the action of the Secretary of the Interior deferring the collection of certain irrigation construction charges against lands under the San Carlos and Flathead Indian irrigation projects.

    Ch. 483 · 53 Stat. 1221 · August 5, 1939 · Original text

66. An Act To legalize a free highway bridge now being constructed across the Des Moines River, at Levy, Iowa.

    Ch. 493 · 53 Stat. 1221 · August 5, 1939 · Original text

67. Joint Resolution To authorize the Assistant Secretary of the Navy to continue to serve as Acting Secretary of the Navy until the appointment of a Secretary, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 494 · 53 Stat. 1222 · August 5, 1939 · Original text

68. Joint Resolution Authorizing the Joint Committee on the Library to procure an oil portrait of former President Herbert Hoover.

    Ch. 495 · 53 Stat. 1222 · August 5, 1939 · Original text

69. An Act For the relief of Jessie M. Durst.

    Ch. 458 · 53 Stat. 1492 · August 5, 1939 · Private law · Original text

70. An Act For the relief of John B. Jones.

    Ch. 459 · 53 Stat. 1492 · August 5, 1939 · Private law · Original text

71. An Act For the relief of Jesse Claud Branson.

    Ch. 460 · 53 Stat. 1492 · August 5, 1939 · Private law · Original text

72. An Act For the relief of Ernest Clinton and Frederick P. Deragisch.

    Ch. 461 · 53 Stat. 1493 · August 5, 1939 · Private law · Original text

73. An Act For the relief of Grace S. Taylor.

    Ch. 462 · 53 Stat. 1493 · August 5, 1939 · Private law · Original text

74. An Act To extend to Sergeant Major Leonard E. Browning, United States Marine Corps, the benefits of the Act of May 7, 1932, providing highest World War rank to retired enlisted men.

    Ch. 463 · 53 Stat. 1494 · August 5, 1939 · Private law · Original text

75. An Act For the relief of Leslie J. Frane and Charles Frane.

    Ch. 464 · 53 Stat. 1494 · August 5, 1939 · Private law · Original text

76. An Act For the relief of Virginia Pearson.

    Ch. 465 · 53 Stat. 1494 · August 5, 1939 · Private law · Original text

77. An Act For the relief of Floyd M. Dunscomb.

    Ch. 466 · 53 Stat. 1495 · August 5, 1939 · Private law · Original text

78. An Act For the relief of Franklin C. Richardson.

    Ch. 467 · 53 Stat. 1495 · August 5, 1939 · Private law · Original text

79. An Act For the relief of Corinne W. Bienvenu (nee Corinne Wells).

    Ch. 468 · 53 Stat. 1495 · August 5, 1939 · Private law · Original text

80. An Act For the relief of certain persons whose property was damaged or destroyed as a result of the crashes of two airplanes of the United States Navy at East Braintree, Massachusetts, on April 4, 1939.

    Ch. 469 · 53 Stat. 1496 · August 5, 1939 · Private law · Original text

81. An Act To authorize Leonhard Stejneger, of the United States National Museum, to accept certain decoration from the Norwegian Government.

    Ch. 470 · 53 Stat. 1496 · August 5, 1939 · Private law · Original text

82. An Act For the relief of Ada Fuller.

    Ch. 471 · 53 Stat. 1497 · August 5, 1939 · Private law · Original text

83. An Act For the relief of G. E. Williams.

    Ch. 472 · 53 Stat. 1497 · August 5, 1939 · Private law · Original text

84. An Act For the relief of the estate of Frank M. Smith.

    Ch. 473 · 53 Stat. 1497 · August 5, 1939 · Private law · Original text

85. An Act To provide for the issuance of a license to practice chiropractic in the District of Columbia to George M. Corriveau.

    Ch. 474 · 53 Stat. 1498 · August 5, 1939 · Private law · Original text

86. An Act To provide for the issuance of a license to practice chiropractic in the District of Columbia to Laura T. Corriveau.

    Ch. 475 · 53 Stat. 1498 · August 5, 1939 · Private law · Original text

87. An Act For the relief of Leland J. Belding.

    Ch. 476 · 53 Stat. 1498 · August 5, 1939 · Private law · Original text

88. An Act For the relief of Imogene Enley.

    Ch. 484 · 53 Stat. 1499 · August 5, 1939 · Private law · Original text

89. An Act For the relief of William H. Keesey.

    Ch. 485 · 53 Stat. 1499 · August 5, 1939 · Private law · Original text

90. An Act For the relief of Franklin Lopez, administrator of the goods, chattels, and credits which were of Alice C. Lopez, deceased.

    Ch. 486 · 53 Stat. 1500 · August 5, 1939 · Private law · Original text

91. An Act For the relief of the estate of Arthur Weltner.

    Ch. 487 · 53 Stat. 1500 · August 5, 1939 · Private law · Original text

92. An Act For the relief of the Ninety Six Oil Mill, of Ninety Six, South Carolina.

    Ch. 488 · 53 Stat. 1500 · August 5, 1939 · Private law · Original text

93. An Act For the relief of J. Aristide Lefevre.

    Ch. 489 · 53 Stat. 1501 · August 5, 1939 · Private law · Original text

94. An Act For the relif of Corabell Wuensch, Jackie Lee Wuensch, and Mary Rainbolt.

    Ch. 490 · 53 Stat. 1501 · August 5, 1939 · Private law · Original text

95. An Act For the relief of Charles Enslow.

    Ch. 491 · 53 Stat. 1501 · August 5, 1939 · Private law · Original text

96. An Act For the relief of Nicholas Contopoulos.

    Ch. 492 · 53 Stat. 1502 · August 5, 1939 · Private law · Original text

97. An Act For the relief of the Rent-A-Car Company.

    Ch. 496 · 53 Stat. 1502 · August 5, 1939 · Private law · Original text

98. An Act For the relief of Allie Holsomback and Lonnie Taylor.

    Ch. 497 · 53 Stat. 1503 · August 5, 1939 · Private law · Original text

99. An Act For the relief of Earl J. Reed and Giles J. Gentry.

    Ch. 498 · 53 Stat. 1503 · August 5, 1939 · Private law · Original text

100. An Act For the relief of Hugh A. Smith.

     Ch. 499 · 53 Stat. 1504 · August 5, 1939 · Private law · Original text