Every law Congress has passed

1,157 laws of the 78th Congress, 1943–1945

1. An Act For the relief of Doctor H. H. Smith.

   Ch. 317 · 58 Stat. 1000 · June 28, 1944 · Private law · Original text

2. An Act For the relief of the legal guardian of Edward Polak, a minor.

   Ch. 318 · 58 Stat. 1001 · June 28, 1944 · Private law · Original text

3. An Act For the relief of Mrs. John Andrew Godwin.

   Ch. 319 · 58 Stat. 1001 · June 28, 1944 · Private law · Original text

4. An Act For the relief of Mr. and Mrs. Howard C. Bantin.

   Ch. 320 · 58 Stat. 1002 · June 28, 1944 · Private law · Original text

5. An Act For the relief of M. H. Harris.

   Ch. 321 · 58 Stat. 1002 · June 28, 1944 · Private law · Original text

6. Joint Resolution Declaring the policy of the Congress with respect to the independence of the Philippine Islands, and for other purposes.

   Ch. 322 · 58 Stat. 625 · June 29, 1944 · Original text

7. Joint Resolution To amend section 13 of Philippine Independence Act, as amended, establishing the Filipino Rehabilitation Commission, defining its powers and duties, and for other purposes.

   Ch. 323 · 58 Stat. 626 · June 29, 1944 · Original text

8. An Act Making appropriations for defense aid (lend-lease), for the participation by the United States in the work of the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration, and for the Foreign Economic Administration, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1945, and for other purposes.

   Ch. 324 · 58 Stat. 627 · June 30, 1944 · Original text

9. Stabilization Extension Act of 1944

   An Act To amend the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942, as amended, and the Stabilization Act of October 2, 1942, as amended, and for other purposes.

   Ch. 325 · 58 Stat. 632 · June 30, 1944 · Original text

10. An Act To implement the jurisdiction of service courts of friendly foreign forces within the United States, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 326 · 58 Stat. 643 · June 30, 1944 · Original text

11. An Act To authorize the conveyance of Harrison Park in the city of Vincennes to Vincennes University.

    Ch. 327 · 58 Stat. 645 · June 30, 1944 · Original text

12. An Act To provide for the establishment of the Harpers Ferry National Monument.

    Ch. 328 · 58 Stat. 645 · June 30, 1944 · Original text

13. An Act To extend for one additional year the reduced rate of interest on Land Bank Commissioner loans.

    Ch. 329 · 58 Stat. 646 · June 30, 1944 · Original text

14. An Act To authorize the use of space in the old post-office building in Portland, Oregon, by the State of Oregon for its use as a museum for relics from the battleship Oregon, together with all other historical documents, objects, and relics of Oregon and the Old Oregon Country held by the State for public display.

    Ch. 330 · 58 Stat. 646 · June 30, 1944 · Original text

15. An Act To authorize the attendance of the Marine Band at the national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic to be held at Des Moines, Iowa, September 10 to 14, inclusive, 1944.

    Ch. 331 · 58 Stat. 647 · June 30, 1944 · Original text

16. An Act To extend for an additional two years the suspension in part of the processing tax on coconut oil, and to correct a typographical error in the Individual Income Tax Act of 1944.

    Ch. 332 · 58 Stat. 647 · June 30, 1944 · Original text

17. An Act To extend the Civilian Pilot Training Act of 1939.

    Ch. 333 · 58 Stat. 648 · June 30, 1944 · Original text

18. An Act To amend the National Housing Act, as amended.

    Ch. 334 · 58 Stat. 648 · June 30, 1944 · Original text

19. An Act To provide additional pay for enlisted men of the Army assigned to the Infantry who are awarded the expert infantryman badge or the combat infantryman badge.

    Ch. 335 · 58 Stat. 648 · June 30, 1944 · Original text

20. An Act For the relief of Louis Courcil.

    Ch. 336 · 58 Stat. 1002 · June 30, 1944 · Private law · Original text

21. An Act For the relief of Mrs. R. D. Robinson.

    Ch. 337 · 58 Stat. 1003 · June 30, 1944 · Private law · Original text

22. An Act For the relief of Eddie T. Stewart.

    Ch. 338 · 58 Stat. 1003 · June 30, 1944 · Private law · Original text

23. An Act For the relief of Mildred B. Hampton.

    Ch. 339 · 58 Stat. 1004 · June 30, 1944 · Private law · Original text

24. An Act For the relief of the estate of J. T. Taulbee, deceased, and Mrs. Bertie Leila Parker.

    Ch. 340 · 58 Stat. 1004 · June 30, 1944 · Private law · Original text

25. An Act For the relief of Broadus D. Boland and W. E. Boland.

    Ch. 341 · 58 Stat. 1004 · June 30, 1944 · Private law · Original text

26. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Hagar Simpson and Mrs. Nat Price, Junior.

    Ch. 342 · 58 Stat. 1005 · June 30, 1944 · Private law · Original text

27. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Samuel M. McLaughlin.

    Ch. 343 · 58 Stat. 1005 · June 30, 1944 · Private law · Original text

28. An Act For the relief of Clarence P. Hale, Junior.

    Ch. 344 · 58 Stat. 1006 · June 30, 1944 · Private law · Original text

29. An Act For the relief of the estate of Gertrude Mullins.

    Ch. 345 · 58 Stat. 1006 · June 30, 1944 · Private law · Original text

30. An Act For the relief of Edward E. Held and Mary Jane Held.

    Ch. 346 · 58 Stat. 1007 · June 30, 1944 · Private law · Original text

31. An Act For the relief of Frank Baptiste.

    Ch. 347 · 58 Stat. 1007 · June 30, 1944 · Private law · Original text

32. An Act For the relief of Mary Ellen Frakes, widow of Joseph A. Frakes.

    Ch. 348 · 58 Stat. 1007 · June 30, 1944 · Private law · Original text

33. An Act For the relief of Ruth L. Clapp.

    Ch. 349 · 58 Stat. 1008 · June 30, 1944 · Private law · Original text

34. An Act For the relief of the Postal Telegraph-Cable Company.

    Ch. 350 · 58 Stat. 1008 · June 30, 1944 · Private law · Original text

35. An Act For the relief of Mavis Norrine Cothron and the legal guardian of Norma Lee Cothron, Florence Janet Cothron, and Nina Faye Cothron.

    Ch. 351 · 58 Stat. 1009 · June 30, 1944 · Private law · Original text

36. An Act For the relief of Mae Ekvall.

    Ch. 352 · 58 Stat. 1009 · June 30, 1944 · Private law · Original text

37. An Act For the relief of Harry Schultz.

    Ch. 353 · 58 Stat. 1010 · June 30, 1944 · Private law · Original text

38. An Act For the relief of L. M. Feller Company and Wendell C. Graus.

    Ch. 354 · 58 Stat. 1010 · June 30, 1944 · Private law · Original text

39. An Act For the relief of J. Fletcher Lankton and John N. Ziegele.

    Ch. 355 · 58 Stat. 1010 · June 30, 1944 · Private law · Original text

40. An Act For the relief of the heirs and assigns of Widow Cesaire De Blanc.

    Ch. 356 · 58 Stat. 1011 · June 30, 1944 · Private law · Original text

41. An Act To provide night differential for certain employees.

    Ch. 357 · 58 Stat. 648 · July 1, 1944 · Original text

42. Contract Settlement Act of 1944

    An Act To provide for the settlement of claims arising from terminated war contracts, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 358 · 58 Stat. 649 · July 1, 1944 · Original text

43. An Act To amend that part of the Act of June 24, 1910 (36 Stat. 619), relating to disposition of profits from sales of ships’ stores.

    Ch. 359 · 58 Stat. 671 · July 1, 1944 · Original text

44. An Act To amend section 6 of the Act of July 2, 1940 (54 Stat. 714), relating to the exportation of certain commodities, and to continue said Act in effect.

    Ch. 360 · 58 Stat. 671 · July 1, 1944 · Original text

45. An Act To provide for the transportation to their homes of persons discharged from the naval service because of under age at time of enlistment.

    Ch. 361 · 58 Stat. 672 · July 1, 1944 · Original text

46. Joint Resolution Granting the consent of Congress to an agreement between the State of New York and the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations concerning the settlement of the boundary line between said States.

    Ch. 362 · 58 Stat. 672 · July 1, 1944 · Original text

47. Joint Resolution Requesting the President to urge upon the governments of those countries where the cultivation of the poppy plant exists, the necessity of immediately limiting the production of opium to the amount required for strictly medicinal and scientific purposes.

    Ch. 363 · 58 Stat. 674 · July 1, 1944 · Original text

48. An Act To permit the prepayment of the purchase price of certain housing sold to individuals by the Resettlement Administration or the Farm Security Administration, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 364 · 58 Stat. 675 · July 1, 1944 · Original text

49. An Act To release all the right, title, and interest of the United States in certain land constituting a portion of the tract of land conditionally granted to the county of Los Angeles, State of California, under the Act of March 24, 1933, as amended.

    Ch. 365 · 58 Stat. 675 · July 1, 1944 · Original text

50. An Act To amend section 42 of title 7 of the Canal Zone Code.

    Ch. 366 · 58 Stat. 676 · July 1, 1944 · Original text

51. An Act To amend the Act relating to the construction and maintenance of a bridge across the Missouri River at or near Nebraska City, Nebraska.

    Ch. 367 · 58 Stat. 676 · July 1, 1944 · Original text

52. An Act To provide for loss of United States nationality under certain circumstances.

    Ch. 368 · 58 Stat. 677 · July 1, 1944 · Original text

53. An Act To extend to the custodial-service employees of the Post Office Department certain benefits applicable to postal employees.

    Ch. 369 · 58 Stat. 677 · July 1, 1944 · Original text

54. An Act To amend the Act approved August 18, 1942, entitled “An Act to facilitate the disposition of prizes captured by the United States during the present war, and for other purposes”.

    Ch. 370 · 58 Stat. 678 · July 1, 1944 · Original text

55. An Act To amend the Act approved March 7, 1942 (56 Stat. 143), as amended (56 Stat. 1092; 50 App. U. S. C., Supp. III, 1001–1017 inclusive), so as to more specifically provide for pay, allotments, and administration pertaining to war casualties, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 371 · 58 Stat. 679 · July 1, 1944 · Original text

56. An Act To amend section 18 of the Pay Readjustment Act of 1942 to provide additional pay for personnel who are required to participate in regular and frequent glider flights.

    Ch. 372 · 58 Stat. 682 · July 1, 1944 · Original text

57. Public Health Service Act

    An Act To consolidate and revise the laws relating to the Public Health Service, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 373 · 58 Stat. 682 · July 1, 1944 · Original text

58. An Act To amend the Act entitled “An Act to expedite the provision of housing in connection with national defense, and for other purposes”, approved October 14, 1940, as amended.

    Ch. 374 · 58 Stat. 720 · July 1, 1944 · Original text

59. An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Mississippi River at or near Memphis, Tennessee.

    Ch. 375 · 58 Stat. 720 · July 1, 1944 · Original text

60. An Act To extend the provisions of the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, as amended, to the Virgin Islands.

    Ch. 376 · 58 Stat. 720 · July 1, 1944 · Original text

61. An Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code, the Narcotic Drugs Import and Export Act, as amended, and the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, to classify a new synthetic drug, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 377 · 58 Stat. 721 · July 1, 1944 · Original text

62. An Act To provide for the advancement of Rear Admiral Emory S. Land, Construction Corps, United States Navy, Retired, to the rank of vice admiral.

    Ch. 378 · 58 Stat. 1011 · July 1, 1944 · Private law · Original text

63. An Act For the relief of Lessie C. Selman.

    Ch. 379 · 58 Stat. 1011 · July 1, 1944 · Private law · Original text

64. An Act For the relief of Donald J. Munson.

    Ch. 380 · 58 Stat. 1012 · July 1, 1944 · Private law · Original text

65. An Act For the relief of Charles W. Kirby.

    Ch. 381 · 58 Stat. 1012 · July 1, 1944 · Private law · Original text

66. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Winnie Singleton, as administratrix of the estate of Gaylord W. Singleton, deceased.

    Ch. 382 · 58 Stat. 1013 · July 1, 1944 · Private law · Original text

67. An Act For the relief of William Dyer.

    Ch. 383 · 58 Stat. 1013 · July 1, 1944 · Private law · Original text

68. An Act For the relief of the estate of Nelson Hawkins.

    Ch. 384 · 58 Stat. 1013 · July 1, 1944 · Private law · Original text

69. An Act For the relief of J. William Ingram.

    Ch. 385 · 58 Stat. 1014 · July 1, 1944 · Private law · Original text

70. An Act For the relief of the Reverend James T. Denigan.

    Ch. 386 · 58 Stat. 1014 · July 1, 1944 · Private law · Original text

71. An Act For the relief of the estate of Carlos Pérez Avilés.

    Ch. 387 · 58 Stat. 1015 · July 1, 1944 · Private law · Original text

72. An Act For the relief of Josephine Guidoni.

    Ch. 388 · 58 Stat. 1015 · July 1, 1944 · Private law · Original text

73. An Act For the relief of Byron Ennis.

    Ch. 389 · 58 Stat. 1015 · July 1, 1944 · Private law · Original text

74. An Act For the relief of E. Bird Giles and Sherman Beck.

    Ch. 390 · 58 Stat. 1016 · July 1, 1944 · Private law · Original text

75. An Act For the relief of Charles L. Kee.

    Ch. 391 · 58 Stat. 1016 · July 1, 1944 · Private law · Original text

76. An Act For the relief of the estate of William Sandlass.

    Ch. 392 · 58 Stat. 1017 · July 1, 1944 · Private law · Original text

77. An Act Confirming the claim of the heirs of Monroe Johnson, deceased, to certain lands in the State of Mississippi, county of Adams.

    Ch. 393 · 58 Stat. 1017 · July 1, 1944 · Private law · Original text

78. An Act For the relief of Mr. and Mrs. John Cushman.

    Ch. 394 · 58 Stat. 1017 · July 1, 1944 · Private law · Original text

79. An Act For the relief of Arch A. Brown.

    Ch. 395 · 58 Stat. 1018 · July 1, 1944 · Private law · Original text

80. An Act For the relief of J. G. Power and L. D. Power.

    Ch. 396 · 58 Stat. 1018 · July 1, 1944 · Private law · Original text

81. An Act To amend section 514 of the Soldiers’ and Sailors Relief Act.

    Ch. 397 · 58 Stat. 722 · July 3, 1944 · Original text

82. An Act To provide for a study of multiple taxation of air commerce, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 398 · 58 Stat. 723 · July 3, 1944 · Original text

83. An Act To provide for staying judicial proceedings against the United States in time of war, on claims for damages caused by vessels of the Navy, or for towage or salvage services to such vessels, when the Secretary of the Navy certifies that the prosecution of such proceedings would endanger the security of naval operations or interfere therewith, and to authorize the settlement and payment of such claims, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 399 · 58 Stat. 723 · July 3, 1944 · Original text

84. An Act For the relief of Edwin H. Taylor, Junior.

    Ch. 400 · 58 Stat. 1018 · July 3, 1944 · Private law · Original text

85. An Act For the relief of Ross Engineering Company.

    Ch. 401 · 58 Stat. 1019 · July 3, 1944 · Private law · Original text

86. An Act For the relief of the Wesix Electric Heater Company.

    Ch. 402 · 58 Stat. 1020 · July 3, 1944 · Private law · Original text

87. An Act For the relief of Paul H. White.

    Ch. 403 · 58 Stat. 1020 · August 12, 1944 · Private law · Original text

88. An Act To amend the Act of August 2, 1939, entitled “An Act to prevent pernicious political activities”, as amended by the Act of April 1, 1944, entitled “An Act to facilitate voting, in time of war, by members of the land and naval forces, members of the merchant marine, and others, absent from the place of their residence, and to amend the Act of September 16, 1942, and for other purposes”.

    Ch. 404 · 58 Stat. 727 · August 21, 1944 · Original text

89. An Act To provide effective date of awards of death pension or compensation in cases of persons missing or missing in action to authorize payment of such benefits from the date of death of such person as reported or found by the Secretary of War or the Secretary of the Navy, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 405 · 58 Stat. 728 · September 7, 1944 · Original text

90. An Act To provide for abandonment of the project authorized in the Act of October 17, 1940, for a seaplane channel and basin in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts.

    Ch. 406 · 58 Stat. 728 · September 7, 1944 · Original text

91. An Act To amend further the Pay Readjustment Act of 1942.

    Ch. 407 · 58 Stat. 729 · September 7, 1944 · Original text

92. Joint Resolution Authorizing the President, of the United States of America to proclaim October 11, 1944, General Pulaski’s Memorial Day for the observance and commemoration of the death of Brigadier General Casimir Pulaski.

    Ch. 408 · 58 Stat. 731 · September 7, 1944 · Original text

93. An Act For the relief of the estate of Thomas Shea, deceased.

    Ch. 409 · 58 Stat. 1020 · September 7, 1944 · Private law · Original text

94. An Act To provide a method for compensating certain individuals for damages sustained as the result of the explosions at Port Chicago, California.

    Ch. 410 · 58 Stat. 731 · September 8, 1944 · Original text

95. An Act To fix the fees for domestic insured and collect-on-delivery mail, special-delivery service, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 411 · 58 Stat. 732 · September 17, 1944 · Original text

96. An Act To provide for the control and eradication of certain animal and plant pests and diseases, to facilitate cooperation with the States in fire control, to provide for the more efficient protection and management of the national forests, to facilitate the carrying out of agricultural conservation and related agricultural programs, to facilitate the operation of the Farm Credit Administration and the Rural Electrification Administration, to aid in the orderly marketing of agricultural commodities, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 412 · 58 Stat. 734 · September 21, 1944 · Original text

97. An Act To amend the Act entitled “An Act to amend the Act creating the circuit court of appeals in regard to fees and costs, and for other purposes”, approved February 19, 1897 (29 Stat. 536; 28 U. S. C. 543).

    Ch. 413 · 58 Stat. 743 · September 27, 1944 · Original text

98. An Act To amend an Act entitled “An Act to provide fees to be charged by clerks of the district courts of the United States”, approved February 11, 1925 (43 Stat. 857), as amended (28 U. S. C., secs. 548–555).

    Ch. 414 · 58 Stat. 743 · September 27, 1944 · Original text

99. An Act To amend the Nationality Act of 1940 to permit the Commissioner to furnish copies of any part of the records or information therefrom to agencies or officials of a State without charge.

    Ch. 415 · 58 Stat. 745 · September 27, 1944 · Original text

100. An Act To provide for the disposal of materials or resources on the public lands of the United States which are under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior.

     Ch. 416 · 58 Stat. 745 · September 27, 1944 · Original text