Every law Congress has passed

1,626 laws of the 79th Congress, 1945–1947

1. An Act To provide for the appointment of additional commissioned officers in the Regular Army, and for other purposes.

   Ch. 601 · 59 Stat. 663 · December 28, 1945 · Original text

2. An Act To authorize the Export-Import Bank of Washington to extend its operations to include the Philippine Islands.

   Ch. 602 · 59 Stat. 666 · December 28, 1945 · Original text

3. An Act To amend the Act entitled “An Act extending the classified executive civil service of the United States”, approved November 26, 1940, so as to eliminate the time limit within which incumbents of positions covered into the classified service pursuant to such Act may be recommended for classification.

   Ch. 603 · 59 Stat. 666 · December 28, 1945 · Original text

4. An Act To provide more efficient dental care for the personnel of the United States Navy.

   Ch. 604 · 59 Stat. 666 · December 28, 1945 · Original text

5. An Act To amend the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, so as to permit the designation of freight forwarders as carriers of bonded merchandise.

   Ch. 605 · 59 Stat. 667 · December 28, 1945 · Original text

6. An Act To transfer certain land and personal property in Limestone County, Texas, to the State of Texas, acting by and through the State Board of Control.

   Ch. 606 · 59 Stat. 667 · December 28, 1945 · Original text

7. Joint Resolution Giving official recognition to the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United States.

   Ch. 607 · 59 Stat. 668 · December 28, 1945 · Original text

8. Joint Resolution Providing for the continuance to the end of June 1946, of the Navy’s V–12 program.

   Ch. 608 · 59 Stat. 668 · December 28, 1945 · Original text

9. Joint Resolution Fixing the date of meeting of the second session of the Seventy-ninth Congress.

   Ch. 609 · 59 Stat. 668 · December 28, 1945 · Original text

10. Joint Resolution Designating January 5, 1946, as George Washington Carver Day.

    Ch. 651 · 59 Stat. 668 · December 28, 1945 · Original text

11. An Act For the relief of Edgar Kaigler.

    Ch. 610 · 59 Stat. 817 · December 28, 1945 · Private law · Original text

12. An Act For the relief of Virginia Packard.

    Ch. 611 · 59 Stat. 817 · December 28, 1945 · Private law · Original text

13. An Act For the relief of Fairview School District Numbered 90, Pratt County, Kansas.

    Ch. 612 · 59 Stat. 818 · December 28, 1945 · Private law · Original text

14. An Act For the relief of Gladys Elvira Maurer.

    Ch. 613 · 59 Stat. 818 · December 28, 1945 · Private law · Original text

15. An Act For the relief of John Nisselson, of Brooklyn, New York.

    Ch. 614 · 59 Stat. 818 · December 28, 1945 · Private law · Original text

16. An Act For the relief of Matthew Mattas.

    Ch. 615 · 59 Stat. 819 · December 28, 1945 · Private law · Original text

17. An Act For the relief of Percy Allen.

    Ch. 616 · 59 Stat. 819 · December 28, 1945 · Private law · Original text

18. An Act For the relief of Roy S. Councilman.

    Ch. 617 · 59 Stat. 819 · December 28, 1945 · Private law · Original text

19. An Act For the relief of the Irvine Company.

    Ch. 618 · 59 Stat. 820 · December 28, 1945 · Private law · Original text

20. An Act For the relief of estate of Gordon T. Gorham, and others.

    Ch. 619 · 59 Stat. 820 · December 28, 1945 · Private law · Original text

21. An Act For the relief of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Lamb.

    Ch. 620 · 59 Stat. 822 · December 28, 1945 · Private law · Original text

22. An Act For the relief of the estate of W. F. Smothers.

    Ch. 621 · 59 Stat. 822 · December 28, 1945 · Private law · Original text

23. An Act For the relief of Viola Theriaque.

    Ch. 622 · 59 Stat. 822 · December 28, 1945 · Private law · Original text

24. An Act For the relief of Reverend Neal Deweese, Mrs. Minnie Deweese, Raymond Deweese, and the estate of Lon Thurman, deceased.

    Ch. 623 · 59 Stat. 823 · December 28, 1945 · Private law · Original text

25. An Act For the relief of the Ohio Brass Company.

    Ch. 624 · 59 Stat. 823 · December 28, 1945 · Private law · Original text

26. An Act For the relief of Rastus L. Davis.

    Ch. 625 · 59 Stat. 824 · December 28, 1945 · Private law · Original text

27. An Act For the relief of Harry Goldstein and Joseph Mallardi.

    Ch. 626 · 59 Stat. 824 · December 28, 1945 · Private law · Original text

28. An Act For the relief of John W. Magee and Florence V. Magee.

    Ch. 627 · 59 Stat. 825 · December 28, 1945 · Private law · Original text

29. An Act For the relief of Charles W. Anderson, Roy Jefferds, and Gus Klockenkemper.

    Ch. 628 · 59 Stat. 825 · December 28, 1945 · Private law · Original text

30. An Act For the relief of Henry P. King and G. B. Morgan, Senior.

    Ch. 629 · 59 Stat. 825 · December 28, 1945 · Private law · Original text

31. An Act For the relief of Albemarle Hospital, Doctor Z. D. Owens, Doctor W. W. Johnston, Evans Funeral Home, Esther Pendleton, legal guardian of Lloyd Pendleton, Duke Hospital, and Ephriam Daniels.

    Ch. 630 · 59 Stat. 826 · December 28, 1945 · Private law · Original text

32. An Act For the relief of Hannah Hidde and Doris Hidde.

    Ch. 631 · 59 Stat. 826 · December 28, 1945 · Private law · Original text

33. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Eugenie U. Bolstad.

    Ch. 632 · 59 Stat. 827 · December 28, 1945 · Private law · Original text

34. An Act For the relief of A. F. Fitzpatrick.

    Ch. 633 · 59 Stat. 827 · December 28, 1945 · Private law · Original text

35. An Act For the relief of Rufus A. Hancock.

    Ch. 634 · 59 Stat. 828 · December 28, 1945 · Private law · Original text

36. An Act For the relief of Eli Richmond.

    Ch. 635 · 59 Stat. 828 · December 28, 1945 · Private law · Original text

37. An Act For the relief of Oscar N. McLean.

    Ch. 636 · 59 Stat. 828 · December 28, 1945 · Private law · Original text

38. An Act For the relief of Annarae Weiss.

    Ch. 637 · 59 Stat. 829 · December 28, 1945 · Private law · Original text

39. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Bessie M. Campbell and Charles J. Campbell.

    Ch. 638 · 59 Stat. 829 · December 28, 1945 · Private law · Original text

40. An Act For the relief of Mary Elizabeth Montague.

    Ch. 639 · 59 Stat. 830 · December 28, 1945 · Private law · Original text

41. An Act For the relief of Finck Cigar Company.

    Ch. 640 · 59 Stat. 830 · December 28, 1945 · Private law · Original text

42. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Gisella Sante.

    Ch. 641 · 59 Stat. 830 · December 28, 1945 · Private law · Original text

43. An Act For the relief of Eric Fischer and Else Fischer.

    Ch. 642 · 59 Stat. 831 · December 28, 1945 · Private law · Original text

44. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Katie Sanders.

    Ch. 643 · 59 Stat. 831 · December 28, 1945 · Private law · Original text

45. An Act For the relief of A. M. Strauss.

    Ch. 644 · 59 Stat. 832 · December 28, 1945 · Private law · Original text

46. An Act For the relief of Hugo Effinger, in behalf of his minor son, William L. Effinger.

    Ch. 645 · 59 Stat. 832 · December 28, 1945 · Private law · Original text

47. An Act For the relief of Miss Jacqueline Friedrich.

    Ch. 646 · 59 Stat. 832 · December 28, 1945 · Private law · Original text

48. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Eunice C. Hardage.

    Ch. 647 · 59 Stat. 833 · December 28, 1945 · Private law · Original text

49. An Act For the relief of Myrtle C. Radabaugh.

    Ch. 648 · 59 Stat. 833 · December 28, 1945 · Private law · Original text

50. An Act For the relief of M. R. Stone.

    Ch. 649 · 59 Stat. 834 · December 28, 1945 · Private law · Original text

51. An Act For the relief of Franklin P. Radcliffe.

    Ch. 650 · 59 Stat. 834 · December 28, 1945 · Private law · Original text

52. An Act To extend certain privileges, exemptions, and immunities to international organizations and to the officers and employees thereof, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 652 · 59 Stat. 669 · December 29, 1945 · Original text

53. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Bessie S. Edmonds.

    Ch. 653 · 59 Stat. 834 · December 29, 1945 · Private law · Original text

54. An Act To authorize the Secretary of War to quitclaim to Chanslor-Canfield Midway Oil Company subsurface mineral and water rights in two hundred and eleven and thirty-six one-hundredths acres of land in the county of Los Angeles, California.

    Ch. 654 · 59 Stat. 835 · December 29, 1945 · Private law · Original text

55. An Act For the relief of the Springfield Co-operative Bank.

    Ch. 655 · 59 Stat. 835 · December 29, 1945 · Private law · Original text

56. An Act For the relief of certain claimants who suffered loss by flood in, at, or near Bean Lake in Platte County, in the State of Missouri, during the month of March 1934

    Ch. 656 · 59 Stat. 836 · December 29, 1945 · Private law · Original text

57. Joint Resolution To amend section 502 of 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, to authorize an additional appropriation for the purpose of providing housing for distressed families of servicemen and for veterans and their families, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 657 · 59 Stat. 674 · December 31, 1945 · Original text

58. An Act For the relief of Glassell-Taylor Company, Robinson and Young.

    Ch. 392 · 59 Stat. 767 · 1945 · Private law · Original text

59. An Act To establish a Department of Medicine and Surgery in the Veterans’ Administration.

    Ch. 658 · 59 Stat. 675 · January 3, 1946 · Original text

60. An Act For the relief of the estate of George O’Hara.

    Ch. 659 · 59 Stat. 836 · January 19, 1946 · Private law · Original text

61. An Act To authorize the President to appoint Graves Blanchard Erskine, major general, United States Marine Corps, to the office of Retraining and Reemployment Administrator, without affecting his service status and perquisites.

    Ch. 1 · 60 Stat. 1105 · February 8, 1946 · Private law · Original text

62. An Act To provide for adjustment between the proper appropriations, of unpaid balances in the pay accounts of naval personnel on the last day of each fiscal year, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 2 · 60 Stat. 3 · February 9, 1946 · Original text

63. An Act To amend section 2 (b) of the Act entitled “An Act extending the classified executive civil service of the United States”, approved November 26, 1940, so as to provide for counting military service of certain employees of the legislative branch in determining the eligibility of such employees for civil-service status under such Act.

    Ch. 3 · 60 Stat. 3 · February 12, 1946 · Original text

64. An Act Concerning the establishment of meteorological observation stations in the Arctic region of the Western Hemisphere, for the purpose of improving the weather forecasting service within the United States and on the civil international air transport routes from the United States.

    Ch. 4 · 60 Stat. 4 · February 12, 1946 · Original text

65. An Act To amend article 38 of the Articles for the Government of the Navy.

    Ch. 5 · 60 Stat. 4 · February 12, 1946 · Original text

66. An Act To provide for the payment on a commuted basis of the costs of transportation of dependents of certain persons entitled to such transportation, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 6 · 60 Stat. 5 · February 12, 1946 · Original text

67. An Act For the relief of the estate of Edwin Perry Ashcraft.

    Ch. 7 · 60 Stat. 1106 · February 12, 1946 · Private law · Original text

68. An Act To authorize the sale of the allotment of Henry Keiser on the Crow Indian Reservation, Montana.

    Ch. 8 · 60 Stat. 1106 · February 13, 1946 · Private law · Original text

69. An Act For the relief of Mr. and Mrs. Marion M. Hill.

    Ch. 9 · 60 Stat. 1107 · February 13, 1946 · Private law · Original text

70. An Act For the relief of Aftab Ali.

    Ch. 10 · 60 Stat. 1107 · February 13, 1946 · Private law · Original text

71. Joint Resolution Making an additional appropriation for the fiscal year 1946 for readjustment benefits, Veterans’ Administration.

    Ch. 22 · 60 Stat. 5 · February 14, 1946 · Original text

72. An Act For the relief of James Alves Saucier.

    Ch. 11 · 60 Stat. 1108 · February 14, 1946 · Private law · Original text

73. An Act For the relief of Mabel Fowler.

    Ch. 12 · 60 Stat. 1108 · February 14, 1946 · Private law · Original text

74. An Act For the relief of Harold E. Bullock.

    Ch. 13 · 60 Stat. 1108 · February 14, 1946 · Private law · Original text

75. An Act For the relief of Oscar S. Reed.

    Ch. 14 · 60 Stat. 1109 · February 14, 1946 · Private law · Original text

76. An Act For the relief of the estate of Manuel Rose Lima.

    Ch. 15 · 60 Stat. 1109 · February 14, 1946 · Private law · Original text

77. An Act For the relief of Florence Barrows.

    Ch. 16 · 60 Stat. 1110 · February 14, 1946 · Private law · Original text

78. An Act For the relief of Winter Brothers Company.

    Ch. 17 · 60 Stat. 1110 · February 14, 1946 · Private law · Original text

79. An Act For the relief of Mr. and Mrs. Allan F. Walker.

    Ch. 18 · 60 Stat. 1110 · February 14, 1946 · Private law · Original text

80. An Act For the relief of John A. Hatcher.

    Ch. 19 · 60 Stat. 1111 · February 14, 1946 · Private law · Original text

81. An Act For the relief of the estate of William Carl Jones.

    Ch. 20 · 60 Stat. 1111 · February 14, 1946 · Private law · Original text

82. An Act For the relief of the legal guardian of Wayne Edward Wilson, a minor.

    Ch. 21 · 60 Stat. 1112 · February 14, 1946 · Private law · Original text

83. An Act To compensate Benali El Oukili Boucheta, an inhabitant of French Morocco, for the wrongful death of his son Mohamed Ben Boucheta Ben Ali El Oukili, near Marnia, Algeria, on September 30, 1944.

    Ch. 23 · 60 Stat. 1112 · February 15, 1946 · Private law · Original text

84. An Act For the relief of William Wilson Wurster.

    Ch. 24 · 60 Stat. 1112 · February 15, 1946 · Private law · Original text

85. An Act For the relief of Paul E. Tacy.

    Ch. 25 · 60 Stat. 1113 · February 15, 1946 · Private law · Original text

86. An Act To compensate Clement Euziere, an inhabitant of French Morocco, for personal injuries caused by a naval vehicle near Oran, Algeria, on September 21, 1943.

    Ch. 26 · 60 Stat. 1113 · February 15, 1946 · Private law · Original text

87. An Act For the relief of Ogden and Dougherty; and for other purposes.

    Ch. 27 · 60 Stat. 1114 · February 15, 1946 · Private law · Original text

88. Joint Resolution To provide for proceeding with certain rivers and harbors projects heretofore authorized to be prosecuted after the termination of the war.

    Ch. 28 · 60 Stat. 6 · February 18, 1946 · Original text

89. First Supplemental Surplus Appropriation Rescission Act, 1946

    An Act Reducing certain appropriations and contract authorizations available for the fiscal year 1946, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 30 · 60 Stat. 6 · February 18, 1946 · Original text

90. An Act For the relief of Sigurdur Jonsson and Thorolina Thordardottir.

    Ch. 29 · 60 Stat. 1114 · February 18, 1946 · Private law · Original text

91. An Act To amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended.

    Ch. 31 · 60 Stat. 21 · February 19, 1946 · Original text

92. An Act To amend section 409 of the Interstate Commerce Act, with respect to the utilization by freight forwarders of the services of common carriers by motor vehicle.

    Ch. 32 · 60 Stat. 21 · February 20, 1946 · Original text

93. Employment Act of 1946

    An Act To declare a national policy on employment, production, and purchasing power, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 33 · 60 Stat. 23 · February 20, 1946 · Original text

94. An Act To authorize the President to retire certain officers and enlisted men of the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 34 · 60 Stat. 26 · February 21, 1946 · Original text

95. An Act To permit settlement of accounts of deceased officers and enlisted men of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, and of deceased commissioned officers of the Public Health Service, without administration of estates.

    Ch. 35 · 60 Stat. 30 · February 25, 1946 · Original text

96. An Act To exempt the Navy Department from statutory prohibitions against the employment of noncitizens, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 36 · 60 Stat. 31 · February 26, 1946 · Original text

97. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Lona Wilson.

    Ch. 37 · 60 Stat. 1114 · February 28, 1946 · Private law · Original text

98. An Act For the relief of Elisabeth Andersen.

    Ch. 38 · 60 Stat. 1115 · February 28, 1946 · Private law · Original text

99. An Act For the relief of Felix Frederickson.

    Ch. 39 · 60 Stat. 1115 · February 28, 1946 · Private law · Original text

100. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Marie Nepple, as executrix of the estate of Earl W. Nep pie, deceased, and Mrs. Marie Nepple, individually.

     Ch. 40 · 60 Stat. 1116 · February 28, 1946 · Private law · Original text