Every law Congress has passed

1,365 laws of the 80th Congress, 1947–1949

1. An Act To extend the time for completing the construction of a bridge across the Mississippi River at or near Sauk Rapids, Minnesota.

   Ch. 275 · 62 Stat. 230 · May 11, 1948 · Original text

2. An Act To authorize the expenditure of income from Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, for training of Federal prisoners.

   Ch. 276 · 62 Stat. 230 · May 11, 1948 · Original text

3. Joint Resolution To authorize the Postmaster General to withhold the awarding of star-route contracts for a period of sixty days.

   Ch. 277 · 62 Stat. 231 · May 11, 1948 · Original text

4. Joint Resolution To confirm title in fee simple in Joshua Britton to certain lands in Jefferson County, Illinois.

   Ch. 274 · 62 Stat. 1348 · May 11, 1948 · Private law · Original text

5. An Act For the relief of Sergeant John H. Mott.

   Ch. 278 · 62 Stat. 1348 · May 11, 1948 · Private law · Original text

6. An Act For the relief of Dan C. Rodgers.

   Ch. 279 · 62 Stat. 1349 · May 11, 1948 · Private law · Original text

7. An Act For the relief of Ensign Merton H. Peterson, United States Naval Reserve.

   Ch. 280 · 62 Stat. 1349 · May 11, 1948 · Private law · Original text

8. An Act For the relief of the estate of Francis D. Shoemaker.

   Ch. 281 · 62 Stat. 1350 · May 11, 1948 · Private law · Original text

9. An Act For the relief of Hempstead Warehouse Corporation.

   Ch. 282 · 62 Stat. 1350 · May 11, 1948 · Private law · Original text

10. An Act For the relief of Jesse L. Purdy.

    Ch. 283 · 62 Stat. 1350 · May 11, 1948 · Private law · Original text

11. An Act To validate payments heretofore made by disbursing officers of the United States Government covering cost of shipment of household effects of civilian employees, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 284 · 62 Stat. 231 · May 12, 1948 · Original text

12. An Act To authorize a bridge, roads and approaches, supports and bents, or other structures, across, over, or upon lands of the United States within the limits of the Colonial National Historical Park at or near Yorktown, Virginia.

    Ch. 285 · 62 Stat. 232 · May 12, 1948 · Original text

13. An Act To provide for the licensing of marine radiotelegraph operators as ship radio officers, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 286 · 62 Stat. 232 · May 12, 1948 · Original text

14. An Act For the relief of Doris D. Chrisman.

    Ch. 287 · 62 Stat. 1351 · May 12, 1948 · Private law · Original text

15. An Act For the relief of Mississippi Central Railroad Company.

    Ch. 288 · 62 Stat. 1351 · May 12, 1948 · Private law · Original text

16. An Act To establish eligibility for burial in national cemeteries, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 289 · 62 Stat. 234 · May 14, 1948 · Original text

17. An Act To authorize the construction of a courthouse to accommodate the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and the District Court of the United States for the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 290 · 62 Stat. 235 · May 14, 1948 · Original text

18. An Act To amend the Act entitled “Boulder Canyon Project Adjustment Act”, approved July 19, 1940.

    Ch. 292 · 62 Stat. 235 · May 14, 1948 · Original text

19. An Act To authorize the sale of individual Indian lands acquired under the Act of June 18, 1934, and under the Act of June 26, 1936.

    Ch. 293 · 62 Stat. 236 · May 14, 1948 · Original text

20. An Act For the relief of Anna Pechnik.

    Ch. 291 · 62 Stat. 1352 · May 14, 1948 · Private law · Original text

21. An Act For the relief of Edward W. Bigger.

    Ch. 294 · 62 Stat. 1352 · May 14, 1948 · Private law · Original text

22. An Act For the relief of Ollie McNeill and Ester B. McNeill.

    Ch. 295 · 62 Stat. 1352 · May 17, 1948 · Private law · Original text

23. An Act For the relief of John F. Reeves.

    Ch. 296 · 62 Stat. 1353 · May 17, 1948 · Private law · Original text

24. An Act For the relief of Joe Parry, a minor.

    Ch. 297 · 62 Stat. 1353 · May 17, 1948 · Private law · Original text

25. Seniority Act for Rural Mail Carriers

    An Act To establish the methods of advancement for post-office employees (rural carriers) in the field service.

    Ch. 298 · 62 Stat. 236 · May 18, 1948 · Original text

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

    Ch. 299 · 62 Stat. 237 · May 18, 1948 · Original text

27. An Act To authorize the attendance of the United States Marine Band at the Eighty-second National Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic to be held in Grand Rapids, Michigan, September 26 to 30, 1948.

    Ch. 300 · 62 Stat. 237 · May 18, 1948 · Original text

28. An Act To authorize the Federal Works Administrator to construct a building for the General Accounting Office on square 518 in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 302 · 62 Stat. 238 · May 18, 1948 · Original text

29. An Act For the acquisition and maintenance of wildlife management and control areas in the State of California, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 303 · 62 Stat. 238 · May 18, 1948 · Original text

30. An Act For the relief of Jerline Floyd Givens, and the legal guardian of William Earl Searight, a minor.

    Ch. 301 · 62 Stat. 1354 · May 18, 1948 · Private law · Original text

31. An Act For the relief of Ludwig Pohoryles.

    Ch. 304 · 62 Stat. 1354 · May 18, 1948 · Private law · Original text

32. An Act To amend the Act of July 23, 1947 (61 Stat. 409) (Public Law Numbered 219 of the Eightieth Congress).

    Ch. 305 · 62 Stat. 239 · May 19, 1948 · Original text

33. An Act For the relief of Jeffersonville Flood Control District, Jeffersonville, Indiana, a municipal corporation.

    Ch. 309 · 62 Stat. 239 · May 19, 1948 · Original text

34. An Act Authorizing the transfer of certain real property for wildlife, or other purposes.

    Ch. 310 · 62 Stat. 240 · May 19, 1948 · Original text

35. An Act To amend the Immigration Act of 1924, as amended.

    Ch. 311 · 62 Stat. 241 · May 19, 1948 · Original text

36. An Act To extend the time within which application for the benefits of the Mustering-Out Payment Act of 1944 may be made by veterans discharged from the armed forces before the effective date of such Act.

    Ch. 312 · 62 Stat. 241 · May 19, 1948 · Original text

37. An Act To permit the temporary free importation of racing shells, and increasing the amount of exemptions allowed for personal purchases abroad.

    Ch. 313 · 62 Stat. 241 · May 19, 1948 · Original text

38. An Act For the relief of Luz Martin.

    Ch. 306 · 62 Stat. 1354 · May 19, 1948 · Private law · Original text

39. An Act For the relief of Dennis (Dionesio) Fernandez.

    Ch. 307 · 62 Stat. 1355 · May 19, 1948 · Private law · Original text

40. An Act For the relief of Antonio Villani.

    Ch. 308 · 62 Stat. 1355 · May 19, 1948 · Private law · Original text

41. An Act For the relief of Amin Bin Rejab.

    Ch. 314 · 62 Stat. 1355 · May 19, 1948 · Private law · Original text

42. An Act For the relief or Andres Quinones and Letty Perez.

    Ch. 315 · 62 Stat. 1355 · May 19, 1948 · Private law · Original text

43. An Act For the relief of George Chan.

    Ch. 316 · 62 Stat. 1356 · May 19, 1948 · Private law · Original text

44. An Act For the relief of Peter Bednar, Francisca Bednar, Peter Walter Bednar, and William Joseph Bednar.

    Ch. 317 · 62 Stat. 1356 · May 19, 1948 · Private law · Original text

45. An Act To legalize the admission to the United States of Sarah Jane Sanford Pansa.

    Ch. 318 · 62 Stat. 1356 · May 19, 1948 · Private law · Original text

46. An Act To amend the Act entitled “An Act for the relief of Johannes or John, Julia, Michael, William, and Anna Kostiuk”.

    Ch. 319 · 62 Stat. 1357 · May 19, 1948 · Private law · Original text

47. An Act For the relief of Frank and Maria Durante.

    Ch. 320 · 62 Stat. 1357 · May 19, 1948 · Private law · Original text

48. An Act For the relief of Cristeta La-Madrid Angeles.

    Ch. 321 · 62 Stat. 1357 · May 19, 1948 · Private law · Original text

49. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Maria Smorczewska.

    Ch. 322 · 62 Stat. 1357 · May 19, 1948 · Private law · Original text

50. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Cletus E. Todd (formerly Laura Estelle Ritter).

    Ch. 323 · 62 Stat. 1358 · May 19, 1948 · Private law · Original text

51. An Act To provide for regulation of certain insurance rates in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 324 · 62 Stat. 242 · May 20, 1948 · Original text

52. An Act To authorize the sale of certain individual Indian land on the Flathead Reservation to the State of Montana.

    Ch. 325 · 62 Stat. 248 · May 20, 1948 · Original text

53. An Act Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain lands in South Dakota for municipal or public purposes.

    Ch. 326 · 62 Stat. 248 · May 20, 1948 · Original text

54. An Act For the relief of Andrew Osiecimski Czapski.

    Ch. 327 · 62 Stat. 1358 · May 20, 1948 · Private law · Original text

55. An Act Relating to the rules for the prevention of collisions on certain inland waters of the United States and on the western rivers, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 328 · 62 Stat. 249 · May 21, 1948 · Original text

56. An Act Authorizing an appropriation for investigating the oyster beds damaged or destroyed by the intrusion of fresh water and the blockage of natural passages west of the Mississippi River in the vicinity of Lake Mechant and Bayou Severin, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, and by the opening of the Bonnet Carre Spillway, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 329 · 62 Stat. 257 · May 21, 1948 · Original text

57. An Act Granting the consent of Congress to Carolina Power and Light Company to construct, maintain, and operate a dam in the Lumber River.

    Ch. 330 · 62 Stat. 257 · May 21, 1948 · Original text

58. Supplemental National Defense Appropriation Act, 1948

    An Act Making supplemental appropriations for the national defense for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1948, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 333 · 62 Stat. 258 · May 21, 1948 · Original text

59. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Charlotte E. Harvey.

    Ch. 331 · 62 Stat. 1358 · May 21, 1948 · Private law · Original text

60. An Act To record the lawful admission to the United States for permanent residence of Moke Tcharoutcheff, Lucie Baptistine Tcharoutcheff, Raymonde Tcharoutcheff, and Robert Tcharoutcheff.

    Ch. 332 · 62 Stat. 1359 · May 21, 1948 · Private law · Original text

61. An Act To amend the Reconstruction Finance Corporation Act, as amended, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 334 · 62 Stat. 261 · May 25, 1948 · Original text

62. An Act To promote the national defense by increasing the membership of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 335 · 62 Stat. 266 · May 25, 1948 · Original text

63. An Act To amend the General Bridge Act of 1946.

    Ch. 336 · 62 Stat. 267 · May 25, 1948 · Original text

64. An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to grant to the East Bay Municipal Utility District, an agency of the State of California, an easement for the construction and operation of a water main in and under certain Government-owned lands comprising a part of the United States naval air station, Alameda, California.

    Ch. 337 · 62 Stat. 268 · May 25, 1948 · Original text

65. An Act To amend the immigration laws to deny admission to the United States of aliens who may be coming here for the purpose of engaging in activities which will endanger the public safety of the United States.

    Ch. 338 · 62 Stat. 268 · May 25, 1948 · Original text

66. An Act Directing the Secretary of the Interior to sell and lease certain houses, apartments, and lands in Boulder City, Nevada.

    Ch. 339 · 62 Stat. 268 · May 25, 1948 · Original text

67. An Act To provide for adjustment of irrigation charges on the Flathead Indian irrigation project, Montana, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 340 · 62 Stat. 269 · May 25, 1948 · Original text

68. An Act Authorizing the execution of an amendatory repayment contract with the Northport Irrigation District, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 341 · 62 Stat. 273 · May 25, 1948 · Original text

69. An Act For the relief of Dionisio R. Trevino.

    Ch. 342 · 62 Stat. 1359 · May 25, 1948 · Private law · Original text

70. An Act For the relief of Reginald Mitchell.

    Ch. 343 · 62 Stat. 1359 · May 25, 1948 · Private law · Original text

71. An Act For the relief of Francisco Gamboa Giocoechea.

    Ch. 344 · 62 Stat. 1360 · May 25, 1948 · Private law · Original text

72. An Act For the relief of Lowe Way Yuen, and Dang Chee.

    Ch. 345 · 62 Stat. 1360 · May 25, 1948 · Private law · Original text

73. An Act For the relief of Perfecto M. Biason and Joan Biason.

    Ch. 346 · 62 Stat. 1360 · May 25, 1948 · Private law · Original text

74. An Act For the relief of Guy Cheng.

    Ch. 347 · 62 Stat. 1361 · May 25, 1948 · Private law · Original text

75. An Act Authorizing and directing the Fish and Wildlife Service of the Department of the Interior to undertake certain studies of the soft-shell and hard-shell clams.

    Ch. 348 · 62 Stat. 274 · May 26, 1948 · Original text

76. An Act To establish Civil Air Patrol as a civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force and to authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to extend aid to Civil Air Patrol in the fulfillment of its objectives, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 349 · 62 Stat. 274 · May 26, 1948 · Original text

77. Joint Resolution Requesting the President to issue a proclamation designating Memorial Day, 1948, as a day for a Nation-wide prayer for peace.

    Ch. 350 · 62 Stat. 275 · May 28, 1948 · Original text

78. An Act To amend section 24 of the Federal Power Act so as to provide that the States may apply for reservation of portions of power sites released for entry, location, or selection to the States for highway purposes.

    Ch. 351 · 62 Stat. 275 · May 28, 1948 · Original text

79. An Act To provide for furnishing transportation for certain Government and other personnel, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 352 · 62 Stat. 276 · May 28, 1948 · Original text

80. An Act Authorizing the head of the department or agency using the public domain for national defense purposes to compensate holders of grazing permits and licenses for losses sustained by reason of such use of public lands for national defense purposes.

    Ch. 353 · 62 Stat. 277 · May 28, 1948 · Original text

81. An Act To authorize the construction, protection, operation, and maintenance of public airports in the Territory of Alaska.

    Ch. 354 · 62 Stat. 277 · May 28, 1948 · Original text

82. An Act To incorporate the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Washington a corporation sole.

    Ch. 355 · 62 Stat. 1361 · May 29, 1948 · Private law · Original text

83. An Act To amend the Act entitled “An Act to promote the mining of potash on the public domain”, approved February 7, 1927, so as to provide for the disposition of the rentals and royalties from leases issued or renewed under the Act entitled “An Act to authorize exploration for and disposition of potassium”, approved October 2, 1917.

    Ch. 356 · 62 Stat. 279 · June 1, 1948 · Original text

84. An Act To amend the Acts authorizing the courses of instruction at the United States Naval Academy and the United States Military Academy to be given to a limited number of persons from the American Republics so as to permit such courses of instruction to be given to Canadians.

    Ch. 357 · 62 Stat. 279 · June 1, 1948 · Original text

85. An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Army to exchange certain property with the city of Kearney, Nebraska.

    Ch. 358 · 62 Stat. 280 · June 1, 1948 · Original text

86. An Act To authorize the Federal Works Administrator or officials of the Federal Works Agency duly authorized by him to appoint special policemen for duty upon Federal property under the jurisdiction of the Federal Works Agency, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 359 · 62 Stat. 281 · June 1, 1948 · Original text

87. An Act To amend the Nationality Act of 1940.

    Ch. 360 · 62 Stat. 281 · June 1, 1948 · Original text

88. An Act To transfer lot 1 in block 115, city of Fairbanks, Alaska, to the city of Fairbanks, Alaska.

    Ch. 362 · 62 Stat. 283 · June 1, 1948 · Original text

89. An Act To amend the fourth paragraph of section 4, chapter 1, title I, of the Act entitled “An Act making further provision for a civil government for Alaska, and for other purposes”, approved June 6, 1900 (31 Stat. 322; 48 U. S. C. sec. 101), as amended.

    Ch. 363 · 62 Stat. 283 · June 1, 1948 · Original text

90. An Act To provide for the distribution among the States of Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming of the receipts of the Colorado River Development Fund for use in the fiscal years 1949 to 1955, inclusive, on a basis which is as nearly equal as practicable and to make available other funds for the investigation and construction of projects in any of the States of the Colorado River Basin in addition to appropriations for said purposes from the Colorado River Development Fund.

    Ch. 364 · 62 Stat. 284 · June 1, 1948 · Original text

91. An Act To amend the Mineral Leasing Act of February 25, 1920, to permit the exercise of certain options on or before August 8, 1950.

    Ch. 365 · 62 Stat. 285 · June 1, 1948 · Original text

92. Joint Resolution To provide for the quartering, in certain public buildings in the District of Columbia, of troops participating in the inaugural ceremonies of 1949.

    Ch. 366 · 62 Stat. 285 · June 1, 1948 · Original text

93. An Act For the relief of Leo Hamermann.

    Ch. 361 · 62 Stat. 1362 · June 1, 1948 · Private law · Original text

94. An Act For the relief of Lawrence Edgar Edwards.

    Ch. 367 · 62 Stat. 1362 · June 1, 1948 · Private law · Original text

95. An Act For the relief of Thomas Camarda.

    Ch. 368 · 62 Stat. 1362 · June 1, 1948 · Private law · Original text

96. An Act For the relief of John H. Schmitt and Mrs. Mildred Schmitt.

    Ch. 369 · 62 Stat. 1363 · June 1, 1948 · Private law · Original text

97. An Act For the relief of Jacob Cohen.

    Ch. 370 · 62 Stat. 1363 · June 1, 1948 · Private law · Original text

98. An Act For the relief of Abraham Spevak.

    Ch. 371 · 62 Stat. 1363 · June 1, 1948 · Private law · Original text

99. An Act For the relief of John Cameron Henry.

    Ch. 372 · 62 Stat. 1364 · June 1, 1948 · Private law · Original text

100. An Act To provide basic authority for certain functions and activities of the Weather Bureau, and for other purposes.

     Ch. 373 · 62 Stat. 286 · June 2, 1948 · Original text