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Every law Congress has passed

97,863 laws from 1789 to 2026, as printed in the Statutes at Large, the official record of every act of Congress. 51,799 are public laws; 46,064 are private laws, which apply to named people or places, such as pensions, land claims and relief from debts.

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2,000 laws of the 81st Congress, 1949–1951

  1. Joint Resolution Making further temporary appropriations for the fiscal year 1951, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 509 · 64 Stat. 381 · July 31, 1950 · Original text

  2. An Act To authorize construction of the Eklutna project, hydroelectric generating plant and transmission facilities in connection therewith, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 510 · 64 Stat. 382 · July 31, 1950 · Original text

  3. An Act To authorize the conveyance, for school purposes, of certain land in Acadia National Park to the town of Tremont, Maine, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 511 · 64 Stat. 383 · August 1, 1950 · Original text

  4. Organic Act of Guam

    An Act To provide a civil government for Guam, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 512 · 64 Stat. 384 · August 1, 1950 · Original text

  5. An Act To change the designations of Health Officer and Assistant Health Officer of the District of Columbia, respectively, to Director of Public Health and Assistant Director of Public Health.

    Ch. 513 · 64 Stat. 393 · August 1, 1950 · Original text

  6. An Act To authorize certain personnel and former personnel of the United States Coast Guard and the United States Public Health Service to accept certain gifts tendered by foreign governments.

    Ch. 538 · 64 Stat. A121 · August 3, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  7. An Act For the relief of Tevfik Kamil Kutay.

    Ch. 539 · 64 Stat. A121 · August 3, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  8. An Act For the relief of Yone T. Park.

    Ch. 540 · 64 Stat. A122 · August 3, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  9. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Osa J. Petty.

    Ch. 541 · 64 Stat. A122 · August 3, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  10. An Act For the relief of Mrs. A. H. Hill.

    Ch. 542 · 64 Stat. A122 · August 3, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  11. An Act To confirm title in V. LeBlanc and C. Riccard to certain lands in West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana.

    Ch. 543 · 64 Stat. A123 · August 3, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  12. An Act For the relief of the estate of José Salgado Santos.

    Ch. 544 · 64 Stat. A123 · August 3, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  13. An Act For the relief of Edwin F. Shockley.

    Ch. 545 · 64 Stat. A123 · August 3, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  14. An Act For the relief of W. M. Tindal.

    Ch. 546 · 64 Stat. A124 · August 3, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  15. An Act For the relief of the Acme Finance Company.

    Ch. 547 · 64 Stat. A124 · August 3, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  16. An Act To authorize the sale of certain allotted inherited land on the Winnebago Indian Reservation, Nebraska.

    Ch. 548 · 64 Stat. A125 · August 3, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  17. An Act Authorizing the issuance of a patent in fee to Howard H. Moran.

    Ch. 549 · 64 Stat. A125 · August 3, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  18. An Act To authorize the sale of certain land on the Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota, allotted to Susan Eagle Dog.

    Ch. 550 · 64 Stat. A126 · August 3, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  19. An Act To authorize the sale of certain allotted inherited land on the Rosebud Indian Reservation, South Dakota.

    Ch. 551 · 64 Stat. A126 · August 3, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  20. An Act For the relief of Ed Howard Russell.

    Ch. 552 · 64 Stat. A126 · August 3, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  21. An Act For the relief of Ralph E. Brown.

    Ch. 553 · 64 Stat. A127 · August 3, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  22. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Margaret O’Donnell and Mrs. Arlene R. Shannon.

    Ch. 554 · 64 Stat. A127 · August 3, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  23. An Act For the relief of C. W. Jacobs.

    Ch. 555 · 64 Stat. A127 · August 3, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  24. An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue duplicate of William Gerard’s script certificate numbered 2, subdivision 13, to Lucy P. Crowell.

    Ch. 556 · 64 Stat. A128 · August 3, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  25. An Act For the relief of the estate of Archer C. Gunter.

    Ch. 557 · 64 Stat. A128 · August 3, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  26. An Act To provide for holding a term of the United States District Court for the District of Oregon at Eugene.

    Ch. 514 · 64 Stat. 393 · August 3, 1950 · Original text

  27. An Act To amend the Act of May 26, 1936, authorizing the withholding of compensation due Government personnel.

    Ch. 515 · 64 Stat. 393 · August 3, 1950 · Original text

  28. An Act To amend section 2113 of title 18 of the United States Code in order to include certain savings and loan associations within its provisions.

    Ch. 516 · 64 Stat. 394 · August 3, 1950 · Original text

  29. An Act To amend the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938, as amended.

    Ch. 517 · 64 Stat. 395 · August 3, 1950 · Original text

  30. An Act To facilitate the settlement of the accounts of certain deceased civilian officers and employees of the Government.

    Ch. 518 · 64 Stat. 395 · August 3, 1950 · Original text

  31. Joint Resolution Giving the consent of Congress to an agreement between the State of Missouri and the State of Kansas establishing a boundary between said States.

    Ch. 519 · 64 Stat. 397 · August 3, 1950 · Original text

  32. An Act Authorizing the Department of Justice of the United States to recognize and to award to outstanding courageous young Americans a medal for heroism known as the Young American Medal for Bravery, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 520 · 64 Stat. 397 · August 3, 1950 · Original text

  33. An Act To amend section 2 of the Act of April 28, 1904 (33 Stat. 527; 43 U. S. C., see. 213), relating to additional homestead entries.

    Ch. 521 · 64 Stat. 398 · August 3, 1950 · Original text

  34. An Act To authorize grantees of recreational demonstration project lands to make land exchanges relating to such properties, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 522 · 64 Stat. 399 · August 3, 1950 · Original text

  35. An Act To amend the Federal Aid to Wildlife Restoration Act, as amended.

    Ch. 523 · 64 Stat. 399 · August 3, 1950 · Original text

  36. An Act To amend section 2 (a) and section 7 of the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as amended, to make failure of registration a continuing offense, and to continue the obligation of officers, directors, and persons acting as such, to comply with the Act despite dissolution of a foreign agent.

    Ch. 524 · 64 Stat. 399 · August 3, 1950 · Original text

  37. An Act To provide for the construction, development, administration, and maintenance of the Baltimore-Washington Parkway in the State of Maryland and its extension into the District of Columbia as a part of the park system of the District of Columbia and its environs by the Secretary of the Interior, and other purposes.

    Ch. 525 · 64 Stat. 400 · August 3, 1950 · Original text

  38. An Act To amend an Act fixing the price of copies of records furnished by the Department of the Interior.

    Ch. 526 · 64 Stat. 402 · August 3, 1950 · Original text

  39. An Act To provide that payments to States under the Oil Land Leasing Act of 1920 shall be made biannually.

    Ch. 527 · 64 Stat. 402 · August 3, 1950 · Original text

  40. An Act To authorize the transfer of funds allocated for expenditure in cooperation with the New Jersey State Highway Department on State Highway Route Numbered LOO to State Parkway Route numbered 4.

    Ch. 528 · 64 Stat. 403 · August 3, 1950 · Original text

  41. An Act To authorize acquisition by the Administrator of General Services of certain land and the improvements thereon in the District of Columbia.

    Ch. 529 · 64 Stat. 403 · August 3, 1950 · Original text

  42. An Act To abolish the Holy Cross National Monument, in the State of Colorado, and to provide for the administration of the lands contained therein as a part of the national forest within which such national monument is situated, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 530 · 64 Stat. 404 · August 3, 1950 · Original text

  43. An Act Directing the transfer to the Department of the Interior by the General Services Administration of certain property in Boise Barracks, Boise, Idaho.

    Ch. 531 · 64 Stat. 404 · August 3, 1950 · Original text

  44. An Act To authorize the addition of certain land to Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, in the State of Tennessee.

    Ch. 532 · 64 Stat. 405 · August 3, 1950 · Original text

  45. An Act To authorize the city of Buffalo, Wyoming, to make additional uses of certain lands, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 533 · 64 Stat. 405 · August 3, 1950 · Original text

  46. An Act To abolish the Wheeler National Monument, in the State of Colorado, and to provide for the administration of the lands contained therein as a part of the national forest within which such national monument is situated, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 534 · 64 Stat. 405 · August 3, 1950 · Original text

  47. An Act To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide for exemption from duty of certain sound recordings imported by the Department of State, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 535 · 64 Stat. 406 · August 3, 1950 · Original text

  48. An Act To amend title 14, United States Code, entitled “Coast Guard”.

    Ch. 536 · 64 Stat. 406 · August 3, 1950 · Original text

  49. An Act To suspend restrictions on the authorized personnel strength of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 537 · 64 Stat. 408 · August 3, 1950 · Original text

  50. An Act For the relief of Samuel J. D. Marshall.

    Ch. 562 · 64 Stat. A129 · August 4, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  51. An Act For the relief of the estate of the late Francisco J. Côrdova.

    Ch. 563 · 64 Stat. A129 · August 4, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  52. An Act For the relief of William A. Cross.

    Ch. 564 · 64 Stat. A130 · August 4, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  53. An Act For the relief of John D. Lange.

    Ch. 565 · 64 Stat. A130 · August 4, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  54. An Act For the relief of Parish Brothers.

    Ch. 566 · 64 Stat. A130 · August 4, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  55. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Nellie K. Marlowe.

    Ch. 567 · 64 Stat. A131 · August 4, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  56. An Act For the relief of Jeannette Passayanni-Capodistria.

    Ch. 568 · 64 Stat. A131 · August 4, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  57. An Act For the relief of Edwin F. Rounds.

    Ch. 569 · 64 Stat. A131 · August 4, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  58. An Act For the relief of Karen R. McAndrews.

    Ch. 570 · 64 Stat. A132 · August 4, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  59. An Act For the relief of Columbus Finley.

    Ch. 571 · 64 Stat. A132 · August 4, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  60. An Act To admit Mrs. Erna Tvedt to the United States for permanent residence.

    Ch. 572 · 64 Stat. A133 · August 4, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  61. An Act For the relief of M. S. Davis.

    Ch. 573 · 64 Stat. A133 · August 4, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  62. An Act For the relief of John Yee Horn.

    Ch. 574 · 64 Stat. A133 · August 4, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  63. An Act For the relief of Midori Ohta (also known as Mary Stephen).

    Ch. 575 · 64 Stat. A133 · August 4, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  64. An Act To provide for the conveyance of the Percy Jones General Hospital Gull Lake Annex, Gull Lake, Michigan, to the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, Battle Creek, Michigan.

    Ch. 576 · 64 Stat. A134 · August 4, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  65. An Act For the relief of John Rowland.

    Ch. 581 · 64 Stat. A134 · August 4, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  66. An Act For the relief of Rudolf Meinhard and Irene Hallinger.

    Ch. 582 · 64 Stat. A135 · August 4, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  67. An Act For the relief of Isabel Alba Casas, Concepcion Garcia Perez, Maria del Carmen Fernandez Matesaenz, Maria Santos Zuniga, Felipa Casado del Blanco, Mercedes Rodriguez Villanueva, Selina Milan Gonzalez, Teresa Duque Saenz, Martina Equiza Garces, and Teresa Baztan Elizalde.

    Ch. 583 · 64 Stat. A135 · August 4, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  68. An Act For the relief of Nicholas J. Chicouras.

    Ch. 584 · 64 Stat. A135 · August 4, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  69. An Act For the relief of Juliana Sosa de Solis.

    Ch. 585 · 64 Stat. A136 · August 4, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  70. An Act For the relief of Doctor Kun Ken Hu.

    Ch. 586 · 64 Stat. A136 · August 4, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  71. An Act For the relief of Egbert G. Gesell.

    Ch. 587 · 64 Stat. A136 · August 4, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  72. An Act For the relief of Julius Elzas.

    Ch. 588 · 64 Stat. A137 · August 4, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  73. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Honora Redman.

    Ch. 589 · 64 Stat. A137 · August 4, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  74. An Act For the relief of Lyon F. Hibberd and the estate of George T. Erb.

    Ch. 590 · 64 Stat. A137 · August 4, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  75. An Act To provide for financing the operations of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Treasury Department, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 558 · 64 Stat. 408 · August 4, 1950 · Original text

  76. An Act To direct the Secretary of the Army to convey certain land to the State of Rhode Island.

    Ch. 559 · 64 Stat. 410 · August 4, 1950 · Original text

  77. An Act Authorizing transfer of land and improvements thereon by the Secretary of the Interior to New Mexico State Fair.

    Ch. 560 · 64 Stat. 411 · August 4, 1950 · Original text

  78. An Act Relating to the policing of the buildings and grounds of the Library of Congress.

    Ch. 561 · 64 Stat. 411 · August 4, 1950 · Original text

  79. Joint Resolution Authorizing the return to Mexico of the flags, standards, colors, and emblems that were captured by the United States in the Mexican War.

    Ch. 577 · 64 Stat. 413 · August 4, 1950 · Original text

  80. An Act To amend title 18, United States Code, section 705, to protect the badge, medal, emblem, and other insignia of auxiliaries to veterans’ organizations, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 578 · 64 Stat. 413 · August 4, 1950 · Original text

  81. An Act To amend section 101 (b) of the Department of Agriculture Organic Act of 1944 (58 Stat. 734; 7 U. S. C. 429).

    Ch. 579 · 64 Stat. 413 · August 4, 1950 · Original text

  82. An Act For the relief of Dodge County, Wisconsin.

    Ch. 580 · 64 Stat. 413 · August 4, 1950 · Original text

  83. An Act For the relief of Augusto Segre.

    Ch. 595 · 64 Stat. A138 · August 5, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  84. An Act For the relief of Vivienne Joy Wilson and minor daughter Mary Ann Vaughn.

    Ch. 596 · 64 Stat. A138 · August 5, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  85. An Act For the relief of Amy Louisa Shier.

    Ch. 597 · 64 Stat. A139 · August 5, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  86. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Ethel N. Plunkett.

    Ch. 598 · 64 Stat. A139 · August 5, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  87. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Ruth B. Moore; John Robert Lusk III; John R. Lusk, Senior; Mrs. Minnie P. Pruitt; and Mrs. Billie John Bickle.

    Ch. 599 · 64 Stat. A140 · August 5, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  88. An Act For the relief of Janos (John) Treber and Mrs. Katalin (Katherine) Treber.

    Ch. 600 · 64 Stat. A140 · August 5, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  89. An Act To amend the Air Commerce Act of 1926 (44 Stat. 568), as amended, to provide for the application to civil air navigation of laws and regulations related to animal and plant quarantine, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 591 · 64 Stat. 414 · August 5, 1950 · Original text

  90. 1950 Amendment to Public Law 38

    An Act To authorize loans to make available in any area or region credit formerly made available in such area or region by the Regional Agricultural Credit corporation.

    Ch. 592 · 64 Stat. 414 · August 5, 1950 · Original text

  91. An Act To approve a contract negotiated with the Ogden River Water Users’ Association, to authorize its execution, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 593 · 64 Stat. 415 · August 5, 1950 · Original text

  92. An Act To approve a contract negotiated with the South Cache Water Users’ Association, to authorize its execution, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 594 · 64 Stat. 415 · August 5, 1950 · Original text

  93. An Act For the relief of Ellen Rodriguez Moreno.

    Ch. 603 · 64 Stat. A141 · August 7, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  94. An Act For the relief of John W. Wagner.

    Ch. 604 · 64 Stat. A141 · August 7, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  95. An Act For the relief of Wilhemus Johannes Marie Van Der Kooy.

    Ch. 605 · 64 Stat. A141 · August 7, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  96. An Act For the relief of Jose Augusto Pereira.

    Ch. 606 · 64 Stat. A142 · August 7, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  97. An Act For the relief of Anastacia Roshani.

    Ch. 607 · 64 Stat. A142 · August 7, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  98. An Act For the relief of Doctor In Sung Kwak.

    Ch. 608 · 64 Stat. A142 · August 7, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  99. An Act For the relief of Maria del Carmen Moreno-Elorza, Maria Luisa Asin Luri, Rafaela Garcia Casini, Giovanni Importa, and Teresa Campagnoni.

    Ch. 609 · 64 Stat. A143 · August 7, 1950 · Private law · Original text

  100. An Act For the relief of Kenneth Everard Hadfield.

    Ch. 610 · 64 Stat. A143 · August 7, 1950 · Private law · Original text

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From the U.S. Statutes at Large, volumes 1 through 138, published by the Government Publishing Office on GovInfo; laws signed since the latest printed volume come from GovInfo’s public and private law files. Treaties, proclamations and concurrent resolutions, which share those volumes, are not laws and are left out. The oldest volumes were digitized from print, so a few dates could not be read; for those we show the year from the laws printed alongside. Short names come from each law’s own “may be cited as” clause.