Every law Congress has passed

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

1. An Act Conferring jurisdiction on the United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina to hear, determine, and render judgment upon certain claims of the Patuxent Development Company, Incorporated.

   Ch. 713 · 64 Stat. A171 · August 14, 1950 · Private law · Original text

2. An Act To authorize advancements to and the reimbursement of certain agencies of the Treasury Department for services performed for other Government agencies, and for other purposes.

   Ch. 705 · 64 Stat. 440 · August 14, 1950 · Original text

3. An Act To provide for a mutual-aid plan for fire protection by and for the District of Columbia and certain adjacent communities in Maryland and Virginia, and for other purposes.

   Ch. 706 · 64 Stat. 441 · August 14, 1950 · Original text

4. An Act To regulate the collection and disbursement of moneys realized from leases made by the Seneca Nation of Indians of New York, and for other purposes.

   Ch. 707 · 64 Stat. 442 · August 14, 1950 · Original text

5. An Act To authorize the appointment of two additional district judges for the northern district of Illinois.

   Ch. 708 · 64 Stat. 443 · August 14, 1950 · Original text

6. An Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to support research and training in matters relating to arthritis and rheumatism, multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, poliomyelitis, blindness, leprosy, and other diseases.

   Ch. 714 · 64 Stat. 443 · August 15, 1950 · Original text

7. An Act To provide a five-day week for officers and members of the Metropolitan Police force, the United States Park Police force, and the White House Police force.

   Ch. 715 · 64 Stat. 447 · August 15, 1950 · Original text

8. An Act For the relief of Leslie A. Fry.

   Ch. 724 · 64 Stat. A171 · August 16, 1950 · Private law · Original text

9. An Act To provide for the cancellation of certain licenses granted to the Government by private holders of patents and rights thereunder.

   Ch. 716 · 64 Stat. 448 · August 16, 1950 · Original text

10. An Act To amend the Act of June 9, 1906 (34 Stat. 227), entitled “An Act granting land to the city of Albuquerque for public purposes”.

    Ch. 717 · 64 Stat. 448 · August 16, 1950 · Original text

11. An Act To amend the War Claims Act of 1948, as amended.

    Ch. 718 · 64 Stat. 449 · August 16, 1950 · Original text

12. An Act To amend section 9 of the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949.

    Ch. 719 · 64 Stat. 450 · August 16, 1950 · Original text

13. An Act To authorize the establishment of an educational agency for surplus property within the government of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 720 · 64 Stat. 450 · August 16, 1950 · Original text

14. An Act To authorize the exclusion from the mails of all obscene, lewd, lascivious, indecent, filthy, or vile articles, matters, things, devices, or substances, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 721 · 64 Stat. 451 · August 16, 1950 · Original text

15. An Act To amend chapter 61 (relating to lotteries) of title 18, United States Code, to make clear that such chapter does not apply to nonprofit contests wherein prizes arc awarded for the specie, size, weight, or quality of fish caught by the contestant.

    Ch. 722 · 64 Stat. 451 · August 16, 1950 · Original text

16. Joint Resolution To authorize the procurement of an oil portrait and a marble bust of the late Chief Justice Harlan F. Stone.

    Ch. 723 · 64 Stat. 452 · August 16, 1950 · Original text

17. An Act For the relief of Kenneth J. MacKenzie.

    Ch. 736 · 64 Stat. A172 · August 17, 1950 · Private law · Original text

18. An Act For the relief of John F. Oettl.

    Ch. 737 · 64 Stat. A172 · August 17, 1950 · Private law · Original text

19. An Act To provide for the documentation of the Canadian-built vessel North Wind owned by a citizen of the United States.

    Ch. 738 · 64 Stat. A173 · August 17, 1950 · Private law · Original text

20. An Act To provide for the relinquishment of mineral reservations in the land patent of Thomas Stephens.

    Ch. 739 · 64 Stat. A173 · August 17, 1950 · Private law · Original text

21. An Act To authorize the admission into the United States of certain aliens possessing special skills, namely, Teodor Egle, Karlis Fogelis, Vasily Kils, and Aleksanders Zelmenis.

    Ch. 740 · 64 Stat. A173 · August 17, 1950 · Private law · Original text

22. An Act To provide for the payment of just compensation to John li Estate Limited, a Hawaiian corporation, for the taking by the United States of private fishery rights in Pearl Harbor, Island of Oahu, Territory of Hawaii.

    Ch. 741 · 64 Stat. A174 · August 17, 1950 · Private law · Original text

23. An Act For the relief of Georges Jules Louis Sauvage.

    Ch. 742 · 64 Stat. A174 · August 17, 1950 · Private law · Original text

24. An Act Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to issue a patent in fee to William Watt.

    Ch. 743 · 64 Stat. A174 · August 17, 1950 · Private law · Original text

25. An Act Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to issue a patent in fee to James Wilbur Watt.

    Ch. 744 · 64 Stat. A175 · August 17, 1950 · Private law · Original text

26. An Act Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to issue a patent in fee to Mary E. White Watt.

    Ch. 745 · 64 Stat. A175 · August 17, 1950 · Private law · Original text

27. An Act Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to issue a patent in fee to Guy L. Heckenlively.

    Ch. 746 · 64 Stat. A175 · August 17, 1950 · Private law · Original text

28. An Act Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to issue a patent in fee to Josephine Stevens Goering.

    Ch. 747 · 64 Stat. A176 · August 17, 1950 · Private law · Original text

29. An Act Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to issue a patent in fee to Charlotte Geisdorff Kibby.

    Ch. 748 · 64 Stat. A176 · August 17, 1950 · Private law · Original text

30. An Act Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to issue a patent in fee to Rebecca Collins Ross.

    Ch. 749 · 64 Stat. A176 · August 17, 1950 · Private law · Original text

31. An Act To authorize the sale of certain allotted land on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota.

    Ch. 750 · 64 Stat. A176 · August 17, 1950 · Private law · Original text

32. An Act For the relief of Raief Neahem, Iffef Neahem, and Ihsen Neahem.

    Ch. 751 · 64 Stat. A177 · August 17, 1950 · Private law · Original text

33. Joint Resolution To amend section 14 of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946, as amended, for the purpose of correcting an error in Public Law 591, Eighty-first Congress.

    Ch. 725 · 64 Stat. 452 · August 17, 1950 · Original text

34. Joint Resolution To provide for the utilization of the unfinished portion of the historical frieze in the rotunda of the Capitol to portray (1) the Civil War, (2) the Spanish-American War, and (3) the birth of aviation in the United States.

    Ch. 726 · 64 Stat. 452 · August 17, 1950 · Original text

35. Joint Resolution To permit articles imported from foreign countries for the purpose of exhibition at the Mid-Century International Exposition, Incorporated, New Orleans, Louisiana, to be admitted without payment of tariff, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 727 · 64 Stat. 453 · August 17, 1950 · Original text

36. Joint Resolution To permit articles imported from foreign countries for the purpose of exhibition at the International Food Exposition, Incorporated, Chicago, Illinois, to be admitted without payment of tariff, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 728 · 64 Stat. 454 · August 17, 1950 · Original text

37. An Act To provide for the conversion of national banking associations into and their merger or consolidation with State banks, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 729 · 64 Stat. 455 · August 17, 1950 · Original text

38. An Act To remove the present restriction relating to the granting of privileges within Kings Canyon National Park in order that privileges hereafter granted may be consistent with those granted in other areas of the National Park System, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 730 · 64 Stat. 458 · August 17, 1950 · Original text

39. An Act To amend section 3 of the Organic Act of Puerto Rico.

    Ch. 731 · 64 Stat. 458 · August 17, 1950 · Original text

40. An Act For expenditure of funds for cooperating with the public school board at Walker, Minnesota, for the extension of public-school facilities to be available to all Indian children in the district, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 732 · 64 Stat. 459 · August 17, 1950 · Original text

41. An Act To amend the statute relating to certificates of trademark registrations.

    Ch. 733 · 64 Stat. 459 · August 17, 1950 · Original text

42. An Act To provide for the conveyance of a tract of land in Kennebec County, Maine, to the town of Chelsea.

    Ch. 734 · 64 Stat. 459 · August 17, 1950 · Original text

43. Post Office Department Financial Control Act of 1950

    An Act To provide improved procedures with respect to the financial control of the Post Office Department, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 735 · 64 Stat. 460 · August 17, 1950 · Original text

44. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Marion M. Martin Jones.

    Ch. 756 · 64 Stat. A177 · August 18, 1950 · Private law · Original text

45. An Act For the relief of Lieutenant Colonel F. A. Ferguson.

    Ch. 757 · 64 Stat. A178 · August 18, 1950 · Private law · Original text

46. An Act For the relief of Charles Wilson Roland and Mirtie L. Roland.

    Ch. 758 · 64 Stat. A178 · August 18, 1950 · Private law · Original text

47. An Act To amend section 10 of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939.

    Ch. 752 · 64 Stat. 463 · August 18, 1950 · Original text

48. An Act To authorize the sale of a small tract of land at Great Falls, Montana.

    Ch. 753 · 64 Stat. 463 · August 18, 1950 · Original text

49. An Act To permit national banks to give security in the form required by State law for deposits of funds by local public agencies and officers.

    Ch. 754 · 64 Stat. 463 · August 18, 1950 · Original text

50. An Act To amend section 322 (b) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code.

    Ch. 755 · 64 Stat. 464 · August 18, 1950 · Original text

51. An Act For the relief of the legal guardian of Anthony Albanese, a minor.

    Ch. 765 · 64 Stat. A179 · August 19, 1950 · Private law · Original text

52. An Act To permit the admission of alien spouses and minor children of citizen members of the United States armed forces.

    Ch. 759 · 64 Stat. 464 · August 19, 1950 · Original text

53. An Act To provide for the granting of an easement for a public road or public toll road through the wildlife refuge located in Princess Anne County, Virginia.

    Ch. 760 · 64 Stat. 465 · August 19, 1950 · Original text

54. An Act To provide benefits for the widows of certain persons who were retired or are eligible for retirement under section 6 of the Act entitled “An Act to authorize aids to navigation and for other works in the Lighthouse Service, and for other purposes”, approved June 20, 1918, as amended.

    Ch. 761 · 64 Stat. 465 · August 19, 1950 · Original text

55. An Act To amend the Act entitled “An Act to regulate boxing contests and exhibitions in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes”, approved December 20, 1944.

    Ch. 762 · 64 Stat. 466 · August 19, 1950 · Original text

56. An Act Granting the consent and approval of Congress to an amendment to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Compact, and repealing the limitation on the life of such compact.

    Ch. 763 · 64 Stat. 467 · August 19, 1950 · Original text

57. An Act Authorizing the Ogdensburg Bridge Authority, its successors and assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Saint Lawrence River at or near the city of Ogdensburg, New York.

    Ch. 764 · 64 Stat. 468 · August 19, 1950 · Original text

58. An Act For the relief of certain Chinese stewards of the United States Navy.

    Ch. 770 · 64 Stat. A179 · August 21, 1950 · Private law · Original text

59. An Act Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to issue a patent in fee to Francis Lee Edwards.

    Ch. 771 · 64 Stat. A179 · August 21, 1950 · Private law · Original text

60. An Act Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to issue a patent in fee to Edgar S. Bigman.

    Ch. 772 · 64 Stat. A180 · August 21, 1950 · Private law · Original text

61. An Act To extend for five years the authority to provide for the maintenance of a domestic tin-smelting industry.

    Ch. 766 · 64 Stat. 468 · August 21, 1950 · Original text

62. An Act To provide for the furnishing of quarters at Newnan, Georgia, for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

    Ch. 767 · 64 Stat. 469 · August 21, 1950 · Original text

63. An Act To amend the Act of March 11, 1948 (62 Stat. 78), relating to the establishment of the De Soto National Memorial, in the State of Florida.

    Ch. 768 · 64 Stat. 469 · August 21, 1950 · Original text

64. Joint Resolution Providing for recognition and endorsement of the California World Progress Exposition.

    Ch. 769 · 64 Stat. 469 · August 21, 1950 · Original text

65. An Act To authorize the sale of inherited interests in certain allotted land under the jurisdiction of the Pine Ridge Indian Agency, South Dakota.

    Ch. 773 · 64 Stat. A181 · August 22, 1950 · Private law · Original text

66. An Act For the relief of Sergeant James C. Hollon and Bessie L. Hollon.

    Ch. 774 · 64 Stat. A181 · August 22, 1950 · Private law · Original text

67. An Act Conferring jurisdiction on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi to hear, determine, and render judgment upon the claim of O. S. Rees.

    Ch. 775 · 64 Stat. A182 · August 22, 1950 · Private law · Original text

68. An Act To authorize the restoration of Edwin M. Rosenberg, lieutenant commander, retired, to the active list of the United States Navy.

    Ch. 776 · 64 Stat. A182 · August 22, 1950 · Private law · Original text

69. An Act For the relief of Colonel W. M. Chubb.

    Ch. 777 · 64 Stat. A183 · August 22, 1950 · Private law · Original text

70. An Act To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey abandoned school properties in the Territory of Alaska to local school officials.

    Ch. 778 · 64 Stat. 470 · August 23, 1950 · Original text

71. An Act For the relief of Cornelis Ruhtenberg, also known as Cornells Ruhtenberg Helmsing.

    Ch. 779 · 64 Stat. A183 · August 24, 1950 · Private law · Original text

72. An Act To authorize the sale of inherited interests in certain allotted land under the jurisdiction of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, South Dakota.

    Ch. 785 · 64 Stat. A183 · August 25, 1950 · Private law · Original text

73. An Act For the relief of Clara Sogor.

    Ch. 786 · 64 Stat. A184 · August 25, 1950 · Private law · Original text

74. An Act For the relief of Antonio Garcia Jiminez.

    Ch. 787 · 64 Stat. A184 · August 25, 1950 · Private law · Original text

75. An Act To authorize the sale of lands allotted to James Brown on the Crow Reservation, Montana.

    Ch. 788 · 64 Stat. A185 · August 25, 1950 · Private law · Original text

76. An Act To authorize the sale of lands allotted to George C. Estes on the Lower Brule Indian Reservation, South Dakota.

    Ch. 789 · 64 Stat. A186 · August 25, 1950 · Private law · Original text

77. An Act For the relief of Anna Rajmann.

    Ch. 790 · 64 Stat. A186 · August 25, 1950 · Private law · Original text

78. An Act For the relief of Giuseppe Moschetti and his wife, Dina Bartoli Moschetti.

    Ch. 791 · 64 Stat. A187 · August 25, 1950 · Private law · Original text

79. An Act For the relief of Elizabeth Martha Haug.

    Ch. 792 · 64 Stat. A187 · August 25, 1950 · Private law · Original text

80. An Act For the relief of Ermalinda Mary Pizzuto.

    Ch. 793 · 64 Stat. A187 · August 25, 1950 · Private law · Original text

81. An Act For the relief of Jaime Riel.

    Ch. 794 · 64 Stat. A188 · August 25, 1950 · Private law · Original text

82. An Act For the relief of Hyman D. Langer and Alta Jourard Langer.

    Ch. 795 · 64 Stat. A188 · August 25, 1950 · Private law · Original text

83. An Act For the relief of Agnes Biro and Anna Biro.

    Ch. 796 · 64 Stat. A188 · August 25, 1950 · Private law · Original text

84. An Act For the relief of Olga Haddad.

    Ch. 797 · 64 Stat. A189 · August 25, 1950 · Private law · Original text

85. An Act For the relief of Hisako Okamoto.

    Ch. 798 · 64 Stat. A189 · August 25, 1950 · Private law · Original text

86. An Act For the relief of Isolde Bezner.

    Ch. 799 · 64 Stat. A189 · August 25, 1950 · Private law · Original text

87. An Act For the relief of John B. Underwood, Junior, TMC, United States Navy.

    Ch. 800 · 64 Stat. A190 · August 25, 1950 · Private law · Original text

88. An Act For the relief of the estate of Wade H. Noland.

    Ch. 801 · 64 Stat. A190 · August 25, 1950 · Private law · Original text

89. An Act For the relief of Helen M. Booth.

    Ch. 802 · 64 Stat. A191 · August 25, 1950 · Private law · Original text

90. An Act To provide for disposition of lands on the Cabazon, Augustine, and Torres-Martinez Indian Reservations in California, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 780 · 64 Stat. 470 · August 25, 1950 · Original text

91. An Act To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to cooperate with the States to enable them to provide technical services to private forest landowners, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 781 · 64 Stat. 473 · August 25, 1950 · Original text

92. An Act Authorizing and directing the Secretary of the Interior to undertake continuing studies of Atlantic coast fish species for the purpose of developing and protecting fish resources.

    Ch. 782 · 64 Stat. 474 · August 25, 1950 · Original text

93. An Act To provide for the transfer to the States of the replicas of the State seals removed from the Chamber of the House of Representatives of the United States.

    Ch. 783 · 64 Stat. 474 · August 25, 1950 · Original text

94. An Act To amend the Hatch Act.

    Ch. 784 · 64 Stat. 475 · August 25, 1950 · Original text

95. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Clayre Louise Forsyth.

    Ch. 804 · 64 Stat. A191 · August 26, 1950 · Private law · Original text

96. An Act For the relief of Hyman Winterman.

    Ch. 805 · 64 Stat. A191 · August 26, 1950 · Private law · Original text

97. An Act For the relief of R. W. Harris, authorized certifying officer, Bureau of Federal Supply, Treasury Department.

    Ch. 806 · 64 Stat. A191 · August 26, 1950 · Private law · Original text

98. An Act For the relief of Dorrance Ulvin, former certifying officer, and for the relief of Guy F. Allen, former chief disbursing officer.

    Ch. 807 · 64 Stat. A192 · August 26, 1950 · Private law · Original text

99. An Act For the relief of certain disbursing officers and former disbursing officers of the naval service, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 808 · 64 Stat. A192 · August 26, 1950 · Private law · Original text

100. An Act To protect the national security of the United States by permitting the summary suspension of employment of civilian officers and employees of various departments and agencies of the Government, and for other purposes.

     Ch. 803 · 64 Stat. 476 · August 26, 1950 · Original text