Every law Congress has passed

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

1. An Act For the addition of certain lands to Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, and for other purposes.

   Ch. 501 · 63 Stat. 626 · August 24, 1949 · Original text

2. Alaska Public Works Act

   An Act To authorize a program of useful public works for the development of the Territory of Alaska.

   Ch. 504 · 63 Stat. 627 · August 24, 1949 · Original text

3. Joint Resolution To provide that any future payments by the Republic of Finland on the principal or interest of its debt of the First World War to the United States shall be used to provide educational and technical instruction and training in the United States for citizens of Finland and American books and technical equipment for institutions of higher education in Finland, and to provide opportunities for American citizens to carry out academic and scientific enterprises in Finland.

   Ch. 505 · 63 Stat. 630 · August 24, 1949 · Original text

4. Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1950

   An Act Making appropriations for the Executive Office and sundry independent executive bureaus, boards, commissions, corporations, agencies, and offices, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1950, and for other purposes.

   Ch. 506 · 63 Stat. 631 · August 24, 1949 · Original text

5. An Act For the relief of Eiko Nakamura.

   Ch. 502 · 63 Stat. 1166 · August 24, 1949 · Private law · Original text

6. An Act For the relief of William (Vasilios) Kotsakis.

   Ch. 503 · 63 Stat. 1167 · August 24, 1949 · Private law · Original text

7. An Act To authorize and direct the Secretary of the Interior to issue to Leo Farwell Glenn, a Crow allottee, a patent in fee to certain lands.

   Ch. 507 · 63 Stat. 1167 · August 24, 1949 · Private law · Original text

8. An Act For the relief of Isaiah Johnson.

   Ch. 508 · 63 Stat. 1167 · August 24, 1949 · Private law · Original text

9. An Act To authorize and direct the Secretary of the Interior to issue to John Grayeagle a patent in fee to certain land.

   Ch. 509 · 63 Stat. 1168 · August 24, 1949 · Private law · Original text

10. An Act Conferring jurisdiction upon the Court of Claims to hear and determine the claim of Breinig Brothers, Incorporated.

    Ch. 510 · 63 Stat. 1169 · August 24, 1949 · Private law · Original text

11. An Act To extend the benefits of section 1 (c) of the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930, as amended, to employees who were involuntarily separated during the period from July 1, 1945, to July 1, 1947, after having rendered twenty-five years of service but prior to attainment of age fifty-five.

    Ch. 511 · 63 Stat. 663 · August 25, 1949 · Original text

12. An Act To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act.

    Ch. 512 · 63 Stat. 663 · August 25, 1949 · Original text

13. An Act To amend the Veterans’ Preference Act of 1944 with respect to certain mothers of veterans.

    Ch. 513 · 63 Stat. 666 · August 26, 1949 · Original text

14. An Act For the relief of Roman Szymanski and Anastosia Szymanski.

    Ch. 514 · 63 Stat. 1169 · August 26, 1949 · Private law · Original text

15. An Act For the relief of Harry Warren.

    Ch. 515 · 63 Stat. 1169 · August 26, 1949 · Private law · Original text

16. An Act To discontinue divisions of the court in the district of Kansas.

    Ch. 516 · 63 Stat. 666 · August 27, 1949 · Original text

17. An Act To accord privileges of free importation to members of the armed forces of other nations, to grant certain extensions of time for tax purposes, and to facilitate tax administration.

    Ch. 517 · 63 Stat. 666 · August 27, 1949 · Original text

18. An Act To amend the cotton and wheat marketing quota provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended.

    Ch. 518 · 63 Stat. 670 · August 29, 1949 · Original text

19. An Act To authorize the construction, operation, and maintenance of the Weber Basin reclamation project, Utah.

    Ch. 519 · 63 Stat. 677 · August 29, 1949 · Original text

20. An Act To amend title II of the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938, as amended.

    Ch. 520 · 63 Stat. 678 · August 30, 1949 · Original text

21. An Act To authorize the sale of public lands in Alaska.

    Ch. 521 · 63 Stat. 679 · August 30, 1949 · Original text

22. An Act To authorize the addition of certain lands to the Big Bend National Park, in the State of Texas, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 522 · 63 Stat. 679 · August 30, 1949 · Original text

23. An Act To amend section 6 of the Act of April 15, 1938, to expedite the carriage of mail by granting additional authority to the Postmaster General to award contracts for the transportation of mail by aircraft upon star routes.

    Ch. 523 · 63 Stat. 680 · August 30, 1949 · Original text

24. Joint Resolution To amend the National Housing Act, as amended.

    Ch. 524 · 63 Stat. 681 · August 30, 1949 · Original text

25. An Act To transfer from the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs to the Attorney General of the United States for the use of the Bureau of Prisons, a certain tract of land located at Chillicothe, Ohio.

    Ch. 525 · 63 Stat. 681 · August 31, 1949 · Original text

26. An Act For the relief of Ghetel Pollak Kahan, Magdalena Linda Kahan (wife), and Susanna Kahan (daughter, twelve years old).

    Ch. 526 · 63 Stat. 1170 · August 31, 1949 · Private law · Original text

27. An Act For the relief of Doctor Ludovit Ruhmann.

    Ch. 527 · 63 Stat. 1170 · August 31, 1949 · Private law · Original text

28. An Act For the relief of George Hampton.

    Ch. 528 · 63 Stat. 1170 · August 31, 1949 · Private law · Original text

29. An Act To eliminate premium payments in the purchase of Government royalty oil under existing contracts entered into pursuant to the Act of July 13, 1946 (60 Stat. 533), and for other purposes.

    Ch. 529 · 63 Stat. 682 · September 1, 1949 · Original text

30. An Act To authorize the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs to convey certain lands and to lease certain other land to Milwaukee County, Wisconsin.

    Ch. 530 · 63 Stat. 683 · September 1, 1949 · Original text

31. An Act For the relief of Chattooga County, Georgia.

    Ch. 531 · 63 Stat. 685 · September 1, 1949 · Original text

32. An Act Extending the Institute of Inter-American Affairs.

    Ch. 532 · 63 Stat. 685 · September 3, 1949 · Original text

33. An Act To ratify and confirm Act 4 of the Session Laws of Hawaii, 1949, extending the time within which revenue bonds may be issued and delivered under chapter 118, Revised Laws of Hawaii, 1945.

    Ch. 533 · 63 Stat. 686 · September 3, 1949 · Original text

34. Joint Resolution To authorize the President to issue posthumously to the late John Sidney McCain, vice admiral, United States Navy, a commission as admiral, United States Navy, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 534 · 63 Stat. 1171 · September 3, 1949 · Private law · Original text

35. An Act To provide for the care and custody of insane persons charged with or convicted of offenses against the United States, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 535 · 63 Stat. 686 · September 7, 1949 · Original text

36. An Act To provide certain additional rehabilitation assistance for certain seriously disabled veterans in order to remove an existing inequality.

    Ch. 536 · 63 Stat. 688 · September 7, 1949 · Original text

37. An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Army to purchase certain property in Morgan County.

    Ch. 537 · 63 Stat. 689 · September 7, 1949 · Original text

38. An Act To provide that extra compensation for night work paid officers and employees of the United States shall be computed on the basis of either standard or daylight saving time.

    Ch. 538 · 63 Stat. 690 · September 7, 1949 · Original text

39. An Act To extend the time for completing the construction of a bridge across the Mississippi River at or near a point between Delmar Boulevard and Cole Street in the city of Saint Louis, Missouri, and a point opposite thereto in the city of East Saint Louis, Illinois.

    Ch. 539 · 63 Stat. 690 · September 7, 1949 · Original text

40. An Act To permit the sending of Braille writers to or from the blind at the same rates as provided for their transportation for repair purposes.

    Ch. 540 · 63 Stat. 690 · September 7, 1949 · Original text

41. An Act Relating to the exchange of certain private and Federal properties within the authorized boundaries of Acadia National Park, in the State of Maine, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 541 · 63 Stat. 691 · September 7, 1949 · Original text

42. An Act To provide for the conveyance to the State of New York of certain historic property situated within Fort Niagara State Park, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 542 · 63 Stat. 691 · September 7, 1949 · Original text

43. An Act To add certain surplus land to Petersburg National Military Park, Virginia, to define the boundaries thereof, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 543 · 63 Stat. 691 · September 7, 1949 · Original text

44. An Act To amend section 50 of the Organic Act of Puerto Rico.

    Ch. 544 · 63 Stat. 692 · September 7, 1949 · Original text

45. An Act To amend the Philippine Rehabilitation Act of 1946.

    Ch. 545 · 63 Stat. 692 · September 7, 1949 · Original text

46. An Act Permitting the use, for public purposes, of certain land in Hot Springs, New Mexico.

    Ch. 546 · 63 Stat. 693 · September 7, 1949 · Original text

47. An Act To amend the Army and Air Force Vitalization and Retirement Equalization Act of 1948.

    Ch. 547 · 63 Stat. 693 · September 7, 1949 · Original text

48. Joint Resolution To authorize the Administrator of Civil Aeronautics to undertake a project under the Federal Airport Act for the development and improvement of Logan International Airport at Boston, Massachusetts, during the fiscal year 1950.

    Ch. 548 · 63 Stat. 693 · September 7, 1949 · Original text

49. An Act To exempt from taxation certain property of the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the District of Columbia.

    Ch. 564 · 63 Stat. 694 · September 7, 1949 · Original text

50. An Act To repeal section 460 of the Act of March 3, 1899 (30 Stat. 1336), as amended, providing for certain license taxes in the Territory of Alaska.

    Ch. 565 · 63 Stat. 694 · September 7, 1949 · Original text

51. An Act To provide for the use of the State course of study in schools operated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs on Indian reservations in South Dakota when requested by a majority vote of the parents of the students enrolled therein.

    Ch. 566 · 63 Stat. 694 · September 7, 1949 · Original text

52. An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to exchange certain Navajo tribal Indian land for certain Utah State land.

    Ch. 567 · 63 Stat. 695 · September 7, 1949 · Original text

53. An Act For the relief of the estate of James Lander Thomas.

    Ch. 549 · 63 Stat. 1171 · September 7, 1949 · Private law · Original text

54. An Act For the relief of Conrad L. Wirth.

    Ch. 550 · 63 Stat. 1171 · September 7, 1949 · Private law · Original text

55. An Act For the relief of John J. O’Mara.

    Ch. 551 · 63 Stat. 1172 · September 7, 1949 · Private law · Original text

56. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Vesta Meinn and Mrs. Edna Williams.

    Ch. 552 · 63 Stat. 1172 · September 7, 1949 · Private law · Original text

57. An Act For the relief of Charles E. Ader.

    Ch. 553 · 63 Stat. 1173 · September 7, 1949 · Private law · Original text

58. An Act For the relief of Jack McCollum.

    Ch. 554 · 63 Stat. 1173 · September 7, 1949 · Private law · Original text

59. An Act For the relief of Walt W. Rostow.

    Ch. 555 · 63 Stat. 1174 · September 7, 1949 · Private law · Original text

60. An Act To authorize and direct the Secretary of the Interior to sell to Albert M. Lewis, Junior, certain land in the State of Florida.

    Ch. 556 · 63 Stat. 1174 · September 7, 1949 · Private law · Original text

61. An Act For the relief of Auldon Albert Aiken.

    Ch. 557 · 63 Stat. 1174 · September 7, 1949 · Private law · Original text

62. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Josephine Wagnon Walker.

    Ch. 558 · 63 Stat. 1175 · September 7, 1949 · Private law · Original text

63. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Mary L. W. Dawson.

    Ch. 559 · 63 Stat. 1175 · September 7, 1949 · Private law · Original text

64. An Act For the relief of Annie Balaz.

    Ch. 560 · 63 Stat. 1176 · September 7, 1949 · Private law · Original text

65. An Act For the relief of Francesca Lucareni, a minor.

    Ch. 561 · 63 Stat. 1176 · September 7, 1949 · Private law · Original text

66. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Giustina Schiano Lomoriello.

    Ch. 562 · 63 Stat. 1176 · September 7, 1949 · Private law · Original text

67. An Act To quitclaim certain property in Enid, Oklahoma, to H. B. Bass.

    Ch. 563 · 63 Stat. 1176 · September 7, 1949 · Private law · Original text

68. An Act For the relief of Soo Hoo Yet Tuck.

    Ch. 568 · 63 Stat. 1177 · September 7, 1949 · Private law · Original text

69. An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey by quitclaim deed certain mineral rights in certain lands situated in the State of Oklahoma to Alfred A. Drummond and Addie G. Drummond.

    Ch. 569 · 63 Stat. 1177 · September 7, 1949 · Private law · Original text

70. An Act Authorizing the issuance of a patent in fee to Susie Larvie Dillon.

    Ch. 570 · 63 Stat. 1178 · September 7, 1949 · Private law · Original text

71. An Act Authorizing the issuance of a patent in fee to George Swift Horse.

    Ch. 571 · 63 Stat. 1178 · September 7, 1949 · Private law · Original text

72. An Act Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to issue a patent in fee to Leonora Farwell Fritzler.

    Ch. 572 · 63 Stat. 1178 · September 7, 1949 · Private law · Original text

73. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Justa G. Vda. de Guido, Belen de Guido, Mulia de Guido, and Oscar de Guido.

    Ch. 573 · 63 Stat. 1179 · September 7, 1949 · Private law · Original text

74. An Act Authorizing changes in the classification of Crow Indians.

    Ch. 574 · 63 Stat. 695 · September 8, 1949 · Original text

75. An Act Relating to the sale of the old Louisville Marine Hospital, Jefferson County, Kentucky.

    Ch. 575 · 63 Stat. 696 · September 8, 1949 · Original text

76. Joint Resolution Amending an Act making temporary appropriations for the fiscal year 1950, as amended, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 576 · 63 Stat. 696 · September 8, 1949 · Original text

77. An Act To restore certain land in Alaska to the public domain and to authorize its sale to Ford J. Dale, of Fairbanks, Alaska.

    Ch. 577 · 63 Stat. 1179 · September 8, 1949 · Private law · Original text

78. An Act Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to issue a patent in fee to Sidney Blackhair.

    Ch. 578 · 63 Stat. 1180 · September 8, 1949 · Private law · Original text

79. An Act For the relief of John E. Burns.

    Ch. 579 · 63 Stat. 1180 · September 8, 1949 · Private law · Original text

80. An Act For the relief of Mabel H. Slocum.

    Ch. 580 · 63 Stat. 1180 · September 9, 1949 · Private law · Original text

81. An Act For the relief of Grace L. Elser.

    Ch. 581 · 63 Stat. 1181 · September 9, 1949 · Private law · Original text

82. An Act To provide assistance for local school agencies in providing educational opportunities for children on Federal reservations or in defense areas, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 582 · 63 Stat. 697 · September 10, 1949 · Original text

83. An Act For the relief of R. C. Owen, R. C. Owen, Junior, and Roy Owen.

    Ch. 583 · 63 Stat. 1181 · September 15, 1949 · Private law · Original text

84. An Act For the relief of Agnes Tarjani.

    Ch. 584 · 63 Stat. 1182 · September 19, 1949 · Private law · Original text

85. Trade Agreements Extension Act of 1949

    An Act To extend the authority of the President under section 350 of the Tariff Act of 1930, as amended, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 585 · 63 Stat. 697 · September 26, 1949 · Original text

86. An Act To amend section 433 (f) of the Act of August 4, 1949.

    Ch. 586 · 63 Stat. 698 · September 27, 1949 · Original text

87. Joint Resolution To erect a memorial to the memory of Mohandas K. Gandhi.

    Ch. 587 · 63 Stat. 699 · September 28, 1949 · Original text

88. An Act To amend the Civil Service Retirement Act of May 29, 1930, as amended, to provide survivorship benefits for widows or widowers of persons retiring under such Act.

    Ch. 588 · 63 Stat. 699 · September 30, 1949 · Original text

89. An Act To amend Public Law 289, Eightieth Congress, with respect to surplus airport property and to provide for the transfer of compliance functions with relation to such property.

    Ch. 589 · 63 Stat. 700 · October 1, 1949 · Original text

90. An Act To authorize the sale of certain allotted inherited land on the Flathead Indian Reservation, Montana.

    Ch. 590 · 63 Stat. 1182 · October 1, 1949 · Private law · Original text

91. An Act Authorizing the issuance of a patent in fee to Lulu Two Spears Iron Bird.

    Ch. 591 · 63 Stat. 1183 · October 1, 1949 · Private law · Original text

92. An Act Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to issue a patent in fee to Jeanette Pearl Burns.

    Ch. 592 · 63 Stat. 1183 · October 1, 1949 · Private law · Original text

93. An Act To authorize the carrying out of the provisions of article 7 of the treaty of February 3, 1944, between the United States and Mexico, regarding the joint development of hydroelectric power at Falcon Dam, on the Rio Grande, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 593 · 63 Stat. 701 · October 5, 1949 · Original text

94. An Act To provide for the release of all the right, title, and interest of the United States in a certain portion of a tract of land conditionally granted by it to the county of Los Angeles.

    Ch. 595 · 63 Stat. 701 · October 5, 1949 · Original text

95. An Act To provide terminal leave pay for certain officers of the Navy and Marine Corps, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 596 · 63 Stat. 702 · October 5, 1949 · Original text

96. An Act To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey and exchange certain lands and improvements in Grand Rapids, Minnesota, for lands in the State of Minnesota, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 597 · 63 Stat. 702 · October 5, 1949 · Original text

97. An Act To extend the benefits of the annual and sick leave laws to part-time employees on regular tours of duty and to validate payments heretofore made for leave on account of services of such employees.

    Ch. 598 · 63 Stat. 703 · October 5, 1949 · Original text

98. An Act To amend section 5 of the Act approved July 10, 1890, as amended, relating to the admission into the Union of the State of Wyoming, so as to permit the leasing of school lands within such State for mineral purposes for terms in excess of ten years.

    Ch. 599 · 63 Stat. 703 · October 5, 1949 · Original text

99. An Act To authorize advances of pay to personnel of the armed services upon permanent change of station, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 600 · 63 Stat. 703 · October 5, 1949 · Original text

100. An Act To amend title 28 of the United States Code relating to travel expense allowances for Government employee witnesses.

     Ch. 601 · 63 Stat. 704 · October 5, 1949 · Original text