Every law Congress has passed

1,640 laws of the 82nd Congress, 1951–1953

1. An Act For the relief of Mr, and Mrs. Thanes Mellos, Michel Mellos, and Hermine Fahnl.

   Private Law 82-631 · 66 Stat. a72 · May 21, 1952 · Private law · Original text

2. An Act For the relief of Harvey T. Gravely.

   Private Law 82-632 · 66 Stat. a72 · May 21, 1952 · Private law · Original text

3. An Act For the relief of Maude S. Burman.

   Private Law 82-633 · 66 Stat. a73 · May 21, 1952 · Private law · Original text

4. An Act To retrocede to the State of Illinois jurisdiction over 154.2 acres of land used in connection with the Chain of Rocks Canal, Madison County, Illinois.

   Public Law 82-347 · 66 Stat. 81 · May 21, 1952 · Original text

5. An Act To make certain increases in the annuities of annuitants under the Foreign Service retirement and disability system.

   Public Law 82-348 · 66 Stat. 81 · May 21, 1952 · Original text

6. An Act To permit the importation free of duty of racing shells to be used in connection with preparations for the 1952 Olympic Games.

   Public Law 82-349 · 66 Stat. 82 · May 21, 1952 · Original text

7. An Act To make provision for suitable accommodations for the Bureau of Customs and certain other Government services at El Paso, Texas, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 82-350 · 66 Stat. 83 · May 21, 1952 · Original text

8. Joint Resolution To permit articles imported from foreign countries for the purpose of exhibition at the Washington State-Far East International Trade Fair, Seattle, Washington, to be admitted without payment of tariff, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 82-351 · 66 Stat. 85 · May 21, 1952 · H.J. Res. 422 · Original text

9. An Act To amend the provisions of the Internal Revenue Code which relate to machine guns and short-barreled firearms, so as to impose a tax on the making of sawed-off shotguns and to extend such provisions to Alaska and Hawaii, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 82-353 · 66 Stat. 87 · May 21, 1952 · Original text

10. An Act To amend the act approved August 4, 1919, as amended, providing additional aid for the American Printing House for the Blind.

    Public Law 82-354 · 66 Stat. 89 · May 22, 1952 · Original text

11. An Act To amend section 2800 (a) (5) of the Internal Revenue Code.

    Public Law 82-355 · 66 Stat. 89 · May 22, 1952 · Original text

12. An Act For the relief of Ruth Obre Dubonnet.

    Private Law 82-634 · 66 Stat. a73 · May 23, 1952 · Private law · Original text

13. An Act For the relief of Harumi Kamiaka.

    Private Law 82-635 · 66 Stat. a73 · May 23, 1952 · Private law · Original text

14. An Act For the relief of Holger Kubischke.

    Private Law 82-636 · 66 Stat. a74 · May 23, 1952 · Private law · Original text

15. An Act To provide certain increases in the monthly rates of compensation and pension payable to veterans and their dependents, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 82-356 · 66 Stat. 90 · May 23, 1952 · Original text

16. An Act To increase the annual income limitations governing the payment of pension to certain veterans and their dependents.

    Public Law 82-357 · 66 Stat. 91 · May 23, 1952 · Original text

17. An Act To provide for the acquisition of a site for the new Federal building in Newnan, Georgia, adjoining the existing Federal building there as an economy measure before land value has increased as a result of land improvement.

    Public Law 82-358 · 66 Stat. 91 · May 23, 1952 · Original text

18. An Act Prohibiting the manufacture or use of the character “Smokey Bear” by unauthorized persons.

    Public Law 82-359 · 66 Stat. 92 · May 23, 1952 · Original text

19. An Act To revive and reenact section 6 of the Act entitled “An Act authorizing the construction of certain public works on rivers and harbors for flood control, and for other purposes”, approved December 22, 1944.

    Public Law 82-360 · 66 Stat. 93 · May 23, 1952 · Original text

20. An Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code so as to make nontaxable certain stock transfers made by insurance companies to secure the performance of obligations.

    Public Law 82-361 · 66 Stat. 93 · May 23, 1952 · Original text

21. An Act For the relief of Robert Wendell Tadlock.

    Private Law 82-637 · 66 Stat. a74 · May 26, 1952 · Private law · Original text

22. An Act To authorize and direct the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer to the Department of the Navy certain property at Shumaker, Arkansas.

    Public Law 82-362 · 66 Stat. 93 · May 26, 1952 · Original text

23. An Act To authorize the Secretary of Defense to lend certain Army, Navy, and Air Force equipment, and provide certain services to the Boy Scouts of America for use at the Third National Jamboree for the Boy Scouts, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 82-363 · 66 Stat. 94 · May 26, 1952 · Original text

24. An Act To amend the act of February 10, 1920, so as to provide for free blank ammunition for veterans’ organizations for use in connection with the funeral ceremonies of deceased veterans, and for other ceremonial purposes.

    Public Law 82-364 · 66 Stat. 94 · May 26, 1952 · Original text

25. An Act To amend the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, as amended.

    Public Law 82-365 · 66 Stat. 95 · May 26, 1952 · Original text

26. An Act To amend the Act of June 4, 1897, entitled “An Act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, and for other purposes”, as amended, to enable the Secretary of Agriculture to sell without advertisement national forest timber in amounts not exceeding $2,000 in appraised value.

    Public Law 82-366 · 66 Stat. 95 · May 27, 1952 · Original text

27. An Act To amend the provision in the act of March 4, 1911 (36 Stat, 1235, 1253) authorizing the granting of easements for rights-of-way for electrical transmission, telephone, and telegraph lines and poles.

    Public Law 82-367 · 66 Stat. 95 · May 27, 1952 · Original text

28. Joint Resolution To continue the effectiveness of certain statutory provisions until June 15, 1952.

    Public Law 82-368 · 66 Stat. 96 · May 28, 1952 · Original text

29. An Act For the relief of Gerdina Josephina Van Delft.

    Private Law 82-638 · 66 Stat. a74 · May 29, 1952 · Private law · Original text

30. An Act For the relief of Gloria Wilson.

    Private Law 82-639 · 66 Stat. a75 · May 29, 1952 · Private law · Original text

31. An Act For the relief of Wanda Charwat, and her daughter, Wanda Aino Charwat.

    Private Law 82-640 · 66 Stat. a75 · May 29, 1952 · Private law · Original text

32. An Act For the relief of William Greville Birkett.

    Private Law 82-641 · 66 Stat. a75 · May 29, 1952 · Private law · Original text

33. An Act For file relief of Mrs, Shu-Ting Liu Hsin and her daughter, Lucia.

    Private Law 82-642 · 66 Stat. a76 · May 29, 1952 · Private law · Original text

34. An Act For the relief of Marie Cafcalaki.

    Private Law 82-643 · 66 Stat. a76 · May 29, 1952 · Private law · Original text

35. An Act For the relief of Daniel Wolkonsky and his wife, Xenia Wolkonsky.

    Private Law 82-644 · 66 Stat. a76 · May 29, 1952 · Private law · Original text

36. An Act For the relief of Anthony Lombardo.

    Private Law 82-645 · 66 Stat. a77 · May 29, 1952 · Private law · Original text

37. An Act For the relief of Demetrius Alexander Jordan.

    Private Law 82-646 · 66 Stat. a77 · May 29, 1952 · Private law · Original text

38. An Act For the relief of Pinfang Hsia.

    Private Law 82-647 · 66 Stat. a77 · May 29, 1952 · Private law · Original text

39. An Act For the relief of George Georgacopoulos.

    Private Law 82-648 · 66 Stat. a78 · May 29, 1952 · Private law · Original text

40. An Act For the relief of Andy Duzsik.

    Private Law 82-649 · 66 Stat. a78 · May 29, 1952 · Private law · Original text

41. An Act For the relief of Frederic James Mercado.

    Private Law 82-650 · 66 Stat. a78 · May 29, 1952 · Private law · Original text

42. An Act For the relief of Ernest Nanpei Ihrig.

    Private Law 82-651 · 66 Stat. a78 · May 29, 1952 · Private law · Original text

43. An Act For the relief of Giuseppa S. Boyd.

    Private Law 82-652 · 66 Stat. a79 · May 29, 1952 · Private law · Original text

44. An Act For the relief of Charlotte Elizabeth Cason.

    Private Law 82-653 · 66 Stat. a79 · May 29, 1952 · Private law · Original text

45. An Act For the relief of Naomi Saito.

    Private Law 82-654 · 66 Stat. a69 · May 29, 1952 · Private law · Original text

46. An Act For the relief of certain displaced persons.

    Private Law 82-655 · 66 Stat. a80 · May 29, 1952 · Private law · Original text

47. An Act For the relief of Theresa Hatcher.

    Private Law 82-656 · 66 Stat. a82 · May 29, 1952 · Private law · Original text

48. An Act For the relief of Dulcie Ann Steinhardt Sherlock.

    Private Law 82-657 · 66 Stat. a82 · May 29, 1952 · Private law · Original text

49. An Act For the relief of Matheos Alafouzos.

    Private Law 82-658 · 66 Stat. a82 · May 29, 1952 · Private law · Original text

50. An Act To amend acts relating to garagekeepers and liverymen’s liens and the enforcement thereof in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 82-369 · 66 Stat. 96 · June 3, 1952 · Original text

51. An Act To amend section 106 (c) of the Housing Act of 1949.

    Public Law 82-370 · 66 Stat. 98 · June 3, 1952 · Original text

52. An Act For the relief of Octette Louise Tirman.

    Private Law 82-659 · 66 Stat. a82 · June 4, 1952 · Private law · Original text

53. An Act For the relief of Sharon Elaine Frankovich.

    Private Law 82-660 · 66 Stat. a83 · June 4, 1952 · Private law · Original text

54. Joint Resolution Making additional appropriations for the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 1952, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 82-371 · 66 Stat. 98 · June 4, 1952 · Original text

55. An Act To designate a Floyd B. Olson Memorial Triangle in the District of Columbia, and to authorize the erection of a memorial plaque in such triangle.

    Public Law 82-372 · 66 Stat. 99 · June 4, 1952 · Original text

56. An Act To amend the Act entitled “An Act to provide for the recording and releasing of Hens by entries on certificates of title for motor vehicles arid trailers, and for other purposes”, approved July 2, 1940, as amended.

    Public Law 82-373 · 66 Stat. 100 · June 4, 1952 · Original text

57. An Act To amend the Act entitled “An Act to provide for a tax on motor-vehicle fuels sold within the District of Columbia, and for other purposes”, approved April 23, 1924, as amended, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 82-374 · 66 Stat. 100 · June 4, 1952 · Original text

58. An Act Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1952, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 82-375 · 66 Stat. 101 · June 5, 1952 · Original text

59. An Act To amend the Code of Law of the District of Columbia in respect to the recording, in the Office of the Recorder of Deeds, of hills of sale, mortgages, deeds of trust, and conditional sales of personal property, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 82-376 · 66 Stat. 126 · June 5, 1952 · Original text

60. An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to convey to the Territory of Hawaii certain real property at Kahului, Wailuku, Maul, Territory of Hawaii.

    Public Law 82-377 · 66 Stat. 128 · June 5, 1952 · Original text

61. An Act To amend section 32 (a) (2) of the Trading With the Enemy Act.

    Public Law 82-378 · 66 Stat. 129 · June 6, 1952 · Original text

62. An Act For the relief of Alexander Urszu.

    Private Law 82-661 · 66 Stat. a83 · June 9, 1952 · Private law · Original text

63. An Act For the relief of Paula Slucka (Slucki) and Ariel Slucki.

    Private Law 82-662 · 66 Stat. a83 · June 9, 1952 · Private law · Original text

64. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Madelaine Viale Moore.

    Private Law 82-663 · 66 Stat. a84 · June 9, 1952 · Private law · Original text

65. An Act For the relief of Stephen Go rove.

    Private Law 82-664 · 66 Stat. a84 · June 9, 1952 · Private law · Original text

66. An Act For the relief of Sarah A. Davies.

    Private Law 82-665 · 66 Stat. a84 · June 9, 1952 · Private law · Original text

67. An Act For the relief of the estate of Cobb Nichols.

    Private Law 82-666 · 66 Stat. a85 · June 9, 1952 · Private law · Original text

68. An Act For the relief of Thomas E. Dell.

    Private Law 82-667 · 66 Stat. a85 · June 9, 1952 · Private law · Original text

69. An Act For the relief of Mary Osadchy.

    Private Law 82-668 · 66 Stat. a86 · June 9, 1952 · Private law · Original text

70. An Act For the relief of Felix Nave do-Me reed and Carmen Ramos-Baez.

    Private Law 82-669 · 66 Stat. a86 · June 9, 1952 · Private law · Original text

71. An Act For the relief of Bernard J. Keogh.

    Private Law 82-670 · 66 Stat. a87 · June 9, 1952 · Private law · Original text

72. An Act Relating to the manner of appointment of the Recorder of Deeds of the District of Columbia, the deputy recorders, and the employees of the Office of Recorder, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 82-379 · 66 Stat. 129 · June 9, 1952 · Original text

73. An Act To enable the Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii to authorize the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of Honolulu to issue certain bonds for flood-control purposes.

    Public Law 82-380 · 66 Stat. 130 · June 9, 1952 · Original text

74. An Act To enable the legislature of the Territory of Hawaii to authorize the Board of.Supervisors of the City and County of Honolulu to issue certain public improvement bonds.

    Public Law 82-381 · 66 Stat. 131 · June 9, 1952 · Original text

75. An Act To enable the legislature of the Territory of Hawaii to authorize the City and County of Honolulu, a municipal corporation of the Territory of Hawaii, to issue bonds for acquisition of real property for public-school purposes and for construction and replacement of buildings for public-school purposes.

    Public Law 82-382 · 66 Stat. 131 · June 9, 1952 · Original text

76. An Act To enable the Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii to authorize the county of Maui, Territory of Hawaii, to issue public improvement bonds for the construction of flood-control projects on Iao stream.

    Public Law 82-383 · 66 Stat. 132 · June 9, 1952 · Original text

77. An Act To enable the Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii to authorize the county of Mani. Territory of Hawaii, to issue public improvement bonds for the construction of new public-school buildings.

    Public Law 82-384 · 66 Stat. 132 · June 9, 1952 · Original text

78. An Act To enable the Legislature of the Territory of Hawaii to authorize the Board of Supervisors of the City and County of Honolulu to issue certain bonds for the con st met ion of the Kalihi tunnel and its approach roads.

    Public Law 82-385 · 66 Stat. 133 · June 9, 1952 · Original text

79. An Act To repeal the Alaska railroads tax.

    Public Law 82-386 · 66 Stat. 133 · June 10, 1952 · Original text

80. An Act To authorize the President of the United Stales tn present the Distinguished Flying Cross to Colonel Roscoe Turner.

    Private Law 82-671 · 66 Stat. a87 · June 11, 1952 · Private law · Original text

81. An Act For the relief of Joachim Volk, also known as Steven Craig Delano.

    Private Law 82-672 · 66 Stat. a87 · June 11, 1952 · Private law · Original text

82. An Act For the relief of Midori Sugimoto.

    Private Law 82-673 · 66 Stat. a88 · June 11, 1952 · Private law · Original text

83. An Act For the relief of Debra Elaine Evans.

    Private Law 82-674 · 66 Stat. a88 · June 11, 1952 · Private law · Original text

84. An Act For the relief of Ivo Cerne.

    Private Law 82-675 · 66 Stat. a88 · June 11, 1952 · Private law · Original text

85. An Act For the relief of Kaito Sugimote (Kay Fair) and her minor children.

    Private Law 82-676 · 66 Stat. a88 · June 11, 1952 · Private law · Original text

86. An Act For the relief of Claude Foranda.

    Private Law 82-677 · 66 Stat. a89 · June 11, 1952 · Private law · Original text

87. An Act Fur the relief of Erika Nicolo and her minor child.

    Private Law 82-678 · 66 Stat. a89 · June 11, 1952 · Private law · Original text

88. An Act For the relief of Sifters Maria Salerno, Eufrasisa Binotto, Marla Ballatore, and Giovanna Buziol.

    Private Law 82-679 · 66 Stat. a90 · June 11, 1952 · Private law · Original text

89. An Act For the relief of Fumiko Higa.

    Private Law 82-680 · 66 Stat. a90 · June 11, 1952 · Private law · Original text

90. An Act For the relief of Yai Wing Lee.

    Private Law 82-681 · 66 Stat. a90 · June 11, 1952 · Private law · Original text

91. An Act For the relief of Mimi Fong and her children, Sing Lee and Lily,

    Private Law 82-682 · 66 Stat. a90 · June 11, 1952 · Private law · Original text

92. An Act For the relief of Giovanni Rinaldo Bottini.

    Private Law 82-683 · 66 Stat. a91 · June 11, 1952 · Private law · Original text

93. An Act For the relief of Mehmet Salih Topcuoglu.

    Private Law 82-684 · 66 Stat. a91 · June 11, 1952 · Private law · Original text

94. An Act For the relief of Sister Apolonia Gerarda Sokolowska.

    Private Law 82-685 · 66 Stat. a91 · June 11, 1952 · Private law · Original text

95. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Setsnyo Sumida.

    Private Law 82-686 · 66 Stat. a92 · June 11, 1952 · Private law · Original text

96. An Act For the relief of Ying Chee Jung.

    Private Law 82-687 · 66 Stat. a92 · June 11, 1952 · Private law · Original text

97. An Act For the relief of Stephan Joseph Horvath and Lucas Albert Horvath.

    Private Law 82-688 · 66 Stat. a92 · June 11, 1952 · Private law · Original text

98. An Act Fur the relief of Ann Tobak and John Tobak.

    Private Law 82-689 · 66 Stat. a93 · June 11, 1952 · Private law · Original text

99. An Act For the relief of Tsutako Kuroki Masuda.

    Private Law 82-690 · 66 Stat. a93 · June 11, 1952 · Private law · Original text

100. An Act For the relief of Patricia Lauretta Pray.

     Private Law 82-691 · 66 Stat. a93 · June 11, 1952 · Private law · Original text