Every law Congress has passed

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

1. An Act To amend section 2801 (c) (1) of the Internal Revenue Code.

   Public Law 82-161 · 65 Stat. 371 · October 10, 1951 · Original text

2. An Act Authorizing vessels of Canadian registry to transport grain between United States ports on the Great Lakes during 1951.

   Public Law 82-162 · 65 Stat. 371 · October 10, 1951 · Original text

3. An Act To authorize and direct the Administrator of General Services to Transfer to the Department of the Navy certain property located at Decatur, Illinois.

   Public Law 82-163 · 65 Stat. 372 · October 10, 1951 · Original text

4. Joint Resolution Providing for the recognition and endorsement of the World Metallurgical Congress.

   Public Law 82-164 · 65 Stat. 372 · October 10, 1951 · Original text

5. Mutual Security Act of 1951

   An Act To maintain the security and promote the foreign policy and provide for the general welfare of the United States by furnishing assistance to friendly nations in the interest of international peace and security.

   Public Law 82-165 · 65 Stat. 373 · October 10, 1951 · Original text

6. An Act Amending section 437 (c) of the Internal Revenue Code.

   Public Law 82-166 · 65 Stat. 387 · October 10, 1951 · Original text

7. An Act For the relief of Sister Monica Grant.

   Private Law 82-318 · 65 Stat. A119 · October 11, 1951 · Private law · Original text

8. An Act For the relief of Georgette Sato.

   Private Law 82-319 · 65 Stat. A119 · October 11, 1951 · Private law · Original text

9. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Aimee Hoyningen-Huene.

   Private Law 82-320 · 65 Stat. A119 · October 11, 1951 · Private law · Original text

10. An Act For the relief of Hanoh Sarapanovschi (also known as Hanoh Charat), Gizela (Gizele) Sarapanovschi (nee Levy) and Philippe Sarapanovschi.

    Private Law 82-321 · 65 Stat. A120 · October 11, 1951 · Private law · Original text

11. An Act For the relief of Rafael Alemany.

    Private Law 82-322 · 65 Stat. A120 · October 11, 1951 · Private law · Original text

12. An Act For the relief of George Francis Hammers.

    Private Law 82-323 · 65 Stat. A120 · October 11, 1951 · Private law · Original text

13. An Act For the relief of Wladimir Peter Lewicki Heedwige Lewicki, and George Wladimir Lewicki.

    Private Law 82-324 · 65 Stat. A121 · October 11, 1951 · Private law · Original text

14. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Doris Ellen Young.

    Private Law 82-325 · 65 Stat. A121 · October 11, 1951 · Private law · Original text

15. An Act To authorize officers designated by the Secretary of the Air Force to take action on reports of survey and vouchers pertaining to Government property.

    Public Law 82-167 · 65 Stat. 387 · October 11, 1951 · Original text

16. Legislative Branch appropriation Act, 1952

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

    Public Law 82-168 · 65 Stat. 387 · October 11, 1951 · Original text

17. Joint Resolution Making an appropriation for the Veterans’ Administration for the fiscal year 1952.

    Public Law 82-169 · 65 Stat. 404 · October 11, 1951 · Original text

18. An Act To provide vocational rehabilitation training for veterans with compensable service-connected disabilities who served on or after June 27, 1950.

    Public Law 82-170 · 65 Stat. 404 · October 11, 1951 · Original text

19. An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to enlarge existing water-supply facilities for the San Diego, California, area in order to insure the existence of an adequate water supply for naval installations and defense production plants in such area.

    Public Law 82-171 · 65 Stat. 404 · October 11, 1951 · Original text

20. An Act To authorize the President to proclaim regulations for preventing collisions at sea.

    Public Law 82-172 · 65 Stat. 406 · October 11, 1951 · Original text

21. An Act For the relief of Inooka Kazumi.

    Private Law 82-326 · 65 Stat. A121 · October 12, 1951 · Private law · Original text

22. An Act To authorize the use of the incompleted submarine Ulua as a target for explosive tests, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 82-173 · 65 Stat. 420 · October 12, 1951 · Original text

23. An Act To amend the Veterans Regulations to provide that multiple sclerosis developing a 10 per centum or more degree of disability within two years after separation from active service shall be presumed to be service-connected.

    Public Law 82-174 · 65 Stat. 421 · October 12, 1951 · Original text

24. An Act For the relief of Akiko Mitsuhata.

    Private Law 82-327 · 65 Stat. A122 · October 15, 1951 · Private law · Original text

25. An Act For the relief of Peter Therkelsen Kirwan and Ernest O’Gorman Kirwan.

    Private Law 82-328 · 65 Stat. A122 · October 15, 1951 · Private law · Original text

26. An Act For the relief of Heinz Harald Patterson.

    Private Law 82-329 · 65 Stat. A122 · October 15, 1951 · Private law · Original text

27. An Act to effect entry of a minor child adopted or to be adopted by a United States citizen.

    Private Law 82-330 · 65 Stat. A123 · October 15, 1951 · Private law · Original text

28. An Act To amend section 9 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1950 (04 Stat. 785), to increase the amount available as an emergency relief fund for the repair or reconstruction of highways and bridges damaged by floods or other catastrophes.

    Public Law 82-175 · 65 Stat. 421 · October 15, 1951 · Original text

29. An Act For the relief of John R. Willoughby.

    Private Law 82-331 · 65 Stat. A123 · October 16, 1951 · Private law · Original text

30. An Act For the relief of Elizabeth Bozsik.

    Private Law 82-332 · 65 Stat. A123 · October 16, 1951 · Private law · Original text

31. An Act For the relief of Nison Miller.

    Private Law 82-333 · 65 Stat. A123 · October 16, 1951 · Private law · Original text

32. An Act To amend further the Act entitled “An Act to authorize the construction of experimental submarines, and for other purposes”, approved May 16, 1947, as amended.

    Public Law 82-176 · 65 Stat. 421 · October 16, 1951 · Original text

33. An Act To amend section 12 of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1950 to Increase the amount available for the construction of access roads certified as essential to the national defense.

    Public Law 82-177 · 65 Stat. 422 · October 16, 1951 · Original text

34. An Act To amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended.

    Public Law 82-178 · 65 Stat. 422 · October 17, 1951 · Original text

35. An Act to confer jurisdiction on the Court of Claims to hear, determine, adjudicate, and render judgment on the claim of Preston L. Watson, as administrator of the goods and chattels, rights, and credits which were of Robert A. Watson, deceased.

    Private Law 82-334 · 65 Stat. A124 · October 18, 1951 · Private law · Original text

36. An Act Conferring United States citizenship posthumously upon Siegfried Oberdorfer.

    Private Law 82-335 · 65 Stat. A124 · October 18, 1951 · Private law · Original text

37. An Act For the relief of Mr. and Mrs. Richard G. Adams and legal guardian of Dorothy Margaret Adams.

    Private Law 82-336 · 65 Stat. A125 · October 18, 1951 · Private law · Original text

38. Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1952

    An Act Making appropriations for the National Security Connell, the National Security Resources Board, and for military functions administered by the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1952, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 82-179 · 65 Stat. 423 · October 18, 1951 · Original text

39. An Act To provide retirement benefits for the Chief of the Dental Division of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 82-180 · 65 Stat. 450 · October 18, 1951 · Original text

40. An Act For the relief of the estate of Nora B. Kennedy, deceased, and Mrs. Ann R. Norton.

    Private Law 82-337 · 65 Stat. A125 · October 19, 1951 · Private law · Original text

41. An Act For the relief of the estate of Jake Jones, deceased.

    Private Law 82-338 · 65 Stat. A126 · October 19, 1951 · Private law · Original text

42. Joint Resolution To terminate the state of war between the United States and the Government of Germany.

    Public Law 82-181 · 65 Stat. 451 · October 19, 1951 · Original text

43. An Act For the relief of Charles Cooper.

    Private Law 82-339 · 65 Stat. A126 · October 20, 1951 · Private law · Original text

44. An Act For the relief of Luisa Monti.

    Private Law 82-340 · 65 Stat. A127 · October 20, 1951 · Private law · Original text

45. An Act For the relief of Eugenio Bellini.

    Private Law 82-341 · 65 Stat. A127 · October 20, 1951 · Private law · Original text

46. An Act For the relief of Mr. and Mrs. Miroslav Kudrat.

    Private Law 82-342 · 65 Stat. A127 · October 20, 1951 · Private law · Original text

47. An Act For the relief of Franz Geyling.

    Private Law 82-343 · 65 Stat. A128 · October 20, 1951 · Private law · Original text

48. An Act For the relief of Jack Warner and family.

    Private Law 82-344 · 65 Stat. A128 · October 20, 1951 · Private law · Original text

49. An Act For the relief of Helena Jange Chinn.

    Private Law 82-345 · 65 Stat. A128 · October 20, 1951 · Private law · Original text

50. An Act To amend the Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Act of March 16, 1934 (48 Stat. 451; 16 U. S. C. 718d), as amended.

    Public Law 82-182 · 65 Stat. 451 · October 20, 1951 · Original text

51. Revenue Act of 1951

    An Act To provide revenue, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 82-183 · 65 Stat. 452 · October 20, 1951 · Original text

52. An Act To provide for the exchange of certain lands owned by the United States of America for certain privately owned lands.

    Public Law 82-184 · 65 Stat. 570 · October 20, 1951 · Original text

53. An Act To provide for the sale, transfer, or quitclaim of title to certain lands in Florida.

    Public Law 82-185 · 65 Stat. 571 · October 20, 1951 · Original text

54. An Act To authorize the Secretaries of the Army and Air Force to settle, pay, adjust, and compromise certain claims for damages and for salvage and towage and to execute releases, certifications, and reports with respect thereto, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 82-186 · 65 Stat. 572 · October 20, 1951 · Original text

55. An Act To authorize payments by the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs on the purchase of automobiles or other conveyances by certain disabled veterans, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 82-187 · 65 Stat. 574 · October 20, 1951 · Original text

56. An Act For the relief of Konstontios N. Bellos.

    Private Law 82-346 · 65 Stat. A128 · October 22, 1951 · Private law · Original text

57. An Act For the relief of Hye Pah Kung.

    Private Law 82-347 · 65 Stat. A129 · October 22, 1951 · Private law · Original text

58. An Act For the relief of Joji Ikeda, a minor.

    Private Law 82-348 · 65 Stat. A129 · October 22, 1951 · Private law · Original text

59. Departments of State, Justice, Commerce, and the Judiciary Appropriation Act, 1952

    An Act Making appropriations for the Departments of State, Justice, Commerce, and the Judiciary, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1952, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 82-188 · 65 Stat. 575 · October 22, 1951 · Original text

60. An Act To amend the National Ijibor Relations Act, as amended, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 82-189 · 65 Stat. 601 · October 22, 1951 · Original text

61. An Act For the relief of Mario DiFilippo.

    Private Law 82-349 · 65 Stat. A129 · October 23, 1951 · Private law · Original text

62. An Act To authorize the exchange of wildlife refuge lands within the State of Minnesota.

    Public Law 82-190 · 65 Stat. 602 · October 23, 1951 · Original text

63. An Act For the relief of Arthur E. Hackett.

    Private Law 82-350 · 65 Stat. A130 · October 24, 1951 · Private law · Original text

64. An Act For the relief of Yumi Horiuchi.

    Private Law 82-351 · 65 Stat. A130 · October 24, 1951 · Private law · Original text

65. An Act For the relief of the estate of Jennie Gayle, deceased.

    Private Law 82-352 · 65 Stat. A130 · October 24, 1951 · Private law · Original text

66. An Act For the relief of Lewyt Corp.

    Private Law 82-353 · 65 Stat. A131 · October 24, 1951 · Private law · Original text

67. An Act Authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain lands to the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission.

    Public Law 82-191 · 65 Stat. 602 · October 24, 1951 · Original text

68. An Act To amend the District of Columbia Teachers’ Salary Act of 1947.

    Public Law 82-192 · 65 Stat. 603 · October 24, 1951 · Original text

69. An Act To authorize the improvement of East Pass Channel from the Gulf of Mexico into Choctawhatehee Bay, Florida.

    Public Law 82-193 · 65 Stat. 605 · October 24, 1951 · Original text

70. An Act To amend section 77, subsection (c) (3), of the Bankruptcy Act, as amended.

    Public Law 82-194 · 65 Stat. 606 · October 24, 1951 · Original text

71. An Act To provide for granting to officers and members of the Metropolitan Police force, the Fire Department of the District of Columbia, and the White House and United States Park Police forces additional compensation for working on holidays.

    Public Law 82-195 · 65 Stat. 607 · October 24, 1951 · Original text

72. An Act To provide for the appointment of conservators to conserve the assets and provide for the personal welfare of persons of advanced age,mental weakness, not amounting to unsoundness of mind, or physical incapacity.

    Public Law 82-196 · 65 Stat. 608 · October 24, 1951 · Original text

73. An Act To amend title 18. United States Code, entitled “Crimes and Criminal Procedure,” to empower the courts to remit or mitigate forfeitures under the Indian liquor laws.

    Public Law 82-197 · 65 Stat. 609 · October 24, 1951 · Original text

74. An Act To provide for the acquisition of land and the construction thereon of buildings and appurtenances essential for forest fire control operations of the Forest Service, United States Department of Agriculture, at or near Missoula, Montana, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 82-198 · 65 Stat. 609 · October 24, 1951 · Original text

75. An Act To readjust size and weight limitations on fourth-class (parcel post) mail.

    Public Law 82-199 · 65 Stat. 610 · October 24, 1951 · Original text

76. An Act To further amend the Communications Act of 1934.

    Public Law 82-200 · 65 Stat. 611 · October 24, 1951 · Original text

77. An Act To increase the basic rates of compensation of certain officers and employees of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 82-201 · 65 Stat. 612 · October 24, 1951 · Original text

78. Flood Rehabilitation Act, 1952

    Joint Resolution Making appropriations for rehabilitation of flood-stricken areas for the fiscal year 1952, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 82-202 · 65 Stat. 615 · October 24, 1951 · Original text

79. Civil Functions appropriation Act, 1952

    An Act Making appropriations for civil functions administered by the Department of the Army for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1952, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 82-203 · 65 Stat. 616 · October 24, 1951 · Original text

80. An Act To adjust the salaries of postmasters, supervisors, and employees in the field service of the Post Office Department.

    Public Law 82-204 · 65 Stat. 622 · October 24, 1951 · Original text

81. An Act To authorize and direct the Administrator of General Services to transfer to the Department of the Army certain property in Saint Louis, Missouri.

    Public Law 82-205 · 65 Stat. 634 · October 24, 1951 · Original text

82. An Act Relating to the policing of the buildings and grounds of the Smithsonian Institution and its constituent bureaus.

    Public Law 82-206 · 65 Stat. 634 · October 24, 1951 · Original text

83. An Act For the relief of Moy Chin Shee.

    Private Law 82-354 · 65 Stat. A131 · October 25, 1951 · Private law · Original text

84. An Act For the relief of Emma Burr.

    Private Law 82-355 · 65 Stat. A132 · October 25, 1951 · Private law · Original text

85. An Act For the relief of Dr. Charles Gordon Rennick Sell.

    Private Law 82-356 · 65 Stat. A132 · October 25, 1951 · Private law · Original text

86. An Act For the relief of Vera Oumancoff.

    Private Law 82-357 · 65 Stat. A132 · October 25, 1951 · Private law · Original text

87. An Act For the relief of Cathy Dana Besser.

    Private Law 82-358 · 65 Stat. A132 · October 25, 1951 · Private law · Original text

88. An Act For the relief of Louis E. Gabel.

    Private Law 82-359 · 65 Stat. A133 · October 25, 1951 · Private law · Original text

89. An Act For the relief of Rhoda Akiko Nishiyama.

    Private Law 82-360 · 65 Stat. A133 · October 25, 1951 · Private law · Original text

90. An Act For the relief of Fanny Tsihrintge Papan.

    Private Law 82-361 · 65 Stat. A133 · October 25, 1951 · Private law · Original text

91. An Act For the relief of Margaret K. N. Miller.

    Private Law 82-362 · 65 Stat. A134 · October 25, 1951 · Private law · Original text

92. An Act To increase the salaries of the Metropolitan Police, the United States Park Police, the White House Police, members of the Fire Department of the District of Columbia, and employees of the Board of Education of the District of Columbia.

    Public Law 82-207 · 65 Stat. 636 · October 25, 1951 · Original text

93. An Act To provide for conveyance of certain land to the city of New Orleans.

    Public Law 82-208 · 65 Stat. 637 · October 25, 1951 · Original text

94. An Act To amend or repeal certain laws relating to Government records, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 82-209 · 65 Stat. 638 · October 25, 1951 · Original text

95. An Act To authorize certain land and other property transactions, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 82-210 · 65 Stat. 641 · October 25, 1951 · Original text

96. An Act Providing for the conveyance to the State of North Carolina of the Currituck Beach Lighthouse Reservation, Corolla, North Carolina.

    Public Law 82-211 · 65 Stat. 643 · October 25, 1951 · Original text

97. An Act To amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide for the free importation of twine used for baling hay, straw, and other fodder and bedding material.

    Public Law 82-219 · 65 Stat. 655 · October 25, 1951 · Original text

98. An Act To amend section 207 of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 so as to authorize payment of claims arising from the correction of military or naval records.

    Public Law 82-220 · 65 Stat. 655 · October 25, 1951 · Original text

99. An Act To amend the Act of August 7, 1940, so as to authorize the making of grants for hospital facilities, to provide a basis for repayment to the Government by the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 82-221 · 65 Stat. 657 · October 25, 1951 · Original text

100. An Act For the relief of N. H. Kelley, Bernice Kelley, Clyde D. Farquhar, and Gladys Farquhar.

     Private Law 82-363 · 65 Stat. A134 · October 26, 1951 · Private law · Original text