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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.
1,640 laws of the 82nd Congress, 1951–1953
An Act For the relief of Doctor Louis S. K. Yuan.
Private Law 82-494 · 66 Stat. A29 · March 28, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Sister Edeltrudis Sailer.
Private Law 82-495 · 66 Stat. A29 · March 28, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Fede Vita Guzzardi.
Private Law 82-496 · 66 Stat. A30 · March 28, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Berta Gomes Leite.
Private Law 82-497 · 66 Stat. A30 · March 28, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Masako Miyazaki.
Private Law 82-498 · 66 Stat. A30 · March 28, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Leopold Kahn, Junior.
Private Law 82-499 · 66 Stat. A31 · March 28, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Doctor Francis S. N. Kwok.
Private Law 82-500 · 66 Stat. A31 · March 28, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Tory Lee Eakin.
Private Law 82-501 · 66 Stat. A31 · March 28, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Mrs. Despina Hodos.
Private Law 82-502 · 66 Stat. A31 · March 28, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Gregory Joseph Coles.
Private Law 82-503 · 66 Stat. A32 · March 28, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act To amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended.
Public Law 82-285 · 66 Stat. 27 · March 28, 1952 · Original text
An Act To permit educational, religious, or charitable institutions to import textile machines and parts thereof for instructional purposes.
Public Law 82-286 · 66 Stat. 27 · March 29, 1952 · Original text
Joint Resolution To provide for the presentation of the Merchant Marine Distinguished Service Medal to Henrik Kurt Carlsen, master, steamship Flying Enterprise.
Private Law 82-504 · 66 Stat. A32 · March 31, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting the consent of Congress to a supplemental compact or agreement between the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the State of New Jersey concerning the Delaware River Joint Toll Bridge Commission, and for other purposes.
Public Law 82-287 · 66 Stat. 28 · March 31, 1952 · Original text
An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue to school district No. 28, Ronan, Mont., a patent in fee to certain Indian land.
Public Law 82-288 · 66 Stat. 32 · April 1, 1952 · Original text
An Act To amend the Hawaiian Organic Act relating to qualification of jurors.
Public Law 82-289 · 66 Stat. 32 · April 1, 1952 · Original text
An Act For the relief of Basil Vasso Argyris and Mrs. Aline Argyris.
Private Law 82-505 · 66 Stat. A32 · April 3, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Giuseppe Valdengo and Albertina Gioglio Valdengo.
Private Law 82-506 · 66 Stat. A33 · April 3, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Calcedonio Tagliarini.
Private Law 82-507 · 66 Stat. A33 · April 3, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Maria Szentgyorgyi Mayer.
Private Law 82-508 · 66 Stat. A33 · April 3, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act To admit Luigi Morelli to the United States for permanent residence.
Private Law 82-509 · 66 Stat. A33 · April 3, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of James Yao.
Private Law 82-510 · 66 Stat. A34 · April 3, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Setsuko Yamashita, the Japanese fiancée of a United States citizen veteran of World War II, and her son Takashi Yamashita.
Private Law 82-511 · 66 Stat. A34 · April 3, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Anneliese Barbara Vollrath and Mrs. Margarete Elise Vollrath.
Private Law 82-512 · 66 Stat. A35 · April 3, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Rudolf Bing and Nina Bing.
Private Law 82-513 · 66 Stat. A35 · April 3, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of William Grant Braden, Junior.
Private Law 82-514 · 66 Stat. A35 · April 3, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Elvira Zachmann.
Private Law 82-515 · 66 Stat. A36 · April 3, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Fusako Terao Scogin.
Private Law 82-516 · 66 Stat. A36 · April 3, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Anna Maria Krause.
Private Law 82-517 · 66 Stat. A36 · April 3, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Patrick J. Logan.
Private Law 82-518 · 66 Stat. A36 · April 3, 1952 · Private law · Original text
Joint Resolution Providing for recognition and endorsement of the International Trade Fair and Inter-American Cultural and Trade Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Public Law 82-290 · 66 Stat. 33 · April 3, 1952 · Original text
An Act To provide for medical services to non-Indians in Indian hospitals, and for other purposes.
Public Law 82-291 · 66 Stat. 35 · April 3, 1952 · Original text
An Act To authorize the Mount Olivet Cemetery Association of Salt Lake City, Utah, to grant and convey to Salt Lake City, Utah, a portion of the lands heretofore granted to such association by the United States.
Public Law 82-292 · 66 Stat. 36 · April 3, 1952 · Original text
An Act To incorporate the Conference of State Societies. Washington, District of Columbia.
Public Law 82-293 · 66 Stat. 37 · April 3, 1952 · Original text
An Act To authorize the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs to convey a parcel of land to the Mount Olivet Cemetery Association, Salt Lake City, Utah.
Public Law 82-294 · 66 Stat. 41 · April 3, 1952 · Original text
An Act To add certain federally owned land to the Mound City Group National Monument, in the State of Ohio, and for other purposes.
Public Law 82-295 · 66 Stat. 42 · April 3, 1952 · Original text
An Act To restore certain land to the Territory of Hawaii and to authorize said Territory to exchange the whole or a portion of the same.
Public Law 82-296 · 66 Stat. 42 · April 3, 1952 · Original text
An Act For the relief of Yuriko Tsutsumi.
Private Law 82-519 · 66 Stat. A37 · April 4, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Doctor Manuel J. Casas and Mrs. Julia Nakpil Casas.
Private Law 82-520 · 66 Stat. A37 · April 4, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Malka Dwojra Kron and Tauba Kron.
Private Law 82-521 · 66 Stat. A38 · April 4, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Mrs. Selma Cecelia Gahl.
Private Law 82-522 · 66 Stat. A38 · April 4, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Adelaida Reyes.
Private Law 82-523 · 66 Stat. A38 · April 4, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Signa Angela Maine Cristallo.
Private Law 82-524 · 66 Stat. A39 · April 4, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Mrs. Lourdes Augusta Pereira Ladeiro Rose.
Private Law 82-525 · 66 Stat. A39 · April 4, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of David Yeh.
Private Law 82-526 · 66 Stat. A39 · April 4, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Ching Wong Kean (Mrs. Ching Sen).
Private Law 82-527 · 66 Stat. A39 · April 4, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act To authorize the Board of Commissioners of the District of Columbia to establish daylight-saving time in the District.
Public Law 82-297 · 66 Stat. 43 · April 4, 1952 · Original text
An Act To record the lawful admission for permanent residence of aliens Max Mayer Hirsch Winzelberg and Mrs. Jenty Fuss De Winzelberg.
Private Law 82-528 · 66 Stat. A40 · April 5, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act To provide for certain investigations by the Civil Service Commission in lieu of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and for other purposes.
Public Law 82-298 · 66 Stat. 43 · April 5, 1952 · Original text
An Act For the relief of Mering Bichara.
Private Law 82-529 · 66 Stat. A40 · April 7, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Hattie Truax Graham, formerly Hattie Truax.
Private Law 82-530 · 66 Stat. A41 · April 8, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act To permit certain lands heretofore conveyed to the city of Canton, South Dakota, for park, recreation, airport, or other public purposes, to tie leased by it so long as the Income therefrom is used for such purposes.
Public Law 82-299 · 66 Stat. 45 · April 8, 1952 · Original text
An Act To extend the Youth Correction Act to the District of Columbia.
Public Law 82-300 · 66 Stat. 45 · April 8, 1952 · Original text
An Act To amend section 2113 of title 18 of the United States Code.
Public Law 82-301 · 66 Stat. 46 · April 8, 1952 · Original text
An Act To amend the act authorizing the negotiation and ratification of certain contracts with certain Indians of the Sioux Tribe in order to extend the time for negotiation and approval of such contracts.
Public Law 82-302 · 66 Stat. 46 · April 8, 1952 · Original text
An Act To amend sections 6 and 7 of the War Claims Act of 1948.
Public Law 82-303 · 66 Stat. 47 · April 9, 1952 · Original text
An Act To amend the War Claims Act of 1948, as amended, with respect to payments for the benefit of persons under legal disability.
Public Law 82-304 · 66 Stat. 49 · April 9, 1952 · Original text
An Act To further amend section 5136 of the Revised Statutes, as amended, with respect to underwriting and dealing in securities issued by the Central Bank for Cooperatives.
Public Law 82-305 · 66 Stat. 49 · April 9, 1952 · Original text
An Act To authorize and validate payments of periodic pay increases for temporary indefinite employees of the Department of the Navy within the period of March 17, 1947, to July 1, 1948.
Public Law 82-306 · 66 Stat. 50 · April 9, 1952 · Original text
An Act To provide relief for the sheep-raising industry by making special quota immigration visas available to certain alien sheepherders.
Public Law 82-307 · 66 Stat. 50 · April 9, 1952 · Original text
An Act To restore to 70 pounds and 100 inches in girth and length combined the maximum weight and size limitations for appliances, or parts thereof, for the blind sent through the mails.
Public Law 82-308 · 66 Stat. 51 · April 9, 1952 · Original text
Joint Resolution To permit the Federal National Mortgage Association to make commitments to purchase certain mortgages.
Public Law 82-309 · 66 Stat. 51 · April 9, 1952 · Original text
Joint Resolution Designating April 9, 1952, as Bataan Day.
Public Law 82-310 · 66 Stat. 52 · April 9, 1952 · Original text
An Act To authorize the President to convey and assign all equipment contained in or appertaining to the United States Army Provisional Philippine Scout Hospital at Fort McKinley, Philippines, to the Republic of the Philippines and to assist by grants-in-aid the Republic of the Philippines in providing medical care and treatment for certain Philippine Scouts hospitalized therein.
Public Law 82-311 · 66 Stat. 52 · April 9, 1952 · Original text
An Act For the relief of Francesco Gaber.
Private Law 82-531 · 66 Stat. A41 · April 10, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Ana Cobo Alonso.
Private Law 82-532 · 66 Stat. A41 · April 10, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Agnes Anderson.
Private Law 82-533 · 66 Stat. A42 · April 10, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Maria Rhee.
Private Law 82-534 · 66 Stat. A42 · April 10, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Truman W. McCullough.
Private Law 82-535 · 66 Stat. A42 · April 10, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Pansy E. Pendergrass.
Private Law 82-536 · 66 Stat. A43 · April 10, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Mr. and Mrs. David H. Perkins.
Private Law 82-537 · 66 Stat. A43 · April 10, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Harriet F. Bradshaw.
Private Law 82-538 · 66 Stat. A43 · April 10, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Martha Brak Foxwell.
Private Law 82-539 · 66 Stat. A44 · April 10, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Britt-Marie Eriksson and others.
Private Law 82-540 · 66 Stat. A44 · April 10, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Hanne Lore Hart.
Private Law 82-541 · 66 Stat. A45 · April 10, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Boutros Mouallem.
Private Law 82-542 · 66 Stat. A45 · April 11, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Juan Sustarsic.
Private Law 82-543 · 66 Stat. A45 · April 11, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Bernard Kenji Tachibana.
Private Law 82-544 · 66 Stat. A45 · April 11, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Esther V. Worley.
Private Law 82-545 · 66 Stat. A46 · April 11, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Emelie Simha.
Private Law 82-546 · 66 Stat. A46 · April 11, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Yoshiyuki Mayeshiro.
Private Law 82-547 · 66 Stat. A46 · April 11, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of John Tzanavaris.
Private Law 82-548 · 66 Stat. A47 · April 11, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Joe W. Wimberly.
Private Law 82-549 · 66 Stat. A47 · April 11, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Julie Bettelheim and Evelyn Lang Hirsch.
Private Law 82-550 · 66 Stat. A47 · April 11, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Daniel J. Crowley.
Private Law 82-551 · 66 Stat. A48 · April 11, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Gordon E. Smith.
Private Law 82-552 · 66 Stat. A48 · April 11, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of J. Hibbs Buckman and A. Raymond Raff, Junior, executors of the estate of A Raymond Raff, deceased.
Private Law 82-553 · 66 Stat. A49 · April 11, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Robert Joseph Vetter.
Private Law 82-554 · 66 Stat. A49 · April 11, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Joachim Nemitz.
Private Law 82-555 · 66 Stat. A50 · April 11, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act To authorize the reimbursement of certain naval attaches, observers, and other officers for certain expenses incurred while on authorized missions in foreign countries.
Public Law 82-312 · 66 Stat. 53 · April 11, 1952 · Original text
An Act For the relief of Mark G. Rushmann.
Private Law 82-556 · 66 Stat. A50 · April 14, 1952 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Mrs. Pauline J. Gourdeaux.
Private Law 82-557 · 66 Stat. A50 · April 14, 1952 · Private law · Original text
Emergency Powers Interim Continuation Act
Joint Resolution To continue the effectiveness of certain statutory provisions until June 1, 1952.
Public Law 82-313 · 66 Stat. 54 · April 14, 1952 · Original text
An Act For the relief of John L. Bauer, Ernest Bohna, and William E. Dollar.
Private Law 82-558 · 66 Stat. A51 · April 15, 1952 · Private law · Original text
Joint Resolution To provide an extension of time for the authorization for certain projects for local food protection in the Tennessee River Basin.
Public Law 82-314 · 66 Stat. 58 · April 15, 1952 · Original text
An Act To amend subsection (a) of section 1107 of the District of Columbia Code of 1901, as amended by section 2 of the Act of December 20, 1944 (D. C. Code, sec. 15–403 (a)), and to amend section 467 of the District of Columbia Code of 1901 (D. C. Code, sec. 16–323).
Public Law 82-315 · 66 Stat. 59 · April 15, 1952 · Original text
An Act To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to transfer to the Department of the Navy certain land and improvements at Pass Christian, Mississippi.
Public Law 82-316 · 66 Stat. 59 · April 15, 1952 · Original text
An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to convey to the city of Macon, Georgia, a parcel of land in the said city of Macon, containing 2 acres, more or less.
Public Law 82-317 · 66 Stat. 59 · April 15, 1952 · Original text
An Act To retrocede to the State of North Carolina concurrent jurisdiction over a highway at Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Public Law 82-318 · 66 Stat. 60 · April 15, 1952 · Original text
An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to sell and convey to Sam Arvanitis and George Arvanitis a parcel of land consisting of one-quarter acre, more or less, situated at the naval ammunition and net depot, Seal Beach, California.
Public Law 82-319 · 66 Stat. 60 · April 15, 1952 · 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.