Every law Congress has passed

1,909 laws of the 84th Congress, 1955–1957

1. An Act For the relief of Theodore J. Hartung and Mrs. Elizabeth Hartung.

   Private Law 84-608 · 70 Stat. A45 · May 4, 1956 · Private law · Original text

2. An Act To authorize the consolidation of the National Tax Association, a corporation organized under the laws of the District of Columbia, with the Tax Institute, Incorporated, a corporation organized under the Membership Corporations Law of the State of New York, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Membership Corporations Law of the State of New York.

   Private Law 84-609 · 70 Stat. A45 · May 4, 1956 · Private law · Original text

3. An Act Relating to the establishment of public recreation facilities in Alaska, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 84-507 · 70 Stat. 130 · May 4, 1956 · Original text

4. An Act For the relief of certain relatives of United States citizens.

   Private Law 84-610 · 70 Stat. A46 · May 9, 1956 · Private law · Original text

5. An Act To authorize the sale of certain land in Alaska to Victor Power, of Juneau, Alaska.

   Private Law 84-611 · 70 Stat. A48 · May 9, 1956 · Private law · Original text

6. An Act To authorize the Honorable Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the House of Representatives, to accept and wear the award of the Order of Sikatuna, Lakan Class, tendered by the Government of the Republic of the Philippines.

   Private Law 84-612 · 70 Stat. A48 · May 9, 1956 · Private law · Original text

7. An Act To provide for longer terms of office for the justices of the Supreme Court of Hawaii and the circuit courts of Hawaii.

   Public Law 84-508 · 70 Stat. 130 · May 9, 1956 · Original text

8. An Act To permit articles imported from foreign countries for the purpose of exhibition at the International Theatre Equipment Trade Show, New York, New York, to be admitted without payment of tariff, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 84-509 · 70 Stat. 131 · May 9, 1956 · Original text

9. An Act To permit the importation, free of duty, of racing shells to be used in connection with preparations for the 1956 Olympic Games.

   Public Law 84-510 · 70 Stat. 132 · May 9, 1956 · Original text

10. Bank Holding Company Act of 1956

    An Act To define bank holding companies, control their future expansion, and require divestment of their nonbanking interests.

    Public Law 84-511 · 70 Stat. 133 · May 9, 1956 · Original text

11. An Act To authorize renewals of a lease of the Annette Island Airport to the United States.

    Public Law 84-512 · 70 Stat. 146 · May 9, 1956 · Original text

12. An Act To permit articles imported from foreign countries for the purpose of exhibition at the International Photographic Exposition, to be held at Washington, District of Columbia, to be admitted without payment of tariff, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 84-513 · 70 Stat. 147 · May 9, 1956 · Original text

13. An Act To provide that the authorized strength of the Metropolitan Police force of the District of Colombia shall be not less than two thousand five hundred officers and members.

    Public Law 84-514 · 70 Stat. 148 · May 9, 1956 · Original text

14. An Act For the relief of Doctor Lincoln Roy Manson-Hing, Mrs. Joyce Louise Manson-Hing, Collin James Manson-Hing, and Jennifer Lynn Manson-Hing.

    Private Law 84-613 · 70 Stat. A48 · May 10, 1956 · Private law · Original text

15. An Act For the relief of Justin G. Maile and Theodore R. Hilbig.

    Private Law 84-614 · 70 Stat. A49 · May 10, 1956 · Private law · Original text

16. An Act For the relief of Charles F. Brickell.

    Private Law 84-615 · 70 Stat. A49 · May 10, 1956 · Private law · Original text

17. An Act For the relief of Bernard L. Denn.

    Private Law 84-616 · 70 Stat. A49 · May 10, 1956 · Private law · Original text

18. An Act For the relief of the F. Delizia Company, Incorporated.

    Private Law 84-617 · 70 Stat. A50 · May 10, 1956 · Private law · Original text

19. An Act For the relief of Stanley Rydzon and Alexander F. Anderson.

    Private Law 84-618 · 70 Stat. A50 · May 10, 1956 · Private law · Original text

20. An Act For the relief of Nathan L. Garner.

    Private Law 84-619 · 70 Stat. A51 · May 10, 1956 · Private law · Original text

21. An Act For the relief of certain aliens.

    Private Law 84-620 · 70 Stat. A51 · May 10, 1956 · Private law · Original text

22. An Act To waive certain provisions of section 212 (a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act in behalf of three aliens.

    Private Law 84-621 · 70 Stat. A52 · May 10, 1956 · Private law · Original text

23. An Act For the relief of Brigitta Poberetski and Nickolas Menis.

    Private Law 84-622 · 70 Stat. A52 · May 10, 1956 · Private law · Original text

24. An Act For the relief of Winston Bros. Company and the Utah Construction Company and the J. A. Tertellng & Sons, Inc.

    Private Law 84-623 · 70 Stat. A52 · May 10, 1956 · Private law · Original text

25. An Act For the relief of Joseph Righetti and Marjorie Righetti.

    Private Law 84-624 · 70 Stat. A53 · May 10, 1956 · Private law · Original text

26. An Act For the relief of William F. Friedman.

    Private Law 84-625 · 70 Stat. A53 · May 10, 1956 · Private law · Original text

27. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Helen Barsa.

    Private Law 84-626 · 70 Stat. A54 · May 10, 1956 · Private law · Original text

28. An Act For the relief of Fred Mazan.

    Private Law 84-627 · 70 Stat. A54 · May 10, 1956 · Private law · Original text

29. An Act For the relief of Willie C. Pickett, George Williams, and Herman L. Looney.

    Private Law 84-628 · 70 Stat. A55 · May 10, 1956 · Private law · Original text

30. An Act To amend section 606 (5) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, relating to the computation of the 10-year recapture period.

    Public Law 84-515 · 70 Stat. 148 · May 10, 1956 · Original text

31. An Act To authorize the Territory of Alaska to incur indebtedness, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 84-516 · 70 Stat. 149 · May 10, 1956 · Original text

32. An Act To terminate the prohibition against employment of Mongolian labor in the construction of reclamation projects.

    Public Law 84-517 · 70 Stat. 151 · May 10, 1956 · Original text

33. An Act To amend section 40 of the Bankruptcy Act, so as to increase salaries for part-time and full-time referees.

    Public Law 84-518 · 70 Stat. 151 · May 10, 1956 · Original text

34. An Act To require the inspection and certification of certain vessels is carrying passengers.

    Public Law 84-519 · 70 Stat. 151 · May 10, 1956 · Original text

35. Joint Resolution To authorize the Secretary of Commerce to sell certain war-built cargo vessels and for other purposes.

    Private Law 84-629 · 70 Stat. A55 · May 14, 1956 · Private law · Original text

36. An Act For the relief of Herman F. Gierke, Junior.

    Private Law 84-630 · 70 Stat. A56 · May 14, 1956 · Private law · Original text

37. An Act For the relief of the Reverend Boniface Lucci, O. S. B.

    Private Law 84-631 · 70 Stat. A56 · May 14, 1956 · Private law · Original text

38. An Act For tlie relief of Joseph Gangemi and Anthony Gangemi.

    Private Law 84-632 · 70 Stat. A57 · May 14, 1956 · Private law · Original text

39. An Act For the relief of William H. Foley.

    Private Law 84-633 · 70 Stat. A57 · May 14, 1956 · Private law · Original text

40. An Act For the relief of Mary Viola Jones.

    Private Law 84-634 · 70 Stat. A58 · May 14, 1956 · Private law · Original text

41. An Act To amend the Act of July 4, 1955, relating to the construction of irrigation distribution systems.

    Public Law 84-520 · 70 Stat. 155 · May 14, 1956 · Original text

42. An Act To provide for the conveyance of Camp Livingston, Camp Beauregard, and Esler Field, Louisiana, to the State of Louisiana, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 84-521 · 70 Stat. 156 · May 14, 1956 · Original text

43. An Act To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain public lands in the State of Nevada to the city of Henderson, Nevada.

    Public Law 84-522 · 70 Stat. 156 · May 14, 1956 · Original text

44. An Act To authorize the construction and conversion of certain naval vessels, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 84-523 · 70 Stat. 157 · May 14, 1956 · Original text

45. An Act For the relief of EM E. Hood.

    Private Law 84-635 · 70 Stat. A58 · May 18, 1956 · Private law · Original text

46. An Act For the relief of Alice Elizabeth Marjoribanks.

    Private Law 84-636 · 70 Stat. A59 · May 18, 1956 · Private law · Original text

47. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Esther Reed Marcantel.

    Private Law 84-637 · 70 Stat. A59 · May 18, 1956 · Private law · Original text

48. An Act For the relief of George D. Hopper.

    Private Law 84-638 · 70 Stat. A59 · May 18, 1956 · Private law · Original text

49. An Act For the relief of Charles F. Bullette.

    Private Law 84-639 · 70 Stat. A60 · May 18, 1956 · Private law · Original text

50. An Act For the relief of Giles P. Fredell and wife.

    Private Law 84-640 · 70 Stat. A60 · May 18, 1956 · Private law · Original text

51. An Act For the relief of Roy M. Butcher.

    Private Law 84-641 · 70 Stat. A61 · May 18, 1956 · Private law · Original text

52. An Act For the relief of David J. Dazé.

    Private Law 84-642 · 70 Stat. A61 · May 18, 1956 · Private law · Original text

53. An Act For the relief of the estate of Neil McLeod Smith.

    Private Law 84-643 · 70 Stat. A61 · May 18, 1956 · Private law · Original text

54. An Act For the relief of Joseph H. Washburn.

    Private Law 84-644 · 70 Stat. A62 · May 18, 1956 · Private law · Original text

55. An Act For the relief of Ralph Bennett and certain other employees of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

    Private Law 84-645 · 70 Stat. A62 · May 18, 1956 · Private law · Original text

56. An Act For the relief of John J. Cowin.

    Private Law 84-646 · 70 Stat. A63 · May 18, 1956 · Private law · Original text

57. An Act For the relief of Lieutenant Colonel George H. Cronin, United States Air Force.

    Private Law 84-647 · 70 Stat. A63 · May 18, 1956 · Private law · Original text

58. An Act For the relief of Martin F. Kendrigan.

    Private Law 84-648 · 70 Stat. A64 · May 18, 1956 · Private law · Original text

59. An Act For the relief of Arthur H. Homeyer.

    Private Law 84-649 · 70 Stat. A64 · May 18, 1956 · Private law · Original text

60. An Act For the relief of John L. Boyer, Junior.

    Private Law 84-650 · 70 Stat. A65 · May 18, 1956 · Private law · Original text

61. An Act For the relief of Samuel E. Arroyo.

    Private Law 84-651 · 70 Stat. A65 · May 18, 1956 · Private law · Original text

62. An Act For the relief of Thomas W. Bevans and others.

    Private Law 84-652 · 70 Stat. A66 · May 18, 1956 · Private law · Original text

63. An Act For the relief of Frank G. Gerlock.

    Private Law 84-653 · 70 Stat. A67 · May 18, 1956 · Private law · Original text

64. An Act To direct the Secretary of the Interior to grant an extension of time to the Matanuska Valley Lines, Incorporated, and to Russell Swank and Joe Blackard within which to apply for patent to certain lands in Alaska.

    Private Law 84-654 · 70 Stat. A67 · May 18, 1956 · Private law · Original text

65. An Act For the relief of Wright H. Huntley.

    Private Law 84-655 · 70 Stat. A68 · May 18, 1956 · Private law · Original text

66. An Act For the relief of Eugene Gardner, Byron M. Barbeau, John R. Reaves, and Jackson L. Hardy.

    Private Law 84-656 · 70 Stat. A69 · May 18, 1956 · Private law · Original text

67. An Act For the relief of Nathan A. Kalin.

    Private Law 84-657 · 70 Stat. A69 · May 18, 1956 · Private law · Original text

68. An Act For the relief of Arthur E. Weeden, Junior.

    Private Law 84-658 · 70 Stat. A70 · May 18, 1956 · Private law · Original text

69. An Act For the relief of Chief Warrant Officer George C. Carter.

    Private Law 84-659 · 70 Stat. A70 · May 18, 1956 · Private law · Original text

70. An Act For the relief of Daniel O. Hulse, Junior.

    Private Law 84-660 · 70 Stat. A71 · May 18, 1956 · Private law · Original text

71. An Act For the relief of certain rural carriers.

    Public Law 84-524 · 70 Stat. 157 · May 18, 1956 · Original text

72. An Act To transfer certain lands from the Veterans’ Administration to the Department of the Interior for the benefit of the Yavapai Indians of Arizona.

    Public Law 84-525 · 70 Stat. 157 · May 18, 1956 · Original text

73. An Act To provide for the relief of certain Army and Air Force nurses, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 84-526 · 70 Stat. 158 · May 18, 1956 · Original text

74. An Act To authorize settlement of claims for residential structures heretofore erected at the expense of patients on the grounds of the Public Health Service hospital, Carville, Louisiana.

    Public Law 84-527 · 70 Stat. 158 · May 18, 1956 · Original text

75. An Act To amend the Act entitled “An Act to provide better facilities for the enforcement of the customs and immigration laws”, to increase the amounts authorized to be expended.

    Public Law 84-528 · 70 Stat. 159 · May 18, 1956 · Original text

76. An Act To revive and reenact the Act entitled “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”.

    Public Law 84-529 · 70 Stat. 159 · May 18, 1956 · Original text

77. An Act To extend for an additional three years the time within which the State of Michigan may commence and complete the construction of certain projects heretofore authorized by the Congress.

    Public Law 84-530 · 70 Stat. 160 · May 18, 1956 · Original text

78. An Act To provide for the approval of the report of the Secretary of the Interior on the Ainsworth unit of the Missouri River Basin project.

    Public Law 84-531 · 70 Stat. 160 · May 18, 1956 · Original text

79. An Act For the relief of Crosse and Blackwell Company.

    Private Law 84-661 · 70 Stat. A71 · May 19, 1956 · Private law · Original text

80. An Act For the relief of Gay Street Corporation, Baltimore, Maryland.

    Private Law 84-662 · 70 Stat. A71 · May 19, 1956 · Private law · Original text

81. An Act For the relief of the city of Sandpoint, Idaho.

    Public Law 84-532 · 70 Stat. 160 · May 19, 1956 · Original text

82. Second Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1956

    An Act Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1956, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 84-533 · 70 Stat. 161 · May 19, 1956 · Original text

83. An Act For the relief of Roy M. Hofheinz and wife Irene.

    Private Law 84-663 · 70 Stat. A72 · May 22, 1956 · Private law · Original text

84. An Act To amend title II of the Act of August 30, 1904, entitled “An Act to authorize and direct the construction of bridges over the Potomac River, and for other purposes”.

    Public Law 84-534 · 70 Stat. 184 · May 22, 1956 · Original text

85. An Act To designate the bridge to be constructed over the Potomac River in the vicinity of Jones Point, Virginia, as the “Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge”.

    Public Law 84-535 · 70 Stat. 185 · May 22, 1956 · Original text

86. An Act For the relief of Edwin K. Stanton.

    Private Law 84-664 · 70 Stat. A72 · May 24, 1956 · Private law · Original text

87. An Act To confer jurisdiction upon the United States Court of Claims to hear, determine, and render judgment upon the claim of Graphic Arts Corporation of Ohio, of Toledo, Ohio.

    Private Law 84-665 · 70 Stat. A73 · May 24, 1956 · Private law · Original text

88. An Act For the relief of S. H. Prather, Mrs. Florence Prather Penman, and S. H. Prather, Junior.

    Private Law 84-666 · 70 Stat. A73 · May 24, 1956 · Private law · Original text

89. An Act For the relief of Lieutenant Michael Cullen.

    Private Law 84-667 · 70 Stat. A74 · May 24, 1956 · Private law · Original text

90. An Act To authorize the county of Custer, State of Montana, to convey certain lands to the United States.

    Public Law 84-536 · 70 Stat. 186 · May 24, 1956 · Original text

91. Joint Resolution To designate the dam and reservoir to be constructed on the Lower Cumberland River, Kentucky, as Barkley Dam and Lake Barkley, respectively.

    Public Law 84-537 · 70 Stat. 186 · May 24, 1956 · Original text

92. An Act For the relief of Takako Iba.

    Private Law 84-668 · 70 Stat. A74 · May 28, 1956 · Private law · Original text

93. An Act For the relief of Major Robert D. Lauer.

    Private Law 84-669 · 70 Stat. A75 · May 28, 1956 · Private law · Original text

94. An Act For the relief of Major Orin A. Fayle.

    Private Law 84-670 · 70 Stat. A75 · May 28, 1956 · Private law · Original text

95. An Act For the relief of Commander George B. Greer.

    Private Law 84-671 · 70 Stat. A76 · May 28, 1956 · Private law · Original text

96. An Act For the relief of Kingan, Incorporated.

    Private Law 84-672 · 70 Stat. A76 · May 28, 1956 · Private law · Original text

97. An Act For the relief of James C. Hayes.

    Private Law 84-673 · 70 Stat. A77 · May 28, 1956 · Private law · Original text

98. An Act For the relief of James M. Wilson.

    Private Law 84-674 · 70 Stat. A77 · May 28, 1956 · Private law · Original text

99. An Act For the relief of Herman Floyd Williams. Bettie J. Williams, and Alma G. Segers.

    Private Law 84-675 · 70 Stat. A77 · May 28, 1956 · Private law · Original text

100. An Act For the relief of Lieutenant P. B. Sampson.

     Private Law 84-676 · 70 Stat. A78 · May 28, 1956 · Private law · Original text