Every law Congress has passed

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

1. An Act To amend the tobacco marketing quota provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended.

   Public Law 84-609 · 70 Stat. 330 · June 22, 1956 · Original text

2. An Act To amend an Act of July 1, 1947, to grant military leave of absence with pay to substitute employees in the postal field service.

   Public Law 84-610 · 70 Stat. 330 · June 22, 1956 · Original text

3. An Act For the relief of Colonel John A. O’Keefe.

   Private Law 84-706 · 70 Stat. A92 · June 25, 1956 · Private law · Original text

4. An Act For the relief of Clyde R. Stevens.

   Private Law 84-707 · 70 Stat. A93 · June 25, 1956 · Private law · Original text

5. An Act To provide for the sale to the Eagle Rock Young Men’s Christian Association of certain real property located in Los Angeles County, California.

   Private Law 84-708 · 70 Stat. A93 · June 25, 1956 · Private law · Original text

6. An Act For the relief of certain aliens.

   Private Law 84-709 · 70 Stat. A94 · June 25, 1956 · Private law · Original text

7. An Act To further amend section 20 of the Trading With the Enemy Act, relating to fees of agents, attorneys, and representatives.

   Public Law 84-611 · 70 Stat. 331 · June 25, 1956 · Original text

8. An Act To amend title II of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended, to provide for filing vessel utilization and performance reports by operators of vessels in the foreign commerce of the United States.

   Public Law 84-612 · 70 Stat. 332 · June 25, 1956 · Original text

9. An Act To clarify section 1103 (d) of title XI (Federal Ship Mortgage Insurance) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended.

   Public Law 84-613 · 70 Stat. 332 · June 25, 1956 · Original text

10. An Act To provide that the enlistment contracts or periods of obligated service of members of the Armed Forces shall not terminate by reason of appointment as cadets or midshipmen at the Military, Naval, Air Force, or Coast Guard Academies, or as midshipmen in the Naval Reserve, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 84-614 · 70 Stat. 333 · June 25, 1956 · Original text

11. An Act To provide for the conveyance of certain lands of the United States to the city of Saint Augustine, Florida, a municipal corporation organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of Florida.

    Public Law 84-615 · 70 Stat. 334 · June 25, 1956 · Original text

12. An Act To provide for the conveyance of certain land in the city of Hogansville, Georgia, to the city of Hogansville.

    Public Law 84-616 · 70 Stat. 335 · June 25, 1956 · Original text

13. An Act To provide for the disposition of moneys arising from deductions made from carriers on account of the loss of or damage to military or naval material in transit, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 84-617 · 70 Stat. 336 · June 25, 1956 · Original text

14. An Act To provide for the conveyance of a portion of the former prisoner of war camp, near Douglas, Converse County, Wyoming, to the State of Wyoming, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 84-618 · 70 Stat. 336 · June 25, 1956 · Original text

15. An Act To amend the Federal Register Act, as amended, so as to provide for the effectiveness and notice to the public of proclamations, orders, regulations, and other documents in a period following an attack or threatened attack upon the continental United States.

    Public Law 84-619 · 70 Stat. 338 · June 25, 1956 · Original text

16. An Act To amend the Career Compensation Act of 1949, as amended, in relation to the refund of reenlistment bonuses.

    Public Law 84-620 · 70 Stat. 338 · June 25, 1956 · Original text

17. An Act To amend the District of Columbia Police and Firemen’s Salary Act of 1953, as amended.

    Public Law 84-621 · 70 Stat. 338 · June 25, 1956 · Original text

18. An Act To amend section 14 (b) of the Federal Reserve Act, so as to extend for two additional years the authority of Federal Reserve banks to purchase United States obligations directly from the Treasury.

    Public Law 84-622 · 70 Stat. 339 · June 25, 1956 · Original text

19. An Act For the relief of W. R. Zanes and Company of Louisiana, Incorporated.

    Private Law 84-710 · 70 Stat. A94 · June 27, 1956 · Private law · Original text

20. An Act For the relief of Rumiko Fujiki Kirkpatrick.

    Private Law 84-711 · 70 Stat. A95 · June 27, 1956 · Private law · Original text

21. An Act For the relief of Inna Hekker Grade.

    Private Law 84-712 · 70 Stat. A95 · June 27, 1956 · Private law · Original text

22. An Act To confer jurisdiction upon the United States Court of Claims to hear, determine, and render judgment upon the claims of Roy Cowan and others arising by reason of the flooding of land in the vicinity of Lake Alice, North Dakota.

    Private Law 84-713 · 70 Stat. A95 · June 27, 1956 · Private law · Original text

23. An Act To facilitate the admission into the United States of certain aliens.

    Private Law 84-714 · 70 Stat. A96 · June 27, 1956 · Private law · Original text

24. Joint Resolution To facilitate the admission into the United States of certain aliens.

    Private Law 84-715 · 70 Stat. A96 · June 27, 1956 · Private law · Original text

25. Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1957

    An Act Making appropriations for sundry independent executive bureaus, boards, commissions, corporations, agencies, and offices, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1957, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 84-623 · 70 Stat. 339 · June 27, 1956 · Original text

26. Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1957

    An Act Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1957, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 84-624 · 70 Stat. 356 · June 27, 1956 · Original text

27. An Act For the relief of Ernest B. Sanders.

    Private Law 84-716 · 70 Stat. A96 · June 29, 1956 · Private law · Original text

28. An Act For the relief of Pearl O. Seilaz.

    Private Law 84-717 · 70 Stat. A97 · June 29, 1956 · Private law · Original text

29. An Act For the relief of James Edward Robinson.

    Private Law 84-718 · 70 Stat. A97 · June 29, 1956 · Private law · Original text

30. An Act For the relief of Walter C. Jordan and Elton W. Johnson.

    Private Law 84-719 · 70 Stat. A98 · June 29, 1956 · Private law · Original text

31. An Act For the relief of Giovanna Scano.

    Private Law 84-720 · 70 Stat. A98 · June 29, 1956 · Private law · Original text

32. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Zella K. Thissell.

    Private Law 84-721 · 70 Stat. A98 · June 29, 1956 · Private law · Original text

33. An Act For the relief of Eugene G. Aretz.

    Private Law 84-722 · 70 Stat. A99 · June 29, 1956 · Private law · Original text

34. An Act For the relief of the Sacred Heart Hospital.

    Private Law 84-723 · 70 Stat. A99 · June 29, 1956 · Private law · Original text

35. An Act For die relief of Mr. and Mrs. Donald D. Parrish.

    Private Law 84-724 · 70 Stat. A100 · June 29, 1956 · Private law · Original text

36. An Act For the relief of Patricia A. Pembroke.

    Private Law 84-725 · 70 Stat. A100 · June 29, 1956 · Private law · Original text

37. An Act For the relief of certain aliens.

    Private Law 84-726 · 70 Stat. A100 · June 29, 1956 · Private law · Original text

38. An Act For the relief of the estate of Rene Weil.

    Private Law 84-727 · 70 Stat. A101 · June 29, 1956 · Private law · Original text

39. An Act For the relief of the estate of Robert Bradford Bickerstaff.

    Private Law 84-728 · 70 Stat. A102 · June 29, 1956 · Private law · Original text

40. An Act For the relief of the estate of F. M. Bryson.

    Private Law 84-729 · 70 Stat. A102 · June 29, 1956 · Private law · Original text

41. An Act To amend the Act for the protection of walruses.

    Public Law 84-625 · 70 Stat. 372 · June 29, 1956 · Original text

42. An Act To provide for the relief of certain members of the uniformed services.

    Public Law 84-626 · 70 Stat. 373 · June 29, 1956 · Original text

43. An Act To amend and supplement the Federal-Aid Road Act approved July 11, 1916, to authorize appropriations for continuing the construction of highways; to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide additional revenue from the taxes on motor fuel, tires, and trucks and buses; and for other purposes.

    Public Law 84-627 · 70 Stat. 374 · June 29, 1956 · Original text

44. An Act Relating to recognition of gain or loss in certain railroad reorganizations and to amend section 108 (b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954.

    Public Law 84-628 · 70 Stat. 402 · June 29, 1956 · Original text

45. An Act To amend the Internal Revenue Codes of 1939 and 1954, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 84-629 · 70 Stat. 404 · June 29, 1956 · Original text

46. An Act Adopting and authorising the improvement of Rockland Harbor, Maine.

    Public Law 84-630 · 70 Stat. 407 · June 29, 1956 · Original text

47. An Act To amend the Export Control Act of 1949 to continue for an additional period of two years the authority provided thereunder for the regulation of exports.

    Public Law 84-631 · 70 Stat. 407 · June 29, 1956 · Original text

48. An Act To extend the Defence Production Act of 1950, as amended, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 84-632 · 70 Stat. 408 · June 29, 1956 · Original text

49. An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an additional contract with the Yuma County Water Users’ Association with respect to payment of construction charges on the Valley division, Yuma reclamation project, Arizona, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 84-633 · 70 Stat. 409 · June 29, 1956 · Original text

50. War Orphans’ Educational Assistance Act of 1956

    An Act To establish an educational assistance program for children of servicemen who died as a result of a disability or disease incurred in line of duty during World War I, World War II, or the Korean conflict.

    Public Law 84-634 · 70 Stat. 411 · June 29, 1956 · Original text

51. Departments of Labor, and Health, Education, and Welfare Appropriation Act, 1957

    An Act Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, and Health, Education, and Welfare, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1957, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 84-635 · 70 Stat. 423 · June 29, 1956 · Original text

52. An Act To provide for extension of the time during which annual assessment work on unpatented mining claims validated under section 2 of the Act of August 11, 1955 may be made, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 84-636 · 70 Stat. 438 · June 29, 1956 · Original text

53. District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1957

    An Act Making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1957, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 84-637 · 70 Stat. 439 · June 29, 1956 · Original text

54. An Act To confer jurisdiction upon the Court of Claims to hear, determine, and render Judgment upon the claim of Lawrence F. Kramer.

    Private Law 84-730 · 70 Stat. A103 · July 2, 1956 · Private law · Original text

55. An Act To exempt from taxation certain property of the Columbia Historical Society in the District of Columbia.

    Private Law 84-731 · 70 Stat. A104 · July 2, 1956 · Private law · Original text

56. Joint Resolution To facilitate the admission into the United States of certain aliens.

    Private Law 84-732 · July 2, 1956 · Private law

57. Joint Resolution To waive certain provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act in behalf of certain aliens.

    Private Law 84-733 · July 2, 1956 · Private law

58. Joint Resolution For the relief of certain aliena.

    Private Law 84-734 · 70 Stat. A106 · July 2, 1956 · Private law · Original text

59. Joint Resolution Waiving certain subsections of section 212 (a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act in behalf of certain aliens, and for other purposes.

    Private Law 84-735 · 70 Stat. A107 · July 2, 1956 · Private law · Original text

60. Joint Resolution To waive certain provisions of section 212 (a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act in behalf of certain aliens.

    Private Law 84-736 · 70 Stat. A107 · July 2, 1956 · Private law · Original text

61. An Act To exempt from taxation certain property of the General Federation of Womens Clubs, Incorporated, in the District of Columbia.

    Private Law 84-737 · 70 Stat. A108 · July 2, 1956 · Private law · Original text

62. An Act To amend the Act to incorporate the Oak Hill Cemetery, in the District of Columbia.

    Private Law 84-738 · 70 Stat. A108 · July 2, 1956 · Private law · Original text

63. 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 Fourth National Jamboree of the Boy Scouts of America, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 84-638 · 70 Stat. 454 · July 2, 1956 · Original text

64. Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1957

    An Act Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1957, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 84-639 · 70 Stat. 455 · July 2, 1956 · Original text

65. An Act Relating to the application in the Territory of Hawaii of the Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act and the Federal Aid in Fish Restoration Act.

    Public Law 84-640 · 70 Stat. 473 · July 2, 1956 · Original text

66. Public Works Appropriation Act, 1957

    An Act Making appropriations for the Tennessee Valley Authority, certain agencies of the Department of the Interior, and civil functions administered by the Department of the Army, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1957, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 84-641 · 70 Stat. 474 · July 2, 1956 · Original text

67. An Act To amend the Act of April 28, 1933, relating to daylight-saving time in the District of Columbia.

    Public Law 84-642 · 70 Stat. 482 · July 2, 1956 · Original text

68. An Act Relating to the administration by the Secretary of the Interior of section 9, subsections (d) and (e), of the Reclamation Project Act of 1939.

    Public Law 84-643 · 70 Stat. 483 · July 2, 1956 · Original text

69. An Act To amend the Act entitled “An Act to recognize the high public service rendered by Major Walter Reed and those associated with him in the discovery of the cause and means of transmission of yellow fever”, approved February 28, 1929, by including therein the name of Gustaf E. Lambert.

    Public Law 84-644 · 70 Stat. 484 · July 2, 1956 · Original text

70. An Act To amend title IX of the District of Columbia Revenue Act of 1937, as amended.

    Public Law 84-645 · 70 Stat. 485 · July 2, 1956 · Original text

71. An Act To amend the Act entitled “An Act to fix a reasonable definition and standard of identity of certain dry milk solids”, title 21, United States Code, section 321c.

    Public Law 84-646 · 70 Stat. 486 · July 2, 1956 · Original text

72. An Act To provide for the conveyance of certain property of the United States to the village of Carey, Ohio.

    Public Law 84-647 · 70 Stat. 486 · July 2, 1956 · Original text

73. An Act To amend section 5 of the Act of August 7, 1946, entitled “An Act for the retirement of public school teachers in the District of Columbia”, as amended.

    Public Law 84-648 · 70 Stat. 487 · July 2, 1956 · Original text

74. An Act To provide for the delayed reporting of births within the District of Columbia.

    Public Law 84-649 · 70 Stat. 487 · July 2, 1956 · Original text

75. An Act To authorize the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to designate employees of the District to protect life and property in and on the buildings and grounds of any institution located upon property outside of the District of Columbia acquired by the United States for District sanitoriums, hospitals, training schools, and other institutions.

    Public Law 84-650 · 70 Stat. 488 · July 3, 1956 · Original text

76. An Act To amend the Act of August 27, 1954, so as to provide for the erection of appropriate markers in national cemeteries to honor the memory of certain members of the Armed Forces who died or were killed while serving in such forces.

    Public Law 84-651 · 70 Stat. 489 · July 3, 1956 · Original text

77. National Health Survey Act

    An Act To provide for a continuing survey and special studies of sickness and disability in the United States, and for periodic reports of the results thereof, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 84-652 · 70 Stat. 489 · July 3, 1956 · Original text

78. An Act To amend section 7 of “An Act making appropriations to provide for the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1903, and for other purposes”, approved July 1, 1902, as amended.

    Public Law 84-653 · 70 Stat. 491 · July 3, 1956 · Original text

79. An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to cooperate with Federal and non-Federal agencies in the prevention of waterfowl depredations, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 84-654 · 70 Stat. 492 · July 3, 1956 · Original text

80. An Act To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, to authorise the disposal of surplus property for civil defense purposes, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 84-655 · 70 Stat. 493 · July 3, 1956 · Original text

81. An Act To authorize the payment of compensation for certain losses and damages caused by United States Armed Forces during World War II.

    Public Law 84-656 · 70 Stat. 495 · July 3, 1956 · Original text

82. An Act To authorize the conveyance of a certain tract of land in North Carolina to the city of Charlotte, North Carolina.

    Public Law 84-657 · 70 Stat. 495 · July 3, 1956 · Original text

83. Joint Resolution Making temporary appropriations for the fiscal year 1967, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 84-658 · 70 Stat. 496 · July 3, 1956 · Original text

84. An Act For the relief of Ahmet Haldun Koca Taskin and Ursula Jadwiga Milarski Goodman.

    Private Law 84-739 · 70 Stat. A109 · July 9, 1956 · Private law · Original text

85. An Act For the relief of certain aliens.

    Private Law 84-740 · 70 Stat. A109 · July 9, 1956 · Private law · Original text

86. An Act For the relief of Teresa Lucia Cilli, Guiseppe Corrado Cilli, and Manda Pauline Petricevic.

    Private Law 84-741 · 70 Stat. A110 · July 9, 1956 · Private law · Original text

87. An Act For the relief of Toini Margarets Heino.

    Private Law 84-742 · 70 Stat. A110 · July 9, 1956 · Private law · Original text

88. Joint Resolution For the relief of certain relatives of United States citizens.

    Private Law 84-743 · 70 Stat. A110 · July 9, 1956 · Private law · Original text

89. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Hose Amoresano and her children.

    Private Law 84-744 · 70 Stat. A111 · July 9, 1956 · Private law · Original text

90. An Act For the relief of William Martin, of Tok Junction, Alaska.

    Private Law 84-745 · 70 Stat. A111 · July 9, 1956 · Private law · Original text

91. AM ACT For the relief of Charles O. Ferry and other employees of the Alaska Road Commission.

    Private Law 84-746 · 70 Stat. A112 · July 9, 1956 · Private law · Original text

92. An Act For the relief of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence M. Augustine.

    Private Law 84-747 · 70 Stat. A112 · July 9, 1956 · Private law · Original text

93. An Act For the relief of Morton J. Krakow.

    Private Law 84-748 · 70 Stat. A113 · July 9, 1956 · Private law · Original text

94. An Act For the relief of Maria del Carmen Gago Santana.

    Private Law 84-749 · 70 Stat. A113 · July 9, 1956 · Private law · Original text

95. An Act For the relief of the Kelmoor Fox and Fur Farm, Inc.

    Private Law 84-750 · 70 Stat. A113 · July 9, 1956 · Private law · Original text

96. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Kathryn M. Baker.

    Private Law 84-751 · 70 Stat. A114 · July 9, 1956 · Private law · Original text

97. An Act For the relief of Doctor Wolodymyr Fedyniak and others.

    Private Law 84-752 · 70 Stat. A114 · July 9, 1956 · Private law · Original text

98. An Act For the relief of Camp Kooch-i-ching.

    Private Law 84-753 · 70 Stat. A115 · July 9, 1956 · Private law · Original text

99. An Act To amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to duties of judges of the United States Court of Claims.

    Public Law 84-659 · 70 Stat. 497 · July 9, 1956 · Original text

100. Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1956

     An Act To extend and strengthen the Water Pollution Control Act.

     Public Law 84-660 · 70 Stat. 498 · July 9, 1956 · Original text