Every law Congress has passed

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

1. An Act To provide for the conveyance of certain lands by the United States to the State of Wisconsin.

   Public Law 84-729 · 70 Stat. 576 · July 18, 1956 · Original text

2. Joint Resolution To provide for a medal to be struck and presented to each surviving veteran of the War Between the States.

   Public Law 84-730 · 70 Stat. 577 · July 18, 1956 · Original text

3. An Act For the relief of certain aliens.

   Private Law 84-786 · 70 Stat. A133 · July 19, 1956 · Private law · Original text

4. An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to make payment for certain improvements located on public lands in the Rapid Valley unit. South Dakota, of the Missouri River Basin project, and for other purposes.

   Private Law 84-787 · 70 Stat. A135 · July 19, 1956 · Private law · Original text

5. Joint Resolution For the relief of certain aliens.

   Private Law 84-788 · 70 Stat. A136 · July 19, 1956 · Private law · Original text

6. An Act Authorizing the Administrator of General Services to transfer certain land to Richard M. Tinney and John T. O’Connor, Junior.

   Private Law 84-789 · 70 Stat. A136 · July 19, 1956 · Private law · Original text

7. An Act To authorize the appropriation of funds for the construction of certain highway-railroad grade separations in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 84-731 · 70 Stat. 578 · July 19, 1956 · Original text

8. An Act To increase the amount authorized for the erection and equipment of suitable and adequate buildings and facilities for the use of the National Institute of Dental Research.

   Public Law 84-732 · 70 Stat. 578 · July 19, 1956 · Original text

9. Domestic Tungsten, Asbestos, Fluorspar, and Columbium-Tantalum Production and Purchase Act of 1956

   An Act To provide for the maintenance of production of tungsten, asbestos, fluorspar, and columbium-tantalum in the United States, its Territories, and possessions, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 84-733 · 70 Stat. 579 · July 19, 1956 · Original text

10. An Act To amend the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act so as to eliminate delay in the start of projects.

    Public Law 84-734 · 70 Stat. 580 · July 19, 1956 · Original text

11. An Act To provide for the conveyance of certain real property of the United States to the town of Bald Knob, Arkansas.

    Public Law 84-735 · 70 Stat. 581 · July 19, 1956 · Original text

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

    Private Law 84-790 · 70 Stat. A137 · July 20, 1956 · Private law · Original text

13. An Act For the relief of Saul Lehman.

    Private Law 84-791 · 70 Stat. A138 · July 20, 1956 · Private law · Original text

14. An Act To provide for the conveyance of an interest of the United States in and to certain lands in Colorado.

    Private Law 84-792 · 70 Stat. A138 · July 20, 1956 · Private law · Original text

15. An Act To provide that certain lands shall be held in trust for the Seminole Indians and to provide that certain lands shall be designated as a reservation for Seminole Indians.

    Public Law 84-736 · 70 Stat. 581 · July 20, 1956 · Original text

16. Armed Forces Regular Officer Augmentation Act of 1956

    An Act To authorize permanent appointments in the Armed Forces of the United States, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 84-737 · 70 Stat. 582 · July 20, 1956 · Original text

17. An Act To extend the existing application of the Temporary Promotion Act of 1941, as amended, to the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 84-738 · 70 Stat. 588 · July 20, 1956 · Original text

18. An Act To provide for the conveyance of certain lands of the United States to the Board of Commissioners of Volusia County, Florida.

    Public Law 84-739 · 70 Stat. 589 · July 20, 1956 · Original text

19. An Act To provide for the release of the right, title, and interest of the United States in a certain tract or parcel of land conditionally granted by it to the city of Montgomery, West Virginia.

    Public Law 84-740 · 70 Stat. 590 · July 20, 1956 · Original text

20. An Act To amend section 401 (e) of the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938 in order to authorize permanent certification for certain air carriers operating in Hawaii and Alaska.

    Public Law 84-741 · 70 Stat. 590 · July 20, 1956 · Original text

21. An Act To provide for the conveyance of certain property of the United States to the city of Corbin, Kentucky.

    Public Law 84-742 · 70 Stat. 591 · July 20, 1956 · Original text

22. An Act To amend the Act of July 17, 1914, to permit the disposal of certain reserve mineral deposits under the mining laws of the United States.

    Public Law 84-743 · 70 Stat. 592 · July 20, 1956 · Original text

23. An Act To provide for the establishment of the Pea Ridge National Military Park, in the State of Arkansas.

    Public Law 84-744 · 70 Stat. 592 · July 20, 1956 · Original text

24. An Act To provide for the transfer of certain property situated in the State of Maine to the town of Castine, Maine.

    Public Law 84-745 · 70 Stat. 593 · July 20, 1956 · Original text

25. An Act To extend the provisions of title XIII of the Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938, as amended, relating to war risk insurance for an additional five years.

    Public Law 84-746 · 70 Stat. 594 · July 20, 1956 · Original text

26. An Act To authorize the exchange of certain lands of the United States situated in Union County, Georgia, for lands within the Chattahoochee National Forest, Georgia, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 84-747 · 70 Stat. 594 · July 20, 1956 · Original text

27. An Act To waive section 142, of title 28, United States Code, with respect to the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina holding court at Bryson City, North Carolina.

    Public Law 84-748 · 70 Stat. 594 · July 20, 1956 · Original text

28. An Act To continue the effectiveness of the Missing Persons Act, as extended, until July 1, 1957.

    Public Law 84-749 · 70 Stat. 595 · July 20, 1956 · Original text

29. An Act To authorize the Administrator of General Services to convey certain land to the county of Galveston, Texas.

    Public Law 84-750 · 70 Stat. 595 · July 20, 1956 · Original text

30. An Act To amend section 2 of the Act of March 29, 1956 (70 Stat. 58), authorizing the conveyance to Lake County, California, of the Lower Lake Rancheria, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 84-751 · 70 Stat. 595 · July 20, 1956 · Original text

31. An Act To amend the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended, to further extend the Special School Milk Program to certain institutions for the care and training of children.

    Public Law 84-752 · 70 Stat. 596 · July 20, 1956 · Original text

32. An Act To authorize and direct the Panama Canal Company to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge over the Panama Canal at Balboa, Canal Zone.

    Public Law 84-753 · 70 Stat. 596 · July 23, 1956 · Original text

33. An Act For the relief of Don-chean Chu.

    Private Law 84-793 · 70 Stat. A139 · July 24, 1956 · Private law · Original text

34. An Act For the relief of Sergeant and Mrs. Herbert G. Herman.

    Private Law 84-794 · 70 Stat. A139 · July 24, 1956 · Private law · Original text

35. An Act For the relief of Elizabeth M. A. de Cuevas Faure.

    Private Law 84-795 · 70 Stat. A140 · July 24, 1956 · Private law · Original text

36. An Act For the relief of Anthony J. Varca, Junior.

    Private Law 84-796 · 70 Stat. A140 · July 24, 1956 · Private law · Original text

37. An Act For the relief of Cabrillo Land company, of San Diego, California.

    Private Law 84-797 · 70 Stat. A140 · July 24, 1956 · Private law · Original text

38. An Act For the relief of Charles A. Barron.

    Private Law 84-798 · 70 Stat. A141 · July 24, 1956 · Private law · Original text

39. An Act For the relief of Onie Hack.

    Private Law 84-799 · 70 Stat. A141 · July 24, 1956 · Private law · Original text

40. An Act For the relief of the estate of Gertrude I. Keep.

    Private Law 84-800 · 70 Stat. A142 · July 24, 1956 · Private law · Original text

41. An Act To provide for the conveyance to the Mathew American Horse American Legion Post Numbered 259, Cannon Rail, North Dakota, of certain lands upon the Standing Rock Reservation, North Dakota, for use as a site for the erection of a memorial monument in honor of members of the Armed Forces killed in battle.

    Private Law 84-801 · 70 Stat. A142 · July 24, 1956 · Private law · Original text

42. An Act For the relief of Roy Click.

    Private Law 84-802 · 70 Stat. A142 · July 24, 1956 · Private law · Original text

43. An Act For the relief of Jess Gary.

    Private Law 84-803 · 70 Stat. A143 · July 24, 1956 · Private law · Original text

44. An Act For the relief of A. O. Nissen and Don Nissen.

    Private Law 84-804 · 70 Stat. A143 · July 24, 1956 · Private law · Original text

45. An Act For the relief of Camillus Bothwell Jeter.

    Private Law 84-805 · 70 Stat. A144 · July 24, 1956 · Private law · Original text

46. An Act For the relief of Master Sergeant Harold LeRoy Allen.

    Private Law 84-806 · 70 Stat. A144 · July 24, 1956 · Private law · Original text

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

    Private Law 84-807 · 70 Stat. A145 · July 24, 1956 · Private law · Original text

48. Joint Resolution For the relief of certain aliens.

    Private Law 84-808 · 70 Stat. A146 · July 24, 1956 · Private law · Original text

49. Joint Resolution To facilitate the admission into the United States of certain fiancées of United States citizens.

    Private Law 84-809 · 70 Stat. A146 · July 24, 1956 · Private law · Original text

50. An Act To authorize modification of the flood-control project for Missouri River Agricultural Levee Unit 513–512–R, Richardson County, Nebraska.

    Public Law 84-754 · 70 Stat. 597 · July 24, 1956 · Original text

51. An Act To exclude certain lands from Acadia National Park, Maine, and to authorize their disposal as surplus Federal property.

    Public Law 84-755 · 70 Stat. 597 · July 24, 1956 · Original text

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

    Public Law 84-756 · 70 Stat. 597 · July 24, 1956 · Original text

53. An Act To grant a franchise to D. C. Transit System, Inc., and for other purposes.

    Public Law 84-757 · 70 Stat. 598 · July 24, 1956 · Original text

54. An Act To amend subsection 3 (a) of the Act approved August 8, 1947, to authorize the sale of timber within the Tongass National Forest, Alaska.

    Public Law 84-758 · 70 Stat. 605 · July 24, 1956 · Original text

55. An Act To authorize medals and decorations for outstanding and meritorious conduct and service in the United States merchant marine, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 84-759 · 70 Stat. 605 · July 24, 1956 · Original text

56. An Act To provide for the conveyance of certain real property of the United States to the port of Port Townsend, Washington.

    Public Law 84-760 · 70 Stat. 607 · July 24, 1956 · Original text

57. An Act Granting increases in the annuities of certain former civilian officials and employees engaged in and about the construction of the Panama Canal, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 84-761 · 70 Stat. 607 · July 24, 1956 · Original text

58. An Act To provide for transfer of title of certain lands to the Carlsbad Irrigation District, New Mexico.

    Public Law 84-762 · 70 Stat. 608 · July 24, 1956 · Original text

59. An Act To amend the Army-Navy-Public Health Service Medical Officer Procurement Act of 1947, as amended, so as to provide for appointment of doctors of osteopathy in the Medical Corps of the Army and Navy.

    Public Law 84-763 · 70 Stat. 608 · July 24, 1956 · Original text

60. Dangerous Drug Control Act for the District of Columbia

    An Act To effect the control of narcotics and dangerous drugs in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 84-764 · 70 Stat. 609 · July 24, 1956 · Original text

61. An Act To authorize the Secretaries of the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force to cause to be published official registers for their respective services.

    Public Law 84-765 · 70 Stat. 623 · July 24, 1956 · Original text

62. An Act To amend title 18 of the United States Code, so as to increase the penalties, applicable to seditious conspiracy, advocating overthrow of government, and conspiracy to advocate overthrow of government.

    Public Law 84-766 · 70 Stat. 623 · July 24, 1956 · Original text

63. An Act To terminate the existence of the Indian Claims Commission, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 84-767 · 70 Stat. 624 · July 24, 1956 · Original text

64. An Act To amend the District of Columbia Police and Firemen’s Salary Act of 1953 to correct certain inequities.

    Public Law 84-768 · 70 Stat. 624 · July 24, 1956 · Original text

65. An Act To provide that payments be made to certain members of the Pine Ridge Sioux Tribe of Indians as reimbursement for damages suffered as the result of the establishment of the Pine Ridge aerial gunnery range.

    Public Law 84-769 · 70 Stat. 625 · July 24, 1956 · Original text

66. An Act To amend the Armed Forces Leave Act of 1946 by authorizing payments to survivors of former members for unused leave credit.

    Public Law 84-770 · 70 Stat. 625 · July 24, 1956 · Original text

67. An Act To provide that the Secretary of the Navy shall appoint certain former members of the Navy and Marine Corps to the Fleet Reserve or Fleet Marine Corps Reserve, as may be appropriate, and thereafter transfer such members to the appropriate retired list.

    Public Law 84-771 · 70 Stat. 626 · July 24, 1956 · Original text

68. An Act Restoring to tribal ownership certain lands upon the Colville Indian Reservation, Washington, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 84-772 · 70 Stat. 626 · July 24, 1956 · Original text

69. An Act To amend the Act entitled “An Act to provide recognition for meritorious service by members of the police and fire departments of the District of Columbia”, approved March 4, 1929.

    Public Law 84-773 · 70 Stat. 627 · July 24, 1956 · Original text

70. An Act To provide for the appointment and promotion of the director and assistant directors of the band of the United States Marine Corps, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 84-774 · 70 Stat. 628 · July 24, 1956 · Original text

71. An Act To establish a date of rank for pay purposes for certain Naval Reserve officers promoted to the grades of lieutenant and lieutenant commander.

    Public Law 84-775 · 70 Stat. 629 · July 24, 1956 · Original text

72. An Act To amend the provisions of the Revised Statutes, relating to physical examinations preliminary to promotion of officers of the naval service.

    Public Law 84-776 · 70 Stat. 629 · July 24, 1956 · Original text

73. An Act To authorize the Secretaries of the military departments, and the Secretary of the Treasury with respect to the Coast Guard, to incur expenses incident to the representation of their personnel before judicial tribunals and administrative agencies of any foreign nation.

    Public Law 84-777 · 70 Stat. 630 · July 24, 1956 · Original text

74. An Act To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to provide for hedging anticipated requirements of processors and manufacturers.

    Public Law 84-778 · 70 Stat. 630 · July 24, 1956 · Original text

75. An Act To change the name of the Government Locks at Ballard, Washington, to the “Hiram M. Chittenden Locks”.

    Public Law 84-779 · 70 Stat. 631 · July 24, 1956 · Original text

76. An Act To require enlisted members of the Armed Forces to make up time lost during enlistments.

    Public Law 84-780 · 70 Stat. 631 · July 24, 1956 · Original text

77. An Act To provide an additional authorization of appropriations for the purchase by the Secretary of Agriculture under the Act of May 11, 1938, of lands within the boundaries of the Cache National Forest in the State of Utah.

    Public Law 84-781 · 70 Stat. 632 · July 24, 1956 · Original text

78. An Act To provide for municipal use of storage water in Benbrook Dam, Texas.

    Public Law 84-782 · 70 Stat. 632 · July 24, 1956 · Original text

79. An Act To amend the District of Columbia Traffic Act, 1925, as amended.

    Public Law 84-783 · 70 Stat. 633 · July 24, 1956 · Original text

80. An Act To provide that the 1955 formula for taxing income of life insurance companies shall also apply to taxable years beginning in 1956.

    Public Law 84-784 · 70 Stat. 633 · July 24, 1956 · Original text

81. An Act To amend the Dependents Assistance Act of 1950, as amended, so as to provide punishment for fraudulent acceptance of benefits thereunder.

    Public Law 84-785 · 70 Stat. 634 · July 24, 1956 · Original text

82. An Act For the relief of Alexander Orlov and his wife, Maria Orlov.

    Private Law 84-810 · 70 Stat. A149 · July 25, 1956 · Private law · Original text

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

    Private Law 84-811 · 70 Stat. A149 · July 25, 1956 · Private law · Original text

84. An Act For the relief of Corporal Oscar H. Mash, Junior.

    Private Law 84-812 · 70 Stat. A150 · July 25, 1956 · Private law · Original text

85. Joint Resolution To extend the time for filing the final report of the Commission on Government Security to June 30, 1957, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 84-786 · 70 Stat. 634 · July 25, 1956 · Original text

86. An Act Transferring to the jurisdiction of the Department of the Army the bridge across the Missouri River between the Fort Leavenworth military reservation in Kansas and Platte County, Missouri, and authorizing its removal.

    Public Law 84-787 · 70 Stat. 634 · July 25, 1956 · Original text

87. An Act To provide that lock and dam numbered 17 on the Black Warrior River, Alabama, shall hereafter be known and designated as the John Hollis Bankhead lock and dam.

    Public Law 84-788 · 70 Stat. 635 · July 25, 1956 · Original text

88. An Act To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to the Territory of Alaska certain lands in the city of Sitka, known as Baranof Castle site.

    Public Law 84-789 · 70 Stat. 635 · July 25, 1956 · Original text

89. An Act Granting the consent and approval of Congress to the Middle Atlantic Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact.

    Public Law 84-790 · 70 Stat. 636 · July 25, 1956 · Original text

90. An Act To amend the Acts of February 28, 1903, and March 3, 1927, relating to the payment of the cost and expense of constructing railway-highway grade elimination structures in the District of Columbia.

    Public Law 84-791 · 70 Stat. 638 · July 25, 1956 · Original text

91. An Act To extend authority of the American Battle Monuments Commission to all areas in which the Armed Forces of the United States have conducted operations since April 6, 1917, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 84-792 · 70 Stat. 640 · July 25, 1956 · Original text

92. An Act To amend title 28 of the United States Code to authorize the appointment of two United States commissioners for Cumberland Gap National Historical Park.

    Public Law 84-793 · 70 Stat. 642 · July 25, 1956 · Original text

93. An Act To amend section 3 of the Act of May 19, 1947 (ch. 80, 61 Stat. 102), as amended, for the purpose of extending the time in which payments are to be made to members of the Shoshone Tribe and the Arapahoe Tribe of the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 84-794 · 70 Stat. 642 · July 25, 1956 · Original text

94. An Act To amend the District of Columbia Unemployment Compensation Act so as to extend the coverage of such Act to employees of the municipal government of the District of Columbia employed in District of Columbia institutions located in Maryland and Virginia.

    Public Law 84-795 · 70 Stat. 643 · July 25, 1956 · Original text

95. An Act To exempt certain additional foreign travel from the tax on the transportation of persons.

    Public Law 84-796 · 70 Stat. 644 · July 25, 1956 · Original text

96. An Act To authorize the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to prescribe the area within which officers and members of the Metropolitan Police force and the Fire Department of the District of Columbia may reside.

    Public Law 84-797 · 70 Stat. 646 · July 25, 1956 · Original text

97. An Act To simplify accounting, facilitate the payment of obligations, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 84-798 · 70 Stat. 647 · July 25, 1956 · Original text

98. An Act To amend the Act entitled “An Act to regulate the practice of veterinary medicine in the District of Columbia”, approved February 1, 1907.

    Public Law 84-799 · 70 Stat. 650 · July 25, 1956 · Original text

99. An Act To provide for the establishment of the Horseshoe Bend National Military Park, in the State of Alabama.

    Public Law 84-800 · 70 Stat. 651 · July 25, 1956 · Original text

100. An Act To amend the Civil Service Act of January 16, 1883, so as to require that certain reports and other communications of the executive branch to Congress contain information pertaining to the number of civilian officers and employees required to carry out additional or expanded functions, and for other purposes.

     Public Law 84-801 · 70 Stat. 652 · July 25, 1956 · Original text