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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.
1,909 laws of the 84th Congress, 1955–1957
An Act For the relief of Anna Anita Hildegard Sparwasser.
Private Law 84-294 · 69 Stat. A102 · August 3, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Mrs. Mary Perouz Derderian Donaldson.
Private Law 84-295 · 69 Stat. A102 · August 3, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Rogerio Santana de Franca.
Private Law 84-296 · 69 Stat. A102 · August 3, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Frank Budman.
Private Law 84-297 · 69 Stat. A103 · August 3, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Anne Cheng.
Private Law 84-298 · 69 Stat. A103 · August 3, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Charlotte Schwalm.
Private Law 84-299 · 69 Stat. A103 · August 3, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Ralph Michael Owens.
Private Law 84-300 · 69 Stat. A104 · August 3, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Kimie Hayashi Crandall.
Private Law 84-301 · 69 Stat. A104 · August 3, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Linda Beryl San Filippo.
Private Law 84-302 · 69 Stat. A104 · August 3, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Edward Patrick Cloonan.
Private Law 84-303 · 69 Stat. A104 · August 3, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Doctor Carlos Recio and his wife, Francisca Marco Palomero de Recio.
Private Law 84-304 · 69 Stat. A105 · August 3, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Salvatore Cannizzo.
Private Law 84-305 · 69 Stat. A105 · August 3, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Amalia Bertolino Querio.
Private Law 84-306 · 69 Stat. A105 · August 3, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Kim Joong Yoon.
Private Law 84-307 · 69 Stat. A106 · August 3, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Alessandra Barile Altobelli.
Private Law 84-308 · 69 Stat. A106 · August 3, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Maria de Rehbinder.
Private Law 84-309 · 69 Stat. A106 · August 3, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Julius, Ilona, and Henry Flehner.
Private Law 84-310 · 69 Stat. A106 · August 3, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Mrs. Agnethe Gundhil Sundby.
Private Law 84-311 · 69 Stat. A107 · August 3, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Antonio (Orejel) Cardenas.
Private Law 84-312 · 69 Stat. A107 · August 3, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Inako Yokoo and her minor child.
Private Law 84-313 · 69 Stat. A107 · August 3, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Teresa Jurjevic.
Private Law 84-314 · 69 Stat. A108 · August 3, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of George Risto Divitkos.
Private Law 84-315 · 69 Stat. A108 · August 3, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Benjamin Johnson.
Private Law 84-316 · 69 Stat. A108 · August 3, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Emelda Ann Schallmo.
Private Law 84-317 · 69 Stat. A109 · August 3, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Herbert Roscoe Martin.
Private Law 84-318 · 69 Stat. A109 · August 3, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Raymond George Palmer.
Private Law 84-319 · 69 Stat. A109 · August 3, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Mrs. Uto Ginoza.
Private Law 84-320 · 69 Stat. A110 · August 3, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Mr. Gino Evangelista.
Private Law 84-321 · 69 Stat. A110 · August 3, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Adelheid (Heidi) Glessner (nee Schega).
Private Law 84-322 · 69 Stat. A110 · August 3, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act To extend the provisions of title XII of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, relating to war risk insurance, for an additional five years.
Public Law 84-209 · 69 Stat. 440 · August 3, 1955 · Original text
An Act To permit the issuance of a flag to a friend or associate of the deceased veteran where it is not claimed by the next of kin.
Public Law 84-210 · 69 Stat. 440 · August 3, 1955 · Original text
An Act To amend the Federal Airport Act, as amended.
Public Law 84-211 · 69 Stat. 441 · August 3, 1955 · Original text
An Act To declare a certain portion of the waterway (a section of the Acushnet River) in the city of New Bedford and the towns of Fairhaven and Acushnet, Massachusetts, a nonnavigable stream.
Public Law 84-212 · 69 Stat. 443 · August 3, 1955 · Original text
An Act To provide for tile abolition of the eighty-rod reserved spaces between claims on shore waters in Alaska, and for other purposes.
Public Law 84-213 · 69 Stat. 444 · August 3, 1955 · Original text
An Act To authorize an investigation and report on the advisability of a national monument in Brooklyn, New York.
Public Law 84-214 · 69 Stat. 445 · August 3, 1955 · Original text
An Act To provide for the management and disposition of certain public domain lands in the State of Oklahoma.
Public Law 84-215 · 69 Stat. 445 · August 3, 1955 · Original text
An Act To extend the Renegotiation Act of 1951 for two years.
Public Law 84-216 · 69 Stat. 447 · August 3, 1955 · Original text
An Act Providing for the conveyance of the Old Colony project to the Boston Housing Authority.
Public Law 84-217 · 69 Stat. 448 · August 3, 1955 · Original text
An Act To amend the Act entitled “An Act authorizing the construction, repair, and preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors for navigation, flood control, and for other purposes”, approved September 3, 1954.
Public Law 84-218 · 69 Stat. 449 · August 3, 1955 · Original text
An Act To exempt from taxation certain property of the Jewish War Veterans, U. S. A. National Memorial, Incorporated, in the District of Columbia.
Private Law 84-323 · 69 Stat. A110 · August 4, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act To provide for the approval of deeds executed by the heirs of Anna Hollywood Fickz.
Private Law 84-324 · 69 Stat. A111 · August 4, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act To authorize and direct the sale of certain land in Alaska to John Ekonomos, of the Fairbanks Precinct, Alaska.
Private Law 84-325 · 69 Stat. A111 · August 4, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act To authorize and direct the issuance of patent to Robert W. Retherford of Anchorage, Alaska, to certain land in Alaska.
Private Law 84-326 · 69 Stat. A112 · August 4, 1955 · Private law · Original text
Supplemental Appropriation Act, 1956
An Act Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1956, and for other purposes.
Public Law 84-219 · 69 Stat. 450 · August 4, 1955 · Original text
Joint Resolution To authorize the designation of October 22, 1955, as National Olympic Day.
Public Law 84-220 · 69 Stat. 470 · August 4, 1955 · Original text
Atomic Energy Community Act of 1955
An Act To facilitate the establishment of local self-government at the communities of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and Richland, Washington, and to provide for the disposal of federally owned properties of such communities.
Public Law 84-221 · 69 Stat. 471 · August 4, 1955 · Original text
An Act To exempt meetings of associations of professional hairdressers or cosmetologists from certain provisions of the Acts of June 7, 1938 152 Stat. 611), and July 1, 1902 (32 Stat. 622), as amended.
Public Law 84-222 · 69 Stat. 485 · August 4, 1955 · Original text
An Act To repeal the prohibition against the declaration of stock dividends by public utilities operating in the District of Columbia.
Public Law 84-223 · 69 Stat. 485 · August 4, 1955 · Original text
An Act To incorporate the Army and Navy Legion of Valor of the United States of America.
Public Law 84-224 · 69 Stat. 486 · August 4, 1955 · Original text
An Act To repeal the requirement that public utilities engaged in the manufacture and sale of electricity in the District of Columbia must submit annual reports to Congress.
Public Law 84-225 · 69 Stat. 490 · August 4, 1955 · Original text
An Act For the relief of desert land entrymen whose entries are dependent upon percolating waters for reclamation.
Public Law 84-226 · 69 Stat. 491 · August 4, 1955 · Original text
An Act To provide for the payment of compensation to officers and members of the Metropolitan Police force, the United States Park Police force, the White House Police force, and the Fire Department of the District of Columbia, for duty performed on their days off, when such days off are suspended during an emergency.
Public Law 84-227 · 69 Stat. 491 · August 4, 1955 · Original text
An Act To increase the mileage allowance of United States marshals and their deputies from 7 cents per mile to 10 cents per mile.
Public Law 84-228 · 69 Stat. 492 · August 4, 1955 · Original text
An Act To further amend section 106 of the Army-Navy Nurses Act of 1947 so as to provide for certain adjustments in the dates of rank of nurses and women medical specialists of the Regular Army and Regular Air Force in the permanent grade of captain, and for other purposes.
Public Law 84-229 · 69 Stat. 492 · August 4, 1955 · Original text
Joint Resolution Authorizing the printing and binding of a revised edition of Cannon’s Procedure in the House of Representatives and providing that the same shall be subject to copyright by the author.
Public Law 84-230 · 69 Stat. 493 · August 4, 1955 · Original text
An Act To provide that active service In the Army and Air Force shall be Included In determining the eligibility for retirement of certain commissioned officers Of the Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard.
Public Law 84-231 · 69 Stat. 493 · August 4, 1955 · Original text
An Act To amend section 1 of the Act of March 12, 1914.
Public Law 84-232 · 69 Stat. 494 · August 4, 1955 · Original text
An Act To authorize the crediting, for certain purposes, of prior active Federal Commissioned service performed by a person appointed as a commissioned officer under section 101 or 102 of the Army-Navy Nurses Act of 1947, as amended, and for other purposes.
Public Law 84-233 · 69 Stat. 494 · August 4, 1955 · Original text
An Act To provide for the release of the express condition and limitation on certain land heretofore conveyed to the trustees of the village of Sag Harbor, New York.
Public Law 84-234 · 69 Stat. 494 · August 4, 1955 · Original text
An Act To provide for the conveyance of certain property under the jurisdiction of the Housing and Home Finance Administrator to the State of Louisiana.
Public Law 84-235 · 69 Stat. 495 · August 4, 1955 · Original text
An Act To authorize the Secretary of Defense to lend certain Army, Navy, and Air Force equipment, and to provide certain services to tile Girl Scouts of the United States of America for use at the Girl Scout Senior Roundup Encampment, and for other purposes.
Public Law 84-236 · 69 Stat. 496 · August 4, 1955 · Original text
An Act To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to release on behalf of the United States conditions in two deeds conveying certain submarginal lands to Clemson Agricultural College of South Carolina so as to permit such college, subject to Certain conditions, to sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of such lands.
Public Law 84-237 · 69 Stat. 496 · August 4, 1955 · Original text
An Act To authorize the transmission through the mails of certain keys, identification devices, and small articles, and for other purposes.
Public Law 84-238 · 69 Stat. 497 · August 4, 1955 · Original text
An Act To amend paragraph I (a), part I of Veterans Regulation Numbered 1 (a), as amended, to make its provisions applicable to active service on and after June 27, 1950, and prior to February 1, 1955, and for other purposes.
Public Law 84-239 · 69 Stat. 497 · August 4, 1955 · Original text
An Act To amend section 8 of the Act entitled “An Act to establish a District of Columbia Armory Board and for other purposes”, approved June 4, 1948.
Public Law 84-240 · 69 Stat. 498 · August 4, 1955 · Original text
An Act To provide that reversionary interests of the United States in certain lands formerly conveyed to the city of Chandler, Oklahoma, shall be quitclaimed to such city.
Public Law 84-241 · 69 Stat. 498 · August 4, 1955 · Original text
An Act For the relief of Laura Safir.
Private Law 84-327 · 69 Stat. A112 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Nurith Spier.
Private Law 84-328 · 69 Stat. A112 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Anna Histed (nee Wiesneth).
Private Law 84-329 · 69 Stat. A112 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Vittorio Capano.
Private Law 84-330 · 69 Stat. A113 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Caterina Ruello.
Private Law 84-331 · 69 Stat. A113 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Luigi Tomasella.
Private Law 84-332 · 69 Stat. A113 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Andrew Wing-Huen Tsang.
Private Law 84-333 · 69 Stat. A114 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Franziska Lindauer Ball.
Private Law 84-334 · 69 Stat. A114 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Jose Armando Quaresma.
Private Law 84-335 · 69 Stat. A114 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Assuntino Del Gobbo.
Private Law 84-336 · 69 Stat. A115 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Giuseppa Arsena.
Private Law 84-337 · 69 Stat. A115 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Julius G. Watson.
Private Law 84-338 · 69 Stat. A115 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Eveline Wenk Neal.
Private Law 84-339 · 69 Stat. A116 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Olga I. Papadopoulou.
Private Law 84-340 · 69 Stat. A116 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of George Vourderis.
Private Law 84-341 · 69 Stat. A116 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Use Werner.
Private Law 84-342 · 69 Stat. A116 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Mrs. Nika Kirihara.
Private Law 84-343 · 69 Stat. A117 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Mrs. Elizabeth A. Traufield.
Private Law 84-344 · 69 Stat. A117 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Orville Ennis.
Private Law 84-345 · 69 Stat. A118 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Elizabeth Rotics Whitney.
Private Law 84-346 · 69 Stat. A118 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Burgal Lyden and others.
Private Law 84-347 · 69 Stat. A118 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Angelo DeVito.
Private Law 84-348 · 69 Stat. A119 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Howard L. Gray.
Private Law 84-349 · 69 Stat. A119 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Mrs. Mariannina Monaco.
Private Law 84-350 · 69 Stat. A119 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Vladislav Bevc.
Private Law 84-351 · 69 Stat. A120 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Christa Harkrader.
Private Law 84-352 · 69 Stat. A120 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Duncan McQuagge.
Private Law 84-353 · 69 Stat. A120 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Edeltraudt Margot Gallagher, nee Hackelberg.
Private Law 84-354 · 69 Stat. A121 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Florence E. McConnell.
Private Law 84-355 · 69 Stat. A121 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Artur Swislocki or Arthur Svislotzki.
Private Law 84-356 · 69 Stat. A121 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Sally S. Shulman or Zeli Sholman.
Private Law 84-357 · 69 Stat. A122 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Mrs. Florentine Kintzel.
Private Law 84-358 · 69 Stat. A122 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Valerie Anne Peterson.
Private Law 84-359 · 69 Stat. A122 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text
An Act For the relief of Yuji Doi and Mrs. Matsuyo Yamaoka Doi.
Private Law 84-360 · 69 Stat. A122 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text
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- 98th 1983 · 677
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- 96th 1979 · 736
- 95th 1977 · 805
- 94th 1975 · 729
- 93rd 1973 · 774
- 92nd 1971 · 769
- 91st 1969 · 942
- 90th 1967 · 1,002
- 89th 1965 · 1,283
- 88th 1963 · 1,026
- 87th 1961 · 1,573
- 86th 1959 · 1,292
- 85th 1957 · 1,721
- 84th 1955 · 1,909
- 83rd 1953 · 1,784
- 82nd 1951 · 1,640
- 81st 1949 · 2,000
- 80th 1947 · 1,365
- 79th 1945 · 1,626
- 78th 1943 · 1,157
- 77th 1941 · 1,489
- 76th 1939 · 1,659
- 75th 1937 · 1,760
- 74th 1935 · 1,724
- 73rd 1933 · 975
- 72nd 1931 · 861
- 71st 1929 · 1,506
- 70th 1927 · 1,722
- 69th 1925 · 1,423
- 68th 1923 · 996
- 67th 1921 · 930
- 66th 1919 · 594
- 65th 1917 · 453
- 64th 1915 · 684
- 63rd 1913 · 700
- 62nd 1911 · 717
- 61st 1909 · 881
- 60th 1907 · 621
- 59th 1905 · 7,020
- 58th 1903 · 4,043
- 57th 1901 · 2,773
- 56th 1899 · 1,959
- 55th 1897 · 1,438
- 54th 1895 · 947
- 53rd 1893 · 712
- 52nd 1891 · 721
- 51st 1889 · 2,188
- 50th 1887 · 1,824
- 49th 1885 · 1,452
- 48th 1883 · 970
- 47th 1881 · 761
- 46th 1879 · 650
- 45th 1877 · 746
- 44th 1875 · 578
- 43rd 1873 · 859
- 42nd 1871 · 1,014
- 41st 1869 · 771
- 40th 1867 · 769
- 39th 1865 · 715
- 38th 1863 · 516
- 37th 1861 · 526
- 36th 1859 · 382
- 35th 1857 · 314
- 34th 1855 · 435
- 33rd 1853 · 540
- 32nd 1851 · 308
- 31st 1849 · 171
- 30th 1847 · 456
- 29th 1845 · 356
- 28th 1843 · 279
- 27th 1841 · 525
- 26th 1839 · 147
- 25th 1837 · 533
- 24th 1835 · 459
- 23rd 1833 · 392
- 22nd 1831 · 461
- 21st 1829 · 370
- 20th 1827 · 234
- 19th 1825 · 269
- 18th 1823 · 337
- 17th 1821 · 237
- 16th 1819 · 210
- 15th 1817 · 262
- 14th 1815 · 305
- 13th 1813 · 271
- 12th 1811 · 208
- 11th 1809 · 119
- 10th 1807 · 106
- 9th 1805 · 110
- 8th 1803 · 112
- 7th 1801 · 96
- 6th 1799 · 115
- 5th 1797 · 157
- 4th 1795 · 86
- 3rd 1793 · 133
- 2nd 1791 · 80
- 1st 1789 · 119
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.