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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.

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

  1. An Act For the relief of Anna Anita Hildegard Sparwasser.

    Private Law 84-294 · 69 Stat. A102 · August 3, 1955 · Private law · Original text

  2. 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

  3. An Act For the relief of Rogerio Santana de Franca.

    Private Law 84-296 · 69 Stat. A102 · August 3, 1955 · Private law · Original text

  4. An Act For the relief of Frank Budman.

    Private Law 84-297 · 69 Stat. A103 · August 3, 1955 · Private law · Original text

  5. An Act For the relief of Anne Cheng.

    Private Law 84-298 · 69 Stat. A103 · August 3, 1955 · Private law · Original text

  6. An Act For the relief of Charlotte Schwalm.

    Private Law 84-299 · 69 Stat. A103 · August 3, 1955 · Private law · Original text

  7. An Act For the relief of Ralph Michael Owens.

    Private Law 84-300 · 69 Stat. A104 · August 3, 1955 · Private law · Original text

  8. An Act For the relief of Kimie Hayashi Crandall.

    Private Law 84-301 · 69 Stat. A104 · August 3, 1955 · Private law · Original text

  9. An Act For the relief of Linda Beryl San Filippo.

    Private Law 84-302 · 69 Stat. A104 · August 3, 1955 · Private law · Original text

  10. An Act For the relief of Edward Patrick Cloonan.

    Private Law 84-303 · 69 Stat. A104 · August 3, 1955 · Private law · Original text

  11. 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

  12. An Act For the relief of Salvatore Cannizzo.

    Private Law 84-305 · 69 Stat. A105 · August 3, 1955 · Private law · Original text

  13. An Act For the relief of Amalia Bertolino Querio.

    Private Law 84-306 · 69 Stat. A105 · August 3, 1955 · Private law · Original text

  14. An Act For the relief of Kim Joong Yoon.

    Private Law 84-307 · 69 Stat. A106 · August 3, 1955 · Private law · Original text

  15. An Act For the relief of Alessandra Barile Altobelli.

    Private Law 84-308 · 69 Stat. A106 · August 3, 1955 · Private law · Original text

  16. An Act For the relief of Maria de Rehbinder.

    Private Law 84-309 · 69 Stat. A106 · August 3, 1955 · Private law · Original text

  17. 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

  18. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Agnethe Gundhil Sundby.

    Private Law 84-311 · 69 Stat. A107 · August 3, 1955 · Private law · Original text

  19. An Act For the relief of Antonio (Orejel) Cardenas.

    Private Law 84-312 · 69 Stat. A107 · August 3, 1955 · Private law · Original text

  20. 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

  21. An Act For the relief of Teresa Jurjevic.

    Private Law 84-314 · 69 Stat. A108 · August 3, 1955 · Private law · Original text

  22. An Act For the relief of George Risto Divitkos.

    Private Law 84-315 · 69 Stat. A108 · August 3, 1955 · Private law · Original text

  23. An Act For the relief of Benjamin Johnson.

    Private Law 84-316 · 69 Stat. A108 · August 3, 1955 · Private law · Original text

  24. An Act For the relief of Emelda Ann Schallmo.

    Private Law 84-317 · 69 Stat. A109 · August 3, 1955 · Private law · Original text

  25. An Act For the relief of Herbert Roscoe Martin.

    Private Law 84-318 · 69 Stat. A109 · August 3, 1955 · Private law · Original text

  26. An Act For the relief of Raymond George Palmer.

    Private Law 84-319 · 69 Stat. A109 · August 3, 1955 · Private law · Original text

  27. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Uto Ginoza.

    Private Law 84-320 · 69 Stat. A110 · August 3, 1955 · Private law · Original text

  28. An Act For the relief of Mr. Gino Evangelista.

    Private Law 84-321 · 69 Stat. A110 · August 3, 1955 · Private law · Original text

  29. 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

  30. 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

  31. 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

  32. An Act To amend the Federal Airport Act, as amended.

    Public Law 84-211 · 69 Stat. 441 · August 3, 1955 · Original text

  33. 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

  34. 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

  35. 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

  36. 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

  37. An Act To extend the Renegotiation Act of 1951 for two years.

    Public Law 84-216 · 69 Stat. 447 · August 3, 1955 · Original text

  38. 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

  39. 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

  40. 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

  41. 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

  42. 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

  43. 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

  44. 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

  45. 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

  46. 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

  47. 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

  48. 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

  49. 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

  50. 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

  51. 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

  52. 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

  53. 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

  54. 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

  55. 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

  56. 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

  57. 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

  58. 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

  59. 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

  60. 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

  61. 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

  62. 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

  63. 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

  64. 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

  65. 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

  66. 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

  67. An Act For the relief of Laura Safir.

    Private Law 84-327 · 69 Stat. A112 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text

  68. An Act For the relief of Nurith Spier.

    Private Law 84-328 · 69 Stat. A112 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text

  69. An Act For the relief of Anna Histed (nee Wiesneth).

    Private Law 84-329 · 69 Stat. A112 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text

  70. An Act For the relief of Vittorio Capano.

    Private Law 84-330 · 69 Stat. A113 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text

  71. An Act For the relief of Caterina Ruello.

    Private Law 84-331 · 69 Stat. A113 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text

  72. An Act For the relief of Luigi Tomasella.

    Private Law 84-332 · 69 Stat. A113 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text

  73. An Act For the relief of Andrew Wing-Huen Tsang.

    Private Law 84-333 · 69 Stat. A114 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text

  74. An Act For the relief of Franziska Lindauer Ball.

    Private Law 84-334 · 69 Stat. A114 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text

  75. An Act For the relief of Jose Armando Quaresma.

    Private Law 84-335 · 69 Stat. A114 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text

  76. An Act For the relief of Assuntino Del Gobbo.

    Private Law 84-336 · 69 Stat. A115 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text

  77. An Act For the relief of Giuseppa Arsena.

    Private Law 84-337 · 69 Stat. A115 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text

  78. An Act For the relief of Julius G. Watson.

    Private Law 84-338 · 69 Stat. A115 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text

  79. An Act For the relief of Eveline Wenk Neal.

    Private Law 84-339 · 69 Stat. A116 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text

  80. An Act For the relief of Olga I. Papadopoulou.

    Private Law 84-340 · 69 Stat. A116 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text

  81. An Act For the relief of George Vourderis.

    Private Law 84-341 · 69 Stat. A116 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text

  82. An Act For the relief of Use Werner.

    Private Law 84-342 · 69 Stat. A116 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text

  83. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Nika Kirihara.

    Private Law 84-343 · 69 Stat. A117 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text

  84. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Elizabeth A. Traufield.

    Private Law 84-344 · 69 Stat. A117 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text

  85. An Act For the relief of Orville Ennis.

    Private Law 84-345 · 69 Stat. A118 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text

  86. An Act For the relief of Elizabeth Rotics Whitney.

    Private Law 84-346 · 69 Stat. A118 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text

  87. An Act For the relief of Burgal Lyden and others.

    Private Law 84-347 · 69 Stat. A118 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text

  88. An Act For the relief of Angelo DeVito.

    Private Law 84-348 · 69 Stat. A119 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text

  89. An Act For the relief of Howard L. Gray.

    Private Law 84-349 · 69 Stat. A119 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text

  90. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Mariannina Monaco.

    Private Law 84-350 · 69 Stat. A119 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text

  91. An Act For the relief of Vladislav Bevc.

    Private Law 84-351 · 69 Stat. A120 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text

  92. An Act For the relief of Christa Harkrader.

    Private Law 84-352 · 69 Stat. A120 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text

  93. An Act For the relief of Duncan McQuagge.

    Private Law 84-353 · 69 Stat. A120 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text

  94. 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

  95. An Act For the relief of Florence E. McConnell.

    Private Law 84-355 · 69 Stat. A121 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text

  96. 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

  97. 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

  98. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Florentine Kintzel.

    Private Law 84-358 · 69 Stat. A122 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text

  99. An Act For the relief of Valerie Anne Peterson.

    Private Law 84-359 · 69 Stat. A122 · August 5, 1955 · Private law · Original text

  100. 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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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.