Every law Congress has passed

1,721 laws of the 85th Congress, 1957–1959

1. An Act To facilitate and simplify the work of the Forest Service, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 85-464 · 72 Stat. 216 · June 20, 1958 · Original text

2. An Act For the relief of Marie Ethel Pavlovitch and her daughter, Dolly Hester Pavlovitch.

   Private Law 85-438 · 72 Stat. A47 · June 25, 1958 · Private law · Original text

3. An Act For the relief of Genevieve M. Scott Bell.

   Private Law 85-439 · 72 Stat. A47 · June 25, 1958 · Private law · Original text

4. An Act To provide increases in certain annuities payable from the civil service retirement and disability fund, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 85-465 · 72 Stat. 218 · June 25, 1958 · Original text

5. An Act To extend for an additional period of two years the authority to regulate exports contained in the Export Control Act of 1949.

   Public Law 85-466 · 72 Stat. 220 · June 25, 1958 · Original text

6. Joint Resolution To permit use of certain real property in Kerr County, Texas, for recreational purposes without causing such property to revert to the United States.

   Public Law 85-467 · 72 Stat. 220 · June 25, 1958 · Original text

7. General Government Matters Appropriation Act, 1959

   An Act Making appropriations for the Executive Office of the President and sundry general Government agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1959, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 85-468 · 72 Stat. 220 · June 25, 1958 · Original text

8. Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1959

   An Act Making appropriations for the Department of Commerce and related agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1959, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 85-469 · 72 Stat. 220 · June 25, 1958 · Original text

9. An Act For the relief of Fred G. Clark.

   Private Law 85-440 · 72 Stat. A47 · June 28, 1958 · Private law · Original text

10. An Act For the relief of Eva Lichtfuss.

    Private Law 85-441 · 72 Stat. A48 · June 28, 1958 · Private law · Original text

11. An Act For the relief of Irene B. Moss.

    Private Law 85-442 · 72 Stat. A48 · June 28, 1958 · Private law · Original text

12. An Act For the relief of Chong Sook Rhee.

    Private Law 85-443 · 72 Stat. A48 · June 28, 1958 · Private law · Original text

13. An Act For the relief of Annadore E. D. Haubold and Cynthia Edna Haubold.

    Private Law 85-444 · 72 Stat. A48 · June 28, 1958 · Private law · Original text

14. An Act For the relief of Moy Tong Poy.

    Private Law 85-445 · 72 Stat. A49 · June 28, 1958 · Private law · Original text

15. An Act For the relief of Luz Poblete and Robert Poblete Broaddus, Junior.

    Private Law 85-446 · 72 Stat. A49 · June 28, 1958 · Private law · Original text

16. An Act For the relief of Lucy Hedwig Schultz.

    Private Law 85-447 · 72 Stat. A50 · June 28, 1958 · Private law · Original text

17. An Act For the relief of Ilona Agnes Ronay.

    Private Law 85-448 · 72 Stat. A50 · June 28, 1958 · Private law · Original text

18. An Act For the relief of Maria H. Aguas and Buena M. Castro.

    Private Law 85-449 · 72 Stat. A50 · June 28, 1958 · Private law · Original text

19. An Act For the relief of Florica Bogdan.

    Private Law 85-450 · 72 Stat. A51 · June 28, 1958 · Private law · Original text

20. An Act For the relief of Cedomilj Mihailo Ristic.

    Private Law 85-451 · 72 Stat. A51 · June 28, 1958 · Private law · Original text

21. An Act For the relief of Tokiyo Nakajima and her child, Megumi (Kathy) Nakajima.

    Private Law 85-452 · 72 Stat. A51 · June 28, 1958 · Private law · Original text

22. An Act For the relief of Jesus Romeo Sotelo-Lopez.

    Private Law 85-453 · 72 Stat. A52 · June 28, 1958 · Private law · Original text

23. An Act For the relief of Abbas Mohammad Awad.

    Private Law 85-454 · 72 Stat. A52 · June 28, 1958 · Private law · Original text

24. An Act For the relief of Haseep Milhem Esper.

    Private Law 85-455 · 72 Stat. A53 · June 28, 1958 · Private law · Original text

25. An Act For the relief of Moo Wah Jung.

    Private Law 85-456 · 72 Stat. A53 · June 28, 1958 · Private law · Original text

26. An Act For the relief of Joseph H. Choy.

    Private Law 85-457 · 72 Stat. A53 · June 28, 1958 · Private law · Original text

27. An Act For the relief of Tommy Ilton Chatterton (Tommy Kim).

    Private Law 85-458 · 72 Stat. A53 · June 28, 1958 · Private law · Original text

28. the Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Act

    An Act For the establishment of a National Outdoor Recreation Resources Review Commission to study the outdoor recreation resources of the public lands and other land and water areas of the United States, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 85-470 · 72 Stat. 220 · June 28, 1958 · Original text

29. An Act To extend the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended.

    Public Law 85-471 · 72 Stat. 220 · June 28, 1958 · Original text

30. Joint Resolution Making temporary appropriations for the fiscal year 1959, providing for increased pay costs for the fiscal year 1958, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 85-472 · 72 Stat. 220 · June 30, 1958 · Original text

31. An Act To provide transportation on Canadian vessels between ports in southeastern Alaska, and between Hyder, Alaska, and other points in southeastern Alaska or the continental United States, either directly or via a foreign port, or for any part of the transportation.

    Public Law 85-473 · 72 Stat. 220 · June 30, 1958 · Original text

32. Departments of State and Justice, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1959

    An Act Making appropriations for the Departments of State and Justice, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1959, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 85-474 · 72 Stat. 220 · June 30, 1958 · Original text

33. Tax Rate Extension Act of 1958

    An Act To provide a one-year extension of the existing corporate normal-tax rate and of certain excise-tax rates, and to provide for the repeal of the taxes on the transportation of property.

    Public Law 85-475 · 72 Stat. 259 · June 30, 1958 · Original text

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

    Public Law 85-476 · 72 Stat. 261 · June 30, 1958 · Original text

35. Mutual Security Act of 1958

    An Act To amend further the Mutual Security Act of 1954, as amended, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 85-477 · 72 Stat. 261 · June 30, 1958 · Original text

36. An Act To continue the special milk program for children in the interest of improved nutrition by fostering the consumption of fluid milk in the schools.

    Public Law 85-478 · 72 Stat. 276 · July 1, 1958 · Original text

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

    Private Law 85-459 · 72 Stat. A54 · July 2, 1958 · Private law · Original text

38. An Act To provide for the removal of a cloud on the title to certain real property located in the State of Illinois.

    Private Law 85-460 · 72 Stat. A55 · July 2, 1958 · Private law · Original text

39. An Act For the relief of Ernst Haeusserman.

    Private Law 85-461 · 72 Stat. A55 · July 2, 1958 · Private law · Original text

40. An Act For the relief of Federico Luss.

    Private Law 85-462 · 72 Stat. A55 · July 2, 1958 · Private law · Original text

41. An Act To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended.

    Public Law 85-479 · 72 Stat. 276 · July 2, 1958 · Original text

42. An Act To authorize the Chief of Engineers to publish Information pamphlets, maps, brochures, and other material.

    Public Law 85-480 · 72 Stat. 276 · July 2, 1958 · Original text

43. An Act To designate the lake above the diversion dam of the Solano project in California as Lake Solano.

    Public Law 85-481 · 72 Stat. 276 · July 2, 1958 · Original text

44. An Act To fix the boundary of Everglades National Park, Florida, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire land therein, and to provide for the transfer of certain land not included within said boundary, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 85-482 · 72 Stat. 280 · July 2, 1958 · Original text

45. An Act To permit use of Federal surplus foods in nonprofit summer camps for children.

    Public Law 85-483 · 72 Stat. 286 · July 2, 1958 · Original text

46. An Act To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, regarding advertised and negotiated disposal of surplus property.

    Public Law 85-486 · 72 Stat. 286 · July 2, 1958 · Original text

47. An Act To authorize payment for losses sustained by owners of wells in the vicinity of the construction area of the New Cumberland Dam project by reason of the lowering of the level of water in such wells as a result of the construction of New Cumberland Dam project.

    Public Law 85-484 · 72 Stat. 287 · July 2, 1958 · Original text

48. An Act To designate the main dam of the Solano project in California as Monticello Dam.

    Public Law 85-485 · 72 Stat. 287 · July 2, 1958 · Original text

49. An Act To provide for the reconveyance of certain surplus real property to Newaygo, Michigan.

    Public Law 85-487 · 72 Stat. 289 · July 2, 1958 · Original text

50. An Act To provide that the dates for submission of plan for future control of property and transfer of the property of the Menominee Tribe shall be delayed.

    Public Law 85-488 · 72 Stat. 290 · July 2, 1958 · Original text

51. An Act To amend section 313 (g) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, relating to tobacco acreage allotments.

    Public Law 85-489 · 72 Stat. 290 · July 2, 1958 · Original text

52. An Act To designate the lock and dam to be constructed on the Calumet River, Illinois, as the “Thomas J. O’Brien lock and dam”.

    Public Law 85-490 · 72 Stat. 290 · July 2, 1958 · Original text

53. An Act To amend the Act entitled “An Act to grant additional powers to the Commissioners of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes”, approved December 20, 1944, as amended.

    Public Law 85-491 · 72 Stat. 292 · July 2, 1958 · Original text

54. An Act To authorize the Clerk of the House of Representatives to withhold certain amounts due employees of the House of Representatives.

    Public Law 85-492 · 72 Stat. 292 · July 2, 1958 · Original text

55. An Act To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize the Administrator of General Services to lease space for Federal agencies for periods not exceeding ten years, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 85-493 · 72 Stat. 294 · July 2, 1958 · Original text

56. An Act To authorize adjustment, in the public interest, of rentals under leases entered into for the provision of commercial recreational facilities at the lake Greeson Reservoir, Narrows Dam.

    Public Law 85-494 · 72 Stat. 294 · July 2, 1958 · Original text

57. An Act To authorize the acquisition by exchange of certain properties within Death Valley National Monument, California, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 85-495 · 72 Stat. 295 · July 2, 1958 · Original text

58. An Act To designate the dam and reservoir to be constructed at Stewarts Ferry, Tennessee, as the J. Percy Priest Dam and Reservoir.

    Public Law 85-496 · 72 Stat. 295 · July 2, 1958 · Original text

59. An Act Relating to price support for the 1958 and subsequent crops of extra long staple cotton.

    Public Law 85-497 · 72 Stat. 296 · July 2, 1958 · Original text

60. Joint Resolution To authorize and request the President to proclaim July 4, 1958, a day of rededication to the responsibilities of free citizenship.

    Public Law 85-498 · 72 Stat. 296 · July 3, 1958 · Original text

61. An Act Extending the time in which the Boston National Historic Sites Commission shall complete its work.

    Public Law 85-499 · 72 Stat. 296 · July 3, 1958 · Original text

62. Water Supply Act of 1958

    An Act Authorizing the construction, repair, and preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors for navigation, flood control, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 85-500 · 72 Stat. 297 · July 3, 1958 · Original text

63. An Act To amend the Act entitled “An Act authorizing and directing the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to construct two four-lane bridges to replace the existing Fourteenth Street or Highway Bridge across the Potomac River, and for other purposes.”

    Public Law 85-501 · 72 Stat. 320 · July 3, 1958 · Original text

64. An Act To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Mississippi River at or near Friar Point, Mississippi, and Helena, Arkansas.

    Public Law 85-502 · 72 Stat. 320 · July 3, 1958 · Original text

65. An Act To amend the Act entitled “An Act to authorize the construction, protection, operation, and maintenance of public airports in the Territory of Alaska”, as amended.

    Public Law 85-503 · 72 Stat. 321 · July 3, 1958 · Original text

66. Joint Resolution Granting the consent and approval of Congress to an amendment of the agreement between the States of Vermont and New York relating to the creation of the Lake Champlain Bridge Commission.

    Public Law 85-504 · 72 Stat. 321 · July 3, 1958 · Original text

67. An Act To provide for the leasing of oil and gas deposits in lands beneath nontidal navigable waters in the Territory of Alaska, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 85-505 · 72 Stat. 322 · July 3, 1958 · Original text

68. Automobile Information Disclosure Act

    An Act To require the full and fair disclosure of certain information in connection with the distribution of new automobiles in commerce, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 85-506 · 72 Stat. 325 · July 7, 1958 · Original text

69. Government Employees Training Act

    An Act To increase efficiency mid economy in the Government by providing for training programs for civilian officers and employees of the Government with respect to the performance of official duties.

    Public Law 85-507 · 72 Stat. 327 · July 7, 1958 · Original text

70. An Act To provide for the admission of the State of Alaska into the Union.

    Public Law 85-508 · 72 Stat. 339 · July 7, 1958 · Original text

71. An Act For the relief of Roy Hendricks, of Mountain View, Alaska.

    Private Law 85-463 · 72 Stat. A55 · July 11, 1958 · Private law · Original text

72. An Act For the relief of Claudio Guillen.

    Private Law 85-464 · 72 Stat. A56 · July 11, 1958 · Private law · Original text

73. An Act For the relief of Armas Edvin Jansson-Viik.

    Private Law 85-465 · 72 Stat. A56 · July 11, 1958 · Private law · Original text

74. An Act For the relief of Manley Francis Burton.

    Private Law 85-466 · 72 Stat. A56 · July 11, 1958 · Private law · Original text

75. An Act For the relief of Maria G. Aslanis.

    Private Law 85-467 · 72 Stat. A57 · July 11, 1958 · Private law · Original text

76. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Hermine Melamed.

    Private Law 85-468 · 72 Stat. A57 · July 11, 1958 · Private law · Original text

77. An Act To amend the United States Grain Standards Act, 1916 as amended, to permit the Secretary of Agriculture to charge and collect for certain services performed, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 85-509 · 72 Stat. 352 · July 11, 1958 · Original text

78. An Act To amend the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, to provide for a program of study, research, and evaluation in the field of weather modification.

    Public Law 85-510 · 72 Stat. 353 · July 11, 1958 · Original text

79. An Act To amend the Act of September 7, 1950 (relating to the construction of a public airport in or near the District of Columbia), to remove the limitation on the amount authorized to be appropriated for construction.

    Public Law 85-511 · 72 Stat. 354 · July 11, 1958 · Original text

80. An Act Authorizing the city of Chester, Illinois, to construct new approaches to and to reconstruct, repair, or improve the existing approaches to a toll bridge across the Mississippi River at or near Chester, Illinois.

    Public Law 85-512 · 72 Stat. 355 · July 11, 1958 · Original text

81. An Act To empower the Judicial Conference to study and recommend changes in and additions to the rules of practice and procedure in the Federal courts.

    Public Law 85-513 · 72 Stat. 356 · July 11, 1958 · Original text

82. An Act To amend the provisions of title III of the Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950, as amended.

    Public Law 85-514 · 72 Stat. 356 · July 11, 1958 · Original text

83. An Act To amend section 77 (c)(6) of the Bankruptcy Act.

    Public Law 85-515 · 72 Stat. 357 · July 11, 1958 · Original text

84. An Act To extend the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to extend special livestock loans, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 85-516 · 72 Stat. 357 · July 11, 1958 · Original text

85. An Act To extend for two years the existing authority of the Secretary of the Treasury in respect of transfers of distilled spirits for purposes deemed necessary to meet the requirements of the national defense.

    Public Law 85-517 · 72 Stat. 357 · July 11, 1958 · Original text

86. An Act To extend the time for the collection of tolls to amortize the cost, including reasonable interest and financing cost, of the construction of a bridge across the Missouri River at Brownville, Nebraska.

    Public Law 85-518 · 72 Stat. 358 · July 11, 1958 · Original text

87. An Act For the relief of Robert B. Cooper.

    Private Law 85-469 · 72 Stat. A57 · July 15, 1958 · Private law · Original text

88. Joint Resolution For the relief of certain aliens.

    Private Law 85-470 · 72 Stat. A58 · July 15, 1958 · Private law · Original text

89. An Act To further amend Public Law 85–162 and Public Law 84–141, to increase the authorization for appropriations to the Atomic Energy Commission in accordance with section 261 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 85-519 · 72 Stat. 358 · July 15, 1958 · Original text

90. An Act To amend section 1105 (b) of title XI (Federal Ship Mortgage Insurance) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended, to implement the pledge of faith clause.

    Public Law 85-520 · 72 Stat. 358 · July 15, 1958 · Original text

91. An Act To authorize the construction and sale by the Federal Maritime Board of a superliner passenger vessel equivalent to the steamship United States and a superliner passenger vessel for operation in the Pacific Ocean, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 85-521 · 72 Stat. 359 · July 15, 1958 · Original text

92. Joint Resolution To designate the lake formed by the Ferrells Bridge Dam across Cypress Creek in Texas as Lake O’ the Pines.

    Public Law 85-522 · 72 Stat. 360 · July 15, 1958 · Original text

93. Joint Resolution To provide for transfer of right-of-way for Yellowtail Dam and Reservoir, Hardin unit, Missouri River Basin project and payment to Crow Indian Tribe in connection therewith, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 85-523 · 72 Stat. 361 · July 15, 1958 · Original text

94. An Act For the relief of Matilda Strah.

    Private Law 85-471 · 72 Stat. A59 · July 18, 1958 · Private law · Original text

95. An Act For the relief of Elisabeth Lesch and her minor children, Gonda, Norbert, and Bobby.

    Private Law 85-472 · 72 Stat. A59 · July 18, 1958 · Private law · Original text

96. An Act For the relief of Peder Strand.

    Private Law 85-473 · 72 Stat. A60 · July 18, 1958 · Private law · Original text

97. An Act For the relief of Nicholas Christos Soulis.

    Private Law 85-474 · 72 Stat. A60 · July 18, 1958 · Private law · Original text

98. An Act For the relief of Jean Kouyoumdjian.

    Private Law 85-475 · 72 Stat. A60 · July 18, 1958 · Private law · Original text

99. An Act For the relief of Yoshiko Matsuhara and her minor child, Kerry.

    Private Law 85-476 · 72 Stat. A61 · July 18, 1958 · Private law · Original text

100. An Act For the relief of Peter Liszczynski.

     Private Law 85-477 · 72 Stat. A61 · July 18, 1958 · Private law · Original text