Every law Congress has passed

1,292 laws of the 86th Congress, 1959–1961

1. An Act Concerning payment of debts out of compensation for trust land on the Crow Creek Sioux Reservation taken by the United States.

   Public Law 86-544 · 74 Stat. 254 · June 29, 1960 · Original text

2. An Act To amend section 4 of the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act.

   Public Law 86-545 · 74 Stat. 254 · June 29, 1960 · Original text

3. An Act To make the uniform law relating to the record on review of agency orders (Public Law 85–791) applicable to the judicial review of orders issued under the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 and the Food Additives Amendment of 1958.

   Public Law 86-546 · 74 Stat. 255 · June 29, 1960 · Original text

4. An Act To delay for sixty days in limited cases the applicability of certain provisions of law relating to humane slaughter of livestock.

   Public Law 86-547 · 74 Stat. 255 · June 29, 1960 · Original text

5. An Act To provide that certain funds shall be paid to the Kickapoo Tribal Council of Oklahoma.

   Public Law 86-548 · 74 Stat. 256 · June 29, 1960 · Original text

6. An Act To donate to the pueblos of Zia and Jemez a tract of land in the Ojo del Espiritu Santo grant, New Mexico.

   Public Law 86-549 · 74 Stat. 256 · June 29, 1960 · Original text

7. An Act To make American nationals eligible for scholarships and fellowships authorized by the National Science Foundation Act of 1950.

   Public Law 86-550 · 74 Stat. 256 · June 29, 1960 · Original text

8. An Act To repeal the Act of May 29, 1958, which authorized and directed the Administrator of General Services to provide for the release of restrictions and reservations contained in an instrument conveying certain land by the United States to the State of Wisconsin.

   Public Law 86-551 · 74 Stat. 257 · June 29, 1960 · Original text

9. An Act To authorize an extension of time for final proof under the desert land laws under certain conditions.

   Public Law 86-552 · 74 Stat. 257 · June 29, 1960 · Original text

10. An Act For the relief of Manuel Alves de Carvalho.

    Private Law 86-358 · 74 Stat. A51 · June 30, 1960 · Private law · Original text

11. An Act For the relief of Henry K. Lee (Hyun Kui).

    Private Law 86-359 · 74 Stat. A52 · June 30, 1960 · Private law · Original text

12. An Act For the relief of Emiko Nagamine.

    Private Law 86-360 · 74 Stat. A52 · June 30, 1960 · Private law · Original text

13. An Act For the relief of John Lipset.

    Private Law 86-361 · 74 Stat. A52 · June 30, 1960 · Private law · Original text

14. An Act For the relief of Mo Tong Lui.

    Private Law 86-362 · 74 Stat. A52 · June 30, 1960 · Private law · Original text

15. An Act For the relief of Lloyd C. Kimm.

    Private Law 86-363 · 74 Stat. A53 · June 30, 1960 · Private law · Original text

16. An Act For the relief of Yi Young An.

    Private Law 86-364 · 74 Stat. A53 · June 30, 1960 · Private law · Original text

17. An Act For the relief of Frederick T. C. Yu and his wife. Alice SiaoFen Chen Yu.

    Private Law 86-365 · 74 Stat. A53 · June 30, 1960 · Private law · Original text

18. An Act For the relief of Low Wing Quey (Kwai).

    Private Law 86-366 · 74 Stat. A53 · June 30, 1960 · Private law · Original text

19. An Act For the relief of Nikolija Lazio.

    Private Law 86-367 · 74 Stat. A54 · June 30, 1960 · Private law · Original text

20. An Act For the relief of Boris Priestley.

    Private Law 86-368 · 74 Stat. A54 · June 30, 1960 · Private law · Original text

21. An Act For the relief of Eugene Storme.

    Private Law 86-369 · 74 Stat. A54 · June 30, 1960 · Private law · Original text

22. An Act For the relief of Kang Sun Ok.

    Private Law 86-370 · 74 Stat. A54 · June 30, 1960 · Private law · Original text

23. An Act For the relief of Ah See Lee Chin.

    Private Law 86-371 · 74 Stat. A55 · June 30, 1960 · Private law · Original text

24. An Act For the relief of Walter F. Beecroft.

    Private Law 86-372 · 74 Stat. A55 · June 30, 1960 · Private law · Original text

25. An Act For the relief of Jung Hi Pak.

    Private Law 86-373 · 74 Stat. A55 · June 30, 1960 · Private law · Original text

26. An Act For the relief of Oh Chun Soon.

    Private Law 86-374 · 74 Stat. A56 · June 30, 1960 · Private law · Original text

27. An Act For the relief of Pasquale Mira.

    Private Law 86-375 · 74 Stat. A56 · June 30, 1960 · Private law · Original text

28. An Act For the relief of Cecilia Rubio.

    Private Law 86-376 · 74 Stat. A56 · June 30, 1960 · Private law · Original text

29. Joint Resolution For the relief of certain aliens.

    Private Law 86-377 · 74 Stat. A56 · June 30, 1960 · Private law · Original text

30. An Act For the relief of Richard Schoenfelder and Lidwina S. Wagner.

    Private Law 86-378 · 74 Stat. A58 · June 30, 1960 · Private law · Original text

31. An Act For the relief of Pietro Mela.

    Private Law 86-378 · 74 Stat. A58 · June 30, 1960 · Private law · Original text

32. An Act For the relief of Lieutenant Colonel Alonzo C. Tenney.

    Private Law 86-380 · 74 Stat. A59 · June 30, 1960 · Private law · Original text

33. An Act For the relief of George T. Moore, Carl D. Berry, and Doctor Harold J. Heck.

    Private Law 86-381 · 74 Stat. A59 · June 30, 1960 · Private law · Original text

34. An Act To treat all basic agricultural commodities alike with respect to the cost of remeasuring acreage.

    Public Law 86-553 · 74 Stat. 258 · June 30, 1960 · Original text

35. An Act To change the title of the Assistant Director of the Cast and Geodetic Survey.

    Public Law 86-554 · 74 Stat. 258 · June 30, 1960 · Original text

36. Great Lakes Pilotage Act of 1960

    An Act To provide for certain pilotage requirements in the navigation of United States waters of the Great Lakes, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 86-555 · 74 Stat. 259 · June 30, 1960 · Original text

37. An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to effect the payment of certain claims against the United States.

    Public Law 86-556 · 74 Stat. 262 · June 30, 1960 · Original text

38. An Act To make permanent the existing suspension of duties on certain coarse wool.

    Public Law 86-557 · 74 Stat. 263 · June 30, 1960 · Original text

39. An Act To amend section 6387(b) of title 10, United States Code, relating to the definition of total commissioned service of certain officers of the naval service.

    Public Law 86-558 · 74 Stat. 263 · June 30, 1960 · Original text

40. An Act To amend titles 10 and 14, United States Code, with respect to reserve commissioned officers of the Armed Forces.

    Public Law 86-559 · 74 Stat. 264 · June 30, 1960 · Original text

41. An Act To extend the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, for an additional two years.

    Public Law 86-560 · 74 Stat. 282 · June 30, 1960 · Original text

42. Treasury-Post Office Appropriation Act, 1961

    An Act Making appropriations for the Treasury and Post Office Departments, and the Tax Court of the United States for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1961, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 86-561 · 74 Stat. 283 · June 30, 1960 · Original text

43. An Act To continue for two years the existing suspension of duties on certain lathes used for shoe last roughing or for shoe last finishing, and to extend the suspension of duty on imports of casein.

    Public Law 86-562 · 74 Stat. 289 · June 30, 1960 · Original text

44. An Act To extend for two years the existing provisions of law relating to the free Importation of personal and household effects brought into the United States under Government orders.

    Public Law 86-563 · 74 Stat. 289 · June 30, 1960 · Original text

45. Public Debt and Tax Rate Extension Act of 1960

    An Act To increase for a one-year period the public debt limit set forth in section 21 of the Second Liberty Bond Act and to extend for one year the existing corporate normal-tax rate and certain excise-tax rates, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 86-564 · 74 Stat. 290 · June 30, 1960 · Original text

46. International Development Association Act

    An Act To provide for the participation of the United States in the International Development Association.

    Public Law 86-565 · 74 Stat. 293 · June 30, 1960 · Original text

47. An Act To extend the minimum national marketing quota for extra long staple cotton to the 1961 crop.

    Public Law 86-566 · 74 Stat. 295 · June 30, 1960 · Original text

48. 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 86-567 · 74 Stat. 295 · July 1, 1960 · Original text

49. An Act To adjust the rates of basic compensation of certain officers and employees of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 86-568 · 74 Stat. 296 · July 1, 1960 · Original text

50. Joint Resolution Making temporary appropriations for the fiscal year 1961, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 86-569 · 74 Stat. 306 · July 2, 1960 · Original text

51. An Act For the relief of Stamatina Kalpaka.

    Private Law 86-382 · 74 Stat. A60 · July 5, 1960 · Private law · Original text

52. An Act For the relief of Edgar Harold Bradley.

    Private Law 86-383 · 74 Stat. A60 · July 5, 1960 · Private law · Original text

53. An Act For the relief of Francis M. Haischer.

    Private Law 86-384 · 74 Stat. A60 · July 5, 1960 · Private law · Original text

54. An Act Directing the Secretary of the Interior to issue a homestead patent to the heirs of Frank L. Wilhelm.

    Private Law 86-385 · 74 Stat. A61 · July 5, 1960 · Private law · Original text

55. An Act For the relief of Preciolita V. Corliss (nee Preciolita Valera).

    Private Law 86-386 · 74 Stat. A61 · July 5, 1960 · Private law · Original text

56. An Act For the relief of Religiosa l.uigia Frizzo, Religiosa Vittoria Garzoni, Religiosa Maria Ramus, Religiosa Ines Ferrario, and Religiosa Roberta Ciccone.

    Private Law 86-387 · 74 Stat. A61 · July 5, 1960 · Private law · Original text

57. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Betty L. Fonk.

    Private Law 86-388 · 74 Stat. A62 · July 5, 1960 · Private law · Original text

58. An Act For the relief of Betty Keenan.

    Private Law 86-389 · 74 Stat. A62 · July 5, 1960 · Private law · Original text

59. An Act For the relief of Master Sergeant Emery C. Jones.

    Private Law 86-390 · 74 Stat. A62 · July 5, 1960 · Private law · Original text

60. An Act To validate certain mining claims in California.

    Private Law 86-391 · 74 Stat. A63 · July 5, 1960 · Private law · Original text

61. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Ethel B. Morgan.

    Private Law 86-392 · 74 Stat. A63 · July 5, 1960 · Private law · Original text

62. An Act To authorize and direct the transfer of certain personal property to State and county agencies engaged in cooperative agricultural extension work.

    Public Law 86-570 · 74 Stat. 307 · July 5, 1960 · Original text

63. An Act To provide for the hospitalization, at Saint Elizabeths Hospital in the District of Columbia or elsewhere, of certain nationals of the United States adjudged insane or otherwise found mentally ill in foreign countries, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 86-571 · 74 Stat. 308 · July 5, 1960 · Original text

64. An Act To provide for the acceptance by the United States of a fish hatchery in the State of South Carolina.

    Public Law 86-572 · 74 Stat. 311 · July 5, 1960 · Original text

65. An Act To permit the filing of applications for patents to certain lands in Florida.

    Public Law 86-573 · 74 Stat. 311 · July 5, 1960 · Original text

66. An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Army to lease a portion of Fort Crowder, Missouri, to Stella Reorganized Schools R–I, Missouri.

    Public Law 86-574 · 74 Stat. 311 · July 5, 1960 · Original text

67. An Act To authorize the exchange of certain war-built vessels for more modern and efficient war-built vessels owned by the United States.

    Public Law 86-575 · 74 Stat. 312 · July 5, 1960 · Original text

68. An Act To provide for the leasing of oil and gas Interests in certain lands owned by the United States in the State of Texas.

    Public Law 86-576 · 74 Stat. 313 · July 5, 1960 · Original text

69. An Act To continue the application of the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, as amended, to certain functions relating to fishing vessels transferred to the Secretary of the Interior, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 86-577 · 74 Stat. 314 · July 5, 1960 · Original text

70. An Act To amend section 809 of the National Housing Act.

    Public Law 86-578 · 74 Stat. 314 · July 5, 1960 · Original text

71. An Act To amend the “Life Insurance Act” of the District of Columbia approved June 19, 1934, as amended by the Acts of July 2, 1940, and July 12, 1950.

    Public Law 86-579 · 74 Stat. 315 · July 5, 1960 · Original text

72. An Act To add certain lands to Castillo de San Marcos National Monument in the State of Florida.

    Public Law 86-580 · 74 Stat. 317 · July 5, 1960 · Original text

73. An Act Declaring certain lands to be held in trust for the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe of Indians of South Dakota

    Public Law 86-581 · 74 Stat. 319 · July 5, 1960 · Original text

74. An Act To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the award of certain medals within two years after a determination by the Secretary concerned that because of loss or inadvertence the recommendation was not processed.

    Public Law 86-582 · 74 Stat. 320 · July 5, 1960 · Original text

75. An Act To further amend the shipping laws to prohibit operation in the coastwise trade of a rebuilt vessel unless the entire rebuilding is affected within the United States, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 86-583 · 74 Stat. 321 · July 5, 1960 · Original text

76. An Act Providing a uniform law for the transfer of securities to and by fiduciaries in the District of Columbia.

    Public Law 86-584 · 74 Stat. 322 · July 5, 1960 · Original text

77. An Act To provide for the rotation in overseas assignments of civilian employees under the Defense Establishment having career-conditional and career appointments in the competitive civil service, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 86-585 · 74 Stat. 325 · July 5, 1960 · Original text

78. An Act To validate certain payments of additional pay for sea duty made to members and former members of the United States Coast Guard.

    Public Law 86-586 · 74 Stat. 327 · July 5, 1960 · Original text

79. An Act To amend section 7 of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1946, as amended, to provide for the payment of travel and transportation cost for persons selected for appointment to certain positions in the United States, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 86-587 · 74 Stat. 327 · July 5, 1960 · Original text

80. An Act To amend the Act authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to collect and publish statistics of the grade and staple length of cotton, as amended, by defining certain offenses in connection with the sampling of cotton for classification and providing a penalty provision, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 86-588 · 74 Stat. 328 · July 5, 1960 · Original text

81. An Act To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize certain persons to administer oaths and to perform notarial acts for persons serving with, employed by, or accompanying the Armed Forces outside the United States.

    Public Law 86-589 · 74 Stat. 329 · July 5, 1960 · Original text

82. An Act To authorize reimbursement of certain Veterans’ Administration beneficiaries and their attendants for ferry fares, and bridge, road, and tunnel tolls.

    Public Law 86-590 · 74 Stat. 329 · July 5, 1960 · Original text

83. An Act To amend section 109(g) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949.

    Public Law 86-591 · 74 Stat. 330 · July 5, 1960 · Original text

84. An Act To amend the Sugar Act of 1948, as amended.

    Public Law 86-592 · 74 Stat. 330 · July 6, 1960 · Original text

85. An Act To amend title 10, United States Code, with respect to certain medals.

    Public Law 86-593 · 74 Stat. 331 · July 6, 1960 · Original text

86. An Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 with respect to the limitation on the deduction of exploration expenditures.

    Public Law 86-594 · 74 Stat. 333 · July 6, 1960 · Original text

87. An Act To provide for the establishment of the Arkansas Post National Memorial, in the State of Arkansas.

    Public Law 86-595 · 74 Stat. 333 · July 6, 1960 · Original text

88. An Act To provide for payment for lands heretofore conveyed to the United States as a basis for lieu selections from the public domain, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 86-596 · 74 Stat. 334 · July 6, 1960 · Original text

89. An Act For the relief of Tommy Tadayoshi Shuto (Tadayoshi Takeda).

    Private Law 86-393 · 74 Stat. A64 · July 7, 1960 · Private law · Original text

90. An Act For the relief of Peter Leo Bahr, John Trevor Jefferies, Charmian Candy Jefferies, and Stephen Reid Jefferies.

    Private Law 86-394 · 74 Stat. A64 · July 7, 1960 · Private law · Original text

91. An Act For the relief of Ming-Chen Hsu.

    Private Law 86-395 · 74 Stat. A64 · July 7, 1960 · Private law · Original text

92. An Act For the relief of Gourgen H. Assaturian.

    Private Law 86-396 · 74 Stat. A64 · July 7, 1960 · Private law · Original text

93. An Act For the relief of Briccio Garces de Castro.

    Private Law 86-397 · 74 Stat. A65 · July 7, 1960 · Private law · Original text

94. An Act For the relief of Fumie Yoshioka.

    Private Law 86-398 · 74 Stat. A65 · July 7, 1960 · Private law · Original text

95. An Act For the relief of Epifanio Trupiano.

    Private Law 86-399 · 74 Stat. A65 · July 7, 1960 · Private law · Original text

96. An Act For the relief of Karnail Singh Mahal.

    Private Law 86-400 · 74 Stat. A66 · July 7, 1960 · Private law · Original text

97. An Act For the relief of William E. Dulin.

    Private Law 86-401 · 74 Stat. A66 · July 7, 1960 · Private law · Original text

98. An Act For the relief of Pierre R. DeBroux.

    Private Law 86-402 · 74 Stat. A67 · July 7, 1960 · Private law · Original text

99. An Act To authorize a continuation of flight instruction for members of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps until August 1, 1964.

    Public Law 86-597 · 74 Stat. 335 · July 7, 1960 · Original text

100. An Act To amend section 601 of title 38, United States Code, to provide for the furnishing of needed services of optometrists to veterans having service-connected eye conditions.

     Public Law 86-598 · 74 Stat. 335 · July 7, 1960 · Original text