Every law Congress has passed

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

1. An Act To encourage and stimulate the production and conservation of coal in the United States through research and development by authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to contract for coal research, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 86-599 · 74 Stat. 336 · July 7, 1960 · Original text

2. An Act To provide for the presentation of a medal to persons who have served as members of a United States expedition to Antarctica.

   Public Law 86-600 · 74 Stat. 337 · July 7, 1960 · Original text

3. Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1961

   An Act Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1961, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 86-601 · 74 Stat. 338 · July 7, 1960 · Original text

4. An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to transfer to the Massachusetts Port Authority, an instrumentality of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, certain lands and improvements thereon comprising a portion of the so-called E Street Annex, South Boston Annex, Boston Naval Shipyard, in South Boston, Massachusetts, in exchange for certain other lands.

   Public Law 86-602 · 74 Stat. 355 · July 7, 1960 · Original text

5. An Act To amend title 10, United States Code, with respect to the procedure for ordering certain members of the reserve components to active duty and the requirements for physical examination of members of the reserve components, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 86-603 · 74 Stat. 357 · July 7, 1960 · Original text

6. An Act To amend certain provisions of the Civil Service Retirement Act relating to the reemployment of former Members of Congress.

   Public Law 86-604 · 74 Stat. 358 · July 7, 1960 · Original text

7. An Act To authorize the conclusion of an agreement for the Joint construction by the United States and Mexico of a major international storage dam on the Rio Grande in accordance with the provisions of the treaty of February 3, 1944, with Mexico, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 86-360 · 74 Stat. 360 · July 7, 1960 · Original text

8. An Act To continue until the close of June 30, 1961, the suspension of duties on metal scrap, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 86-606 · 74 Stat. 361 · July 7, 1960 · Original text

9. An Act To amend title V of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, in order to change the limitation of the construction differential subsidy under such title, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 86-607 · 74 Stat. 362 · July 7, 1960 · Original text

10. An Act To amend the Act of August 26, 1935, to permit certain real property of the United States to be conveyed to States, municipalities, and other political subdivisions for highway purposes.

    Public Law 86-608 · 74 Stat. 363 · July 7, 1960 · Original text

11. An Act To amend the Communications Act of 1934 with respect to certain rebroadcasting activities.

    Public Law 86-609 · 74 Stat. 363 · July 7, 1960 · Original text

12. An Act For the relief of Anthony Di Giovanni.

    Private Law 86-403 · 74 Stat. A67 · July 12, 1960 · Private law · Original text

13. An Act For the relief of Donald B. Thurston and other employees of the Fish and Wildlife Service.

    Private Law 86-404 · 74 Stat. A67 · July 12, 1960 · Private law · Original text

14. An Act For the relief of Keitha L. Baker.

    Private Law 86-405 · 74 Stat. A68 · July 12, 1960 · Private law · Original text

15. An Act For the relief of Grace L. Patton.

    Private Law 86-406 · 74 Stat. A68 · July 12, 1960 · Private law · Original text

16. An Act For the relief of George K. Caldwell.

    Private Law 86-407 · 74 Stat. A68 · July 12, 1960 · Private law · Original text

17. An Act For the relief of the Geo. D. Emery Company.

    Private Law 86-408 · 74 Stat. A69 · July 12, 1960 · Private law · Original text

18. An Act For the relief of Henry C. Larson.

    Private Law 86-409 · 74 Stat. A69 · July 12, 1960 · Private law · Original text

19. An Act For the relief of Hwachii Lien.

    Private Law 86-410 · 74 Stat. A70 · July 12, 1960 · Private law · Original text

20. An Act For the relief of Julia Sukkar.

    Private Law 86-411 · 74 Stat. A70 · July 12, 1960 · Private law · Original text

21. An Act To extend the term of design patent numbered 21,053, dated September 22, 1891, for a badge, granted to George Brown Goode, and assigned to the National Society, Daughters of the American Revolution.

    Private Law 86-412 · 74 Stat. A70 · July 12, 1960 · Private law · Original text

22. An Act For the relief of Joseph R. Paquette.

    Private Law 86-413 · 74 Stat. A71 · July 12, 1960 · Private law · Original text

23. An Act For the relief of Brenda Nicholson Miller.

    Private Law 86-414 · 74 Stat. A71 · July 12, 1960 · Private law · Original text

24. An Act For the relief of William Y. Allen, Junior, Donald Baldwin Quintero, Johann Friedrich Stapelfeld, and Kenneth Gordon Woods.

    Private Law 86-415 · 74 Stat. A72 · July 12, 1960 · Private law · Original text

25. An Act For the relief of Robert William Neal, Robert J. Naumann, Charles LeRoy Van Slyke, and Franklin Jordan.

    Private Law 86-416 · 74 Stat. A72 · July 12, 1960 · Private law · Original text

26. An Act For the relief of Antonia Martinez.

    Private Law 86-417 · 74 Stat. A72 · July 12, 1960 · Private law · Original text

27. An Act For the relief of Robert L. Stoermer.

    Private Law 86-418 · 74 Stat. A73 · July 12, 1960 · Private law · Original text

28. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Icile Helen Hinman.

    Private Law 86-419 · 74 Stat. A73 · July 12, 1960 · Private law · Original text

29. International Health Research Act of 1960

    Joint Resolution To establish a National Institute for International Health and Medical Research, to provide for international cooperation in health research, research training, and research planning, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 86-610 · 74 Stat. 364 · July 12, 1960 · Original text

30. An Act To provide for the conveyance of certain lands which are a part of the Des Plaines Public Hunting and Refuge Area and the Joliet Arsenal Military Reservation, located In Will County, Illinois, to the State of Illinois.

    Public Law 86-611 · 74 Stat. 369 · July 12, 1960 · Original text

31. An Act To provide for adjustments in the annuities under the Foreign Service retirement and disability system.

    Public Law 86-612 · 74 Stat. 371 · July 12, 1960 · Original text

32. Federal Hazardous Substances Labeling Act

    An Act To regulate the interstate distribution and sale of packages of hazardous substances intended or suitable for household use.

    Public Law 86-613 · 74 Stat. 372 · July 12, 1960 · Original text

33. Joint Resolution To authorize appropriations incident to United States participation in the International Bureau for the Protection of Industrial Property.

    Public Law 86-614 · 74 Stat. 381 · July 12, 1960 · Original text

34. An Act To amend the Interstate Commerce Act, as amended, to provide “grandfather” rights for certain motor carriers and freight forwarders operating in interstate or foreign commerce within Alaska and between Alaska and the other States of the United States, and for certain water carriers operating within Alaska, to provide “grandfather” rights for certain freight forwarders operating between Hawaii and the other States of the United States, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 86-615 · 74 Stat. 382 · July 12, 1960 · Original text

35. An Act Relating to the promotion and separation of certain officers of the regular components of the armed forces.

    Public Law 86-616 · 74 Stat. 386 · July 12, 1960 · Original text

36. Color Additive Amendments of 1960

    An Act To protect the public health by amending the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act so as to authorize the use of suitable color additives in or on foods, drugs, and cosmetics, in accordance with regulations prescribing the conditions (Including maximum tolerances) under which such additives may be safely used.

    Public Law 86-618 · 74 Stat. 397 · July 12, 1960 · Original text

37. An Act To increase the authorization for appropriations for construction of facilities for the Gorgas Memorial Laboratory.

    Public Law 86-617 · 74 Stat. 398 · July 12, 1960 · Original text

38. An Act To make uniform provisions of law with respect to the terms of office of the members of certain regulatory agencies.

    Public Law 86-619 · 74 Stat. 407 · July 12, 1960 · Original text

39. An Act To amend section 4 of the Act of January 21, 1929 (48 U.S.C. 354a(c)), and for other purposes.

    Public Law 86-620 · 74 Stat. 408 · July 12, 1960 · Original text

40. An Act To amend the Bankruptcy Act to limit the use of false financial statements as a bar to discharge.

    Public Law 86-621 · 74 Stat. 408 · July 12, 1960 · Original text

41. An Act To amend the Civil Service Retirement Act so as to provide for disposition of contributions in the case of annuitants whose length of service exceeds the amount necessary to provide the maximum annuity allowable under such Act, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 86-622 · 74 Stat. 409 · July 12, 1960 · Original text

42. An Act To grant the right, title, and interest of the United States in and to certain lands to the city of Crawford, Nebraska.

    Public Law 86-623 · 74 Stat. 410 · July 12, 1960 · Original text

43. Hawaii Omnibus Act

    An Act To amend certain laws of the United States in light of the admission of the State of Hawaii into the Union, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 86-624 · 74 Stat. 411 · July 12, 1960 · Original text

44. An Act To change the method of payment of Federal aid to State or territorial homes for the support of disabled soldiers, sailors, airmen, and marines of the United States.

    Public Law 86-625 · 74 Stat. 424 · July 12, 1960 · Original text

45. Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1961

    An Act Making appropriations for sundry independent executive bureaus, boards, commissions, corporations, agencies, and offices, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1961, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 86-626 · 74 Stat. 425 · July 12, 1960 · Original text

46. An Act To amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 in order to authorize free or reduced-rate transportation for certain additional persons.

    Public Law 86-627 · 74 Stat. 445 · July 12, 1960 · Original text

47. Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1961

    An Act Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1961, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 86-628 · 74 Stat. 446 · July 12, 1960 · Original text

48. An Act To provide for promotion of economic and social development in the Ryukyu Islands.

    Public Law 86-629 · 74 Stat. 461 · July 12, 1960 · Original text

49. Military Construction Appropriation Act, 1961

    An Act Making appropriations for military construction for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1961, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 86-630 · 74 Stat. 463 · July 12, 1960 · Original text

50. An Act To amend section 678 of the Bankruptcy Act (11 U.S.C. 1078) relating to the transmission of petitions, notices, orders, and other papers to the Secretary of the Treasury in chapter XIII proceedings.

    Public Law 86-631 · 74 Stat. 466 · July 12, 1960 · Original text

51. An Act To amend and clarify the reemployment provisions of the Universal Military Training and Service Act, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 86-632 · 74 Stat. 467 · July 12, 1960 · Original text

52. An Act To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize reduction in enlisted grade upon approval of certain court-martial sentences.

    Public Law 86-633 · 74 Stat. 468 · July 12, 1960 · Original text

53. An Act To amend title 18 of the United States’ Code to make it unlawful to destroy, deface, or remove certain boundary markers on Indian reservations, and to trespass on Indian reservations to hunt, fish, or trap.

    Public Law 86-634 · 74 Stat. 469 · July 12, 1960 · Original text

54. An Act To amend the Career Compensation Act of 1949 with respect to Incentive pay for certain submarine service.

    Public Law 86-635 · 74 Stat. 469 · July 12, 1960 · Original text

55. An Act To authorize the transfer to the Navajo Tribe of Irrigation project works on the Navajo Reservation, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 86-636 · 74 Stat. 470 · July 12, 1960 · Original text

56. An Act To amend section 303(c) of the Career Compensation Act of 1949 by imposing certain limitations on the transportation of household effects.

    Public Law 86-637 · 74 Stat. 471 · July 12, 1960 · Original text

57. An Act To amend section 303 of the Career Compensation Act of 1949, to authorize travel and transportation allowances, and transportation of dependents and of baggage and household effects to the homes of their selection for certain members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 86-638 · 74 Stat. 471 · July 12, 1960 · Original text

58. An Act To amend section 612 of title 38, United States Code, to authorize outpatient treatment incident to authorized hospital care for certain veterans.

    Public Law 86-639 · 74 Stat. 472 · July 12, 1960 · Original text

59. An Act To provide for the application and disposition of net revenues from the power development on the Grand Valley Federal reclamation project, Colorado.

    Public Law 86-640 · 74 Stat. 472 · July 12, 1960 · Original text

60. An Act To amend section 2771 of title 10, United States Code, to authorize certain payments of deceased members’ final accounts without the necessity of settlement by General Accounting Office.

    Public Law 86-641 · 74 Stat. 473 · July 12, 1960 · Original text

61. General Government Matters Appropriation Act, 1961

    An Act Making appropriations for the Executive Office of the President and sundry general Government agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1961, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 86-642 · 74 Stat. 473 · July 12, 1960 · Original text

62. Joint Resolution Relating to the entry of certain aliens.

    Private Law 86-420 · 74 Stat. A73 · July 14, 1960 · Private law · Original text

63. An Act For the relief of Joseph Lue Fan and Aura Joan Lue Fan.

    Private Law 86-421 · 74 Stat. A75 · July 14, 1960 · Private law · Original text

64. An Act For the relief of Sofia Skolopoulos.

    Private Law 86-422 · 74 Stat. A75 · July 14, 1960 · Private law · Original text

65. An Act For the relief of Daisy Pong Hi Tong Li.

    Private Law 86-423 · 74 Stat. A76 · July 14, 1960 · Private law · Original text

66. An Act For the relief of Alessandro Maraessa.

    Private Law 86-424 · 74 Stat. A76 · July 14, 1960 · Private law · Original text

67. An Act For the relief of Antonio Mendez Garcia and Palmira Lavin Garcia.

    Private Law 86-425 · 74 Stat. A76 · July 14, 1960 · Private law · Original text

68. An Act For the relief of Julius F. Steinhoff.

    Private Law 86-426 · 74 Stat. A77 · July 14, 1960 · Private law · Original text

69. An Act For the relief of Francesco Carozza.

    Private Law 86-427 · 74 Stat. A77 · July 14, 1960 · Private law · Original text

70. An Act For the relief of Ireneo D. Brodit and Antonio D. Brodit.

    Private Law 86-428 · 74 Stat. A77 · July 14, 1960 · Private law · Original text

71. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Teruko Teri Miyamoto (nee Ikeda).

    Private Law 86-429 · 74 Stat. A77 · July 14, 1960 · Private law · Original text

72. An Act For the relief of Bernardo Paternostro.

    Private Law 86-430 · 74 Stat. A78 · July 14, 1960 · Private law · Original text

73. An Act For the relief of Miss Elisabeth Hollander.

    Private Law 86-431 · 74 Stat. A78 · July 14, 1960 · Private law · Original text

74. An Act For the relief of Luciano Di Franco.

    Private Law 86-432 · 74 Stat. A78 · July 14, 1960 · Private law · Original text

75. An Act For the relief of certain aliens.

    Private Law 86-433 · 74 Stat. A79 · July 14, 1960 · Private law · Original text

76. An Act For the relief of Rosolina Ciuferri.

    Private Law 86-434 · 74 Stat. A79 · July 14, 1960 · Private law · Original text

77. An Act For the relief of Anatolijs Janitis.

    Private Law 86-435 · 74 Stat. A80 · July 14, 1960 · Private law · Original text

78. An Act For the relief of Haralambos Groutas.

    Private Law 86-436 · 74 Stat. A80 · July 14, 1960 · Private law · Original text

79. An Act For the relief of Wong Gee Sing.

    Private Law 86-437 · 74 Stat. A80 · July 14, 1960 · Private law · Original text

80. An Act For the relief of Mary Elizabeth Tighe Crespo.

    Private Law 86-438 · 74 Stat. A80 · July 14, 1960 · Private law · Original text

81. An Act For the relief of Jack Darwin, Adolphe Herstein, and Nicholas Anthony Marcantonakis.

    Private Law 86-439 · 74 Stat. A81 · July 14, 1960 · Private law · Original text

82. An Act For the relief of Chieko Sakano and her child, Masao Sakano.

    Private Law 86-440 · 74 Stat. A81 · July 14, 1960 · Private law · Original text

83. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Humiko Ross.

    Private Law 86-441 · 74 Stat. A82 · July 14, 1960 · Private law · Original text

84. An Act For the relief of Hubert O. Beckles.

    Private Law 86-442 · 74 Stat. A82 · July 14, 1960 · Private law · Original text

85. An Act For the relief of Gloria Anne Loveday.

    Private Law 86-443 · 74 Stat. A82 · July 14, 1960 · Private law · Original text

86. An Act For the relief of Otto Small.

    Private Law 86-444 · 74 Stat. A82 · July 14, 1960 · Private law · Original text

87. An Act For the relief of Anna Semechole Marcolina.

    Private Law 86-445 · 74 Stat. A83 · July 14, 1960 · Private law · Original text

88. An Act For the relief of Sister Frances Cabrini (Virginia Bilbao).

    Private Law 86-446 · 74 Stat. A83 · July 14, 1960 · Private law · Original text

89. An Act For the relief of Doctor Tze I. Chiang.

    Private Law 86-447 · 74 Stat. A83 · July 14, 1960 · Private law · Original text

90. An Act For the relief of Ida Exle (nee Ida Sterio).

    Private Law 86-448 · 74 Stat. A84 · July 14, 1960 · Private law · Original text

91. An Act For the relief of Ray C. Thompson.

    Private Law 86-449 · 74 Stat. A84 · July 14, 1960 · Private law · Original text

92. An Act To clarify the ownership of certain church properties located in the Virgin Islands.

    Private Law 86-450 · 74 Stat. A85 · July 14, 1960 · Private law · Original text

93. An Act To authorize the Secretary of State to evaluate in dollars certain financial assistance loans expressed in foreign currencies arising as a result of World War II, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 86-643 · 74 Stat. 478 · July 14, 1960 · Original text

94. An Act To clarify and make uniform certain provisions of law relating to special postage rates for educational, cultural, and library materials, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 86-644 · 74 Stat. 479 · July 14, 1960 · Original text

95. River and Harbor Act of 1960

    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 86-645 · 74 Stat. 480 · July 14, 1960 · Original text

96. An Act To authorize the Administrator of General Services to release the recapture provisions contained in the conveyance of certain real property to the city of Little Rock, Arkansas, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 86-646 · 74 Stat. 503 · July 14, 1960 · Original text

97. Joint Resolution Authorizing and requesting the President to issue a proclamation with respect to the 1960 Pacific Festival, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 86-647 · 74 Stat. 503 · July 14, 1960 · Original text

98. Joint Resolution To enable the United States to participate in the resettlement of certain refugees, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 86-648 · 74 Stat. 504 · July 14, 1960 · Original text

99. Public Land Administration Act

    An Act To facilitate the administration of the public lands, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 86-649 · 74 Stat. 506 · July 14, 1960 · Original text

100. Joint Resolution Providing for the preparation and completion of plans for a comprehensive observance of the one hundred and seventy-fifth anniversary of the formation of the Constitution of the United States.

     Public Law 86-650 · 74 Stat. 508 · July 14, 1960 · Original text