Every law Congress has passed

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

1. Joint Resolution Requesting the President to issue a proclamation designating 1959 for the observance of the three hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the historic voyages of Hudson and Champlain.

   Public Law 86-68 · 73 Stat. 111 · June 25, 1959 · Original text

2. Life Insurance Company Income Tax Act of 1959

   An Act Relating to the taxation of the income of life insurance companies.

   Public Law 86-69 · 73 Stat. 112 · June 25, 1959 · Original text

3. Alaska Omnibus Act

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

   Public Law 86-70 · 73 Stat. 141 · June 25, 1959 · Original text

4. An Act To donate to the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation, Oregon, approximately 48.89 acres of Federal land.

   Public Law 86-71 · 73 Stat. 154 · June 25, 1959 · Original text

5. An Act To amend the Federal Airport Act in order to extend the time for milking grunts under the provisions of such Act, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 86-72 · 73 Stat. 155 · June 29, 1959 · Original text

6. An Act To amend chapter 37 of title 38, United States Code, to provide additional funds for direct loans; to remove certain requirements with respect to the rate of interest on guaranteed loans; and for other purposes.

   Public Law 86-73 · 73 Stat. 156 · June 30, 1959 · Original text

7. Public Debt Act of 1959

   An Act To increase the amounts of obligations, issued under the Second Liberty Bond Act, which may be outstanding at any one time.

   Public Law 86-74 · 73 Stat. 156 · June 30, 1959 · Original text

8. Tax Rate Extension Act of 1959

   An Act To provide a one-year extension of the existing corporate normal-tax rate and of certain excise-tax rates, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 86-75 · 73 Stat. 157 · June 30, 1959 · Original text

9. Joint Resolution Making temporary appropriations for the fiscal year 1960, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 86-76 · 73 Stat. 159 · July 1, 1959 · Original text

10. An Act For the relief of Uwe-Thorsten Scobel.

    Private Law 86-34 · 73 Stat. A17 · July 6, 1959 · Private law · Original text

11. An Act For the relief of Bertha Glickmann.

    Private Law 86-35 · 73 Stat. A18 · July 6, 1959 · Private law · Original text

12. An Act For the relief of Ben Chassin.

    Private Law 86-36 · 73 Stat. A18 · July 6, 1959 · Private law · Original text

13. An Act For the relief of Yaeko Inouye.

    Private Law 86-37 · 73 Stat. A18 · July 6, 1959 · Private law · Original text

14. An Act For the relief of Wong Bick Quon (Marla Wong).

    Private Law 86-38 · 73 Stat. A18 · July 6, 1959 · Private law · Original text

15. An Act For the relief of Stanislawa Siedlecka (Rejman).

    Private Law 86-39 · 73 Stat. A19 · July 6, 1959 · Private law · Original text

16. An Act For the relief of Chiyoko Korematsu and Aiko Korematsu.

    Private Law 86-40 · 73 Stat. A19 · July 6, 1959 · Private law · Original text

17. An Act For the relief of Umeko Parker.

    Private Law 86-41 · 73 Stat. A20 · July 6, 1959 · Private law · Original text

18. An Act For the relief of Collingwood Bruce Brown, Junior.

    Private Law 86-42 · 73 Stat. A20 · July 6, 1959 · Private law · Original text

19. An Act For the relief of Tatsuo Kochi.

    Private Law 86-43 · 73 Stat. A20 · July 6, 1959 · Private law · Original text

20. An Act For the relief of Theodore Burtzos.

    Private Law 86-44 · 73 Stat. A20 · July 6, 1959 · Private law · Original text

21. An Act For the relief of Sofija Laica.

    Private Law 86-45 · 73 Stat. A21 · July 6, 1959 · Private law · Original text

22. An Act For the relief of Doctor Stasys Sereika.

    Private Law 86-46 · 73 Stat. A21 · July 6, 1959 · Private law · Original text

23. An Act For the relief of Cwy Pinkuslewicz.

    Private Law 86-47 · 73 Stat. A21 · July 6, 1959 · Private law · Original text

24. An Act For the relief of Ellen B. Mueller.

    Private Law 86-48 · 73 Stat. A22 · July 6, 1959 · Private law · Original text

25. An Act For the relief of Erminio Neglia.

    Private Law 86-49 · 73 Stat. A22 · July 6, 1959 · Private law · Original text

26. An Act For the relief of Androula Neofitos Stephanon (Androula Kyriacou Stephanou).

    Private Law 86-50 · 73 Stat. A22 · July 6, 1959 · Private law · Original text

27. An Act For the relief of Giovanni Malara.

    Private Law 86-51 · 73 Stat. A23 · July 6, 1959 · Private law · Original text

28. An Act For the relief of Christos Kartsonis.

    Private Law 86-52 · 73 Stat. A23 · July 6, 1959 · Private law · Original text

29. An Act For the relief of Girolamo Naselli.

    Private Law 86-53 · 73 Stat. A23 · July 6, 1959 · Private law · Original text

30. An Act For the relief of Maria Wolfram.

    Private Law 86-54 · 73 Stat. A24 · July 6, 1959 · Private law · Original text

31. An Act For the relief of Siglinde Ginzinger Maxwell.

    Private Law 86-55 · 73 Stat. A24 · July 6, 1959 · Private law · Original text

32. An Act For the relief of Petar Trbojevic.

    Private Law 86-56 · 73 Stat. A24 · July 6, 1959 · Private law · Original text

33. An Act For the relief of Saeko Higa and Masako Higa.

    Private Law 86-57 · 73 Stat. A25 · July 6, 1959 · Private law · Original text

34. An Act For the relief of Anthony Elio Monacelli.

    Private Law 86-58 · 73 Stat. A25 · July 6, 1959 · Private law · Original text

35. An Act For the relief of Hlias Anthony Lousedes.

    Private Law 86-59 · 73 Stat. A25 · July 6, 1959 · Private law · Original text

36. An Act For the relief of Jessie Isobel Foster.

    Private Law 86-60 · 73 Stat. A25 · July 6, 1959 · Private law · Original text

37. An Act For the relief of Stephanos Tsoukalas.

    Private Law 86-61 · 73 Stat. A26 · July 6, 1959 · Private law · Original text

38. An Act For the relief of Jurij Antin Nimylowycz.

    Private Law 86-62 · 73 Stat. A26 · July 6, 1959 · Private law · Original text

39. An Act For the relief of Angela Maria Staia Labellarte.

    Private Law 86-63 · 73 Stat. A26 · July 6, 1959 · Private law · Original text

40. Joint Resolution For the relief of certain aliens.

    Private Law 86-64 · 73 Stat. A27 · July 6, 1959 · Private law · Original text

41. An Act To amend the 1956 Act authorizing the disposal of certain obsolete locks and dams on the Big Sandy River, Kentucky-West Virginia, for the purpose of increasing the authorization relating to dam numbered 3 on the Big Sandy River, Kentucky.

    Public Law 86-77 · 73 Stat. 160 · July 6, 1959 · Original text

42. An Act To extend the life of the Alaska International Rail and Highway Commission, and to make a change in the membership of such Commission.

    Public Law 86-78 · 73 Stat. 161 · July 6, 1959 · Original text

43. An Act To amend sections 503 and 504 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to facilitate financing of certain aircraft engines and propellers.

    Public Law 86-81 · July 8, 1959

44. An Act For the relief of Gorjana Grdjic.

    Private Law 86-65 · 73 Stat. A28 · July 8, 1959 · Private law · Original text

45. An Act For the relief of Alice V. Tenly.

    Private Law 86-66 · 73 Stat. A28 · July 8, 1959 · Private law · Original text

46. General Government Matters Appropriation Act, 1960

    An Act Making appropriations for the Executive Office of the President and sundry general Government agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1960, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 86-79 · 73 Stat. 161 · July 8, 1959 · Original text

47. Department of Agriculture and Farm Credit Administration Appropriation Act, 1960

    An Act Making appropriations for the Department of Agriculture and Farm Credit Administration for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1960, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 86-80 · 73 Stat. 167 · July 8, 1959 · Original text

48. An Act For the relief of Asae Nishimoto.

    Private Law 86-67 · 73 Stat. A29 · July 13, 1959 · Private law · Original text

49. An Act For the relief of Doctor Radboud Louwrens Beukenkamp.

    Private Law 86-68 · 73 Stat. A29 · July 13, 1959 · Private law · Original text

50. An Act To authorize the sale of certain lands to the State of Missouri.

    Public Law 86-82 · 73 Stat. 181 · July 13, 1959 · Original text

51. An Act To amend the Act of March 3, 1901, to eliminate the requirement that certain District of Columbia corporations be managed by not more than fifteen trustees.

    Public Law 86-83 · 73 Stat. 181 · July 13, 1959 · Original text

52. Departments of State and Justice, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1960

    An Act Making appropriations for the Departments of State and Justice, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1960, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 86-84 · 73 Stat. 182 · July 13, 1959 · Original text

53. An Act To amend the District of Columbia Hospital Center Act in order to extend the time during which appropriations may be made for the purposes of such Act.

    Public Law 86-85 · 73 Stat. 196 · July 13, 1959 · Original text

54. An Act To designate the bridge to be constructed over the Potomac River near Fourteenth Street in the District of Columbia, under the Act of July 16, 1946, as the George Mason Memorial Bridge, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 86-86 · 73 Stat. 196 · July 13, 1959 · Original text

55. An Act To provide for payment of annuities to widows and dependent children of Comptrollers General.

    Public Law 86-87 · 73 Stat. 197 · July 13, 1959 · Original text

56. Department of Commerce and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1960

    An Act Making appropriations for the Department of Commerce and related agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1960, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 86-88 · 73 Stat. 201 · July 13, 1959 · Original text

57. An Act To extend the Renegotiation Act of 1951, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 86-89 · 73 Stat. 210 · July 13, 1959 · Original text

58. An Act For the relief of Yong Chul Jurgens.

    Private Law 86-69 · 73 Stat. A29 · July 17, 1959 · Private law · Original text

59. An Act For the relief of Melanie Hoffmann.

    Private Law 86-70 · 73 Stat. A29 · July 17, 1959 · Private law · Original text

60. An Act For the relief of Aurelia Marija Medvesek-Pozar.

    Private Law 86-71 · 73 Stat. A30 · July 17, 1959 · Private law · Original text

61. An Act For the relief of Clarita Martinez.

    Private Law 86-72 · 73 Stat. A30 · July 17, 1959 · Private law · Original text

62. An Act For the relief of Mohammed Ali Halim.

    Private Law 86-73 · 73 Stat. A30 · July 17, 1959 · Private law · Original text

63. An Act For the relief of Penelope Carnavas Kafos.

    Private Law 86-74 · 73 Stat. A31 · July 17, 1959 · Private law · Original text

64. An Act For the relief of Demetrios Pappathakis.

    Private Law 86-75 · 73 Stat. A31 · July 17, 1959 · Private law · Original text

65. An Act For the relief of Feiga Altmann Rock.

    Private Law 86-76 · 73 Stat. A31 · July 17, 1959 · Private law · Original text

66. An Act For the relief of Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Fletcher.

    Private Law 86-77 · 73 Stat. A31 · July 17, 1959 · Private law · Original text

67. An Act For the relief of Technical Sergeant Walter Casey.

    Private Law 86-78 · 73 Stat. A32 · July 17, 1959 · Private law · Original text

68. An Act For the relief of Arthur J. Dettmers, Junior.

    Private Law 86-79 · 73 Stat. A32 · July 17, 1959 · Private law · Original text

69. Joint Resolution Providing for the designation of the third week of July as “Captive Nations Week”.

    Public Law 86-90 · 73 Stat. 212 · July 17, 1959 · Original text

70. Defense Department Overseas Teachers Pay and Personnel Practices Act

    An Act To govern the salaries and personnel practices applicable to teachers, certain school officers, and other employees of the dependents schools of the Department of Defense in overseas areas, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 86-91 · 73 Stat. 213 · July 17, 1959 · Original text

71. An Act To add certain lands located in Idaho to the Boise and Payette National Forests.

    Public Law 86-92 · 73 Stat. 218 · July 17, 1959 · Original text

72. An Act To authorize the utilization of a limited amount of storage space in Table Rock Reservoir for the purpose of water supply for a fish hatchery.

    Public Law 86-93 · 73 Stat. 220 · July 17, 1959 · Original text

73. An Act To authorize the use of funds arising from a judgment in favor of the Citizen Band of Potawatomi Indians of Oklahoma, and the Prairie Band of Potawatomi Indians of Kansas, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 86-94 · 73 Stat. 220 · July 17, 1959 · Original text

74. An Act To authorize the use of funds arising from a judgment in favor of the Coeur d’Alene Indian Tribe, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 86-95 · 73 Stat. 221 · July 17, 1959 · Original text

75. An Act To extend the special enlistment programs provided by section 262 of the Armed Forces Reserve Act of 1952, as amended.

    Public Law 86-96 · 73 Stat. 221 · July 17, 1959 · Original text

76. An Act To authorize a per capita distribution of funds arising from a judgment in favor of the Quapaw Tribe, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 86-97 · 73 Stat. 221 · July 17, 1959 · Original text

77. An Act To amend the Act entitled “An Act for the regulation of the practice of dentistry in the District of Columbia, and for the protection of the people from empiricism in relation thereto”, approved June 6, 1892, as amended.

    Public Law 86-98 · 73 Stat. 222 · July 17, 1959 · Original text

78. An Act To extend for a period of two years the privilege of free importation of gifts from members of the armed forces of the United States on duty abroad.

    Public Law 86-99 · 73 Stat. 223 · July 17, 1959 · Original text

79. An Act To rename the New Richmond locks and dam in the State of Ohio as the Captain Anthony Meldahl locks and dam.

    Public Law 86-100 · 73 Stat. 223 · July 17, 1959 · Original text

80. An Act For the relief of Luther M. Crockett.

    Private Law 86-80 · 73 Stat. A33 · July 21, 1959 · Private law · Original text

81. An Act To amend the Act entitled “An Act making appropriations to provide for the expenses of the government of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and eleven, and for other purposes”, approved May 18, 1910.

    Public Law 86-101 · 73 Stat. 223 · July 21, 1959 · Original text

82. An Act For the relief of Leon Oswald Dickey.

    Private Law 86-81 · 73 Stat. A33 · July 23, 1959 · Private law · Original text

83. An Act For the relief of Ivy May Lee.

    Private Law 86-82 · 73 Stat. A34 · July 23, 1959 · Private law · Original text

84. An Act To amend section 105 of the Legislative Appropriation Act, 1955, with respect to the disposition upon the death of a Member of the House of Representatives of amounts held for him in the trust fund account in the office of the Sergeant at Arms, and of other amounts due such Member.

    Public Law 86-102 · 73 Stat. 224 · July 23, 1959 · Original text

85. An Act To extend the authority of the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs to maintain offices in the Republic of the Philippines.

    Public Law 86-103 · 73 Stat. 224 · July 23, 1959 · Original text

86. District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1960

    An Act Making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1960, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 86-104 · 73 Stat. 225 · July 23, 1959 · Original text

87. An Act To extend certain traineeship provisions of the Health Amendments Act of 1956.

    Public Law 86-105 · 73 Stat. 239 · July 23, 1959 · Original text

88. An Act To amend the District of Columbia Business Corporation Act.

    Public Law 86-106 · 73 Stat. 239 · July 23, 1959 · Original text

89. An Act To amend section 11 of the Clayton Act to provide for the more expeditious enforcement of cease and desist orders issued thereunder, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 86-107 · 73 Stat. 243 · July 23, 1959 · Original text

90. Mutual Security Act of 1959

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

    Public Law 86-108 · 73 Stat. 246 · July 24, 1959 · Original text

91. An Act To provide for the recovery of costs of building space utilized by the Veterans’ Canteen Service in the Veterans’ Administration.

    Public Law 86-109 · 73 Stat. 258 · July 28, 1959 · Original text

92. An Act To amend the Bankruptcy Act so as to consolidate the referees’ salary and expense funds.

    Public Law 86-110 · 73 Stat. 259 · July 28, 1959 · Original text

93. An Act Authorizing the Boy Scouts of America to erect a memorial on public grounds in the District of Columbia to honor the members and leaders of such organization, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 86-111 · 73 Stat. 261 · July 28, 1959 · Original text

94. An Act To amend paragraph (b) of section 401 of the National Housing Act, as amended.

    Public Law 86-112 · 73 Stat. 262 · July 28, 1959 · Original text

95. An Act To authorize the payment of veterans’ benefits to certain veterans who were discharged as aliens.

    Public Law 86-113 · 73 Stat. 262 · July 28, 1959 · Original text

96. An Act To amend the National Bank Act and the Federal Reserve Act with respect to the reserves required to be maintained by member banks of the Federal Reserve System against deposits and to eliminate the classification “central reserve city”.

    Public Law 86-114 · 73 Stat. 263 · July 28, 1959 · Original text

97. An Act To continue until the close of June 30, 1960, the suspension of duties on metal scrap, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 86-115 · 73 Stat. 264 · July 28, 1959 · Original text

98. An Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide certain allowances and benefits to personnel of the Veterans’ Administration who are United States citizens and are assigned to the Veterans’ Administration office in the Republic of the Philippines.

    Public Law 86-116 · 73 Stat. 265 · July 28, 1959 · Original text

99. An Act To amend the Act of May 26, 1949, as amended, to strengthen and improve the organization of the Department of State, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 86-117 · 73 Stat. 265 · July 30, 1959 · Original text

100. An Act For the relief of Pantaleon Ibarra, also known as Elmo Gomes Arcibal.

     Private Law 86-83 · 73 Stat. A34 · July 31, 1959 · Private law · Original text