Every law Congress has passed

1,573 laws of the 87th Congress, 1961–1963

1. An Act For the relief of Mathew Lengyel (also known as Brother Paul, S.V.D.).

   Private Law 87-607 · 76 Stat. 1380 · October 10, 1962 · Private law · Original text

2. An Act For the relief of Lazaro Loyola Arinque, Junior.

   Private Law 87-608 · 76 Stat. 1381 · October 10, 1962 · Private law · Original text

3. An Act For the relief of Leopoldo Rocha Canas and Teofilo Caoile Servito.

   Private Law 87-609 · 76 Stat. 1381 · October 10, 1962 · Private law · Original text

4. An Act For the relief of Major Singh Sunga.

   Private Law 87-610 · 76 Stat. 1381 · October 10, 1962 · Private law · Original text

5. An Act For the relief of Benjamin Leach, Diogracias Leaeh, Rogelio Leach, and Maximo Leach.

   Private Law 87-611 · 76 Stat. 1382 · October 10, 1962 · Private law · Original text

6. Postal Service and Federal Employees Salary Act of 1962

   An Act To adjust postal rates, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 87-793 · 76 Stat. 832 · October 11, 1962 · Original text

7. Trade Expansion Act of 1962

   An Act To promote the general welfare, foreign policy, and security of the United States through international trade agreements and through adjustment assistance to domestic industry, agriculture, and labor, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 87-794 · 76 Stat. 872 · October 11, 1962 · Original text

8. An Act To amend section 305 of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended.

   Public Law 87-795 · 76 Stat. 903 · October 11, 1962 · Original text

9. An Act To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary of the Navy to take possession of the naval oil shale reserves, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 87-796 · 76 Stat. 904 · October 11, 1962 · Original text

10. An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to create trial boards for the United States Park Police, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 87-797 · 76 Stat. 907 · October 11, 1962 · Original text

11. An Act To amend the Consolidated Farmers Home Administration Act of 1961 in order to increase the limitation on the amount of loans which may be insured under subtitle A of such Act.

    Public Law 87-798 · 76 Stat. 908 · October 11, 1962 · Original text

12. An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in financing the construction of a bridge at Cape Hatteras National Seashore, in the State of North Carolina, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 87-799 · 76 Stat. 909 · October 11, 1962 · Original text

13. An Act To provide for the removal of an encumbrance on the title of certain real property heretofore conveyed to the Board of Education of the Vallejo School District, Vallejo, California, by the United States Housing Corporation.

    Public Law 87-800 · 76 Stat. 909 · October 11, 1962 · Original text

14. An Act To amend section 309 of the Food and Agriculture Act of 1962.

    Public Law 87-801 · 76 Stat. 909 · October 11, 1962 · Original text

15. An Act To authorize the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to delegate the function of approving contracts not exceeding $50,000.

    Public Law 87-802 · 76 Stat. 910 · October 11, 1962 · Original text

16. An Act To provide for the nutritional enrichment and sanitary packaging of rice prior to its distribution under certain Federal programs, including the national school lunch program.

    Public Law 87-803 · 76 Stat. 910 · October 11, 1962 · Original text

17. An Act For the relief of Mona Mclsaac Downey.

    Private Law 87-612 · 76 Stat. 1382 · October 11, 1962 · Private law · Original text

18. An Act For the relief of Tasia Demetropoulou (Dimitropoulos).

    Private Law 87-613 · 76 Stat. 1382 · October 11, 1962 · Private law · Original text

19. An Act For the relief of Rosa Fumarola Bailee.

    Private Law 87-614 · 76 Stat. 1383 · October 11, 1962 · Private law · Original text

20. An Act For the relief of Michelangelo Comito (Natl).

    Private Law 87-615 · 76 Stat. 1383 · October 11, 1962 · Private law · Original text

21. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Lee Ma Chin-Ying.

    Private Law 87-616 · 76 Stat. 1383 · October 11, 1962 · Private law · Original text

22. An Act For the relief of Yet Gee Moy (Tsze Woo Lai) and Mee Sen Moy (Sau Ming Lai).

    Private Law 87-617 · 76 Stat. 1383 · October 11, 1962 · Private law · Original text

23. An Act For the relief of Doctor Hassan M. Nouri.

    Private Law 87-618 · 76 Stat. 1384 · October 11, 1962 · Private law · Original text

24. An Act For the relief of Chao Hua-Hsin.

    Private Law 87-619 · 76 Stat. 1384 · October 11, 1962 · Private law · Original text

25. An Act For the relief of Calogera Virone Messina.

    Private Law 87-620 · 76 Stat. 1384 · October 11, 1962 · Private law · Original text

26. An Act For the relief of Priscillo Jose Sisson and Evelyn Sisson.

    Private Law 87-621 · 76 Stat. 1385 · October 11, 1962 · Private law · Original text

27. An Act For the relief of C. Edwin Alley.

    Private Law 87-622 · 76 Stat. 1385 · October 11, 1962 · Private law · Original text

28. An Act For the relief of Forrest L. Gibson.

    Private Law 87-623 · 76 Stat. 1385 · October 11, 1962 · Private law · Original text

29. An Act For the relief of Major William R. Cook.

    Private Law 87-624 · 76 Stat. 1386 · October 11, 1962 · Private law · Original text

30. An Act For the relief of John W. Schleiger.

    Private Law 87-625 · 76 Stat. 1386 · October 11, 1962 · Private law · Original text

31. An Act For the relief of Charles L. Kays.

    Private Law 87-626 · 76 Stat. 1387 · October 11, 1962 · Private law · Original text

32. An Act For the relief of Lieutenant Colonel Edward Hirsch.

    Private Law 87-627 · 76 Stat. 1387 · October 11, 1962 · Private law · Original text

33. An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain lands adjacent to the Suitland Parkway in Prince Georges County, Maryland, to Suitland Lodge Numbered 185H, Loyal Order of Moose.

    Private Law 87-628 · 76 Stat. 1387 · October 11, 1962 · Private law · Original text

34. An Act For the relief of Henry E. Keiser.

    Private Law 87-629 · 76 Stat. 1388 · October 11, 1962 · Private law · Original text

35. An Act For the relief of Joseph Wolf, Junior.

    Private Law 87-630 · 76 Stat. 1389 · October 11, 1962 · Private law · Original text

36. An Act For the relief of Leslie O. Cox and other employees of the Federal Aviation Agency.

    Private Law 87-631 · 76 Stat. 1389 · October 11, 1962 · Private law · Original text

37. An Act To promote the general welfare, foreign policy, and security of the United States through international trade agreements and through adjustment assistance to domestic industry, agriculture, and labor, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 87-794 · October 11, 1962

38. Joint Resolution Authorizing the President of the United States to designate the period from November 26, 1962, through December 2, 1962, as National Cultural Center Week.

    Public Law 87-804 · 76 Stat. 910 · October 15, 1962 · Original text

39. An Act To amend the provisions contained in part II of the Interstate Commerce Act concerning registration of State certificates whereby a common carrier by motor vehicle may engage in interstate and foreign commerce within a State.

    Public Law 87-805 · 76 Stat. 911 · October 15, 1962 · Original text

40. An Act To set aside certain lands in Washington for Indians of the Quinault Tribe.

    Public Law 87-806 · 76 Stat. 913 · October 15, 1962 · Original text

41. District of Columbia Public Assistance Act of 1962

    An Act To provide for more effective administration of public assistance in the District of Columbia, to make certain relatives responsible for support of needy persons, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 87-807 · 76 Stat. 914 · October 15, 1962 · Original text

42. An Act To amend the Housing Amendments of 1955 to make Indian tribes eligible for Federal loans to finance public works or facilities, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 87-808 · 76 Stat. 920 · October 15, 1962 · Original text

43. Joint Resolution To extend the time during which loans for mass transportation facilities may be made under title II of the Housing Amendments of 1955.

    Public Law 87-809 · 76 Stat. 920 · October 15, 1962 · Original text

44. An Act To amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958. as amended, to aid the Civil Aeronautics Board in the investigation of aircraft accidents, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 87-810 · 76 Stat. 921 · October 15, 1962 · Original text

45. An Act To amend section 362(b) of the Communications Act of 1934.

    Public Law 87-811 · 76 Stat. 922 · October 15, 1962 · Original text

46. An Act To amend the Migratory Bird Conservation Act.

    Public Law 87-812 · 76 Stat. 922 · October 15, 1962 · Original text

47. An Act To amend title 13, United States Code, to preserve the confidential nature of copies of reports filed with the Bureau of the Census on a confidential basis.

    Public Law 87-813 · 76 Stat. 922 · October 15, 1962 · Original text

48. An Act To amend the Act of September 7, 1950, to extend the regulatory authority of the Federal and State agencies concerned under the terms of the Convention for the Establishment of an Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission, signed at Washington May 31, 1949, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 87-814 · 76 Stat. 923 · October 15, 1962 · Original text

49. An Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide an extension of the period within which certain educational programs must be begun and completed in the case of persons called to active duty during the Berlin crisis, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 87-815 · 76 Stat. 926 · October 15, 1962 · Original text

50. An Act To validate payments of certain per diem allowances made to members and former members of the United States Coast Guard while serving in special programs overseas.

    Public Law 87-816 · 76 Stat. 928 · October 15, 1962 · Original text

51. An Act To incorporate the American Symphony Orchestra League.

    Public Law 87-817 · 76 Stat. 929 · October 15, 1962 · Original text

52. An Act To amend the Act of July 15, 1955, relating to the conservation of anthracite coal resources.

    Public Law 87-818 · 76 Stat. 934 · October 15, 1962 · Original text

53. An Act To amend section 641 of title 38, United States Code, to provide that deductions shall not be made from Federal payments to a State home because of amounts collected from the estates of deceased veterans and used for recreational or other purposes not required by State laws, and to amend chapter 35 of such title in order to afford educational assistance in certain cases beyond the age limitations prescribed in such chapter.

    Public Law 87-819 · 76 Stat. 935 · October 15, 1962 · Original text

54. An Act To amend the Act of September 7, 1957, relating to aircraft loan guarantees.

    Public Law 87-820 · 76 Stat. 936 · October 15, 1962 · Original text

55. An Act To amend the Act concerning gifts to minors In the District of Columbia.

    Public Law 87-821 · 76 Stat. 938 · October 15, 1962 · Original text

56. An Act To amend the Mineral Leasing Act of February 25, 1920.

    Public Law 87-822 · 76 Stat. 943 · October 15, 1962 · Original text

57. An Act To revise the formula for apportioning cash assistance funds among the States under the National School Lunch Act, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 87-823 · 76 Stat. 944 · October 15, 1962 · Original text

58. An Act To amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 relating to the lease and, transfer of tobacco acreage allotments.

    Public Law 87-824 · 76 Stat. 947 · October 15, 1962 · Original text

59. An Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to revise the effective date provisions relating to awards, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 87-825 · 76 Stat. 948 · October 15, 1962 · Original text

60. An Act To amend title 13 of the United States Code to provide for the collection and publication of foreign commerce and trade statistics, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 87-826 · 76 Stat. 951 · October 15, 1962 · Original text

61. An Act To permit domestic banks to pay interest on time deposits of foreign governments at rates differing from those applicable to domestic depositors.

    Public Law 87-827 · 76 Stat. 953 · October 15, 1962 · Original text

62. An Act To provide for an exchange of lands between the United States and the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 87-828 · 76 Stat. 954 · October 15, 1962 · Original text

63. An Act To amend title 18, United States Code, sections 871 and 3056, to provide penalties for threats against the successors to the Presidency, to authorize their protection by the Secret Service, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 87-829 · 76 Stat. 956 · October 15, 1962 · Original text

64. An Act Providing that the United States district courts shall have jurisdiction of certain cases Involving pollution of interstate river systems, and providing for the venue thereof.

    Public Law 87-830 · 76 Stat. 957 · October 15, 1962 · Original text

65. An Act To provide for public notice of settlements in patent interferences, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 87-831 · 76 Stat. 958 · October 15, 1962 · Original text

66. An Act To extend to oyster planters the benefits of the provisions of the present law which provide for production disaster loans for farmers and stockmen.

    Public Law 87-832 · 76 Stat. 958 · October 15, 1962 · Original text

67. An Act To waive section 142 of title 28, United States Code, with respect to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division, holding court at Akron, Ohio.

    Public Law 87-833 · 76 Stat. 959 · October 15, 1962 · Original text

68. An Act For the relief of Marie Margaret Arvanetes.

    Private Law 87-632 · 76 Stat. 1390 · October 15, 1962 · Private law · Original text

69. An Act For the relief of Robert D. Barbee.

    Private Law 87-633 · 76 Stat. 1390 · October 15, 1962 · Private law · Original text

70. An Act For the relief of Duk Man Lee and Soon Mal Lee.

    Private Law 87-634 · 76 Stat. 1391 · October 15, 1962 · Private law · Original text

71. An Act For the relief of Seymour K. Owens.

    Private Law 87-635 · 76 Stat. 1391 · October 15, 1962 · Private law · Original text

72. An Act For the relief of Dwijendra Kumar Misra.

    Private Law 87-636 · 76 Stat. 1391 · October 15, 1962 · Private law · Original text

73. An Act Relating to the tax-exempt status of the pension plan of Local Union Numbered 435 of the International Hod Carriers’ Building and Common Laborers’ Union of America.

    Private Law 87-637 · 76 Stat. 1392 · October 15, 1962 · Private law · Original text

74. An Act For the relief of Paul Huygelen and Luba A. Huygelen.

    Private Law 87-638 · 76 Stat. 1392 · October 15, 1962 · Private law · Original text

75. An Act For the relief of Michael (Mike) Bessler.

    Private Law 87-639 · 76 Stat. 1392 · October 15, 1962 · Private law · Original text

76. An Act For the relief of Despina Anastos (Psyhopeda).

    Private Law 87-640 · 76 Stat. 1393 · October 15, 1962 · Private law · Original text

77. An Act For the relief of Gunter Heinz Hillebrand.

    Private Law 87-641 · 76 Stat. 1393 · October 15, 1962 · Private law · Original text

78. An Act For the relief of Naife Kahl.

    Private Law 87-642 · 76 Stat. 1393 · October 15, 1962 · Private law · Original text

79. An Act For the relief of Betty Sandra Fagann.

    Private Law 87-643 · 76 Stat. 1394 · October 15, 1962 · Private law · Original text

80. An Act For the relief of Michael Anthony Dedetsinas.

    Private Law 87-644 · 76 Stat. 1394 · October 15, 1962 · Private law · Original text

81. An Act For the relief of Elaine Veronica Brathwaite and Jessie Banier.

    Private Law 87-645 · 76 Stat. 1394 · October 15, 1962 · Private law · Original text

82. An Act For the relief of Rosa and Rita Quattrocchi.

    Private Law 87-646 · 76 Stat. 1395 · October 15, 1962 · Private law · Original text

83. An Act For the relief of Simon Karasick.

    Private Law 87-647 · 76 Stat. 1395 · October 15, 1962 · Private law · Original text

84. An Act For the relief of Cleo A. Dekat.

    Private Law 87-648 · 76 Stat. 1395 · October 15, 1962 · Private law · Original text

85. An Act For the relief of Jose Fuentes.

    Private Law 87-649 · 76 Stat. 1396 · October 15, 1962 · Private law · Original text

86. An Act For the relief of Marie Silva Arruda.

    Private Law 87-650 · 76 Stat. 1396 · October 15, 1962 · Private law · Original text

87. An Act For the relief of Loretta Shea, deceased, in full settlement of the claims of that estate.

    Private Law 87-651 · 76 Stat. 1396 · October 15, 1962 · Private law · Original text

88. An Act For the relief of Earl T. Briley.

    Private Law 87-652 · 76 Stat. 1397 · October 15, 1962 · Private law · Original text

89. An Act For the relief of Joan Rosa Orr.

    Private Law 87-653 · 76 Stat. 1397 · October 15, 1962 · Private law · Original text

90. An Act For the relief of Joseph Hammond.

    Private Law 87-654 · 76 Stat. 1398 · October 15, 1962 · Private law · Original text

91. An Act For the relief of Carl Adams.

    Private Law 87-655 · 76 Stat. 1398 · October 15, 1962 · Private law · Original text

92. An Act For the relief of Mary J. Papworth.

    Private Law 87-656 · 76 Stat. 1399 · October 15, 1962 · Private law · Original text

93. An Act For the relief of James Comeau.

    Private Law 87-657 · 76 Stat. 1399 · October 15, 1962 · Private law · Original text

94. An Act For the relief of Arthur H. Brackbill.

    Private Law 87-658 · 76 Stat. 1400 · October 15, 1962 · Private law · Original text

95. An Act For the relief of Concetta Maria, Rosetta, and Tomasino Mangiaracina.

    Private Law 87-659 · 76 Stat. 1400 · October 15, 1962 · Private law · Original text

96. Revenue Act of 1962

    An Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1054 to provide a credit for investment in certain depreciable property, to eliminate certain defects and inequities, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 87-834 · 76 Stat. 960 · October 16, 1962 · Original text

97. An Act To amend the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 to require certain additional information to be filed by an applicant for a scholarship or fellowship, and to amend the National Defense Education Act of 1958 with respect to certain requirements for payments or loans under the provisions of such Act, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 87-835 · 76 Stat. 1069 · October 16, 1962 · Original text

98. An Act For the relief of certain officers and enlisted personnel of the 1202d Civil Affairs Group (Reinf Tng), Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn, New York.

    Public Law 87-836 · 76 Stat. 1071 · October 16, 1962 · Original text

99. An Act To prohibit the use by collecting agencies and private detective agencies of any name, emblem, or insignia which reasonably tends to convey the impression that any such agency is an agency of the government of the District of Columbia.

    Public Law 87-837 · 76 Stat. 1071 · October 16, 1962 · Original text

100. An Act For the relief of Margaret MacPherson. Angus MacPherson. Ruth MacPherson, and Marilyn MacPherson.

     Private Law 87-660 · 76 Stat. 1400 · October 16, 1962 · Private law · Original text