Every law Congress has passed

1,026 laws of the 88th Congress, 1963–1965

1. An Act To amend section 411(a) of title 38, United States Code, to increase the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation payable to widows of veterans dying from service-connected disabilities.

   Public Law 88-134 · 77 Stat. 223 · October 5, 1963 · Original text

2. An Act To amend the Act providing for the admission of the Stare of Alaska into the Union with reflect to the selection of public lands for the development and extension of communities.

   Public Law 88-135 · 77 Stat. 223 · October 8, 1963 · Original text

3. Departments of Labor, and Health, Education, and Welfare Appropriation Act, 1964

   An Act Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, and Health, Education, and Welfare, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1984, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 88-136 · 77 Stat. 224 · October 11, 1963 · Original text

4. An Act To amend the Act entitled “An Act to authorize the Commissioners of the District of Columbia to make regulations to prevent and control the spread of communicable and preventable diseases”, approved August 11, 1839, as amended.

   Public Law 88-137 · 77 Stat. 246 · October 11, 1963 · Original text

5. An Act For the relief of Wilmer R. Bricker.

   Private Law 88-68 · 77 Stat. 896 · October 11, 1963 · Private law · Original text

6. An Act For the relief of Jan Koss.

   Private Law 88-69 · 77 Stat. 896 · October 11, 1963 · Private law · Original text

7. An Act For the relief of Captain Leon M. Gervin.

   Private Law 88-70 · 77 Stat. 897 · October 11, 1963 · Private law · Original text

8. An Act For the relief of Elizabeth Kolloian Izmirian.

   Private Law 88-71 · 77 Stat. 897 · October 11, 1963 · Private law · Original text

9. An Act For the relief of Fiore Luigi Biasiotta.

   Private Law 88-72 · 77 Stat. 897 · October 11, 1963 · Private law · Original text

10. An Act For the relief of Anna C. Chmielewski.

    Private Law 88-73 · 77 Stat. 898 · October 11, 1963 · Private law · Original text

11. An Act For the relief of Noriyuki Miyata.

    Private Law 88-74 · 77 Stat. 898 · October 11, 1963 · Private law · Original text

12. An Act For the relief of Marguerite Lefebvre Broughton.

    Private Law 88-75 · 77 Stat. 898 · October 11, 1963 · Private law · Original text

13. An Act To establish a Federal coin mission on the disposition of Alcatraz Island.

    Public Law 88-138 · 77 Stat. 247 · October 16, 1963 · Original text

14. An Act To provide that the district courts shall be always open for certain purposes, to abolish terms of court and to regulate the sessions of the courts for transacting judicial business.

    Public Law 88-139 · 77 Stat. 248 · October 16, 1963 · Original text

15. An Act Defining the interest of local public agencies in water reservoirs constructed by the Government which have been financed partially by such agencies.

    Public Law 88-140 · 77 Stat. 249 · October 16, 1963 · Original text

16. An Act To provide for the transfer for urban renewal purposes of land purchased for a low-rent housing project in the city of Detroit, Michigan.

    Public Law 88-141 · 77 Stat. 250 · October 16, 1963 · Original text

17. An Act To change the name of the Memphis lock and dam on the Tombigbee River near Aliceville, Alabama.

    Public Law 88-142 · 77 Stat. 250 · October 16, 1963 · Original text

18. An Act To furnish to the Padre Junipero Serra 250th Anniversary Association medals in commemoration of this 250th anniversary of his birth.

    Public Law 88-143 · 77 Stat. 251 · October 16, 1963 · Original text

19. An Act Authorizing the State of Rhode Island or its instrumentality to maintain, repair, and operate the bridge across Mount Hope Bay subject to the terms and conditions of the Act approved March 23, 1906.

    Public Law 88-144 · 77 Stat. 251 · October 16, 1963 · Original text

20. An Act To provide for the release of restrictions and reservations on certain real property heretofore conveyed to the State of Arkansas by the United States of America.

    Public Law 88-145 · 77 Stat. 252 · October 16, 1963 · Original text

21. An Act To amend section 7 of the Administrative Expenses Act of 1046, as amended.

    Public Law 88-146 · 77 Stat. 252 · October 16, 1963 · Original text

22. An Act To provide for the striking of medals in commemoration of the one hundredth anniversary of the admission of Nevada to statehood.

    Public Law 88-147 · 77 Stat. 252 · October 16, 1963 · Original text

23. An Act For the relief of William C. Doyle.

    Private Law 88-76 · 77 Stat. 899 · October 16, 1963 · Private law · Original text

24. An Act For the relief of Kathryn Marshall.

    Private Law 88-77 · 77 Stat. 899 · October 16, 1963 · Private law · Original text

25. An Act For the relief of Oliver Brown.

    Private Law 88-78 · 77 Stat. 900 · October 16, 1963 · Private law · Original text

26. An Act For the relief of William H. Woodhouse.

    Private Law 88-79 · 77 Stat. 900 · October 16, 1963 · Private law · Original text

27. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Jesse Franklin White.

    Private Law 88-80 · 77 Stat. 901 · October 16, 1963 · Private law · Original text

28. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Justine M. Dubendorf.

    Private Law 88-81 · 77 Stat. 901 · October 16, 1963 · Private law · Original text

29. An Act To provide for the payment of a reward as an expression of appreciation to Edwin and Bruce Bennett.

    Private Law 88-82 · 77 Stat. 902 · October 16, 1963 · Private law · Original text

30. An Act For the relief of Herbert B. Shorter, Senior.

    Private Law 88-83 · 77 Stat. 902 · October 16, 1963 · Private law · Original text

31. An Act For the relief of Wallace J. Knerr.

    Private Law 88-84 · 77 Stat. 902 · October 16, 1963 · Private law · Original text

32. An Act For the relief of certain employees of the Foreign Service of the United States.

    Private Law 88-85 · 77 Stat. 903 · October 16, 1963 · Private law · Original text

33. An Act For the relief of Edward T. Hughes.

    Private Law 88-86 · 77 Stat. 903 · October 16, 1963 · Private law · Original text

34. An Act For the relief of L. C. Atkins and Son.

    Private Law 88-87 · 77 Stat. 904 · October 16, 1963 · Private law · Original text

35. An Act For the relief of Quality Seafood, Incorporated.

    Private Law 88-88 · 77 Stat. 904 · October 16, 1963 · Private law · Original text

36. An Act For the relief of Robert L. Nolan.

    Private Law 88-89 · 77 Stat. 905 · October 16, 1963 · Private law · Original text

37. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Margaret L. Moore.

    Private Law 88-90 · 77 Stat. 905 · October 16, 1963 · Private law · Original text

38. An Act For the relief of José Domenech.

    Private Law 88-91 · 77 Stat. 905 · October 16, 1963 · Private law · Original text

39. An Act To authorize the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs to convey certain land situated in the State of Arkansas to the city of Fayetteville, Arkansas.

    Public Law 88-148 · 77 Stat. 253 · October 17, 1963 · Original text

40. Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1964

    An Act Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1964, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 88-149 · 77 Stat. 254 · October 17, 1963 · Original text

41. An Act To amend the Federal Credit Union Act to extend the time of annual meetings, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 88-150 · 77 Stat. 270 · October 17, 1963 · Original text

42. An Act To amend section 1820 of title 38 of the United States Code to provide for waiver of indebtedness to the United States in certain cases arising out of default on loans guaranteed or made by the Veterans’ Administration.

    Public Law 88-151 · 77 Stat. 271 · October 17, 1963 · Original text

43. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Elizabeth G. Mason.

    Public Law 88-152 · 77 Stat. 271 · October 17, 1963 · Original text

44. An Act Relating to the deductibility of accrued vacation pay.

    Public Law 88-153 · 77 Stat. 272 · October 17, 1963 · Original text

45. An Act To authorize the disposal, without regard to the prescribed six-month waiting period, of certain waterfowl feathers and down from the national stockpile.

    Public Law 88-154 · 77 Stat. 272 · October 17, 1963 · Original text

46. Joint Resolution To authorize the printing and binding of an edition of Senate Procedure and providing the same shall be subject to copyright by the authors.

    Public Law 88-155 · 77 Stat. 272 · October 19, 1963 · Original text

47. Maternal and Child Health and Mental Retardation Planning Amendments of 1963

    An Act To amend the Social Security Act to assist States and communities in preventing and combating mental retardation through expansion and improvement, of the maternal and child health and crippled children’s programs, through provision of prenatal, maternity, and infant care for individuals with conditions associated with childbearing which may lead to mental retardation, and through planning for comprehensive action to combat mental retardation, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 88-156 · 77 Stat. 273 · October 24, 1963 · Original text

48. Federal-Aid Highway Amendments Act of 1963

    An Act To amend various sections of title 23 of the United States Code relating to the Federal-aid highway systems.

    Public Law 88-157 · 77 Stat. 276 · October 24, 1963 · Original text

49. Joint Resolution To provide additional housing for the elderly.

    Public Law 88-158 · 77 Stat. 278 · October 24, 1963 · Original text

50. An Act For the relief of George Crokos.

    Private Law 88-92 · 77 Stat. 906 · October 24, 1963 · Private law · Original text

51. An Act For the relief of Tim L. Yen.

    Private Law 88-93 · 77 Stat. 906 · October 24, 1963 · Private law · Original text

52. An Act To approve an order of the Secretary of the Interior canceling and deferring certain irrigation charges, eliminating certain tracts of non-Indian-owned land under the Wapato Indian irrigation project, Washington, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 88-159 · 77 Stat. 278 · October 28, 1963 · Original text

53. Joint Resolution Relating to the validity of certain rice acreage allotments for 1962 and prior crop years.

    Public Law 88-160 · 77 Stat. 279 · October 28, 1963 · Original text

54. An Act To provide for the withdrawal and reservation for the Department of the Navy of certain public lands of the United States at Mojave B Aerial Gunnery Range, San Bernardino County, California, for defense purposes.

    Public Law 88-161 · 77 Stat. 279 · October 29, 1963 · Original text

55. An Act For the relief of Mrs, Geneva H. Trisler.

    Private Law 88-94 · 77 Stat. 906 · October 29, 1963 · Private law · Original text

56. An Act For the relief of Specialist Five Curtis Melton, Junior.

    Private Law 88-95 · 77 Stat. 907 · October 29, 1963 · Private law · Original text

57. Joint Resolution Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1964, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 88-162 · 77 Stat. 281 · October 30, 1963 · Original text

58. An Act To provide for exceptions to the rules of navigation in certain eases.

    Public Law 88-163 · 77 Stat. 281 · October 30, 1963 · Original text

59. Mental Retardation Facilities and Community Mental Health Centers Construction Act of 1963 a

    An Act To provide assistance in combating mental retardation through grants for construction of research centers and grants for facilities for the mentally retarded and assistance in improving mental health through grants for construction of community mental health centers, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 88-164 · 77 Stat. 282 · October 31, 1963 · Original text

60. An Act To amend the Act redefining the units and establishing the standards of electrical and photometric measurements to provide that the candela shall be the unit of luminous intensity.

    Public Law 88-165 · 77 Stat. 299 · November 4, 1963 · Original text

61. An Act To declare that certain land of the United States is held by the United States in trust for the Oglala Sioux Indian Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation.

    Public Law 88-166 · 77 Stat. 300 · November 4, 1963 · Original text

62. An Act To amend the Act of August 9, 1955, for the purpose of including the Fort Mojave Indian Reservation among reservations excepted from the twenty-five year lease limitations.

    Public Law 88-167 · 77 Stat. 301 · November 4, 1963 · Original text

63. An Act To establish a revolving fund from which the Secretary of the Interior may make loans to finance the procurement of expert assistance by Indian tribes in cases before the Indian Claims Commission.

    Public Law 88-168 · 77 Stat. 301 · November 4, 1963 · Original text

64. An Act To declare that certain land of the United States is held by the United States in trust for the Oglala Sioux Indian Tribe of the Pine Ridge Reservation.

    Public Law 88-169 · 77 Stat. 302 · November 4, 1963 · Original text

65. An Act To provide for the rehabilitation of Guam, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 88-170 · 77 Stat. 302 · November 4, 1963 · Original text

66. An Act To permit the government of Guam to authorize a public authority to undertake urban renewal and housing activities.

    Public Law 88-171 · 77 Stat. 304 · November 4, 1963 · Original text

67. An Act To make certain changes in the functions of the Beach Erosion Board and the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 88-172 · 77 Stat. 304 · November 7, 1963 · Original text

68. An Act To revise the provisions of law relating to the methods by which amounts made available to the States pursuant to the Temporary Unemployment Compensation Act of 1958 and title XII of the Social Security Act are to be restored to the Treasury.

    Public Law 88-173 · 77 Stat. 305 · November 7, 1963 · Original text

69. An Act To authorize certain construction at military installations, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 88-174 · 77 Stat. 307 · November 7, 1963 · Original text

70. An Act To amend sections 334, 367, and 369 of the Bankruptcy Act (11 U.S.C. 734, 767, 769) and to add a new section 355 so as to require claims to be filed and to limit the time within which claims may be filed in chapter XI (arrangement) proceedings to the time prescribed by section 57n of the Bankruptcy Act (11 U.S.C. 93n).

    Public Law 88-175 · 77 Stat. 329 · November 13, 1963 · Original text

71. An Act To clarify the status of circuit and district judges retired from regular active service.

    Public Law 88-176 · 77 Stat. 331 · November 13, 1963 · Original text

72. Joint Resolution Granting the consent of Congress to the establishment of an interstate school district by Hanover, New Hampshire, and Norwich, Vermont, and to an agreement between Hanover School District, New Hampshire, and Norwich Town School District, Vermont.

    Public Law 88-177 · 77 Stat. 332 · November 13, 1963 · Original text

73. An Act To amend the Bretton Woods Agreements Act to authorize the United States Governor of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development to vote for an increase in the Bank’s authorized capital stock.

    Public Law 88-178 · 77 Stat. 334 · November 13, 1963 · Original text

74. An Act To authorize the Administrator of General Services to convey certain land in Prince Georges County, Maryland, to the American National Red Cross.

    Public Law 88-179 · 77 Stat. 335 · November 13, 1963 · Original text

75. An Act For the relief of Kaino Hely Auzis.

    Private Law 88-96 · 77 Stat. 907 · November 13, 1963 · Private law · Original text

76. An Act For the relief of Jolan Berczeller.

    Private Law 88-97 · 77 Stat. 908 · November 13, 1963 · Private law · Original text

77. An Act For the relief of Peter Carson.

    Private Law 88-98 · 77 Stat. 908 · November 13, 1963 · Private law · Original text

78. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Rozsi Neuman.

    Private Law 88-99 · 77 Stat. 908 · November 13, 1963 · Private law · Original text

79. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Barbara Ray Van Olphen.

    Private Law 88-100 · 77 Stat. 909 · November 13, 1963 · Private law · Original text

80. An Act For the relief of Mercedes Robinson Orr.

    Private Law 88-101 · 77 Stat. 909 · November 13, 1963 · Private law · Original text

81. An Act For the relief of Woo You Lyn (also known as Hom You Fong and Lyn Fong Y. Hom).

    Private Law 88-102 · 77 Stat. 909 · November 13, 1963 · Private law · Original text

82. An Act For the relief of Kazimierz Kurmas and Zdzislaw Kurmas.

    Private Law 88-103 · 77 Stat. 909 · November 13, 1963 · Private law · Original text

83. An Act For the relief of Lee Suey Jom (also known as Tommy Lee and Lee Shue Chung).

    Private Law 88-104 · 77 Stat. 910 · November 13, 1963 · Private law · Original text

84. An Act For the relief of certain individuals.

    Private Law 88-105 · 77 Stat. 910 · November 13, 1963 · Private law · Original text

85. An Act For the relief of Doctor Pedro B. Montemayor, Junior.

    Private Law 88-106 · 77 Stat. 911 · November 13, 1963 · Private law · Original text

86. An Act For the relief of Wai Chan Cheng Liu.

    Private Law 88-107 · 77 Stat. 911 · November 13, 1963 · Private law · Original text

87. An Act To authorize the government of the Virgin Islands to issue general obligation bonds.

    Public Law 88-180 · 77 Stat. 335 · November 19, 1963 · Original text

88. An Act To modify the project on the Mississippi River at Muscatine, Iowa, to permit the use of certain property for public park purposes.

    Public Law 88-181 · 77 Stat. 336 · November 19, 1963 · Original text

89. An Act Approving a compromise and settlement agreement of the Navajo Tribe of Indians and authorizing the tribe to execute and the Secretary of the Interior to approve any oil and gas leases entered Into pursuant to the agreement.

    Public Law 88-181 · 77 Stat. 337 · November 20, 1963 · Original text

90. An Act To place certain submerged lands within the jurisdiction of the governments of Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 88-183 · 77 Stat. 338 · November 20, 1963 · Original text

91. An Act To provide for the striking of medals in commemoration of the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the statehood of the State of Indiana.

    Public Law 88-184 · 77 Stat. 340 · November 20, 1963 · Original text

92. An Act To provide for the striking of medals in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the first union health center in the United States by the International Ladies’ Garment Workers’ Union.

    Public Law 88-185 · 77 Stat. 340 · November 20, 1963 · Original text

93. An Act To amend the Arms Control and Disarmament Act in order to increase the authorization for appropriations and to modify the personnel security procedures for contractor employees.

    Public Law 88-186 · 77 Stat. 341 · November 26, 1963 · Original text

94. An Act To provide, for the period ending June 30, 1964, temporary increases in the public debt limit set forth in section 21 of the Second Liberty Bond Act.

    Public Law 88-187 · 77 Stat. 342 · November 26, 1963 · Original text

95. Joint Resolution Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1964, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 88-188 · 77 Stat. 342 · November 29, 1963 · Original text

96. An Act To amend Public Law 88–72 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 88-189 · 77 Stat. 343 · November 29, 1963 · Original text

97. An Act To amend further section 11 of the Federal Register Act (44 U.S.C. 311).

    Public Law 88-190 · 77 Stat. 343 · December 2, 1963 · Original text

98. An Act To exempt life insurance companies from the Act of February 4, 1913, regulating loaning of money on securities in the District of Columbia.

    Public Law 88-191 · 77 Stat. 344 · December 5, 1963 · Original text

99. An Act To amend the Act of March 3, 1901, relating to devises and bequests by will.

    Public Law 88-192 · 77 Stat. 345 · December 5, 1963 · Original text

100. An Act To amend the Life Insurance Act for the District of Columbia relating to annual statements and for other purposes.

     Public Law 88-193 · 77 Stat. 347 · December 5, 1963 · Original text