Every law Congress has passed

774 laws of the 93rd Congress, 1973–1975

1. Joint Resolution To provide for advancing the effective date of the final order of the Interstate Commerce Commission in Hocker. No. MC 43 (Sub-No. 2).

   Public Law 93-249 · February 8, 1974

2. An Act To amend the Budget and Accounting Act, 1921, to require the advice and consent of the Senate for future appointments to the offices of Director and Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 93-250 · March 2, 1974

3. 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 93-251 · March 7, 1974

4. Joint Resolution Extending the filing date of the 1974 Joint Economic Committee report.

   Public Law 93-252 · March 16, 1974

5. An Act To amend Reorganization Plan Numbered 2 of 1973. and for other purposes.

   Public Law 93-253 · March 16, 1974

6. An Act To amend the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972, in order to implement the provisions of the Convention on the Prevention of Marine Pollution by Dumping of Wastes and Other Matter, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 93-254 · March 22, 1974

7. An Act For the relief of Arturo Robles.

   Private Law 93-51 · 88 Stat. 2365 · March 22, 1974 · Private law · Original text

8. An Act To amend the minimum limits of compensation of Senate committee employees and to amend the indicia requirements on franked mail, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 93-255 · March 27, 1974

9. An Act To increase the period during which benefits may be paid under title XVI Of the Social Security Act on the basis of presumptive disability to certain individuals who received aid, on the basis of disabilty, for December 1973, under a State plan approved under title XIV or XVI of that Act, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 93-256 · March 28, 1974

10. Funeral Transportation and Living Expense Benefits Act of 1974

    An Act To provide funeral transportation and living expense benefits to the families of deceased prisoners of war, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-257 · March 29, 1974

11. An Act For the relief of August F. Walz.

    Private Law 93-52 · 88 Stat. 2365 · March 29, 1974 · Private law · Original text

12. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Zosima Telebanco Van Zanten.

    Private Law 93-53 · 88 Stat. 2366 · March 29, 1974 · Private law · Original text

13. An Act For the relief of Georgina Henrietta Harris.

    Private Law 93-54 · 88 Stat. 2366 · March 29, 1974 · Private law · Original text

14. An Act For the relief of Robert J. Martin.

    Private Law 93-55 · 88 Stat. 2366 · March 29, 1974 · Private law · Original text

15. An Act For the relief of Raphael Johnson.

    Private Law 93-56 · 88 Stat. 2366 · March 29, 1974 · Private law · Original text

16. An Act To provide for the conveyance of certain mineral interests of the United States in property in Utah to the record owners of the surface of that property.

    Public Law 93-258 · April 2, 1974

17. Fair Labor Standards Amendments of 1974

    An Act To amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the minimum wage rate under that Aet, to expand the coverage of the Act, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-259 · April 8, 1974

18. An Act To amend certain provisions of law defining widow and widower under the civil service retirement system, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-260 · April 9, 1974

19. Joint Resolution Making an urgent supplemental appropriation for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, for the Veterans Administration, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-261 · April 11, 1974

20. An Act To provide for financing the economic development of Indians and Indian organizations, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-262 · April 12, 1974

21. An Act To amend the Foreign Sere ice Buildings Act. 1926, to authorise additional appropriations for the fiscal year 1974.

    Public Law 93-263 · April 12, 1974

22. An Act To authorize sale of a former Foreign Service consulate building in Venice to Wake Forest University.

    Public Law 93-264 · April 12, 1974

23. An Act Relating to the constitutional rights of Indians.

    Public Law 93-265 · April 12, 1974

24. An Act To amend the Act entitled “An Act to incorporate the American Hospital of Paris”, approved January 30, 1913 (37 Stat. 654).

    Public Law 93-266 · April 12, 1974

25. An Act To amend the Act of February 24, 1925, incorporating the American War Mothers, to permit certain stepmothers and adoptive mothers to be members of that organization.

    Public Law 93-267 · April 12, 1974

26. An Act For the relief of Dominga Pettit.

    Private Law 93-57 · 88 Stat. 2367 · April 12, 1974 · Private law · Original text

27. An Act For the relief of Flora Datiles Tabayo.

    Private Law 93-58 · 88 Stat. 2367 · April 12, 1974 · Private law · Original text

28. An Act For the relief of Rito E. Judilla and Virna J. Pasicaran.

    Private Law 93-59 · 88 Stat. 2367 · April 12, 1974 · Private law · Original text

29. An Act For the relief of Uhel D. Polly.

    Private Law 93-60 · 88 Stat. 2368 · April 12, 1974 · Private law · Original text

30. An Act For the relief of Jorge Mario Bell.

    Private Law 93-61 · 88 Stat. 2368 · April 12, 1974 · Private law · Original text

31. An Act For the relief of Wilhelm J. R. Maly.

    Private Law 93-62 · 88 Stat. 2368 · April 12, 1974 · Private law · Original text

32. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Jozefa Sokolowska Domanski.

    Private Law 93-63 · 88 Stat. 2369 · April 12, 1974 · Private law · Original text

33. An Act For the relief of Mahmood Shareef Suleiman.

    Private Law 93-64 · 88 Stat. 2369 · April 12, 1974 · Private law · Original text

34. An Act For the relief of Vo Thi Suong (Nini Anne Hoyt).

    Private Law 93-65 · 88 Stat. 2369 · April 12, 1974 · Private law · Original text

35. An Act To amend the District of Columbia Revenue Act of 1947 regarding taxability of dividends received by a corporation from insurance companies, banks, and other savings institutions.

    Public Law 93-268 · April 17, 1974

36. An Act To authorize and direct the Secretary of the Department under which the United States Coast Guard is operating to cause the vessel Miss Keku, owned by Clarence Jackson of Juneau, Alaska, to be documented as a vessel of the United States so as to be entitled to engage in the American fisheries.

    Private Law 93-66 · 88 Stat. 2369 · April 17, 1974 · Private law · Original text

37. An Act To wake certain appropriations available for obligation and expenditure until June 30, 1975, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-269 · April 18, 1974

38. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Act of 1974

    An Act To provide financial assistance for research activities for the Study of sudden infant death syndrome, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-270 · April 22, 1974

39. An Act To abolish the position of Commissioner of Fish and Wildlife, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-271 · April 22, 1974

40. An Act To amend the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act to clarify the provision relating to the referendum on the issue of the advisory neighborhood councils.

    Public Law 93-272 · April 24, 1974

41. An Act To provide increases in certain annuities payable under chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-273 · April 26, 1974

42. An Act To amend chapter 5 of title 37, United States Code, to revise the special pay structure relating to medical officers of the uniformed services.

    Public Law 93-274 · May 6, 1974

43. Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974

    An Act To reorganize and consolidate certain functions of the Federal Government in a new Federal Energy Administration in order to promote more efficient management of such functions.

    Public Law 93-275 · 88 Stat. 96 · May 7, 1974 · Original text

44. An Act To authorize 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 93-276 · 88 Stat. 115 · May 10, 1974 · Original text

45. Armed Forces Enlisted Personnel Bonus Revision Act of 1974

    An Act To amend chapter 5 of title 37, United States Code, to revise the special pay bonus structure relating to members of the armed forces, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-277 · 88 Stat. 119 · May 10, 1974 · Original text

46. Environmental Education Amendments of 1974

    An Act To extend the Environmental Education Act for three years.

    Public Law 93-278 · 88 Stat. 121 · May 10, 1974 · Original text

47. An Act To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act by designating the Chattooga River, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia as a component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-279 · 88 Stat. 122 · May 10, 1974 · Original text

48. An Act To authorize certain Federal agencies to detail personnel and to loan equipment to the Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife, Department of the Interior.

    Public Law 93-280 · 88 Stat. 123 · May 10, 1974 · Original text

49. Narcotic Addict Treatment Act of 1974

    An Act To amend the Controlled Substances Act to provide for the registration of practitioners conducting narcotic treatment programs.

    Public Law 93-281 · 88 Stat. 124 · May 14, 1974 · Original text

50. An Act To extend through fiscal year 1974 certain expiring appropriations authorizations in the Public Health Service Act, the Community Mental Health Centers Act, and the Developmental Disabilities Services and Facilities Construction Act, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-282 · 88 Stat. 125 · May 14, 1974 · Original text

51. An Act To amend certain laws affecting the Coast Guard.

    Public Law 93-283 · 88 Stat. 139 · May 14, 1974 · Original text

52. An Act To name structure S–5A of the Central and Southern Florida Flood Control District, located in Palm Beach County, Florida, as the “W. Turner Wallis Pumping Station” in memory of the late W. Turner Wallis, the first secretary-treasurer and chief engineer for the Central and Southern Florida Flood Control District.

    Public Law 93-284 · 88 Stat. 141 · May 16, 1974 · Original text

53. An Act For the relief of Morena Stolsmark.

    Private Law 93-67 · 88 Stat. 2370 · May 16, 1974 · Private law · Original text

54. An Act For the relief of Gloria Go.

    Private Law 93-68 · 88 Stat. 2370 · May 16, 1974 · Private law · Original text

55. An Act For the relief of Kamal Antoine Chalaby.

    Private Law 93-69 · 88 Stat. 2370 · May 16, 1974 · Private law · Original text

56. An Act For the relief of Ernest Edward Scofield (Ernesto Espino).

    Private Law 93-70 · 88 Stat. 2371 · May 16, 1974 · Private law · Original text

57. An Act To declare that certain mineral interests are held by the United States in trust for the Chippewa Cree Tribe of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation, Montana.

    Public Law 93-285 · 88 Stat. 142 · May 21, 1974 · Original text

58. An Act To amend Public Law 90–335 (82 Stat. 174) relating to the purchase, sale, and exchange of certain lands on the Spokane Indian Reservation.

    Public Law 93-286 · 88 Stat. 142 · May 21, 1974 · Original text

59. An Act To authorize the Secretary of State or such officer as he may designate to conclude an agreement with the People’s Republic of China for indemnification for any loss or damage to objects in the “Exhibition of the Archeological Finds of the People’s Republic of China” while in the possession of the Government of the United States.

    Public Law 93-287 · 88 Stat. 143 · May 21, 1974 · Original text

60. Disaster Relief Act of 1974

    An Act Entitled the “Disaster Relief Act Amendments of 1974”

    Public Law 93-288 · 88 Stat. 143 · May 22, 1974 · Original text

61. Veterans’ Insurance Act of 1974

    An Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the maximum amount of Servicemen’s Group Life Insurance to $20,000, to provide full-time coverage thereunder for certain members of the Reserves and National Guard, to authorize the conversion of such insurance to Veterans’ Group Life Insurance, to authorize allotments from the pay of members of the National Guard of the United States for group life insurance premiums, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-289 · 88 Stat. 165 · May 24, 1974 · Original text

62. An Act To amend section 505 of title 10, United States Code, to establish uniform original enlistment qualifications for male and female persons.

    Public Law 93-290 · 88 Stat. 173 · May 24, 1974 · Original text

63. An Act To amend the Act of June 27, 1960 (74 Stat. 220), relating to the preservation of historical and archeological data.

    Public Law 93-291 · 88 Stat. 174 · May 24, 1974 · Original text

64. An Act To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the presentation of a flag of the United States for deceased members of the Ready Reserve and for deceased members of the Reserve who die after completing twenty years of service, but before becoming entitled to retired pay.

    Public Law 93-292 · 88 Stat. 176 · May 28, 1974 · Original text

65. An Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the rates of vocational rehabilitation, educational assistance, and special training allowances paid to eligible veterans and other persons; to make improvements in the educational assistance programs; and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-293 · 88 Stat. 176 · May 31, 1974 · Original text

66. Aviation Career Incentive Act of 1974

    An Act To amend section 301 of title 37, United States Code, relating to incentive pay, to attract and retain volunteers for aviation crew member duties, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-294 · 88 Stat. 177 · May 31, 1974 · Original text

67. Veterans Disability Compensation and Survivor Benefits Act of 1974

    An Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to increase the rates of disability compensation for disabled veterans; to increase the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for their survivors; and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-295 · 88 Stat. 180 · May 31, 1974 · Original text

68. Research on Aging Act of 1974

    An Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the establishment of a National Institute on Aging.

    Public Law 93-296 · 88 Stat. 184 · May 31, 1974 · Original text

69. An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain mineral interests of the United States to the owner or owners of record of certain lands in the State of South Carolina.

    Public Law 93-297 · 88 Stat. 187 · June 1, 1974 · Original text

70. An Act To rename the first Civilian Conservation Corps Center located near Franklin, North Carolina, and the Cross Timbers National Grasslands in Texas in honor of former President Lyndon B. Johnson.

    Public Law 93-298 · 88 Stat. 188 · June 1, 1974 · Original text

71. An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain mineral interests of the United States to the owner or owners of record of certain lands in the State of South Carolina.

    Public Law 93-299 · 88 Stat. 189 · June 1, 1974 · Original text

72. An Act To amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act of July 3, 1918 (40 Stat. 755), as amended, to extend and adapt its provisions to the Convention between the United States and the Government of Japan for the protection of migratory birds and birds in danger of extinction and their environment, concluded at the city of Tokyo, March 4, 1972.

    Public Law 93-300 · 88 Stat. 190 · June 1, 1974 · Original text

73. An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to sell certain rights in the State of Florida.

    Public Law 93-301 · 88 Stat. 190 · June 1, 1974 · Original text

74. An Act To authorize additional appropriations to carry out the Peace Corps Act, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-302 · 88 Stat. 191 · June 1, 1974 · Original text

75. An Act To authorise the Secretary of the Interior to sell reserved mineral interests of the United States in certain land in Missouri to Grace F. Sisler, the record owner of the surface thereof.

    Private Law 93-71 · 88 Stat. 2371 · June 1, 1974 · Private law · Original text

76. An Act To amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act, as amended, to provide for collection of special recreation use fees at additional campgrounds, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-303 · 88 Stat. 192 · June 7, 1974 · Original text

77. International Ocean Exposition Appropriations Authorization Act of 1973

    An Act To authorize appropriations for United States participation in the International Ocean Exposition ’75.

    Public Law 93-304 · 88 Stat. 194 · June 8, 1974 · Original text

78. Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1974

    An Act Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-305 · 88 Stat. 195 · June 8, 1974 · Original text

79. An Act To authorize amendment of contracts relating to the exchange of certain vessels for conversion and operation in unsubsidized service between the west coast of the United States and the territory of Guam.

    Public Law 93-306 · 88 Stat. 232 · June 8, 1974 · Original text

80. Department of Defense Supplemental Appropriation Authorization Act, 1974

    An Act To authorize appropriations during the fiscal year 1974 for procurement of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, tracked combat vehicles, and other weapons and research, development, test and evaluation for the Armed Forces, and to authorize construction at certain installations, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-307 · 88 Stat. 233 · June 8, 1974 · H. R. 12565 · Original text

81. An Act To amend the Act to authorize appropriations for the fiscal year 1974 for certain maritime programs of the Department of Commerce.

    Public Law 93-308 · 88 Stat. 234 · June 8, 1974 · Original text

82. An Act To provide for the striking of national medals to honor the late J. Edgar Hoover.

    Public Law 93-309 · 88 Stat. 234 · June 8, 1974 · Original text

83. An Act To provide for the suspension of duty on certain copying shoe lathes until the close of June 30, 1976, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-310 · 88 Stat. 235 · June 8, 1974 · Original text

84. An Act Prescribing the objectives and functions of the National Commission on Productivity and Work Quality.

    Public Law 93-311 · 88 Stat. 236 · June 8, 1974 · Original text

85. An Act To amend the Department of State Appropriations Authorization Act of 1973 to authorize additional appropriations for the fiscal year 1974, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-312 · 88 Stat. 237 · June 8, 1974 · Original text

86. An Act To delay for six months the taking effect of certain measures to provide additional funds for certain wildlife restoration projects.

    Public Law 93-313 · 88 Stat. 238 · June 8, 1974 · Original text

87. An Act Relating to the sale and distribution of the Congressional Record.

    Public Law 93-314 · 88 Stat. 239 · June 8, 1974 · Original text

88. An Act For the relief of Monroe A. Lucas.

    Private Law 93-72 · 88 Stat. 2372 · June 8, 1974 · Private law · Original text

89. An Act To authorize appropriations for carrying out the provisions of the International Economic Policy Act of 1972, as amended.

    Public Law 93-315 · 88 Stat. 239 · June 22, 1974 · Original text

90. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, 1975

    An Act To authorize appropriations to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for research and development, construction of facilities, and research and program management, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-316 · 88 Stat. 240 · June 22, 1974 · Original text

91. Joint Resolution Authorizing the Secretary of the Army to receive for instruction at the United States Military Academy one citizen of the Kingdom of Laos.

    Public Law 93-317 · 88 Stat. 244 · June 22, 1974 · Original text

92. An Act To prevent the unauthorized manufacture and use of the character “Woodsy Owl”, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-318 · 88 Stat. 244 · June 22, 1974 · Original text

93. An Act To provide for means of dealing with energy shortages by requiring reports with respect to energy resources, by providing for temporary suspension of certain air pollution requirements, by providing for coal conversion, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-319 · 88 Stat. 246 · June 22, 1974 · Original text

94. An Act For the relief of Mildred Christine Ford.

    Private Law 93-73 · 88 Stat. 2372 · June 22, 1974 · Private law · Original text

95. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Gavina A. Palacay.

    Private Law 93-74 · 88 Stat. 2372 · June 22, 1974 · Private law · Original text

96. An Act For the relief of Charito Fernandez Bautista.

    Private Law 93-75 · 88 Stat. 2373 · June 22, 1974 · Private law · Original text

97. An Act For the relief of Giuseppe Greco.

    Private Law 93-76 · 88 Stat. 2373 · June 22, 1974 · Private law · Original text

98. Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act

    An Act To authorize the construction, operation, and maintenance of certain works in the Colorado River Basin to control the salinity of water delivered to users in the United States and Mexico.

    Public Law 93-320 · 88 Stat. 266 · June 24, 1974 · Original text

99. Joint Resolution Making further urgent supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1974, for the Veterans Administration, and for other purposes

    Public Law 93-321 · 88 Stat. 275 · June 30, 1974 · Original text

100. Special Energy Research and Development Appropriation Act, 1975

     An Act Making appropriations for energy research and development activities of certain departments, independent executive agencies, bureaus, offices, and commissions for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and for other purposes.

     Public Law 93-322 · 88 Stat. 276 · June 30, 1974 · Original text