Every law Congress has passed

774 laws of the 93rd Congress, 1973–1975

1. An Act To amend the Youth Conservation Corps Act of 1972 (Public Law 92–597, 86 Stat. 1319) to expand and make permanent the Youth Conservation Corps, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 93-408 · September 3, 1974

2. Solar Heating and Cooling Demonstration Act of 1974

   An Act To provide for the early development and commercial demonstration of the technology of solar heating and combined solar heating and cooling systems

   Public Law 93-409 · September 3, 1974

3. Geothermal Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1974

   An Act To further the conduct of research, development, and demonstrations in geothermal energy technologies, to establish a Geothermal Energy Coordination and Management Project, to provide for the carrying out of research and development in geothermal energy technology, to carry out a program of demonstrations in technologies for the utilization of geothermal resources, to establish a loan guaranty program for the financing of geothermal energy development, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 93-410 · September 3, 1974

4. An Act To amend the tobacco marketing quota provisions of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938.

   Public Law 93-411 · September 3, 1974

5. District of Columbia Criminal Justice Act

   An Act To authorize in the District of Columbia a plan providing for the representation of defendants who are financially unable to obtain an adequate defense in criminal cases in the courts of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 93-412 · September 3, 1974

6. National Science Foundation Authorization Act, 1975

   An Act To authorize appropriations for activities of the National Science Foundation, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 93-413 · September 4, 1974

7. Department of Housing and Urban Development; Space, Science, Veterans, and Certain Other Independent Agencies Appropriation Act, 1975

   An Act Making appropriations for the Department of Housing and Urban Development; for space, science, veterans, and certain other independent executive agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 93-414 · September 6, 1974

8. Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974

   An Act To provide a comprehensive, coordinated approach to the problems of juvenile delinquency, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 93-415 · September 7, 1974

9. An Act To amend chapter 81 of subpart G of title 5, United States Code, relating to compensation for work injuries, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 93-416 · September 7, 1974

10. An Act To authorize the Secretary of State to prescribe the fee for execution of an application for a passport anti to continue to transfer to the United States Postal Service the execution fee for each application accepted by that Service.

    Public Law 93-417 · September 17, 1974

11. Joint Resolution Authorizing the President to proclaim the period of September 15, 1974, through October 15, 1974, as “Johnny Horizon ’76 Clean Up America Month”.

    Public Law 93-418 · September 18, 1974

12. An Act To amend title 37, United States Code, to refine the procedures for adjustments in military compensation, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-419 · September 19, 1974

13. An Act To amend the Act of October 13, 1972.

    Public Law 93-420 · September 19, 1974

14. An Act To authorize Federal agricultural assistance to Guam for certain purposes.

    Public Law 93-421 · September 19, 1974

15. Alcohol and Ding Abuse Education Act Amendments of 1974

    An Act To extend the Drug Abuse Education Act of 1970 for three years.

    Public Law 93-422 · September 21, 1974

16. An Act To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to extend the authorizations for a 2-year period, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-423 · September 27, 1974

17. Joint Resolution Asking the President of the United States to declare the fourth Saturday of September, 1974, “National Hunting and Fishing Day”.

    Public Law 93-424 · September 27, 1974

18. Joint Resolution To extend termination date of Export-Import Bank.

    Public Law 93-425 · 88 Stat. 1166 · September 30, 1974 · Original text

19. Defense Production Act Amendments of 1974

    An Act To amend the Defense Production Act of 1950 and to establish a National Commission on Supplies and Shortages Act of 1974.

    Public Law 93-426 · 88 Stat. 1166 · September 30, 1974 · Original text

20. An Act To amend the Act of October 27, 1972 (Public Law 92–578).

    Public Law 93-427 · 88 Stat. 1170 · October 1, 1974 · Original text

21. Egg Research and Consumer Information Act

    An Act To enable egg producers to establish, finance, and carry out a coordinated program of research, producer and consumer education, and promotion to improve, maintain, and develop markets for eggs, egg products, spent fowl, and products of spent fowl.

    Public Law 93-428 · 88 Stat. 1171 · October 1, 1974 · Original text

22. An Act To designate certain lands in the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Georgia, as wilderness.

    Public Law 93-429 · 88 Stat. 1179 · October 1, 1974 · Original text

23. An Act To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for the procurement of vessels and aircraft and construction of shore and offshore establishments, to authorize appropriations for bridge alterations, to authorize for the Coast Guard an end-year strength for active duty personnel, to authorize for the Coast Guard average military student loads, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-430 · 88 Stat. 1180 · October 1, 1974 · Original text

24. Boston National Historical Park Act of 1974

    An Act To authorize the establishment of the Boston National Historical Park in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

    Public Law 93-431 · 88 Stat. 1184 · October 1, 1974 · Original text

25. An Act To authorize the conveyance to the city of Salem, Illinois, of a statue of William Jennings Bryan.

    Public Law 93-432 · 88 Stat. 1186 · October 4, 1974 · Original text

26. Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1975

    An Act Making appropriations for the Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-433 · 88 Stat. 1187 · October 5, 1974 · Original text

27. An Act To amend the Emergency Daylight Saving Time Energy Conservation Act of 1973 to exempt from its provisions the period from the last Sunday in October, 1974, through the last Sunday in February, 1975.

    Public Law 93-434 · 88 Stat. 1209 · October 5, 1974 · Original text

28. 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 93-435 · 88 Stat. 1210 · October 5, 1974 · Original text

29. An Act To extend the appropriation authorization for reporting of weather modification activities.

    Public Law 93-436 · 88 Stat. 1212 · October 5, 1974 · Original text

30. Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1975

    An Act Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1975, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-437 · 88 Stat. 1212 · October 8, 1974 · Original text

31. Energy Reorganization Act of 1974

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

    Public Law 93-438 · 88 Stat. 1233 · October 11, 1974 · Original text

32. An Act To authorize the establishment of the Big Thicket National Preserve in the State of Texas, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-439 · 88 Stat. 1254 · October 11, 1974 · Original text

33. An Act To establish the Big Cypress National Preserve in the State of Florida, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-440 · 88 Stat. 1258 · October 11, 1974 · Original text

34. An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to change the alloy and weight of the one-cent piece and to amend the Bank Holding Act Amendments of 1970 to authorize grants to Eisenhower College, Seneca Falls, New York.

    Public Law 93-441 · 88 Stat. 1261 · October 11, 1974 · Original text

35. An Act For the relief of Joe H. Morgan.

    Private Law 93-92 · 88 Stat. 2380 · October 11, 1974 · Private law · Original text

36. An Act For the relief of Dulce Pilar Costin (Castin-Casas).

    Private Law 93-93 · 88 Stat. 2380 · October 11, 1974 · Private law · Original text

37. An Act For the relief of Caridad R. Balonan.

    Private Law 93-94 · 88 Stat. 2381 · October 11, 1974 · Private law · Original text

38. Joint Resolution To grant the status of permanent residence to Ivy May Glockner formerly Ivy May Richmond nee Pond.

    Private Law 93-95 · 88 Stat. 2381 · October 11, 1974 · Private law · Original text

39. Joint Resolution Authorizing the President to proclaim the second full week in October, 1974, as “National Legal Secretaries’ Court Observance Week”.

    Public Law 93-442 · 88 Stat. 1262 · October 14, 1974 · Original text

40. An Act To impose overall limitations on campaign expenditures and political contributions; to provide that each candidate for Federal office shall designate a principal campaign committee; to provide for a single reporting responsibility with respect to receipts and expenditures by certain political committees; to change the times for the filing of reports regarding campaign expenditures and political contributions; to provide for public financing of Presidential nominating conventions and Presidential primary elections; and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-443 · 88 Stat. 1263 · October 15, 1974 · Original text

41. An Act To amend the Act of October 4, 1961, providing for the preservation and protection of certain lands known as Piscataway Park in Prince Georges and Charles Counties, Maryland, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-444 · 88 Stat. 1304 · October 15, 1974 · Original text

42. An Act To amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1937 to revise the retirement system for employees of employers covered thereunder, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-445 · 88 Stat. 1305 · October 16, 1974 · Original text

43. Joint Resolution Authorizing the procurement of an oil portrait and marble bust of former Chief Justice Earl Warren.

    Public Law 93-446 · 88 Stat. 1362 · October 17, 1974 · Original text

44. An Act To redesignate the Alamogordo Dam and Reservoir, New Mexico, as Sumner Dam and Lake Sumner, respectively.

    Public Law 93-447 · 88 Stat. 1363 · October 17, 1974 · Original text

45. Joint Resolution Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1975, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-448 · 88 Stat. 1363 · October 17, 1974 · Original text

46. An Act For the relief of Thomas C. Johnson.

    Private Law 93-96 · 88 Stat. 2381 · October 17, 1974 · Private law · Original text

47. An Act For the relief of Lucille de Saint Andre.

    Private Law 93-97 · 88 Stat. 2382 · October 17, 1974 · Private law · Original text

48. Emergency Home Purchase Assistance Act of 1974

    An Act To increase on an emergency basis the availability of reasonably priced mortgage credit for housing.

    Public Law 93-449 · 88 Stat. 1364 · October 18, 1974 · Original text

49. Joint Resolution To extend the authority of the Export-Import Bank of the United States.

    Public Law 93-450 · 88 Stat. 1368 · October 18, 1974 · Original text

50. An Act To declare that the United States holds in trust for the Bridgeport Indian Colony certain lands in Mono County, California.

    Public Law 93-451 · 88 Stat. 1368 · October 18, 1974 · Original text

51. An Act To extend and expand the authority for carrying out conservation and rehabilitation programs on military reservations, and to authorize the implementation of such programs on certain public lands.

    Public Law 93-452 · 88 Stat. 1369 · October 18, 1974 · Original text

52. An Act To authorize the conveyance of certain lands to the New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico.

    Public Law 93-453 · 88 Stat. 1375 · October 18, 1974 · Original text

53. Federal Columbia River Transmission System Act

    An Act To enable the Secretary of the Interior to provide for the operation, maintenance, and continued construction of the Federal transmission system in the Pacific Northwest by use of the revenues of the Federal Columbia River Power System and the proceeds of revenue bonds, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-454 · 88 Stat. 1376 · October 18, 1974 · Original text

54. An Act To amend the Military Personnel and Civilian Employees’ Claims Act of 1964, as amended, with respect to the settlement of claims against the United States by members of the uniformed services and civilian officers and employees for damage to, or loss of, personal property incident to their service.

    Public Law 93-455 · 88 Stat. 1381 · October 18, 1974 · Original text

55. An Act To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to release on behalf of the United States conditions in a deed conveying certain lands to the State of New York and to provide for the conveyance of certain interests in such lands so as to permit such State, subject to certain conditions, to sell such land.

    Public Law 93-456 · 88 Stat. 1382 · October 18, 1974 · Original text

56. An Act To amend the Act entitled “An Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to execute a subordination agreement with respect to certain lands in Lee County, South Carolina”.

    Public Law 93-457 · 88 Stat. 1383 · October 18, 1974 · Original text

57. An Act To declare that certain federally owned lands shall be held by the United States in trust for the Kootenai Tribe of Idaho, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-458 · 88 Stat. 1383 · October 18, 1974 · Original text

58. An Act For the relief of Donald L. Tyndall, Bruce Edward Tyndall, Kimberly Fay Tyndall, and Lisa Michele Tyndall.

    Private Law 93-98 · 88 Stat. 2382 · October 18, 1974 · Private law · Original text

59. An Act To amend section 308 of title 44, United States Code, relating to the disbursing officer, deputy disbursing officer, and certifying officers and employees of the Government Printing Office.

    Public Law 93-459 · 88 Stat. 1384 · October 20, 1974 · Original text

60. An Act To amend the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949, as amended, to provide for the timely determination of certain claims of American nationals settled by the United States-Hungarian Claims Agreement of March 6, 1973, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-460 · 88 Stat. 1386 · October 20, 1974 · Original text

61. An Act To repeal the “cooly trade” laws.

    Public Law 93-461 · 88 Stat. 1387 · October 20, 1974 · Original text

62. An Act To authorize the disposition of certain office equipment and furnishings, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-462 · 88 Stat. 1388 · October 20, 1974 · Original text

63. An Act To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain public land in the State of Michigan to the Wisconsin Michigan Power Company.

    Private Law 93-99 · 88 Stat. 2383 · October 20, 1974 · Private law · Original text

64. An Act To provide for the conveyance of certain real property of the United States to Mrs. Harriet La Pointe Vanderventer.

    Private Law 93-100 · 88 Stat. 2383 · October 22, 1974 · Private law · Original text

65. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Act of 1974

    An Act To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to strengthen the regulation of futures trading, to bring all agricultural and other commodities traded on exchanges under regulation, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-463 · 88 Stat. 1389 · October 23, 1974 · Original text

66. An Act To provide for emergency allotment lease and transfer of tobacco allotments or quotas for 1974 in certain disaster areas in North Carolina.

    Public Law 93-464 · 88 Stat. 1416 · October 24, 1974 · Original text

67. An Act To amend the Canal Zone Code to transfer the functions of the Clerk of the United States District Court for the District of the Canal Zone with respect to the issuance and recording of marriage licenses, and related activities, to the civil affairs director of the Canal Zone Government, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-465 · 88 Stat. 1417 · October 24, 1974 · Original text

68. An Act To amend the Act of June 30, 1944, an Act “To provide for the establishment of the Harpers Ferry National Monument”, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-466 · 88 Stat. 1420 · October 24, 1974 · Original text

69. An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad Compact.

    Public Law 93-467 · 88 Stat. 1421 · October 24, 1974 · Original text

70. An Act To increase the limit on dues for United States membership in the International Criminal Police Organization

    Public Law 93-468 · 88 Stat. 1422 · October 24, 1974 · Original text

71. An Act To extend the time limit for the award of certain military decorations.

    Public Law 93-469 · 88 Stat. 1422 · October 24, 1974 · Original text

72. An Act To suspend the duty on synthetic rutile until the close of June 30, 1977.

    Public Law 93-470 · 88 Stat. 1422 · October 26, 1974 · Original text

73. District of Columbia Public Postsecondary Education Reorganization Act

    An Act To reorganize public postsecondary education in the District of Columbia, establish a Board of Trustees, authorize and direct the Board of Trustees to consolidate the existing local institutions of public postsecondary education into a single Land-Grant University of the District of Columbia, direct the Board of Trustees to administer the University of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-471 · 88 Stat. 1422 · October 26, 1974 · Original text

74. An Act To extend for one year the authorization for appropriations to implement title I of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972.

    Public Law 93-472 · 88 Stat. 1430 · October 26, 1974 · Original text

75. Solar Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1974

    An Act To authorize a vigorous Federal program of research, development, and demonstration to assure the utilization of solar energy as a viable source for our national energy needs, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-473 · 88 Stat. 1431 · October 26, 1974 · Original text

76. An Act To amend chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, to eliminate the annuity reduction made, in order to provide a surviving spouse with an annuity, during periods when the annuitant is not married.

    Public Law 93-474 · 88 Stat. 1438 · October 26, 1974 · Original text

77. State Department/USIA Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1975

    An Act To authorize appropriations for the Department of State and the United States Information Agency, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-475 · 88 Stat. 1439 · October 26, 1974 · Original text

78. Joint Resolution To provide for the indemnification of the Metropolitan Museum of New York for loss or damage suffered by objects in exhibition in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

    Public Law 93-476 · 88 Stat. 1444 · October 26, 1974 · Original text

79. An Act To provide for increases in appropriation ceilings and boundary changes in certain units of the National Park System, to authorize appropriations for additional costs of land acquisition for the National Park System, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-477 · 88 Stat. 1445 · October 26, 1974 · Original text

80. An Act To amend the National Visitor Center Facilities Act of 1968.

    Public Law 93-478 · 88 Stat. 1449 · October 26, 1974 · Original text

81. An Act To authorize the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the Treasury to conduct a study of foreign direct and portfolio investment in the United States, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-479 · 88 Stat. 1450 · October 26, 1974 · Original text

82. An Act To correct an anomaly in the rate of duty applicable to crude feathers and downs, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-480 · 88 Stat. 1454 · October 26, 1974 · Original text

83. An Act To amend the Controlled Substances Act to extend for three fiscal years the authorizations of appropriations for the administration and enforcement of that Act.

    Public Law 93-481 · 88 Stat. 1455 · October 26, 1974 · Original text

84. An Act To amend the Tariff Schedules of the United States to provide for the duty-free entry of methanol imported for use as fuel, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-482 · 88 Stat. 1456 · October 26, 1974 · Original text

85. An Act To suspend until the close of June 30, 1975, the duty on certain carboxymethyl cellulose salts, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-483 · 88 Stat. 1457 · October 26, 1974 · Original text

86. An Act To suspend for a temporary period the import duty on certain horses, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-484 · 88 Stat. 1459 · October 26, 1974 · Original text

87. An Act To amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, to enable Congress to concur in or disapprove international agreements for cooperation in regard to certain nuclear technology.

    Public Law 93-485 · 88 Stat. 1460 · October 26, 1974 · Original text

88. An Act To provide for the establishment of the Clara Barton National Historic Site, Maryland; John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon; Knife River Indian Villages National Historic Site, North Dakota; Springfield Armory National Historic Site, Massachusetts; Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site, Alabama; Martin Van Buren National Historic Site, New York; and Sewall-Belmont House National Historic Site, Washington, District of Columbia; and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-486 · 88 Stat. 1461 · October 26, 1974 · Original text

89. An Act To amend the Intercoastal Shipping Act, 1933.

    Public Law 93-487 · 88 Stat. 1463 · October 26, 1974 · Original text

90. Joint Resolution To extend the Regional Rail Reorganization Act’s reporting date, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-488 · 88 Stat. 1464 · October 26, 1974 · Original text

91. An Act To declare that certain federally owned lands are held by the United States in trust for the Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe of the Lake Traverse Indian Reservation in North and South Dakota.

    Public Law 93-489 · 88 Stat. 1465 · October 26, 1974 · Original text

92. An Act To suspend the duties on certain bicycle parts and accessories until the close of December 31, 1976, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-490 · 88 Stat. 1466 · October 26, 1974 · Original text

93. An Act To authorize the Sisseton and Wahpeton Sioux Tribe of the Lake Traverse Reservation to consolidate its landholdings in North Dakota and South Dakota, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-491 · 88 Stat. 1468 · October 26, 1974 · Original text

94. Motor Vehicle and Schoolbus Safety Amendments of 1974

    An Act To amend the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966 to authorize appropriations for the fiscal years 1975 and 1976; to provide for the remedy of certain defective motor vehicles without charge to the owners thereof; to require that schoolbus safety standards be prescribed; to amend the Motor Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act to provide for a special demonstration project; and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-492 · 88 Stat. 1470 · October 27, 1974 · Original text

95. An Act To authorize, enlarge, and repair various Federal reclamation projects and programs, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-493 · 88 Stat. 1486 · October 27, 1974 · Original text

96. An Act To authorize appropriations for the Indian Claims Commission for fiscal year 1975.

    Public Law 93-494 · 88 Stat. 1499 · October 27, 1974 · Original text

97. An Act To Increase deposit insurance from $20,000 to $40,000, to provide full insurance for public unit deposits of $100,000 per account, to establish a National Commission on Electronic Fund Transfers, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-495 · 88 Stat. 1500 · October 28, 1974 · Original text

98. An Act To amend the Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970 to provide financial assistance to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-496 · 88 Stat. 1526 · October 28, 1974 · Original text

99. An Act To continue until the close of June 30, 1975, the suspension of duties on certain forms of copper, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 93-497 · 88 Stat. 1534 · October 29, 1974 · Original text

100. Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974

     An Act To reduce losses of life and property, through better fire prevention and control, and for other purposes.

     Public Law 93-498 · 88 Stat. 1535 · October 29, 1974 · Original text