Every law Congress has passed

729 laws of the 94th Congress, 1975–1977

1. An Act To amend the Independent Safety Board Act of 1974 to authorize additional appropriations and for other purposes.

   Public Law 94-481 · 90 Stat. 2080 · October 11, 1976 · Original text

2. An Act For the relief of Fernando Alves Macos.

   Private Law 94-121 · 90 Stat. 3004 · October 11, 1976 · Private law · Original text

3. An Act For the relief of Hollis Anthony Millet.

   Private Law 94-122 · 90 Stat. 3004 · October 11, 1976 · Private law · Original text

4. An Act For the relief of Chea Hyo Suk.

   Private Law 94-123 · 90 Stat. 3004 · October 11, 1976 · Private law · Original text

5. An Act For the relief of Kenriek Withington Brookes (also known as Kenrick Withington Clifton).

   Private Law 94-124 · 90 Stat. 3005 · October 11, 1976 · Private law · Original text

6. An Act For the relief of Walter Louis Moritz Laqueur and his wife Barbara Auguste Helene Koch Laqueur.

   Private Law 94-125 · 90 Stat. 3005 · October 11, 1976 · Private law · Original text

7. An Act To extend the Higher Education Act of 1995, to extend and revise the Vocational Education Act of 1983, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 94-482 · 90 Stat. 2081 · October 12, 1976 · Original text

8. Joint Resolution To authorize the erection of the American Legion’s Freedom Bell on lands of the park system of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 94-483 · 90 Stat. 2242 · October 12, 1976 · Original text

9. Health Professions Educational Assistance Act of 1976

   An Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the programs of assistance under title VII for training In the health and allied health professions, to revise the National Health Service Corps program and the National Health Service Corps scholarship training program, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 94-484 · 90 Stat. 2243 · October 12, 1976 · Original text

10. An Act To amend the Commercial Fisheries Research and Development Act of 1964 to change certain procedures in order to improve the operation of the programs under such Act and to make the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands eligible to participate in such programs.

    Public Law 94-485 · 90 Stat. 2326 · October 12, 1976 · Original text

11. An Act To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 94-486 · 90 Stat. 2327 · October 12, 1976 · Original text

12. Public Works and Economic Development Act Amendents of 1976

    An Act To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as amended, to extend the authorisations for a three-year period.

    Public Law 94-487 · 90 Stat. 2331 · October 12, 1976 · Original text

13. An Act For the relief of Alice W. Olson, Lisa Olson Hayward, Eric Olson, and Nils Olson.

    Private Law 94-126 · 90 Stat. 3006 · October 12, 1976 · Private law · Original text

14. State and Local Fiscal Assistance Amendments of 1976

    An Act To extend and amend the State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act of 1072, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 94-488 · 90 Stat. 2341 · October 13, 1976 · Original text

15. An Act To amend the Service Contract Act of 1965 to provide that all employees, other than bona fide executive, administrative, or professional employees, shall be considered to be service employees for purposes of such Act, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 94-489 · 90 Stat. 2358 · October 13, 1976 · Original text

16. National Weather Modification Policy Act of 1976

    An Act To authorize and direct the Secretary of Commerce to develop a national policy on weather modification, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 94-490 · 90 Stat. 2359 · October 13, 1976 · Original text

17. An Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide hospital and medical care to certain members of the armed forces of nations allied or associated with the United States in World War I or World War II.

    Public Law 94-491 · 90 Stat. 2363 · October 14, 1976 · Original text

18. Joint Resolution Authorizing the President to proclaim the week of October 10 through 16, 1876, as “Native American Awareness Week”.

    Public Law 94-492 · 90 Stat. 2364 · October 14, 1976 · Original text

19. Joint Resolution Consenting to an extension and renewal of the interstate compact to conserve oil and gas.

    Public Law 94-493 · 90 Stat. 2365 · October 14, 1976 · Original text

20. Joint Resolution To provide for the convening of the first session of the Ninety-fifth Congress.

    Public Law 94-494 · 90 Stat. 2372 · October 14, 1976 · Original text

21. An Act To authorize the Architect of the Capitol to perform certain work on and maintain the historical sections of the Congressional Cemetery and to study and formulate proposals for renovation and permanent maintenance Of such sections by the United States.

    Public Law 94-495 · 90 Stat. 2373 · October 14, 1976 · Original text

22. An Act To amend title 10, United States Code, to make certain changes in the Survivor Benefit Plan provided for under subchapter 11 of chapter 73 of title 10, United States Code, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 94-496 · 90 Stat. 2375 · October 14, 1976 · Original text

23. Joint Resolution Authorizing the acceptance of the Joint Committee on the Library on behalf of the Congress, from the United States Capitol Historical Society, of preliminary design sketches and funds for murals, In the first Hoot corridors in the House wing of the Capitol, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 94-497 · 90 Stat. 2377 · October 14, 1976 · Original text

24. An Act To designate a Federal building and United States Post Office in Jasper, Georgia, as the “Phil M. Landrum Federal Building and Post Office”.

    Public Law 94-498 · 90 Stat. 2379 · October 14, 1976 · Original text

25. An Act To revise the appropriation authorization for the Presidential Transition Act of 1063, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 94-499 · 90 Stat. 2380 · October 14, 1976 · Original text

26. An Act To name the new post office in Youngstown, Ohio, the “Michael J. Kirwan Post Office”.

    Public Law 94-500 · 90 Stat. 2381 · October 14, 1976 · Original text

27. An Act To designate the “Ray J. Madden Poet Office Building”.

    Public Law 94-501 · 90 Stat. 2382 · October 14, 1976 · Original text

28. An Act For the relief of Commander Stanley W. Birch, Junior.

    Private Law 94-127 · 90 Stat. 3006 · October 14, 1976 · Private law · Original text

29. An Act For the relief of Barry Ray Leftwich Dibllng.

    Private Law 94-130 · 90 Stat. 3006 · October 14, 1976 · Private law · Original text

30. An Act For the relief of Eupert Anthony Grant.

    Private Law 94-128 · 90 Stat. 3007 · October 14, 1976 · Private law · Original text

31. An Act For the relief of Ljudevit Previc.

    Private Law 94-129 · 90 Stat. 3007 · October 14, 1976 · Private law · Original text

32. Veterans’ Education and Employment Assistance Act of 1976

    An Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to set a termination date for veterans’ educational benefits under chapters 34 and 36, to Increase vocational rehabilitation subsistence allowances, educational and training assistance allowances, and special allowances paid to eligible veterans and persons under chapters 31, 34, and 35; to extend the basic educational assistance eligibility for veterans and for certain dependents from thirty-six to forty-five months; to improve and expand the special programs for educationally disadvantaged veterans and servicemen under chapter 34; to improve and expand the education loan program for veterans and persons eligible for benefits under chapter 34 or 35; to create a new chapter 32 (Post-Vietnam Era Veterans’ Educational Assistance program) for those entering military service on or after January 1, 1977; to make other Improvements Ln the educational assistance program; to clarify, codify, and strengthen the administration of educational benefits to prevent or reduce abuse; to promote the employment of veterans by Improving and expanding the provisions governing the operation of Veterans’ Employment Service; and for other purposes.

    Public Law 94-502 · 90 Stat. 2383 · October 15, 1976 · Original text

33. Crime Control Act of 1976

    An Act To amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1068, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 94-503 · 90 Stat. 2407 · October 15, 1976 · Original text

34. Joint Resolution To provide that qualities individuals way bear and determine claims for benefits under title IV of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969, and to provide for appeal to superior agency authority from any such determination.

    Public Law 94-504 · 90 Stat. 2428 · October 15, 1976 · Original text

35. An Act To authorize conveyance of the Interests of the United States in certain lands in Salt Lake County, Utah, to Shriners’ Hospitals for Crippled Children, a Colorado corporation.

    Public Law 94-505 · 90 Stat. 2429 · October 15, 1976 · Original text

36. An Act To designate the “Herman T. Schneebeli Federal Building”,

    Public Law 94-506 · 90 Stat. 2435 · October 15, 1976 · Original text

37. An Act To designate the “Joe L. Evins Post Office and Federal Building”.

    Public Law 94-507 · 90 Stat. 2436 · October 15, 1976 · Original text

38. Supplemental Authorization Act for Military Construction on Guam

    An Act To authorize appropriations for construction of facilities on Guam, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 94-508 · 90 Stat. 2437 · October 15, 1976 · Original text

39. An Act To direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey, for fair market value, certain lands to Valley County, Idaho.

    Public Law 94-509 · 90 Stat. 2438 · October 15, 1976 · Original text

40. An Act To designate the Federal office building located in Dover, Delaware, as the “J. Allen Frear Building”.

    Public Law 94-510 · 90 Stat. 2439 · October 15, 1976 · Original text

41. An Act To exempt from duty certain aircraft components and materials installed in aircraft previously exported from the United States where the aircraft is returned without having been advanced in value or improved in condition while abroad.

    Public Law 94-511 · 90 Stat. 2440 · October 15, 1976 · Original text

42. An Act To name a portion of the site of the Anthony J. Celebrezze Federal Building in Cleveland, Ohio, the “George Washington Square”.

    Public Law 94-512 · 90 Stat. 2441 · October 15, 1976 · Original text

43. An Act To designate Hie new Federal building in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as the “Senator Dennis Chavez Federal Building”.

    Public Law 94-513 · 90 Stat. 2442 · October 15, 1976 · Original text

44. An Act Relating to the deduction of Interest on certain corporate indebtedness to acquire stuck or assets of another corporation

    Public Law 94-514 · 90 Stat. 2443 · October 15, 1976 · Original text

45. An Act To name the Federal office building in Athens, Georgia, the “Robert G. Stephens, Jr, Federal Building”.

    Public Law 94-515 · 90 Stat. 2444 · October 15, 1976 · Original text

46. An Act To name the Federal office building in Bluefield, West Virginia, the “Elizabeth Kee Federal Building”.

    Public Law 94-516 · 90 Stat. 2445 · October 15, 1976 · Original text

47. An Act To amend the Emergency Livestock Credit Act of 1974.

    Public Law 94-517 · 90 Stat. 2446 · October 15, 1976 · Original text

48. An Act For the relief of Dae Ho Park and Maria Park.

    Private Law 94-131 · 90 Stat. 3008 · October 15, 1976 · Private law · Original text

49. An Act For the relief of Raul Eduardo Ringle.

    Private Law 94-132 · 90 Stat. 3008 · October 15, 1976 · Private law · Original text

50. An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the city of Haines, Alaska, interests of the United States in certain lands.

    Private Law 94-133 · 90 Stat. 3009 · October 15, 1976 · Private law · Original text

51. An Act For the relief of Marciano Santiago and his wife, Eleanor L. Santiago.

    Private Law 94-134 · 90 Stat. 3010 · October 15, 1976 · Private law · Original text

52. An Act For the relief of Doctor Oscar J. Briseno.

    Private Law 94-135 · 90 Stat. 3010 · October 15, 1976 · Private law · Original text

53. An Act For the relief of Doctor Juan Bautista Lopez Ruiz.

    Private Law 94-136 · 90 Stat. 3010 · October 15, 1976 · Private law · Original text

54. An Act To authorize the study of certain areas by the Secretaries of Agriculture and the Interior.

    Public Law 94-518 · 90 Stat. 2447 · October 17, 1976 · Original text

55. An Act To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1049 to permit the donation of Federal surplus personal property to the States and local organizations for public purposes, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 94-519 · 90 Stat. 2451 · October 17, 1976 · Original text

56. An Act To amend title 28 of the United States Code to provide that full-time United States magistrates shall receive the same compensation as full-time referees in bankruptcy and to adjust the salary of part-time magistrates.

    Public Law 94-520 · 90 Stat. 2458 · October 17, 1976 · Original text

57. An Act To amend title 13. United States Code, to provide for a mid-decade census of population, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 94-521 · 90 Stat. 2459 · October 17, 1976 · Original text

58. An Act To amend the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement Act of 1964 for Certain Employees, as amended, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 94-522 · 90 Stat. 2467 · October 17, 1976 · Original text

59. An Act To extend the provisions of title XII of the Merchant Marine Act, 1036, relating to war risk insurance, for an additional three years, ending September 7, 1978.

    Public Law 94-523 · 90 Stat. 2474 · October 17, 1976 · Original text

60. Presidential Protection Assistance Act of 1976

    An Act To establish procedures and regulations for certain protective services provided by the United States Secret Service.

    Public Law 94-524 · 90 Stat. 2475 · October 17, 1976 · Original text

61. An Act To amend title 18 and title 39 of the United States Code to mate parallel the exemption from lottery prohibitions granted to newspapers and to radio and television.

    Public Law 94-525 · 90 Stat. 2478 · October 17, 1976 · Original text

62. An Act To amend the Act establishing a code of law for the District of Columbia to prohibit the unauthorized use of a motor vehicle obtained under a written rental or other agreement.

    Public Law 94-536 · 90 Stat. 2479 · October 17, 1976 · Original text

63. An Act To amend the National Trails System Act (82 Stat. 919), and for other purposes.

    Public Law 94-527 · 90 Stat. 2481 · October 17, 1976 · Original text

64. An Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide for a distribution deduction for certain cemetery perpetual care fund, to modify the effective dates of certain provision of the Tax Reform Act of 1976, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 94-528 · 90 Stat. 2483 · October 17, 1976 · Original text

65. An Act To amend section 5051 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 (relating to the Federal excise tax on beer).

    Public Law 94-529 · 90 Stat. 2485 · October 17, 1976 · Original text

66. An Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1854 to exempt certain aircraft museums from federal fuel taxes and the Federal tax on the use of civil aircraft, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 94-530 · 90 Stat. 2487 · October 17, 1976 · Original text

67. An Act To amend the Federal Boat Safety Act Of 1971.

    Public Law 94-531 · 90 Stat. 2489 · October 17, 1976 · Original text

68. Whale Conservation and Protection Study Act

    An Act To study and provide enhanced protection for whales, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 94-532 · 90 Stat. 2491 · October 17, 1976 · Original text

69. An Act To amend the District of Columbia Police anti Firemen’s Salary Act of 1958 to provide for the same cost-of-living adjustments in the basic compensation of officers and members of the United States Park Police force as are given to Federal employees under the General Schedule and to require submittal of a report on the feasibility and desirability of codifying the laws relating to the United States Park Police force.

    Public Law 94-533 · 90 Stat. 2493 · October 17, 1976 · Original text

70. An Act To amend the Act of June 3, 1976, relating to the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe.

    Public Law 94-534 · 90 Stat. 2495 · October 17, 1976 · Original text

71. An Act To extend until November 1, 1983, the existing exemption of the steamboat Delta Queen from certain vessel laws.

    Public Law 94-535 · 90 Stat. 2496 · October 17, 1976 · Original text

72. An Act To permit the steamship United Stares to be used as a floating hotel, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 94-536 · 90 Stat. 2497 · October 17, 1976 · Original text

73. An Act For the relief of Mrs. Helen Wolski, Michael Wolskl, and Steven Wolski.

    Private Law 94-137 · 90 Stat. 3011 · October 17, 1976 · Private law · Original text

74. An Act For the relief of Jeanette Green, as mother of the minor child, Kicky Baker, deceased, and as widow and administratrix of the estate of Enoch Odell Baker, deceased: and for the relief of Mary Jane Baker Nolan, individually, and as widow and administratrix, of the estate of John William Baker, deceased.

    Private Law 94-138 · 90 Stat. 3011 · October 17, 1976 · Private law · Original text

75. An Act To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to release a condition with respect to certain real property conveyed by the United States to the board of regents of the universities and State colleges of Arizona for the use of the University of Arizona.

    Private Law 94-139 · 90 Stat. 3012 · October 17, 1976 · Private law · Original text

76. An Act To eliminate a restriction on use of certain lands conveyed to the city of Yakutat, Alaska.

    Private Law 94-140 · 90 Stat. 3013 · October 17, 1976 · Private law · Original text

77. An Act For the relief of Song Chan Ki.

    Private Law 94-141 · 90 Stat. 3014 · October 17, 1976 · Private law · Original text

78. An Act To authorize the obligation and expenditure of funds to Implement for fiscal year 1877 the provisions of the Treaty of Friendship and Cooperation between the United States and Spain, signed at Madrid on January 24, 1970, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 94-537 · 90 Stat. 2498 · October 18, 1976 · Original text

79. An Act To provide that the lake formed by the lock and dam referred to as the “Jones Bluff lock and clam” on the Alabama River, Alabama, shall hereafter be known as the R. E. “Bob” Woodruff Lake.

    Public Law 94-538 · 90 Stat. 2500 · October 18, 1976 · Original text

80. An Act To authorize the establishment of the Eugene O’Neill National Historic Site, to provide for a cooperative agreement in the operation of the Cherokee Strip Living Museum and for other purposes.

    Public Law 94-539 · 90 Stat. 2501 · October 18, 1976 · Original text

81. An Act To provide for the disposition of funds appropriated to pay a Judgment in favor of the Grand River Band of Ottawa Indians In Indian Claims Commission docket numbered 40–K, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 94-540 · 90 Stat. 2503 · October 18, 1976 · Original text

82. An Act To amend the Public Buildings Act of 1059 in order to preserve buildings of historical or architectural significance through their use for Federal public building purposes, and to amend the Act of August 12, 1968, relating to the accessibility of certain buildings to the physically handicapped.

    Public Law 94-541 · 90 Stat. 2505 · October 18, 1976 · Original text

83. An Act To amend the International Claims Settlement Act of 1849 to provide for the determination of the validity and amounts of claims of nationals of the United States against the German Democratic Republic.

    Public Law 94-542 · 90 Stat. 2509 · October 18, 1976 · Original text

84. An Act Designating Ozark Dock and Dam on the Arkansas River as the “Ozark-Jeta Taylor Lock and Dam”.

    Public Law 94-543 · 90 Stat. 2514 · October 18, 1976 · Original text

85. An Act To designate certain lands in the Point Reyes National Seashore, California, as wilderness, amending the Act of September 13, 1962 (76 Stat. 538), as amended (16 U.S.C. 450c–6a), and for other purposes.

    Public Law 94-544 · 90 Stat. 2515 · October 18, 1976 · Original text

86. An Act To authorize the establishment of the Congaree Swamp National Monument in the State of South Carolina, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 94-545 · 90 Stat. 2517 · October 18, 1976 · Original text

87. An Act To amend certain laws affecting personnel of the Coast Guard, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 94-546 · 90 Stat. 2519 · October 18, 1976 · Original text

88. An Act To amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 with reflect to the computation of annuity amounts in certain eases, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 94-547 · 90 Stat. 2523 · October 18, 1976 · Original text

89. An Act To extend the boundary of the Tinicum National Environmental Center, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 94-548 · 90 Stat. 2528 · October 18, 1976 · Original text

90. An Act To amend the Act establishing the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore to provide for the expansion of the lakeshore, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 94-549 · 90 Stat. 2529 · October 18, 1976 · Original text

91. An Act To permit the use of unsworn declarations under penalty of perjury an evidence in Federal proceedings.

    Public Law 94-550 · 90 Stat. 2534 · October 18, 1976 · Original text

92. Joint Resolution To provide for the printing and distribution of the precedents of the House of Representatives compiled and prepared by Lewis Deschler.

    Public Law 94-551 · 90 Stat. 2537 · October 18, 1976 · Original text

93. An Act To amend the Social Security Act to repeal the requirement that a State’s plan for medical assistance under title XIX of such Act include a provision giving consent of the State to certain suits brought with respect to payment for inpatient hospital services.

    Public Law 94-552 · 90 Stat. 2540 · October 18, 1976 · Original text

94. An Act For the general revision of the Copyright Law, title 17 of the United States Code, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 94-553 · 90 Stat. 2541 · October 19, 1976 · Original text

95. Judicial Survivors’ Annuities Reform Act

    An Act To amend section 376 of title 28, United States Code, in order to reform and update the existing program for annuities to survivors of Federal Justices and judges.

    Public Law 94-554 · 90 Stat. 2603 · October 19, 1976 · Original text

96. Rail Transportation Improvement Act

    An Act To amend the Rail Passenger Service Act to provide financing for the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, to amend tile Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 to increase the amount of loan authority under section 211(h)(1) of such Act, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 94-555 · 90 Stat. 2613 · October 19, 1976 · Original text

97. An Act To provide for the recognition of the States of Alaska and Hawaii at the Lincoln National Memorial, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 94-556 · 90 Stat. 2632 · October 19, 1976 · Original text

98. An Act To designate certain lands as wilderness.

    Public Law 94-557 · 90 Stat. 2633 · October 19, 1976 · Original text

99. An Act To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended.

    Public Law 94-558 · 90 Stat. 2639 · October 19, 1976 · Original text

100. The Civil Rights Attorney’s Fees Awards Act of 1976

     An Act The Civil Rights Attorney’s Fees Awards Act of 1976.

     Public Law 94-559 · 90 Stat. 2641 · October 19, 1976 · Original text