Every law Congress has passed

805 laws of the 95th Congress, 1977–1979

1. Joint Resolution To authorize the United States Secret Service to continue to furnish protection to certain former Federal officials or members of their immediate families.

   Public Law 95-1 · 91 Stat. 3 · January 19, 1977 · Original text

2. Emergency Natural Gas Act of 1977

   An Act To authorize the President of the United States to order emergency deliveries and transportation of natural gas to deal with existing or imminent shortages by providing assistance in meeting requirements for high-priority uses; to provide authority for short-term emergency purchases of natural gas; and for other purposes.

   Public Law 95-2 · 91 Stat. 4 · February 2, 1977 · Original text

3. Joint Resolution Making urgent power supplemental appropriations for the Department of the Interior, Southwestern Power Administration for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 95-3 · 91 Stat. 11 · February 16, 1977 · Original text

4. An Act To authorize payment of salaries of certain members of Senate committee staffs at the rates paid to them on January 4, 1977.

   Public Law 95-4 · 91 Stat. 12 · February 16, 1977 · Original text

5. Joint Resolution To extend the period of time in which the American Indian Policy Review Commission must submit its final report and to increase the authorization of appropriations for such Commission.

   Public Law 95-5 · 91 Stat. 13 · February 17, 1977 · Original text

6. Fishery Conservation Zone Transition Act

   Joint Resolution To give congressional approval to certain governing international fishery agreements negotiated in accordance with the Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1970, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 95-6 · 91 Stat. 14 · February 21, 1977 · Original text

7. Joint Resolution Extending the filing date of the 1977 Joint Economic Report.

   Public Law 95-7 · 91 Stat. 17 · February 23, 1977 · Original text

8. An Act To bring certain governing international fishery agreements within the purview of the Fishery Conservation Zone Transition Act.

   Public Law 95-8 · 91 Stat. 18 · March 3, 1977 · Original text

9. Joint Resolution To authorize a special gold medal to be awarded to Miss Marian Anderson.

   Public Law 95-9 · 91 Stat. 19 · March 8, 1977 · Original text

10. An Act To rescind certain budget authority recommended in the message of the President of September 22, 1976 (H. Doc. 94–620), transmitted pursuant to the Impoundment Control Act of 1974.

    Public Law 95-10 · 91 Stat. 20 · March 10, 1977 · Original text

11. An Act To dedicate the canal and towpath of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park to Justice William O. Douglas, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-11 · 91 Stat. 21 · March 15, 1977 · Original text

12. An Act To amend the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 to halt the importation of Rhodesian chrome.

    Public Law 95-12 · 91 Stat. 22 · March 18, 1977 · Original text

13. Joint Resolution Making an urgent supplemental appropriation for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, for disaster relief.

    Public Law 95-13 · 91 Stat. 24 · March 21, 1977 · Original text

14. An Act To amend the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958.

    Public Law 95-14 · 91 Stat. 25 · March 24, 1977 · Original text

15. An Act To rescind certain budget authority recommended in the message of the President of January 17, 1977 (H. Doc. 95–48), transmitted pursuant to the Impoundment Control Act of 1974.

    Public Law 95-15 · 91 Stat. 26 · March 25, 1977 · Original text

16. Joint Resolution Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1977, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-16 · 91 Stat. 28 · April 1, 1977 · Original text

17. Reorganization Act of 1977

    An Act To reestablish the period within which the President may transmit to the Congress plans for the reorganization of agencies of the executive branch of the Government, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-17 · 91 Stat. 29 · April 6, 1977 · Original text

18. An Act To provide temporary authorities to the Secretary of the Interior to facilitate emergency actions to mitigate the impacts of the 1976–77 drought.

    Public Law 95-18 · 91 Stat. 36 · April 7, 1977 · Original text

19. Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 1977

    An Act To extend the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act of 1974, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-19 · 91 Stat. 39 · April 12, 1977 · Original text

20. An Act To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to increase the amount authorized to be appropriated for the Securities and Exchange Commission for fiscal year 1977.

    Public Law 95-20 · 91 Stat. 47 · April 13, 1977 · Original text

21. An Act To provide for relief and rehabilitation assistance to the victims of the recent earthquakes in Romania.

    Public Law 95-21 · 91 Stat. 48 · April 18, 1977 · Original text

22. An Act To extend the authority for the flexible regulation of interest rates on deposits and accounts in depository institutions.

    Public Law 95-22 · 91 Stat. 49 · April 19, 1977 · Original text

23. An Act To authorize supplemental military assistance to Portugal for the fiscal year 1977, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-23 · 91 Stat. 54 · April 30, 1977 · Original text

24. Supplemental Housing Authorization Act of 1977

    An Act To authorize additional funds for housing assistance for lower income Americans in fiscal year 1977, to extend the Federal riot reinsurance and crime insurance programs, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-24 · 91 Stat. 55 · April 30, 1977 · Original text

25. An Act To name a certain Federal building in Grand Rapids, Michigan, the “Gerald R. Ford Building”.

    Public Law 95-25 · 91 Stat. 60 · May 4, 1977 · Original text

26. Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1977

    An Act Making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-26 · 91 Stat. 61 · May 4, 1977 · Original text

27. 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 author.

    Public Law 95-27 · 91 Stat. 115 · May 4, 1977 · Original text

28. An Act To increase the authorization for the Local Public Works Capital Development and Investment Act of 1976.

    Public Law 95-28 · 91 Stat. 116 · May 13, 1977 · Original text

29. An Act Making economic stimulus appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1977, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-29 · 91 Stat. 122 · May 13, 1977 · Original text

30. Tax Reduction and Simplification Act of 1977

    An Act To reduce individual and business income taxes and to provide tax simplification and reform.

    Public Law 95-30 · 91 Stat. 126 · May 23, 1977 · Original text

31. An Act To provide temporary authorities to the Secretary of Commerce to facilitate emergency actions to mitigate the impacts of the 1076–77 drought and promote water conservation.

    Public Law 95-31 · 91 Stat. 169 · May 23, 1977 · Original text

32. An Act To authorize the establishment of the Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site in the State of New York, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-32 · 91 Stat. 171 · May 26, 1977 · Original text

33. An Act To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1978, 1979, and 1980 to carry out the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975.

    Public Law 95-33 · 91 Stat. 173 · May 26, 1977 · Original text

34. Joint Resolution To authorize the Administrator of General Services to accept land, buildings, and equipment, without reimbursement, for the John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-34 · 91 Stat. 174 · May 26, 1977 · Original text

35. An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the Mississippi-Louisiana Bridge construction compact.

    Public Law 95-35 · 91 Stat. 175 · June 1, 1977 · Original text

36. An Act To authorize appropriations for the administration of the Deepwater Port Act of 1974.

    Public Law 95-36 · 91 Stat. 177 · June 1, 1977 · Original text

37. Defense Production Act Extension Amendments of 1977

    An Act To extend the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended.

    Public Law 95-37 · 91 Stat. 178 · June 1, 1977 · Original text

38. An Act To extend the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended.

    Public Law 95-38 · 91 Stat. 179 · June 1, 1977 · Original text

39. An Act To authorize appropriations to the Energy Research and Development Administration ii accordance with section 261 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, section 305 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974, and section 16 of the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development Act of 1974, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-39 · 91 Stat. 180 · June 3, 1977 · Original text

40. An Act To make certain technical and miscellaneous amendments to provisions relating to vocational education contained in the Education Amendments of 1976.

    Public Law 95-40 · 91 Stat. 203 · June 3, 1977 · Original text

41. An Act To amend the Water Resources Planning Act (79 Stat. 244) as amended.

    Public Law 95-41 · 91 Stat. 209 · June 6, 1977 · Original text

42. An Act To amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-42 · 91 Stat. 210 · June 10, 1977 · Original text

43. An Act To make certain technical and miscellaneous amendments to provisions relating to higher education contained in the Education Amendments of 1976.

    Public Law 95-43 · 91 Stat. 213 · June 15, 1977 · Original text

44. Comprehensive Employment and Training Act Amendments of 1977

    An Act To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1978 for carrying out the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act of 1973 as amended.

    Public Law 95-44 · 91 Stat. 220 · June 15, 1977 · Original text

45. An Act To authorize additional appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal year 1977.

    Public Law 95-45 · 91 Stat. 221 · June 15, 1977 · Original text

46. An Act To authorize appropriations for continuation of construction of distribution systems and drains on the San Luis Unit, Central Valley project, California, to mandate the extension and review of the project by the Secretary, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-46 · 91 Stat. 225 · June 15, 1977 · Original text

47. An Act To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act.

    Public Law 95-47 · 91 Stat. 228 · June 16, 1977 · Original text

48. An Act To extend the time for conducting the referendum with respect to the national marketing quota for wheat for the marketing year beginning June 1, 1978.

    Public Law 95-48 · 91 Stat. 229 · June 17, 1977 · Original text

49. Education of the Handicapped Amendments of 1977

    An Act To extend certain programs under the Education of the Handicapped Act.

    Public Law 95-49 · 91 Stat. 230 · June 17, 1977 · Original text

50. An Act To amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to authorize funds for the repair of leaks.

    Public Law 95-50 · 91 Stat. 232 · June 20, 1977 · Original text

51. An Act To amend the Disaster Relief Act of 1974 to provide for authorization of appropriations thereunder through fiscal year 1978.

    Public Law 95-51 · 91 Stat. 233 · June 20, 1977 · Original text

52. Export Administration Amendments of 1977

    An Act To amend the Export Administration Act of 1969 in order to extend the authorities of that Act and improve the administration of export controls under that Act, and to strengthen the antiboycott provisions of that Act.

    Public Law 95-52 · 91 Stat. 235 · June 22, 1977 · Original text

53. An Act To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1978, 1979, and 1980 to carry out the Commercial Fisheries Research and Development Act of 1964.

    Public Law 95-53 · 91 Stat. 249 · June 22, 1977 · Original text

54. An Act To amend section 316(c) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 to provide that leasing of flue-cured tobacco acreage-poundage marketing quotas after June 15 of any year be permitted only between farms on which at least 80 per centum of the farm acreage allotment was planted for such year.

    Public Law 95-54 · 91 Stat. 250 · June 25, 1977 · Original text

55. An Act To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to permit general recreational access and geothermal explorations for six months within a portion of the Bull Run Reserve, Mount Hood National Forest, Oregon.

    Public Law 95-55 · 91 Stat. 251 · June 25, 1977 · Original text

56. An Act For the relief of Eun Kyung Park and Sang Hyuk Park.

    Private Law 95-1 · 91 Stat. 1647 · June 27, 1977 · Private law · Original text

57. An Act For the relief of Tri-State Motor Transit Company.

    Private Law 95-2 · 91 Stat. 1647 · June 27, 1977 · Private law · Original text

58. Joint Resolution To amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act.

    Public Law 95-56 · 91 Stat. 252 · June 29, 1977 · Original text

59. An Act To amend chapter 5 of title 37, United States Code, to extend the special pay provisions for reenlistment and enlistment bonuses, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-57 · 91 Stat. 253 · June 29, 1977 · Original text

60. An Act To authorize appropriations for the National Sea Grant Program Act (hiring fiscal year 1978, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-58 · 91 Stat. 254 · June 29, 1977 · Original text

61. An Act For the relief of Smith College, Northampton, Massachusetts, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-59 · 91 Stat. 255 · June 30, 1977 · Original text

62. Joint Resolution To provide for a temporary extension of certain Federal Housing Administration mortgage insurance and related authorities and of the national flood insurance program, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-60 · 91 Stat. 257 · June 30, 1977 · Original text

63. An Act To authorize appropriations for the United States Coast Guard for fiscal year 1078, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-61 · 91 Stat. 259 · July 1, 1977 · Original text

64. State Veterans’ Home Assistance Improvement Act of 1977

    An Act To amend title 38 of the United States Code in order to revise and improve the program of making grants to the States for the construction, remodeling, or renovation of State home facilities for furnishing hospital, domiciliary, and nursing home care for eligible veterans, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-62 · 91 Stat. 262 · July 5, 1977 · Original text

65. National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere Act of 1977

    An Act To establish qualifications for individuals appointed to the National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere and to authorize appropriations for the Committee for fiscal year 1978.

    Public Law 95-63 · 91 Stat. 265 · July 5, 1977 · Original text

66. An Act For the relief of Soo Jin Lee.

    Private Law 95-3 · 91 Stat. 1648 · July 6, 1977 · Private law · Original text

67. An Act For the relief of Tulsedei Zalim.

    Private Law 95-4 · 91 Stat. 1648 · July 6, 1977 · Private law · Original text

68. An Act For the relief of Hee Kyung Too.

    Private Law 95-5 · 91 Stat. 1648 · July 6, 1977 · Private law · Original text

69. Joint Resolution To amend the statute of limitations provisions in section 2415 of title 28, United States Code, relating to claims by the United States on behalf of Indians.

    Public Law 95-64 · 91 Stat. 268 · July 11, 1977 · Original text

70. An Act To amend the Age Discrimination Act of 1975 to extend the date upon which the United States Commission on Civil Rights is required to file its report under such Act, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-65 · 91 Stat. 269 · July 11, 1977 · Original text

71. An Act To provide that the salaries of certain positions and individuals which were increased as a result of the operation of the Federal Salary Act of 1967 shall not be Increased by the first comparability pay adjustment occurring after the date of the enactment of this Act.

    Public Law 95-66 · 91 Stat. 270 · July 11, 1977 · Original text

72. An Act To amend title 4 of the United States Code to make it clear that Members of Congress may not, for purposes of State income tax laws, be treated as residents of any State other than the State from which they were elected.

    Public Law 95-67 · 91 Stat. 271 · July 19, 1977 · Original text

73. An Act To amend the Indian Financing Act of 1974 by revising the appropriations authorization for the Indian business development program.

    Public Law 95-68 · 91 Stat. 272 · July 20, 1977 · Original text

74. An Act To authorize appropriations for the Indian Claims Commission for fiscal year 1978; to facilitate the transfer of cases from the Indian Claims Commission to the United States Court of Claims; and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-69 · 91 Stat. 273 · July 20, 1977 · Original text

75. Federal Energy Administration Authorization Act of 1977

    An Act To amend the Federal Energy Administration Act of 1974 to extend the duration of authorities under such Act, to authorize appropriations for the Federal Energy Administration for the 1978 fiscal year, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-70 · 91 Stat. 275 · July 21, 1977 · Original text

76. An Act Granting the consent of Congress to an amendment to the Sabine River Compact entered into by the States of Texas and Louisiana.

    Public Law 95-71 · 91 Stat. 281 · July 23, 1977 · Original text

77. Joint Resolution To provide for the designation of a week as “National Lupus Week”.

    Public Law 95-72 · 91 Stat. 282 · July 25, 1977 · Original text

78. An Act To amend the Fishery Conservation Zone Transition Act in order to give effect during 1977 to the Reciprocal Fisheries Agreement between the United States and Canada.

    Public Law 95-73 · 91 Stat. 283 · July 26, 1977 · Original text

79. An Act Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-74 · 91 Stat. 285 · July 26, 1977 · Original text

80. International Navigational Rules Act of 1977

    An Act To implement the Convention on the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea, 1972.

    Public Law 95-75 · 91 Stat. 308 · July 27, 1977 · Original text

81. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, 1978

    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 95-76 · 91 Stat. 312 · July 30, 1977 · Original text

82. An Act To extend certain oil and gas leases by a period sufficient to allow the drilling of an ultradeep well.

    Public Law 95-77 · 91 Stat. 317 · July 30, 1977 · Original text

83. An Act To approve with modifications certain proposed amendments to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, to disapprove other such proposed amendments, and for other related purposes.

    Public Law 95-78 · 91 Stat. 319 · July 30, 1977 · Original text

84. Department of Defense Appropriation Authorization Act, 1978

    An Act To authorize appropriations during the fiscal year 1978, for procurement of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, tracked combat vehicles, torpedoes, and other weapons, and research, development, test, and evaluation for the Armed Forces, and to prescribe the authorized personnel strength for each active duty component and of the Selected Reserve of each Reserve component of the Armed Forces and of civilian personnel of the Department of Defense, to authorize the military training student loads, and to authorize appropriations for civil defense, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-79 · 91 Stat. 323 · July 30, 1977 · Original text

85. Joint Resolution To provide for a temporary extension of certain Federal Housing Administration mortgage Insurance and related authorities and of the national flood insurance program, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-80 · 91 Stat. 339 · July 31, 1977 · Original text

86. Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriation Act, 1978

    An Act Making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-81 · 91 Stat. 341 · July 31, 1977 · Original text

87. Military Construction Authorization Act, 1978

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

    Public Law 95-82 · 91 Stat. 358 · August 1, 1977 · Original text

88. An Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to extend through the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978, the assistance programs for health services research; health statistics: comprehensive public health services; hypertension programs; migrant health; community health centers; medical libraries; cancer control programs; the National Cancer Institute; heart, blood vessel, lung, and blood disease prevention and control programs; the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; National Research Service Awards: population research and voluntary family planning programs; sudden infant death syndrome; hemophilia; national health planning and development; and health resources development; to amend the Community Mental Health Centers Act to extend it through the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978; to extend the assistance programs for home health services; and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-83 · 91 Stat. 383 · August 1, 1977 · Original text

89. An Act To extend certain authorities of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to water resources research and saline water conversion programs, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-84 · 91 Stat. 400 · August 2, 1977 · Original text

90. Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1978

    An Act Making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-85 · 91 Stat. 402 · August 2, 1977 · Original text

91. Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1978

    An Act Making appropriations for the Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978, anti for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-86 · 91 Stat. 419 · August 2, 1977 · Original text

92. Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977

    An Act To provide for the cooperation between the Secretary of the Interior and the States with respect to the regulation of surface coal mining operations, and the acquisition and reclamation of abandoned mines, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-87 · 91 Stat. 445 · August 3, 1977 · Original text

93. International Development and Food Assistance Act of 1977

    An Act To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize development assistance programs for fiscal year 1978, to amend the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 to make certain changes in the authorities of that Act. and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-88 · 91 Stat. 533 · August 3, 1977 · Original text

94. An Act To amend the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to increase loan authorization and surety bond guarantee authority: and to improve the disaster assistance, certificate of competency and Small Business set-aside programs, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-89 · 91 Stat. 553 · August 4, 1977 · Original text

95. Joint Resolution To amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act.

    Public Law 95-90 · 91 Stat. 564 · August 4, 1977 · Original text

96. Department of Energy Organization Act

    An Act To establish a Department of Energy in the executive branch by the reorganization of energy functions within the Federal Government in order to secure effective management to assure a coordinated national energy policy, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-91 · 91 Stat. 565 · August 4, 1977 · Original text

97. International Security Assistance Act of 1977

    An Act To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize international security assistance programs for fiscal year 1978, to amend the Arms Export Control Act to make certain changes in the authorities of that Act, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-92 · 91 Stat. 614 · August 4, 1977 · Original text

98. Youth Employment and Demonstration Projects Act of 1977

    An Act To provide employment and training opportunities for youth, and to provide for other improvements in employment and training programs.

    Public Law 95-93 · 91 Stat. 627 · August 5, 1977 · Original text

99. Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1978

    An Act Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1978, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-94 · 91 Stat. 1254 · August 5, 1977 · Original text

100. Clean Air Act Amendments of 1977

     An Act To amend the Clean Air Act, and for other purposes.

     Public Law 95-95 · 91 Stat. 685 · August 7, 1977 · Original text