Every law Congress has passed

805 laws of the 95th Congress, 1977–1979

1. An Act To designate the Veterans’ Administration center located at 1901 South First Street, Temple, Texas, as the “Olin E. Teague Veterans’ Center”; and for other purposes.

   Public Law 95-353 · 92 Stat. 518 · August 28, 1978 · Original text

2. An Act To authorize appropriations to carry out the Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 during fiscal year 1979, to provide for the regulation of foreign fish processing vessels in the fishery conservation zone, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 95-354 · 92 Stat. 519 · August 28, 1978 · Original text

3. An Act For the relief of Chong Cha Williams.

   Private Law 95-49 · 92 Stat. 3811 · August 28, 1978 · Private law · Original text

4. An Act For the relief of Shin Myong Yo Purdom, also known as Myong Yo Sin.

   Private Law 95-50 · 92 Stat. 3811 · August 28, 1978 · Private law · Original text

5. Second Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1978

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

   Public Law 95-355 · 92 Stat. 523 · September 8, 1978 · Original text

6. Military Construction Authorization Act, 1979

   An Act To authorize certain construction at military installations for fiscal year 1979, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 95-356 · 92 Stat. 565 · September 8, 1978 · Original text

7. An Act To amend chapter 639 of title 10, United States Code, to enable the Secretary of the Navy to change the name of a publication of the Naval Observatory providing data for navigators and astronomers.

   Public Law 95-357 · 92 Stat. 591 · September 8, 1978 · Original text

8. An Act To amend title 10, United States Code, to allow nationals, as well as citizens, of the United States to participate in the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps program.

   Public Law 95-358 · 92 Stat. 592 · September 8, 1978 · Original text

9. An Act To authorize the Governor of the State of Wyoming to exhibit the nameplate, ship’s bell, and silver service of the United States Ship Wyoming without restriction as to the place of such exhibition.

   Public Law 95-359 · 92 Stat. 593 · September 8, 1978 · Original text

10. An Act For the relief of Stephanie Johnson.

    Private Law 95-51 · 92 Stat. 3811 · September 8, 1978 · Private law · Original text

11. An Act For the relief of James Thomas Lantz, Junior, David D. Bulkier, and Arthur J. Abshire.

    Private Law 95-52 · 92 Stat. 3811 · September 8, 1978 · Private law · Original text

12. An Act To amend title 39 of the United States Code to provide better enforcement procedures for preventing fraudulent solicitations through the mails.

    Public Law 95-360 · 92 Stat. 594 · September 9, 1978 · Original text

13. An Act To provide that a certain tract of land in Pinal County, Arizona, held in trust by the United States for the Papago Indian Tribe, be declared a part of the Papago Indian Reservation.

    Public Law 95-361 · 92 Stat. 595 · September 10, 1978 · Original text

14. An Act To amend section 2682 of title 10, United States Code, to provide the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating with the authority to transport Coast Guard employees to and from certain places of employment.

    Public Law 95-362 · 92 Stat. 596 · September 11, 1978 · Original text

15. Independent Safety Board Act Amendment of 1978

    An Act To amend the Independent Safety Board Act of 1974 to authorize additional appropriations.

    Public Law 95-363 · 92 Stat. 597 · September 11, 1978 · Original text

16. Joint Resolution Authorizing and requesting the President of the United States to issue a proclamation designating the seven calendar days beginning September 17, 1978, as “National Port Week”.

    Public Law 95-364 · 92 Stat. 598 · September 15, 1978 · Original text

17. An Act To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the application of local withholding taxes to Federal employees who are residents of such locality.

    Public Law 95-365 · 92 Stat. 599 · September 15, 1978 · Original text

18. An Act To amend title 5, United States Code, to authorize the Civil Service Commission to comply with the terms of a court decree, order, or property settlement in connection with the divorce, annulment, or legal separation of a Federal employee who is under the civil service retirement system, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-366 · 92 Stat. 600 · September 15, 1978 · Original text

19. National Climate Program Act

    An Act To establish a comprehensive and coordinated national climate policy and program, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-367 · 92 Stat. 601 · September 17, 1978 · Original text

20. An Act To amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to establish uniformity in Federal employee health benefits and coverage by preempting certain State or local laws which are inconsistent with such contracts, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-368 · 92 Stat. 606 · September 17, 1978 · Original text

21. International Banking Act of 1978

    An Act To provide for Federal regulation of participation by foreign banks in domestic financial markets.

    Public Law 95-369 · 92 Stat. 607 · September 17, 1978 · Original text

22. Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1979

    An Act To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1979 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Intelligence Community Staff, the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-370 · 92 Stat. 626 · September 17, 1978 · Original text

23. An Act For the relief of Master Sergeant William E. Boone, United States Army, retired.

    Private Law 95-53 · 92 Stat. 3813 · September 17, 1978 · Private law · Original text

24. Joint Resolution Designating April 28 and 29 of 1979 as “Days of Remembrance of Victims of the Holocaust”.

    Public Law 95-371 · 92 Stat. 628 · September 18, 1978 · Original text

25. An Act To establish a policy for the management of oil and natural gas in the Outer Continental Shelf; to protect the marine and coastal environment; to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act; and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-372 · 92 Stat. 629 · September 18, 1978 · Original text

26. District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1979

    An Act Making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-373 · 92 Stat. 699 · September 18, 1978 · Original text

27. Military Construction Appropriation Act, 1979

    An Act Making appropriations for military construction for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-374 · 92 Stat. 707 · September 18, 1978 · Original text

28. An Act To provide for the extension of certain Federal benefits, services, and assistance to the Pascua Yaqui Indians of Arizona, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-375 · 92 Stat. 712 · September 18, 1978 · Original text

29. An Act To extend until October 1, 1981, the voluntary insurance program provided by section 7 of the Fishermen’s Protective Act of 1967, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-376 · 92 Stat. 714 · September 18, 1978 · Original text

30. An Act To amend the Act of August 29, 1974 (88 Stat. 795; 10 U.S.C. 8202 note), relating to the authorized numbers for the grades of lieutenant colonel and colonel in the Air Force and to authorize the President to suspend certain provisions of law when he determines that the needs of the Armed Forces so require, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-377 · 92 Stat. 719 · September 19, 1978 · Original text

31. An Act To repeal chapter 27 of title 44, United States Code.

    Public Law 95-378 · 92 Stat. 723 · September 22, 1978 · Original text

32. An Act To amend section 2301 of title 44, relating to the National Archives Trust Fund Board.

    Public Law 95-379 · 92 Stat. 724 · September 22, 1978 · Original text

33. An Act To authorize the issuance of substitute Treasury checks without undertakings of indemnity, except as the Secretary of the Treasury may require.

    Public Law 95-380 · 92 Stat. 725 · September 22, 1978 · Original text

34. An Act To authorize appropriations for the fiscal year 1079 under the International Investment Survey Act of 1976, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-381 · 92 Stat. 726 · September 22, 1978 · Original text

35. An Act To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that Japanese-Americans shall be allowed civil service retirement credit for time spent in World War II interment camps.

    Public Law 95-382 · 92 Stat. 727 · September 22, 1978 · Original text

36. An Act To amend the Bankruptcy Act to provide for uniform supervision and control of employees of referees in bankruptcy.

    Public Law 95-383 · 92 Stat. 729 · September 22, 1978 · Original text

37. International Security Assistance Act of 1978

    An Act To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act to authorize international security assistance programs for fiscal year 1979, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-384 · 92 Stat. 730 · September 26, 1978 · Original text

38. An Act To transfer certain real property of the United States to the District of Columbia Redevelopment Land Agency.

    Public Law 95-385 · 92 Stat. 749 · September 26, 1978 · Original text

39. An Act To enhance the flexibility of contractual authority of the Temporary Commission on Financial Oversight of the District of Columbia.

    Public Law 95-386 · 92 Stat. 750 · September 26, 1978 · Original text

40. District of Columbia Reciprocal Tax Collection Act

    An Act To permit any State the reciprocal right to sue in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to recover taxes due such State.

    Public Law 95-387 · 92 Stat. 751 · September 27, 1978 · Original text

41. An Act To change the name of the District of Columbia Bail Agency to the District of Columbia Pretrial Services Agency.

    Public Law 95-388 · 92 Stat. 753 · September 27, 1978 · Original text

42. Joint Resolution To authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating September 24, 1978, as “National Good Neighbor Day”.

    Public Law 95-389 · 92 Stat. 754 · September 29, 1978 · Original text

43. Federal Employees Flexible and Compressed Work Schedules Act of 1978

    An Act To authorize Federal agencies to experiment with flexible and compressed employee work schedules.

    Public Law 95-390 · 92 Stat. 755 · September 29, 1978 · Original text

44. Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1979

    An Act Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-391 · 92 Stat. 763 · September 30, 1978 · Original text

45. Department of Housing and Urban Development—Independent Agencies Appropriation Act, 1979

    An Act Making appropriations for the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-392 · 92 Stat. 791 · September 30, 1978 · Original text

46. Diplomatic Relations Act

    An Act To complement the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.

    Public Law 95-393 · 92 Stat. 808 · September 30, 1978 · Original text

47. An Act To facilitate the exchange of certain lands in the State of Oregon, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-394 · 92 Stat. 811 · September 30, 1978 · Original text

48. An Act To settle Indian land claims within the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-395 · 92 Stat. 813 · September 30, 1978 · Original text

49. Federal Pesticide Act of 1978

    An Act To amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, as amended.

    Public Law 95-396 · 92 Stat. 819 · September 30, 1978 · Original text

50. Uniformed Services Survivors’ Benefits Amendments of 1978

    An Act To amend title 10, United States Code, to make certain changes in the Retired Serviceman’s Family Protection Plan and the Survivor Benefit Plan as authorized by chapter 73 of that title, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-397 · 92 Stat. 843 · September 30, 1978 · Original text

51. An Act To provide that members of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe may request the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain lands, and to provide that the tribe shall have a preference right to purchase certain lands held in trust by the United States for tribal members.

    Public Law 95-398 · 92 Stat. 850 · September 30, 1978 · Original text

52. An Act To modify a portion of the south boundary of the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Reservation in Arizona, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-399 · 92 Stat. 851 · September 30, 1978 · Original text

53. An Act To amend the pilot project workfare provisions of the Food stamp Act of 1977.

    Public Law 95-400 · 92 Stat. 856 · September 30, 1978 · Original text

54. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, 1979

    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 95-401 · 92 Stat. 857 · September 30, 1978 · Original text

55. An Act To amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to ensure that the interest rates on price support loans for upland cotton are not less favorable to producers than the interest rates for such loans on other commodities.

    Public Law 95-402 · 92 Stat. 862 · September 30, 1978 · Original text

56. An Act To amend the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1979.

    Public Law 95-403 · 92 Stat. 863 · September 30, 1978 · Original text

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

    Public Law 95-404 · 92 Stat. 864 · September 30, 1978 · Original text

58. Futures Trading Act of 1978

    An Act To extend the Commodity Exchange Act, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-405 · 92 Stat. 865 · September 30, 1978 · Original text

59. Joint Resolution To provide for a temporary extension of certain Federal Housing Administration mortgage insurance and related authorities, of the national flood insurance program, of the crime insurance and riot reinsurance programs, of certain rural housing authorities, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-406 · 92 Stat. 879 · September 30, 1978 · Original text

60. Joint Resolution To amend section 8 of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945.

    Public Law 95-407 · 92 Stat. 882 · September 30, 1978 · Original text

61. An Act For the relief of Marie Grant.

    Private Law 95-54 · 92 Stat. 3814 · September 30, 1978 · Private law · Original text

62. An Act For the relief of William.1. Elder and the estate of Stephen M. Owens, deceased.

    Private Law 95-55 · 92 Stat. 3814 · September 30, 1978 · Private law · Original text

63. An Act For the relief of Doctor Daryl C. Johnson.

    Private Law 95-56 · 92 Stat. 3814 · September 30, 1978 · Private law · Original text

64. An Act For the relief of diaries M. Metott.

    Private Law 95-57 · 92 Stat. 3815 · September 30, 1978 · Private law · Original text

65. Federal District Court Organization Act of 1978

    An Act To amend title 28 of the United States Code to make certain changes in the places of holding Federal district courts, in the divisions within judicial districts, and in judicial district dividing lines.

    Public Law 95-408 · 92 Stat. 883 · October 2, 1978 · Original text

66. An Act To amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-409 · 92 Stat. 886 · October 2, 1978 · Original text

67. Customs Procedural Reform and Simplification Act of 1978

    An Act To provide customs procedural reform, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-410 · 92 Stat. 888 · October 3, 1978 · Original text

68. Joint Resolution Authorizing the President to invite the States of the Union and foreign nations to participate in the International Petroleum Exposition to be held at Tulsa, Oklahoma, from September 10, 1979, through September 13, 1979.

    Public Law 95-411 · 92 Stat. 906 · October 5, 1978 · Original text

69. An Act To amend section 201(a), 202(c) and 203(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended, and to establish a Select Commission on Immigration and Refugee Policy.

    Public Law 95-412 · 92 Stat. 907 · October 5, 1978 · Original text

70. An Act To name a lake which has been completed as part of the Papillion Creek basin project as the “Standing Bear Lake”.

    Public Law 95-413 · 92 Stat. 910 · October 5, 1978 · Original text

71. An Act To authorize the Smithsonian Institution to acquire the Museum of African Art, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-414 · 92 Stat. 911 · October 5, 1978 · Original text

72. Joint Resolution Providing financial assistance for the city of New York.

    Public Law 95-415 · 92 Stat. 914 · October 5, 1978 · Original text

73. An Act To amend chapter 21 of title 44, United States Code, to include new provisions relating to the acceptance and use of records transferred to the custody of the Administrator of General Services.

    Public Law 95-416 · 92 Stat. 915 · October 5, 1978 · Original text

74. An Act To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to facilitate the admission into the United States of more than two adopted children, and to provide for the expeditious naturalization of adopted children.

    Public Law 95-417 · 92 Stat. 917 · October 5, 1978 · Original text

75. An Act To name a certain Federal building in Jonesboro, Arkansas, the “E. C. ‘Took’ Gathings Building”.

    Public Law 95-418 · 92 Stat. 919 · October 5, 1978 · Original text

76. Joint Resolution Authorizing and requesting the President to proclaim the 7-day period beginning on May 4, 1979, as “Asian/Pacific American Heritage Week”.

    Public Law 95-419 · 92 Stat. 920 · October 5, 1978 · Original text

77. Sikes Act Amendments of 1978

    An Act To authorize appropriations to carry out conservation programs on military reservations and public lands during fiscal years 1979, 1980, and 1981.

    Public Law 95-420 · 92 Stat. 921 · October 5, 1978 · Original text

78. Amtrak Improvement Act of 1978

    An Act To amend the Rail Passenger Service Act to extend the authorizations of appropriations for an additional fiscal year, to provide for public consideration and implementation of a rail passenger service study, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-421 · 92 Stat. 923 · October 5, 1978 · Original text

79. An Act To authorize appropriations for the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, and to change the name of the National Fire Prevention and Control Administration to the United States Fire Administration.

    Public Law 95-422 · 92 Stat. 932 · October 5, 1978 · Original text

80. An Act For the relief of Lourdes Marie Hudson.

    Private Law 95-58 · 92 Stat. 3816 · October 5, 1978 · Private law · Original text

81. An Act To amend section 5064 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide for refund of tax on distilled spirits, wines, rectified products, and beer lost or rendered unmarketable due to fire, flood, casualty, or other disaster, or to breakage, destruction, or other damage (excluding theft) resulting from vandalism or malicious mischief while held for sale.

    Public Law 95-423 · 92 Stat. 935 · October 6, 1978 · Original text

82. International Development and Food Assistance Act of 1978

    An Act To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 196i to authorize development and economic assistance programs for fiscal year 1979, to make certain changes in the authorities of that Act and the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954, to improve the coordination and administration of United States development-related policies and programs, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-424 · 92 Stat. 937 · October 6, 1978 · Original text

83. An Act To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to authorize appropriations for the Securities and Exchange Commission for fiscal years 1979 and 1980, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-425 · 92 Stat. 962 · October 6, 1978 · Original text

84. An Act To confer jurisdiction upon the United States Court of Claims to hear, determine, and render judgment upon the claim of John T. Knight.

    Private Law 95-59 · 92 Stat. 3816 · October 6, 1978 · Private law · Original text

85. Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1979

    An Act To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1979 for the Department of State, the International Communication Agency, and the Board for International Broadcasting, to make changes in the laws relating to those agencies, to make changes in the Foreign Service personnel system, to establish policies and responsibilities with respect to science, technology, and American diplomacy, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-426 · 92 Stat. 963 · October 7, 1978 · Original text

86. An Act To prohibit the issuance of regulations on the taxation of fringe benefits, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-427 · 92 Stat. 996 · October 7, 1978 · Original text

87. An Act To improve the operations of the national sea grant program, to authorize appropriations to carry out such program for fiscal years 1979 and 1980, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-428 · 92 Stat. 999 · October 7, 1978 · Original text

88. Treasury, Postal Service, and General Short title, Government Appropriations Act, 1979

    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, 1979, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-429 · 92 Stat. 1001 · October 10, 1978 · Original text

89. An Act To provide authorization of appropriations for the United States International Trade Commission for fiscal year 1979.

    Public Law 95-430 · 92 Stat. 1020 · October 10, 1978 · Original text

90. Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1979

    An Act Making appropriations for the Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1979, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-431 · 92 Stat. 1021 · October 10, 1978 · Original text

91. An Act To repeal certain sections of title III of the Immigration and Nationality Act, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-432 · 92 Stat. 1046 · October 10, 1978 · Original text

92. An Act Relating to judgment funds awarded by the Indian Claims Commission to certain Indian tribes, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-433 · 92 Stat. 1047 · October 10, 1978 · Original text

93. National Science Foundation Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1979

    An Act To authorize the appropriation of specified dollar amounts for each of the National Science Foundation’s major program areas (and certain subprograms), and to provide requirements relating to periods of availability and transfers of the authorized funds.

    Public Law 95-434 · 92 Stat. 1049 · October 10, 1978 · Original text

94. An Act To amend the Bretton Woods Agreements Act to authorize the United States to participate in the Supplementary Financing Facility of the International Monetary Fund.

    Public Law 95-435 · 92 Stat. 1051 · October 10, 1978 · Original text

95. An Act To designate the Meat Animal Research Center located near Clay Center, Nebraska, as the “Roman L. Hruska Meat Animal Research Center”.

    Public Law 95-436 · 92 Stat. 1054 · October 10, 1978 · Original text

96. Federal Employees Part-Time Career Employment Act of 1978

    An Act To amend title 5, United States Code, to establish a program to increase part-time career employment within the civil service.

    Public Law 95-437 · 92 Stat. 1055 · October 10, 1978 · Original text

97. An Act To authorize the President of the United States to present on behalf of the Congress a specially struck gold medal to Lieutenant General Ira C. Eaker, United States Air Force (retired).

    Public Law 95-438 · 92 Stat. 1060 · October 10, 1978 · Original text

98. An Act To repeal certain requirements relating to notice of animal and plant quarantines, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-439 · 92 Stat. 1061 · October 10, 1978 · Original text

99. An Act To amend sections 3303a and 1503 of title 44, United States Code, to require mandatory application of the General Records Schedules to all Federal agencies and to resolve conflicts between authorizations for disposal and to provide for the disposal of Federal Register documents.

    Public Law 95-440 · 92 Stat. 1063 · October 10, 1978 · Original text

100. An Act To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to relinquish exclusive legislative jurisdiction over lands or interests under his control.

     Public Law 95-441 · 92 Stat. 1064 · October 10, 1978 · Original text