Every law Congress has passed

805 laws of the 95th Congress, 1977–1979

1. An Act To provide that the Territory of American Samoa be represented by a nonvoting Delegate to the United States House of Representatives, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 95-556 · 92 Stat. 2078 · October 31, 1978 · Original text

2. Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978

   An Act To amend and extend certain Federal laws relating to housing, community, and neighborhood development and preservation, and related programs, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 95-557 · 92 Stat. 2080 · October 31, 1978 · Original text

3. An Act For the relief of Marina Houghton.

   Private Law 95-146 · 92 Stat. 3852 · October 31, 1978 · Private law · Original text

4. An Act For the relief of Rogelio M. Encomienda.

   Private Law 95-147 · 92 Stat. 3853 · October 31, 1978 · Private law · Original text

5. An Act For the relief of Irma Victoria Bolarte Alvarado.

   Private Law 95-148 · 92 Stat. 3853 · October 31, 1978 · Private law · Original text

6. An Act For the relief of Jackson Ormiston Edwards Cuffy and Merle Cleopatra Edwards Cutty.

   Private Law 95-149 · 92 Stat. 3854 · October 31, 1978 · Private law · Original text

7. An Act For the relief of John F. Johnson.

   Private Law 95-150 · 92 Stat. 3854 · October 31, 1978 · Private law · Original text

8. An Act For the relief of Elvi Engelsmann Jensen.

   Private Law 95-151 · 92 Stat. 3855 · October 31, 1978 · Private law · Original text

9. An Act For the relief of Yom Chong Ok.

   Private Law 95-152 · 92 Stat. 3855 · October 31, 1978 · Private law · Original text

10. An Act For the relief of Debbie Agatta Hepburn.

    Private Law 95-153 · 92 Stat. 3855 · October 31, 1978 · Private law · Original text

11. An Act For the relief of Brigitte Marie Harwood.

    Private Law 95-154 · 92 Stat. 3856 · October 31, 1978 · Private law · Original text

12. An Act For the relief of Kalnoosh-Fard Bullock and her son, Kami Bullock.

    Private Law 95-155 · 92 Stat. 3856 · October 31, 1978 · Private law · Original text

13. An Act For the relief of Dimitrios Panoutsopoulos, Angeliki Panoutsopoulos, and Georgios Panoutsopoulos.

    Private Law 95-156 · 92 Stat. 3856 · October 31, 1978 · Private law · Original text

14. An Act To amend section 202(d) of the Magnuson-Moss Warranty—Federal Trade Commission Improvement Act to extend the deadline for filing a report of rulemaking procedures.

    Public Law 95-558 · 92 Stat. 2130 · November 1, 1978 · Original text

15. Health Maintenance Organization Amendments of 1978

    An Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the program of assistance under that Act for health maintenance organizations.

    Public Law 95-559 · 92 Stat. 2131 · November 1, 1978 · Original text

16. An Act Authorizing the President of the United States to present a gold medal to the widow of Robert F. Kennedy.

    Public Law 95-560 · 92 Stat. 2142 · November 1, 1978 · Original text

17. Education Amendments of 1978

    An Act To extend and amend expiring elementary and secondary education programs, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-561 · 92 Stat. 2143 · November 1, 1978 · Original text

18. An Act To amend the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act.

    Public Law 95-562 · 92 Stat. 2381 · November 1, 1978 · Original text

19. Contract Disputes Act of 1978

    An Act To provide for the resolution of claims and disputes relating to Government contracts awarded by executive agencies.

    Public Law 95-563 · 92 Stat. 2383 · November 1, 1978 · Original text

20. An Act To provide for the establishment, ownership, operation, and governmental oversight and regulation of international maritime satellite telecommunications services.

    Public Law 95-564 · 92 Stat. 2392 · November 1, 1978 · Original text

21. United States Railway Association Amendments Act of 1978

    An Act To amend the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 to authorize the purchase of an additional $1,200,000,000 of the series A preferred stock of the Corporation, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-565 · 92 Stat. 2397 · November 1, 1978 · Original text

22. Middle Income Student Assistance Act

    An Act To amend title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 to increase the availability of assistance to middle-income students.

    Public Law 95-566 · 92 Stat. 2402 · November 1, 1978 · Original text

23. An Act For the relief of Datronics Engineers, Incorporated.

    Private Law 95-157 · 92 Stat. 3857 · November 1, 1978 · Private law · Original text

24. An Act To amend the Communications Act of 1034 to extend and Improve the provisions of such Act relating to long-term financing for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and relating to certain grant programs for public telecommunications, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-567 · 92 Stat. 2405 · November 2, 1978 · Original text

25. Economic Opportunity Amendments of 1978

    An Act To amend the Economic Opportunity Act of 1064, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-568 · 92 Stat. 2425 · November 2, 1978 · Original text

26. An Act To authorize the Smithsonian Institution to construct museum support facilities.

    Public Law 95-569 · 92 Stat. 2444 · November 2, 1978 · Original text

27. An Act To clarify the authority for employment of personnel in the White House Office and the Executive Residence at the White House, to clarify the authority for employment of personnel by the President to meet unanticipated needs, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-570 · 92 Stat. 2445 · November 2, 1978 · Original text

28. An Act To authorize and direct the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain lands for the benefit of the Mille Lacs Band of the Minnesota Chippewa Indians.

    Public Law 95-571 · 92 Stat. 2452 · November 2, 1978 · Original text

29. Jury System Improvements Act of 1978

    An Act To amend the Jury Selection and Service Act of 1968, as amended, by revising the section on fees of jurors and by providing for a civil penalty and injunctive relief in the event of a discharge or threatened discharge of an employee by reason of such employee’s Federal jury service.

    Public Law 95-572 · 92 Stat. 2453 · November 2, 1978 · Original text

30. An Act To amend title 28 of the United States Code to make certain changes in the divisions within judicial districts and in the places of holding court, and to require the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts to conduct a study of the judicial business of the Central District of California and the Eastern District of New York.

    Public Law 95-573 · 92 Stat. 2458 · November 2, 1978 · Original text

31. Federal Railroad Safety Authorization Act of 1978

    An Act To amend the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 to authorize additional appropriations, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-574 · 92 Stat. 2459 · November 2, 1978 · Original text

32. An Act To amend title 18 of the United States Code to eliminate racketeering in the sale and distribution of cigarettes, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-575 · 92 Stat. 2463 · November 2, 1978 · Original text

33. An Act To amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide additional authorizations for certain operating programs under the Act.

    Public Law 95-576 · 92 Stat. 2467 · November 2, 1978 · Original text

34. An Act To authorize the Architect of the Capitol to install solar collectors for furnishing a portion of the energy needs of the Rayburn House Office Building and House Office Building Annex Numbered 2, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-577 · 92 Stat. 2470 · November 2, 1978 · Original text

35. Reclamation Safety of Dams Act of 1978

    An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to construct, restore, operate, and maintain new or modified features at existing Federal reclamation dams for safety of dams purposes.

    Public Law 95-578 · 92 Stat. 2471 · November 2, 1978 · Original text

36. An Act Amending section 312 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.

    Public Law 95-579 · 92 Stat. 2474 · November 2, 1978 · Original text

37. An Act To establish a Rural Transportation Advisory Task Force, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-580 · 92 Stat. 2475 · November 2, 1978 · Original text

38. An Act To provide for recalculation of the retired pay of individuals who served as sergeant major of the Marine Corps before December 16, 1967.

    Public Law 95-581 · 92 Stat. 2478 · November 2, 1978 · Original text

39. An Act To provide for nationwide service of subpoenas in all suits involving the False Claims Act, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-582 · 92 Stat. 2479 · November 2, 1978 · Original text

40. An Act To amend subchapter III of chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, to provide that employees who retire after 5 years of service, in certain instances, may be eligible to retain their life and health insurance benefits, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-583 · 92 Stat. 2481 · November 2, 1978 · Original text

41. An Act To repeal certain provisions of law establishing limits on the amount of land certain religious corporations may hold in any Territory of the United States.

    Public Law 95-584 · 92 Stat. 2483 · November 2, 1978 · Original text

42. An Act To amend the Act commonly known as the Miller Act to raise the dollar amount of contracts to which such Act applies from $2,000 to $25,000.

    Public Law 95-585 · 92 Stat. 2484 · November 2, 1978 · Original text

43. An Act For the relief of Julio Ortiz-Medina.

    Private Law 95-158 · 92 Stat. 3857 · November 2, 1978 · Private law · Original text

44. An Act For the relief of Carmela Scudieri.

    Private Law 95-159 · 92 Stat. 3858 · November 2, 1978 · Private law · Original text

45. An Act For the relief of Karin Ehard.

    Private Law 95-160 · 92 Stat. 3858 · November 2, 1978 · Private law · Original text

46. An Act For the relief of Par. A. Norona.

    Private Law 95-161 · 92 Stat. 3858 · November 2, 1978 · Private law · Original text

47. An Act For the relief of Carmen Cecilia Blanquicett.

    Private Law 95-162 · 92 Stat. 3859 · November 2, 1978 · Private law · Original text

48. An Act For the relief of Anthony Casamento.

    Private Law 95-163 · 92 Stat. 3859 · November 2, 1978 · Private law · Original text

49. An Act For the relief of Veronica Judith Hudson.

    Private Law 95-164 · 92 Stat. 3859 · November 2, 1978 · Private law · Original text

50. An Act For the relief of Andree Marie Helene McGiffin.

    Private Law 95-165 · 92 Stat. 3860 · November 2, 1978 · Private law · Original text

51. An Act For the relief of Francesco Giuttari.

    Private Law 95-166 · 92 Stat. 3860 · November 2, 1978 · Private law · Original text

52. An Act For the relief of Sameek Keshary Bay.

    Private Law 95-167 · 92 Stat. 3860 · November 2, 1978 · Private law · Original text

53. An Act For the relief of Lawrence Youngman.

    Private Law 95-168 · 92 Stat. 3861 · November 2, 1978 · Private law · Original text

54. An Act For the relief of Margaret Perry.

    Private Law 95-169 · 92 Stat. 3861 · November 2, 1978 · Private law · Original text

55. An Act To validate certain land conveyances, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-586 · 92 Stat. 2485 · November 3, 1978 · Original text

56. An Act To amend certain provisions of law relating to land claims by the United States in Riverside County, California, based upon the accretion or avulsion, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-587 · 92 Stat. 2496 · November 3, 1978 · Original text

57. An Act For the relief of Gary Daves and Marc Cayer.

    Private Law 95-170 · 92 Stat. 3862 · November 3, 1978 · Private law · Original text

58. Veterans’ and Survivors’ Pension Improvement Act of 1978

    An Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide improvements in the pension program for certain veterans of a period of war with non-service-connected disabilities, for certain surviving spouses of veterans of a period of war, and for certain surviving children of veterans of a period of war, to increase the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for surviving parents of certain veterans, to provide for automatic annual cost-of-living adjustments in the rates of pension and in the rates of parents’ dependency and indemnity compensation, to prevent reductions in and terminations of pension and terminations of parents’ dependency and indemnity compensation solely attributable to cost-of-living increases in social security benefits, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-588 · 92 Stat. 2497 · November 4, 1978 · Original text

59. An Act To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that a member of the Board of Regents of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences whose term of office has expired shall continue to serve until a successor is appointed.

    Public Law 95-589 · 92 Stat. 2512 · November 4, 1978 · Original text

60. Solar Photovoltaic Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1978

    An Act To provide for an accelerated program of research, development, and demonstration of solar photovoltaic energy technologies leading to early competitive commercial applicability of such technologies to be carried out by the Department of Energy, with the support of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Bureau of Standards, the General Services Administration, and other Federal agencies.

    Public Law 95-590 · 92 Stat. 2513 · November 4, 1978 · Original text

61. Presidential Records Act of 1978

    An Act To amend title 44 to insure the preservation of and public access to the official records of the President, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-591 · 92 Stat. 2523 · November 4, 1978 · Original text

62. Native Latex Commercialization and Economic Development Act of 1978

    An Act To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to authorize a program of research, development, and demonstration of guayule rubber production and manufacture as an economic development opportunity for the Southwestern States.

    Public Law 95-592 · 92 Stat. 2529 · November 4, 1978 · Original text

63. An Act To improve the administration and operation of the Overseas Citizens Voting Rights Act of 1975, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-593 · 92 Stat. 2535 · November 4, 1978 · Original text

64. Joint Resolution Relative to the convening of the first session of the Ninety-sixth Congress, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-594 · 92 Stat. 2540 · November 4, 1978 · Original text

65. An Act To amend the Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950 to require that the Comptroller General provide for a financial audit with respect to pension plans for officers and employees of the Federal Government and its agencies and instrumentalities, to require that an annual report, including a financial statement and an actuarial statement, be furnished to the Congress and the Comptroller General with respect to such plans, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-595 · 92 Stat. 2541 · November 4, 1978 · Original text

66. Joint Resolution To initiate preliminary studies for the restoration and renovation of the Pension Building in Washington, District of Columbia, to house a Museum of the Building Arts, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-596 · 92 Stat. 2544 · November 4, 1978 · Original text

67. An Act To amend the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 to require ConRail to make premium payments under certain medical and life insurance policies, to provide that ConRail shall be entitled to a loan under section 211(h) of such Act in an amount required for such premium payments, and to provide that such premium payments shall be deemed to be expenses of administration of the respective railroads in reorganization.

    Public Law 95-597 · 92 Stat. 2547 · November 4, 1978 · Original text

68. An Act To establish a uniform Law on the Subject of Bankruptcies.

    Public Law 95-598 · 92 Stat. 2549 · November 6, 1978 · Original text

69. Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978

    An Act To authorize appropriations for the construction of certain highways in accordance with title 23 of the United States Code, for highway safety, for mass transportation in urban and in rural areas, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-599 · 92 Stat. 2689 · November 6, 1978 · Original text

70. Revenue Act of 1978

    An Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to reduce income taxes, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-600 · 92 Stat. 2763 · November 6, 1978 · Original text

71. An Act To authorize appropriations to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for fiscal year 1979, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-601 · 92 Stat. 2947 · November 6, 1978 · Original text

72. Rehabilitation, Comprehensive Services, and Developmental Disabilities Amendments of 1978

    An Act To amend the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to extend certain programs established in such Act, to establish a community service employment program for handicapped individuals, and to provide comprehensive services for independent living for handicapped individuals, to amend the Developmental Disabilities Services and Facilities Construction Act to revise and extend the programs under that Act, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-602 · 92 Stat. 2955 · November 6, 1978 · Original text

73. Federal Physicians Comparability Allowance Act of 1978

    An Act To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide special allowances to certain physicians employed by the United States in order to enhance the recruitment and retention of such physicians.

    Public Law 95-603 · 92 Stat. 3018 · November 6, 1978 · Original text

74. Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978

    An Act To authorize the Secretary of Energy to enter into cooperative agreements with certain States respecting residual radioactive material at existing sites, to provide for the regulation of uranium mill tailings under the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-604 · 92 Stat. 3021 · November 8, 1978 · Original text

75. An Act To extend the boundaries of the Tolyabe National Forest in Nevada, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-605 · 92 Stat. 3044 · November 8, 1978 · Original text

76. Amateur Sports Act of 1978

    An Act To promote and coordinate amateur athletic activity in the United States, to recognize certain rights for United States amateur athletes, to provide for the resolution of disputes involving national governing bodies, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-606 · 92 Stat. 3045 · November 8, 1978 · Original text

77. An Act To amend section 6 of the Department of Transportation Act, relating to rail service assistance, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-607 · 92 Stat. 3059 · November 8, 1978 · Original text

78. Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978

    An Act To establish standards for the placement of Indian children in foster or adoptive homes, to prevent the breakup of Indian families, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-608 · 92 Stat. 3069 · November 8, 1978 · Original text

79. Quiet Communities Act of 1978

    An Act To extend provisions of the Noise Control Act of 1972 for one year, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-609 · 92 Stat. 3079 · November 8, 1978 · Original text

80. An Act To amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit union organization of the armed forces, membership in military labor organizations by members of the armed forces, and recognition of military labor organizations by the Government, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-610 · 92 Stat. 3085 · November 8, 1978 · Original text

81. An Act To amend the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 to authorize appropriations for the United States Railway Association for fiscal year 1979.

    Public Law 95-611 · 92 Stat. 3089 · November 8, 1978 · Original text

82. An Act To provide that the Exchange Stabilization Fund shall not be available tor payment of administrative expenses; and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-612 · 92 Stat. 3091 · November 8, 1978 · Original text

83. An Act To extend the programs of assistance under title X and part B of title XI of the Public Health Service Act.

    Public Law 95-613 · 92 Stat. 3093 · November 8, 1978 · Original text

84. An Act To amend the boundary of the Cibola National Forest, designate an Intended wilderness area, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-614 · 92 Stat. 3095 · November 8, 1978 · Original text

85. Tax Treatment Extension Act of 1977

    An Act To change the tax treatment of income earned abroad by United States citizens and residents, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-615 · 92 Stat. 3097 · November 8, 1978 · Original text

86. Fish and Wildlife Improvement Act of 1978

    An Act To Improve the administration of fish and wildlife programs, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-616 · 92 Stat. 3110 · November 8, 1978 · Original text

87. Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978

    An Act To suspend until the close of June 30, 1980, the duty on certain doxorubicin hydrochloride antibiotics.

    Public Law 95-617 · 92 Stat. 3117 · November 9, 1978 · Original text

88. Energy Tax Act of 1978

    An Act To provide tax incentives for the production and conservation of energy, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-618 · 92 Stat. 3174 · November 9, 1978 · Original text

89. National Energy Conservation Policy Act

    An Act For the relief of Jack R. Misner.

    Public Law 95-619 · 92 Stat. 3206 · November 9, 1978 · Original text

90. Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978

    An Act To amend the Tariff Schedules of the United States to provide for the duty-free entry of competition bobsleds and luges.

    Public Law 95-620 · 92 Stat. 3289 · November 9, 1978 · Original text

91. Natural Gas Policy Act of 1978

    An Act For the relief of Joe Cortina of Tampa, Florida.

    Public Law 95-621 · 92 Stat. 3350 · November 9, 1978 · Original text

92. An Act To amend the Community Mental Health Centers Act to revise and extend the programs under that Act, to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the programs of assistance for libraries of medicine, the programs of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, and of the National Cancer Institute, and the program for National Research Service Awards, to establish the President’s Commission for the Study of Ethical Problems in Medicine and Biomedical and Behavioral Research, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-622 · 92 Stat. 3412 · November 9, 1978 · Original text

93. Health Services Research, Health Statistics, and Health Care Technology Act of 1978

    An Act To amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the authorities under that Act relating to health services research and health statistics and to establish a National Center for Health Care Technology, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-623 · 92 Stat. 3443 · November 9, 1978 · Original text

94. Department of Justice Appropriation Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1979

    An Act To authorize appropriations for the purpose of carrying out the activities of the Department of Justice for fiscal year 1979, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-624 · 92 Stat. 3459 · November 9, 1978 · Original text

95. National Parks and Recreation Act of 1978

    An Act To authorize additional appropriations for the acquisition of lands and Interests in lands within the Sawtooth National Recreation Area in Idaho.

    Public Law 95-625 · 92 Stat. 3467 · November 10, 1978 · Original text

96. Health Services and Centers Amendments of 1978

    An Act To amend the Public Health Service Act and related health laws to revise ant extend the programs of financial assistance for the delivery of health services, the provision of preventive health services, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-626 · 92 Stat. 3551 · November 10, 1978 · Original text

97. An Act To extend and amend the special supplemental food program and the child care food program, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-627 · 92 Stat. 3603 · November 10, 1978 · Original text

98. An Act To revise miscellaneous timing requirements of the revenue laws, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-628 · 92 Stat. 3627 · November 10, 1978 · Original text

99. An Act To amend the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation Act of 1972; to provide for the establishment of the San Antonio Missions National Historical Park; and for other purposes.

    Public Law 95-629 · 92 Stat. 3635 · November 10, 1978 · Original text

100. Financial Institutions Regulatory and Interest Rate Control Act of 1978

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

     Public Law 95-630 · 92 Stat. 3641 · November 10, 1978 · Original text