Every law Congress has passed

736 laws of the 96th Congress, 1979–1981

1. Joint Resolution To extend the time for filing the Economic Report

   Public Law 96-1 · 93 Stat. 3 · January 22, 1979 · Original text

2. An Act To amend the Bank Holding Company Act Amendments of 1970.

   Public Law 96-2 · 93 Stat. 4 · March 7, 1979 · Original text

3. An Act To repeal a section of Public Law 95–630.

   Public Law 96-3 · 93 Stat. 5 · March 7, 1979 · Original text

4. An Act To amend the Federal District Court Organization Act of 1978 with respect to certain administrative matters arising from the redrawing of the Federal judicial districts in the State of Illinois.

   Public Law 96-4 · 93 Stat. 6 · March 30, 1979 · Original text

5. An Act To provide for a temporary increase in the public debt limit, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 96-5 · 93 Stat. 8 · April 2, 1979 · Original text

6. An Act To extend temporarily the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to waive the imposition of countervailing duties.

   Public Law 96-6 · 93 Stat. 10 · April 3, 1979 · Original text

7. An Act To rescind certain budget authority contained in the message of the President of January 31, 1979 (H. Doc. 96–46), transmitted pursuant to the Impoundment Control Act of 1974.

   Public Law 96-7 · 93 Stat. 11 · April 9, 1979 · Original text

8. Taiwan Relations Act

   An Act To help maintain peace, security, and stability in the Western Pacific and to promote the foreign policy of the United States by authorizing the continuation of commercial, cultural, and other relations between the people of the United States and the people on Taiwan, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 96-8 · 93 Stat. 14 · April 10, 1979 · Original text

9. Joint Resolution Reaffirming the United States commitment to the North Atlantic Alliance.

   Public Law 96-9 · 93 Stat. 22 · April 19, 1979 · Original text

10. An Act To amend the Council on Wage and Price Stability Act to extend the authority granted by such Act to September 30, 1980, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-10 · 93 Stat. 23 · May 10, 1979 · Original text

11. Joint Resolution To declare May 18, 1979 to be “National Museum Day”.

    Public Law 96-11 · 93 Stat. 25 · May 18, 1979 · Original text

12. Joint Resolution To confer certain powers on the Presidential Commission appointed to investigate the Three Mile Island nuclear powerplant accident.

    Public Law 96-12 · 93 Stat. 26 · May 23, 1979 · Original text

13. Joint Resolution To authorize and request the President to proclaim the week of May 6 through 12, 1979, as “National Historic Preservation Week”.

    Public Law 96-13 · 93 Stat. 28 · May 24, 1979 · Original text

14. An Act To continue the work of the President’s Commission on Pension Policy to develop a national retirement income policy in the United States, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-14 · 93 Stat. 29 · May 24, 1979 · Original text

15. An Act To authorize the President of the United States to present on behalf of the Congress a specially struck gold medal to John Wayne.

    Public Law 96-15 · 93 Stat. 32 · May 26, 1979 · Original text

16. An Act To authorize a supplemental appropriation to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for research and development.

    Public Law 96-16 · 93 Stat. 33 · June 4, 1979 · Original text

17. An Act To amend the National Ocean Pollution Research and Development and Monitoring Planning Act of 1978 to authorize appropriations to carry out the provisions of such Act for fiscal year 1980.

    Public Law 96-17 · 93 Stat. 34 · June 4, 1979 · Original text

18. An Act To amend the Federal Reserve Act to authorize Federal Reserve banks to lend certain obligations to the Secretary of the Treasury to meet the short-term cash requirements of the Treasury, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-18 · 93 Stat. 35 · June 8, 1979 · Original text

19. An Act To make technical and conforming changes to the financial disclosure provisions in the Ethics in Government Act of 1978.

    Public Law 96-19 · 93 Stat. 37 · June 13, 1979 · Original text

20. An Act To authorize the President of the United States to present on behalf of the Congress a specially struck gold medal to Ben Abruzzo, Maxie Anderson, and Larry Newman.

    Public Law 96-20 · 93 Stat. 45 · June 13, 1979 · Original text

21. An Act Authorizing the President of the United States to present a gold medal to the widow of Hubert H. Humphrey.

    Public Law 96-21 · 93 Stat. 46 · June 13, 1979 · Original text

22. Veterans’ Health Care Amendments of 1979

    An Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to revise and improve certain health-care programs of the Veterans’ Administration, to authorize the construction, alteration, and acquisition of certain medical facilities, and to expand certain benefits for disabled veterans; and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-22 · 93 Stat. 47 · June 13, 1979 · Original text

23. An Act To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal years 1980 and 1981, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-23 · 93 Stat. 68 · June 13, 1979 · Original text

24. An Act To amend title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to postpone for 10 months the date on which the corporation must pay benefits under terminated multiemployer plans.

    Public Law 96-24 · 93 Stat. 70 · June 19, 1979 · Original text

25. An Act To amend the Shipping Act, 1916, to strengthen the provisions prohibiting rebating practices in the United States foreign trades.

    Public Law 96-25 · 93 Stat. 71 · June 19, 1979 · Original text

26. An Act To amend section 8 of the National Advisory Committee on Oceans and Atmosphere Act of 1977 to authorize appropriations to carry out the provisions of such Act for fiscal year 1980, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-26 · 93 Stat. 74 · June 21, 1979 · Original text

27. An Act To authorize additional appropriations for the Temporary Commission on Financial Oversight of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-27 · 93 Stat. 75 · June 21, 1979 · Original text

28. An Act To amend section 207 of title 18, United States Code.

    Public Law 96-28 · 93 Stat. 76 · June 22, 1979 · Original text

29. Department of Defense Supplemental Appropriation Authorization Act, 1979

    An Act To authorize supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1979 for procurement of aircraft, missiles, and naval vessels and for research, development, test, and evaluation for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-29 · 93 Stat. 78 · June 27, 1979 · Original text

30. An Act To extend the existing antitrust exemption for oil companies that participate in the Agreement an an International Energy Program.

    Public Law 96-30 · 93 Stat. 80 · June 30, 1979 · Original text

31. An Act To provide the Secretary of Agriculture with authority to reduce marketing penalties for peanuts.

    Public Law 96-31 · 93 Stat. 81 · July 7, 1979 · Original text

32. Joint Resolution To amend the Public Health Service Act and related health laws to correct printing and other technical errors.

    Public Law 96-32 · 93 Stat. 82 · July 10, 1979 · Original text

33. An Act To amend section 1521 of the Public Health Service Act to authorize the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare to extend conditional designations of State health planning and development agencies.

    Public Law 96-33 · 93 Stat. 86 · July 16, 1979 · Original text

34. Joint Resolution Congratulating the men and women of the Apollo program upon the tenth anniversary of the first manned landing on the Moon and requesting the President to proclaim the period of July 18 through 24, 1979, as “United States Space Observance”.

    Public Law 96-34 · 93 Stat. 87 · July 17, 1979 · Original text

35. Special International Security Assistance Act of 1979

    An Act To authorize supplemental international security assistance for the fiscal year 1979 in support of the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-35 · 93 Stat. 89 · July 20, 1979 · Original text

36. An Act To authorize the Smithsonian Institution to plan for the development of the area south of the original Smithsonian Institution Building adjacent to Independence Avenue at Tenth Street, Southwest, in the city of Washington.

    Public Law 96-36 · 93 Stat. 94 · July 20, 1979 · Original text

37. An Act To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to exempt savings and loan institutions from the application of certain provisions contained in such Act.

    Public Law 96-37 · 93 Stat. 95 · July 23, 1979 · Original text

38. Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1979

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

    Public Law 96-38 · 93 Stat. 97 · July 25, 1979 · Original text

39. Trade Agreements Act of 1979

    An Act To approve and implement the trade agreements negotiated under the Trade Act of 1974, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-39 · 93 Stat. 144 · July 26, 1979 · Original text

40. An Act To increase the authorization of appropriations under the Act of December 22, 1974 (88 Stat. 1712).

    Public Law 96-40 · 93 Stat. 318 · July 30, 1979 · Original text

41. Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Revision Act of 1979

    An Act To revise the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act, to require that appropriations for acquisition of strategic and critical materials be authorized by law, to establish a National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-41 · 93 Stat. 319 · July 30, 1979 · Original text

42. An Act To delay conditionally the effective date of certain rules of procedure and evidence proposed by the United States Supreme Court, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-42 · 93 Stat. 326 · July 31, 1979 · Original text

43. Speedy Trial Act Amendments Act of 1979

    An Act To amend the Speedy Trial Act of 1974.

    Public Law 96-43 · 93 Stat. 327 · August 2, 1979 · Original text

44. National Science Foundation Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1980

    An Act To authorize appropriations for activities for the National Science Foundation for fiscal year 1980, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-44 · 93 Stat. 333 · August 2, 1979 · Original text

45. Joint Resolution Recognizing the anniversaries of the Warsaw uprising and the Polish resistance to the invasion of Poland during World War II.

    Public Law 96-45 · 93 Stat. 336 · August 3, 1979 · Original text

46. An Act To make technical corrections and miscellaneous amendments in certain education laws contained in the Education Amendments of 1978, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-46 · 93 Stat. 338 · August 6, 1979 · Original text

47. An Act To authorize appropriations for the international affairs functions of the Department of the Treasury for fiscal year 1980.

    Public Law 96-47 · 93 Stat. 344 · August 8, 1979 · Original text

48. National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, 1980

    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 96-48 · 93 Stat. 345 · August 8, 1979 · Original text

49. Higher Education Technical Amendments of 1979

    An Act To extend certain programs under the Higher Education Act of 1965 for one year, and fur other purposes.

    Public Law 96-49 · 93 Stat. 351 · August 13, 1979 · Original text

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

    Public Law 96-50 · 93 Stat. 356 · August 13, 1979 · Original text

51. Joint Resolution Designating the week of October 8 through October 14, 1979, as “National Diabetes Week”.

    Public Law 96-51 · 93 Stat. 357 · August 13, 1979 · Original text

52. An Act To amend title 13 of the United States Code to provide a limited exemption to the Bureau of the Census from the provisions of section 322 of the Act of June 30, 1932.

    Public Law 96-52 · 93 Stat. 358 · August 13, 1979 · Original text

53. An Act For the relief of Joseph J. Andrews.

    Private Law 96-1 · 93 Stat. 1389 · August 13, 1979 · Private law · Original text

54. An Act For the relief of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Wayne Ogburn.

    Private Law 96-2 · 93 Stat. 1389 · August 13, 1979 · Private law · Original text

55. An Act For the relief of Doris Mauri Coonrad.

    Private Law 96-3 · 93 Stat. 1389 · August 13, 1979 · Private law · Original text

56. An Act For the relief of James C. Wilkinson.

    Private Law 96-4 · 93 Stat. 1389 · August 13, 1979 · Private law · Original text

57. International Development Cooperation Act of 1979

    An Act To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for international development and economic assistance programs and for the Peace Corps, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-53 · 93 Stat. 359 · August 14, 1979 · Original text

58. An Act To make certain technical and clerical amendments to title 5, United Stales Code.

    Public Law 96-54 · 93 Stat. 381 · August 14, 1979 · Original text

59. An Act For the relief of the city of Nenana, Alaska, and to amend the Act of January 2, 1976, as amended, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-55 · 93 Stat. 386 · August 14, 1979 · Original text

60. An Act To amend the Bankruptcy Act to provide for the nondischargeability of certain student loan debts guaranteed or insured by the United States.

    Public Law 96-56 · 93 Stat. 387 · August 14, 1979 · Original text

61. An Act To amend the National Capital Transportation Act of 1969 to remove the limitation on the amount authorized for District of Columbia contributions for the cost of construction of the rapid transit system of the National Capital Region.

    Public Law 96-57 · 93 Stat. 388 · August 14, 1979 · Original text

62. An Act To increase the fiscal year 1979 authorization for appropriations for the food stamp program, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-58 · 93 Stat. 389 · August 14, 1979 · Original text

63. An Act To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey a reversionary interest held by the United States in certain lands located in Bell County, Kentucky, to the Board of Education, Bell County, Kentucky.

    Public Law 96-59 · 93 Stat. 394 · August 14, 1979 · Original text

64. An Act To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1980 and 1981 for the Department of State, the International Communication Agency, and the Board for International Broadcasting.

    Public Law 96-60 · 93 Stat. 395 · August 15, 1979 · Original text

65. An Act To authorize appropriations to carry out the Fishery Conservation and Management Act of 1976 during fiscal years 1980, 1981, and 1982, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-61 · 93 Stat. 407 · August 15, 1979 · Original text

66. Joint Resolution To authorize and request the President to issue annually a proclamation designating the first Sunday of September following Labor Day of each year as National Grandparents Day.

    Public Law 96-62 · 93 Stat. 410 · September 6, 1979 · Original text

67. An Act To extend for three fiscal years the authorizations for appropriations under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

    Public Law 96-63 · 93 Stat. 411 · September 6, 1979 · Original text

68. An Act To amend the International Banking Act of 1978 (Public Law 95–369) to extend the time for foreign banks to obtain required deposit insurance with respect to existing branches in the United States.

    Public Law 96-64 · 93 Stat. 412 · September 14, 1979 · Original text

69. Joint Resolution To authorize and request the President to proclaim the week of September 16 through 22, 1979, as “National Meals on Wheels Week”.

    Public Law 96-65 · 93 Stat. 413 · September 19, 1979 · Original text

70. An Act To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1980 and 1981 under the Arras Control and Disarmament Act, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-66 · 93 Stat. 414 · September 21, 1979 · Original text

71. An Act To amend the International Development and Food Assistance Act of 1978 and the Foreign Assistance and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1979 by striking out certain prohibitions relating to Uganda, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-67 · 93 Stat. 415 · September 21, 1979 · Original text

72. Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1980

    An Act Making appropriations for the Departments of State, Justice, and Commerce, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-68 · 93 Stat. 416 · September 24, 1979 · Original text

73. Energy and Water Development Appropriation Act, 1980

    An Act Making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-69 · 93 Stat. 437 · September 25, 1979 · Original text

74. An Act To provide for the operation and maintenance of the Panama Canal under the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-70 · 93 Stat. 452 · September 27, 1979 · Original text

75. Joint Resolution To provide for a temporary extension of certain Federal Housing Administration authorities, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-71 · 93 Stat. 501 · September 28, 1979 · Original text

76. An Act To provide authority to regulate exports, to improve the efficiency of export regulation, and to minimize interference with the ability to engage in commerce.

    Public Law 96-72 · 93 Stat. 503 · September 29, 1979 · Original text

77. An Act To amend the Rail Passenger Service Act to extend the authorization of appropriations for Amtrak for 2 additional years, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-73 · 93 Stat. 537 · September 29, 1979 · Original text

78. Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations Act, 1980

    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, 1980, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-74 · 93 Stat. 559 · September 29, 1979 · Original text

79. An Act To continue in effect any authority provided under the Department of Justice Appropriation Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1979, for a certain period.

    Public Law 96-75 · 93 Stat. 578 · September 29, 1979 · Original text

80. An Act To amend title VIII of the Public Health Service Act to extend through fiscal year 1980 the program of assistance for nurse training, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-76 · 93 Stat. 579 · September 29, 1979 · Original text

81. Joint Resolution To extend by one hundred and twenty days the expiration date of the Defense Production Act of 1950.

    Public Law 96-77 · 93 Stat. 588 · September 29, 1979 · Original text

82. An Act To provide for a temporary increase in the public debt limit, and to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to make possible the establishment of the public debt limit in the future as a part of the congressional budget process.

    Public Law 96-78 · 93 Stat. 589 · September 29, 1979 · Original text

83. Health Planning and Resources Development Amendments of 1979

    An Act To amend titles XV and XVI of the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend the authorities and requirements under those titles for health planning and health resources development, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-79 · 93 Stat. 592 · October 4, 1979 · Original text

84. An Act For the relief of Leah Mi Cohen.

    Private Law 96-5 · 93 Stat. 1391 · October 4, 1979 · Private law · Original text

85. Joint Resolution Authorizing and requesting the President of the United States to issue a proclamation designating the seven calendar days beginning October 7, 1979, as “National Port Week”.

    Public Law 96-80 · 93 Stat. 641 · October 6, 1979 · Original text

86. Civil Rights Commission Authorization Act of 1979

    An Act To amend the Civil Rights Act of 1957 to authorize appropriations for the United States Commission on Civil Rights for fiscal year 1980.

    Public Law 96-81 · 93 Stat. 642 · October 6, 1979 · Original text

87. An Act To improve access to the Federal courts by enlarging the civil and criminal jurisdiction of United States magistrates, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-82 · 93 Stat. 643 · October 10, 1979 · Original text

88. Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act Amendments of 1979

    An Act To amend the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-83 · 93 Stat. 648 · October 10, 1979 · Original text

89. An Act To amend the Unemployment Compensation Amendments of 1976 with respect to the National Commission on Unemployment Compensation, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-84 · 93 Stat. 653 · October 10, 1979 · Original text

90. An Act To amend the International Travel Act of 1961 to authorize additional appropriations, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-85 · 93 Stat. 655 · October 10, 1979 · Original text

91. Joint Resolution Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1980, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-86 · 93 Stat. 656 · October 12, 1979 · Original text

92. An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide for the commemoration of the efforts of Goodloe Byron to protect the Appalachian Trail, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-87 · 93 Stat. 664 · October 12, 1979 · Original text

93. Department of Education Organization Act

    An Act To establish a Department of Education, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-88 · 93 Stat. 668 · October 17, 1979 · Original text

94. An Act To amend the Act of July 2, 1940, as amended, to increase the amount authorized to be appropriated for the Canal Zone Biological Area.

    Public Law 96-89 · 93 Stat. 697 · October 19, 1979 · Original text

95. An Act For the relief of Eun Kyung Cho and Hei Kyung Cho.

    Private Law 96-6 · 93 Stat. 1391 · October 19, 1979 · Private law · Original text

96. An Act For the relief of Maria Estela Sims.

    Private Law 96-7 · 93 Stat. 1391 · October 19, 1979 · Private law · Original text

97. An Act For the relief of Gladys Venicia Cruz-Sanchez.

    Private Law 96-9 · 93 Stat. 1391 · October 19, 1979 · Private law · Original text

98. An Act For the relief of Dang Petersen.

    Private Law 96-10 · 93 Stat. 1391 · October 19, 1979 · Private law · Original text

99. An Act For the relief of Nyoman Rahmawati.

    Private Law 96-8 · 93 Stat. 1392 · October 19, 1979 · Private law · Original text

100. An Act For the relief of Susan Katherine Adamski.

     Private Law 96-11 · 93 Stat. 1393 · October 19, 1979 · Private law · Original text