Every law Congress has passed

736 laws of the 96th Congress, 1979–1981

1. An Act For the relief of Antonio Rivera Aristizabal.

   Private Law 96-12 · 93 Stat. 1393 · October 19, 1979 · Private law · Original text

2. An Act For the relief of Michael Carl Brown.

   Private Law 96-13 · 93 Stat. 1394 · October 19, 1979 · Private law · Original text

3. An Act For the relief of Patrick A. and Wayne L. Thomas.

   Private Law 96-14 · 93 Stat. 1394 · October 19, 1979 · Private law · Original text

4. An Act For the relief of Rebecca Sevilla DeJesus.

   Private Law 96-15 · 93 Stat. 1394 · October 19, 1979 · Private law · Original text

5. An Act For the relief of Sergio and Javier Arredondo.

   Private Law 96-16 · 93 Stat. 1395 · October 22, 1979 · Private law · Original text

6. An Act To amend title 18 of the United States Code to allow the transportation or mailing to a foreign country of material concerning a lottery authorized by that foreign country, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 96-90 · 93 Stat. 698 · October 23, 1979 · Original text

7. An Act For the relief of Rodney L. Herold and others.

   Private Law 96-17 · 93 Stat. 1395 · October 23, 1979 · Private law · Original text

8. An Act To amend title 28 of the United States Code to allow the United States attorney and assistant United States attorneys for the Eastern District of New York to reside within twenty miles of the district.

   Public Law 96-91 · 93 Stat. 700 · October 25, 1979 · Original text

9. International Security Assistance Act of 1979

   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 1980, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 96-92 · 93 Stat. 701 · October 29, 1979 · Original text

10. District of Columbia Appropriation Act, 1980

    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, 1980, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-93 · 93 Stat. 713 · October 30, 1979 · Original text

11. An Act To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to extend for two months certain authorities relating to the international energy program.

    Public Law 96-94 · 93 Stat. 720 · October 31, 1979 · Original text

12. Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979

    An Act To protect archaeological resources on public lands and Indian lands, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-95 · 93 Stat. 721 · October 31, 1979 · Original text

13. An Act To amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide that any reduction in the amount appropriated for fiscal year 1980 pursuant to section 101(a) of such Act from the amount so appropriated for fiscal year 1979 shall be borne equally by all the States.

    Public Law 96-96 · 93 Stat. 729 · October 31, 1979 · Original text

14. An Act To amend section 15(d) of the Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 to increase the amount of debt which may be incurred by the Tennessee Valley Authority.

    Public Law 96-97 · 93 Stat. 730 · October 31, 1979 · Original text

15. An Act To amend chapter 25 of title 44, United States Code, to extend for one year the authorization of appropriations for the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-98 · 93 Stat. 731 · November 1, 1979 · Original text

16. Joint Resolution Designating November 4, 1979, as “Will Rogers Day”.

    Public Law 96-99 · 93 Stat. 732 · November 2, 1979 · Original text

17. An Act To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, for the Intelligence Community Staff, and for the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, to authorize supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 1979 for the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-100 · 93 Stat. 733 · November 2, 1979 · Original text

18. Milwaukee Railroad Restructuring Act

    An Act To provide for the orderly restructuring of the Milwaukee Railroad, and for the protection of the employees of such railroad.

    Public Law 96-101 · 93 Stat. 736 · November 4, 1979 · Original text

19. Emergency Energy Conservation Act of 1979

    An Act To establish an emergency program for the conservation of energy and to provide for a standby rationing plan for motor fuel.

    Public Law 96-102 · 93 Stat. 749 · November 5, 1979 · Original text

20. Department of Housing and Urban Development—Independent Agencies Appropriation Act, 1980

    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, 1980, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-103 · 93 Stat. 771 · November 5, 1979 · Original text

21. An Act To authorize on a temporary basis certain business and agricultural loans, notwithstanding interest limitations in State constitutions or statutes, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-104 · 93 Stat. 789 · November 5, 1979 · Original text

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

    Public Law 96-105 · 93 Stat. 794 · November 8, 1979 · Original text

23. An Act To amend title 23 of the United States Code, the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1978, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-106 · 93 Stat. 796 · November 9, 1979 · Original text

24. An Act To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for procurement of aircraft, missiles, naval vessels, tracked combat vehicles, torpedoes, and other weapons and for research, development, test, and evaluation for the Armed Forces, to prescribe the authorized personnel strength for each active duty component and the Selected Reserve of each Reserve component of the Armed Forces and for civilian personnel of the Department of Defense, to authorize the military training student loads, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for civil defense, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-107 · 93 Stat. 803 · November 9, 1979 · Original text

25. An Act Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-108 · 93 Stat. 821 · November 9, 1979 · Original text

26. An Act To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize special Caribbean hurricane relief assistance.

    Public Law 96-109 · 93 Stat. 842 · November 9, 1979 · Original text

27. An Act To authorize additional appropriations for migration and refugee assistance for the fiscal years 1980 and 1981 and to authorize humanitarian assistance for the victims of the famine in Cambodia.

    Public Law 96-110 · 93 Stat. 843 · November 13, 1979 · Original text

28. An Act To revitalize the pleasure cruise industry by clarifying and waiving certain restrictions in the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, and the Merchant Marine Act, 1920, to permit the entry of the steamship vessel United States, steamship vessel Oceanic Independence, steamship vessel Santa Rosa, and the steamship vessels Mariposa and Monterey into the trade.

    Public Law 96-111 · 93 Stat. 845 · November 15, 1979 · Original text

29. An Act To authorize appropriations for the fiscal year 1980 for certain maritime programs of the Department of Commerce, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-112 · 93 Stat. 847 · November 16, 1979 · Original text

30. An Act To amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, as amended, to exempt State prison farms from paying of marketing quota penalties.

    Public Law 96-113 · 93 Stat. 850 · November 16, 1979 · Original text

31. Congressional Award Act

    An Act To establish a Congressional Award Board to administer a Congressional Award Program designed to encourage initiative and achievement among youths.

    Public Law 96-114 · 93 Stat. 851 · November 16, 1979 · Original text

32. Joint Resolution To authorize the President to issue a proclamation designating the week beginning on November 18, 1979, as “National Family Week”.

    Public Law 96-115 · 93 Stat. 856 · November 16, 1979 · Original text

33. An Act To provide for the distribution within the United States of the International Communication Agency film entitled “Reflections: George Meany”.

    Public Law 96-116 · 93 Stat. 857 · November 16, 1979 · Original text

34. Joint Resolution To amend the Act of October 21, 1978 (92 Stat. 1675; Public Law 95–498).

    Public Law 96-117 · 93 Stat. 858 · November 16, 1979 · Original text

35. An Act To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1980, 1981, and 1982 to carry out cooperative programs with the States for the conservation of anadromous fish, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-118 · 93 Stat. 859 · November 16, 1979 · Original text

36. Joint Resolution Designating December 1979 as “National Child Abuse Prevention Month”.

    Public Law 96-119 · 93 Stat. 861 · November 16, 1979 · Original text

37. An Act To designate the United States Federal Courthouse Building located at 655 East Durango, San Antonio, Texas, as the “John H. Wood, Jr., Federal Courthouse”.

    Public Law 96-120 · 93 Stat. 862 · November 16, 1979 · Original text

38. An Act To authorize appropriations for the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-121 · 93 Stat. 863 · November 16, 1979 · Original text

39. An Act For the relief of Jose Quintana Dominguez Sendejas.

    Private Law 96-18 · 93 Stat. 1396 · November 16, 1979 · Private law · Original text

40. District of Columbia Retirement Reform Act

    An Act To establish an actuarially sound basis for financing retirement benefits for police officers, fire fighters, teachers, and judges of the District of Columbia and to make certain changes in such benefits.

    Public Law 96-122 · 93 Stat. 866 · November 17, 1979 · Original text

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

    Public Law 96-123 · 93 Stat. 923 · November 20, 1979 · Original text

42. An Act To allow the Interest Rate Modification Act of 1979, passed by the Council of the District of Columbia, to take effect immediately.

    Public Law 96-124 · 93 Stat. 927 · November 20, 1979 · Original text

43. Military Construction Authorization Act, 1980

    An Act To authorize certain construction at military installations for fiscal year 1980, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-125 · 93 Stat. 928 · November 26, 1979 · Original text

44. An Act Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-126 · 93 Stat. 954 · November 27, 1979 · Original text

45. An Act To amend section 201 of the Agricultural Act of 1949, as amended, to extend until September 30, 1981, the requirement that the price of milk be supported at not less than 80 per centum of the parity price therefor.

    Public Law 96-127 · 93 Stat. 981 · November 28, 1979 · Original text

46. Veterans’ Disability Compensation and Survivors’ Benefits Amendments of 1979

    An Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide a cost-of-living increase in the rates of compensation paid to veterans with service-connected disabilities and in the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation paid to survivors of veterans, to modify certain veterans’ life insurance programs, and to exempt Veterans’ Administration home loans from State anti-usury laws; to provide for certain assistance in locating individuals who were exposed to occupational hazards during military service; and for other purposes

    Public Law 96-128 · 93 Stat. 982 · November 28, 1979 · Original text

47. Pipeline Safety Act of 1979

    An Act To amend the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act of 1968 to provide for the safe operation of pipelines transporting natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas, to provide standards with respect to the siting, construction, and operation of liquefied natural gas facilities, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-129 · 93 Stat. 989 · November 30, 1979 · Original text

48. Military Construction Appropriation Act, 1980

    An Act Making appropriations for military construction for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-130 · 93 Stat. 1017 · November 30, 1979 · Original text

49. Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1980

    An Act Making appropriations For the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-131 · 93 Stat. 1023 · November 30, 1979 · Original text

50. Department of Justice Appropriation Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1980

    An Act To authorize appropriations for the purpose of carrying out the activities of the Department of Justice for fiscal year 1980, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-132 · 93 Stat. 1040 · November 30, 1979 · Original text

51. An Act To amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to extend certain authorities relating to the international energy program, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-133 · 93 Stat. 1053 · November 30, 1979 · Original text

52. An Act To designate the building known as the Federal Building in Wilmington, Delaware, as the “J. Caleb Boggs Building.

    Public Law 96-134 · 93 Stat. 1055 · December 5, 1979 · Original text

53. An Act To amend Civil Service retirement provisions as they apply to certain employees of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and of the Indian Health Service who are not entitled to Indian employment preference and to modify the application of the Indian employment preference laws as it applies to those agencies.

    Public Law 96-135 · 93 Stat. 1056 · December 5, 1979 · Original text

54. An Act For the relief of Dirk Vierkant.

    Private Law 96-19 · 93 Stat. 1396 · December 5, 1979 · Private law · Original text

55. An Act For the relief of Jerry W. Manandic and Ceferino W. Manandic.

    Private Law 96-20 · 93 Stat. 1397 · December 5, 1979 · Private law · Original text

56. An Act For the relief of Janet Abraham, also known as Janet Susan Abraham.

    Private Law 96-21 · 93 Stat. 1397 · December 5, 1979 · Private law · Original text

57. An Act For the relief of Jung-Sook Mun.

    Private Law 96-22 · 93 Stat. 1397 · December 5, 1979 · Private law · Original text

58. Joint Resolution Proclaiming the week of December 3 through December 9, 1979 as “Scouting Recognition Week”.

    Public Law 96-136 · 93 Stat. 1060 · December 7, 1979 · Original text

59. An Act To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1980 for conservation, exploration, development, and use of naval petroleum reserves and naval oil shale reserves, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-137 · 93 Stat. 1061 · December 12, 1979 · Original text

60. An Act Authorizing the President of the United States to present a gold medal to the American Red Cross.

    Public Law 96-138 · 93 Stat. 1063 · December 12, 1979 · Original text

61. An Act To designate the building known as the Federal Building, at 211 Main Street, in Scott City, Kansas, as the “Henry D. Parkinson Federal Building”.

    Public Law 96-139 · 93 Stat. 1064 · December 12, 1979 · Original text

62. An Act To designate the Federal Building in Rochester, New York, the “Kenneth B. Keating Federal Building”.

    Public Law 96-140 · 93 Stat. 1065 · December 12, 1979 · Original text

63. An Act To designate the building known as the Department of Labor Building in Washington, District of Columbia, as the “Frances Perkins Department of Labor Building”.

    Public Law 96-141 · 93 Stat. 1066 · December 12, 1979 · Original text

64. An Act To extend for three fiscal years the authorizations of appropriations under section 789 and title XII of the Public Health Service Act relating to emergency medical services, to revise and improve the authorities for assistance tinder such title XII, to increase the authorizations of appropriations and revise and improve the authorities for assistance under part B of title XI of such Act for sudden infant death syndrome counseling and information projects, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-142 · 93 Stat. 1067 · December 12, 1979 · Original text

65. An Act To authorize appropriations for programs under the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973, to amend such Act to facilitate the improvement of programs carried out thereunder, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-143 · 93 Stat. 1074 · December 13, 1979 · Original text

66. An Act To authorize the apportionment of funds for the Interstate System, to amend section 103(e)(4) of title 23, United States Code, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-144 · 93 Stat. 1084 · December 13, 1979 · Original text

67. An Act To waive the time limitation on the award of certain military decorations to members of the Intelligence and Reconnaissance Platoon of the 394th Infantry Regiment, 99th Infantry Division, for acts of valor performed during the Battle of the Bulge.

    Public Law 96-145 · 93 Stat. 1085 · December 14, 1979 · Original text

68. An Act To fix the annual rates of pay for the Architect of the Capitol and the Assistant Architect of the Capitol.

    Public Law 96-146 · 93 Stat. 1086 · December 14, 1979 · Original text

69. Joint Resolution To authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating December 18, 1979, “National Unity Day”.

    Public Law 96-147 · 93 Stat. 1087 · December 16, 1979 · Original text

70. An Act To amend the Clean Water Act of 1977 to extend the moratorium on industrial cost recovery.

    Public Law 96-148 · 93 Stat. 1088 · December 16, 1979 · Original text

71. An Act To amend the National Consumer Cooperative Bank Act to provide for a small business representative on the Bank’s Board.

    Public Law 96-149 · 93 Stat. 1089 · December 16, 1979 · Original text

72. An Act To authorize the sale to certain foreign nations of certain excess naval vessels.

    Public Law 96-150 · 93 Stat. 1091 · December 20, 1979 · Original text

73. Veterans Health Programs Extension and Improvement Act of 1979

    An Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the authorizations of appropriations for certain grant programs and to revise certain provisions regarding such programs, to revise and clarify eligibility for certain health-care benefits, to revise certain provisions relating to the personnel system of the Department of Medicine and Surgery, and to assure that personnel ceilings are allocated to the Veterans’ Administration to employ the health-care staff for which funds are appropriated; to require the Veterans’ Administration to conduct an epidemiological study regarding veterans exposed to Agent Orange; and for other purposes. Veterans Health Programs Extension and Improvement Act of 1979.

    Public Law 96-151 · 93 Stat. 1092 · December 20, 1979 · Original text

74. An Act To establish by law the position of Chief of the Capitol Police, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-152 · 93 Stat. 1099 · December 20, 1979 · Original text

75. An Act For the relief of Kenneth and Jacqueline Traylar.

    Private Law 96-23 · 93 Stat. 1398 · December 20, 1979 · Private law · Original text

76. An Act For the relief of Lunette Joyce Clarke.

    Private Law 96-24 · 93 Stat. 1398 · December 20, 1979 · Private law · Original text

77. An Act To authorize the burial of Elizabeth Myers McNeil in the Veals Chapels Cemetery, Fort Jackson, South Carolina.

    Private Law 96-25 · 93 Stat. 1398 · December 20, 1979 · Private law · Original text

78. 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 96-153 · 93 Stat. 1101 · December 21, 1979 · Original text

79. Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1980

    An Act Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-154 · 93 Stat. 1139 · December 21, 1979 · Original text

80. An Act To amend the Act incorporating the American Legion so as to redefine eligibility for membership therein.

    Public Law 96-155 · 93 Stat. 1165 · December 21, 1979 · Original text

81. An Act For the relief of Caroline M. Babcock.

    Private Law 96-26 · 93 Stat. 1399 · December 21, 1979 · Private law · Original text

82. An Act For the relief of Naomi Chen.

    Private Law 96-27 · 93 Stat. 1399 · December 21, 1979 · Private law · Original text

83. An Act For the relief of Jesus Reveles y Rivera.

    Private Law 96-28 · 93 Stat. 1400 · December 21, 1979 · Private law · Original text

84. An Act For the relief of Gail Williamson.

    Private Law 96-29 · 93 Stat. 1400 · December 21, 1979 · Private law · Original text

85. An Act To amend the Retired Federal Employees Health Benefits Act, as amended, with respect to the Government contribution toward subscription charge.

    Public Law 96-156 · 93 Stat. 1166 · December 27, 1979 · Original text

86. An Act To restructure the Federal Law Enforcement Assistance Administration, to assist State and local governments in improving the quality of their justice systems, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-157 · 93 Stat. 1167 · December 27, 1979 · Original text

87. An Act To grant to the Little Sisters of the Poor all right, title, and interest of the United States in the land comprising certain alleys in the District of Columbia.

    Public Law 96-158 · 93 Stat. 1224 · December 27, 1979 · Original text

88. An Act For the relief of Elizabeth Berwick and Alexander Berwick, her husband.

    Private Law 96-30 · 93 Stat. 1401 · December 27, 1979 · Private law · Original text

89. An Act For the relief of Russell W. Allen.

    Private Law 96-31 · 93 Stat. 1401 · December 27, 1979 · Private law · Original text

90. An Act To authorize appropriations to carry out the Endangered Species Act of 1973 during fiscal years 1980, 1981, and 1982, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-159 · 93 Stat. 1225 · December 28, 1979 · Original text

91. An Act To amend the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act with respect to the borrowing authority of the District of Columbia.

    Public Law 96-160 · 93 Stat. 1232 · December 28, 1979 · Original text

92. An Act To authorize automatic transfer accounts at commercial banks, remote service units at Federal savings and loan associations, and share draft accounts at Federal credit unions during the period beginning on December 31, 1979, and ending on April 1, 1980.

    Public Law 96-161 · 93 Stat. 1233 · December 28, 1979 · Original text

93. An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to engage in a feasibility study.

    Public Law 96-162 · 93 Stat. 1241 · December 28, 1979 · Original text

94. An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the compact between the States of New York and New Jersey providing for the coordination, facilitation, promotion, preservation, and protection of trade and commerce in and through the Port of New York District through the financing and effectuation of industrial development projects.

    Public Law 96-163 · 93 Stat. 1242 · December 28, 1979 · Original text

95. An Act For the relief of Gina Marie S. Hernandez.

    Private Law 96-32 · 93 Stat. 1402 · December 28, 1979 · Private law · Original text

96. An Act For the relief of Grace Maria Salazar Santos.

    Private Law 96-33 · 93 Stat. 1402 · December 28, 1979 · Private law · Original text

97. An Act For the relief of Maryrose and Rosemary Evangelista.

    Private Law 96-34 · 93 Stat. 1403 · December 28, 1979 · Private law · Original text

98. An Act For the relief of Pang Chong Ae.

    Private Law 96-35 · 93 Stat. 1403 · December 28, 1979 · Private law · Original text

99. An Act For the relief of In Sun Pineiro.

    Private Law 96-36 · 93 Stat. 1403 · December 28, 1979 · Private law · Original text

100. An Act For the relief of Emiko Okuma Colona.

     Private Law 96-37 · 93 Stat. 1404 · December 28, 1979 · Private law · Original text