Every law Congress has passed

736 laws of the 96th Congress, 1979–1981

1. An Act For the relief of Solomon Mani.

   Private Law 96-38 · 93 Stat. 1404 · December 28, 1979 · Private law · Original text

2. An Act For the relief of Rodolfo Jose Kozul.

   Private Law 96-39 · 93 Stat. 1404 · December 28, 1979 · Private law · Original text

3. An Act For the relief of Eileen Ferraren Fair.

   Private Law 96-40 · 93 Stat. 1405 · December 28, 1979 · Private law · Original text

4. Department of Energy National Security and Military Applications of Nuclear Energy Authorization Act of 1980

   An Act To authorize appropriations for the Department of Energy for national security programs for fiscal year 1980, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 96-164 · 93 Stat. 1259 · December 29, 1979 · Original text

5. An Act To incorporate United Service Organizations, Incorporated.

   Public Law 96-165 · 93 Stat. 1267 · December 29, 1979 · Original text

6. An Act To amend title 5, United States Code, to extend the Federal Physicians Comparability Allowance Act of 1978, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 96-166 · 93 Stat. 1273 · December 29, 1979 · Original text

7. An Act To continue through May 31, 1981, the existing prohibition on the issuance of fringe benefit regulations, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 96-167 · 93 Stat. 1275 · December 29, 1979 · Original text

8. Joint Resolution Expressing the sense of Congress concerning the White House Preservation Fund.

   Public Law 96-168 · 93 Stat. 1280 · December 29, 1979 · Original text

9. An Act To provide for participation of the United States in the International Energy Exposition to be held in Knoxville, Tennessee, in 1982, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 96-169 · 93 Stat. 1281 · December 29, 1979 · Original text

10. An Act To permit civil suits under section 1979 of the Revised Statutes (42 U.S.C. 1983) against any person acting under color of any law or custom of the District of Columbia who subjects any person within the jurisdiction of the District of Columbia to the deprivation of any right, privilege, or immunity secured by the Constitution and laws.

    Public Law 96-170 · 93 Stat. 1284 · December 29, 1979 · Original text

11. An Act To require a study of the desirability of mandatory age retirement for certain pilots, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-171 · 93 Stat. 1285 · December 29, 1979 · Original text

12. An Act To change the name of the Palmetto Bend Reservoir on the Navidad River in Texas to Lake Texana.

    Public Law 96-172 · 93 Stat. 1286 · December 29, 1979 · Original text

13. An Act To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that any person eligible for medical care under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) who is a veteran with a service-connected disability may not be denied care and treatment for such disability under CHAMPUS solely because such person is eligible for care and treatment for such disability in Veterans’ Administration facilities.

    Public Law 96-173 · 93 Stat. 1287 · December 29, 1979 · Original text

14. An Act To amend section 209 of title 18, United States Code.

    Public Law 96-174 · 93 Stat. 1288 · December 29, 1979 · Original text

15. An Act To authorize certain transactions involving the acquisition and disposal of strategic and critical materials for the National Defense Stockpile.

    Public Law 96-175 · 93 Stat. 1289 · December 29, 1979 · Original text

16. An Act For the relief of John A. Townsley.

    Private Law 96-41 · 93 Stat. 1405 · December 29, 1979 · Private law · Original text

17. An Act For the relief of Rolando R. Gaza, Teresita C. Gaza, and Rolynne Therese Gaza.

    Private Law 96-42 · 93 Stat. 1406 · December 29, 1979 · Private law · Original text

18. An Act For the relief of Mariana de Jesus Roca and Francisco Rubira Roca.

    Private Law 96-43 · 93 Stat. 1406 · December 29, 1979 · Private law · Original text

19. An Act To establish an improved program for extra long staple cotton.

    Public Law 96-176 · 93 Stat. 1290 · December 31, 1979 · Original text

20. An Act To modify the method of establishing quotas on the importation of certain meat, to include within such quotas certain meat products, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-177 · 93 Stat. 1291 · December 31, 1979 · Original text

21. An Act To extend for one year the provisions of law relating to the business expenses of State legislators.

    Public Law 96-178 · 93 Stat. 1295 · January 2, 1980 · Original text

22. An Act To amend the provisions of chapters 83 and 89 of title 5, United States Code, which relate to survivor benefits for certain dependent children, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-179 · 93 Stat. 1299 · January 2, 1980 · Original text

23. Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1979

    An Act To revise and extend the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act of 1970.

    Public Law 96-180 · 93 Stat. 1301 · January 2, 1980 · Original text

24. Drug Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Amendments of 1979

    An Act To amend the Drug Abuse Office and Treatment Act of 1972, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-181 · 93 Stat. 1309 · January 2, 1980 · Original text

25. An Act To amend the Water Bank Act for the purposes of authorizing the Secretary of Agriculture to adjust payment rates with respect to initial conservation agreements and to designate certain areas as wetlands, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-182 · 93 Stat. 1317 · January 2, 1980 · Original text

26. Joint Resolution Making an urgent appropriation for administrative expenses of the Chrysler Corporation loan guarantee program, and to provide financial assistance to the Chrysler Corporation for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980.

    Public Law 96-183 · 93 Stat. 1319 · January 2, 1980 · Original text

27. National Capital Transportation Amendments of 1979

    An Act To amend the National Capital Transportation Act of 1969 to authorize additional Federal contributions for the cost of construction of the rapid transit system of the National Capital Region, to provide an orderly method for the retirement of bonds issued by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-184 · 93 Stat. 1320 · January 3, 1980 · Original text

28. Chrysler Corporation Loan Guarantee Act of 1979

    An Act To authorize loan guarantees to the Chrysler Corporation.

    Public Law 96-185 · 93 Stat. 1324 · January 7, 1980 · Original text

29. Joint Resolution Extending the dates for submission of the President’s Budget and Economic Report.

    Public Law 96-186 · 93 Stat. 1338 · January 8, 1980 · Original text

30. An Act To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to make certain changes in the reporting and disclosure requirements of such Act, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-187 · 93 Stat. 1339 · January 8, 1980 · Original text

31. Joint Resolution To extend by sixty days the expiration date of the Defense Production Act of 1950.

    Public Law 96-188 · 94 Stat. 3 · January 28, 1980 · Original text

32. An Act To consent to the amended Bear River Compact between the States of Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming.

    Public Law 96-189 · 94 Stat. 4 · February 8, 1980 · Original text

33. Dispute Resolution Act

    An Act To provide financial assistance for the development and maintenance of effective, fair, inexpensive, and expeditious mechanisms for the resolution for minor disputes.

    Public Law 96-190 · 94 Stat. 17 · February 12, 1980 · Original text

34. An Act To establish an independent personnel system for employees of the General Accounting Office.

    Public Law 96-191 · 94 Stat. 27 · February 15, 1980 · Original text

35. An Act To amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 in order to promote competition in international air transportation, provide greater opportunities for United States air carriers, establish goals for developing United States international aviation negotiating policy, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-192 · 94 Stat. 35 · February 15, 1980 · Original text

36. Aviation Safety and Noise Abatement Act of 1979

    An Act To provide assistance to airport operators to prepare and carry out noise compatibility programs, to provide assistance to assure continued safety in aviation, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-193 · 94 Stat. 50 · February 18, 1980 · Original text

37. Joint Resolution To validate the effectiveness of certain plans for the use or distribution of funds appropriated to pay judgments awarded to Indian tribes or groups.

    Public Law 96-194 · 94 Stat. 61 · February 21, 1980 · Original text

38. An Act To extend the provisions of title XII of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, relating to war risk insurance.

    Public Law 96-195 · 94 Stat. 63 · February 25, 1980 · Original text

39. Joint Resolution Designating February 19, 1980, as “Iwo Jima Commemoration Day”.

    Public Law 96-196 · 94 Stat. 64 · February 28, 1980 · Original text

40. Joint Resolution To authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation honoring the memory of Walt Disney on the twenty-fifth anniversary of his contribution to the American dream.

    Public Law 96-197 · 94 Stat. 65 · February 28, 1980 · Original text

41. An Act For the relief of Rocio Edmondson.

    Private Law 96-44 · 94 Stat. 3591 · March 3, 1980 · Private law · Original text

42. Joint Resolution To provide for designation of Friday, March 7, 1980, as “Teacher Day, United States of America”.

    Public Law 96-198 · 94 Stat. 66 · March 5, 1980 · Original text

43. An Act To establish the Channel Islands National Park, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-199 · 94 Stat. 67 · March 5, 1980 · Original text

44. Joint Resolution To provide for the designation of October 3, 1980, as “American Enterprise Day”.

    Public Law 96-200 · 94 Stat. 78 · March 6, 1980 · Original text

45. An Act To authorize the President of the United States to present on behalf of the Congress a specially struck gold medal to Ambassador Kenneth Taylor.

    Public Law 96-201 · 94 Stat. 79 · March 6, 1980 · Original text

46. An Act For the relief of Maria Corazon Samtoy.

    Private Law 96-45 · 94 Stat. 3591 · March 6, 1980 · Private law · Original text

47. An Act For the relief of Pedro Gauyan Nelson.

    Private Law 96-46 · 94 Stat. 3591 · March 6, 1980 · Private law · Original text

48. An Act For the relief of Jan Kutina.

    Private Law 96-47 · 94 Stat. 3592 · March 6, 1980 · Private law · Original text

49. Joint Resolution To proclaim March 21, 1980, “National Energy Education Day”.

    Public Law 96-202 · 94 Stat. 80 · March 8, 1980 · Original text

50. An Act To authorize the conveyance of lands in the city of Hot Springs, Arkansas.

    Public Law 96-203 · 94 Stat. 81 · March 10, 1980 · Original text

51. Joint Resolution To authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating April 6 through 12, 1980, “National Medic Alert Week”.

    Public Law 96-204 · 94 Stat. 83 · March 11, 1980 · Original text

52. An Act For the relief of Barbara Laws Smith.

    Private Law 96-48 · 94 Stat. 3592 · March 11, 1980 · Private law · Original text

53. An Act For the relief of Nelia Ruiz Hedlund.

    Private Law 96-49 · 94 Stat. 3592 · March 11, 1980 · Private law · Original text

54. An Act To authorize appropriations for certain insular areas of the United States, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-205 · 94 Stat. 84 · March 12, 1980 · Original text

55. Joint Resolution To recognize the Honorable Carl Vinson on the occasion of the christening of the United States Ship Carl Vinson, March 15, 1980.

    Public Law 96-206 · 94 Stat. 93 · March 13, 1980 · Original text

56. Joint Resolution Providing for the appointment of William G. Bowen as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.

    Public Law 96-207 · 94 Stat. 94 · March 13, 1980 · Original text

57. Joint Resolution Providing for the appointment of Carlisle H. Humelsine as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.

    Public Law 96-208 · 94 Stat. 95 · March 13, 1980 · Original text

58. An Act To provide for the transfer of the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the United States to the United States Department of Justice as a separate agency in that Department; to provide for the authority and responsibility of the Department of Justice to supply to the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission certain administrative support services without altering the adjudicatory independence of the Commission; to change the terms of office and method of appointment of the members of the Commission; and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-209 · 94 Stat. 96 · March 14, 1980 · Original text

59. An Act To amend section 502(a) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1986.

    Public Law 96-210 · 94 Stat. 100 · March 17, 1980 · Original text

60. An Act To authorize the President of the United States to present on behalf of the Congress a specially struck gold medal to Simon Wiesenthal.

    Public Law 96-211 · 94 Stat. 101 · March 17, 1980 · Original text

61. Refugee Act of 1980

    An Act To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to revise the procedures for the admission of refugees, to amend the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 to establish a more uniform basis for the provision of assistance to refugees, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-212 · 94 Stat. 102 · March 17, 1980 · Original text

62. An Act For the relief of Loraine Smart and Robert Clarke.

    Private Law 96-50 · 94 Stat. 3592 · March 17, 1980 · Private law · Original text

63. An Act To adjust target prices for the 1980 and 1981 crops of wheat and feed grains; to extend the disaster payment programs for the 1980 crops of wheat, feed grains, upland cotton, and rice; and to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to require that producers of wheat, feed grains, upland cotton, and rice not exceed the normal crop acreage for the 1980 and 1981 crops.

    Public Law 96-213 · 94 Stat. 119 · March 18, 1980 · Original text

64. An Act To provide that receipts from certain sales of items by the Sergeant at Arms of the Senate to Senators and committees and offices of the Senate shall be credited to the appropriation from which such items were purchased.

    Public Law 96-214 · 94 Stat. 122 · March 24, 1980 · Original text

65. An Act To authorize the voluntary interservice transfer of officers between the commissioned corps of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the Armed Forces, to authorize advance payments of pay and allowances to officers of such corps under the same conditions that apply to advance payments to members of the Armed Forces, and to provide officers of such corps the same unemployment compensation benefits that apply to members of the Armed Forces.

    Public Law 96-215 · 94 Stat. 123 · March 25, 1980 · Original text

66. An Act To amend the Act of August 9, 1955 (69 Stat. 539) (25 U.S.C. 415), as amended, to authorize a ninety-nine-year lease for the Moses Allotment Numbered 10, Chelan County, Washington.

    Public Law 96-216 · 94 Stat. 125 · March 27, 1980 · Original text

67. An Act To extend the time for commencing actions on behalf of an Indian tribe, band, or group, or on behalf of an individual Indian whose land is held in trust or restricted status.

    Public Law 96-217 · 94 Stat. 126 · March 27, 1980 · Original text

68. Joint Resolution Authorizing the President to proclaim May 1, 1980, “National Bicycling Day”.

    Public Law 96-218 · 94 Stat. 127 · March 28, 1980 · Original text

69. Joint Resolution Making additional funds available by transfer for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, for the Federal Trade Commission.

    Public Law 96-219 · 94 Stat. 128 · March 28, 1980 · Original text

70. An Act For the relief of John H. R. Berg.

    Private Law 96-51 · 94 Stat. 3592 · March 28, 1980 · Private law · Original text

71. An Act For the relief of Jozef Swidereki.

    Private Law 96-52 · 94 Stat. 3594 · March 28, 1980 · Private law · Original text

72. An Act To extend the Emergency Agricultural Credit Adjustment Act of 1978, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-220 · 94 Stat. 129 · March 30, 1980 · Original text

73. Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980

    An Act To facilitate the implementation of monetary policy, to provide for the gradual elimination of all limitations on the rates of interest which are payable on deposits and accounts, and to authorize interest-bearing transaction accounts, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-221 · 94 Stat. 131 · March 31, 1980 · Original text

74. Technical Corrections Act of 1979

    An Act To make technical corrections related to the Revenue Act of 1978.

    Public Law 96-222 · 94 Stat. 194 · April 1, 1980 · Original text

75. Crude Oil Windfall Profit Tax Act of 1980

    An Act To impose a windfall profit tax on domestic crude oil, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-223 · 94 Stat. 229 · April 2, 1980 · Original text

76. Joint Resolution Designating the week of October 5 through October 11, 1980, as “National Diabetes Week”

    Public Law 96-224 · 94 Stat. 309 · April 2, 1980 · Original text

77. Joint Resolution To extend by sixty days the expiration date of the Defense Production Act of 1950.

    Public Law 96-225 · 94 Stat. 310 · April 3, 1980 · Original text

78. An Act To improve budget management and expenditure control by revising certain provisions relating to the Comptroller General and the Inspectors General of the Departments of Energy and Health, Education, and Welfare, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-226 · 94 Stat. 311 · April 3, 1980 · Original text

79. An Act To restore to the Shivwits, Kanosh, Koosharem, and Indian Peaks Bands of Paiute Indians of Utah, and with respect to the Cedar City Band of Paiute Indians of Utah, to restore or confirm, the Federal trust relationship, to restore to members of such Bands those Federal services and benefits furnished to American Indian Tribes by reason of such trust relationship, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-227 · 94 Stat. 317 · April 3, 1980 · Original text

80. An Act To authorize the striking of Bicentennial medals.

    Public Law 96-228 · 94 Stat. 323 · April 3, 1980 · Original text

81. Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1980

    An Act To authorize appropriations for environmental research, development, and demonstrations for the fiscal year 1980, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-229 · 94 Stat. 325 · April 7, 1980 · Original text

82. An Act For the relief of Casimir Jan Kray.

    Private Law 96-53 · 94 Stat. 3594 · April 7, 1980 · Private law · Original text

83. An Act To extend the reorganization authority of the President under chapter 9 of title 5.

    Public Law 96-230 · 94 Stat. 329 · April 8, 1980 · Original text

84. Joint Resolution Designating April 10, 1980, as “ORT Centennial Day”.

    Public Law 96-231 · 94 Stat. 330 · April 8, 1980 · Original text

85. An Act To designate the building known as the Federal Building in Evansville, Indiana, as the “Winfield K. Denton Building”.

    Public Law 96-232 · 94 Stat. 331 · April 10, 1980 · Original text

86. Joint Resolution Designating April 13 through April 19 as “Days of Remembrance of Victims of the Holocaust”.

    Public Law 96-233 · 94 Stat. 332 · April 10, 1980 · Original text

87. An Act To encourage greater participation in the farmer-held reserve program for corn and wheat, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-234 · 94 Stat. 333 · April 11, 1980 · Original text

88. An Act To amend the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act to authorize the Council of the District of Columbia to delegate its authority to issue revenue bonds for undertakings in the area of housing to any housing finance agency established by it and to provide that payments of such bonds may be made without further approval.

    Public Law 96-235 · 94 Stat. 335 · April 12, 1980 · Original text

89. An Act Providing for the implementation of the International Sugar Agreement, 1977, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-236 · 94 Stat. 336 · April 22, 1980 · Original text

90. Joint Resolution To authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating April 21 through April 28, 1980, as “Jewish Heritage Week”.

    Public Law 96-237 · 94 Stat. 338 · April 24, 1980 · Original text

91. An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey to the Michigan Job Development Authority the lands and improvements comprising the Michigan Army Missile Plant in Sterling Heights, Macomb County, Michigan, in return for two new office buildings at the Detroit Arsenal, Warren, Michigan.

    Public Law 96-238 · 94 Stat. 339 · April 24, 1980 · Original text

92. An Act To amend title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to postpone for two months the date on which the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation must pay benefits under terminated multiemployer plans.

    Public Law 96-239 · 94 Stat. 341 · April 30, 1980 · Original text

93. Joint Resolution Making additional funds available by transfer for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, for the Federal Trade Commission.

    Public Law 96-240 · 94 Stat. 342 · May 1, 1980 · Original text

94. An Act To ensure that the compensation and other emoluments attached to the office of Secretary of State are those which were in effect January 1, 1977.

    Public Law 96-241 · 94 Stat. 343 · May 3, 1980 · Original text

95. An Act To amend the Wool Products Labeling Act of 1939 with respect to recycled wool.

    Public Law 96-242 · 94 Stat. 344 · May 5, 1980 · Original text

96. Joint Resolution Making an urgent appropriation for the food stamp program for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1980, for the Department of Agriculture.

    Public Law 96-243 · 94 Stat. 345 · May 16, 1980 · Original text

97. An Act To permit the Secretary of the Interior to accept privately donated funds and to expend such funds on property on the National Register of Historic Places.

    Public Law 96-244 · 94 Stat. 346 · May 19, 1980 · Original text

98. An Act To authorize the use of certified mail for the transmission or service of matter which, if mailed, is required by certain Federal laws to be transmitted or served by registered mail, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-245 · 94 Stat. 347 · May 21, 1980 · Original text

99. An Act To authorize appropriations under the Endangered Species Act of 1978 to carry out State cooperative programs through fiscal year 1982.

    Public Law 96-246 · 94 Stat. 348 · May 23, 1980 · Original text

100. An Act To authorize actions for redress in cases involving deprivations of rights of institutionalized persons secured or protected by the Constitution or laws of the United States.

     Public Law 96-247 · 94 Stat. 349 · May 23, 1980 · Original text