Every law Congress has passed

736 laws of the 96th Congress, 1979–1981

1. Privacy Protection Act of 1980

   An Act To limit governmental search and seizure of documentary materials possessed by persons, to provide a remedy for persons aggrieved by violations of the provisions of this Act, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 96-440 · 94 Stat. 1879 · October 13, 1980 · Original text

2. An Act To rename the National Collection of Fine Arts and the Museum of History and Technology of the Smithsonian Institution as the National Museum of American Art and the National Museum of American History, respectively.

   Public Law 96-441 · 94 Stat. 1884 · October 13, 1980 · Original text

3. Manassas National Battlefield Park Amendments of 1980

   An Act To amend the Act entitled “An Act to preserve within Manassas National Battle-field Park, Virginia, the most important historic properties relating to the battle of Manassas, and for other purposes”, approved April 17, 1954 (68 Stat. 56; 16 U.S.C. 429b).

   Public Law 96-442 · 94 Stat. 1885 · October 13, 1980 · Original text

4. Joint Resolution To authorize and request the President to issue a proclamation designating October 12 through October 19, 1980, as “Italian-American Heritage Week”.

   Public Law 96-443 · 94 Stat. 1888 · October 13, 1980 · Original text

5. An Act To transfer certain employees of the Architect of the Capitol to the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate.

   Public Law 96-444 · 94 Stat. 1889 · October 13, 1980 · Original text

6. An Act To establish priorities in the payment of claims against the People’s Republic of China.

   Public Law 96-445 · 94 Stat. 1891 · October 13, 1980 · Original text

7. An Act To authorize the acceptance and use of bequests and gifts for disaster relief.

   Public Law 96-446 · 94 Stat. 1893 · October 13, 1980 · Original text

8. Civil Rights Commission Authorization Act of 1980

   An Act To amend section 106 of the Civil Rights Act of 1957 to authorize appropriations for the Commission on Civil Rights for the fiscal year 1981.

   Public Law 96-447 · 94 Stat. 1894 · October 13, 1980 · Original text

9. Staggers Rail Act of 1980

   An Act To reform the economic regulation of railroads, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 96-448 · 94 Stat. 1895 · October 14, 1980 · Original text

10. An Act To provide certain benefits to individuals held hostage in Iran and to similarly situated individuals, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-449 · 94 Stat. 1967 · October 14, 1980 · Original text

11. An Act To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1981 for the 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, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-450 · 94 Stat. 1975 · October 14, 1980 · Original text

12. An Act To amend the Federal Boat Safety Act of 1971 to promote recreational boating safety through the development, administration, and financing of a national recreational boating safety improvement program, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-451 · 94 Stat. 1983 · October 14, 1980 · Original text

13. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 1980

    An Act To amend title 28, United States Code, to divide the fifth judicial circuit of the United States into two circuits, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-452 · 94 Stat. 1994 · October 14, 1980 · Original text

14. An Act For the relief of Viktor Ivanovich Belenko.

    Private Law 96-62 · 94 Stat. 3599 · October 14, 1980 · Private law · Original text

15. An Act To amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to revise and reenact the laws pertaining to the United States Merchant Marine Academy and to State maritime academies and for other maritime education and training purposes.

    Public Law 96-453 · 94 Stat. 1997 · October 15, 1980 · Original text

16. Household Goods Transportation Act of 1980

    An Act To reduce regulation of and increase competition in the household goods moving industry, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-454 · 94 Stat. 2011 · October 15, 1980 · Original text

17. An Act To amend section 17 of the Act of July 5, 1946, as amended, entitled “An Act to provide for the registration and protection of trademarks used in commerce, to carry out the provisions of certain international conventions, and for other purposes.”.

    Public Law 96-455 · 94 Stat. 2024 · October 15, 1980 · Original text

18. Classified Information Procedures Act

    An Act To provide certain pretrial, trial, and appellate procedures for criminal cases involving classified information.

    Public Law 96-456 · 94 Stat. 2025 · October 15, 1980 · Original text

19. An Act To extend certain authorities of the Secretary of the Interior with respect to water resources research and development and saline water conversion research and development programs, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-457 · 94 Stat. 2032 · October 15, 1980 · Original text

20. Judicial Councils Reform and Judicial Conduct and Disability Act of 1980

    An Act To revise the composition of the judicial councils of the Federal judicial circuits, to establish a procedure for the processing of complaints against Federal judges, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-458 · 94 Stat. 2035 · October 15, 1980 · Original text

21. Maritime Appropriation Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1981

    An Act To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1981 and a supplemental appropriation for fiscal year 1980 for certain maritime programs of the Department of Commerce, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-459 · 94 Stat. 2042 · October 15, 1980 · Original text

22. Chesapeake Bay Research Coordination Act of 1980

    An Act To provide for the coordination of federally supported and conducted research efforts regarding the Chesapeake Bay, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-460 · 94 Stat. 2044 · October 15, 1980 · Original text

23. An Act To authorize appropriations to the Secretary of Commerce for the programs of the National Bureau of Standards for fiscal years 1981 and 1982, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-461 · 94 Stat. 2049 · October 15, 1980 · Original text

24. Federal District Court Organization Act of 1980

    An Act To amend title 28 to make certain changes in judicial districts and in divisions within judicial districts, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-462 · 94 Stat. 2053 · October 15, 1980 · Original text

25. Used Oil Recycling Act of 1980

    An Act To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to further encourage the use of recycled oil.

    Public Law 96-463 · 94 Stat. 2055 · October 15, 1980 · Original text

26. Coastal Zone Management Improvement Act of 1980

    An Act To improve coastal zone management in the United States, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-464 · 94 Stat. 2060 · October 17, 1980 · Original text

27. Foreign Service Act of 1980

    An Act To promote the foreign policy of the United States by strengthening and improving the Foreign Service of the United States, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-465 · 94 Stat. 2071 · October 17, 1980 · Original text

28. Veterans’ Rehabilitation and Education Amendments of 1980

    An Act To amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for updated and expanded rehabilitation programs for veterans with service-connected disabilities, to provide a 10-percent increase in the rates of educational assistance under the GI bill, to make certain improvements in the educational assistance programs for veterans and eligible survivors and dependents, to revise and expand veterans’ employment and training programs, and to provide for certain cost savings; and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-466 · 94 Stat. 2171 · October 17, 1980 · Original text

29. An Act Relating to the tariff treatment of certain articles.

    Public Law 96-467 · 94 Stat. 2220 · October 17, 1980 · Original text

30. Swine Health Protection Act

    An Act To regulate the feeding of garbage to swine.

    Public Law 96-468 · 94 Stat. 2229 · October 17, 1980 · Original text

31. An Act To provide for research and coordination of research in the diagnosis, prevention, and control of malignant tumors in domestic animals, poultry, and wildlife.

    Public Law 96-469 · 94 Stat. 2235 · October 17, 1980 · Original text

32. An Act To discontinue or amend certain requirements for agency reports to Congress.

    Public Law 96-470 · 94 Stat. 2237 · October 19, 1980 · Original text

33. Installment Sales Revision Act of 1980

    An Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to revise the rules relating to certain installment sales.

    Public Law 96-471 · 94 Stat. 2247 · October 19, 1980 · Original text

34. An Act To amend the Earthquake Hazards Reduction Act of 1977 and the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 to authorize the appropriation of funds to the Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency to carry out the earthquake hazards reduction program and the fire prevention and control program, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-472 · 94 Stat. 2257 · October 19, 1980 · Original text

35. An Act To amend the Social Security Act with respect to the retirement test, to reduce spending under title II of the Social Security Act, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-473 · 94 Stat. 2263 · October 19, 1980 · Original text

36. An Act To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain Government-owned property in the Kisatchie National Forest to the State of Louisiana in exchange for certain property at old Camp Livingston, Louisiana.

    Public Law 96-474 · 94 Stat. 2267 · October 19, 1980 · Original text

37. An Act To provide for the exchange of certain Federal coal leases in the State of New Mexico for other Federal coal leases in that State.

    Public Law 96-475 · 94 Stat. 2269 · October 19, 1980 · Original text

38. An Act To establish the Rattlesnake National Recreation Area and Wilderness in the State of Montana.

    Public Law 96-476 · 94 Stat. 2271 · October 19, 1980 · Original text

39. An Act For the relief of certain aliens.

    Private Law 96-63 · 94 Stat. 3599 · October 19, 1980 · Private law · Original text

40. An Act To amend the Federal securities laws to provide incentives for small business investment, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-477 · 94 Stat. 2275 · October 21, 1980 · Original text

41. An Act To implement the Protocol of 1978 Relating to the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships, 1973, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-478 · 94 Stat. 2297 · October 21, 1980 · Original text

42. National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980

    An Act To provide for a national policy for materials and to strengthen the materials research, development, production capability, and performance of the United States, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-479 · 94 Stat. 2305 · October 21, 1980 · Original text

43. An Act To promote United States technological innovation for the achievement of national economic, environmental, and social goals, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-480 · 94 Stat. 2311 · October 21, 1980 · Original text

44. An Act To amend the Small Business Act, to provide for the payment of the United States of certain fees and costs incurred by prevailing parties in Federal agency adjudications and in civil actions in courts of the United States, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-481 · 94 Stat. 2321 · October 21, 1980 · Original text

45. Solid Waste Disposal Act Amendments of 1980

    An Act To amend and reauthorize the Solid Waste Disposal Act.

    Public Law 96-482 · 94 Stat. 2334 · October 21, 1980 · Original text

46. An Act To extend certain authorizations in the Clean Water Act, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-483 · 94 Stat. 2360 · October 21, 1980 · Original text

47. An Act To ratify a settlement agreement in a land dispute between the Pamunkey Indian Tribe and the Southern Railway Company, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-484 · 94 Stat. 2365 · November 24, 1980 · Original text

48. Joint Resolution To authorize the President to issue a proclamation designating the week of November 23 through 29, 1980, as “National Family Week”.

    Public Law 96-485 · 94 Stat. 2368 · November 26, 1980 · Original text

49. An Act For the relief of Doctor Eric George Six, Ann Elizabeth Six, and Karen Elizabeth Mary Six.

    Private Law 96-64 · 94 Stat. 3611 · November 26, 1980 · Private law · Original text

50. An Act To convey all interests of the United States in certain real property in Sandoval County, New Mexico, to Walter Hernandez.

    Private Law 96-65 · 94 Stat. 3611 · November 26, 1980 · Private law · Original text

51. An Act To waive the statute of limitations with regard to the claim of Eazor Express, Incorporated, of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, against the United States.

    Private Law 96-66 · 94 Stat. 3612 · November 26, 1980 · Private law · Original text

52. An Act To eliminate the amount in controversy requirement for Federal question jurisdiction.

    Public Law 96-486 · 94 Stat. 2369 · December 1, 1980 · Original text

53. Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act

    An Act To provide for the designation and conservation of certain public lands in the State of Alaska, including the designation of units of the National Park, National Wildlife Refuge, National Forest, National Wild and Scenic Rivers, and National Wilderness Preservation Systems, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-487 · 94 Stat. 2371 · December 2, 1980 · Original text

54. An Act To allow the obsolete aircraft carrier United States ship Intrepid to be transferred to the Intrepid Museum Foundation, Incorporated, before the expiration of the otherwise applicable sixty-day congressional review period.

    Public Law 96-488 · 94 Stat. 2552 · December 2, 1980 · Original text

55. An Act To promote safety and health in skiing and other outdoor winter recreational activities.

    Public Law 96-489 · 94 Stat. 2553 · December 2, 1980 · Original text

56. An Act To approve and implement the protocol to the trade agreement relating to customs valuation, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-490 · 94 Stat. 2556 · December 2, 1980 · Original text

57. An Act To provide for certain lands to be held in trust for the Moapa Band of Paiutes and to be considered to be part of the Moapa Indian Reservation.

    Public Law 96-491 · 94 Stat. 2561 · December 2, 1980 · Original text

58. An Act To require the Secretary of the Interior to convey a parcel of land located in Colorado and certain mineral interests to the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe and to pay an amount to such tribe for energy development.

    Public Law 96-492 · 94 Stat. 2565 · December 2, 1980 · Original text

59. Gasohol Competition Act of 1980

    An Act To amend the Clayton Act to prohibit restrictions on the use of credit instruments in the purchase of gasohol.

    Public Law 96-493 · 94 Stat. 2568 · December 2, 1980 · Original text

60. Agricultural Act of 1980

    An Act To increase the minimum price support loan rates for wheat, feed grains, and soybeans, to improve the farmer-held reserve program for wheat and feed grains, to establish a five-year food security wheat reserve, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-494 · 94 Stat. 2570 · December 3, 1980 · Original text

61. Suisun Marsh Preservation and Restoration Act of 1979

    An Act To provide for a cooperative agreement between the Secretary of the Interior and the State of California to improve and manage the Suisun Marsh in California.

    Public Law 96-495 · 94 Stat. 2581 · December 3, 1980 · Original text

62. Arts and Humanities Act of 1980

    An Act To amend the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 and the Museum Services Act to extend the authorizations of appropriations contained in such Acts, to amend the Arts and Artifacts Indemnity Act to make certain changes in the coverage provisions of such Act, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-496 · 94 Stat. 2583 · December 4, 1980 · Original text

63. An Act To incorporate the Gold Star Wives of America.

    Public Law 96-497 · 94 Stat. 2595 · December 4, 1980 · Original text

64. An Act To designate the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building.

    Public Law 96-498 · 94 Stat. 2598 · December 4, 1980 · Original text

65. Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1980

    An Act To provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 3 of the First Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for the fiscal year 1981.

    Public Law 96-499 · 94 Stat. 2599 · December 5, 1980 · Original text

66. An Act To amend title 5, United States Code, to permit Federal employees to obtain review of certain disability determinations made by the Office of Personnel Management under the civil service retirement and disability system.

    Public Law 96-500 · 94 Stat. 2696 · December 5, 1980 · Original text

67. Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act

    An Act To assist the electrical consumers of the Pacific Northwest through use of the Federal Columbia River Power System to achieve cost-effective energy conservation, to encourage the development of renewable energy resources, to establish a representative regional power planning process, to assure the region of an efficient and adequate power supply, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-501 · 94 Stat. 2697 · December 5, 1980 · Original text

68. An Act To amend the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-502 · 94 Stat. 2737 · December 5, 1980 · Original text

69. Joint Resolution To authorize the United States Secret Service to continue to furnish protection to the former Vice President or his spouse.

    Public Law 96-503 · 94 Stat. 2740 · December 5, 1980 · Original text

70. An Act To amend chapter 83 of title 5, United States Code, to discontinue civil service annuity payments for periods of employment as a justice or judge of the United States, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-504 · 94 Stat. 2741 · December 5, 1980 · Original text

71. An Act To provide for the removal of the names of certain Alaska Natives from the Alaska Native Roll and to allow their enrollment with the Metlakatla Indian Community.

    Public Law 96-505 · 94 Stat. 2743 · December 5, 1980 · Original text

72. An Act For the relief of two mining claimants.

    Private Law 96-67 · 94 Stat. 3612 · December 5, 1980 · Private law · Original text

73. An Act To provide for the setting aside in special trust lands and interests within the Winema National Forest to Edison Chiloquin and for the transfer of moneys otherwise available to Mr. Chiloquin from the Klamath Indian Settlement to the Secretary of Agriculture for the acquisition of replacement lands or interests.

    Private Law 96-68 · 94 Stat. 3613 · December 5, 1980 · Private law · Original text

74. An Act For the relief of Doctor Halla Brown.

    Private Law 96-69 · 94 Stat. 3613 · December 5, 1980 · Private law · Original text

75. An Act To exempt the existing facilities of the Milner Dam from section 14 of the Federal Power Act, and for other purposes.

    Private Law 96-70 · 94 Stat. 3615 · December 5, 1980 · Private law · Original text

76. An Act To amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 and the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 to extend the authorization for such Acts for two additional years.

    Public Law 96-506 · 94 Stat. 2745 · December 8, 1980 · Original text

77. An Act To repeal section 506 of the Communications Act of 1934.

    Public Law 96-507 · 94 Stat. 2747 · December 8, 1980 · Original text

78. An Act To increase the authorization for the Council on Wage and Price Stability, to extend the duration of such Council, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-508 · 94 Stat. 2748 · December 8, 1980 · Original text

79. Juvenile Justice Amendments of 1980

    An Act To amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to extend the authorization of appropriations for such Act, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-509 · 94 Stat. 2750 · December 8, 1980 · Original text

80. Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980

    An Act To provide for liability, compensation, cleanup, and emergency response for hazardous substances released into the environment and the cleanup of inactive hazardous waste disposal sites.

    Public Law 96-510 · 94 Stat. 2767 · December 11, 1980 · Original text

81. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980

    An Act To reduce paperwork and enhance the economy and efficiency of the Government and the private sector by improving Federal information policymaking, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-511 · 94 Stat. 2812 · December 11, 1980 · Original text

82. An Act Entitled the “Methane Transportation Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1980”.

    Public Law 96-512 · 94 Stat. 2827 · December 12, 1980 · Original text

83. Defense Officer Personnel Management Act

    An Act To amend title 10, United States Code, to revise and standardize the provisions of law relating to appointment, promotion, separation, and mandatory retirement of regular commissioned officers of the Army. Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, to establish the permanent grade of commodore admiral in the Navy, to equalize the treatment of female commissioned officers with that of male commissioned officers, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-513 · 94 Stat. 2835 · December 12, 1980 · Original text

84. An Act Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-514 · 94 Stat. 2957 · December 12, 1980 · Original text

85. National Historic Preservation Act Amendments of 1980

    An Act To amend the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-515 · 94 Stat. 2987 · December 12, 1980 · Original text

86. An Act To authorize appropriations for activities for the National Science Foundation for the fiscal year 1981, and to promote the full use of human resources in science and technology through a comprehensive and continuing program to increase substantially the contribution and advancement of women and minorities in scientific, professional, and technical careers, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-516 · 94 Stat. 3007 · December 12, 1980 · Original text

87. An Act To amend the patent and trademark laws.

    Public Law 96-517 · 94 Stat. 3015 · December 12, 1980 · Original text

88. Joint Resolution To designate the Clinical Center of the National Institutes of Health located in Montgomery County, Maryland, as the “Warren Grant Magnuson Clinical Center of the National Institutes of Health”.

    Public Law 96-518 · 94 Stat. 3030 · December 12, 1980 · Original text

89. An Act To provide for the settlement and payment of claims of United States civilian and military personnel against the United States for losses resulting from acts of violence directed against the United States Government or its representatives in a foreign country or from an authorized evacuation of personnel from a foreign country.

    Public Law 96-519 · 94 Stat. 3031 · December 12, 1980 · Original text

90. An Act To provide that a certain portion of Lake Erie shall be declared nonnavigable.

    Public Law 96-520 · 94 Stat. 3033 · December 12, 1980 · Original text

91. An Act To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to issue certain patents under the Color of Title Act.

    Public Law 96-521 · 94 Stat. 3037 · December 12, 1980 · Original text

92. An Act To authorize appropriations for the American Folklife Center for fiscal years 1982, 1983, and 1984.

    Public Law 96-522 · 94 Stat. 3038 · December 12, 1980 · Original text

93. An Act To amend section 3102 of title 5, United States Code, and section 7 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act to permit the employment of personal assistants for handicapped Federal employees both at their regular duty station and while on travel status.

    Public Law 96-523 · 94 Stat. 3039 · December 12, 1980 · Original text

94. An Act To recognize the meritorious achievements of certain individuals by providing for the designation of certain post offices in their honor, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-524 · 94 Stat. 3042 · December 12, 1980 · Original text

95. An Act To amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize appropriations for international disaster assistance for the victims of the recent earthquakes in southern Italy.

    Public Law 96-525 · 94 Stat. 3043 · December 12, 1980 · Original text

96. An Act Providing for reinstatement and validation of United States oil and gas leases numbered C–9496, C–9711, C–11600, C–11621, C–11622, C–11630, C–11631, C–11597, C–11599, C–13774, C–14197, C–17049, C–18262, C–26048, C–13532, C–11581, C–11585, C–11590, C–11591, and C–11595.

    Private Law 96-71 · 94 Stat. 3615 · December 12, 1980 · Private law · Original text

97. Department of Housing and Urban Development—Independent Agencies Appropriation Act, 1981

    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, 1981, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-526 · 94 Stat. 3044 · December 15, 1980 · Original text

98. Department of Defense Appropriation Act, 1981

    An Act Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-527 · 94 Stat. 3068 · December 15, 1980 · Original text

99. An Act Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1981, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-528 · 94 Stat. 3095 · December 15, 1980 · Original text

100. Joint Resolution Authorizing appropriation of funds for acquisition of a monument to Doctor Ralph J. Bunche and installation of such monument in Ralph J. Bunche Park in New York City.

     Public Law 96-529 · 94 Stat. 3119 · December 15, 1980 · Original text