Every law Congress has passed

736 laws of the 96th Congress, 1979–1981

1. An Act To amend the Tariff Schedules of the United States to increase the quantity of cigarettes that may be accorded duty-free treatment if acquired in the insular possessions and entered by returning United States residents.

   Public Law 96-578 · 94 Stat. 3358 · December 23, 1980 · Original text

2. Military Pay and Allowances Benefits Act of 1980

   An Act To amend title 37, United States Code, to improve certain special pay and allowance benefits for members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 96-579 · 94 Stat. 3359 · December 23, 1980 · Original text

3. An Act To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to authorize the acquisition of certain lands in Douglas County, Wisconsin.

   Public Law 96-580 · 94 Stat. 3370 · December 23, 1980 · Original text

4. An Act To authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain lands in the State of Arizona, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain interests in lands in the State of Arizona, to amend the Act of March 14, 1978 (92 Stat. 154), and for other purposes.

   Public Law 96-581 · 94 Stat. 3371 · December 23, 1980 · Original text

5. An Act To amend the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 to extend certain cost-of-living increases.

   Public Law 96-582 · 94 Stat. 3374 · December 23, 1980 · Original text

6. An Act To amend and extend title VII of the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act.

   Public Law 96-583 · 94 Stat. 3375 · December 23, 1980 · Original text

7. An Act To amend title 10, United States Code, to provide greater flexibility for the Armed Forces in ordering Reserves to active duty, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 96-584 · 94 Stat. 3377 · December 23, 1980 · Original text

8. An Act To designate certain lands of the Fire Island National Seashore as the “Otis Pike Fire Island High Dune Wilderness”, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 96-585 · 94 Stat. 3379 · December 23, 1980 · Original text

9. An Act To provide for the orderly disposal of certain Federal lands in Nevada and for the acquisition of certain other lands in the Lake Tahoe Basin, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 96-586 · 94 Stat. 3381 · December 23, 1980 · Original text

10. An Act Authorizing appropriations to the Secretary of the Interior for services necessary to the nonperforming arts functions of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-587 · 94 Stat. 3387 · December 23, 1980 · Original text

11. An Act To designate the “Thomas J. McIntyre Federal Building”.

    Public Law 96-588 · 94 Stat. 3388 · December 24, 1980 · Original text

12. Bankruptcy Tax Act of 1980

    An Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide for the tax treatment of bankruptcy, insolvency, and similar proceedings, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-589 · 94 Stat. 3389 · December 24, 1980 · Original text

13. An Act To amend section 222 of the Communications Act of 1934 in order to include Hawaii in the same category as other States for the purposes of such section.

    Public Law 96-590 · 94 Stat. 3414 · December 24, 1980 · Original text

14. An Act To unify the rules for preventing collisions on the inland waters of the United States, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-591 · 94 Stat. 3415 · December 24, 1980 · Original text

15. An Act To amend the Farm Credit Act of 1971 to permit Farm Credit System institutions to improve their services to borrowers, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-592 · 94 Stat. 3437 · December 24, 1980 · Original text

16. An Act To amend the National Labor Relations Act to provide that any employee who is a member of a religion or sect historically holding conscientious objection to joining or financially supporting a labor organization shall not be required to do so.

    Public Law 96-593 · 94 Stat. 3452 · December 24, 1980 · Original text

17. Tonnage Measurement Simplification Act

    An Act To revise and improve the laws relating to the documentation of vessels, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-594 · 94 Stat. 3453 · December 24, 1980 · Original text

18. An Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 with respect to net operating loss carryovers of taxpayers who cease to be real estate investment trusts, to increase interest rates on certain United States retirement bonds, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-595 · 94 Stat. 3464 · December 24, 1980 · Original text

19. An Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 with respect to the determination of second tier taxes, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-596 · 94 Stat. 3469 · December 24, 1980 · Original text

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

    Public Law 96-597 · 94 Stat. 3477 · December 24, 1980 · Original text

21. An Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 with respect to excise tax refunds in the case of certain uses of tread rubber, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-598 · 94 Stat. 3485 · December 24, 1980 · Original text

22. International Coffee Agreement Act of 1980

    An Act To carry out the obligations of the United States under the International Coffee Agreement 1976, signed at New York on February 27, 1976, and entered into force for the United States on October 1, 1976, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-599 · 94 Stat. 3491 · December 24, 1980 · Original text

23. An Act To authorize the Secretary of Defense to provide civilian career employees of the Department of Defense who are residents of Guam, the Virgin Islands, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico the same relative rotation rights as apply to other career employees, to authorize the Delegates in Congress from Guam and the Virgin Islands to have two appointments at a time, rather than one appointment, to each of the service academies, and to authorize the establishment of a National Guard of Guam.

    Public Law 96-600 · 94 Stat. 3493 · December 24, 1980 · Original text

24. An Act To simplify certain provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-601 · 94 Stat. 3495 · December 24, 1980 · Original text

25. An Act To modify the boundary of the Cibola National Forest in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-602 · 94 Stat. 3500 · December 28, 1980 · Original text

26. An Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to simplify private foundation return and reporting requirements, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-603 · 94 Stat. 3503 · December 28, 1980 · Original text

27. State and Local Fiscal Assistance Act Amendments of 1980

    An Act To authorize an extension and amendment of the revenue sharing program to provide general purpose fiscal assistance to local governments, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-604 · 94 Stat. 3516 · December 28, 1980 · Original text

28. Miscellaneous Revenue Act of 1980

    An Act To make various changes in the tax laws.

    Public Law 96-605 · 94 Stat. 3521 · December 28, 1980 · Original text

29. An Act To amend the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 to allow recovery by United States nationals for losses incurred in Vietnam.

    Public Law 96-606 · 94 Stat. 3534 · December 28, 1980 · Original text

30. An Act To provide, with respect to the national park system: for the establishment of new units; for adjustments in boundaries; for increases in appropriation authorizations for land acquisition and development; and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-607 · 94 Stat. 3539 · December 28, 1980 · Original text

31. An Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to waive in certain cases the residency requirements for deductions or exclusions of individuals living abroad, to allow the tax-free rollover of certain distributions from money purchase pension plans, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-608 · 94 Stat. 3550 · December 28, 1980 · Original text

32. An Act To provide for the temporary suspension of certain duties, to extend certain existing suspensions of duties, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-609 · 94 Stat. 3555 · December 28, 1980 · Original text

33. National Visitor Center Emergency Repair Act of 1980

    An Act To authorize certain emergency repairs at the National Visitor Center in the District of Columbia.

    Public Law 96-610 · 94 Stat. 3564 · December 28, 1980 · Original text

34. Parental Kidnaping Prevention Act of 1980

    An Act To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for medicare coverage of pneumococcal vaccine and its administration.

    Public Law 96-611 · 94 Stat. 3566 · December 28, 1980 · Original text

35. An Act To provide for the establishment of the Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 96-612 · 94 Stat. 3575 · December 28, 1980 · Original text

36. An Act To make certain miscellaneous changes in the tax laws.

    Public Law 96-613 · 94 Stat. 3579 · December 28, 1980 · Original text