Every law Congress has passed

677 laws of the 98th Congress, 1983–1985

1. Preventive Health Amendments of 1984

   An Act To revise and extend programs for the provision of health services and preventive health services, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 98-555 · 98 Stat. 2854 · October 30, 1984 · Original text

2. Maritime Appropriation Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1985

   An Act To authorize the appropriation or funds for certain maritime programs for fiscal year 1985.

   Public Law 98-556 · 98 Stat. 2858 · October 30, 1984 · Original text

3. Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1984

   An Act To authorize appropriations for the Coast Guard for fiscal years 1985 and 1986, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 98-557 · 98 Stat. 2860 · October 30, 1984 · Original text

4. Human Services Reauthorization Act

   An Act To extend programs under the Head Start Act, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 98-558 · 98 Stat. 2878 · October 30, 1984 · Original text

5. An Act To amend the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1985 and 1986, and for other purposes.

   Public Law 98-559 · 98 Stat. 2907 · October 30, 1984 · Original text

6. An Act To name the Federal Building in Elkins. West Virginia, the “Jennings Randolph Federal Center”.

   Public Law 98-560 · 98 Stat. 2909 · October 30, 1984 · Original text

7. An Act To grant a Federal charter to the National Society, Daughters of the American Colonists.

   Public Law 98-561 · 98 Stat. 2910 · October 30, 1984 · Original text

8. Joint Resolution Relating to cooperative East-West ventures in space.

   Public Law 98-562 · 98 Stat. 2914 · October 30, 1984 · Original text

9. An Act To permit the transportation of passengers between Puerto Rico and other United States ports on foreign-flag vessels when United States flag service for such transportation is not available.

   Public Law 98-563 · 98 Stat. 2916 · October 30, 1984 · Original text

10. An Act To amend sections 2733, 2734, and 2736 of title 10, United States Code, and section 715 of title 32, United States Code, to increase the maximum amount of a claim against the United States that may be paid administratively under those sections and to allow increased delegation of authority to settle and pay certain of those claims, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 98-564 · 98 Stat. 2918 · October 30, 1984 · Original text

11. An Act To grant a Federal charter to the 369th Veterans’ Association.

    Public Law 98-565 · 98 Stat. 2920 · October 30, 1984 · Original text

12. Vietnam Veterans National Medal Act

    An Act To require the Secretory of the Treasury to coin and sell a national medal in honor of the members and former members of the Armed Forces of the United States who served in the Vietnam conflict.

    Public Law 98-566 · 98 Stat. 2923 · October 30, 1984 · Original text

13. Cigarette Safety Act of 1984

    An Act To establish an interagency committee and a technical study group on cigarette safety.

    Public Law 98-567 · 98 Stat. 2925 · October 30, 1984 · Original text

14. An Act To amend the Act of August 15, 1978, regarding the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area in the State of Georgia.

    Public Law 98-568 · 98 Stat. 2928 · October 30, 1984 · Original text

15. An Act To amend the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act to authorize certain additional measures to assure accomplishment of the objectives of title II of such Act, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 98-569 · 98 Stat. 2933 · October 30, 1984 · Original text

16. An Act To amend title I of the Reclamation Project Authorization Act of 1972 in order to provide for the establishment of the Russell Lakes Waterfowl Management Area as a replacement for the authorized Mishak National Wildlife Refuge, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 98-570 · 98 Stat. 2941 · October 30, 1984 · Original text

17. An Act To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey, for certain specified consideration, to the Sabine River Authority approximately thirty-one thousand acres of land within the Sabine National Forest to be used for the purposes of the Toledo Bend project, Louisiana and Texas, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 98-571 · 98 Stat. 2943 · October 30, 1984 · Original text

18. An Act To authorize the exchange of certain lands between the Bureau of Land Management and the city of Los Angeles for purposes of the Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area.

    Public Law 98-572 · 98 Stat. 2946 · October 30, 1984 · Original text

19. Trade and Tariff Act of 1984

    An Act To amend the trade laws, authorize the negotiation of trade agreements, extend trade preferences, change the tariff treatment with respect to certain articles and for other purposes.

    Public Law 98-573 · 98 Stat. 2948 · October 30, 1984 · Original text

20. Texas Wilderness Act of 1984

    An Act To designate various areas as components of the National Wilderness Preservation System in the national forests in the State of Texas.

    Public Law 98-574 · 98 Stat. 3051 · October 30, 1984 · Original text

21. Commercial Space Launch Act

    An Act To facilitate commercial space launches, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 98-575 · 98 Stat. 3055 · October 30, 1984 · Original text

22. An Act To provide that any Osage headright or restricted real estate or funds which is part of the estate of a deceased Osage Indian who did not possess a certificate of competency at the time of death shall be exempt from any estate or inheritance tax imposed by the State of Oklahoma.

    Public Law 98-576 · 98 Stat. 3065 · October 30, 1984 · Original text

23. Small Business and Federal Procurement Competition Enhancement Act of 1984

    An Act To amend the Small Business Act, the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, and the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act to enhance competition in Government procurement, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 98-577 · 98 Stat. 3066 · October 30, 1984 · Original text

24. Tennessee Wilderness Act of 1984

    An Act To designate certain lands in the Cherokee National Forest, Tennessee, as wilderness areas, and to allow management of certain lands for uses other than wilderness.

    Public Law 98-578 · 98 Stat. 3088 · October 30, 1984 · Original text

25. An Act To designate the Federal Building and United States Courthouse in Ocala, Florida, as the “GoldenCollum Memorial Federal Building and United States Courthouse”.

    Public Law 98-579 · 98 Stat. 3091 · October 30, 1984 · Original text

26. An Act To designate the Federal Archives and Records Center in San Bruno. California, as the “Leo J. Ryan Memorial Federal Archives and Records Center”.

    Public Law 98-580 · 98 Stat. 3092 · October 30, 1984 · Original text

27. An Act To authorize appropriations for the Office of Environmental Quality and the Council on Environmental Quality for fiscal years 1985 and 1986, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 98-581 · 98 Stat. 3093 · October 30, 1984 · Original text

28. An Act To designate the Federal Building and United States Courthouse at 1961 Stout Street, Denver, Colorado, as the “Byron G. Rogers Federal Building and United States Courthouse”.

    Public Law 98-582 · 98 Stat. 3095 · October 30, 1984 · Original text

29. An Act To designate the Federal Building and United States Courthouse in Las Vegas, Nevada, as the “Foley Federal Building and United States Courthouse”.

    Public Law 98-583 · 98 Stat. 3096 · October 30, 1984 · Original text

30. An Act To recognize the organization known as the Women’s Army Corps Veterans’ Association.

    Public Law 98-584 · 98 Stat. 3097 · October 30, 1984 · Original text

31. Pennsylvania Wilderness Act of 1984

    An Act To designate certain areas in the Allegheny National Forest as wilderness and recreation areas.

    Public Law 98-585 · 98 Stat. 3100 · October 30, 1984 · Original text

32. An Act To designate certain national forest system lands in the State of Virginia as wilderness, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 98-586 · 98 Stat. 3105 · October 30, 1984 · Original text

33. An Act To amend section 3056 of title 18, United States Code, to update the authorities of the United States Secret Service, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 98-587 · 98 Stat. 3110 · October 30, 1984 · Original text

34. An Act To redesignate the Veterans’ Administration Medical Center located in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, as the “John J. Pershing Veterans’ Administration Medical Center”.

    Public Law 98-588 · 98 Stat. 3113 · October 30, 1984 · Original text

35. An Act To designate the United States Courthouse Building in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico, as the “Clemente Ruiz Nazario United States Courthouse”.

    Public Law 98-589 · 98 Stat. 3114 · October 30, 1984 · Original text

36. Honey Research, Promotion, and Consumer Information Act

    An Act To enable honey producers and handlers to finance a nationally coordinated research, promotion, and consumer information program designed to expand their markets for honey.

    Public Law 98-590 · 98 Stat. 3115 · October 30, 1984 · Original text

37. An Act To designate the United States Post Office and Courthouse in Utica, New York, as the “Alexander Pirnie Federal Building”.

    Public Law 98-591 · 98 Stat. 3125 · October 30, 1984 · Original text

38. An Act Providing for the conveyance of public lands, Seneca County, Ohio.

    Public Law 98-592 · 98 Stat. 3126 · October 30, 1984 · Original text

39. An Act To designate the Federal building in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, as the “Joe L. Evins Federal Building”.

    Public Law 98-593 · 98 Stat. 3128 · October 30, 1984 · Original text

40. An Act To authorize two additional Assistant Secretaries for the Department of the Treasury.

    Public Law 98-594 · 98 Stat. 3129 · October 30, 1984 · Original text

41. An Act To improve certain maritime programs of the Department of Transportation and the Department of Commerce.

    Public Law 98-595 · 98 Stat. 3130 · October 30, 1984 · Original text

42. Criminal Fine Enforcement Act of 1984

    An Act To amend title 18, United States Code, to improve collection and administration of criminal fines, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 98-596 · 98 Stat. 3134 · October 30, 1984 · Original text

43. An Act To designate the Table Rock Lake Visitors Center building in the vicinity of Branson, Missouri, as the “Dewey J. Short Table Rock Lake Visitors Center”.

    Public Law 98-597 · 98 Stat. 3141 · October 30, 1984 · Original text

44. District of Columbia Retired Judge Service Act

    An Act To establish certain procedures regarding the judicial service of retired judges of District of Columbia courts, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 98-598 · 98 Stat. 3142 · October 30, 1984 · Original text

45. An Act To clarify the intent of Congress with respect to the families eligible for a commemorative medal authorized for the families of Americans missing or otherwise unaccounted for in Southeast Asia.

    Public Law 98-599 · 98 Stat. 3144 · October 30, 1984 · Original text

46. An Act To amend the Panama Canal Act of 1979 to authorize quarters allowances for certain employees of the Department of Defense serving in the area formerly known as the Canal Zone.

    Public Law 98-600 · 98 Stat. 3145 · October 30, 1984 · Original text

47. An Act To amend the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 with respect to the effect of the 1985 increase in the Federal unemployment tax rate on certain small business provisions contained in State unemployment compensation laws.

    Public Law 98-601 · 98 Stat. 3147 · October 30, 1984 · Original text

48. An Act To provide for the use and distribution of certain funds awarded the Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma and to restore certain mineral rights to the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation.

    Public Law 98-602 · 98 Stat. 3149 · October 30, 1984 · Original text

49. San Juan Basin Wilderness Protection Act of 1984

    An Act Entitled: “The San Juan Basin Wilderness Protection Act of 1984”.

    Public Law 98-603 · 98 Stat. 3155 · October 30, 1984 · Original text

50. An Act To ensure the payment in 1985 of cost-of-living increases under the OASDI program in title II of the Social Security Act, and to provide for a study of certain changes which might be made in the provisions authorizing cost-of-living adjustments under that program.

    Public Law 98-604 · 98 Stat. 3161 · October 30, 1984 · Original text

51. Osage Tribe of Indians Technical Corrections Act of 1984

    An Act To make certain technical corrections in various Acts relating to the Osage Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma.

    Public Law 98-605 · 98 Stat. 3163 · October 30, 1984 · Original text

52. An Act To amend the River and Harbor Act of 1946.

    Public Law 98-606 · 98 Stat. 3169 · October 30, 1984 · Original text

53. An Act To eliminate restrictions with respect to the imposition and collection of tolls on the Richmond–Petersburg Turnpike upon repayment by the Commonwealth of Virginia of certain Federal-aid highway funds used on such turnpike.

    Public Law 98-607 · 98 Stat. 3170 · October 30, 1984 · Original text

54. Joint Resolution To make technical corrections in the Act of January 12, 1983 (Public Law 97–459).

    Public Law 98-608 · 98 Stat. 3171 · October 30, 1984 · Original text

55. Joint Resolution To designate the week beginning May 20, 1985, as “National Medical Transcriptionist Week”.

    Public Law 98-609 · 98 Stat. 3174 · October 30, 1984 · Original text

56. Joint Resolution Designating the week beginning February 17, 1985, as a time to recognize volunteers who give their time to become Big Brothers and Big Sisters to youths in need of adult companionship.

    Public Law 98-610 · 98 Stat. 3175 · October 30, 1984 · Original text

57. An Act For the relief of Adel Shervin.

    Private Law 98-47 · 98 Stat. 3435 · October 30, 1984 · Private law · Original text

58. An Act For the relief of the Sisters of Mercy of the Union, Province of Saint Louis, Missouri.

    Private Law 98-48 · 98 Stat. 3435 · October 30, 1984 · Private law · Original text

59. An Act For the relief of Fredrick Francisco Akers.

    Private Law 98-49 · 98 Stat. 3436 · October 30, 1984 · Private law · Original text

60. An Act For the relief of Hans Robert Beisch.

    Private Law 98-50 · 98 Stat. 3436 · October 30, 1984 · Private law · Original text

61. An Act For the relief of Edgar Gildardo Herrera.

    Private Law 98-51 · 98 Stat. 3436 · October 30, 1984 · Private law · Original text

62. An Act For the relief of Shu–Ah-tsai Wei, her husband. Yen Wei, and their sons, Teh-fu Wei and Teh-huei Wei.

    Private Law 98-52 · 98 Stat. 3437 · October 30, 1984 · Private law · Original text

63. An Act To permit aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence who are employed by the American University of Beirut to return to the United States as special immigrants after completion of such employment.

    Private Law 98-53 · 98 Stat. 3437 · October 30, 1984 · Private law · Original text

64. An Act For the relief of Joseph Karel Hasek.

    Private Law 98-54 · 98 Stat. 3438 · October 30, 1984 · Private law · Original text

65. An Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to extend for 2 years the exclusion from gross income with respect to educational assistance programs, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 98-611 · 98 Stat. 3176 · October 31, 1984 · Original text

66. An Act To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to extend for one year the exclusion from gross income with respect to group legal services plans, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 98-612 · 98 Stat. 3180 · October 31, 1984 · Original text

67. Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act

    An Act To provide for the conservation and management of Atlantic striped bass, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 98-613 · 98 Stat. 3187 · October 31, 1984 · Original text

68. Reorganization Act Amendments of 1984

    An Act To extend and revise the authority of the President under chapter 9 of title 5, United States Code, to transmit to the Congress plans for the reorganization of the agencies of the executive branch of the Government, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 98-614 · 98 Stat. 3192 · November 8, 1984 · Original text

69. Civil Service Retirement Spouse Equity Act of 1984

    An Act To provide retirement equity for former spouses of civil service retirees, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 98-615 · 98 Stat. 3195 · November 8, 1984 · Original text

70. The Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984

    An Act To amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize appropriations for the fiscal years 1985 through 1988, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 98-616 · 98 Stat. 3221 · November 8, 1984 · Original text

71. An Act To amend part A of title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to the payment rates for routine home care and other services included in hospice care.

    Public Law 98-617 · 98 Stat. 3294 · November 8, 1984 · Original text

72. Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal year 1985

    An Act To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1985 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the Intelligence Community Staff, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 98-618 · 98 Stat. 3298 · November 8, 1984 · Original text

73. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 1985

    An Act Making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1935, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 98-619 · 98 Stat. 3305 · November 8, 1984 · Original text

74. An Act To amend title 28. United States Code, with respect to the places where court shall be held in certain judicial districts, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 98-620 · 98 Stat. 3335 · November 8, 1984 · Original text

75. Saint Elizabeths Hospital and District of Columbia Mental Health Services Act

    An Act To provide for the assumption of selected functions, programs, and resources of Saint Elizabeths Hospital by the District of Columbia, to provide for the establishment of a comprehensive mental health care system in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 98-621 · 98 Stat. 3369 · November 8, 1984 · Original text

76. Patent Law Amendments Act of 1984

    An Act To amend title 35, United States Code, to increase the effectiveness of the patent laws, and for other purposes.

    Public Law 98-622 · 98 Stat. 3383 · November 8, 1984 · Original text

77. An Act To approve governing international fishery agreements with Iceland and the EEC; to establish national standards for artificial reefs; to implement the Convention on the Conservation of Antarctic Marine Living Resources; and for the other purposes.

    Public Law 98-623 · 98 Stat. 3394 · November 8, 1984 · Original text