This is a chronological, but incomplete, list of United States federal legislation passed by the 57th through 106th United States Congresses, between 1901 and 2001. For the main article on this subject, see

List of United States federal legislation This is a chronological, but still incomplete, list of United States federal legislation. Congress has enacted approximately 200–600 statutes during each of its 115 biennial terms so that more than 30,000 statutes have been enacted since 1789. A ...

. Additional lists are found at List of United States federal legislation: Congress of the Confederation,

List of United States federal legislation, 1789–1901 This is a chronological, but incomplete, list of United States federal legislation passed by the 1st through 56th United States Congresses, between 1789 and 1901. For the main article on this subject, see List of United States federal legislation. ...

and List of United States federal legislation, 2001–present.

57th United States Congress The 57th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1901, to ...

* June 17, 1902: Newlands Reclamation Act, Sess. 1, ch. 1093, * June 28, 1902: Isthmian Canal Act (

Panama Canal The Panama Canal ( es, Canal de Panamá, link=no) is an artificial waterway in Panama that connects the Atlantic Ocean with the Pacific Ocean and divides North and South America. The canal cuts across the Isthmus of Panama and is a condui ...

), Sess. 1, ch. 1302, * July 1, 1902:

Philippine Organic Act The Philippine Organic Act (c. 1369, ) was a basic law for the Insular Government that was enacted by the United States Congress on July 1, 1902. It is also known as the Philippine Bill of 1902 and the Cooper Act, after its author Henry A. Coop ...

(the basic law of the

Insular Government The Insular Government of the Philippine IslandsThis form of the name appeared in the titles of U.S. Supreme Court cases, but was otherwise rarely used. See s:Costas v. Insular Government of the Philippine Islands/Opinion of the Court, Costas v ...

), Sess. 1, ch. 1369, * January 21, 1903:

Militia Act of 1903 The Militia Act of 1903 (), also known as the Efficiency in Militia Act of 1903 or the Dick Act, was legislation enacted by the United States Congress to create an early National Guard and which codified the circumstances under which the Guard co ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 196, * February 11, 1903: Expediting Act, Sess. 2, ch. 544, * February 14, 1903: Department of Commerce and Labor Act, Sess. 2, ch. 552, * February 19, 1903: Elkins Act, Sess. 2, ch. 708, * March 3, 1903: Immigration Act of 1903 (including §39, the

Anarchist Exclusion Act The Immigration Act of 1903, also called the Anarchist Exclusion Act, was a law of the United States regulating immigration. It codified previous immigration law, and added four inadmissible classes: anarchists, people with epilepsy, beggars, and ...

), Sess. 2, ch. 1012,

58th United States Congress The 58th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC, from March 4, 1903, to ...

* April 28, 1904:

Kinkaid Act The Kinkaid Act of 1904 (ch. 1801, , Apr. 28, 1904, ) is a U.S. statute that amended the 1862 Homestead Act so that one section (1 mi2, 2.6 km2, 640 acres) of public domain land could be acquired free of charge, apart from a modest filin ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 1801, * February 1, 1905:

Transfer Act of 1905 The Transfer Act of 1905 (33 Stat. 628) transferred the forest reserves of the United States from the Department of the Interior, General Land Office to the Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Forestry. General information On February 1st 1905, ...

, Sess. 3, ch. 288,

59th United States Congress The 59th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1905, t ...

* May 8, 1906:

Burke Act The Burke Act (1906), formally known as the General Allotment Act Amendment of 1906 and also called the Forced Fee Patenting Act, amended the Dawes Act of 1887 under which the communal land held by tribes on the Indian reservations was broken up ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 2348, * June 1, 1906: Federal Employers Liability Act, Sess. 1, ch. 3073 * June 8, 1906:

Antiquities Act The Antiquities Act of 1906 (, , ), is an act that was passed by the United States Congress and signed into law by Theodore Roosevelt on June 8, 1906. This law gives the President of the United States the authority to, by presidential pro ...

(National Monument Act), Sess. 1, ch. 3060, * June 16, 1906: Oklahoma Enabling Act, Sess. 1, ch. 3335, * June 29, 1906:

Hepburn Act The Hepburn Act is a 1906 United States federal law that expanded the jurisdiction of the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) and gave it the power to set maximum railroad rates. This led to the discontinuation of free passes to loyal shippers. ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 3591, * June 30, 1906:

Pure Food and Drug Act The Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906, also known as Dr. Wiley's Law, was the first of a series of significant consumer protection laws which was enacted by Congress in the 20th century and led to the creation of the Food and Drug Administratio ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 3915, * January 26, 1907:

Tillman Act of 1907 The Tillman Act of 1907 (34 Stat. 864) was the first campaign finance law in the United States. The Act prohibited monetary contributions to federal candidates by corporations and nationally chartered (interstate) banks. The Act was signed int ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 420, * February 20, 1907: Immigration Act of 1907, Sess. 2, ch. 1134, * March 2, 1907: Expatriation Act of 1907, Sess. 2, ch. 2534, * March 4, 1907:

Federal Meat Inspection Act The Federal Meat Inspection Act of 1906 (FMIA) is an American law that makes it illegal to adulterate or misbrand meat and meat products being sold as food, and ensures that meat and meat products are slaughtered and processed under strictly r ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 2907, Titles I to IV,

60th United States Congress The 60th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1907, to M ...

* April 22, 1908: Federal Employers Liability Act, , * May 30, 1908:

Aldrich–Vreeland Act The Aldrich–Vreeland Act was a United States law passed in response to the Panic of 1907 which established the National Monetary Commission. On May 27, 1908, the bill passed the United States House of Representatives, House, mostly on a party- ...

, , * March 4, 1909:

Copyright Act of 1909 The Copyright Act of 1909 () was a landmark statute in United States statutory copyright law. It went into effect on July 1, 1909. The 1909 Act was repealed and superseded by the Copyright Act of 1976, which went into effect on January 1, 1978; ...

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61st United States Congress The 61st United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1909, to ...

* August 5, 1909:

Payne–Aldrich Tariff Act The Payne–Aldrich Tariff Act of 1909 (ch. 6, 36 Stat. 11), named for Representative Sereno E. Payne (R– NY) and Senator Nelson W. Aldrich (R– RI), began in the United States House of Representatives as a bill raising certain tariffs on g ...

, , * April 26, 1910:

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) is a United States federal law that set up the basic U.S. system of pesticide regulation to protect applicators, consumers, and the environment. It is administered and regulated by th ...

, , * June 18, 1910:

Mann–Elkins Act The Mann–Elkins Act, also called the Railway Rate Act of 1910, was a United States federal law that strengthened the authority of the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) over railroad rates. The law also expanded the ICC's jurisdiction to inc ...

, , * June 25, 1910: Federal Corrupt Practices Act, , * June 25, 1910:

Mann Act The White-Slave Traffic Act, also called the Mann Act, is a United States federal law, passed June 25, 1910 (ch. 395, ; ''codified as amended at'' ). It is named after Congressman James Robert Mann of Illinois. In its original form the act mad ...

, , * March 3, 1911: Defense Secrets Act of 1911, ,

62nd United States Congress The 62nd United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1911, to M ...

* August 8, 1911: Apportionment Act of 1911, , * May 11, 1912: Sherwood Act, , * August 20, 1912:

Plant Quarantine Act The Plant Quarantine Act, originally enacted in 1912 (7 U.S.C. 151 et seq.), gave the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) authority to regulate the importation and interstate movement of nursery stock and other plants that may carry ...

, , * August 24, 1912:

Lloyd–La Follette Act The Lloyd–La Follette Act of 1912 began the process of protecting civil servants in the United States from unwarranted or abusive removal by codifying "just cause" standards previously embodied in presidential orders. It defines "just causes" as ...

, , §6, * March 4, 1913: Labor Department Act, , * March 4, 1913:

Virus-Serum-Toxin Act The Virus-Serum-Toxin Act or VSTA (P.L. 430 of 1913, as amended; 21 U.S.C. 151-158) was United States Federal legislation designed to protect farmers and livestock raisers by regulating the quality of vaccines and point-of-care diagnostics for anima ...

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63rd United States Congress The 63rd United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1913, ...

* July 15, 1913: Newlands Labor Act, , * October 3, 1913:

Revenue Act of 1913 The Revenue Act of 1913, also known as the Underwood Tariff or the Underwood-Simmons Act (ch. 16, ), re-established a federal income tax in the United States and substantially lowered tariff rates. The act was sponsored by Representative Oscar U ...

, , (including

Underwood Tariff The Revenue Act of 1913, also known as the Underwood Tariff or the Underwood-Simmons Act (ch. 16, ), re-established a federal income tax in the United States and substantially lowered tariff rates. The act was sponsored by Representative Oscar Un ...

) * December 23, 1913:

Federal Reserve Act The Federal Reserve Act was passed by the 63rd United States Congress and signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson on December 23, 1913. The law created the Federal Reserve System, the central banking system of the United States. The Pani ...

, , * May 8, 1914:

Smith–Lever Act of 1914 The Smith–Lever Act of 1914 is a United States federal law that established a system of cooperative extension services, connected to land-grant universities, intended to inform citizens about current developments in agriculture, home economics, p ...

, , * August 18, 1914:

Cotton Futures Act The Cotton Futures Act of 1914 authorized the United States Department of Agriculture to establish physical standards as a means of determining color grade, staple length and strength, and other qualities and properties for cotton. It was intend ...

, , * September 2, 1914:

War Risk Insurance Act The War Risk Insurance Act was a piece of legislation passed by the United States Congress in 1914 to ensure the availability of war risk insurance for shipping vessels and individuals during World War I. It established a Bureau of War Risk Insur ...

, , * September 26, 1914:

Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914 The Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914 was a United States federal law which established the Federal Trade Commission. The Act was signed into law by US President Woodrow Wilson in 1914 and outlaws unfair methods of competition and unfair acts ...

, , * October 15, 1914:

Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914 The Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914 (, codified at , ), is a part of United States antitrust law with the goal of adding further substance to the U.S. antitrust law regime; the Clayton Act seeks to prevent anticompetitive practices in their incipie ...

, , * December 17, 1914: Harrison Narcotics Tax Act, , * January 28, 1915: Coast Guard Act, , * March 4, 1915: Seamen's Act, ,

64th United States Congress The 64th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1915, to M ...

* June 3, 1916:

National Defense Act of 1916 The National Defense Act of 1916, , was a United States federal law that updated the Militia Act of 1903, which related to the organization of the military, particularly the National Guard. The principal change of the act was to supersede provi ...

, , * July 11, 1916: Federal Aid Road Act of 1916, , * July 17, 1916: Federal Farm Loan Act, , * August 11, 1916: Cotton Futures Act of 1916, , * August 25, 1916: National Park Service Organic Act, , * August 29, 1916:

Jones Law (Philippines) The Jones Law (, . 416, also known as the Jones Act, the Philippine Autonomy Act, and the Act of Congress of August 29, 1916) was an Organic Act passed by the United States Congress. The law replaced the Philippine Organic Act of 1902 an ...

, reorganized the

Insular Government of the Philippine Islands The Insular Government of the Philippine IslandsThis form of the name appeared in the titles of U.S. Supreme Court cases, but was otherwise rarely used. See Costas v. Insular Government of the Philippine Islands, 221 U.S. 623, 1911. The Admini ...

, including establishing the elected

Senate A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

and renaming the

House A house is a single-unit residential building. It may range in complexity from a rudimentary hut to a complex structure of wood, masonry, concrete or other material, outfitted with plumbing, electrical, and heating, ventilation, and air cond ...

. * September 1, 1916: Keating–Owen Child Labor Act, , * September 3, 1916: Adamson Act, , * September 7, 1916:

Merchant Marine Act of 1916 (Alexander Act) The Merchant Marine Act of 1916 (also known as the Alexander Act) was passed by the US Congress in 1916 to create the US Shipping Board. The bill was sponsored by Representative Joshua W. Alexander (D) of Missouri, who was Chairman of the House ...

, , * September 7, 1916:

Federal Employees' Compensation Act The Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA), is a United States federal law, enacted on September 7, 1916. Sponsored by Sen. John W. Kern (D) of Indiana and Rep. Daniel J. McGillicuddy (D) of Maine, it established compensation to federal civil ...

, , * September 8, 1916:

Revenue Act of 1916 The United States Revenue Act of 1916, (ch. 463, , September 8, 1916) raised the lowest income tax rate from 1% to 2% and raised the top rate to 15% on taxpayers with incomes above $2 million ($ in dollars). Previously, the top rate had been 7% on ...

, , * December 29, 1916:

Stock-Raising Homestead Act The Stock-Raising Homestead Act of 1916 provided settlers of public land—a full section or its equivalent—for ranching purposes. Unlike the Homestead Act of 1862 or the Enlarged Homestead Act of 1909, land homesteaded under the 191 ...

, , * February 5, 1917:

Immigration Act of 1917 The Immigration Act of 1917 (also known as the Literacy Act and less often as the Asiatic Barred Zone Act) was a United States Act that aimed to restrict immigration by imposing literacy tests on immigrants, creating new categories of inadmissib ...

(Barred Zone Act), , * February 23, 1917:

Smith–Hughes Act The Smith–Hughes National Vocational Education Act of 1917 was an act of the United States Congress that promoted vocational education in "agriculture, trades and industry, and homemaking," and provided federal funds for this purpose. As such, it ...

, , * March 1, 1917: Flood Control Act of 1917, , * March 2, 1917:

Jones–Shafroth Act The Jones–Shafroth Act () —also known as the Jones Act of Puerto Rico, Jones Law of Puerto Rico, or as the Puerto Rican Federal Relations Act of 1917— was an Act of the United States Congress, signed by President Woodrow Wilson on March ...

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65th United States Congress The 65th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1917, to ...

* April 24, 1917: First Liberty Bond Act, , * May 12, 1917: First Army Appropriations Act of 1917, , * May 12, 1917: Enemy Vessel Confiscation Joint Resolution, Pub. Res. 65-2, * May 18, 1917: Selective Service Act of 1917, , * May 29, 1917: Esch Car Service Act of 1917, , * June 15, 1917: Emergency Shipping Fund Act of 1917, , * June 15, 1917: Second Army Appropriations Act of 1917, , * June 15, 1917:

Espionage Act of 1917 The Espionage Act of 1917 is a United States federal law enacted on June 15, 1917, shortly after the United States entered World War I. It has been amended numerous times over the years. It was originally found in Title 50 of the U.S. Code (War ...

, , * June 15, 1917: Search Warrant Act of 1917, , Title XI, * August 8, 1917: River and Harbor Act of 1917, , * August 10, 1917: Priority of Shipments Act of 1917, , * August 10, 1917: Obstruction of Interstate Commerce Act of 1917, , * August 10, 1917:

Food and Fuel Control Act The Food and Fuel Control Act, , also called the Lever Act or the Lever Food Act was a World War I era US law that among other things created the United States Food Administration and the United States Fuel Administration. Legislative history ...

( Lever Act), , * October 1, 1917: Second Liberty Bond Act, , * October 1, 1917: Aircraft Board Act of 1917, , * October 3, 1917:

War Revenue Act of 1917 The United States War Revenue Act of 1917 greatly increased federal income tax An income tax is a tax imposed on individuals or entities (taxpayers) in respect of the income or profits earned by them (commonly called taxable income). Income tax ...

, , * October 5, 1917: Repatriation Act of 1917, , * October 6, 1917: Explosives Act of 1917, , * October 6, 1917: War Risk Insurance Act of 1917, , * October 6, 1917: Trading with the Enemy Act of 1917, , * March 8, 1918: Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act, , * March 19, 1918: Standard Time Act (Calder Act), , * March 21, 1918: Federal Control Act of 1918, , * April 4, 1918: Third Liberty Bond Act, , * April 5, 1918: War Finance Corporation Act, , * April 10, 1918: Webb–Pomerene Act, , * April 18, 1918: American Forces Abroad Indemnity Act, , * April 20, 1918: Destruction of War Materials Act, , * April 23, 1918:

Pittman Act The Pittman Act was a United States federal law sponsored by Senator Key Pittman of Nevada and enacted on April 23, 1918. The Act authorized the conversion of not exceeding 350,000,000 standard silver dollars into bullion and its sale or use for ...

, , * May 9, 1918: Alien Naturalization Act, , * May 16, 1918:

Housing Act Housing, or more generally, living spaces, refers to the construction and assigned usage of houses or buildings individually or collectively, for the purpose of shelter. Housing ensures that members of society have a place to live, whether i ...

, , * May 16, 1918:

Sedition Act of 1918 The Sedition Act of 1918 () was an Act of the United States Congress that extended the Espionage Act of 1917 to cover a broader range of offenses, notably speech and the expression of opinion that cast the government or the war effort in a ne ...

, , * May 20, 1918:

Departmental Reorganization Act The Departmental Reorganization Act (, May 20, 1918), also known as the Overman Act, was an American law that increased presidential power during World War I. Sponsored by Sen. Lee S. Overman, a Democrat from North Carolina, it gave President Woo ...

( Overman Act), , * May 22, 1918: Passport Control Act ( Entry and Departure Controls Act), , * May 31, 1918:

Saulsbury Resolution Saulsbury may refer to: *Saulsbury, Tennessee * Saulsbury, West Virginia People with the name Saulsbury * Eli Saulsbury (1817–1893), American lawyer and politician *Gove Saulsbury Gove Saulsbury (May 29, 1815 – July 31, 1881) was an Ameri ...

, Pub. Res. 65-31, * June 27, 1918:

Vocational Rehabilitation Act A vocation () is an occupation to which a person is especially drawn or for which they are suited, trained or qualified. People can be given information about a new occupation through student orientation. Though now often used in non-religious co ...

( Smith-Sears Act), , * July 3, 1918:

Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 The Migratory Bird Treaty Act of 1918 (MBTA), codified at (although §709 is omitted), is a United States federal law, first enacted in 1918 to implement the convention for the protection of migratory birds between the United States and Canada ...

, , * July 9, 1918: Fourth Liberty Bond Act, , * July 9, 1918:

Army Appropriations Act of 1918 An army (from Old French ''armee'', itself derived from the Latin verb ''armāre'', meaning "to arm", and related to the Latin noun ''arma'', meaning "arms" or "weapons"), ground force or land force is a fighting force that fights primarily on ...

, , * July 9, 1918:

Chamberlain–Kahn Act The Chamberlain–Kahn Act of 1918 is a U.S. federal law passed on July 9, 1918, by the 65th United States Congress. The law implemented a public health program that came to be known as the American Plan, whose stated goal was to combat the spre ...

( Public Health and Research Act of 1918), , * July 18, 1918: River and Harbor Act of 1918, , * July 18, 1918: Charter Rate and Requisition Act of 1918, , * October 16, 1918: Immigration Act of 1918 ( Dillingham–Hardwick Act), , * October 16, 1918: Corrupt Practices Act of 1918 ( Gerry Act), , * November 7, 1918: National Bank Consolidation Act of 1918, , * November 21, 1918:

Food Production Stimulation Act Food is any substance consumed by an organism for nutritional support. Food is usually of plant, animal, or fungal origin, and contains essential nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals. The substance is ...

( War-Time Prohibition Act), , * February 24, 1919: Revenue Act of 1918, , * February 24, 1919:

Child Labor Act of 1919 A child ( : children) is a human being between the stages of birth and puberty, or between the developmental period of infancy and puberty. The legal definition of ''child'' generally refers to a minor, otherwise known as a person young ...

, , Title XII, * February 26, 1919: Grand Canyon Park Act of 1919, , * February 26, 1919: Acadia National Park Act of 1919, , * March 2, 1919: War Risk Insurance Act of 1919 ( War Minerals Relief Act of 1919,

Dent Act Dent may refer to: People * Dent (surname) * Dent May (active 2007), American musician * Dent Mowrey (1888–1960), American composer, musician and music teacher * Dent Oliver (1918–1973), international speedway rider Places France * Dent d' ...

), , * March 2, 1919: River and Harbors Act of 1919, , * March 3, 1919: Hospitalization Act of 1919, , * March 3, 1919: Fifth Liberty Bond Act, , * March 4, 1919:

Wheat Price Guarantee Act The Wheat Price Guarantee Act was a 1919 bill passed by Congress that gave the government the power to regulate the price of wheat. Background At the start of the World War I, first World War, the US government passed the Lever Food Act, Lever ...

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66th United States Congress The 66th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprising the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1919, to Ma ...

* October 18, 1919:

National Prohibition Act The National Prohibition Act, known informally as the Volstead Act, was an act of the 66th United States Congress, designed to carry out the intent of the 18th Amendment (ratified January 1919), which established the prohibition of alcoholic ...

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Volstead Act The National Prohibition Act, known informally as the Volstead Act, was an act of the 66th United States Congress, designed to carry out the intent of the 18th Amendment (ratified January 1919), which established the prohibition of alcoholic d ...

), , * February 25, 1920:

Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 The Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 et seq. is a United States federal law that authorizes and governs leasing of public lands for developing deposits of coal, petroleum, natural gas and other hydrocarbons, in addition to phosphates, sodium, sulfur, ...

, , * February 28, 1920: Esch–Cummins Act, , * June 4, 1920:

National Defense Act of 1920 The National Defense Act of 1920 (or Kahn Act) was sponsored by United States Representative Julius Kahn, Republican of California. This legislation updated the National Defense Act of 1916 to reorganize the United States Army and decentral ...

, , * June 5, 1920:

Merchant Marine Act of 1920 The Merchant Marine Act of 1920 is a United States federal statute that provides for the promotion and maintenance of the American merchant marine. Among other purposes, the law regulates maritime commerce in U.S. waters and between U.S. ports ...

, , * June 10, 1920:

Federal Water Power Act The Federal Power Act is a law appearing in Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the United States Code, entitled "Federal Regulation and Development of Power". Enacted as the Federal Water Power Act on June 10, 1920, and amended many times since, its origin ...

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67th United States Congress The 67th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 192 ...

* May 19, 1921:

Emergency Quota Act __NOTOC__ The Emergency Quota Act, also known as the Emergency Immigration Act of 1921, the Immigration Restriction Act of 1921, the Per Centum Law, and the Johnson Quota Act (ch. 8, of May 19, 1921), was formulated mainly in response to the larg ...

( Johnson Quota Act), , * May 27, 1921:

Emergency Tariff of 1921 An emergency is an urgent, unexpected, and usually dangerous situation that poses an immediate risk to health, life, property, or environment and requires immediate action. Most emergencies require urgent intervention to prevent a worsening ...

, , * June 10, 1921:

Budget and Accounting Act The Budget and Accounting Act of 1921 () was landmark legislation that established the framework for the modern federal budget. The act was approved by President Warren G. Harding to provide a national budget system and an independent audit of g ...

, , * August 15, 1921:

Packers and Stockyards Act The Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921 ( 7 U.S.C. §§ 181-229b; P&S Act) regulates meatpacking, livestock dealers, market agencies, live poultry dealers, and swine contractors to prohibit unfair or deceptive practices, giving undue preferences, a ...

, , * August 24, 1921: Future Trading Act, , * November 9, 1921: Federal Aid Highway Act of 1921, , * November 23, 1921: Sheppard–Towner Act, , * November 23, 1921:

Revenue Act of 1921 The United States Revenue Act of 1921 (ch. 136, , November 23, 1921) was the first Republican tax reduction following their landslide victory in the 1920 federal elections. New Secretary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon argued that significant tax re ...

, , * December 22, 1921:

Russian Famine Relief Act The Russian Famine Relief Act of 1921 authorized the expenditure of $20,000,000 for the purchase of American foodstuffs to send to post- revolutionary Russia for relief of the Russian famine of 1921–22. The Act was overseen by Herbert Hoover, ...

, , * February 18, 1922: Capper–Volstead Act, , * February 18, 1922: Patent Act of 1922, , * May 26, 1922: Narcotic Drugs Import and Export Act ( Jones–Miller Act), , * September 21, 1922:

Fordney–McCumber Tariff The Fordney–McCumber Tariff of 1922 was a law that raised American tariffs on many imported goods to protect factories and farms. The US Congress displayed a pro-business attitude in passing the tariff and in promoting foreign trade by providin ...

, , * September 21, 1922: Grain Futures Act, , * September 22, 1922:

Cable Act The Cable Act of 1922 (ch. 411, 42 Stat. 1021, "Married Women's Independent Nationality Act") was a United States federal law that partially reversed the Expatriation Act of 1907. (It is also known as the Married Women's Citizenship Act or the Wo ...

( Married Women's Citizenship Act), , * March 4, 1923: Agricultural Credits Act of 1923, ,

68th United States Congress The 68th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1923, ...

* September 22, 1923: U.S. Coal Commission Act * April 26, 1924: Seed and Feed Loan Act, Pub. Res. 68-13, * May 19, 1924:

World War Adjusted Compensation Act The World War Adjusted Compensation Act, or Bonus Act,Red Cross, 363 was a United States federal law passed on May 19, 1924, that granted a benefit to veterans of American military service in World War I. Provisions The act awarded veterans add ...

( Bonus Bill), , * May 24, 1924:

Rogers Act The Rogers Act of 1924, often referred to as the Foreign Service Act of 1924, is the legislation that merged the United States diplomatic and consular services into the United States Foreign Service. It defined a personnel system under which the ...

, , * May 26, 1924:

Immigration Act of 1924 The Immigration Act of 1924, or Johnson–Reed Act, including the Asian Exclusion Act and National Origins Act (), was a United States federal law that prevented immigration from Asia and set quotas on the number of immigrants from the Eastern ...

( Johnson–Reed Act), , * May 29, 1924: Indian Oil Leasing Act of 1924 (Lenroot Act), , * June 2, 1924:

Indian Citizenship Act The Indian Citizenship Act of 1924, (, enacted June 2, 1924) was an Act of the United States Congress that granted US citizenship to the indigenous peoples of the United States. While the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitutio ...

(

Snyder Act The Indian Citizenship Act of 1924, (, enacted June 2, 1924) was an Act of the United States Congress that granted US citizenship to the indigenous peoples of the United States. While the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution ...

), , * June 2, 1924:

Revenue Act of 1924 The United States Revenue Act of 1924 () (June 2, 1924), also known as the Mellon tax bill (after U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Andrew Mellon) cut federal tax rates for 1924 income. The bottom rate, on income under $4,000, fell from 1.5% to 1 ...

( Simmons–Longworth Act), , * June 3, 1924: Inland Waterways Act of 1924 (Denison Act), , * June 7, 1924: Oil Pollution Act of 1924, , * June 7, 1924: Pueblo Lands Act of 1924, , * June 7, 1924:

Clarke–McNary Act The Clarke–McNary Act of 1924 (ch. 348, , enacted June 7, 1924) was one of several pieces of United States federal legislation and was named for Representative John D. Clarke and Senator Charles McNary. The 1911 Weeks Act had allowed the pur ...

, , * June 7, 1924: Anti-Heroin Act of 1924, , * January 30, 1925: Hoch-Smith Resolution * January 31, 1925: Special Duties Act * February 2, 1925: Air Mail Act of 1925 (

Kelly Act The Air Mail Act of 1925, also known as the Kelly Act, was a key piece of legislation that intended to free the airmail from total control by the Post Office Department. In short, it allowed the Postmaster General to contract private companies to ...

), , * February 12, 1925: Federal Arbitration Act, , * February 13, 1925: Judiciary Act of 1925, , * February 16, 1925: Home Port Act of 1925, , * February 24, 1925:

Purnell Act Purnell is a name shared by: People * Alton Purnell (1911–1987), American pianist * Arthur Purnell (1878–1964), architect in Melbourne, Victoria * Benjamin Franklin Purnell (1861–1927), American preacher, House of David (commune) * Bervin ...

* February 27, 1925: Temple Act * February 28, 1925: Classification Act of 1925, , * March 3, 1925: Helium Act of 1925, , * March 3, 1925: River and Harbors Act of 1925, , * March 3, 1925: Mount Rushmore National Memorial Act ( Norbeck–Williamson Act), , * March 4, 1925: Probation Act of 1925, , * March 4, 1925: Establishment of the

United States Navy Band The United States Navy Band, based at the Washington Navy Yard in Washington, D.C., has served as the official musical organization of the U.S. Navy since 1925. The U.S. Navy Band serves the ceremonial needs at the seat of government, performi ...

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69th United States Congress The 69th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1925, ...

* February 26, 1926: Revenue Act of 1926, , * May 20, 1926:

Railway Labor Act The Railway Labor Act is a United States federal law on US labor law that governs labor relations in the railroad and airline industries. The Act, enacted in 1926 and amended in 1934 and 1936, seeks to substitute bargaining, arbitration, and media ...

, , * May 25, 1926:

Public Buildings Act The Public Buildings Act of 1926, also known as the Elliot–Fernald Act, was a statute which governed the construction of federal buildings throughout the United States, and authorized funding for this construction. Its primary sponsor in the Ho ...

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70th United States Congress The 70th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 192 ...

* March 10, 1928: Settlement of War Claims Act of 1928, , * May 15, 1928: Flood Control Act of 1928 ( Jones–Reid Act), , * May 22, 1928:

Merchant Marine Act of 1928 The Merchant Marine Act of 1928 (also called the "Jones-White Act") is a United States law to stimulate private shipbuilding in the United States and to assist the merchant marine financially in being competitive in the emerging global market. It ...

( Jones–White Act), , * May 22, 1928: Forest Research Act (McSweeney–McNary Act) * May 22, 1928:

Capper–Ketcham Act The Capper–Ketcham Act (enacted on May 22, 1928), sponsored by Sen. Arthur Capper (R) of Kansas and Rep. John C. Ketcham (R) of Michigan, built on Senator Capper's background running " Capper Clubs" to teach boys and girls about agriculture. Th ...

, , * May 28, 1928: Welsh Act * May 29, 1928:

Revenue Act of 1928 The Revenue Act of 1928 (May 29, 1928, ch. 852, 45 Stat. 791), formerly codified in part at 26 U.S.C. sec. 22(a), is a statute enacted by the 70th United States Congress in 1928 regarding tax policy. Section 605 of the Act provides that "In case ...

, , * May 29, 1928:

Reed–Jenkins Act The Reed–Jenkins Act was a statute enacted on May 29, 1928, during the 70th United States Congress. It repealed previous laws that provided federal funds for Americanization programs supporting Native American schools, educational experimentati ...

, , * December 21, 1928: Boulder Canyon Project Act (

Hoover Dam Hoover Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River, on the border between the U.S. states of Nevada and Arizona. It was constructed between 1931 and 1936 during the Great Depression and was dedicated on S ...

), , * December 22, 1928:

Color of Title Act Color (American English) or colour (British English) is the visual perceptual property deriving from the spectrum of light interacting with the photoreceptor cells of the eyes. Color categories and physical specifications of color are associa ...

* January 19, 1929: Hawes–Cooper Act * January 19, 1929: Narcotic Farms Act of 1929, , * February 13, 1929: Cruiser Act, , * February 18, 1929:

Migratory Bird Conservation Act The Migratory Bird Conservation Act of 1929 ({{usstat, 45, 1222) of February 18, 1929, (also known as the "Norbeck-Andresen Act") created the United States Migratory Bird Conservation Commission (MBCC) to consider and approve any areas of land and/ ...

( Norbeck–Anderson Act), , * March 2, 1929:

Increased Penalties Act The Increased Penalties Act was a bill that increased the penalties for violating prohibition. Enacted on March 2, 1929, it is also called the "Jones–Stalker Act" or the "Jones Act". The legislation was sponsored by two Republicans, Sen. Wesle ...

( Jones–Stalker Act), ,

71st United States Congress The 71st United States Congress was a meeting of the legislature of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1929, to Ma ...

* June 15, 1929:

Agricultural Marketing Act of 1929 The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1929, under the administration of Herbert Hoover, established the Federal Farm Board from the Federal Farm Loan Board established by the Federal Farm Loan Act of 1916 with a revolving fund of half a billion dolla ...

, , * June 18, 1929:

Reapportionment Act of 1929 The Reapportionment Act of 1929 (ch. 28, , ), also known as the Permanent Apportionment Act of 1929, is a combined census and apportionment bill enacted on June 18, 1929, that establishes a permanent method for apportioning a constant 435 seats ...

, , * May 26, 1930:

Ransdell Act The Ransdell Act (ch. 251, , codified as amended at , , ), reorganized, expanded and redesignated the ''Laboratory of Hygiene'' (created in 1887) as the National Institute of Health. Congress appropriated $750,000 in the bill for construction of ...

, , * June 10, 1930: Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act of 1930, , * June 17, 1930:

Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act The Tariff Act of 1930 (codified at ), commonly known as the Smoot–Hawley Tariff or Hawley–Smoot Tariff, was a law that implemented protectionist trade policies in the United States. Sponsored by Senator Reed Smoot and Representative Willi ...

, , , (including Plant Patent Act) * March 3, 1931: Davis–Bacon Act of 1931, ,

72nd United States Congress The 72nd United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 193 ...

* January 22, 1932: Reconstruction Finance Corporation Act, , * February 27, 1932: Banking Act of 1932 ( Glass–Steagall Act of 1932), , * March 23, 1932: Norris–La Guardia Act, , * June 6, 1932:

Revenue Act of 1932 The Revenue Act of 1932 (June 6, 1932, ch. 209, ) raised United States tax rates across the board, with the rate on top incomes rising from 25 percent to 63 percent. The estate tax was doubled and corporate taxes were raised by almost 15 percent. ...

, , * June 22, 1932:

Federal Kidnapping Act Following the historic Lindbergh kidnapping (the abduction and murder of Charles Lindbergh's toddler son), the United States Congress passed a federal kidnapping statute—known as the Federal Kidnapping Act, (a)(1) (popularly known as the Lind ...

, , * July 21, 1932:

Emergency Relief and Construction Act The Emergency Relief and Construction Act (ch. 520, , enacted July 21, 1932), was the United States's first major-relief legislation, enabled under Herbert Hoover and later adopted and expanded by Franklin D. Roosevelt as part of his New Deal. Th ...

, , * July 22, 1932:

Federal Home Loan Bank Act The Federal Home Loan Bank Act, , is a United States federal law passed under President Herbert Hoover in order to lower the cost of home ownership. It established the Federal Home Loan Bank Board to charter and supervise federal savings and loan i ...

, , * February 20, 1933: Blaine Act * March 3, 1933:

Buy American Act The Buy American Act ("BAA", originally , now ) passed in 1933 by Congress and signed by President Hoover on his last full day in office (March 3, 1933), required the United States government to prefer U.S.-made products in its purchases. Other ...

, , Title III,

73rd United States Congress The 73rd United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1933, ...

* March 9, 1933:

Emergency Banking Act __NOTOC__ The Emergency Banking Act (EBA) (the official title of which was the Emergency Banking Relief Act), Public Law 73-1, 48 Stat. 1 (March 9, 1933), was an act passed by the United States Congress in March 1933 in an attempt to stabilize t ...

, , * March 20, 1933: Economy Act of March 20, 1933, , * March 22, 1933: Cullen–Harrison Act, , * March 31, 1933:

Civilian Conservation Corps Reforestation Relief Act The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a voluntary government work relief program that ran from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men ages 18–25 and eventually expanded to ages 17–28. The CCC was a major part of ...

, , * May 12, 1933:

Agricultural Adjustment Act The Agricultural Adjustment Act (AAA) was a United States federal law of the New Deal era designed to boost agricultural prices by reducing surpluses. The government bought livestock for slaughter and paid farmers subsidies not to plant on par ...

, , * May 12, 1933:

Federal Emergency Relief Act The Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA) was a program established by President Franklin Roosevelt in 1933, building on the Hoover administration's Emergency Relief and Construction Act. It was replaced in 1935 by the Works Progress Ad ...

, , * May 18, 1933: Tennessee Valley Authority Act, , * May 27, 1933:

Securities Act of 1933 The Securities Act of 1933, also known as the 1933 Act, the Securities Act, the Truth in Securities Act, the Federal Securities Act, and the '33 Act, was enacted by the United States Congress on May 27, 1933, during the Great Depression and after ...

, , * June 13, 1933: Homeowners Refinancing Act, , * June 16, 1933: Glass–Steagall Act of 1933 (

Banking Act of 1933 The Banking Act of 1933 () was a statute enacted by the United States Congress that established the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and imposed various other banking reforms. The entire law is often referred to as the Glass–Stea ...

), , * June 16, 1933:

National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933 The National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933 (NIRA) was a US labor law and consumer law passed by the 73rd US Congress to authorize the president to regulate industry for fair wages and prices that would stimulate economic recovery. It also ...

, , * June 16, 1933:

Farm Credit Act of 1933 The Farm Credit Act of 1933 () established the Farm Credit System (FCS) as a group of cooperative lending institutions to provide short-, intermediate-, and long-term loans for agricultural purposes. Specifically, it authorized the Farm Credit Ad ...

, , * January 30, 1934:

Gold Reserve Act The United States Gold Reserve Act of January 30, 1934 required that all gold and gold certificates held by the Federal Reserve be surrendered and vested in the sole title of the United States Department of the Treasury. It also prohibited the Tr ...

, , * March 24, 1934:

Tydings–McDuffie Act The Tydings–McDuffie Act, officially the Philippine Independence Act (), is an Act of Congress that established the process for the Philippines, then an American territory, to become an independent country after a ten-year transition period. ...

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Philippine Independence Act The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no), * bik, Republika kan Filipinas * ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas * cbk, República de Filipinas * hil, Republ ...

), , * March 27, 1934: Vinson–Trammell Act, , * March 27, 1934: Emergency Air Mail Act, , * April 7, 1934: Jones-Connally Act 1934, , * April 13, 1934: Johnson Act, , * May 10, 1934: Revenue Act of 1934, , * June 6, 1934:

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (also called the Exchange Act, '34 Act, or 1934 Act) (, codified at et seq.) is a law governing the secondary trading of securities ( stocks, bonds, and debentures) in the United States of America. A land ...

, , * June 12, 1934:

Reciprocal Tariff Act The Reciprocal Tariff Act (enacted June 12, 1934, ch. 474, , ) provided for the negotiation of tariff agreements between the United States and separate nations, particularly Latin American countries. The Act served as an institutional reform inte ...

, , * June 18, 1934:

Indian Reorganization Act The Indian Reorganization Act (IRA) of June 18, 1934, or the Wheeler–Howard Act, was U.S. federal legislation that dealt with the status of American Indians in the United States. It was the centerpiece of what has been often called the "Indian ...

, , * June 19, 1934:

Rules Enabling Act The Rules Enabling Act (ch. 651, , ) is an Act of Congress that gave the judicial branch the power to promulgate the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Amendments to the Act allowed for the creation of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure and ...

, , * June 19, 1934:

Communications Act of 1934 The Communications Act of 1934 is a United States federal law signed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on June 19, 1934 and codified as Chapter 5 of Title 47 of the United States Code, et seq. The Act replaced the Federal Radio Commission wit ...

, , * June 19, 1934: National Archives Act, , * June 26, 1934:

Federal Credit Union Act The Federal Credit Union Act is an Act of Congress enacted in 1934. The purpose of the law was to make credit available and promote thrift through a national system of nonprofit, cooperative credit unions. This Act established the federal credit ...

, , * June 26, 1934:

National Firearms Act The National Firearms Act (NFA), 73rd Congress, Sess. 2, ch. 757, was enacted on June 26, 1934, and currently codified and amended as . The law is an Act of Congress in the United States that, in general, imposes an excise tax on the manufact ...

, , * June 27, 1934:

National Housing Act of 1934 The National Housing Act of 1934, , , also called the Capehart Act and the Better Housing Program, was part of the New Deal passed during the Great Depression in order to make housing and home mortgages more affordable. It created the Feder ...

, , * June 28, 1934: Taylor Grazing Act of 1934, , * June 28, 1934: Frazier–Lemke Farm Bankruptcy Act, ,

74th United States Congress The 74th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1935, ...

* February 22, 1935:

Connally Hot Oil Act of 1935 The Connally Hot Oil Act of 1935 was enacted in the wake of the Supreme Court's decision to strike down Section 9 (c) of the National Industrial Recovery Act (NIRA) in '' Panama Refining Co. v. Ryan''. The act gave the president authority "to prohi ...

, , * June 29, 1935:

Bankhead–Jones Act of 1935 The Bankhead–Jones Act was enacted on June 29, 1935 during the Depression, to provide increased federal funding to land grant college A land-grant university (also called land-grant college or land-grant institution) is an institution of ...

, , * July 5, 1935:

National Labor Relations Act of 1935 The National Labor Relations Act of 1935, also known as the Wagner Act, is a foundational statute of United States labor law that guarantees the right of private sector employees to organize into trade unions, engage in collective bargaining, and ...

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Wagner Act The National Labor Relations Act of 1935, also known as the Wagner Act, is a foundational statute of United States labor law that guarantees the right of private sector employees to organize into trade unions, engage in collective bargaining, and ...

), , * August 9, 1935: Motor Carrier Act, , (renamed part II of the Interstate Commerce Act) * August 14, 1935:

Social Security Act The Social Security Act of 1935 is a law enacted by the 74th United States Congress and signed into law by US President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The law created the Social Security program as well as insurance against unemployment. The law w ...

, , (including Aid to Dependent Children, Old Age Pension Act) * August 23, 1935:

Banking Act of 1935 The ''Banking Act of 1935'' passed on August 19, 1935 and was signed into law by the president, Franklin D. Roosevelt, on August 23. The Act changed the structure and power distribution in the Federal Reserve System that began with the ''Banking ...

, , * August 24, 1935: Agricultural Adjustment Act Amendment of 1935, , * August 26, 1935: Public Utility Act, , (including:

Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 The Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 (PUHCA), also known as the Wheeler-Rayburn Act, was a US federal law giving the Securities and Exchange Commission authority to regulate, license, and break up electric utility holding companies. It l ...

Federal Power Act The Federal Power Act is a law appearing in Chapter 12 of Title 16 of the United States Code, entitled "Federal Regulation and Development of Power". Enacted as the Federal Water Power Act on June 10, 1920, and amended many times since, its origina ...

) * August 30, 1935:

Revenue Act of 1935 The Revenue Act of 1935, (Aug. 30, 1935), raised federal income tax on higher income levels, by introducing the "Wealth Tax". It was a progressive tax that took up to 75 percent of the highest incomes (over $1 million per year). The Congress separa ...

, , * August 31, 1935:

Neutrality Act of 1935 The Neutrality Acts were a series of acts passed by the US Congress in 1935, 1936, 1937, and 1939 in response to the growing threats and wars that led to World War II. They were spurred by the growth in isolationism and non-interventionism ...

, Pub. Res. 74-67, * January 27, 1936: Adjusted Compensation Payment Act, , * February 29, 1936: Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act of 1936, , * February 29, 1936:

Neutrality Act of 1936 The Neutrality Acts were a series of acts passed by the US Congress in 1935, 1936, 1937, and 1939 in response to the growing threats and wars that led to World War II. They were spurred by the growth in isolationism and non-interventionism ...

, Pub. Res. 74-74, * May 20, 1936: Rural Electrification Act, , * June 15, 1936:

Commodity Exchange Act Commodity Exchange Act (ch. 545, , enacted June 15, 1936) is a federal act enacted in 1936 by the U.S. Government, with some of its provisions amending the Grain Futures Act of 1922. The Act provides federal regulation of all commodities and fut ...

, , * June 19, 1936: Robinson–Patman Act, , * June 22, 1936: Flood Control Act of 1936, , * June 22, 1936:

Revenue Act of 1936 The Revenue Act of 1936, (June 22, 1936), established an "undistributed profits tax" on corporations in the United States . It was signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The act was applicable to incomes for 1936 and thereafter. Ro ...

, , * June 29, 1936:

Merchant Marine Act of 1936 The Merchant Marine Act of 1936 is a United States federal law. Its purpose is "to further the development and maintenance of an adequate and well-balanced American merchant marine, to promote the commerce of the United States, to aid in the nati ...

, , * June 30, 1936: Walsh–Healey Public Contracts Act, ,

75th United States Congress The 75th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1937 ...

* May 1, 1937:

Neutrality Act of 1937 The Neutrality Acts were a series of acts passed by the US Congress in 1935, 1936, 1937, and 1939 in response to the growing threats and wars that led to World War II. They were spurred by the growth in isolationism and non-interventionism in ...

, Pub. Res. 75-27, * June 3, 1937: Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937, , * July 22, 1937:

Bankhead–Jones Farm Tenant Act of 1937 The Bankhead–Jones Farm Tenant Act of 1937 (P.L. 75-210) was passed on July 22, 1937 and authorized acquisition by the federal government of damaged lands to rehabilitate and use them for various purposes. Most importantly, however, the law au ...

, , * August 2, 1937:

Marijuana Tax Act of 1937 The Marihuana Tax Act of 1937, , was a United States Act that placed a tax on the sale of cannabis. The H.R. 6385 act was drafted by Harry Anslinger and introduced by Rep. Robert L. Doughton of North Carolina, on April 14, 1937. The Seventy-fif ...

, , * August 5, 1937: National Cancer Institute Act, , * August 17, 1937: Miller–Tydings Act, , Title VIII, * August 28, 1937: Flood Control Act of 1937, , * September 1, 1937: Housing Act of 1937, , * September 2, 1937: Pittman–Robertson Federal Aid in Wildlife Restoration Act, , * February 3, 1938: National Housing Act Amendments of 1938, , * February 16, 1938:

Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 :''This is an article about the "Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938". For the act by the same name in 1933, see Agricultural Adjustment Act.'' The Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 () was legislation in the United States that was enacted as an ...

, , * March 21, 1938:

Wheeler–Lea Act The Wheeler–Lea Act of 1938 is a United States federal law that amended Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act to proscribe "unfair or deceptive acts or practices" as well as "unfair methods of competition." It provided civil penalties for ...

, , * May 17, 1938: Naval Act of 1938, , * May 24, 1938: La Follette–Bulwinkle Act, , * June 8, 1938:

Foreign Agents Registration Act The Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA)2 U.S.C. § 611 ''et seq.'' is a United States law that imposes public disclosure obligations on persons representing foreign interests.

, , * June 21, 1938:

Natural Gas Act of 1938 The Natural Gas Act of 1938 was the first occurrence of the United States federal government regulating the natural gas industry. It was focused on regulating the rates charged by interstate natural gas transmission companies. In the years prior t ...

, , * June 22, 1938:

Bankruptcy Act of 1938 The Bankruptcy Act of 1938, also known as the Chandler Act, expanded voluntary access to the bankruptcy Bankruptcy is a legal process through which people or other entities who cannot repay debts to creditors may seek relief from some or all o ...

, , * June 25, 1938:

Civil Aeronautics Act The Air Commerce Act of 1926 created an Aeronautic Branch of the United States Department of Commerce. Its functions included testing and licensing of pilots, certification of aircraft and investigation of accidents. In 1934, the Aeronautics Branc ...

, , * June 25, 1938:

Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act The United States Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (abbreviated as FFDCA, FDCA, or FD&C) is a set of laws passed by the United States Congress in 1938 giving authority to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to oversee the safety of ...

, , * June 25, 1938: Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938, , * June 28, 1938: Flood Control Act of 1938, , * June 30, 1938:

Federal Firearms Act of 1938 The Federal Firearms Act of 1938 (FFA) imposed a federal license requirement on gun manufacturers, importers, and persons in the business of selling firearms. The term federal firearms licensee (FFL) is used to refer to those on whom the license re ...

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76th United States Congress The 76th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1939, ...

* April 3, 1939:

Reorganization Act of 1939 The Reorganization Act of 1939, , codified at , is an American Act of Congress which gave the President of the United States the authority to hire additional confidential staff and reorganize the executive branch (within certain limits) for two ...

, , * August 2, 1939:

Hatch Act of 1939 The Hatch Act of 1939, An Act to Prevent Pernicious Political Activities, is a United States federal law. Its main provision prohibits civil service employees in the executive branch of the federal government, except the president and vice presi ...

, , * August 9, 1939: Federal Seed Act, , * August 11, 1939:

Flood Control Act of 1939 Flood Control Act of 1939 (FCA 1939) (ch. 699, 53 Stat. 1414), enacted on August 11, 1939, by the 76th Congress, authorized construction of flood control projects across the United States. The Act authorized the transfer of ownership of local an ...

, , * November 4, 1939: Neutrality Act of 1939, ("

Cash and Carry Act Cash and Carry was a policy by US President Franklin Delano Roosevelt announced at a joint session of the United States Congress on September 21, 1939, subsequent to the outbreak of war in Europe. It replaced the Neutrality Act of 1937, by whi ...

"), Pub. Res. 76-54, * June 25, 1940: Revenue Act of 1940, , * June 28, 1940:

Alien Registration Act The Alien Registration Act, popularly known as the Smith Act, 76th United States Congress, 3d session, ch. 439, , is a United States federal statute that was enacted on June 28, 1940. It set criminal penalties for advocating the overthrow of t ...

(Smith Act), , * July 19, 1940:

Two-Ocean Navy Act The Two-Ocean Navy Act, also known as the Vinson-Walsh Act, was a United States law enacted on July 19, 1940, and named for Carl Vinson and David I. Walsh, who chaired the Naval Affairs Committee in the House and Senate respectively. The largest ...

("Vinson-Wash Act"), , * August 22, 1940: Act of August 22, 1940, , (including

Investment Company Act of 1940 The Investment Company Act of 1940 (commonly referred to as the '40 Act) is an act of Congress which regulates investment funds. It was passed as a United States Public Law () on August 22, 1940, and is codified at . Along with the Securities Ex ...

Investment Advisers Act of 1940 The Investment Advisers Act of 1940, codified at through , is a United States federal law that was created to monitor and regulate the activities of investment advisers (also spelled "advisors") as defined by the law. It is the primary source of r ...

) * September 16, 1940: Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, , * October 8, 1940: Second Revenue Act of 1940, , * October 14, 1940: Nationality Act of 1940, , * November 26, 1940: Ramspeck Act, ,

77th United States Congress The 77th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1941, ...

* March 11, 1941:

Lend-Lease Act Lend-Lease, formally the Lend-Lease Act and introduced as An Act to Promote the Defense of the United States (), was a policy under which the United States supplied the United Kingdom, the Soviet Union and other Allied nations with food, oil, ...

, , * August 18, 1941: Flood Control Act of 1941, , * September 20, 1941: Revenue Act of 1941, , * December 8, 1941: Resolution— War between United States and Japan, , * December 11, 1941: Resolution— War between United States and Germany, , * December 11, 1941: Resolution— War between United States and Italy, , * December 18, 1941: War Powers Act of 1941, , * January 2, 1942: Foreign Claims Act, , * January 30, 1942:

Emergency Price Control Act of 1942 The Emergency Price Control Act of 1942 is a United States statute imposing an economic intervention as restrictive measures to control inflationary spiraling and pricing elasticity of goods and services while providing economic efficiency to ...

, , * June 5, 1942: Resolution— War between United States and Bulgaria, , * June 5, 1942: Resolution— War between United States and Hungary, , * June 5, 1942: Resolution— War between United States and Romania, , * June 22, 1942: Resolution— United States Flag Code, including recognition of the

Pledge of Allegiance The Pledge of Allegiance of the United States is a patriotic recited verse that promises allegiance to the flag of the United States and the republic of the United States of America. The first version, with a text different from the one used ...

, , * October 21, 1942: Revenue Act of 1942, ,

78th United States Congress The 78th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1943, ...

* June 9, 1943:

Current Tax Payment Act of 1943 The Current Tax Payment Act of 1943, Pub. L. 68, Ch. 120, 57 Stat. 126 (June 9, 1943), re-introduced the requirement to withhold income tax in the United States. Tax withholding had been introduced in the Tariff Act of 1913 but repealed by the I ...

, , * December 17, 1943: Magnuson Act (

Chinese Exclusion Repeal Act of 1943 The Chinese Exclusion Repeal Act of 1943, also known as the Magnuson Act, was an immigration law proposed by U.S. Representative (later Senator) Warren G. Magnuson of Washington and signed into law on December 17, 1943, in the United States. It ...

), , * February 3, 1944: Mustering-out Payment Act, , * February 25, 1944:

Revenue Act of 1943 The United States Revenue Act of 1943 increased federal excise taxes on, among other things, alcohol, jewelry, telephones, and admissions, and raised the excess profits tax rate from 90% to 95%. The 5% Victory Tax The Victory Tax was a 5% income ...

, , * May 29, 1944:

Individual Income Tax Act of 1944 The Individual Income Tax Act of 1944, Pub. L. No. 315, Ch. 210, 58 Stat. 231 (May 29, 1944), raised individual income tax rates in the United States and repealed the 3% Victory Tax The Victory Tax was a 5% income tax established in the United Sta ...

, , * June 22, 1944:

Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 The Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, commonly known as the G.I. Bill, was a law that provided a range of benefits for some of the returning World War II veterans (commonly referred to as G.I.s). The original G.I. Bill expired in 1956, b ...

( G.I. Bill), , * June 27, 1944:

Veterans' Preference Act The Veterans' Preference Act is a United States federal law passed in 1944. It required the federal government to favor returning war veterans when hiring new employees in an attempt to recognize their service, sacrifice, and skills. Preference ...

, , * July 1, 1944:

Public Health Service Act The Public Health Service Act is a United States federal law enacted in 1944. The full act is codified in Title 42 of the United States Code (The Public Health and Welfare), Chapter 6A ( Public Health Service). Contents The act clearly establ ...

, , * October 3, 1944:

Surplus Property Act The Surplus Property Act of 1944 (ch. 479, , ''et seq.'', enacted October 3, 1944) is an act of the United States Congress that was enacted to provide for the disposal of surplus government property to "a State, political subdivision of a State, o ...

, , * December 20, 1944:

Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1944 The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1944 (; ) is legislation enacted by the United States Congress and signed into law on December 20, 1944, which established a 50–50 formula for subsidizing the construction of national highways and secondary (or "fe ...

, , * December 22, 1944: Pick-Sloan Flood Control Act of 1944, ,

79th United States Congress The 79th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1945, ...

* March 9, 1945: McCarran–Ferguson Act, , * July 31, 1945: Bretton Woods Agreements Act, , * July 31, 1945: Export–Import Bank Act of 1945, , * November 8, 1945: Revenue Act of 1945, , * December 20, 1945: United Nations Participation Act, , * December 28, 1945: War Brides Act, , * February 18, 1946: Rescission Act of 1946, , * February 20, 1946:

Employment Act of 1946 The Employment Act of 1946 ch. 33, section 2, 60 Stat. 23, codified as , is a United States federal law. Its main purpose was to lay the responsibility of economic stability of inflation and unemployment onto the federal government. The Act stated: ...

, , * May 13, 1946: Federal Airport Act of 1946, , * June 4, 1946: Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, , * June 11, 1946: Administrative Procedure Act, , * July 2, 1946: Luce–Celler Act of 1946, , * July 3, 1946: Hobbs Anti-Racketeering Act, , * July 3, 1946:

National Mental Health Act The National Mental Health Act (1946) became law on July 3, 1946. It established and provided funds for a National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH). The act made the mental health of the people a federal priority. It was inspired by alarm at ...

, , * July 5, 1946: Lanham Trademark Act of 1946, , * July 15, 1946: Anglo-American loan, , * July 24, 1946: Flood Control Act of 1946, , * August 1, 1946:

Atomic Energy Act of 1946 The Atomic Energy Act of 1946 (McMahon Act) determined how the United States would control and manage the nuclear technology it had jointly developed with its World War II allies, the United Kingdom and Canada. Most significantly, the Act ru ...

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Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 The Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (also known as the Congressional Reorganization Act, ch. 753, , enacted August 2, 1946) was the most comprehensive reorganization of the United States Congress in history to that date. Background The n ...

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Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act of 1946 The Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act of 1946 is a statute enacted by the United States Congress to reduce the influence of lobbyists. The primary purpose of the Act was to provide information to members of Congress about those that lobby them. Th ...

, , Title III, * August 2, 1946: Federal Tort Claims Act, , Title IV, * August 13, 1946: Hospital Survey and Construction Act ( Hill–Burton Act), , * August 14, 1946: Farmers Home Administration Act, ,

80th United States Congress The 80th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 194 ...

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Assistance to Greece and Turkey Act The Greek and Turkish Assistance Act was a bill enacted into law on May 22, 1947. This bill was introduced in the Senate by Senator Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan. This bill was the first of many foreign policy initiatives created through the Truma ...

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Truman Doctrine The Truman Doctrine is an American foreign policy that pledged American "support for democracies against authoritarian threats." The doctrine originated with the primary goal of containing Soviet geopolitical expansion during the Cold War. It wa ...

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Taft–Hartley Act The Labor Management Relations Act of 1947, better known as the Taft–Hartley Act, is a Law of the United States, United States federal law that restricts the activities and power of trade union, labor unions. It was enacted by the 80th United S ...

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Presidential Succession Act The United States Presidential Succession Act is a federal statute establishing the presidential line of succession. Article II, Section 1, Clause 6 of the United States Constitution authorizes Congress to enact such a statute: Congress has ...

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National Security Act of 1947 The National Security Act of 1947 ( Pub.L.br>80-253 61 Stat.br>495 enacted July 26, 1947) was a law enacting major restructuring of the United States government's military and intelligence agencies following World War II. The majority of the pro ...

, , * January 27, 1948: Smith–Mundt Act ( U.S. Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948), , * April 2, 1948: Revenue Act of 1948, , * April 3, 1948:

Marshall Plan The Marshall Plan (officially the European Recovery Program, ERP) was an American initiative enacted in 1948 to provide foreign aid to Western Europe. The United States transferred over $13 billion (equivalent of about $ in ) in economic re ...

( Foreign Assistance Act of 1948), , * April 3, 1948: Greek-Turkish Assistance Act of 1948 (

), , Title III, * May 26, 1948: Civil Air Patrol Act, , * June 12, 1948: Women's Armed Services Integration Act, , * June 24, 1948:

Military Selective Service Act The Selective Service Act of 1948, also known as the Elston Act, was a major revision of the Articles of War of the United States enacted June 24, 1948 that established the current implementation of the Selective Service System. History The prev ...

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Title 3 of the United States Code Title 3 of the United States Code outlines the role of the President of the United States in the United States Code. Chapter 1—Presidential Elections and Vacancies This chapter deals with elections for President every four years, and vacan ...

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Displaced Persons Act The Displaced Persons Act of 1948 authorized for a limited period of time the admission into the United States of 200,000 certain European displaced persons (DPs) for permanent residence. This displaced persons (DP) Immigration program emerged fro ...

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Flood Control Act of 1948 The Flood Control Act of 1948 was passed by the United States Congress on June 30, 1948, giving the Chief of Engineers the power to authorize minor flood control projects without having to get Congressional approval. It also authorized several la ...

, , Title II, * July 3, 1948: War Claims Act of 1948, , * July 3, 1948: Agricultural Act of 1948, ,

81st United States Congress The 81st United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from January 3, 19 ...

* June 20, 1949:

Central Intelligence Agency Act The Central Intelligence Agency Act, , is a United States federal law enacted in 1949. The Act, also called the "CIA Act of 1949" or "Public Law 110" permitted the Central Intelligence Agency to use confidential fiscal and administrative proce ...

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Housing Act of 1949 The American Housing Act of 1949 () was a landmark, sweeping expansion of the federal role in mortgage insurance and issuance and the construction of public housing. It was part of President Harry Truman's program of domestic legislation, the Fai ...

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Mutual Defense Assistance Act The Mutual Defense Assistance Act was a United States Act of Congress signed by President Harry S. Truman on 6 October 1949. For US Foreign policy, it was the first U.S. military foreign aid legislation of the Cold War era, and initially to Eur ...

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Fair Labor Standards Amendment The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) is a United States labor law that creates the right to a minimum wage, and "time-and-a-half" overtime pay when people work over forty hours a week. It also prohibits employment of minors in "oppres ...

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Agricultural Act of 1949 The Agricultural Act of 1949 () is a United States federal law (7 U.S.C. 1431) that is known as the "permanent legislation" of U.S. agricultural policy and is, in its amended form, still in effect. The Act was enacted on October 31, 1949. The p ...

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Uniform Code of Military Justice The Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ, 10 U.S.C. §§ 801–946 is the foundation of Military justice, military law in the United States. It was established by the United States Congress in accordance with the authority given by the United S ...

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National Science Foundation Act The National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent agency of the United States government that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the Natio ...

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Flood Control Act of 1950 Title II of Public Law 516-81st Congress, which per Section 216 thereof may be cited as The Flood Control Act of 1950, was a law passed by the United States Congress authorizing flood control projects around the country. The Act was prompted in p ...

, , Title II, * June 30, 1950: Lodge-Philbin Act, , * July 3, 1950: Puerto Rico Federal Relations Act of 1950, , * August 1, 1950:

Guam Organic Act of 1950 The Guam Organic Act of 1950, ( ''et seq.'', ) is a United States federal law that redesignated the island of Guam as an unincorporated territory of the United States, established executive, legislative, and judicial branches, and transferred f ...

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Omnibus Medical Research Act Omnibus may refer to: Film and television * ''Omnibus'' (film) * Omnibus (broadcast), a compilation of Radio or TV episodes * ''Omnibus'' (UK TV series), an arts-based documentary programme * ''Omnibus'' (U.S. TV series), an educational progr ...

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Public Health Services Act Amendments In public relations and communication science, publics are groups of individual people, and the public (a.k.a. the general public) is the totality of such groupings. This is a different concept to the sociological concept of the ''Öffentlichkei ...

, which established the

National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Blindness The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) is a part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH). It conducts and funds research on brain and nervous system disorders and has a budget of just over US$2.03 billion. The ...

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Federal Records Act The Federal Records Act of 1950 is a United States federal law that was enacted in 1950. It provides the legal framework for federal records management, including record creation, maintenance, and disposition.Richard J. Cox, ''Closing an Era: Histo ...

, , Title V, * September 8, 1950: Defense Production Act of 1950, , * September 23, 1950: Revenue Act of 1950, , * September 23, 1950: McCarran Internal Security Act (including

Subversive Activities Control Act of 1950 The Internal Security Act of 1950, (Public Law 81-831), also known as the Subversive Activities Control Act of 1950, the McCarran Act after its principal sponsor Sen. Pat McCarran (D-Nevada), or the Concentration Camp Law, is a United States fede ...

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Celler–Kefauver Act The Celler–Kefauver Act is a United States federal law passed in 1950 that reformed and strengthened the Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914, which had amended the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890. The Celler–Kefauver Act was passed to close a loophol ...

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82nd United States Congress The 82nd United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from January 3, 19 ...

* October 10, 1951:

Mutual Security Act The Mutual Security Act of 1951 launched a major American foreign aid program, 1951–61, of grants to numerous countries. It largely replaced the Marshall Plan. The main goal was to help poor countries develop and to contain the spread of commu ...

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Revenue Act of 1951 The United States Revenue Act of 1951 temporarily increased individual income tax rates through 1953, and temporarily raised corporate tax rates 5 percentage points through March 31, 1954. Excise taxes on alcohol, tobacco, gasoline, and automo ...

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Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1952 The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1952 authorized $550 million for the Interstate Highway System on a 50–50 matching basis, meaning the federal government paid 50% of the cost of building and maintaining the interstate while each individual sta ...

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Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (), also known as the McCarran–Walter Act, codified under Title 8 of the United States Code (), governs immigration to and citizenship in the United States. It came into effect on June 27, 1952. Befor ...

( McCarran–Walter Act), , * July 14, 1952: McGuire Act, , * July 16, 1952:

Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act The Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, commonly known as the G.I. Bill, was a law that provided a range of benefits for some of the returning World War II veterans (commonly referred to as G.I.s). The original G.I. Bill expired in 1956, bu ...

, , * July 16, 1952: Federal Coal Mine Safety Act of 1952, , * July 16, 1952: Wire Fraud Act of 1952, , * July 19, 1952: Patent Act of 1952, ,

83rd United States Congress The 83rd United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States in Washington, D.C. from January 3, 1953, until January 3, 1955, during the last two weeks of the Truman administration, wi ...

* July 3, 1953: Small Business Act, , Title II, * August 7, 1953: Refugee Relief Act, , * August 7, 1953:

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