List of United States federal legislation

This is a partial list of notable United States federal legislation, in chronological order. At the federal level in the United States, legislation (a.k.a. "statutes" or "statutory law") consists exclusively of Acts passed by the Congress of the United States (and its predecessor, the Continental Congress), which were either signed into law by the President or passed by Congress after a presidential veto.

Legislation is not the only source of regulations with force of law. However, most executive branch regulations must originate in a congressional grant of power. See also: Executive orders of the President; regulations of Executive branch departments and administrative agencies; and the procedural rules of the federal courts.

Publication of the law

"Statutes at Large"

Acts of Congress are published in the United States Statutes at Large. Volumes 1 through 18, which have all the statutes passed from 1789 to 1875, are available on-line at the Library of Congress, here. In the list below, some statutes are listed by chapter and X Stat. Y. With the beginning of each new Congress, the chapter is the order in which the statute was enacted during that Congress. ''See example below.

"Public Laws"

Today, Acts of Congress are designated in the form: Public Law X-Y where X is the number of the ordinal Congress and Y is the number of the chronological order of the Act in that Congress. ''See example below.

"United States Code"

Many statutes have also been codified into the United States Code (abbreviated here and commonly elsewhere as "U.S.C."), where they are ordered by topic rather than chronology. Where known, an external link is provided in the list below to the United States Code section (via the Legal Information Institute at Cornell University).

Example

For example, the Global Anti-Semitism Review Act, , , , was the 332nd Act of Congress (statute) passed in the 108th Congress. It can be found in volume 118 of the United States Statutes at Large, starting at page 1282. It was codified into title 22 (which deals with Foreign Relations), section 2651 of the United States Code.

Continental Congress

1785 - Land Ordinance of 1785
1787 - Ordinance of 1787: The Northwest Territorial Government ("Northwest Ordinance")

1789 to 1801

4th United States Congress

5th United States Congress

Alien and Sedition Acts:
- June 18 1798 - An Act to Establish an Uniform Rule of Naturalization (Naturalization Act of 1798), ch. 54, 1 Stat.566
- June 25 1798 - An Act Concerning Aliens, ch. 58, 1 Stat. 570
- July 6 1798 - An Act Respecting Alien Enemies, ch. 66, 1 Stat. 577
- July 14 1798 - An Act for the Punishment of Certain Crimes against the United States (Sedition Act), ch. 74, 1 Stat. 596

6th United States Congress

February 13 1801 - Judiciary Act of 1801, ch. 4, 2 Stat. 89

1801 to 1811

7th United States Congress

April 29 1802 - Judiciary Act of 1802, ch. 31, 2 Stat. 156
April 30 1802 - Enabling Act of 1802, ch. 40, 2 Stat. 173

8th United States Congress

9th United States Congress

March 29 1806 - Cumberland Road, ch. 19, 2 Stat. 357
March 2 1807 - Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves, ch. 22, 2 Stat. 426

10th United States Congress

December 22 1807 - Embargo Act of 1807, ch. 5, 2 Stat. 451
March 1 1809 - Non-Intercourse Act, ch. 24, 2 Stat. 528

11th United States Congress

May 1, 1810 - Macon's Bill Number 2, ch. 39, 2 Stat. 605

April 10 1816 - Second Bank of the United States, ch. 94, 3 Stat. 266

15th United States Congress

16th United States Congress

March 6, 1820 - Missouri Compromise, ch. 22, 3 Stat. 545
April 24 1820 - Land Act of 1820, ch. 51, 3 Stat. 566

May 24 1828 - Tariff of Abominations, ch. 111, 4 Stat. 308

21st United States Congress

1831 to 1841

22nd United States Congress

May 28 1830 - Indian Removal Act, ch. 148, 4 Stat. 411

23rd United States Congress

March 2 1833 - Compromise Tariff (Tariff of 1833), ch. 55, 4 Stat. 629
March 2 1833 - Force Bill, ch. 57, 4 Stat. 632

1841 to 1851

27th United States Congress

April 19 1841 - Bankruptcy Act of 1841, ch. 9, 5 Stat. 440
August 30 1842 - Tariff of 1842 ("Black Tariff"), ch. 270, 5 Stat. 548

28th United States Congress

29th United States Congress

July 30 1846 - Walker tariff, ch. 74, 9 Stat. 42

30th United States Congress

March 3 1849 - Gold Coinage Act, ch. 109, 9 Stat. 397

31st United States Congress

September 9, 1850 - Compromise of 1850, ch. 49, 9 Stat. 446
September 18 1850 - Fugitive Slave Act, ch. 60, 9 Stat. 462
September 29 1850 - Donation Land Claim Act, ch. 76, 9 Stat. 496

1851 to 1861

32nd United States Congress

May 30, 1854 - Kansas-Nebraska Act, ch. 59, 10 Stat. 277

33rd United States Congress

August 18, 1856 - Guano Islands Act, ch. 164, 11 Stat. 119

March 2, 1861 - Morrill tariff, ch. 68, 12 Stat. 178

1861 to 1871

37th United States Congress

August 5, 1861 - Revenue Act of 1861, ch. 45, 12 Stat. 242
May 20 1862 - Homestead Act, ch. 75, 12 Stat. 392
July 1, 1862 - Revenue Act of 1862, ch. 119, 12 Stat. 432
July 1, 1862 - Pacific Railway Act, ch. 120, 12 Stat. 489
July 2, 1862 - Morrill Land Grant Colleges Act, ch. 130, 12 Stat. 503 ( et seq.)
July 17, 1862 - Militia Act, ch. 201, 12 Stat. 597
February 25 1863 - National Banking Act, ch 58, 12 Stat. 665
March 2 1863 - False Claims Act, ch. 67, 12 Stat. 696 et seq.
March 3 1863 - Enrollment Act, ch. 75, 12 Stat. 731

38th United States Congress

March 3 1865 - Freedman's Bureau, ch. 90, 13 Stat. 507

39th United States Congress

April 9, 1866 - Civil Rights Act of 1866, ch. 31, 14 Stat. 27
July 23, 1866 - Judicial Circuits Act, ch. 210, 14 Stat. 209
March 2, 1867 - Reconstruction Act, ch. 153, 14 Stat. 428
March 2, 1867 - Tenure of Office Act, ch. 154, 14 Stat. 430

40th United States Congress

Reconstruction Acts, continued:
- March 23, 1867, ch. 6, 15 Stat. 2
- July 19, 1867, ch. 30, 15 Stat. 14
- March 11, 1868, ch. 25, 15 Stat. 25

41st United States Congress

April 10 1869 - Judiciary Act of 1869 (Circuit Judges Act of 1869), ch. 22, 16 Stat. 44
May 31 1870 - Force Act of 1870, ch. 114, 16 Stat. 140
July 14 1870 - Naturalization Act of 1870, ch. 254, 16 Stat. 254

1871 to 1881

42nd United States Congress

April 20 1871 - Ku Klux Act (Civil Rights Act of 1871, Ku Klux Klan Act), ch. 22,
March 1 1872 - Yellowstone Act
May 10 1872 - General Mining Act of 1872, ch. 152, , R.S. §§2319–2328, 2331, 2333–2338, 2344,
May 22 1872 - Amnesty Act
June 1 1872 - Practice Conformity Act (precursor to the Rules Enabling Act), ch. 255,
February 12 1873 - Fourth Coinage Act, ch. 131,
March 3, 1873 - Comstock Act, ch. 258,

43rd United States Congress

1873 - Timber Culture Act (allowing title to land to anyone planting trees)
1874 - Poland Act,
January 14 1875 - Specie Payment Resumption Act, ch. 15,
March 1 1875 - Civil Rights Act of 1875,
March 3, 1875 - Page Act of 1875, ch. 141,

44th United States Congress

45th United States Congress

February 28 1878 - Bland-Allison Act (Coinage Act (Silver Dollar)), ch. 20,
June 18, 1878 - Posse Comitatus Act, ch. 263, §15,
1878 - National Quarantine Act

46th United States Congress

1881 to 1891

47th United States Congress

May 6, 1882 - Chinese Exclusion Act, 22 Stat. 58 (repealed by the Magnuson Act)
January 16, 1883 - Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, ch. 27, 22 Stat. 403

48th United States Congress

49th United States Congress

February 4, 1887 - Interstate Commerce Act, ch. 104, 24 Stat. 379
February 8, 1887 - Indian General Allotment Act ("Dawes Act"), ch. 119, 24 Stat. 388,
March 2, 1887 - Hatch Act of 1887 ch. 314, 24 Stat. 440,

50th United States Congress

51st United States Congress

July 2, 1890 - Sherman Antitrust Act, ch. 647, 26 Stat. 209,
July 14 1890 - Sherman Silver Purchase Act, ch. 708, 26 Stat. 289
October 1 1890 - McKinley tariff, ch. 1244, 26 Stat. 567
1891 - Forest Reserve Act of 1891
March 3 1891 - Land Revision Act of 1891

1891 to 1901

52nd United States Congress

May 5, 1892 - Geary Act, ch. 60, 27 Stat. 25 (amended the Chinese Exclusion Act)

53rd United States Congress

August 27 1894 - Wilson-Gorman Tariff Act (ch. 349, §73 et seq., 28 Stat. 570, et seq.)

54th United States Congress

55th United States Congress

July 24, 1897 - Dingley tariff, ch. 11, 30 Stat. 151 (amended the Wilson-Gorman Tariff Act)
1897 - Forest Management Act
July 1 1898 - Bankruptcy Act of 1898, ch. 541, 30 Stat. 544
July 7 1898 - Newlands Resolution, No. 55, 30 Stat. 750

56th United States Congress

March 14 1900 - Gold Standard Act, ch. 41, 31 Stat. 45
April 2 1900 - Foraker Act, ch. 191, 31 Stat. 77 (Puerto Rico Civil Code)

1901 to 1911

57th United States Congress

1902 - Newlands Reclamation Act
1902 - Panama Canal Purchase Act
January 21, 1903 - Militia Act of 1903 (Dick Act), ch. 196, 32 Stat. 775
1903 - Elkins Act

58th United States Congress

59th United States Congress

June 8 1906 - American Antiquities Act (National Monument Act), ch. 3060, 34 Stat. 225,
June 29 1906 - Hepburn Act, ch. 3591, 34 Stat. 584
June 30 1906 - Pure Food and Drug Act, ch. 3915, 34 Stat. 768
1906 - Meat Inspection Act
1906 - Federal Employers’ Liability Act

60th United States Congress

May 30 1908 - Aldrich-Vreeland Act, ch. 229, 35 Stat. 546

61st United States Congress

August 5, 1909 - Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act, ch. 6, 36 Stat. 11
June 18, 1910 - Mann-Elkins Act, ch. 309, 36 Stat. 539
June 25 1910 - Mann Act, ch. 395, 36 Stat. 825

1911 to 1921

62nd United States Congress

August 8 1911 - Public Law 62-5 (sets House of Representatives at 435 members)

63rd United States Congress

October 3 1913 - Revenue Act of 1913 (Federal Income Tax) including Underwood Tariff, ch. 16,
December 23 1913 - Federal Reserve Act, ch. 6, , , et seq.
May 8 1914 - Smith-Lever Act, ch. 79, ,
September 26, 1914 - Federal Trade Commission Act, ch. 311, ,
October 15, 1914 - Clayton Antitrust Act, ch. 323, , , et seq.
December 17, 1914 - Harrison Narcotics Tax Act, ch. 1,

64th United States Congress

July 17 1916 - Federal Farm Loan Act, ch. 245, 39 Stat. 360
September 1 1916 - Keating-Owen Child Labor Act of 1916, ch. 432, 39 Stat. 675, held unconstitutional in 1918, see Hammer v. Dagenhart.
September 3, 1916 - Adamson Act, ch. 436, 39 Stat. 721,
August 25 1916 - National Park Service Act, ch. 408, 39 Stat. 535,
September 8 1916 - Revenue Act of 1916, ch. 463, 39 Stat. 756
February 5 1917 - Immigration Act of 1917 (Barred Zone Act), ch. 29, 39 Stat. 874
February 23 1917 - Smith-Hughes Vocational Education Act, ch. 114, 39 Stat. 929, , repealed.
March 2 1917 - Jones-Shafroth Act, ch. 145, 39 Stat. 951,

65th United States Congress

May 18 1917 - Selective Service Act of 1917, ch. 15,
June 15 1917 - Espionage Act of 1917, ch. 30, (repealed in 1921)
October 6 1917 - International Emergency Economic Powers Act (Trading with the Enemy Act), , ch. 106, ,
May 16, 1918 - Sedition Act of 1918, c. 75, (repealed in 1921)

66th United States Congress

October 18 1919 - National Prohibition Act (Volstead Act), ch. 85, 41 Stat. 305
February 25, 1920 - Mineral Leasing Act, ch. 85, 41 Stat. 437, et seq.
February 28 1920 - Esch-Cummins Act, ch. 91, 41 Stat. 456

1921 to 1931

67th United States Congress

May 19 1921 - Emergency Quota Act (Johnson Quota Act), ch. 8, 42 Stat. 5
June 2, 1924 - Revenue Act of 1921, ch. 234, 43 Stat. 253
September 21, 1922 - Fordney-McCumber tariff, ch. 356, 42 Stat. 858
September 22, 1922 - Cable Act (Married Women’s Citizenship Act), ch. 411, 42 Stat. 1021

68th United States Congress

May 19, 1924 - World War Adjusted Compensation Act (Bonus Bill), ch. 157, 43 Stat. 121
May 26, 1924 - Immigration Act of 1924 (Johnson-Reed Act), ch. 190, 43 Stat. 153
June 2 1924 – Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 (Snyder Act) ch. 233, 43 Stat. 253,
June 2, 1924 – Revenue Act of 1924 (Mellon tax bill), ch. 234, 43 Stat. 253

69th United States Congress

1926 - Railway Labor Act
1926 - Revenue Act of 1926

70th United States Congress

May 29, 1928 - Revenue Act of 1928, ch. 852, 45 Stat. 791,

71st United States Congress

1929 - National Origins Formula
1929 - Agriculture Marketing Act
February 18, 1929 - Migratory Bird Conservation Act, ch. 257, 45 Stat. 1222 ( et seq.)
June 17, 1930 - Hawley-Smoot Tariff, ch. 497, 46 Stat. 590, (see )
1930 - Plant Patent Act

1931 to 1941

72nd United States Congress

March 3, 1931 – Davis-Bacon Act, ch. 411, 46 Stat. 1494, et seq.
January 22, 1932 – Reconstruction Finance Corporation Act, ch. 8, 47 Stat. 5, et seq.
March 23, 1932 – Norris-LaGuardia Act, ch. 90, 47 Stat. 70, et seq.
June 6, 1932 – Revenue Act of 1932, ch. 209, 47 Stat. 169
July 22 1932 – Federal Home Loan Bank Act, ch. 522, 47 Stat. 725, et seq.
March 3, 1933 – Buy American Act, ch. 212, title III, 47 Stat. 1520, et seq.

73rd United States Congress

March 9, 1933 - Emergency Banking Relief Act, ch. 1, 48 Stat. 1
March 31, 1933 - Civilian Conservation Corps, ch. 17, 48 Stat. 22
May 12, 1933 - Agricultural Adjustment Act, ch. 25, title I, 48 Stat. 31,
May 18, 1933 - Tennessee Valley Authority Act, ch. 32, 48 Stat. 58,
May 27, 1933 - Securities Act, ch. 38, title I, 48 Stat. 74,
June 13, 1933 - Home Owners' Loan Corporation, ch. 64, 48 Stat. 128 (repealed by PL 89–554, § 8(a), September 6, 1966, 80 Stat. 648)
June 16, 1933 - Glass-Steagal Act ("Banking Act of 1933"), ch. 89, 48 Stat. 162, (repealed by Gramm-Leach-Bliley Financial Services Modernization Act)
June 16, 1933 - National Industrial Recovery Act, ch. 90, 48 Stat. 195
June 16, 1933 - Public Works Administration Act, ch. 90, title II, 48 Stat. 200
June 16, 1933 - Civil Works Administration, ch. 90, title II, 48 Stat. 200
June 16, 1933 - Farm Credit Administration, ch. 98, 48 Stat. 257,
1934 - Rules Enabling Act, PL 73-415,
March 24, 1934 - Tydings-McDuffie Act ("Philippine Independence Act"), PL 73-127, ch. 84, 48 Stat. 456
May 14, 1934 - Johnson Act, ch. 283, 48 Stat. 775
June 6, 1934 - Securities Exchange Act (creating (Securities Exchange Commission), ch. 404, 48 Stat. 881,
June 12, 1934 - Reciprocal Tariff Act, ch. 474, 48 Stat. 943,
June 18, 1934 - Indian Reorganization Act, ch. 576, 48 Stat. 984, \
June 19, 1934 - Communications Act (creating Federal Communications Commission), ch. 652, 48 Stat. 1064,
June 27, 1934 - National Housing Act (creating Federal Housing Administration), ch. 847, 48 Stat. 1246,

74th United States Congress

1935 - Motor Carrier Act (renamed part II of the Interstate Commerce Act)
April 27, 1935 - Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, ch. 85, 49 Stat. 163, et seq.
July 5, 1935 - National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act), ch. 372, 49 Stat. 449, et seq.
August 14, 1935 - Social Security Act, including Aid to Dependent Children, Old Age Pension Act, PL 74-271 (ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620, et seq.
August 26, 1935 - Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935, ch. 687, title I, 49 Stat. 803, et seq.
August 31, 1935 - Neutrality Act of 1935
May 20, 1936 - Rural Electrification Act, ch. 432, 49 Stat. 1363,
June 19 1936 - Robinson Patman Act, ch. 592, 49 Stat. 1526,
June 29, 1936 - Merchant Marine Act, ch. 250, 41 Stat. 988
June 30 1936 - Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act, ch. 881, 49 Stat. 2036,
1936 - Neutrality Act of 1936

75th United States Congress

June 3, 1937 - Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act, ch. 296, 50 Stat. 246
August 5, 1937 - National Cancer Institute Act, ch. 565, 50 Stat. 559
1937 - Neutrality Acts of 1937
1937 - Miller-Tydings Act
1937 - United States Housing Act of 1937
June 8, 1938 - Foreign Agents Registration Act, ch. 327, 52 Stat. 631, et seq.
June 21, 1938 - Natural Gas Act, ch. 556, 52 Stat. 821, et seq.
June 23, 1938 - Civil Aeronautics Act, ch. 601, 52 Stat. 973
June 25, 1938 - Fair Labor Standards Act, ch. 676, 52 Stat. 1060, et seq.
June 25, 1938 - Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, ch. 675, 52 Stat. 1040, et seq.
1938 - Wheeler-Lea Act

76th United States Congress

August 2, 1939 - Hatch Act of 1939 ("Hatch Political Activity Act", "An Act to Prevent Pernicious Political Activities"), ch. 410, 53 Stat. 1147
November 4, 1939 - Neutrality Act of 1939, ("Cash and Carry Act"), ch. 2, 54 Stat. 4, et seq.
1940 - Investment Company Act of 1940
1940 - Investment Advisers Act of 1940
1940 - Selective Service Act
1940 - Alien Registration Act (Smith Act)

1941 to 1951

77th United States Congress

1941 - Lend Lease Act
January 30, 1942 - Emergency Price Control Act

78th United States Congress

December 17 1943 - Magnuson Act (repealed Chinese Exclusion Act)
1944 - Mustering-out Payment Act, PL 78-225
1944 - Servicemen's Readjustment Act, PL 78-346
1944 - Veterans' Preference Act, PL 78-359
1944 - Servicemen's Readjustment Act (G.I. Bill)
1944 - Public Health Service Act

79th United States Congress

1945 - Bretton Woods Agreements Act, PL 79-171
1945 - United Nations Participation Act
1945 - Export-Import Bank Act of 1945
1945 - War Brides Act
February 20, 1946 - Employment Act, PL 27-304, ch. 33, 60 Stat. 23, et seq.
1946 - Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, June 4, 1946, ch. 281, 60 Stat. 230, et seq.
1946 - Administrative Procedure Act, June 11, 1946, ch. 324, 60 Stat. 237
1946 - Hobbs Anti-Racketeering Act, July 3, 1946, ch. 537, 60 Stat. 420,
1946 - Atomic Energy Act, August 1, 1946, ch. 724, 60 Stat. 755, et seq.
1946 - Federal Tort Claims Act, August 2, 1946, ch. 753, title IV, 60 Stat. 842,
1946 - Foreign Service Act, August 13, 1946, ch. 957, titles I–X, 60 Stat. 999–1030, et seq.
1946 - Hospital Survey and Construction Act (Hill-Burton Act), PL 79-725, August 13, 1946, ch. 958, 60 Stat. 1040
1946 - Farmers Home Administration Act, August 14, 1946, ch. 964, 60 Stat. 1062
1946 - Luce-Celler Act

80th United States Congress

1947 - Aid to Greece and Turkey (see Truman Doctrine), PL 80-75
1947 - Presidential Succession Act,
1947 - Taft-Hartley Act, June 23, 1947, ch. 120, 61 Stat. 136,
1947 - National Security Act, July 26, 1947, ch. 343, 61 Stat. 495,
1947 - Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands, August 7, 1947, ch. 513, 61 Stat. 913,
1948 - Foreign Assistance Act (Marshall Plan), PL 80-47, April 3, 1948, ch. 169, 62 Stat. 137
1948 - United States Information and Educational Exchange Act, PL 80-402
1948 - Civil Air Patrol, PL 80-577,
1948 - Federal Water Pollution Control Act, June 30, 1948, ch. 758,

81st United States Congress

June 20 1949 - Central Intelligence Agency Act, ch. 227, ,
October 25, 1949 - Hospital Survey and Construction Amendments of 1949, ch. 722, ,
October 26 1949 - Fair Labor Standards Amendment, ch. 736, , ,
May 10, 1950 - National Science Foundation Act, ch. 171, , ,
September 23 1950 - McCarran Internal Security Act, ch. 1024, ,
1950 - Public Health Services Act Amendments,
January 12, 1951 - Federal Civil Defense Act of 1950, ch. 1228, ,

1951 to 1961

82nd United States Congress

1951 - Mutual Security Act, October 10, 1951, ch. 479, 65 Stat. 373
1952 - Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act, PL 82-550
1952 - Mine Safety Act, PL 82-552
1952 - Immigration and Nationality Act (McCarran-Walter Act), PL 82-414

83rd United States Congress

1953 - Small Business Act PL 83-163
1953 - Refugee Relief Act, PL 83-203
1953 - Public Law 280, PL 83-280, & &
August 7, 1953 - Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, ch. 345, 67 Stat. 462, et seq.
May 13, 1954 - Saint Lawrence Seaway Act, ch. 201, 68 Stat. 92, et seq.
August 2, 1954 - Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act, ch. 649, title II, §201, 68 Stat. 612, , et seq.
August 13, 1954 - Multiple Mineral Development Act, ch. 730, 68 Stat. 708, , et seq.
August 16, 1954 - Internal Revenue Code of 1954, PL 83-591, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 3
- Federal Unemployment Tax Act, §1(d), 68A Stat. 439, (subtitle C, chapter 23)
- National Firearms Act, §1(d), 68A Stat. 721, (subtitle E, chapter 53)
August 24, 1954 - Communist Control Act of 1954, ch. 886, 68 Stat. 775, , et seq.

84th United States Congress

1955 - Poliomyelitis Vaccination Assistance Act, PL 84-377
1955 - Fair Labor Standards Amendment, PL 84-381
1955 - Multiple Surface Use Mining Act
1955 - National Housing Act
1956 - Health Research Facilities Act, PL 84-835
1956 - Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, National Interstate and Defense Highways Act of 1956

85th United States Congress

1957 - Price-Anderson Nuclear Industries Indemnity Act, PL 85-256, September 2, 1957, 71 Stat. 576,
1957 - Civil Rights Act of 1957, PL 85-315
1958 - Small Business Administration extension, PL 85-536
1958 - National Aeronautics and Space Act, PL 85-568, July 29, 1958, 72 Stat. 426,
1958 - Federal Aviation Act, PL 85-726, August 23, 1958, 72 Stat. 731
1958 - Military Construction Appropriation Act (Advanced Research Projects Agency), PL 85-852
1958 - National Defense Education Act, PL 85-864, September 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1580
1958 - Department of Defense Reorganization Act, PL 85-899

86th United States Congress

March 18 1959 - Admission of Hawaii Act, PL 86-3
September 14 1959 - Landrum-Griffin Act, PL 86-257, 73 Stat. 519,
May 6 1960 - Civil Rights Act of 1960, PL 86-449
September 13 1960 - Social Security Amendments (Kerr-Mill aid), PL 86-778, 74 Stat. 976

1961 to 1971

87th United States Congress

1961 - Area Redevelopment Act, PL 87-27
1961 - Fair Labor Standards Amendment, PL 87-30
1961 - Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, PL 87-195, September 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 424,
1961 - Community Health Services and Facilities Act, PL 87-395
1961 - Peace Corps Act of 1961 (Peace Corps), PL 87-293, September 22, 1961, 75 Stat. 612,
1961 - Arms Control and Disarmament Act, PL. 87-297, September 26, 1961, 75 Stat. 631,
1961 - Interstate Wire Act of 1961
1962 - Manpower Development and Training Act, PL 87-415
1962 - Public Welfare Amendments, PL 87-543
1962 - Communications Satellite Act, PL 87-624
1962 - Trade Expansion Act, PL 87-794, October 11, 1962, 76 Stat. 872,
1962 - Public Health Services Act, PL 87-838
1962 - Bribery Act, PL 87–849, October 23, 1962, 76 Stat. 1119,
1962 - Vaccination Assistance, PL 87-868
1962 - Migration and Refugee Assistance Act, PL 87-872

88th United States Congress

1963 - Equal Pay Act, PL 88-38
1963 - Department of Defense Appropriations Act, PL 88-149
1963 - Mental Retardation Facilities Construction Act/Community Mental Health Centers Act, PL 88-164
1963 - Military Construction Authorization Act, PL 88-174
1963 - Amendments to National Defense Education Act, PL 88-210
1963 - Clean Air Act
1964 - Civil Rights Act of 1964, PL 88-352
1964 - Urban Mass Transportation Act, PL 88-365
1964 - Wilderness Act, PL 88-577
1964 - Nurse Training Act, PL 88-581
1964 - Food Stamp Act of 1964
1964 - Economic Opportunity Act of 1964, PL 88-452
1964 - Full Employment Act
1964 - Great Society Programs

89th United States Congress

1965 - Higher Education Act of 1965,
1965 - Medicare,
1965 - Mental Health Centers Act Amendments,
1965 - Community Health Services and Facilities Act,
1965 - Voting Rights Act,
1965 - INS Act,
1965 - Heart Disease, Cancer, and Stroke Amendments,
1965 - Vocational Rehabilitation Act amended
1965 - Medicaid
1965 - Immigration Act of 1965
1965 - Elementary and Secondary Education Act
1965 - Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act of 1965
1965 - Highway Beautification Act
1965 - Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965
1965 - National Emissions Standards Act
1965 - Solid Waste Disposal Act
1966 - Uniform Time Act, ()
1966 - Freedom of Information Act,
1966 - Fair Labor Standards Amendment,
1966 - United States Department of Transportation,
1966 - Comprehensive Health, Planning and Service Act,
1966 - National Historic Preservation Act
1966 - National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act
1966 - National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act

90th United States Congress

1967 - Supplemental Defense Appropriations Act, PL 90-8
1967 - Age Discrimination in Employment Act, PL 90-202
1967 - Public Broadcasting Act
1968 - Open Housing Act, PL 90-284
1968 - Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, PL 90-351, June 19 1968, 82 Stat. 197,
1968 - Civil Rights Act of 1968
1968 - Gun Control Act of 1968
1968 - National Trails System Act
1968 - Alcoholic and Narcotic Rehabilitation Act
1968 - Indian Civil Rights Act

91st United States Congress

1969 - Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act, PL 91-173
1969 - Consumer Credit Protection Act
1969 - Truth in Lending Act
1970 - National Environmental Policy Act, PL 91-190
1970 - Community Mental Health Service Act, PL 91-211
1970 - Postal Reorganization Act (United States Postal Service), PL 91-375
1970 - Rail Passenger Service Act (Amtrak), PL 91-518
1970 - Occupational Safety and Health Act, PL 91-596
1970 - Clean Air Act Extension, PL 91-604
1970 - Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act, PL 91-695
1970 - Economic Stabilization Act
1970 - Bank Secrecy Act
1970 - Controlled Substances Act
1970 - Plant Variety Protection Act
1970 - Environmental Quality Improvement Act
1970 - Organized Crime Control Act (including the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act ("RICO")

1971 to 1981

1971 - Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
1971 - Federal Election Campaign Act
1971 - Federal Advisory Committee Act
1971 - Marine Mammal Protection Act
1971 - National Cancer Act, PL 93-296

92nd United States Congress

1972 - Equal Employment Opportunity Act, PL 92-261
1972 - Federal Advisory Committee Act, PL 92-463
1972 - Noise Control Act, 92-574
1972 - Coastal Zone Management Act, PL 92-583
1972 - Title IX Amendment of the Higher Education Act (later renamed Patsy T. Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act)

93rd United States Congress

1973 - Rehabilitation Act, PL 93-112
1973 - War Powers Resolution, PL 93-148
1973 - Comprehensive Employment and Training Act, PL 93-203
1973 - Endangered Species Act, PL 93-205
1973 - Domestic Volunteer Services Act of 1973 (VISTA)
1974 - Fair Labor Standards Amendment, PL 93-259
1974 - Research on Aging Act, PL 93-296
1974 - Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act, PL 93-540
1974 - Trade Act, PL 93-618
1974 - National Health, PLanning and Resources Development Act, PL 93-641
1974 - Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
1974 - Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
1974 - Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974
1974 - Trade Act of 1974
1974 - Juvenile Justice and Deliquency Prevention Act of 1974
1974 - Legal Services Corporation Act
1974 - Privacy Act of 1974
1974 - Safe Drinking Water Act
1975 - Revenue Adjustment Act (Earned Income Tax Credit) PL 94-12, 164
1975 - Hazardous Materials Transportation Act
1975 - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
1976 - Overhaul of vocational education programs PL 94-482
1976 - Social Security Act Amendments (Aid to Day Care Centers) PL 94-401
1976 - Copyright Act of 1976
1976 - Federal Land Policy and Management Act
1976 - Government in the Sunshine Act

94th United States Congress

1976 - Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act, PL 94-435
1976 - Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act, PL 94-210
1976 - Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, PL 94-580
1976 - Toxic Substances Control Act, PL 94-469
1976 - Federal Land Policy and Management Act
1976 - Government in the Sunshine Act
1976 - National Forest Management Act

95th United States Congress

1977 - Fair Labor Standards Amendment, PL 95-151
1977 - Clean Water Act, PL 95-217
1977 - Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
1977 - Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act
1977 - International Emergency Economic Powers Act
1977 - Community Reinvestment Act
1977 - Department of Energy Organization Act
1978 - Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act, PL 95-523
1978 - Humphrey-Hawkins Full Employment Act
1978 - Airline Deregulation Act
1978 - Bankruptcy Act of 1978
1978 - Civil Service Reform Act
1978 - Contract Disputes Act
1978 - Ethics in Government Act
1978 - Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act
1978 - National Energy Conservation Policy Act
1978 - Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act
1978 - Pregnancy Discrimination Act

96th United States Congress

1979 - Department of Education Organization Act (Created HHS), PL 96-88
1979 - Panama Canal Act
1980 - Staggers Act, PL 96-448
1980 - Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund)
1980 - Refugee Act
1980 - Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act
1980 - Bayh-Dole Act
1980 - Paperwork Reduction Act
1980 - Fish and Wildlife Conservation Act of 1980
1980 - Drug Abuse Prevention, Treatment, and Rehabilitation Act
1980 - Regulatory Flexibility Act

1981 to 1991

97th United States Congress

1981 - Budget Reconciliation Act,
1981 - Economic Recovery Tax Act (ERTA or Kemp-Roth Tax Cut)
1982 - Job Training Partnership Act, (later repealed)
1982 - Nuclear Waste Policy Act

98th United States Congress

1984 - Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act,
October 12, 1984 - Comprehensive Crime Control Act, , title II, ,
1984 - Department of Defense Authorization Act,
1984 - Counterfeit Access Device and Computer Fraud and Abuse Act of 1984
1984 - Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984

99th United States Congress

December 12, 1985 - Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Balanced Budget Act) , title II, ,
1985 - Gold Bullion Coin Act of 1985,
1986 - Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA) including Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act, ,
1986 - Goldwater-Nichols Act of 1986 (Defense Reorganization),
1986 - Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act,
October 21 1986 - Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986, , ,
1986 - Tax Reform Act of 1986,
October 27, 1986 - False Claims Act Amendments Act, ,
1986 - Age Discrimination in Employment Act,
1986 - Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (Simpson-Mazzoli Act),
October 17, 1986 - Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act, , title III, ,
1986 - Anti-Drug Abuse Act

100th United States Congress

1987 - Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act,
1987 - McKinney-Vento Act, , et seq.
1987 - Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Improvement Act of 1987,
September 29, 1987 – Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Reaffirmation Act of 1987 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Balanced Budget Act), , title I, ,
1987 - Agricultural Credit Act of 1987
1987 - Computer Security Act of 1987
1988 - Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act,
1988 - Civil Liberties Act,
1988 - Family Support Act,
1988 - Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, , et seq.
1988 - Department of Veterans Affairs Act,
1988 - Child Protection and Obscenity Enforcement Act, , et seq.

101st United States Congress

1989 - Fair Labor Standards Amendment,
1989 - Whistleblower Protection Laws
1989 - Flag Protection Act of 1989
1990 - Americans with Disabilities Act,
1990 - Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (including Human Genome Project funding),
1990 - Clean Air Act Amendments,
1990 - Negotiated Rulemaking Act,
1990 - Immigration Act of 1990,
1990 - Administrative Dispute Resolution Act
1990 - Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
1990 - Visual Artists Rights Act

1991 to 2001

102nd United States Congress

November 21, 1991 – Civil Rights Act of 1991, , ,
October 9 1992 – Chinese Student Protection Act of 1992, , ,
October 23, 1992 – Weapons of Mass Destruction Control Act, (div. A, title XV),
October 28, 1992 – Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act, , ,
October 28, 1992 – Land Remote Sensing Policy Act, , , et seq.

103rd United States Congress

February 5, 1993 - Family and Medical Leave Act, , ,
August 10, 1993 - Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, ,
November 16, 1993 - Religious Freedom Restoration Act, , ,
November 30, 1993 - Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act (Brady Bill), , title I, ,
December 8, 1993 - North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, , ,
May 26 1994 - Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act, , ,
September 13, 1994 - Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act (including the Violence Against Women Act), , ,
Sept. 23, 1994 - Community Development Banking and Financial Institutions Act of 1994, , title I, subtitle A (§101 et seq.), ,

104th United States Congress

December 19, 1995 - Lobbying Disclosure Act, ,
February 8, 1996 - Telecommunications Act of 1996 (including the Communications Decency Act), , {USStat|110|56}},
April 24, 1996 - Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act, ,
July 30, 1996 – Taxpayer Bill of Rights 2, ,
August 3, 1996 - Food Quality Protection Act of 1996, , ,
August 20, 1996 - Small Business Job Protection Act, , ,
August 21 1996 - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act ("HIPPA"), , , et seq.
August 22 1996 - Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act (Welfare Reform Act), , {{USStat|110|2105
September 21, 1996 - Defense of Marriage Act, , ,
September 30, 1996 - Domestic Violence Offender Gun Ban, ,

105th United States Congress

August 5, 1997 - Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, ,
June 9, 1998 - Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, , ,
July 22, 1998 - Taxpayer Bill of Rights III, , title III,
August 7, 1998 - Workforce Investment Act, , ,
October 21, 1998 - Child Online Privacy Protection Act, , div. C, title XIV, ,
October 28, 1998 - Digital Millennium Copyright Act (including the Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act), , ,
October 31, 1998 - Iraq Liberation Act, , ,
October 31, 1998 - Veterans Employment Opportunities Act, , ,

106th United States Congress

May 21 1999 - Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act (Kosovo operations), ,
November 12, 1999 - Gramm-Leach-Bliley Financial Services Modernization Act, ,
November 29, 1999 - American Inventors Protection Act (including Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act), , ,
May 18, 2000 - African Growth and Opportunity Act, ,
June 30 2000 - Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, ,
September 22, 2000 - Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, , ,
October 30 2000 - Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act, ,
October 30 2000 - Commodity Futures Modernization Act of 2000, , , (as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2001

2001 to present

107th United States Congress

108th United States Congress

March 11 2003 - Do-Not-Call Implementation Act of 2003, PL 108-10
April 30 2003 - PROTECT (Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today) Act, including Illicit Drug Anti-Proliferation Act, PL 108-21,
May 27 2003 - United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Act of 2003, PL 108-25
May 28, 2003 - Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003, PL 108-27, 117 Stat. 752
September 3 2003 - United States-Chile Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, PL 108-77
September 3 2003 - United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, PL 108-78
September 4 2003 - Prison Rape Elimination Act of 2003, PL 108-79, 117 Stat. 972,
October 28 2003 - Check 21 Act, PL 108-100
November 5, 2003: Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act, PL 108-105
December 4, 2003 - Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act, PL 108-159
November 25, 2003 - Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act, PL 108-173
December 12 2003 - Syria Accountability and Lebanese Sovereignty Restoration Act, PL 108-175
December 16 2003 - Can Spam Act, PL 108-187,
March 25, 2004 - Unborn Victims of Violence Act (Laci and Conner's Law), PL 108-212
June 30 2004 - Bunning-Bereuter-Blumenauer Flood Insurance Reform Act, PL 108-264
July 7 2004 - GAO Human Capital Reform Act of 2004, PL 108-271
December 17 2004 - Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act, PL 108-458
October 16 2004 - Global Anti-Semitism Review Act, PL 108-332, 118 Stat. 1282,

109th United States Congress

February 17, 2005 - Class Action Fairness Act of 2005, ,
March 21, 2005 - Theresa Marie Schiavo's law, , 119 Stat. 15
April 20, 2005 - Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act, , ,
July 28, 2005 - Dominican Republic-Central America-United States Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (CAFTA Implementation Act), , ,
July 29, 2005 - Energy Policy Act of 2005, , ,
August 10, 2005 - A Legacy for Users, ,
October 26, 2005 - Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, ,
December 1, 2005 - Caribbean National Forest Act of 2005, ,
December 22, 2005 - $1 Coin Act of 2005" target="_blank" >^*, ,
May 17 2006 - Tax Increase Prevention and Reconciliation Act of 2005, ,
May 29 2006 - Respect for America's Fallen Heroes Act, ,

Sources

Acts listed by popular name, via Cornell University
Statutes at Large
- Volumes 1 through 18, 1789-1875, via Library of Congress
Public laws
- Current Congress only, via the U.S. Government Printing Office
- 104th Congress through current Congress, via the U.S. Government Printing Office
U.S. Code
- U.S. Code, via Cornell University
- U.S. Code, via the U.S. Government Printing Office
- U.S. Code, via FindLaw.com

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