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 This is a chronological, but still incomplete, list of United States federal legislation. Congress has enacted approximately 200–600 statutes during each of its 119 biennial terms so more than 30,000 statutes have been enacted since 1789. At t ...

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

List of United States federal legislation, 1901–2001 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 legislat ...

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

1st United States Congress The 1st United States Congress, comprising the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives, met from March 4, 1789, to March 4, 1791, during the first two years of George Washington's presidency, first at Federal Hall ...

First Session (March 4, 1789–September 29, 1789)

Second Session (January 4, 1790—August 12, 1790)

Third Session (December 6, 1790—March 3, 1791)

2nd United States Congress The 2nd United States Congress, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives, met at Congress Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from March 4, 1791, to March 4, 1793, during the third and fourth years ...

* February 20, 1792:

Postal Service Act The Postal Service Act was a piece of United States federal legislation that established the United States Post Office Department. It was signed into law by President George Washington on February 20, 1792. History William Goddard, a Patr ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 7, * April 2, 1792:

Coinage Act of 1792 The Coinage Act of 1792 (also known as the Mint Act; officially: ''An act establishing a mint, and regulating the Coins of the United States''), passed by the United States Congress on April 2, 1792, created the United States dollar as the count ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 16, * April 14, 1792:

Apportionment Act of 1792 The Apportionment Act of 1792 () was the first Apportionment Act passed by the United States Congress on April 10, 1792, and signed into law by President George Washington on April 14, 1792. The Act set the number of members of the United State ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 23 to * May 2, 1792: First

Militia Act of 1792 Two Militia Acts, enacted by the 2nd United States Congress in 1792, provided for the organization of militia and empowered the president of the United States to take command of the state militia in times of imminent invasion or insurrection. ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 28, * May 8, 1792: Second

, Sess. 1, ch. 33, * February 12, 1793: Fugitive Slave Law of 1793, Sess. 2, ch. 7, * February 18, 1793: An Act for enrolling and licensing ships or vessels to be employed in the coasting trade and fisheries, and for regulating the same, Sess. 2, ch. 8, * March 2, 1793: Judiciary Act of 1793, Sess. 2, ch. 22, (including

Anti-Injunction Act The Anti-Injunction Act (28 U.S.C§ 2283, is a United States federal statute that restricts a federal court's authority to issue an injunction against ongoing state court proceedings, subject to three enumerated exceptions. It states: : "A co ...

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3rd United States Congress The 3rd 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 at Congress Hall in Philadelphia, Pen ...

* March 27, 1794:

Naval Act of 1794 The Act to Provide a Naval Armament (Sess. 1, ch. 12, ), also known as the Naval Act of 1794, or simply, the Naval Act, was passed by the 3rd United States Congress on March 27, 1794, and signed into law by President George Washington. The act ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 12, * January 29, 1795:

Naturalization Act of 1795 The United States Naturalization Act of 1795 (, enacted January 29, 1795) repealed and replaced the Naturalization Act of 1790. The main change made by the 1795 Act from the 1790 Act was the increase in the period of required residence in the Un ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 20,

4th United States Congress The 4th 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 at Congress Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsy ...

5th United States Congress The 5th 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 at Congress Hall in Philadelphia, Penns ...

* April 30, 1798: The U.S. Department of the Navy was established, Sess. 2, ch. 35, * June 18, 1798:

Alien and Sedition Acts The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 were a set of four United States statutes that sought, on national security grounds, to restrict immigration and limit 1st Amendment protections for freedom of speech. They were endorsed by the Federalist Par ...

: An Act to establish a uniform rule of naturalization (

Naturalization Act of 1798 The Naturalization Act of 1798 (, enacted June 18, 1798) was a law passed by the United States Congress, to amend the residency and notice periods of the previous Naturalization Act of 1795. It increased the period necessary for aliens to beco ...

), Sess. 2, ch. 54, * June 25, 1798:

: An Act concerning Aliens, Sess. 2, ch. 58, * July 6, 1798:

: An Act respecting Alien Enemies, Sess. 2, ch. 66, * July 9, 1798: Act Further to Protect the Commerce of the United States, Sess. 2, ch. 68, * July 11, 1798: The

Marine Corps Marines (or naval infantry) are military personnel generally trained to operate on both land and sea, with a particular focus on amphibious warfare. Historically, the main tasks undertaken by marines have included raiding ashore (often in supp ...

was established, Sess. 2, ch. 72, * July 14, 1798:

: An Act for the punishment of certain crimes against the United States (Sedition Act), Sess. 2, ch. 74, * July 16, 1798:

An Act for the relief of sick and disabled seamen An Act for the relief of sick and disabled seamen was passed by the 5th United States Congress. It was signed by President John Adams on July 16, 1798. The Act authorized the deduction of twenty cents per month from the wages of seamen for th ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 77,

6th United States Congress The 6th United States Congress was the 6th meeting of the United States Congress, legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate, Senate and the United States House of Representatives, House of ...

* April 4, 1800:

Bankruptcy Act of 1800 The Bankruptcy Act of 1800 was the first piece of federal legislation in the United States surrounding bankruptcy. The act was passed in response to a decade of periodic financial crises and commercial failures. It was modeled after English pra ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 19, * May 2, 1800:

Slave Trade Act of 1800 The Slave Trade Act of 1800 was a law passed by the United States Congress to build upon the Slave Trade Act of 1794, limiting American involvement in the trade of human cargo. It was signed into law by President John Adams on May 10, 1800. Thi ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 51, * February 13, 1801:

Judiciary Act of 1801 The Midnight Judges Act (also known as the Judiciary Act of 1801; , and officially An act to provide for the more convenient organization of the Courts of the United States) expanded the federal judiciary of the United States. The act was supporte ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 4, * February 27, 1801:

District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801 The District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801, officially An Act Concerning the District of Columbia (6th Congress, 2nd Sess., ch. 15, , February 27, 1801), is an organic act enacted by the United States Congress in accordance with Article 1, S ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 15,

7th United States Congress The 7th 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, 1801, ...

* March 16, 1802:

Military Peace Establishment Act The Military Peace Establishment Act documented and advanced a new set of laws and limits for the U.S. military. It was approved by Congress and signed on March 16, 1802, by President Thomas Jefferson, who was fundamental in its drafting and prop ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 9, * April 29, 1802:

Judiciary Act of 1802 The Judiciary Act of 1802 () was a Federal statute, enacted on April 29, 1802, to reorganize the federal court system. It restored some elements of the Judiciary Act of 1801, which had been adopted by the Federalist majority in the previous Con ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 31, * April 30, 1802:

Enabling Act of 1802 The Enabling Act of 1802 was passed on April 30, 1802 by the Seventh Congress of the United States. This act authorized the residents of the eastern portion of the Northwest Territory to form the state of Ohio and join the U.S. on an equal footi ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 40,

8th United States Congress The 8th 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, 1803, ...

* March 26, 1804: Land Act of 1804, Sess. 1, ch. 35,

9th United States Congress The 9th 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, 1805, ...

* March 29, 1806:

Cumberland Road The National Road (also known as the Cumberland Road) was the first major improved highway in the United States built by the federal government. Built between 1811 and 1837, the road connected the Potomac and Ohio Rivers and was a main tran ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 19, * February 24, 1807:

Seventh Circuit Act of 1807 The Seventh Circuit Act of 1807 was a significant piece of legislation that expanded the federal judiciary in the United States. Enacted on February 24, 1807, this act created the Seventh Circuit and added a seventh seat to the Supreme Court. ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 16, * March 2, 1807: Slave Trade Prohibition Act, Sess. 2, ch. 22, * March 3, 1807:

Insurrection Act of 1807 The Insurrection Act of 1807 is the U.S. federal law that empowers the president of the United States to nationally deploy the U.S. military and to federalize the National Guard units of the individual states in specific circumstances, such as ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 39,

10th United States Congress The 10th United States Congress was a meeting of the United States Congress, legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate, Senate and the United States House of Representatives, House of Repr ...

* December 22, 1807:

Embargo Act of 1807 The Embargo Act of 1807 was a general trade embargo on all foreign nations that was enacted by the United States Congress. Much broader than the ineffectual 1806 Non-importation Act, it represented an escalation of attempts to persuade Br ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 5, * April 23, 1808:

Militia Act of 1808 The Militia Act of 1808 (), formally "An act making provision for arming and equipping the whole body of the militia of the United States", enacted April 23, 1808,"The Journal of the House of Representatives of the United States", Volume 6, page 3 ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 55, * March 1, 1809:

Non-Intercourse Act (1809) The Non-Intercourse Act of March 1809 lifted all embargoes on American shipping except for those bound for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, British or First French Empire, French ports. Enacted in the last sixteen days of Presiden ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 24,

11th United States Congress The 11th 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, 1809, ...

* May 1, 1810:

Macon's Bill Number 2 Macon's Bill Number 2, which became law in the United States on May 14, 1810, was intended to force Britain and France to cease intercepting American merchant ships during the Napoleonic Wars {{Infobox military conflict , conflict = ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 39,

12th United States Congress The 12th 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, 1811 ...

13th United States Congress The 13th 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, 1813 ...

April 16, 1814: Flotilla Service Act of 1814, Sess. 2, ch. 59,

14th United States Congress The 14th 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 the Old Brick Capitol in Washing ...

* April 10, 1816:

Second Bank of the United States The Second Bank of the United States was the second federally authorized Second Report on Public Credit, Hamiltonian national bank in the United States. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the bank was chartered from February 1816 to January ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 94, * April 27, 1816:

Dallas tariff The Tariff of 1816, also known as the Dallas Tariff, is notable as the first tariff passed by Congress with an explicit function of protecting U.S. manufactured items from overseas competition. Prior to the War of 1812, tariffs had primarily se ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 107,

15th United States Congress The 15th 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 the Old Brick Capitol in Washingto ...

* April 4, 1818: Flag Act of 1818, Sess. 1, ch. 34, * April 18, 1818: Navigation Act of 1818, Sess. 1, ch. 70,

16th United States Congress The 16th 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, 1819, ...

* March 6, 1820:

Missouri Compromise The Missouri Compromise (also known as the Compromise of 1820) was federal legislation of the United States that balanced the desires of northern states to prevent the expansion of slavery in the country with those of southern states to expand ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 22, * April 24, 1820:

Land Act of 1820 The Land Act of 1820 (ch. 51, ), enacted April 24, 1820, is the United States federal law that ended the ability to purchase the United States' public domain lands on a credit or installment system over four years, as previously established. The ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 51, * March 2, 1821: Relief Act of 1821, Sess. 2, ch. 12,

17th United States Congress The 17th 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. While its term was officially March 4, 1821, ...

18th United States Congress The 18th 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, 182 ...

* January 7, 1824: Tariff of 1824, Sess. 1, ch. 4, * April 30, 1824:

General Survey Act The General Survey Act was a law passed by the United States Congress in April 1824, which authorized the president to have surveys made of routes for transport roads and canals "of national importance, in a commercial or military point of view, o ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 46, * March 3, 1825: Crimes Act of 1825, Sess. 2, ch. 65,

19th United States Congress The 19th 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, 1825, ...

20th United States Congress The 20th 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, 1827, ...

* May 24, 1828:

Tariff of Abominations The Tariff of 1828 was a very high protective tariff that became law in the United States on May 19, 1828. It was a bill designed to fail in Congress because it was seen by free trade supporters as hurting both industry and farming, but it pa ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 111,

21st United States Congress The 21st 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, 1829 ...

* May 28, 1830:

Indian Removal Act The Indian Removal Act of 1830 was signed into law on May 28, 1830, by United States president Andrew Jackson. The law, as described by Congress, provided "for an exchange of lands with the Indians residing in any of the states or territories, ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 148, * February 3, 1831:

Copyright Act of 1831 __NOTOC__ The Copyright Act of 1831 was the first major revision to the U.S. Copyright Law. The bill is largely the result of lobbying efforts by American lexicographer Noah Webster. The key changes in the Act included: * Extension of the origi ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 16,

22nd United States Congress The 22nd 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, 1831 ...

* July 14, 1832:

Tariff of 1832 The Tariff of 1832 ( 22nd Congress, session 1, ch. 227, , enacted July 14, 1832) was a protectionist tariff in the United States. Enacted under Andrew Jackson's presidency, it was largely written by former President John Quincy Adams, who had be ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 227, * March 2, 1833: Compromise Tariff (Tariff of 1833), Sess. 2, ch. 55, * March 2, 1833:

Force Bill The Force Bill, formally titled "''An Act further to provide for the collection of duties on imports''", (1833), refers to legislation enacted by the 22nd U.S. Congress on March 2, 1833, during the nullification crisis. Passed by Congress a ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 57,

23rd United States Congress The 23rd 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, 1833, ...

* June 28, 1834: Coinage Act of 1834, Sess. 1, ch. 95, * June 30, 1834:

An Act to Regulate Trade and Intercourse With the Indian Tribes The Nonintercourse Act (also known as the Indian Intercourse Act or the Indian Nonintercourse Act) is the collective name given to six statutes passed by the United States Congress in 1790, 1793, 1796, 1799, 1802, and 1834 to set boundaries of ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 161,

24th United States Congress The 24th 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, 183 ...

* July 4, 1836:

Patent Act of 1836 The Patent Act of 1836 () established a number of important changes in the United States patent system. These include: * The examination of patent applications prior to issuing a patent. This was the second time this was done anywhere in the wor ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 357, * March 3, 1837:

Eighth and Ninth Circuits Act of 1837 The Eighth and Ninth Circuits Act of 1837 () was a federal statute which increased the size of the Supreme Court of the United States from seven justices to nine, and which also reorganized the circuit courts of the federal judiciary. The newly ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 34,

25th United States Congress The 25th 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, 18 ...

26th United States Congress The 26th 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, 183 ...

27th United States Congress The 27th 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., between March 4, ...

* August 19, 1841: Bankruptcy Act of 1841, Sess. 1, ch. 9, * September 4, 1841:

Preemption Act of 1841 The Preemption Act of 1841, also known as the Distributive Preemption Act ( 27 Cong., Ch. 16; ), was a US federal law approved on September 4, 1841. It was designed to "appropriate the proceeds of the sales of public lands... and to grant ' pre-e ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 16, * August 4, 1842:

Armed Occupation Act The Florida Armed Occupation Act of 1842 () was passed as an incentive to grow the population of Florida. The Act granted of unsettled land south of the line separating townships 9 and 10 South (an east–west line about north of Palatka a ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 122, * August 30, 1842:

Tariff of 1842 The Tariff of 1842, or Black Tariff as it became known, was a protectionist tariff schedule adopted in the United States. It reversed the effects of the Compromise Tariff of 1833, which contained a provision that successively lowered the tariff ...

("Black Tariff"), Sess. 2, ch. 270,

28th United States Congress The 28th 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, 184 ...

* January 23, 1845:

Presidential Election Day Act On January 23, 1845, the 28th US Congress passed "An act to establish a uniform time for holding elections for electors of President and Vice President in all the States of the Union." The act selected "the Tuesday after the first Monday in Novemb ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 1, * March 3, 1845:

An act relating to revenue cutters and steamers An act relating to revenue cutters and steamers, ch. 78, , is an Act of Congress from March 3, 1845, which became the first bill passed after Congress overrode a presidential veto. The Act stated: "no revenue cutter A cutter is any of var ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 78, (the first time Congress overrode a

presidential veto A veto is a legal power to unilaterally stop an official action. In the most typical case, a president or monarch vetoes a bill to stop it from becoming law. In many countries, veto powers are established in the country's constitution. Veto ...

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29th United States Congress The 29th 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, 1845 ...

* July 9, 1846:

District of Columbia retrocession District of Columbia retrocession is the act of returning some or all of the land that had been ceded to the federal government of the United States for the purpose of creating its federal district for the new national capital, which was moved ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 35, * July 30, 1846: Walker tariff, Sess. 1, ch. 74, * August 6, 1846: Independent Treasury Act of 1846, Sess. 1, ch. 90,

30th United States Congress The 30th 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, 1847, ...

* March 3, 1849: Department of the Interior Act, Sess. 2, ch. 108, * March 3, 1849:

Coinage Act of 1849 The Coinage Act of 1849 was an Act of the United States Congress passed during the California Gold Rush authorizing the Mint to produce two new gold coins in response to the increased gold supply: the small gold dollar and the large double e ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 109,

31st United States Congress The 31st 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, 1849, ...

* September 9, 1850:

Compromise of 1850 The Compromise of 1850 was a package of five separate bills passed by the United States Congress in September 1850 that temporarily defused tensions between slave and free states during the years leading up to the American Civil War. Designe ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 49, * September 18, 1850:

Fugitive Slave Act A fugitive or runaway is a person who is fleeing from custody, whether it be from jail, a government arrest, government or non-government questioning, vigilante violence, or outraged private individuals. A fugitive from justice, also known ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 60, * September 27, 1850:

Donation Land Claim Act The Donation Land Claim Act of 1850, sometimes known as the Donation Land Act, was a statute enacted by the United States Congress in late 1850, intended to promote homestead settlements in the Oregon Territory. It followed the Distribution-Pre ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 76, * March 3, 1851: California Land Act of 1851, Sess. 2, ch. 41, * March 3, 1851: Limitation of Liability Act of 1851, Sess. 2, ch. 43,

32nd United States Congress The 32nd 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, 1851, ...

* February 21, 1853:

Coinage Act of 1853 The Coinage Act of 185310 Stat. 160 was a piece of legislation passed by the United States Congress which lowered the silver content of the silver half dime, dime, quarter dollar, and half dollar, and authorized a three dollar gold piece. Altho ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 79, * March 2, 1853: An act providing for administering the oath of office to William R. King, Vice President elect of the United States of America. Sess. 2, ch. 93,

33rd United States Congress The 33rd 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, 1853 ...

* May 30, 1854:

Kansas–Nebraska Act The Kansas–Nebraska Act of 1854 () was a territorial organic act that created the territories of Kansas and Nebraska. It was drafted by Democratic Senator Stephen A. Douglas, passed by the 33rd United States Congress, and signed into law b ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 59,

34th United States Congress The 34th 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, 1855 ...

* August 18, 1856:

Guano Islands Act The Guano Islands Act (, enacted August 18, 1856, codified at §§ 1411-1419) is a United States federal law passed by the Congress that enables citizens of the United States to take possession of unclaimed islands containing guano deposits ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 164, * February 21, 1857:

Coinage Act of 1857 The Coinage Act of 1857 (Act of Feb. 21, 1857, Chap. 56, 34th Cong., Sess. III, 11 Stat. 163) was an act of the United States Congress which ended the status of foreign coins as legal tender, repealing all acts "authorizing the currency of foreig ...

, Sess. 3, ch. 56,

35th United States Congress The 35th 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, 1857, ...

36th United States Congress The 36th 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, 1859, ...

* June 16, 1860: Pacific Telegraph Act of 1860, Sess. 1, ch. 137, * March 2, 1861:

Morrill Tariff The Morrill Tariff was an increased import tariff in the United States that was adopted on March 2, 1861, during the last two days of the Presidency of James Buchanan, a Democrat. It was the twelfth of the seventeen planks in the platform of the ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 68,

37th United States Congress The 37th 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, 1861 ...

* August 5, 1861:

Revenue Act of 1861 The Revenue Act of 1861, formally cited as Act of August 5, 1861, Chap. XLV, 12 Stat. 292', included the first U.S. Federal income tax statute (seSec. 49. The Act, motivated by the need to fund the Civil War, imposed an income tax to be "levied, c ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 45, * August 6, 1861:

Confiscation Act of 1861 The Confiscation Act of 1861 was an act of Congress during the early months of the American Civil War permitting military confiscation and subsequent court proceedings for any property being used to support the Confederate independence effort, i ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 60, * February 25, 1862: Legal Tender Act of 1862, Sess. 2, ch. 33, * April 16, 1862: An Act for the Release of certain Persons held to Service or Labor within the District of Columbia, Sess. 2, ch. 54, * May 15, 1862: Department of Agriculture Act, Sess. 2, ch. 72, * May 20, 1862:

Homestead Act of 1862 The Homestead Acts were several laws in the United States by which an applicant could acquire ownership of government land or the public domain, typically called a homestead. In all, more than of public land, or nearly 10 percent of t ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 75, * June 19, 1862: An Act to secure Freedom to all persons within the Territories of the United States, Sess. 2, ch. 111, * July 1, 1862:

Revenue Act of 1862 The Revenue Act of 1862 (July 1, 1862, Ch. 119, ), was a bill the United States Congress passed to help fund the American Civil War. President Abraham Lincoln signed the act into law on July 1, 1862. The act established the office of the Commiss ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 119, * July 1, 1862:

Pacific Railroad Act of 1862 The Pacific Railroad Acts of 1862 were a series of acts of Congress that promoted the construction of a "transcontinental railroad" (the First transcontinental railroad, Pacific Railroad) in the United States through authorizing the issuance of g ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 120, * July 1, 1862:

Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act The Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act ( 37th United States Congress, Sess. 2., ch. 126, ) was a federal enactment of the United States Congress that was signed into law on July 1, 1862, by President Abraham Lincoln. Sponsored by Justin Smith Morrill of ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 126, * July 2, 1862:

Morrill Act of 1862 The Morrill Land-Grant Acts are United States statutes that allowed for the creation of land-grant colleges in U.S. states using the proceeds from sales of federally owned land, often obtained from Native American tribes through treaty, cession ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 130, * July 17, 1862:

Militia Act of 1862 The Militia Act of 1862 (, enacted July 17, 1862) was an Act of the 37th United States Congress, during the American Civil War, that authorized a militia draft within a state when the state could not meet its quota with volunteers. The Act, f ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 201, * February 24, 1863: Arizona Organic Act, Sess. 3, ch. 56, * February 25, 1863: National Bank Act of 1863, Sess. 3, ch. 58, * March 2, 1863:

False Claims Act False or falsehood may refer to: * False (logic), the negation of truth in classical logic * Lie or falsehood, a type of deception in the form of an untruthful statement * False statement, aka a falsehood, falsity, misstatement or untruth, is a st ...

, Sess. 3, ch. 67, * March 3, 1863:

Enrollment Act The Enrollment Act of 1863 (, enacted March 3, 1863) also known as the Civil War Military Draft Act, was an Act passed by the United States Congress during the American Civil War to provide fresh manpower for the Union Army. The Act was the fir ...

, Sess. 3, ch. 75, * March 3, 1863:

Habeas Corpus Suspension Act (1863) The Habeas Corpus Suspension Act, (1863), entitled ''An Act relating to Habeas Corpus, and regulating Judicial Proceedings in Certain Cases,'' was an Act of Congress that authorized the president of the United States to suspend the right of ''h ...

, Sess. 3, ch. 81, * March 3, 1863:

Tenth Circuit Act of 1863 The Tenth Circuit Act of 1863 () was a federal statute which increased the size of the Supreme Court of the United States from nine justices to ten, and which also reorganized the circuit courts of the federal judiciary. The newly created Tenth ...

, Sess. 3, ch. 100,

38th United States Congress The 38th 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, 1863, ...

* April 22, 1864:

Coinage Act of 1864 The Coinage Act of 1864 was a United States federal law passed on April 22, 1864, which changed the composition of the Cent (United States coin), one-cent coin and authorized the minting of the Two-cent piece (United States coin), two-cent coin. ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 66, * June 30, 1864:

Revenue Act of 1864 The Internal Revenue Act of 1864, 13 Stat. 223 (June 30, 1864), increased the income tax rates established by the Revenue Act of 1862. The measure was signed into law by President Abraham Lincoln. Provisions Section 116 of the Act imposed the tax ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 178, * March 3, 1865:

Freedmen's Bureau The Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands, usually referred to as simply the Freedmen's Bureau, was a U.S. government agency of early post American Civil War Reconstruction, assisting freedmen (i.e., former enslaved people) in the ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 90,

39th United States Congress The 39th 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, 1865 ...

* April 9, 1866:

Civil Rights Act of 1866 The Civil Rights Act of 1866 (, enacted April 9, 1866, reenacted 1870) was the first United States federal law to define citizenship and affirm that all citizens are equally protected by the law. It was mainly intended, in the wake of the Ame ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 31, * April 12, 1866:

Contraction Act of 1866 The Contraction Act of 1866 was an act passed by Congress of the United States on April 12, 1866. It was intended to lower the price level so they could reinstate the gold standard. History In 1862, Abraham Lincoln created the Greenbacks, a cu ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 39, * July 23, 1866:

Judicial Circuits Act The Judicial Circuits Act of 1866 (ch. 210, ) reorganized the United States circuit courts and provided for the gradual elimination of several seats on the Supreme Court of the United States. It was signed into law on July 23, 1866, by Presiden ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 210, * March 2, 1867:

Reconstruction Act The Reconstruction Acts, or the Military Reconstruction Acts, sometimes referred to collectively as the Reconstruction Act of 1867, were four landmark U.S. federal statutes enacted by the 39th and 40th United States Congresses over the veto ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 153, * March 2, 1867:

Tenure of Office Act (1867) The Tenure of Office Act was a United States federal law, in force from 1867 to 1887, that was intended to restrict the power of the president to remove certain office-holders without the approval of the U.S. Senate. The law was enacted March ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 154,

40th United States Congress The 40th 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, 1867, ...

s, continued: ** March 23, 1867, Sess. 1, ch. 6, ** July 19, 1867, Sess. 1, ch. 30, ** March 11, 1868, Sess. 2, ch. 25, *July 27, 1868:

Expatriation Act of 1868 The Expatriation Act of 1868 was an act of the 40th United States Congress that declared, as part of the United States nationality law, that the right of expatriation (i.e. a right to renounce one's citizenship) is "a natural and inherent ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 249,

41st United States Congress The 41st 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, 1869, ...

* March 18, 1869:

Public Credit Act of 1869 The Public Credit Act of 1869 in the USA states that bondholders who purchased bonds to help finance the Civil War (1861 – 1865) would be paid back in gold. The act was signed on March 18, 1869, and was mainly supported by the Republican P ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 1, * April 10, 1869:

Judiciary Act of 1869 The Judiciary Act of 1869 (41st Congress, Sess. 1, ch. 22, , enacted April 10, 1869), formally An Act to amend the Judicial System of the United States and is sometimes called the Circuit Judges Act of 1869. It provided that the Supreme Court of ...

(Circuit Judges Act of 1869), Sess. 1, ch. 22, * May 31, 1870:

Enforcement Act of 1870 The Enforcement Act of 1870, also known as the Civil Rights Act of 1870 or First Ku Klux Klan Act, or Force Act (41st Congress, Sess. 2, ch. 114, , enacted May 31, 1870, effective 1871), is a United States federal law that empowers the Presiden ...

(Civil Rights Act of 1870), Sess. 2, ch. 114, * June 22, 1870:

Department of Justice Act The Department of Justice () is a department of the Government of Canada that represents the Canadian government in legal matters. The Department of Justice works to ensure that Canada's justice system is as fair, accessible and efficient as poss ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 150, * July 8, 1870:

Copyright Act of 1870 The Copyright Act of 1870, also called the Patent Act of 1870 and the Trade Mark Act of 1870, was a revision to Copyright law of the United States, United States intellectual property law, covering copyrights and patents. Eight sections of the ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 230, * July 12, 1870:

Currency Act of 1870 The Currency Act of 1870 (41st Congress, Sess. 2, ch. 252, , enacted July 12, 1870) maintained greenbacks issued during the American Civil War at their existing level, about $356 million, neither contracting them nor issuing more. It replaced $45 ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 252, * July 14, 1870:

Naturalization Act of 1870 The Naturalization Act of 1870 () was a United States federal law that created a system of controls for the naturalization process and penalties for fraudulent practices. It is also noted for extending the naturalization process to "aliens of ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 254, * July 14, 1870:

Funding Act of 1870 The Funding Act of 1870 (41st Congress, Sess. 2, ch. 256, , enacted July 14, 1870) was an Act of Congress to re-fund the national debt A country's gross government debt (also called public debt or sovereign debt) is the financial liabilities ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 256, * February 21, 1871:

District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871 The District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871 is an Act of Congress that repealed the individual charters of the cities of Washington and Georgetown, D.C., Georgetown and established a new territorial government for the whole District of Columbi ...

, Sess. 3, ch. 62,

42nd United States Congress The 42nd 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, 1871, ...

* April 20, 1871:

Third Enforcement Act The Enforcement Act of 1871 (), also known as the Ku Klux Klan Act, Third Enforcement Act, Third Ku Klux Klan Act, Civil Rights Act of 1871, or Force Act of 1871, is an Act of the United States Congress that was intended to combat the paramilit ...

(Civil Rights Act of 1871, Ku Klux Klan Act), Sess. 1, ch. 22, * March 1, 1872: Yellowstone Act, Sess. 2, ch. 24, * May 10, 1872:

General Mining Act of 1872 The General Mining Act of 1872 is a United States federal law that authorizes and governs prospecting and mining for economic minerals, such as gold, platinum, and silver, on federal Public land#United States, public lands. This law, approved on ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 152, * May 22, 1872:

Amnesty Act The Amnesty Act of 1872 is a United States federal law passed on May 22, 1872, which removed most of the penalties imposed on former Confederates by the Fourteenth Amendment, adopted on July 9, 1868. Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment prohi ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 193, * June 1, 1872: Practice Conformity Act (precursor to the

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 ...

), Sess. 2, ch. 255, * June 8, 1872: Post Office Act (1872), Sess. 2, ch. 335, * February 12, 1873:

Coinage Act of 1873 The Coinage Act of 1873 or Mint Act of 1873 was a general revision of laws relating to the Mint of the United States. By ending the right of holders of silver bullion to have it coined into standard silver dollars, while allowing holders of g ...

, Sess. 3, ch. 131, * March 3, 1873:

Comstock Act The Comstock Act of 1873 is a series of current provisions in federal law that generally criminalize the involvement of the United States Postal Service, its officers, or a common carrier in conveying obscene matter, crime-inciting matter, or ce ...

, Sess. 3, ch. 258, * March 3, 1873: Timber Culture Act, Sess. 3, ch. 277,

43rd United States Congress The 43rd 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, 1873, ...

* June 23, 1874:

Poland Act The Poland Act (18 Stat. 253) of 1874 was an act of the US Congress that sought to facilitate prosecutions under the Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act by eliminating the control members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) exert ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 469, * January 14, 1875:

Specie Payment Resumption Act The Specie Payment Resumption Act of January 14, 1875 was a law in the United States that restored the nation to the gold standard through the redemption of previously unbacked United States Notes and reversed inflationary government policies prom ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 15, * March 1, 1875:

Civil Rights Act of 1875 The Civil Rights Act of 1875, sometimes called the Enforcement Act or the Force Act, was a United States federal law enacted during the Reconstruction era in response to civil rights violations against African Americans. The bill was passed by the ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 114, * March 3, 1875:

Page Act of 1875 The Page Act of 1875 (Sect. 141, 18 Stat. 477, 3 March 1875) was the first restrictive federal immigration law in the United States, which effectively prohibited the entry of Chinese women, marking the end of open borders. Seven years later, th ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 141,

44th United States Congress The 44th 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, 1875, ...

* March 3, 1877: Desert Land Act

45th United States Congress The 45th 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, 1877, ...

* February 28, 1878:

Bland–Allison Act The Bland–Allison Act, also referred to as the Grand Bland Plan of 1878, was an act of the United States Congress requiring the U.S. Treasury to buy a certain amount of silver and put it into circulation as silver dollars. Though the bill was ...

(Coinage Act (Silver Dollar)), Sess. 2, ch. 20, * April 29, 1878: National Quarantine Act, Sess. 2, ch. 66, * June 3, 1878:

Timber and Stone Act The Timber and Stone Act of 1878 in the United States sold timberland in surveyed public lands of the United States within the states of California, Oregon, and Nevada, and in the Washington Territory. The legislation specifically noted that milita ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 151, * June 18, 1878:

Posse Comitatus Act The Posse Comitatus Act is a United States federal law (, original at ) signed on June 18, 1878, by President Rutherford B. Hayes that limits the powers of the federal government in the use of federal military personnel to enforce domestic pol ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 263, §15, * February 26, 1879: To Promote a Knowledge of Steam Engineering and Iron Shipbuilding Act, Sess. 3, ch. 105,

46th United States Congress The 46th 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, 1879 ...

47th United States Congress The 47th 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, 1881, ...

* February 25, 1882: Apportionment of the Tenth Census, Sess. 1, ch. 20, * May 6, 1882:

Chinese Exclusion Act The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was a United States Code, United States federal law signed by President Chester A. Arthur on May 6, 1882, prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers for 10 years. The law made exceptions for travelers an ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 126, * August 2, 1882: River and Harbors Act of 1882 * January 16, 1883:

Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act is a United States federal law passed by the 47th United States Congress and signed into law by President Chester A. Arthur on January 16, 1883. The act mandates that most positions within the Federal gover ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 27, * March 3, 1883: Tariff of 1883 ( Mongrel Tariff), Sess. 2, ch. 121,

48th United States Congress The 48th 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, 1883, ...

49th United States Congress The 49th 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, 188 ...

* January 19, 1886: Presidential Succession Act of 1886, Sess. 1, ch. 4, * June 19, 1886: Passenger Vessel Services Act of 1886, Sess. 1, ch. 421, * February 3, 1887:

Electoral Count Act The Electoral Count Act of 1887 (ECA) (, later codified at Title 3 of the United States Code, Title 3, Chapter 1) is a United States federal law that added to procedures set out in the Constitution of the United States for the counting of Uni ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 90, * February 4, 1887:

Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 is a United States federal law that was designed to regulate the railroad industry, particularly its monopolistic practices. The Act required that railroad rates be "reasonable and just", but did not empowe ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 104, * February 8, 1887:

Dawes Act The Dawes Act of 1887 (also known as the General Allotment Act or the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887) regulated land rights on tribal territories within the United States. Named after Senator Henry L. Dawes of Massachusetts, it authorized the P ...

( Indian General Allotment Act), Sess. 2, ch. 119, * March 2, 1887: Agricultural Experiment Stations Act of 1887, Sess. 2, ch. 314, * March 2, 1887:

Hatch Act of 1887 The Hatch Act of 1887 (ch. 314, , enacted 1887-03-02, et seq.) gave federal funds, initially $15,000 each, to state land-grant colleges in order to create a series of agricultural experiment stations, as well as pass along new information, e ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 314, * March 3, 1887:

Tucker Act The Tucker Act (March 3, 1887, ch. 359, , ) is a federal statute of the United States by which the United States government has waived its sovereign immunity with respect to certain lawsuits. The Tucker Act may be divided into the "Big" Tucker A ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 359, * March 3, 1887:

Edmunds–Tucker Act The Edmunds–Tucker Act of 1887 was an Act of Congress that restricted some practices of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and disincorporated the LDS Church. An amendment to the earlier Edmunds Act, it was passed in ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 397,

50th United States Congress The 50th 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, 1887 ...

* February 22, 1889:

Enabling Act of 1889 The Enabling Act of 1889 (, chs. 180, 276–284, enacted February 22, 1889) is a United States statute that permitted the entrance of Montana and Washington into the United States of America, as well as the splitting of Territory of Dakota ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 180,

51st United States Congress The 51st United States Congress, referred to by some critics as the Billion Dollar 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 Rep ...

* May 2, 1890:

Oklahoma Organic Act An Organic Act is a generic name for a statute used by the United States Congress to describe a territory, in anticipation of being admitted to the Union as a state. Because of Oklahoma's unique history (much of the state was a place where abori ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 182, * June 27, 1890: Dependent and Disability Pension Act, Sess. 1, ch. 634, * July 2, 1890:

Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 (, ) is a United States antitrust law which prescribes the rule of free competition among those engaged in commerce and consequently prohibits unfair monopolies. It was passed by Congress and is named for S ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 647, * July 14, 1890:

Sherman Silver Purchase Act The Sherman Silver Purchase Act was a United States federal law enacted on July 14, 1890, which increased the amount of silver the government was required to purchase on a recurrent monthly basis to 4.5 million ounces, roughly the entirety of the ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 708, * August 30, 1890:

Morrill Act of 1890 The Morrill Land-Grant Acts are United States statutes that allowed for the creation of land-grant colleges in U.S. states using the proceeds from sales of federally owned land, often obtained from Native American tribes through treaty, cession ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 841, * October 1, 1890:

McKinley Tariff The Tariff Act of 1890, commonly called the McKinley Tariff, was an act of the United States Congress framed by then-Representative William McKinley, that became law on October 1, 1890. The tariff raised the average duty on imports to almost 50% ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 1244, * March 3, 1891:

Judiciary Act of 1891 The Judiciary Act of 1891 (), also known as the Circuit Court of Appeals Act of 1891, or the Evarts Act after its primary sponsor, Senator William M. Evarts, created the United States courts of appeals and reassigned the jurisdiction of most r ...

(Evarts Act), Sess. 2, ch. 517, * March 3, 1891:

Immigration Act of 1891 The Immigration Act of 1891, also known as the 1891 Immigration Act, was a modification of the Immigration Act of 1882, focusing on immigration rules and enforcement mechanisms for foreigners arriving from countries other than China. It was the s ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 551, * March 3, 1891:

Land Revision Act of 1891 The General Revision Act (sometimes Land Revision Act) of 1891, also known as the Forest Reserve Act of 1891, was a federal law signed in 1891 by President Benjamin Harrison. The Act reversed previous policy initiatives, such as the Timber Cultu ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 561, * March 3, 1891:

Forest Reserve Act of 1891 The General Revision Act (sometimes Land Revision Act) of 1891, also known as the Forest Reserve Act of 1891, was a federal law signed in 1891 by President Benjamin Harrison. The Act reversed previous policy initiatives, such as the Timber Cultu ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 561, * March 3, 1891:

International Copyright Act of 1891 The International Copyright Act of 1891 (, March 3, 1891) is the first U.S. congressional act that extended limited protection to foreign copyright holders from select nations. Formally known as the "International Copyright Act of 1891", but more ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 565, * March 3, 1891: Merchant Marine Act of 1891

52nd United States Congress The 52nd 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, 1891 ...

* May 5, 1892:

Geary Act The Geary Act of 1892 was a United States law that extended the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 and added new requirements. It was written by California Representative Thomas J. Geary and was passed by Congress on . The law required all Chines ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 60, (amended the

) * February 13, 1893: Harter Act (Carriage of Goods by Sea), Sess. 2, ch. 105,

53rd United States Congress The 53rd 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, 189 ...

* August 27, 1894:

Wilson–Gorman Tariff Act The Revenue Act or Wilson-Gorman Tariff of 1894 (ch. 349, §73, , August 27, 1894) slightly reduced the United States tariff rates from the numbers set in the 1890 McKinley tariff and imposed a 2% tax on income over $4,000. It is named for ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 349, §73, * January 12, 1895: Printing Act of 1895 (An Act Providing for the Public Printing and Binding and the Distribution of Public Documents), Sess. 3, ch. 23, * February 18, 1895: Maguire Act of 1895, Sess. 3, ch. 97,

54th United States Congress The 54th 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, 1895 ...

* May 21, 1896: Oil Pipe Line Act, ( et seq.) * May 22, 1896: Condemned Cannon Act, * May 28, 1896: United States Commissioners Act, * June 1, 1896: Married Women's Rights Act (District of Columbia), * June 6, 1896: Filled Cheese Act, * January 13, 1897: Stock Reservoir Act, , ( et seq.) * March 2, 1897:

Tea Importation Act Tea is an Aromaticity, aromatic drink, beverage prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over Curing (vegetable preservation), cured or fresh leaves of ''Camellia sinensis'', an evergreen shrub native to East Asia which probably originated in ...

, , ( et seq.)

55th United States Congress The 55th 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, 1897, ...

* July 24, 1897:

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, Sess. 1, ch. 11, * April 20, 1898:

Teller Amendment The Teller Amendment was an amendment to a joint resolution of the United States Congress, enacted on April 20, 1898, in reply to President William McKinley's War Message. The amendment was introduced after the USS ''Maine'' exploded in February ...

(Cuba), Sess. 2, Joint Res. 24, * April 25, 1898: Declaration of war on Spain (

Spanish–American War The Spanish–American War (April 21 – August 13, 1898) was fought between Restoration (Spain), Spain and the United States in 1898. It began with the sinking of the USS Maine (1889), USS ''Maine'' in Havana Harbor in Cuba, and resulted in the ...

), Sess. 2, ch. 189, * June 1, 1898: Erdman Act, Sess. 2, ch. 370, * June 13, 1898:

War Revenue Act of 1898 The War Revenue Act of 1898 was legislation signed into law in the United States on June 13, 1898, which created a wide range of taxes to raise revenue for the American prosecution of the Spanish–American War. The legislation established the pre ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 448, * June 28, 1898:

Curtis Act of 1898 The Curtis Act of 1898 was an amendment to the United States Dawes Act; it resulted in the break-up of tribal governments and communal lands in Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) of the Five Civilized Tribes of Indian Territory: the Choctaw, Chickasa ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 517, * July 1, 1898:

Bankruptcy Act of 1898 The Bankruptcy Act of 1898 ("Nelson Act", July 1, 1898, ch. 541, ) was the first United States Act of Congress involving bankruptcy to give companies an option of being protected from creditors. Previous attempts at federal bankruptcy laws had l ...

(Henderson-Nelson Act), Sess. 2, ch. 541, * July 7, 1898:

Newlands Resolution The Newlands Resolution, , was a joint resolution passed on July 7, 1898, by the United States Congress to annexation, annex the independent Republic of Hawaii. In 1900, Congress created the Territory of Hawaii. The resolution was drafted by R ...

, Sess. 2, Joint Res. 55, * March 3, 1899:

Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 The Rivers and Harbors Appropriation Act of 1899 is the oldest federal environmental law in the United States. The Act makes it a misdemeanor to discharge refuse matter of any kind into the navigable waters, or tributaries thereof, of the Unite ...

, Sess. 3, ch. 425,

56th United States Congress The 56th 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, 189 ...

* March 14, 1900:

Gold Standard Act The Gold Standard Act was an Act of the United States Congress, signed by President William McKinley and effective on March 14, 1900, defining the United States dollar by gold weight and requiring the United States Treasury to redeem, on deman ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 41, * April 12, 1900:

Foraker Act The Foraker Act, , officially known as the Organic Act of 1900, is a United States federal law that established civilian (albeit limited popular) government on the island of Puerto Rico, which had recently become a possession of the United State ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 191, (Puerto Rico Civil Code) * April 30, 1900:

Hawaiian Organic Act The Hawaiian Organic Act, , was an organic act enacted by the United States Congress to establish the Territory of Hawaii and to provide a Constitution and Government of Hawaii, government for the territory. The Act was replaced by the Hawai ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 339,

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