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. 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 legislati ...

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

1st United States Congress

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 Patrio ...

, 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 countr ...

, 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 were enacted by the 2nd United States Congress in 1792 that provided for the organization of militias and empowered the President of the United States to take command of the state militias in times of imminent invasion or insurr ...

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

, Sess. 1, ch. 33, * February 12, 1793:

Fugitive Slave Law of 1793 The Fugitive Slave Act of 1793 was an Act of the United States Congress to give effect to the Fugitive Slave Clause of the US Constitution ( Article IV, Section 2, Clause 3), which was later superseded by the Thirteenth Amendment, and to also gi ...

, 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 The Judiciary Act of 1793 (ch. 22 of the Acts of the 2nd United States Congress, 2nd Session, ) is a United States federal statute, enacted on March 2, 1793. It established a number of regulations related to court procedures. The Judiciary Act of ...

, 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 cour ...

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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, Penn ...

* March 27, 1794: Naval Act of 1794, 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 Uni ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 20,

4th United States Congress

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 were a set of four laws enacted in 1798 that applied restrictions to immigration and speech in the United States. The Naturalization Act increased the requirements to seek citizenship, the Alien Friends Act allowed th ...

: An Act to establish a uniform rule of naturalization (

Naturalization Act of 1798 The Naturalization Act of 1798 (, enacted June 18, 1798) 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 become naturali ...

), 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 typically a military force trained to operate in littoral zones in support of naval operations. Historically, tasks undertaken by marines have included helping maintain discipline and order aboard the ship (refl ...

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 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 the sole purpos ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 77,

6th United States Congress The 6th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. It met at Congress Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and in Washington, D ...

* April 4, 1800: Bankruptcy Act of 1800, Sess. 1, ch. 19, * May 2, 1800: Slave Trade Act of 1800, 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) represented an effort to solve an issue in the U.S. Supreme Court during ...

, 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, Sec ...

, 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, 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 Congre ...

, 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 footin ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 40,

8th United States Congress

* March 26, 1804:

Land Act of 1804 The Land Act of 1804 was U.S. legislation that refined provisions for the purchase of U.S. public land north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi river. At the time, the region was divided into the Indiana Territory and the State of Ohio. ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 35,

9th United States Congress

* 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 (formally, "An Act establishing Circuit Courts, and abridging the jurisdiction of the district courts in the districts of Kentucky, Tennessee and Ohio", ; 9th Congress, ch. 16; enacted February 24, 1807) was a feder ...

, 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 a United States federal law that empowers the President of the United States to deploy U.S. military and federalized National Guard troops within the United States in particular circumstances, such as to suppress ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 39,

10th United States Congress The 10th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1807, to March 4, 1809, during ...

* 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. As a successor or replacement law for the 1806 Non-importation Act and passed as the Napoleonic Wars continued, it repr ...

, 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 30 ...

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

Non-Intercourse Act (1809) In the last sixteen days of President Thomas Jefferson's presidency, the Congress replaced the Embargo Act of 1807 with the almost unenforceable Non-Intercourse Act of March 1809. This Act lifted all embargoes on American shipping except for th ...

, 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, 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, 181 ...

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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 Washingto ...

* April 10, 1816:

Second Bank of the United States The Second Bank of the United States was the second federally authorized Hamiltonian national bank in the United States. Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the bank was chartered from February 1816 to January 1836.. The Bank's formal name, ...

, 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 s ...

, 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 was a federal legislation of the United States that balanced desires of northern states to prevent expansion of slavery in the country with those of southern states to expand it. It admitted Missouri as a slave state and ...

, 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 n ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 51, * March 2, 1821:

Relief Act of 1821 The Relief Act of 1821, passed February, 16, 1821, was a United States federal law to provide additional financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands, prior to the effective date of the Land Act of 1820. The 1820 law had ended public land pur ...

, 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, t ...

18th United States Congress

* 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, or ...

, 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 in May 1828. It was a bill designed to not pass Congress because it was seen by free trade supporters as hurting both industry and farming, but surprising ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 111,

21st United States Congress

* May 28, 1830:

Indian Removal Act The Indian Removal Act 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, and for ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 148, * February 3, 1831: Copyright Act of 1831, 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, 18 ...

* 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 b ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 227, * March 2, 1833:

Compromise Tariff The Tariff of 1833 (also known as the Compromise Tariff of 1833, ch. 55, ), enacted on March 2, 1833, was proposed by Henry Clay and John C. Calhoun as a resolution to the Nullification Crisis. Enacted under Andrew Jackson's presidency, it was ...

(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 at ...

, 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, 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, 1835 ...

* July 4, 1836: Patent Act of 1836, 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 cr ...

, 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, 1839 ...

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, 1 ...

* 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-empt ...

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

Armed Occupation Act The Florida Armed Occupation Act of 1842 () was passed as an incentive to populate Florida. The Act granted of unsettled land south of the line separating townships 9 and 10 South (an east–west line about three miles (5 km) north of P ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 122, * August 30, 1842: Tariff of 1842 ("Black Tariff"), Sess. 2, ch. 270,

28th United States Congress

* January 23, 1845: Presidential Election Day Act, 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 A veto is a legal power to unilaterally stop an official actio ...

, 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 po ...

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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 A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...

, 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, Sess. 2, ch. 109,

31st United States Congress

* 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 defused a political confrontation between slave and free states on the status of territories acquired in the Mexican–Am ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 49, * September 18, 1850: Fugitive Slave Act, 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 The California Land Act of 1851 (), enacted following the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo and the admission of California as a state in 1850, established a three-member Public Land Commission to determine the validity of prior Spanish and Mexican lan ...

, 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. Althoug ...

, 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 by ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 59,

34th United States Congress

* 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 U.S. Congress that enables citizens of the United States to take possession, in the name of the United States, of unclai ...

, 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

36th United States Congress

* June 16, 1860:

Pacific Telegraph Act of 1860 The Pacific Telegraph Act of 1860 (also known as "An Act to Facilitate Communication between the Atlantic and Pacific States by Electric Telegraph"), was an Act of Congress that authorized the U.S. Treasury to fund the construction of a telegraph li ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 137, * March 2, 1861: Morrill Tariff, 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 court proceedings for confiscation of any of property being used to support the Confederate independence effort, including slaves. ...

, 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 th ...

, 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 Commissio ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 119, * July 1, 1862: Pacific Railroad Act of 1862, 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 Vermo ...

, 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 indigenous tribes through treaty, cession, or ...

, 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, fo ...

, 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 The False Claims Act (FCA), also called the "Lincoln Law", is an American federal law that imposes liability on persons and companies (typically federal contractors) who defraud governmental programs. It is the federal government's primary litigat ...

, Sess. 3, ch. 67, * March 3, 1863: Enrollment Act, 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 habe ...

, 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 C ...

, 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 one-cent coin and authorized the minting of the two-cent coin. The Director of the U.S. Mint developed the designs for thes ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 66, * March 3, 1865: Freedmen's Bureau, 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, Sess. 1, ch. 31, * April 12, 1866: Contraction Act of 1866, 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 President ...

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

Reconstruction Act The Reconstruction Acts, or the Military Reconstruction Acts, (March 2, 1867, 14 Stat. 428-430, c.153; March 23, 1867, 15 Stat. 2-5, c.6; July 19, 1867, 15 Stat. 14-16, c.30; and March 11, 1868, 15 Stat. 41, c.25) were four statutes passed duri ...

, 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 2 ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 154,

40th United States Congress

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 rig ...

, 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, 186 ...

* March 18, 1869: Public Credit Act of 1869, 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 sometimes called the Circuit Judges Act of 1869, provided that the Supreme Court of the Unite ...

(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) was a United States federal law that empowered the President ...

(Civil Rights Act of 1870), Sess. 2, ch. 114, * June 22, 1870: Department of Justice Act, Sess. 2, ch. 150, * July 8, 1870: Copyright Act of 1870, Sess. 2, ch. 230, * July 12, 1870: Currency Act of 1870, 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 A ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 254, * July 14, 1870: Funding Act of 1870, 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 and established a new territorial government for the whole District of Columbia. Though Congre ...

, 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 which empowered the President to suspend t ...

(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 lands. This law, approved on May 10, 1872, codified the ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 152, * May 22, 1872: Amnesty Act, 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 an ...

), 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 go ...

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

Comstock Act The Comstock laws were a set of federal acts passed by the United States Congress under the Grant administration along with related state laws.Dennett p.9 The "parent" act (Sect. 211) was passed on March 3, 1873, as the Act for the Suppression of ...

, Sess. 3, ch. 258, * March 3, 1873:

Timber Culture Act The Timber Culture Act was a follow-up act to the Homestead Act. The Timber Culture Act was passed by Congress in 1873. The act allowed homesteaders to get another of land if they planted trees on one-fourth of the land, because the land was "al ...

, Sess. 3, ch. 277,

43rd United States Congress

* June 23, 1874: Poland Act, 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 promot ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 15, * March 1, 1875: Civil Rights Act of 1875, 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 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 vetoe ...

(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, 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 which limits the powers of the federal government in the use of federal military personnel to enforce domestic p ...

, 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

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

Chinese Exclusion Act The Chinese Exclusion Act was a 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 excluded merchants, teachers, students, travelers, and diplo ...

, 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 govern ...

, 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

* January 19, 1886: Presidential Succession Act of 1886, Sess. 1, ch. 4, * June 19, 1886:

Passenger Vessel Services Act of 1886 The Passenger Vessel Services Act of 1886 (sometimes abbreviated to PVSA, Passenger Services Act, or PSA) is a protectionist piece of United States legislation which came into force in 1886 relating to cabotage. Essentially, it says: As a res ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 421, * February 3, 1887:

Electoral Count Act The Electoral Count Act of 1887 (ECA) (, later codified at Title 3, Chapter 1) was a United States federal law adding to procedures set out in the Constitution of the United States for the counting of electoral votes following a presidential ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 90, * February 4, 1887: Interstate Commerce Act of 1887, 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 Pres ...

( 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 of $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, 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, 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 R ...

* May 2, 1890: Oklahoma Organic Act, 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. It was passed by Congress and is named for Senator John Sherman, its principal author. T ...

, 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.Charles Ramsdell Lingley, ''Since the Civil War'', first edition: New York, The Century Co., 1920, ix–635 p., . Re-issued: Plain Label Books, unknown date, ...

, 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 indigenous tribes through treaty, cession, or ...

, 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 fift ...

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

Judiciary Act of 1891 The Judiciary Act of 1891 ({{USStat, 26, 826), also known as the Evarts Act after its primary sponsor, Senator William M. Evarts, created the United States courts of appeals and reassigned the jurisdiction of most routine appeals from the district ...

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

, 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 Culture ...

, 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, 189 ...

* May 5, 1892:

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

, 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, 1893 ...

* 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 Tariff in American history, United States tariff rates from the numbers set in the 1890 McKinley tariff and imposed a 2% tax on income over ...

, 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 The Maguire Act of 1895 (, enacted February 18, 1895) is a United States Federal statute that abolished the practice of imprisoning sailors who deserted from coastwise vessels. The act was sponsored by representative James G. Maguire of San Franc ...

, 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 aromatic beverage prepared by pouring hot or boiling water over cured or fresh leaves of ''Camellia sinensis'', an evergreen shrub native to East Asia which probably originated in the borderlands of southwestern China and norther ...

, , ( 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, DC from March 4, 1897, to M ...

* July 24, 1897: Dingley Act, 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. It placed a condition on the United States military's presence in Cuba. Ac ...

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

Spanish–American War , partof = the Philippine Revolution, the decolonization of the Americas, and the Cuban War of Independence , image = Collage infobox for Spanish-American War.jpg , image_size = 300px , caption = (cloc ...

), Sess. 2, ch. 189, * June 1, 1898:

Erdman Act The Erdman Act of 1898 was a United States federal law regulating railroad labor disputes. The law provided arbitration for disputes between the interstate railroads and their workers organized into unions. Major provisions The most significant p ...

, 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 pred ...

, 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 (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 annex the independent Republic of Hawaii. In 1900, Congress created the Territory of Hawaii. The resolution was drafted by Representative Fr ...

, 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 United ...

, 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, 1899, ...

* 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 demand ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 41, * April 2, 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 for the territory. The Act was replaced by the Hawaii Admission Act on Au ...

, Sess. 1, ch. 339,

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