This is a , in chronological order.
At the Federal Level In The United States , Legislation (a.k.a. " Statute s" or " Statutory Law ") consists exclusively of Act s passed by the Congress Of The United States (and its predecessor, the Continental Congress ), which were either signed into law by the President or passed by Congress after a Presidential Veto .
Legislation is not the only source of regulations with s of the President ; Regulations of Executive Branch Departments and Administrative Agencies ; and the Procedural Rules of the Federal Courts .
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Today, Acts of Congress are designated in the form: where ''X'' is the number of the ordinal Congress and ''Y'' is the number of the chronological order of the Act in that Congress. ''See Example below.
Many statutes have also been Codified into the (abbreviated here and commonly elsewhere as "U.S.C."), where they are ordered by topic rather than chronology. Where known, an external link is provided in the list below to the United States Code section (via the Legal Information Institute at Cornell University ).
For example, the Global Anti-Semitism Review Act , PL 108-332, 118 Stat. 1282, , was the 332nd Act of Congress (statute) passed in the 108th Congress. It can be found in volume 118 of the United States Statutes at Large, starting at page 1282. It was codified into title 22 (which deals with Foreign Relations), section 2651 of the United States Code.
- June 1 1789 - An Act To Regulate The Time And Manner Of Administering Certain Oaths , ch. 1, 1 Stat. 23
- July 4 1789 - Hamilton Tariff , ch. 2, 1 Stat. 24
- September 24 1789 - Judiciary Act Of 1789 , ch. 20, 1 Stat. 73
- March 26 1790 - Naturalization Act Of 1790 , ch. 3, 1 Stat 103
- April 10 , 1790 - Patent Act, ch. 7, 1 Stat 109
- May 26 1790 - Southwest Ordinance , ch. 14, 1 Stat. 123
- May 31 1790 - Copyright Act Of 1790 , ch. 15, 1 Stat. 124
- July 6 1790 - Residence Act , ch. 28, 1 Stat. 130
- February 25 1791 - First Bank Of The United States , ch. 10, 1 Stat. 191
- August 5 , 1861 - Revenue Act Of 1861 , ch. 45, 12 Stat. 242
- May 20 1862 - Homestead Act , ch. 75, 12 Stat. 392
- July 1 , 1862 - Revenue Act Of 1862 , ch. 119, 12 Stat. 432
- July 1 , 1862 - Pacific Railway Act , ch. 120, 12 Stat. 489
- July 2 , 1862 - Morrill Land Grant Colleges Act , ch. 130, 12 Stat. 503 ( et seq.)
- July 17 , 1862 - Militia Act , ch. 201, 12 Stat. 597
- February 25 1863 - National Banking Act , ch 58, 12 Stat. 665
- March 2 1863 - False Claims Act , ch. 67, 12 Stat. 696 ''et seq.''
- March 3 1863 - Enrollment Act , ch. 75, 12 Stat. 731
- April 9 , 1866 - Civil Rights Act Of 1866 , ch. 31, 14 Stat. 27
- July 23 , 1866 - Judicial Circuits Act , ch. 210, 14 Stat. 209
- March 2 , 1867 - Reconstruction Act , ch. 153, 14 Stat. 428
- March 2 , 1867 - Tenure Of Office Act , ch. 154, 14 Stat. 430
- Reconstruction Act s, continued:
- --- March 23 , 1867 , ch. 6, 15 Stat. 2
- --- July 19 , 1867 , ch. 30, 15 Stat. 14
- --- March 11 , 1868 , ch. 25, 15 Stat. 25
- April 20 1871 - Ku Klux Act (Civil Rights Act of 1871, Ku Klux Klan Act), ch. 22, 17 Stat. 13
- March 1 1872 - Yellowstone Act
- May 10 1872 - General Mining Act Of 1872 , ch. 152, 17 Stat. 91; R.S. §§2319–2328, 2331, 2333–2338, 2344,
- May 22 1872 - Amnesty Act
- June 1 1872 - Practice Conformity Act (precursor to the Rules Enabling Act ), ch. 255, 17 Stat. 196
- February 12 1873 - Fourth Coinage Act , ch. 131, 17 Stat. 424
- March 3 , 1873 - Comstock Act , ch. 258, 17 Stat. 598
- February 4 , 1887 - Interstate Commerce Act , ch. 104, 24 Stat. 379
- February 8 , 1887 - Indian General Allotment Act ("Dawes Act"), ch. 119, 24 Stat. 388,
- March 2 , 1887 - Hatch Act Of 1887 ch. 314, 24 Stat. 440,
- October 3 1913 - Revenue Act Of 1913 (Federal Income Tax), including Underwood Tariff
- December 23 1913 - Federal Reserve Act
- May 8 1914 - Smith-Lever Act , ch. 79, 38 Stat. 372,
- September 26 , 1914 - Federal Trade Commission Act , ch. 311, 38 Stat. 717,
- October 15 , 1914 - Clayton Antitrust Act , ch. 323, 38 Stat. 730, , ''et seq.''
- 1914 - Narcotics Act
- July 17 1916 - Federal Farm Loan Act , ch. 245, 39 Stat. 360
- September 1 1916 - Keating-Owen Child Labor Act Of 1916 , ch. 432, 39 Stat. 675, ''held unconstitutional in 1918, see Hammer V. Dagenhart .''
- September 3 , 1916 - Adamson Act , ch. 436, 39 Stat. 721,
- August 25 1916 - National Park Service Act , ch. 408, 39 Stat. 535,
- September 8 1916 - Revenue Act Of 1916 , ch. 463, 39 Stat. 756
- February 5 1917 - Immigration Act Of 1917 (Barred Zone Act), ch. 29, 39 Stat. 874
- February 23 1917 - Smith-Hughes Vocational Education Act , ch. 114, 39 Stat. 929, , ''repealed.''
- March 2 1917 - Jones-Shafroth Act , ch. 145, 39 Stat. 951,
- March 9 , 1933 - Emergency Banking Relief Act , ch. 1, 48 Stat. 1
- March 31 , 1933 - Civilian Conservation Corps , ch. 17, 48 Stat. 22
- May 12 , 1933 - Agricultural Adjustment Act , ch. 25, title I, 48 Stat. 31,
- May 18 , 1933 - Tennessee Valley Authority Act , ch. 32, 48 Stat. 58,
- May 27 , 1933 - Securities Act , ch. 38, title I, 48 Stat. 74,
- June 13 , 1933 - Home Owners' Loan Corporation , ch. 64, 48 Stat. 128 (repealed by PL 89–554, § 8(a), September 6 , 1966 , 80 Stat. 648)
- June 16 , 1933 - Glass-Steagal Act ("Banking Act of 1933"), ch. 89, 48 Stat. 162, (repealed by Gramm-Leach-Bliley Financial Services Modernization Act )
- June 16 , 1933 - National Industrial Recovery Act , ch. 90, 48 Stat. 195
- June 16 , 1933 - Public Works Administration Act , ch. 90, title II, 48 Stat. 200
- June 16 , 1933 - Civil Works Administration , ch. 90, title II, 48 Stat. 200
- June 16 , 1933 - Farm Credit Administration , ch. 98, 48 Stat. 257,
- 1934 - Rules Enabling Act , PL 73-415,
- March 24 , 1934 - Tydings-McDuffie Act ("Philippine Independence Act"), PL 73-127, ch. 84, 48 Stat. 456
- May 14 , 1934 - Johnson Act , ch. 283, 48 Stat. 775
- June 6 , 1934 - Securities Exchange Act (creating ( Securities Exchange Commission ), ch. 404, 48 Stat. 881,
- June 12 , 1934 - Reciprocal Tariff Act , ch. 474, 48 Stat. 943,
- June 18 , 1934 - Indian Reorganization Act , ch. 576, 48 Stat. 984, \
- June 19 , 1934 - Communications Act (creating Federal Communications Commission ), ch. 652, 48 Stat. 1064,
- June 27 , 1934 - National Housing Act (creating Federal Housing Administration ), ch. 847, 48 Stat. 1246,
- 1935 - Motor Carrier Act (renamed part II of the Interstate Commerce Act )
- April 27 , 1935 - Soil Conservation And Domestic Allotment Act , ch. 85, 49 Stat. 163, ''et seq.''
- July 5 , 1935 - National Labor Relations Act (Wagner Act), ch. 372, 49 Stat. 449, ''et seq.''
- August 14 , 1935 - Social Security Act , including Aid To Dependent Children , Old Age Pension Act, PL 74-271 (ch. 531, 49 Stat. 620, ''et seq.''
- August 26 , 1935 - Public Utility Holding Company Act Of 1935 , ch. 687, title I, 49 Stat. 803, ''et seq.''
- August 31 , 1935 - Neutrality Act Of 1935
- May 20 , 1936 - Rural Electrification Act , ch. 432, 49 Stat. 1363,
- June 19 1936 - Robinson Patman Act , ch. 592, 49 Stat. 1526,
- June 29 , 1936 - Merchant Marine Act , ch. 250, 41 Stat. 988
- June 30 1936 - Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Act Of 1936 , ch. 881, 49 Stat. 2036,
- 1936 - Neutrality Act Of 1936
- June 3 , 1937 - Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act , ch. 296, 50 Stat. 246
- August 5 , 1937 - National Cancer Institute Act , ch. 565, 50 Stat. 559
- 1937 - Neutrality Acts Of 1937
- 1937 - Miller-Tydings Act
- 1937 - United States Housing Act Of 1937
- June 8 , 1938 - Foreign Agents Registration Act , ch. 327, 52 Stat. 631, et seq.
- June 21 , 1938 - Natural Gas Act , ch. 556, 52 Stat. 821, et seq.
- June 23 , 1938 - Civil Aeronautics Act , ch. 601, 52 Stat. 973
- June 25 , 1938 - Fair Labor Standards Act , ch. 676, 52 Stat. 1060, et seq.
- June 25 , 1938 - Federal Food, Drug, And Cosmetic Act , ch. 675, 52 Stat. 1040, et seq.
- 1938 - Wheeler-Lea Act
- 1945 - Bretton Woods Agreements Act , PL 79-171
- 1945 - United Nations Participation Act
- 1945 - Export-Import Bank Act Of 1945
- 1945 - War Brides Act
- February 20 , 1946 - Employment Act , PL 27-304, ch. 33, 60 Stat. 23, et seq.
- 1946 - Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act , June 4 , 1946 , ch. 281, 60 Stat. 230, et seq.
- 1946 - Administrative Procedure Act , June 11 , 1946 , ch. 324, 60 Stat. 237
- 1946 - Hobbs Anti-Racketeering Act , July 3 , 1946 , ch. 537, 60 Stat. 420,
- 1946 - Atomic Energy Act , August 1 , 1946 , ch. 724, 60 Stat. 755, et seq.
- 1946 - Federal Tort Claims Act , August 2 , 1946 , ch. 753, title IV, 60 Stat. 842,
- 1946 - Foreign Service Act , August 13 , 1946 , ch. 957, titles I–X, 60 Stat. 999–1030, et seq.
- 1946 - Hospital Survey And Construction Act ( Hill-Burton Act ), PL 79-725, August 13 , 1946 , ch. 958, 60 Stat. 1040
- 1946 - Farmers Home Administration Act , August 14 , 1946 , ch. 964, 60 Stat. 1062
- 1946 - Luce-Celler Act
- 1947 - Aid to Greece and Turkey (''see'' Truman Doctrine ), PL 80-75
- 1947 - Presidential Succession Act ,
- 1947 - Taft-Hartley Act , June 23 , 1947 , ch. 120, 61 Stat. 136,
- 1947 - National Security Act , July 26 , 1947 , ch. 343, 61 Stat. 495,
- 1947 - Mineral Leasing Act For Acquired Lands , August 7 , 1947 , ch. 513, 61 Stat. 913,
- 1948 - Foreign Assistance Act ( Marshall Plan ), PL 80-47, April 3 , 1948 , ch. 169, 62 Stat. 137
- 1948 - United States Information And Educational Exchange Act , PL 80-402
- 1948 - Civil Air Patrol , PL 80-577,
- 1948 - Federal Water Pollution Control Act , June 30 , 1948 , ch. 758,
- 1953 - Small Business Act PL 83-163
- 1953 - Refugee Relief Act , PL 83-203
- 1953 - Public Law 280 , PL 83-280
- 1953 - Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act , August 7 , 1953 , ch. 345, 67 Stat. 462, et seq.
- 1954 - Internal Revenue Code Of 1954 , PL 83-591
- 1954 - Saint Lawrence Seaway Act , May 13 , 1954 , ch. 201, 68 Stat. 92, et seq.
- 1954 - Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act , June 27 , 1934 , ch. 847, title III, as added August 2 , 1954 , ch. 649, title II, §201, 68 Stat. 612, et seq.
- 1954 - Multiple Mineral Development Act , August 13 , 1954 , ch. 730, 68 Stat. 708, et seq.
- 1954 - Federal Unemployment Tax Act , August 16 , 1954 , ch. 736, §1(d) Revenue Title, chapter 23 , 68A Stat. 439, et seq.
- 1954 - National Firearms Act , August 16 , 1954 , ch. 736, §1(d) Revenue Title, chapter 53 , et seq.
- 1954 - Communist Control Act Of 1954 , August 24 , 1954 , ch. 886, 68 Stat. 775, et seq.
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