Laws of the 77th Congress

Public Law 77-101 · June 6, 1941 · H.R. 4466 AN ACT To authorize the acquisition by the United States of title to or the use of domestic or foreign merchant vessels for urgent needs of commerce and national defense, and for other purposes. Public Law 77-102 · June 6, 1941 · H.R. 1801 AN ACT Amending the Act of February 27, 1936 (49 Stat. 1144). Public Law 77-103 · June 6, 1941 · H.R. 2107 AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to sell equipment and supplies to and perform work for the Commonwealth of the Philippine Islands. Public Law 77-104 · June 6, 1941 · H.R. 4105 AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the Treasury to exchange certain equipment in part payment for new equipment of the same or similar character. Public Law 77-105 · June 6, 1941 · S. 578 AN ACT Authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to release certain interests in certain land which adjoins the Shark River Coast Guard Station, in Monmouth County, New Jersey. Public Law 77-106 · June 6, 1941 · S. 1311 AN ACT To amend the Act entitled "An Act for the establishment of marine schools, and for other purposes", approved March 4, 1911, as amended, with respect to the location of the nautical school at the port of San Franc… Public Law 77-107 · June 9, 1941 · H.R. 3368 AN ACT Authorizing expenditures for the Office of Government Reports in the Executive Office of the President. Public Law 77-108 · June 10, 1941 · S. 1438 AN ACT To extend the operations of the Disaster Loan Corporation and the Electric Home and Farm Authority, to provide for increasing the lending authority of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation, and for other purpose… Public Law 77-109 · June 10, 1941 · S.J.Res. 31 JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing the President of the United States to present to Eire on behalf of the people of the United States a statue of Commodore John Barry. Public Law 77-110 · June 12, 1941 · S.J.Res. 74 JOINT RESOLUTION To authorize the postponement of payment of amounts payable to the United States by the Republic of Finland on its indebtedness under agreements between that Republic and the United States dated May 1, … Public Law 77-111 · June 14, 1941 · H.R. 148 AN ACT To amend section 2 of an Act entitled "An Act making appropriations for the legislative, executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-five, a… Public Law 77-112 · June 14, 1941 · H.R. 1831 AN ACT To amend section 7 of the Act of May 14, 1930 (46 Stat. 326; U. S. C., title 18, sec. 753f), relating to places of confinement and transfers of persons convicted of an offense against the United States. Public Law 77-113 · June 20, 1941 · S. 913 AN ACT To authorize the refusal of visas to aliens whose admission into the United States would endanger the public safety. Public Law 77-114 · June 21, 1941 · H.R. 4973 AN ACT To amend the Act of May 22, 1918 (40 Stat. 559). Public Law 77-115 · June 21, 1941 · H.R. 95 AN ACT To amend section 6 of an Act of Congress approved May 20, 1935, entitled "An Act concerning the incorporated town of Seward, Territory of Alaska." Public Law 77-116 · June 21, 1941 · H.R. 2844 AN ACT To provide for the transportation home of persons who have been arrested and subsequently released without conviction or convicted and placed on probation. Public Law 77-117 · June 21, 1941 · H.R. 4132 AN ACT To amend section 3528 of the Revised Statutes, as amended, relating to the purchase of metal for minor coins of the United States. Public Law 77-118 · June 21, 1941 · S. 158 AN ACT To amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act. Public Law 77-119 · June 21, 1941 · S. 287 AN ACT To authorize the use of certain lands for military purposes at the Fort McPherson Military Reservation, Georgia, and the Fort Du Pont Military Reservation, Delaware. Public Law 77-120 · June 21, 1941 · S. 774 AN ACT To authorize The Pennsylvania Railroad Company, by means of an underpass, to cross New York Avenue Northeast, to extend, construct, maintain, and operate certain industrial side tracks, and for other purposes. Public Law 77-121 · June 21, 1941 · S. 1300 AN ACT To amend the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act, as amended, with respect to the making available of conservation materials and soil-conserving or soil-building services. Public Law 77-122 · June 21, 1941 · S. 1420 AN ACT To authorize the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to transfer by quitclaim deed title in certain lands of Veterans' Administration Facility, Dayton, Ohio, to the county of Montgomery, State of Ohio, for highway… Public Law 77-123 · June 21, 1941 · S. 1421 AN ACT To authorize the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs to transfer by quitclaim deed to the Norfolk and Western Railway Company a small piece of land at Veterans' Administration facility, Roanoke, Virginia. Public Law 77-124 · June 23, 1941 · H.R. 4107 AN ACT To extend certain provisions of title X of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended. Public Law 77-125 · June 24, 1941 · S.J.Res. 81 JOINT RESOLUTION To authorize the President of the United States to invite the governments of the countries of the Western Hemisphere to participate in a meeting of the national directors of the meteorological services … Public Law 77-126 · June 24, 1941 · S. 346 AN ACT To authorize the President of the United States to dispose of certain public vessels, and for other purposes. Public Law 77-127 · June 24, 1941 · S. 992 AN ACT To amend sections 4613 and 4614 of the Revised Statutes of the United States to include captures of aircraft as prizes of war. Public Law 77-128 · June 24, 1941 · S. 1469 AN ACT To amend the Act of April 15, 1935, as amended (49 Stat. 156; U. S. C., Supp. V, title 34, sec. 842), and for other purposes. Public Law 77-129 · June 24, 1941 · H.R. 3536 AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to proceed with the construction of certain public works, and for other purposes. Public Law 77-130 · June 24, 1941 · H.R. 3847 AN ACT To adjust certain losses occurring in the redemption of adjusted-service bonds. Public Law 77-131 · June 25, 1941 · S. 879 AN ACT Relating to certain Carey Act lands in Wyoming. Public Law 77-132 · June 25, 1941 · H.R. 2279 AN ACT To amend section 17 of the Joint Service Pay Act approved June 10, 1922, as amended. Public Law 77-133 · June 25, 1941 · H.R. 3846 AN ACT For the relief of certain former certifying and disbursing officers of the Department of the Interior. Public Law 77-134 · June 26, 1941 · S.J.Res. 65 JOINT RESOLUTION To permit travel by a ship of Canadian registry between American ports. Public Law 77-135 · June 28, 1941 · H.R. 4276 AN ACT Making appropriations for the Department of State, the Department of Commerce, the Department of Justice, and the Federal Judiciary, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, and for other purposes. Public Law 77-136 · June 28, 1941 · H.R. 4590 AN ACT Making appropriations for the Department of the Interior for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, and for other purposes. Public Law 77-137 · June 28, 1941 · H.R. 4545 AN ACT To provide for the acquisition and equipment of public works made necessary by the defense program. Public Law 77-138 · June 28, 1941 · H.R. 4693 AN ACT To amend the National Housing Act, and for other purposes. Public Law 77-139 · June 30, 1941 · H.R. 4965 AN ACT Making appropriations for the Military Establishment for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, and for other purposes. Public Law 77-140 · June 30, 1941 · S. 239 AN ACT To provide for the discharge or retirement of enlisted men of the Regular Army and of the Philippine Scouts in certain cases. Public Law 77-141 · June 30, 1941 · S. 1471 AN ACT To extend the period during which direct obligations of the United States may be used as collateral security for Federal Reserve notes. Public Law 77-142 · June 30, 1941 · H.R. 4646 AN ACT To extend the time within which the powers relating to the stabilization fund and alteration of the weight of the dollar may be exercised. Public Law 77-143 · July 1, 1941 · H.J.Res. 193 JOINT RESOLUTION Making appropriations for work relief and relief for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942. Public Law 77-144 · July 1, 1941 · H.R. 3735 AN ACT Making appropriations for the Department of Agriculture for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, and for other purposes. Public Law 77-145 · July 1, 1941 · H.R. 4756 AN ACT Making appropriations for the Legislative Branch of the Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, and for other purposes. Public Law 77-146 · July 1, 1941 · H.R. 4926 AN ACT Making appropriations for the Department of Labor, the Federal Security Agency, and related independent agencies, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, and for other purposes. Public Law 77-147 · July 1, 1941 · H.R. 4972 AN ACT To extend the life and increase the credit resources of the Commodity Credit Corporation, and for other purposes. Public Law 77-148 · July 1, 1941 · H.R. 5049 AN ACT Making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of such District for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942, and for oth… Public Law 77-149 · July 1, 1941 · H.R. 5052 AN ACT To amend the District of Columbia Unemployment Compensation Act to regulate the use of administration expenses, and for other purposes. Public Law 77-150 · July 3, 1941 · H.R. 5166 AN ACT Making appropriations to supply deficiencies in certain appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1941, and for prior fiscal years, to provide supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending June … Public Law 77-151 · July 3, 1941 · S. 178 AN ACT Authorizing the Secretary of the Interior to issue oil and gas leases on certain lands. Public Law 77-152 · July 3, 1941 · S. 1246 AN ACT To amend section 2 of the Act of April 3, 1939 (53 Stat. 556), so as to make its provisions applicable to personnel of all components of the Army of the United States. Public Law 77-153 · July 3, 1941 · H.R. 4988 AN ACT To amend section 2 of the Act of August 27, 1935, as amended. Public Law 77-154 · July 8, 1941 · S. 1304 AN ACT Granting the consent of Congress to the Norfolk and Western Railway Company to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge across the Tug Fork of Big Sandy River near Nolan, Mingo County, West Virginia. Public Law 77-155 · July 8, 1941 · H.R. 2074 AN ACT To amend section 353 (b) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended. Public Law 77-156 · July 8, 1941 · H.R. 4224 AN ACT Relating to the manning of certain vessels of five hundred gross tons and less. Public Law 77-157 · July 8, 1941 · H.R. 4225 AN ACT Relating to the manning of certain sail vessels. Public Law 77-158 · July 8, 1941 · H.J.Res. 22 JOINT RESOLUTION Authorizing the Secretary of War to convey certain lands to the State of West Virginia. Public Law 77-159 · July 9, 1941 · H.R. 531 AN ACT To amend the Act of April 6, 1938 (52 Stat. 201), entitled "An Act authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to exchange sites at Miami Beach, Dade County, Florida, for Coast Guard purposes". Public Law 77-160 · July 9, 1941 · H.R. 3191 AN ACT To amend the Act entitled "An Act to make unlawful the transportation of convict-made goods in interstate commerce, and for other purposes", approved October 14, 1940. Public Law 77-161 · July 9, 1941 · H.R. 4841 AN ACT To establish a National Archives Trust Fund Board, and for other purposes. Public Law 77-162 · July 9, 1941 · H.R. 4903 AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to exchange certain land owned by the United States for a site for a road right-of-way needed for access to the Coast Guard Light Station Reservation, Au Sable, Michigan. Public Law 77-163 · July 11, 1941 · H.R. 2475 AN ACT To prohibit prostitution within such reasonable distance of military and/or naval establishments as the Secretaries of War and/or Navy shall determine to be needful to the efficiency, health, and welfare of the A… Public Law 77-164 · July 11, 1941 · H.R. 3857 AN ACT Authorizing the construction of a crypt for the remains of Gutzon and Mary Borglum. Public Law 77-165 · July 11, 1941 · H.R. 4258 AN ACT To supplement the navigation laws and facilitate the maintenance of discipline on board vessels of the United States. Public Law 77-166 · July 11, 1941 · H.R. 4658 AN ACT To amend and clarify certain Acts pertaining to the Coast Guard, and for other purposes. Public Law 77-167 · July 14, 1941 · S. 198 AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of War to exchange certain land located within the Fort Missoula Military Reservation, Montana, for certain land owned by the Missoula Chamber of Commerce, of Missoula, Montana. Public Law 77-168 · July 14, 1941 · S. 207 AN ACT To authorize the course of instruction at the United States Naval Academy to be given to not exceeding twenty persons at a time from the American republics, other than the United States. Public Law 77-169 · July 14, 1941 · S. 961 AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Mississippi River at or near Friar Point, Mississippi, and Helena, Arkansas. Public Law 77-170 · July 14, 1941 · S. 1147 AN ACT To revive and reenact the Act entitled "An Act authorizing the village of Cassville, Wisconsin, or its assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a toll bridge across the Mississippi River at or near Cassville,… Public Law 77-171 · July 14, 1941 · S. 1226 AN ACT To extend the times for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge across the Columbia River at Astoria, Clatsop County, Oregon. Public Law 77-172 · July 14, 1941 · S. 1488 AN ACT To amend an Act entitled "An Act authorizing the temporary detail of John L. Savage, an employee of the United States, to service under the government of the State of New South Wales, Australia, and the governmen… Public Law 77-173 · July 14, 1941 · H.R. 4700 AN ACT To provide for priorities in transportation by merchant vessels in the interests of national defense, and for other purposes. Public Law 77-174 · July 14, 1941 · H.R. 4839 AN ACT To authorize the Secretary of the Navy to proceed with the construction of certain public works, and for other purposes. Public Law 77-175 · July 15, 1941 · S. 215 AN ACT To amend the Act entitled "An Act conferring jurisdiction upon the United States Court of Claims to hear, examine, adjudicate, and render judgment on any and all claims which the Ute Indians or any tribe or band … Public Law 77-176 · July 15, 1941 · S. 1289 AN ACT Authorizing the Copper River and Northwestern Railway Company to convey to the United States its railroad right-of-way and other railroad properties in Alaska, for use as a public highway, tramroad, or tramway, a… Public Law 77-177 · July 15, 1941 · H.R. 2308 AN ACT To ratify a lease entered into by certain Mission Indians of California. Public Law 77-178 · July 15, 1941 · H.R. 4887 AN ACT To authorize the construction of Coast Guard cutters necessary in the interest of national defense and for performance of Coast Guard duties, and for other purposes. Public Law 77-179 · July 16, 1941 · H.J.Res. 194 JOINT RESOLUTION Making an additional appropriation for the Tennessee Valley Authority for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1942. Public Law 77-180 · July 17, 1941 · H.R. 4823 AN ACT Providing for the rank of officers ordered to perform special or unusual duty, and of commanders of special naval units afloat. Public Law 77-181 · July 17, 1941 · H.J.Res. 63 JOINT RESOLUTION Requesting the President to proclaim February 11, 1942, as Edison Day, in commemoration of the birthday of Thomas Alva Edison. Public Law 77-182 · July 18, 1941 · H.R. 1094 AN ACT To grant pension for disability or death resulting from service in the United States Coast Guard before July 2, 1930, and for other purposes. Public Law 77-183 · July 18, 1941 · H.R. 1618 AN ACT To amend the Act of June 25, 1938, extending the classified civil service to include postmasters of the first, second, and third classes, and for other purposes. Public Law 77-184 · July 18, 1941 · H.R. 2097 AN ACT To amend the Tennessee Valley Authority Act, as amended, by striking therefrom subsection (k) of section 4 and substituting therefor a new subsection (k). Public Law 77-185 · July 18, 1941 · H.J.Res. 173 JOINT RESOLUTION To amend further the amended joint resolution, approved August 16, 1937 (50 Stat. 668), concerning the importation of articles for exhibition at the New York World's Fair, to permit transfer of liabilit… Public Law 77-186 · July 21, 1941 · H.R. 93 AN ACT To authorize the Legislature of the Territory of Alaska to create a public corporate authority to undertake slum clearance and projects to provide dwelling accommodations for families of low income and to issue b… Public Law 77-187 · July 22, 1941 · H.R. 4158 AN ACT To amend sections 3341, 3351, and 3361 of the Internal Revenue Code and section 309 (a) of the Tariff Act of 1930, and to repeal section 2907 of the Internal Revenue Code. Public Law 77-188 · July 24, 1941 · H.R. 4473 AN ACT Authorizing the temporary appointment or advancement of certain personnel of the Navy and Marine Corps, and for other purposes. Public Law 77-189 · July 29, 1941 · S. 1110 AN ACT To amend section 1118 of the Revised Statutes, as amended, to eliminate the prohibition against enlistment in the military service of the United States of any person convicted of a felony. Public Law 77-190 · July 29, 1941 · S.J.Res. 88 JOINT RESOLUTION To strengthen the common defense by suspending section 24b of the National Defense Act and authorizing a more expeditious procedure to vitalize the active list of the Army. Public Law 77-191 · July 29, 1941 · H.J.Res. 139 JOINT RESOLUTION To provide suitable vessels for the use of certain State nautical schools, and for other purposes. Public Law 77-192 · July 29, 1941 · H.R. 5256 AN ACT Authorizing appropriations for the United States Navy, additional shipbuilding, ship repair, and ordnance manufacturing facilities, and for other purposes. Public Law 77-193 · July 30, 1941 · H.R. 2855 AN ACT To provide for payment of pension to certain dependent parents notwithstanding remarriage, and for other purposes. Public Law 77-194 · July 30, 1941 · H.R. 3933 AN ACT To grant the city of Vancouver, Washington, road rights-of-way and a retrocession of jurisdiction thereover. Public Law 77-195 · July 30, 1941 · H.R. 4210 AN ACT To adjust the salaries of rural letter carriers. Public Law 77-196 · July 30, 1941 · H.R. 4293 AN ACT To further amend the Act of February 9, 1927, entitled "An Act relating to the transfusion of blood by members of the Military Establishment" (U. S. C., title 24, sec. 30), as amended June 2, 1939 (Public, Number… Public Law 77-197 · July 30, 1941 · H.R. 4816 AN ACT To facilitate the construction, extension, or completion of interstate petroleum pipe lines related to national defense, and to promote interstate commerce. Public Law 77-198 · July 30, 1941 · S. 1120 AN ACT For the acquisition of Indian lands for the Central Valley project, and for other purposes. Public Law 77-199 · July 30, 1941 · S.J.Res. 1 JOINT RESOLUTION Directing the Comptroller General to readjust the account between the United States and the State of Vermont. Public Law 77-200 · August 1, 1941 · H.R. 1073 AN ACT To amend the Classification Act of 1923, as amended.