The Register
Every law Congress has passed
97,863 laws from 1789 to 2026, as printed in the Statutes at Large, the official record of every act of Congress. 51,799 are public laws; 46,064 are private laws, which apply to named people or places, such as pensions, land claims and relief from debts.
4,043 laws of the 58th Congress, 1903–1905
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Alfred A. Burrell.
Ch. 1860 · 33 Stat. 1651 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Joseph Davis.
Ch. 1861 · 33 Stat. 1652 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to John Smith.
Ch. 1862 · 33 Stat. 1652 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Nathaniel Warren.
Ch. 1863 · 33 Stat. 1652 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to James Bramble.
Ch. 1864 · 33 Stat. 1652 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Hezekiah Bruce.
Ch. 1865 · 33 Stat. 1652 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Margaret Dilley.
Ch. 1866 · 33 Stat. 1653 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to James A. Rapp.
Ch. 1867 · 33 Stat. 1653 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Josiah Wood.
Ch. 1868 · 33 Stat. 1653 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Timothy Haley.
Ch. 1869 · 33 Stat. 1653 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Henry J. Arnold.
Ch. 1870 · 33 Stat. 1654 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Amaziah Havey.
Ch. 1871 · 33 Stat. 1654 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Edward L. Haney.
Ch. 1872 · 33 Stat. 1654 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to James A. Barber.
Ch. 1873 · 33 Stat. 1654 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Smith B. Mills.
Ch. 1874 · 33 Stat. 1654 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Charles H. Lakey.
Ch. 1875 · 33 Stat. 1655 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Henry Hiete.
Ch. 1876 · 33 Stat. 1655 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to John Hotchkiss.
Ch. 1877 · 33 Stat. 1655 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to George C. Birch.
Ch. 1878 · 33 Stat. 1655 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to William M. Lang.
Ch. 1879 · 33 Stat. 1656 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Fanny A. Hutchason.
Ch. 1880 · 33 Stat. 1656 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Jeremiah Gill.
Ch. 1881 · 33 Stat. 1656 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Benjamin L. Commons.
Ch. 1882 · 33 Stat. 1656 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to John Cook.
Ch. 1883 · 33 Stat. 1656 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to James T. Thompson.
Ch. 1884 · 33 Stat. 1657 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to John Calloway.
Ch. 1885 · 33 Stat. 1657 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Harriet S. Gilbert.
Ch. 1886 · 33 Stat. 1657 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Alfred Small.
Ch. 1887 · 33 Stat. 1657 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to William Glasgow.
Ch. 1888 · 33 Stat. 1658 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to William Odenheimer.
Ch. 1889 · 33 Stat. 1658 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Lyman L. Jones.
Ch. 1890 · 33 Stat. 1658 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Henry Clay Hall.
Ch. 1891 · 33 Stat. 1658 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Joseph Welsh.
Ch. 1892 · 33 Stat. 1658 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Urbanus Hubbs.
Ch. 1893 · 33 Stat. 1659 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Frederick C. Abel.
Ch. 1894 · 33 Stat. 1659 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Ellenora Clavier.
Ch. 1895 · 33 Stat. 1659 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Abraham S. Van Fleet.
Ch. 1896 · 33 Stat. 1659 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to John W. Hilton.
Ch. 1897 · 33 Stat. 1660 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Eliza A. Moss.
Ch. 1898 · 33 Stat. 1660 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Bradford A. Gehr.
Ch. 1899 · 33 Stat. 1660 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to George W. Jaques.
Ch. 1900 · 33 Stat. 1660 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to William Whealton.
Ch. 1901 · 33 Stat. 1660 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Louis Voll.
Ch. 1902 · 33 Stat. 1661 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Robert W. Foster.
Ch. 1903 · 33 Stat. 1661 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Abel D. Brooks.
Ch. 1904 · 33 Stat. 1661 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to David Wills.
Ch. 1905 · 33 Stat. 1661 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to George W. Kinsey.
Ch. 1906 · 33 Stat. 1662 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Jesse Stinnett.
Ch. 1907 · 33 Stat. 1662 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Loucinda M. Thompson.
Ch. 1908 · 33 Stat. 1662 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Byron Bowers.
Ch. 1909 · 33 Stat. 1662 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Jennie L. Cardwell.
Ch. 1910 · 33 Stat. 1662 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Martha Taylor.
Ch. 1911 · 33 Stat. 1663 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Devernia White.
Ch. 1912 · 33 Stat. 1663 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Pocahontas C. Monteiro.
Ch. 1913 · 33 Stat. 1663 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to William F. McMillan.
Ch. 1914 · 33 Stat. 1663 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Daniel M. Graves.
Ch. 1915 · 33 Stat. 1664 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Elizabeth J. Moore.
Ch. 1916 · 33 Stat. 1664 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Juliana H. Barry.
Ch. 1917 · 33 Stat. 1664 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Susan A. Schell.
Ch. 1918 · 33 Stat. 1664 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act To pay certain Choctaw (Indian) warrants held by James M. Shackelford.
Ch. 1919 · 33 Stat. 1664 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to William H. Colville.
Ch. 1920 · 33 Stat. 1665 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Alexander D. Tanyer.
Ch. 1921 · 33 Stat. 1665 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Darius W. Owens.
Ch. 1922 · 33 Stat. 1665 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Louisa Weaver.
Ch. 1923 · 33 Stat. 1665 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to William L. Johnston.
Ch. 1924 · 33 Stat. 1666 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Richard E. Bouldin.
Ch. 1925 · 33 Stat. 1666 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Alice W. Stoodley.
Ch. 1926 · 33 Stat. 1666 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Jacob S. Grimes.
Ch. 1927 · 33 Stat. 1666 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to William D. Woodworth.
Ch. 1928 · 33 Stat. 1666 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Sue Stevens Eskridge.
Ch. 1929 · 33 Stat. 1667 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Edward Colvin.
Ch. 1930 · 33 Stat. 1667 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Daniel W. Working.
Ch. 1931 · 33 Stat. 1667 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Harvey R. Backus.
Ch. 1932 · 33 Stat. 1667 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting a pension to Sarah E. Nichols.
Ch. 1933 · 33 Stat. 1668 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting a pension to James L. Dyer.
Ch. 1934 · 33 Stat. 1668 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to William Holliday.
Ch. 1935 · 33 Stat. 1668 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting a pension to Maggie E. Bamford.
Ch. 1936 · 33 Stat. 1668 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Edna Stevens.
Ch. 1937 · 33 Stat. 1668 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to David L. Miller.
Ch. 1938 · 33 Stat. 1669 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Ferdinand Mergel.
Ch. 1939 · 33 Stat. 1669 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting a pension to Clarissa Ann Lapoint.
Ch. 1940 · 33 Stat. 1669 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting a pension to Michael Nelligan.
Ch. 1941 · 33 Stat. 1669 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Jasper N. Jennings.
Ch. 1942 · 33 Stat. 1670 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to William H. Ijams.
Ch. 1943 · 33 Stat. 1670 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to John R. McMannomy.
Ch. 1944 · 33 Stat. 1670 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Kate M. Strange.
Ch. 1945 · 33 Stat. 1670 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Raynor H. Newton.
Ch. 1946 · 33 Stat. 1670 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Hayden M. Thompson.
Ch. 1947 · 33 Stat. 1671 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to George W. Foster.
Ch. 1948 · 33 Stat. 1671 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Oscar F. Bartlett.
Ch. 1949 · 33 Stat. 1671 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Andrew A. Kelley.
Ch. 1950 · 33 Stat. 1671 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Frances G. Belknap.
Ch. 1951 · 33 Stat. 1672 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to John Waldo.
Ch. 1952 · 33 Stat. 1672 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Rosaline V. Campbell.
Ch. 1953 · 33 Stat. 1672 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Frances E. Plummer.
Ch. 1954 · 33 Stat. 1672 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Ellen M. O'Connor.
Ch. 1955 · 33 Stat. 1672 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to James W. Carrier.
Ch. 1956 · 33 Stat. 1673 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Sarah S. Smith.
Ch. 1957 · 33 Stat. 1673 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to James N. Culton.
Ch. 1958 · 33 Stat. 1673 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
An Act Granting an increase of pension to Benjamin F. Bollinger, alias Benjamin Bell.
Ch. 1959 · 33 Stat. 1673 · April 28, 1904 · Private law · Original text
By Congress
- 119th 2025 · 136
- 118th 2023 · 274
- 117th 2021 · 365
- 116th 2019 · 344
- 115th 2017 · 443
- 114th 2015 · 329
- 113th 2013 · 296
- 112th 2011 · 284
- 111th 2009 · 385
- 110th 2007 · 460
- 109th 2005 · 483
- 108th 2003 · 504
- 107th 2001 · 337
- 106th 1999 · 604
- 105th 1997 · 404
- 104th 1995 · 337
- 103rd 1993 · 473
- 102nd 1991 · 610
- 101st 1989 · 666
- 100th 1987 · 761
- 99th 1985 · 688
- 98th 1983 · 677
- 97th 1981 · 529
- 96th 1979 · 736
- 95th 1977 · 805
- 94th 1975 · 729
- 93rd 1973 · 774
- 92nd 1971 · 769
- 91st 1969 · 942
- 90th 1967 · 1,002
- 89th 1965 · 1,283
- 88th 1963 · 1,026
- 87th 1961 · 1,573
- 86th 1959 · 1,292
- 85th 1957 · 1,721
- 84th 1955 · 1,909
- 83rd 1953 · 1,784
- 82nd 1951 · 1,640
- 81st 1949 · 2,000
- 80th 1947 · 1,365
- 79th 1945 · 1,626
- 78th 1943 · 1,157
- 77th 1941 · 1,489
- 76th 1939 · 1,659
- 75th 1937 · 1,760
- 74th 1935 · 1,724
- 73rd 1933 · 975
- 72nd 1931 · 861
- 71st 1929 · 1,506
- 70th 1927 · 1,722
- 69th 1925 · 1,423
- 68th 1923 · 996
- 67th 1921 · 930
- 66th 1919 · 594
- 65th 1917 · 453
- 64th 1915 · 684
- 63rd 1913 · 700
- 62nd 1911 · 717
- 61st 1909 · 881
- 60th 1907 · 621
- 59th 1905 · 7,020
- 58th 1903 · 4,043
- 57th 1901 · 2,773
- 56th 1899 · 1,959
- 55th 1897 · 1,438
- 54th 1895 · 947
- 53rd 1893 · 712
- 52nd 1891 · 721
- 51st 1889 · 2,188
- 50th 1887 · 1,824
- 49th 1885 · 1,452
- 48th 1883 · 970
- 47th 1881 · 761
- 46th 1879 · 650
- 45th 1877 · 746
- 44th 1875 · 578
- 43rd 1873 · 859
- 42nd 1871 · 1,014
- 41st 1869 · 771
- 40th 1867 · 769
- 39th 1865 · 715
- 38th 1863 · 516
- 37th 1861 · 526
- 36th 1859 · 382
- 35th 1857 · 314
- 34th 1855 · 435
- 33rd 1853 · 540
- 32nd 1851 · 308
- 31st 1849 · 171
- 30th 1847 · 456
- 29th 1845 · 356
- 28th 1843 · 279
- 27th 1841 · 525
- 26th 1839 · 147
- 25th 1837 · 533
- 24th 1835 · 459
- 23rd 1833 · 392
- 22nd 1831 · 461
- 21st 1829 · 370
- 20th 1827 · 234
- 19th 1825 · 269
- 18th 1823 · 337
- 17th 1821 · 237
- 16th 1819 · 210
- 15th 1817 · 262
- 14th 1815 · 305
- 13th 1813 · 271
- 12th 1811 · 208
- 11th 1809 · 119
- 10th 1807 · 106
- 9th 1805 · 110
- 8th 1803 · 112
- 7th 1801 · 96
- 6th 1799 · 115
- 5th 1797 · 157
- 4th 1795 · 86
- 3rd 1793 · 133
- 2nd 1791 · 80
- 1st 1789 · 119
From the U.S. Statutes at Large, volumes 1 through 138, published by the Government Publishing Office on GovInfo; laws signed since the latest printed volume come from GovInfo’s public and private law files. Treaties, proclamations and concurrent resolutions, which share those volumes, are not laws and are left out. The oldest volumes were digitized from print, so a few dates could not be read; for those we show the year from the laws printed alongside. Short names come from each law’s own “may be cited as” clause.