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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.

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7,020 laws of the 59th Congress, 1905–1907

  1. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Francis J. Keffer.

    Ch. 1986 · 34 Stat. 1842 · April 26, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  2. An Act Granting an increase of pension to James M. McCorkle.

    Ch. 1987 · 34 Stat. 1842 · April 26, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  3. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Ephraim Winters.

    Ch. 1988 · 34 Stat. 1842 · April 26, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  4. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Truman R. Stinehour.

    Ch. 1989 · 34 Stat. 1842 · April 26, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  5. An Act Granting a pension to Margaret Lewis.

    Ch. 1990 · 34 Stat. 1842 · April 26, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  6. An Act Granting an increase of pension to William H. Houston.

    Ch. 1991 · 34 Stat. 1843 · April 26, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  7. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Henry Wilhelm.

    Ch. 1992 · 34 Stat. 1843 · April 26, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  8. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Robert McCalvy.

    Ch. 1993 · 34 Stat. 1843 · April 26, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  9. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Luther M. Royal.

    Ch. 1994 · 34 Stat. 1843 · April 26, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  10. An Act Granting an increase of pension to John T. Brothers.

    Ch. 1995 · 34 Stat. 1844 · April 26, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  11. An Act To amend an Act entitled “An Act granting to the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad Company the power to sell and convey to the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway Company all the railway property, rights, franchises, and privileges of the Choctaw, Oklahoma and Gulf Railroad Company, and for other purposes,” approved March third, nineteen hundred and five.

    Ch. 1996 · 34 Stat. 149 · April 27, 1906 · Original text

  12. An Act To amend the Act entitled “An Act to regulate commutation for good conduct for United States prisoners,” approved June twenty-first, nineteen hundred and two.

    Ch. 1997 · 34 Stat. 149 · April 27, 1906 · Original text

  13. An Act Granting a pension to Elizabeth B. Bean.

    Ch. 1998 · 34 Stat. 1844 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  14. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Emilie Grace Reich.

    Ch. 1999 · 34 Stat. 1844 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  15. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Rollin T. Waller.

    Ch. 2000 · 34 Stat. 1844 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  16. An Act Granting an increase of pension to David C. Howard.

    Ch. 2001 · 34 Stat. 1844 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  17. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Sarah E. Yockey.

    Ch. 2002 · 34 Stat. 1845 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  18. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Matilda E. Nattinger.

    Ch. 2003 · 34 Stat. 1845 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  19. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Samuel H. Hancock.

    Ch. 2004 · 34 Stat. 1845 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  20. An Act Granting an increase of pension to David Morehart.

    Ch. 2005 · 34 Stat. 1845 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  21. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Charles E. Chapman.

    Ch. 2006 · 34 Stat. 1846 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  22. An Act Granting an increase of pension to John A. Broadwell.

    Ch. 2007 · 34 Stat. 1846 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  23. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Katherine Wills.

    Ch. 2008 · 34 Stat. 1846 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  24. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Absalom Wilcox.

    Ch. 2009 · 34 Stat. 1846 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  25. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Alden Fuller.

    Ch. 2010 · 34 Stat. 1846 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  26. An Act Granting a pension to John W. Hall.

    Ch. 2011 · 34 Stat. 1847 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  27. An Act Granting an increase of pension to William C. Quigley.

    Ch. 2012 · 34 Stat. 1847 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  28. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Samuel G. Roberts.

    Ch. 2013 · 34 Stat. 1847 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  29. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Joel S. Weiser.

    Ch. 2014 · 34 Stat. 1847 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  30. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Edward M. Barnes.

    Ch. 2015 · 34 Stat. 1848 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  31. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Carrick Rutherford.

    Ch. 2016 · 34 Stat. 1848 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  32. An Act Granting an increase of pension to James F. Hackney.

    Ch. 2017 · 34 Stat. 1848 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  33. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Fannie E. Malone.

    Ch. 2018 · 34 Stat. 1848 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  34. An Act Granting an increase of pension to William E. Anderson.

    Ch. 2019 · 34 Stat. 1848 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  35. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Louisa Arnold.

    Ch. 2020 · 34 Stat. 1849 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  36. An Act Granting a pension to Adele Jeanette Hughes.

    Ch. 2021 · 34 Stat. 1849 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  37. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Elizabeth A. Vose.

    Ch. 2022 · 34 Stat. 1849 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  38. An Act Granting an increase of pension to James H. Noble.

    Ch. 2023 · 34 Stat. 1849 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  39. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Jabez Miller.

    Ch. 2024 · 34 Stat. 1850 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  40. An Act Granting an increase of pension to John P. Dunn.

    Ch. 2025 · 34 Stat. 1850 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  41. An Act Granting a pension to George Thomas.

    Ch. 2026 · 34 Stat. 1850 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  42. An Act Granting an increase of pension to James W. Linnahan.

    Ch. 2027 · 34 Stat. 1850 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  43. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Nettie E. Tolles.

    Ch. 2028 · 34 Stat. 1850 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  44. An Act Granting an increase of pension to James Dreary.

    Ch. 2029 · 34 Stat. 1851 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  45. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Joseph Kauffman.

    Ch. 2030 · 34 Stat. 1851 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  46. An Act Granting a pension to Hannah C. Peterson.

    Ch. 2031 · 34 Stat. 1851 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  47. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Albert L. Callaway.

    Ch. 2032 · 34 Stat. 1851 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  48. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Benson H. Bowman.

    Ch. 2033 · 34 Stat. 1852 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  49. An Act Granting a pension to Hannah E. Wilmer.

    Ch. 2034 · 34 Stat. 1852 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  50. An Act Granting an increase of pension to John F. White.

    Ch. 2035 · 34 Stat. 1852 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  51. An Act Granting an increase of pension to William Jandro.

    Ch. 2036 · 34 Stat. 1852 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  52. An Act Granting an increase of pension to John R. McCrillis.

    Ch. 2037 · 34 Stat. 1852 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  53. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Kate Gilmore.

    Ch. 2038 · 34 Stat. 1853 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  54. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Jesse A. Thomas.

    Ch. 2039 · 34 Stat. 1853 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  55. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Isaiah McDaniel.

    Ch. 2040 · 34 Stat. 1853 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  56. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Thomas McDonald.

    Ch. 2041 · 34 Stat. 1853 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  57. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Fannie P. Norton.

    Ch. 2042 · 34 Stat. 1854 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  58. An Act Granting an increase of pension to William McCann.

    Ch. 2043 · 34 Stat. 1854 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  59. An Act Granting an increase of pension to John Brown.

    Ch. 2044 · 34 Stat. 1854 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  60. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Aaron J. Burget.

    Ch. 2045 · 34 Stat. 1854 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  61. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Ellen A. Gibbon.

    Ch. 2046 · 34 Stat. 1854 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  62. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Thomas A. Maulsby.

    Ch. 2047 · 34 Stat. 1855 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  63. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Nehemiah M. Brundege.

    Ch. 2048 · 34 Stat. 1855 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  64. An Act Granting an increase of pension to George W. Coughanour.

    Ch. 2049 · 34 Stat. 1855 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  65. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Jacob Franz.

    Ch. 2050 · 34 Stat. 1855 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  66. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Delight A. Allen.

    Ch. 2051 · 34 Stat. 1856 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  67. An Act Granting a pension to Sarah Agnes Earl.

    Ch. 2052 · 34 Stat. 1856 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  68. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Octave Counter.

    Ch. 2053 · 34 Stat. 1856 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  69. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Amanda O. Webber.

    Ch. 2054 · 34 Stat. 1856 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  70. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Alfred B. Chilcote.

    Ch. 2055 · 34 Stat. 1856 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  71. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Sarah E. Hull.

    Ch. 2056 · 34 Stat. 1857 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  72. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Alfred Beham.

    Ch. 2057 · 34 Stat. 1857 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  73. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Charles G. Polk.

    Ch. 2058 · 34 Stat. 1857 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  74. An Act Granting an increase of pension to James I. Mettler.

    Ch. 2059 · 34 Stat. 1857 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  75. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Andrew J. Hunter.

    Ch. 2060 · 34 Stat. 1858 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  76. An Act Granting an increase of pension to James H. Haman.

    Ch. 2061 · 34 Stat. 1858 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  77. An Act Granting an increase of pension to John M. De Puy.

    Ch. 2062 · 34 Stat. 1858 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  78. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Horace A. Gregory.

    Ch. 2063 · 34 Stat. 1858 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  79. An Act Granting an increase of pension to John M. Prentiss.

    Ch. 2064 · 34 Stat. 1858 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  80. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Newton G. Cook.

    Ch. 2065 · 34 Stat. 1859 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  81. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Peter Sloggy.

    Ch. 2066 · 34 Stat. 1859 · April 27, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  82. An Act Granting certain lands to the city of Biloxi, in Harrison County, Mississippi, for park and cemetery purposes.

    Ch. 2067 · 34 Stat. 149 · April 28, 1906 · Original text

  83. An Act Providing that the State of Montana be permitted to relinquish to the United States certain lands heretofore selected and select other lands from the public domain in lieu thereof.

    Ch. 2068 · 34 Stat. 150 · April 28, 1906 · Original text

  84. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Edward Keating.

    Ch. 1678 · 34 Stat. 1775 · April 28, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  85. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Milo B. Morse.

    Ch. 1708 · 34 Stat. 1782 · April 28, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  86. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Thomas Rowan.

    Ch. 1766 · 34 Stat. 1795 · April 28, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  87. An Act Granting an increase of pension to Zacur P. Pott.

    Ch. 1811 · 34 Stat. 1805 · April 28, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  88. An Act For the relief of the board of trustees of West Tennessee College, Jackson, Tennessee.

    Ch. 2079 · 34 Stat. 1859 · April 28, 1906 · Private law · Original text

  89. An Act To amend an Act entitled “An Act to establish a code of law for the District of Columbia,” regulating proceedings for condemnation of land for streets.

    Ch. 2070 · 34 Stat. 151 · April 30, 1906 · Original text

  90. An Act To regulate shipping in trade between ports of the United States and ports or places in the Philippine Archipelago, between ports or places in the Philippine Archipelago, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 2071 · 34 Stat. 154 · April 30, 1906 · Original text

  91. An Act Permitting the building of dams across the north and south branches of Rock River, adjacent to Vandruffs Island and Carrs Island, and across the cut-off between said islands, in Rock Island County, Illinois, in aid of navigation and for the development of water power.

    Ch. 2072 · 34 Stat. 155 · May 1, 1906 · Original text

  92. An Act To create a board for the condemnation of insanitary buildings in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

    Ch. 2073 · 34 Stat. 157 · May 1, 1906 · Original text

  93. An Act To incorporate The American Cross of Honor within the District of Columbia.

    Ch. 2074 · 34 Stat. 161 · May 1, 1906 · Original text

  94. An Act To incorporate The Edes Home.

    Ch. 2075 · 34 Stat. 162 · May 1, 1906 · Original text

  95. An Act Granting the Edison Electric Company a permit to occupy certain lands for electric-power plants in the San Bernardino, Sierra, and San Gabriel forest reserves, in the State of California.

    Ch. 2076 · 34 Stat. 163 · May 1, 1906 · Original text

  96. An Act Providing for the reappraisement of certain suburban lots in the town site of Port Angeles, Washington.

    Ch. 2077 · 34 Stat. 167 · May 2, 1906 · Original text

  97. An Act Relating to the transportation of dutiable merchandise without appraisement.

    Ch. 2078 · 34 Stat. 168 · May 3, 1906 · Original text

  98. An Act Extending to the subport of Spokane, in the State of Washington, the privileges of the seventh section of the Act approved June tenth, eighteen hundred and eighty, governing the immediate transportation of dutiable merchandise without appraisement.

    Ch. 2079 · 34 Stat. 168 · May 3, 1906 · Original text

  99. An Act Making additional appropriations for the public service on account of earthquake and attending conflagration on the Pacific Coast.

    Ch. 2080 · 34 Stat. 168 · May 3, 1906 · Original text

  100. An Act To amend the laws of the United States relating to the registration of trade-marks.

    Ch. 2081 · 34 Stat. 168 · May 4, 1906 · Original text

By Congress

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.