List of United States federal legislation, 1789–1901

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

1789 to 1801

1st United States Congress

June 1, 1789: An act to regulate the time and manner of administering certain oaths, Sess. 1, ch. 1, 1 Stat. 23
July 4, 1789: Hamilton Tariff, Sess. 1, ch. 2, 1 Stat. 24
August 7, 1789: An Act for the establishment and support of Lighthouses, Beacons, Buoys, and Public Piers, Sess. 1, ch. 9, 1 Stat. 53
September 2, 1789: Treasury Act^[1]
September 24, 1789: Judiciary Act of 1789, Sess. 1, ch. 20, 1 Stat. 73
March 1, 1790: Census of 1790, Sess. 2, ch. 2, 1 Stat. 101
March 26, 1790: Naturalization Act of 1790, Sess. 2, ch. 3, 1 Stat. 103
April 10, 1790: Patent Act, Sess. 2, ch. 7, 1 Stat. 109
May 26, 1790: Southwest Ordinance, Sess. 2, ch. 14, 1 Stat. 123
May 31, 1790: Copyright Act of 1790, Sess. 2, ch. 15, 1 Stat. 124
July 6, 1790: Residence Act, Sess. 2, ch. 28, 1 Stat. 130
July 22, 1790: Indian Intercourse Act of 1790, Sess. 2, ch. 33, 1 Stat. 137
August 4, 1790: Funding Act of 1790, Sess. 2, ch. 34, 1 Stat. 138
February 25, 1791: First Bank of the United States, Sess. 3, ch. 10, 1 Stat. 191
March 3, 1791: Whiskey Act, Sess. 3, ch. 15, 1 Stat. 199

2nd United States Congress

February 20, 1792: Postal Service Act, Sess. 1, ch. 7, 1 Stat. 232
April 2, 1792: Coinage Act of 1792, Sess. 1, ch. 16, 1 Stat. 246
April 14, 1792: Apportionment Act of 1792, Sess. 1, ch. 23 1 Stat. 253
May 2, 1792: First Militia Act of 1792, Sess. 1, ch. 28, 1 Stat. 264
May 8, 1792: Second Militia Act of 1792, Sess. 1, ch. 33, 1 Stat. 271
February 12, 1793: Fugitive Slave Law of 1793, Sess. 2, ch. 7, 1 Stat. 302
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, 1 Stat. 305
March 2, 1793: Judiciary Act of 1793, Sess. 2, ch. 22, 1 Stat. 333 (including Anti-Injunction Act)

3rd United States Congress

March 27, 1794: Naval Act of 1794, Sess. 1, ch. 12, 1 Stat. 350
January 29, 1795: Naturalization Act of 1795, Sess. 2, ch. 20, 1 Stat. 414

5th United States Congress

April 30, 1798: The U.S. Department of the Navy was established, Sess. 2, ch. 35, 1 Stat. 553
June 18, 1798: Alien and Sedition Acts: An Act to establish a uniform rule of naturalization (Naturalization Act of 1798), Sess. 2, ch. 54, 1 Stat. 566
June 25, 1798: Alien and Sedition Acts: An Act concerning Aliens, Sess. 2, ch. 58, 1 Stat. 570
July 6, 1798: Alien and Sedition Acts: An Act respecting Alien Enemies, Sess. 2, ch. 66, 1 Stat. 577
July 9, 1798: Act Further to Protect the Commerce of the United States, Sess. 2, ch. 68, 1 Stat. 578
July 11, 1798: The Marine Corps was established, Sess. 2, ch. 72, 1 Stat. 594
July 14, 1798: Alien and Sedition Acts: An Act for the punishment of certain crimes against the United States (Sedition Act), Sess. 2, ch. 74, 1 Stat. 596
July 16, 1798: An Act for the relief of sick and disabled seamen, Sess. 2, ch. 77, 1 Stat. 605

6th United States Congress

February 13, 1801: Judiciary Act of 1801, Sess. 2, ch. 4, 2 Stat. 89
February 27, 1801: District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801, Sess.2, ch. 15, 2 Stat. 103

1801 to 1811

7th United States Congress

April 29, 1802: Judiciary Act of 1802, Sess. 1, ch. 31, 2 Stat. 156
April 30, 1802: Enabling Act of 1802, Sess. 1, ch. 40, 2 Stat. 173

9th United States Congress

March 29, 1806: Cumberland Road, Sess. 1, ch. 19, 2 Stat. 357
February 24, 1807: Seventh Circuit Act, 2 Stat. 420
March 2, 1807: Slave Trade Prohibition Act, Sess. 2, ch. 22, 2 Stat. 426

10th United States Congress

December 22, 1807: Embargo Act of 1807, Sess. 1, ch. 5, 2 Stat. 451
March 1, 1809: Non-Intercourse Act (1809), Sess. 2, ch. 24, 2 Stat. 528

11th United States Congress

May 1, 1810: Macon's Bill Number 2, Sess. 2, ch. 39, 2 Stat. 605

1811 to 1821

14th United States Congress

April 10, 1816: Second Bank of the United States, Sess. 1, ch. 94, 3 Stat. 266
April 27, 1816: Dallas tariff, Sess. 1, ch. 107, 3 Stat. 310

15th United States Congress

April 4, 1818: Flag Act of 1818, Sess. 1, ch. 34, 3 Stat. 415
April 18, 1818: Navigation Act of 1818, Sess. 1, ch. 70, 3 Stat. 432

16th United States Congress

March 6, 1820: Missouri Compromise, Sess. 1, ch. 22, 3 Stat. 545
April 24, 1820: Land Act of 1820, Sess. 1, ch. 51, 3 Stat. 566

1821 to 1831

18th United States Congress

January 7, 1824: Tariff of 1824, Sess. 1, ch.4, 4 Stat. 2

20th United States Congress

May 24, 1828: Tariff of Abominations, Sess. 1, ch. 111, 4 Stat. 308

21st United States Congress

May 28, 1830: Indian Removal Act, Sess. 1, ch. 148, 4 Stat. 411

1831 to 1841

22nd United States Congress

July 14, 1832: Tariff of 1832, Sess. 1, ch. 227, 4 Stat. 583
March 2, 1833: Compromise Tariff (Tariff of 1833), Sess. 2, ch. 55, 4 Stat. 629
March 2, 1833: Force Bill, Sess. 2, ch. 57, 4 Stat. 632

1841 to 1851

27th United States Congress

April 19, 1841: Bankruptcy Act of 1841, ch. 9, 5 Stat. 440
September 4, 1841: Preemption Act of 1841, ch. 16, 5 Stat. 453
August 4, 1842: Armed Occupation Act, 5 Stat. 502
August 30, 1842: Tariff of 1842 ("Black Tariff"), ch. 270, 5 Stat. 548

28th United States Congress

January 23, 1845: Presidential Election Day Act, ch. 1, 5 Stat. 721
March 3, 1845: An act relating to revenue cutters and steamers, ch. 78, 5 Stat. 795 (the first time Congress overrode a Presidential veto)

29th United States Congress

July 9, 1846: District of Columbia retrocession, ch. 35, 9 Stat. 35
July 30, 1846: Walker tariff, Sess. 1, ch. 74, 9 Stat. 42

30th United States Congress

March 3, 1849: Coinage Act of 1849, ch. 109, 9 Stat. 397

31st United States Congress

September 9, 1850: Compromise of 1850, ch. 49, 9 Stat. 446
September 18, 1850: Fugitive Slave Act, ch. 60, 9 Stat. 462
September 29, 1850: Donation Land Claim Act, ch. 76, 9 Stat. 496

1851 to 1861

32nd United States Congress

March 3rd, 1853: An act providing for administering the oath of office to William R. King, Vice President elect of the United States of America.

33rd United States Congress

May 30, 1854: Kansas–Nebraska Act, ch. 59, 10 Stat. 277

34th United States Congress

August 18, 1856: Guano Islands Act, ch. 164, 11 Stat. 119

36th United States Congress

June 16, 1860: Pacific Telegraph Act of 1860, ch. 147, 12 Stat. 41
March 2, 1861: Morrill Tariff, ch. 68, 12 Stat. 178

1861 to 1871

37th United States Congress

August 5, 1861: Revenue Act of 1861, Sess. 1, ch. 45, 12 Stat. 292
August 6, 1861: Confiscation Act of 1861, Sess. 1, ch. 60, 12 Stat. 319
February 25, 1862: Legal Tender Act of 1862, Sess. 2, ch. 33, 12 Stat. 345
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, 12 Stat. 376
May 15, 1862: An Act to Establish a Department of Agriculture, Sess. 2, ch. 72, 12 Stat. 387
May 20, 1862: Homestead Act, Sess. 2, ch. 75, 12 Stat. 392
June 19, 1862: An Act to secure Freedom to all persons within the Territories of the United States, Sess. 2, ch 111, 12 Stat. 432
July 1, 1862: Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act, Sess. 2, ch. 126, 12 Stat. 501
July 1, 1862: Revenue Act of 1862, Sess. 2, ch. 119, 12 Stat. 432
July 1, 1862: Pacific Railway Act, Sess. 2, ch. 120, 12 Stat. 489
July 2, 1862: Morrill Land Grant Colleges Act, Sess. 2, ch. 130, 12 Stat. 503
July 17, 1862: Militia Act of 1862, Sess. 2, ch. 201, 12 Stat. 597
February 25, 1863: National Banking Act, Sess. 3, ch 58, 12 Stat. 665
March 2, 1863: False Claims Act, Sess. 3, ch. 67, 12 Stat. 696
March 3, 1863: Enrollment Act, Sess. 3, ch. 75, 12 Stat. 731
March 3, 1863: Habeas Corpus Suspension Act, Sess. 3, ch. 81, 12 Stat. 755
March 3, 1863: Tenth Circuit Act, 12 Stat. 794

38th United States Congress

April 22, 1864: Coinage Act of 1864, Sess. 1, ch. 66, 13 Stat. 54
March 3, 1865: Freedmen's Bureau, Sess. 2, ch. 90, 13 Stat. 507

39th United States Congress

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

40th United States Congress

Reconstruction Acts, 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
July 27, 1868: Expatriation Act of 1868, ch. 249, 15 Stat. 223

41st United States Congress

April 10, 1869: Judiciary Act of 1869 (Circuit Judges Act of 1869), ch. 22, 16 Stat. 44
May 31, 1870: Force Act of 1870, ch. 114, 16 Stat. 140
July 14, 1870: Naturalization Act of 1870, ch. 254, 16 Stat. 254
February 21, 1871: District of Columbia Organic Act of 1871, ch. 62, 16 Stat. 419

1871 to 1881

42nd United States Congress

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, ch. 24, 17 Stat. 32
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, ch. 193, 17 Stat. 142
June 1, 1872: Practice Conformity Act (precursor to the Rules Enabling Act), ch. 255, 17 Stat. 196
February 12, 1873: Coinage Act of 1873, ch. 131, 17 Stat. 424
March 3, 1873: Comstock Act, ch. 258, 17 Stat. 598
March 3, 1873: Timber Culture Act, ch. 277, 17 Stat. 205

43rd United States Congress

June 23, 1874: Poland Act, ch. 469, 18 Stat. 253
January 14, 1875: Specie Payment Resumption Act, ch. 15, 18 Stat. 296
March 1, 1875: Civil Rights Act of 1875, 18 Stat. 335
March 3, 1875: Page Act of 1875, ch. 141, 18 Stat. 477

45th United States Congress

February 28, 1878: Bland-Allison Act (Coinage Act (Silver Dollar)), Sess. 2, ch. 20, 20 Stat. 25
April 29, 1878: National Quarantine Act, Sess. 2, ch. 66, 20 Stat. 37
June 3, 1878: Timber and Stone Act, Sess. 2, ch. 151, 20 Stat. 89
June 18, 1878: Posse Comitatus Act, Sess. 2, ch. 263, §15, 20 Stat. 152

46th United States Congress

February 26, 1879: To Promote a Knowledge of Steam Engineering and Iron Shipbuilding Act, Sess. 3, ch. 105, 20 Stat. 322

1881 to 1891

47th United States Congress

February 25, 1882: Apportionment of the Tenth Census, ch. 20, 22 Stat. 5
May 6, 1882: Chinese Exclusion Act, 22 Stat. 58
August 2, 1882: River and Harbors Act of 1882
January 16, 1883: Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, ch. 27, 22 Stat. 403
March 3, 1883: Tariff of 1883 (Mongrel Tariff)

49th United States Congress

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
March 3, 1887: Tucker Act, ch. 359, 24 Stat. 505
March 3, 1887: Edmunds–Tucker Act, ch. 397 24 Stat. 635

50th United States Congress

February 22, 1889: Enabling Act of 1889, Sess. 2, ch. 180, 25 Stat. 676

51st United States Congress

June 27, 1890: Dependent Pension Act
July 2, 1890: Sherman Antitrust Act, ch. 647, 26 Stat. 209
July 14, 1890: Sherman Silver Purchase Act, ch. 708, 26 Stat. 289
August 30, 1890: Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act
October 1, 1890: McKinley Tariff, ch. 1244, 26 Stat. 567
March 3, 1891: Forest Reserve Act of 1891
March 3, 1891: Land Revision Act of 1891
March 3, 1891: Immigration Act of 1891
March 3, 1891: Merchant Marine Act of 1891
March 3, 1891: Judiciary Act of 1891 (Evarts Act)

1891 to 1901

52nd United States Congress

May 5, 1892: Geary Act, ch. 60, 27 Stat. 25 (amended the Chinese Exclusion Act)

53rd United States Congress

August 27, 1894: Wilson-Gorman Tariff Act, ch. 349, §73, 28 Stat. 570
January 12, 1895: Printing Act of 1895 (An Act Providing for the Public Printing and Binding and the Distribution of Public Documents), ch. 23, 28 Stat. 601
February 18, 1895: Maguire Act of 1895, 28 Stat. 667

55th United States Congress

June 10: War Revenue Act of 1898
July 24, 1897: Dingley tariff, ch. 11, 30 Stat. 151 (amended the Wilson-Gorman Tariff Act)
July 1, 1898: Bankruptcy Act of 1898, ch. 541, 30 Stat. 544
July 7, 1898: Newlands Resolution, No. 55, 30 Stat. 750
March 3, 1899: Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899, ch. 425, 33 U.S.C. § 407, Sec. 9, 30 Stat. 1151

56th United States Congress

March 14, 1900: Gold Standard Act, Sess. 1, ch. 41, 31 Stat. 45
April 2, 1900: Foraker Act, Sess. 1, ch. 191, 31 Stat. 77 (Puerto Rico Civil Code)

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