Major Legislation
- March 10, 1928: Settlement of War Claims Act
- May 15, 1928: Flood Control Act of 1928 (Jones-Reid Act)
- May 22, 1928: Merchant Marine Act of 1928 (Jones-White Act)
- May 22, 1928: Forest Research Act (McSweeney-McNary Act)
- May 22, 1928: Capper-Ketchum Act
- May 28, 1928: Welsh Act
- May 29, 1928: Revenue Act of 1928, ch. 852, 45 Stat. 791
- May 29, 1928: Reed-Jenkins Act
- December 21, 1928: Boulder Canyon Project Act (Hoover Dam)
- December 22, 1928: Color of Title Act
- January 19, 1929: Hawes-Cooper Act
- February 18, 1929: Migratory Bird Conservation Act (Norbeck-Anderson Act), ch. 257, 45 Stat. 1222
- March 2, 1929: Increased Penalties Act (Jones-Stalker Act)
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