83rd United States Congress - Major Legislation

Major Legislation

  • July 3, 1953: Small Business Act, Pub.L. 83-163, ch. 282, 67 Stat. 232
  • August 7, 1953: Refugee Relief Act, Pub.L. 83-203
  • August 7, 1953: Submerged Lands Act, ch. 345, 67 Stat. 462
  • August 14, 1953: Public Law 280, Pub.L. 83-280, 18 U.S.C. § 1162
  • May 13, 1954: Saint Lawrence Seaway Act, ch. 201, 68 Stat. 92
  • August 12, 1954: Federal National Mortgage Association Charter Act, ch. 649, title II, §201, 68 Stat. 612
  • August 13, 1954: Multiple Mineral Development Act, ch. 730, 68 Stat. 708
  • August 16, 1954: Internal Revenue Code of 1954, Pub.L. 83-591, ch. 736, 68A Stat. 3
    • Federal Unemployment Tax Act, §1(d), 68A Stat. 439
    • National Firearms Act, §1(d), 68A Stat. 721
  • August 24, 1954: Communist Control Act of 1954, ch. 886, 68 Stat. 775
  • August 30, 1954: Atomic Energy Act of 1954, 68 Stat. 919
  • 1954: Agricultural Act of 1954
  • 1954: Water Facilities Act of 1954

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