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amend section 23 of the Immigration Act of February 5, 1917 Oct. 29, 1945---
Providence Hospital, Washington, D. C. AN ACT To amend an
Act relating to the incorporation of Providence Hospital,
Washington, District of Columbia, approved April 8, 1864....
Boundary line, D. C. and Virginia. AN ACT To establish a
boundary line between the District of Columbia and the Com-
monwealth of Virginia, and for other purposes.
Woman's Enfranchisement Day. JOINT RESOLUTION Re-
questing the President to proclaim November 2, 1945, as
Woman's Enfranchisement Day in commemoration of the day
when women throughout the United States first voted in a
Presidential election__.
Internal Revenue Code, amendment. JOINT RESOLUTION
Permitting alcohol plants to produce sugars or sirups simul-
taneously with the production of alcohol until July 1, 1946---
Klamath Falls, Oreg., District Court. AN ACT To amend sec-
tion 102 of the Act of Congress of March 3, 1911 (36 Stat. 1122;
title 28, U. S. C., sec. 183), to fix a term of the United States
District Court at Klamath Falls, Oregon, on the first Tuesday
in June__

Harry L. Englebright Dam, California. AN ACT To name the
dam at the Upper Narrows site on the Yuba River, in the State
of California, the "Harry L. Englebright Dam".
Harbors, improvement. AN ACT Authorizing the improvement
of certain harbors in the interest of commerce and navigation. Nov. 7, 1945.
Revenue Act of 1945. AN ACT To reduce taxation, and for other
purposes..

Philippine funds. AN ACT To provide for covering into the
Treasury of the Philippines certain Philippine funds in the
Treasury of the United States...

Civil Service Retirement Act, amendment. AN ACT To amend
the Civil Service Retirement Act approved May 29, 1930, as
amended, in order to protect the retirement rights of persons
who leave the service to enter the armed forces of the United
States----

Butte Falls, Oregon, fish hatchery. AN ACT To authorize the
conveyance of the United States Fish Hatchery property at
Butte Falls, Oregon, to the State of Oregon..
Naval service, reimbursement for property loss. AN ACT To
amend the Act entitled "An Act to provide for reimbursement
of officers, enlisted men, and others, in the naval service of the
United States for property lost, damaged, or destroyed in such
service", approved October 27, 1943, so as to make the pro-
visions thereof effective with respect to losses occurring on or
after October 31,1941.

Bridge, Missouri River, Mont. AN ACT To revive and reenact
the Act entitled "An Act granting the consent of Congress to
the State of Montana, or the counties of Roosevelt, Richland,
and McCone, singly or jointly, to construct, maintain, and
operate a free highway bridge across the Missouri River, at or
near Poplar, Montana", approved July 28, 1937-
Toll bridge, Wabash River, Ill. AN ACT Authorizing the city of
Saint Francisville, Illinois, to construct, maintain, and operate
a toll bridge across the Wabash River at or near Saint Francis-
ville, Illinois_

Bridge, Mississippi River, Minn. AN ACT To extend the times
for commencing and completing the construction of a bridge
across the Mississippi River at Mill Street in Brainerd, Minne-
sota___

Prizes. AN ACT To facilitate further the disposition of prizes
captured by the United States, and for other purposes..
Nevada, U. S. District Court. AN ACT To provide for terms of
the District Court of the United States for the District of
Nevada...

224 Guam, relief of residents.
of Guam through the
Guam, transfer of land.
the Navy to transfer
other purposes –.

Armed forces, compensation. AN ACT To provide for the adjust-
ment of the compensation of certain members or former mem-
bers of the armed forces of the United States who, before the
expiration of their terminal leave, have performed, or shall
hereafter perform, civilian services for the United States, its
Territories or possessions, or the District of Columbia, and for
other purposes-

Nationality Act of 1940, amendment. AN ACT To amend section
342 (b) of the Nationality Act of 1940---

U. S. Military Academy and U. S. Naval Academy, appointments.
AN ACT To provide for the appointment of additional cadets
at the United States Military Academy, and additional mid-
shipmen at the United States Naval Academy, from among the
sons of persons who have been or shall hereafter be awarded
the Congressional Medal of Honor..
U. S. Military Academy and U. S. Naval Academy, appointments.
AN ACT Authorizing appointments to the United States Mil-
itary Academy and the United States Naval Academy of sons
of members of the land or naval forces of the United States
who were killed in action or have died of wounds or injuries
received, or disease contracted, in active service during the
present war, and for other purposes.-
Pay Readjustment Act of 1942, amendment.

AN ACT To include

stepparents, parents by adoption, and any person who has
stood in loco parentis among those persons with respect to
whom allowances may be paid under the Pay Readjustment
Act of 1942, and for other purposes.

Oil and gas leases. AN ACT To provide for the extension of
certain oil and gas leases..

Flood control, Mississippi River. AN ACT To amend section 4
of the Act entitled "An Act for the control of floods on the
Mississippi River and its tributaries and for other purposes",
approved May 15, 1928.

D. C. Code, amendment. AN ACT To amend the Code of Laws
for the District of Columbia to authorize any corporation
formed under authority of subchapter 3 of chapter 18 of such
code to specify in its bylaws that a less number than a majority
of its trustees may constitute a quorum for the transaction of
the business of the corporation

D. C. Code, amendment. AN ACT Relating to the sale, in the
District of Columbia, of certain small rockfish_

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D. C. Code, amendment. AN ACT To amend the Code of Laws
for the District of Columbia with respect to the making and
publishing of annual reports by trust companies..
Maryland, conveyance. AN ACT To provide for the opening of
a road within the boundaries of the District of Columbia Train-
ing School property in Anne Arundel County, Maryland.... Nov. 30, 1945___
Tax-exempt property, D. C. JOINT RESOLUTION Providing
for the continuance of the tax-exempt status of certain prop-
erty in the District of Columbia when used and occupied by
any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United
States of America or by the American Red Cross
U. S. Naval Academy, midshipmen's store. AN ACT To establish
the status of funds and employees of the midshipmen's store
at the United States Naval Academy
Navy or Coast Guard vessels. AN ACT To exempt Navy or Coast
Guard vessels of special construction from the requirements as
to the number, position, range, or arc of visibility of lights, and
for other purposes..

Postal employees, rewards. AN ACT Authorizing payments of
rewards to postal employees for inventions__
Veterans, claims. AN ACT To provide that veterans may obtain
copies of public records in the District of Columbia, without the
payment of any fees, for use in presenting claims to the Vet-
erans' Administration____

D. C. Emergency Rent Act, amendment. AN ACT To extend for
the period of one year the provisions of the District of Colum-
bia Emergency Rent Act, approved December 2, 1941, as
amended..

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Dec. 3, 1945___

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Dec. 3, 1945___
Dec. 3, 1945___

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Dec. 3, 1945___

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Revised Statutes, amendment. AN ACT To amend section 3646
of the Revised Statutes, as amended, relating to the issuance of
checks in replacement of lost, stolen, destroyed, mutilated, or
defaced checks of the United States, and for other purposes... -- Dec. 3, 1945___

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Navy Nurse Corps, pay and allowances.

AN ACT To adjust the
pay and allowances of members of the Navy Nurse Corps, and
for other purposes.
Articles for Government of the Navy, amendment. AN ACT To
amend article 6 of the Articles for the Government of the Navy.
Navy, damage claims. AN ACT To provide for the compromise
and settlement by the Secretary of the Navy of certain claims
for damage to property under the jurisdiction of the Navy De-
partment, to provide for the execution of releases by the Sec-
retary of the Navy upon payment of such claims, and for other
purposes.

Soldiers of War with Spain, etc. AN ACT Granting travel
pay and other allowances to certain soldiers of the War with
Spain and the Philippine Insurrection who were discharged
in the Philippine Islands..
Government corporations. AN ACT To provide for financial con-
trol of Government corporations.
Post offices, clerical assistance. AN ACT Relating to clerical
assistance at post offices, branches, or stations serving military
and naval personnel, and for other purposes.
Navy, postgraduate school. AN ACT To authorize the head of the
postgraduate school of the United States Navy to confer
masters and doctors degrees in engineering and related fields..
Claims of postmasters. AN ACT To amend the Act entitled
"An Act authorizing the Postmaster General to adjust certain
claims of postmasters for loss by burglary, fire, or other
unavoidable casualty", approved March 17, 1882, as amended.
Senate, contingent expenses. JOINT RESOLUTION Making
an appropriation for contingent expenses of the Senate..
U. S. Naval Academy, discharge of midshipmen. AN ACT To
authorize the discharge of midshipmen from the United States
Naval Academy by the Secretary of the Navy because of
unsatisfactory conduct or aptitude__
Alaska, postmasters. AN ACT To amend the Act authorizing
postmasters in Alaska to administer oaths and affirmations _ _
U. S. Military Academy and U. S. Naval Academy, appointees.
AN ACT To provide for a temporary increase in the age limit
for appointees to the United States Military Academy and the
United States Naval Academy _ _ _
Transportation Act of 1940, amendment.

AN ACT To amend
section 321, title III, part II, Transportation Act of 1940, with
respect to the movement of Government traffic..
Criminal Code and Revised Statutes, limitations. JOINT RESO-
LUTION To limit the operation of sections 109 and 113 of
the Criminal Code, and sections 361, 365, and 366 of the
Revised Statutes, and certain other provisions of law.
Philippine Islands, national elections. JOINT RESOLUTION
To provide for national elections in the Philippine Islands....
UNRRA, appropriation. JOINT RESOLUTION Making an
additional appropriation for the United Nations Relief and
Rehabilitation Administration_.

Motor vehicles, D. C. AN ACT To amend Section 12 of the Act
entitled "An Act to provide for the recording and releasing of
liens by entries on certificates of title for motor vehicles and
trailers, and for other purposes," approved July 2, 1940-----
Taxation of rolling stock, D. C. AN ACT To provide for the
taxation of rolling stock of railroad and other companies
operated in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes -
UNRRA, participation of U. S. AN ACT To enable the United
States to further participate in the work of the United Nations
Relief and Rehabilitation Administration___.

Reorganization Act of 1945. AN ACT To provide for the re-
organization of Government agencies, and for other purposes...
United Nations Participation Act of 1945. AN ACT To provide
for the appointment of representatives of the United States in
the organs and agencies of the United Nations, and to make
other provision with respect to the participation of the United
States in such organization____.

Civil Service Retirement Act, amendment. AN ACT To amend
further the Civil Service Retirement Act approved May 29,
1930, as amended...

Tennessee, railroad right-of-way. AN ACT To authorize the
State of Tennessee to convey a railroad right-of-way through
Montgomery Bell Park....

Oregon, lands in Deschutes County.

AN ACT To exclude certain
lands in Deschutes County, Oregon, from the provisions of
Revised Statutes 2319 to 2337, inclusive, relating to the pro-
motion of the development of the mining resources of the
United States_

Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, amendment. AN ACT
To amend the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944, and for
other purposes---
First Deficiency Appropriation Act, 1946. AN ACT Making
appropriations to supply deficiencies in certain appropriations
for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1946, and for prior fiscal
years, to provide supplemental appropriations for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1946, and for other purposes-
Second War Powers Act, 1942, amendment. AN ACT To amend
the Second War Powers Act, 1942, as amended_.
Alien spouses of members of armed forces. AN ACT To expedite
the admission to the United States of alien spouses and alien
minor children of citizen members of the United States armed
forces_

U. S. Commissioner, appointment. AN ACT To amend section
20 of the Act of May 28, 1896 (29 Stat. 184; 28 U. S. C. 527),
so as to provide that nothing therein contained shall preclude
a referee in bankruptcy or a national park commissioner
from appointment also as a United States commissioner
U. S. Naval Academy, tailor shop. AN ACT To establish the
status of funds and employees of the midshipmen's tailor shop
at the United States Naval Academy...

U. S. Naval Academy, cobbler and barber shops. AN ACT To
establish the status of funds and employees of the midship-
men's cobbler and barber shops at the United States Naval
Academy.

Dibble General Hospital, California. AN ACT To permit the
inclusion of land occupied by Dibble General Hospital within
the corporate limits of the city of Menlo Park, California____
Judicial Code, amendment. AN ACT To amend section 112 of
the Judicial Code to change the times for holding the terms of
the District Court for the Eastern District of the State of
Washington...

Navy, laws for settlement of claims. AN ACT To provide the
Navy with a system of laws for the settlement of claims uni-
form with that of the Army..

Fire Department pilots, etc., D. C. AN ACT To extend the pro-
visions of the Act of July 14, 1945, providing for an adjustment
of salaries of the Metropolitan Police, the United States Park
Police, the White House Police, and the members of the Fire
Department of the District of Columbia, to pilots and marine
engineers of the Fire Department_.
Judicial Code, amendment. AN ACT To amend section 74 of
the Judicial Code, as amended, to change the terms of the
District Court for the District of Connecticut..
Panama Canal. AN ACT To authorize an investigation of
means of increasing the capacity and security of the Panama
Canal..

Regular Army. AN ACT To provide for the appointment of
additional commissioned officers in the Regular Army, and
for other purposes

Export-Import Bank of Washington. AN ACT To authorize the
Export-Import Bank of Washington to extend its operations
to include the Philippine Islands
Classified executive civil service.

AN ACT To amend the Act
entitled "An Act extending the classified executive civil
service of the United States", approved November 26, 1940,
so as to eliminate the time limit within which incumbents of
positions covered into the classified service pursuant to such
Act may be recommended for classification__.
Navy, dental care for personnel. AN ACT To provide more
efficient dental care for the personnel of the United States
Navy...

Tariff Act of 1930, amendment. AN ACT To amend the Tariff
Act of 1930, as amended, so as to permit the designation of
freight forwarders as carriers of bonded merchandise..
Texas Rural Communities, conveyance. AN ACT To transfer
certain land and personal property in Limestone County, Texas,
to the State of Texas, acting by and through the State Board
of Control.__.

Pledge of allegiance. JOINT RESOLUTION Giving official
recognition to the pledge of allegiance to the flag of the United
States...

Navy V-12 program. JOINT RESOLUTION Providing for the
continuance to the end of June 1946, of the Navy's V-12
program_.-

Congress, date of meeting. JOINT RESOLUTION fixing the
date of meeting of the second session of the Seventy-ninth
Congress

George Washington Carver Day. JOINT RESOLUTION Desig-
nating January 5, 1946, as George Washington Carver Day...
International organizations. AN ACT To extend certain priv-
ileges, exemptions, and immunities to international organiza-
tions and to the officers and employees thereof, and for other
purposes.---
Housing, veterans. JOINT RESOLUTION To amend section
502 of the Act entitled "An Act to expedite the provision of
housing in connection with national defense, and for other
purposes, approved October 14, 1940, as amended, to
authorize an additional appropriation for the purpose of pro-
viding housing for distressed families of servicemen and for
veterans and their families, and for other purposes.
Veterans' Administration, Department of Medicine and Surgery.
AN ACT To establish a Department of Medicine and Surgery
in the Veterans' Administration__.

The total number of public laws enacted during the 1st session of the 79th Congress was 294 since Public Law 160-A must be included.