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An Act Imposing Duties on Tonnage : July 20 1789
An Act Providing for the Expences Which May Attend Negotiations or Treaties with the Indian Tribes, and the Appointment of Commissioners for Managing the Same: August 20, 1789.
The Judiciary Act; September 24, 1789
An Act Imposing duties on the Tonnage of Ships or Vessels : July 20, 1790
An Act providing for Holding a Treaty or Treaties to Establish Peace with Certain IndianTribes: July 22, 1790
An Act to Regulate Trade and Intercourse With the Indian Tribes: July 22, 1790
An Act for the admission of the State of Vermont into this Union: February 18, 1791
An Act to Regulate Trade and Intercourse with the Indian Tribes: March 1, 1793.
An Act Making An Appropriation to Defray the Expense of a Treaty With the Indians Northwest of the Ohio: March 1, 1793
An Act to Prohibit the Carrying on the Slave Trade from the United States to any Foreign Place or Country : March 22. 1794
An Act for the More General Promulgation of the Laws of the United States : March 3, 1795
An Act Making Provision for the Purposes of Trade with the Indians : March 3, 1795
An Act for Establishing Trading Houses with the Indian Tribes : April 18, 1796.
An Act Making an Appropriation Towards Defraying the Expenses Which May Arise in Carrying Into Effect the Treaty of Amity, Commerce and Navigation, Made Between the United States and the King of Great Britain : May 6, 1796
An Act Making an Appropriation for Defraying the Expenses Which May Arise in Carrying Into Effect the Treaty Made Between the United States and the Dey and Regency of Algiers : May 6, 1796
An Act Making Appropriations for Defraying the Expenses Which May Arise in Carrying into Effect a Treaty Made Between the United States and Certain Indian Tribes, Northwest of the River Ohio : May 6, 1796
An Act to Regulate Trade and Intercourse with the Indian Tribes, and to Preserve Peace on the Frontiers : May 19, 1796.
An Act Authorizing the President of the United States to Apply a Further Sum to the Expense of Negotiations with the Dey and Regency at Algiers : March 3, 1797
An Act Appropriating a Certain Sum of Money to Defray the Expense of Holding a Treaty or Treaties with the Indians : February 27, 1798.
An Act to Suspend the Commercial Intercourse between the United States and France, and the Dependencies Thereof; June 13,1798
An Act to Authorize the Defense of the Merchant Vessels of the United States against French Depredations; June 25, 1798
An Act Respecting Alien Enemies : July 6, 1798
An Act to Declare the Treaties Heretofore Concluded with France, no Longer Obligatory on the United States; July 7 1798
An Act Further to Protect the Commerce of the United States; July 9, 1798
An Act in Addition to the Act, Entitled "An Act for the Punishment of Certain Crimes Against the United States." : July 14, 1798
An Act to Amend the Act Entitled "An Act to suspend the Commercial Intercourse between the United States and France, and the Dependencies Thereof." : July 16, 1798
An Act Further to Suspend the Commercial Intercourse between the United States and France, and the Dependencies Thereof : February 9, 1799
An Act Appropriating a Certain Sum of Money to Defray the Expense of Holding a Treaty or Treaties with the Indians : February 19, 1799.
An Act Making Appropriations for Defraying the Expenses Which May Arise in Carrying into Effect Certain Treaties Between the United States and Several Tribes or Nations of Indians : February 25,1799.
An Act to Regulate Trade and Intercourse With the Indian Tribes, and to Preserve Peace on the Frontiers : March 3. 1799.
An Act for the Preservation of Peace with the Indian Tribes : January 17, 1800
An Act Further to Suspend the Commercial Intercourse Between the United States and France, and the Dependencies Thereof : February 27, 1800
An Act Supplementary to the Act to Regulate Trade and Intercourse with the Indian Tribes, and to Preserve Peace on the Frontiers : April 22, 1800
An Act in Addition to the Act Intituled "An Act to Prohibit the Carrying on the Slave Trade from the United States to any Foreign Place or Country." : May 10, 1800
An Act to appropriate a certain sum of money to defray the expense of holding a treaty or treaties with the Indians : May 13, 1800
An Act to Make Provision Relative to Rations for Indians, and to Their Visits to the Seat of Government : May 13, 1800
An Act for the Protection of the Commerce and Seamen of the United States, Against the Tripolitan Cruisers : February 6, 1802
An Act to Regulate Trade and Intercourse with the Indian Tribes, and to Preserve Peace on the Frontiers : March 30, 1802
An Act to Revive and Continue in Force, An Act entitled "An Act for Establishing Trading Houses with the Indian Tribes." : April 30, 1802
An Act Making an Appropriation for Carrying Into Effect the Convention between the United States of America and His Britannic Majesty : May 3, 1802
An Act for Continuing in Force a Law, Entitled "An Act for Establishing Trading Houses with the Indian Tribes." : February 1803
An Act to Prevent the Importation of Certain Persons into Certain States, Where, by the Laws Thereof, Their Admission is Prohibited : February 28, 1803
Authority Given to the President to Take Possession of the Territory of Louisiana : October 31, 1803
Stock to be Created to Carry into Effect the Treaty with the French Republic : November 10, 1803
Provision for Claims of Citizens of the United States on the Government of France : November 10, 1803
Appropriation to Carry into Effect the Treaty with Great Britian : 11/16/1803
An Act for Laying And Collecting Duties or Imports and Tonnage within the Territories Ceded to the United States, by the Treaty of the Thirtieth of April, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Three, Between the United States and the French Republic, and for Other Purposes : February 24, 1804
Louisiana Erected into Two Territories and Temporary Government Established : March 26, 1804
An Act to Make Further Appropriations, for the Purpose of Extinguishing the Indian Claim : March 26, 1804
An Act Making Appropriations for Carrying into Effect Certain Indian Treaties, and for Other Purposes of Indian Trade and Intercourse : March 3, 1805
An Act for Establishing Trading Houses with the Indian Tribes : April 21, 1806
An Act Making Appropriations for Carrying into Effect Certain Indian Treaties : April 21, 1806
An Act to Provide for Surveying the Coasts of the United States; February 10, 1807
An Act to Prohibit the Importation of Slaves into any Port or Place Within the Jurisdiction of the United States, From and After the First Day of January, in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eight : March 2, 1807
An Act Making Appropriations for Carrying into Effect a Treaty Between the United States and the Chickasaw Tribe of Indians and to Establish a Land Office in the Mississippi Territory : March 3, 1807
An Act Making Appropriations for Carrying into Effect Certain Treaties with the Cherokee and Piankeshaw Tribes of Indians : March 3, 1807
An Act Making Appropriations for Carrying into Effect Certain Indian Treaties : February 19, 1808
An Act for the Relief of Certain Alibama and Wyandott Indians : February 28, 1809
An Act Supplemental to the Act Intituled "An Act for Establishing Trading Houses with the Indian Tribes." : March 3, 1809
An Act Supplementary to an Act, Entituled "An Act Making Appropriations for Carrying into Effect a Treaty Between the United States and the Chickasaw Tribe of Indians; and to Establish a Land-office in the Mississippi Territory : June 15, 1809
An Act Making Appropriations for Carrying into Effect Certain Indian Treaties : May 1, 1810
An Act Fixing the Compensation of Public Ministers, and of Consuls Residing on the Coast of Barbary, and for Other Purposes : May 1, 1810
An Act for Establishing Trading Houses with the Indian Tribes : March 2, 1811
An Act Making Compensation to John Eugene Leitensdorfer for Services Rendered the United States in the War with Tripoli : February 13, 1811.
An Act Making Appropriations for Carrying into Effect a Treaty Between the United States and the Great and Little Osage Nation of Indians, Concluded at Fort Clarke, on the Tenth day of November, One Thousand Eight Hundred and Eight, and for Other Purposes : March 3, 1811
An Act Declaring War Between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the Dependencies Thereof and the United States of America and Their Territories : June 18, 1812
An Act Making Additional Appropriations for the Military Establishment and for the Indian Department for the Year One Thousand Eight Hundred and Twelve : July 6, 1812
An Act for the Safe Keeping and Accommodation of Prisoners of War : July 6, 1812
An Act to Prohibit American Vessels from Proceeding to or Trading with the Enemies of the United States, and for Other Purposes : July 6, 1812
An Act to Encourage the Destruction of the Armed Vessels of War of the Enemy : March 3, 1813
Fugitive Slave Act; 1850
Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854
Homestead Act; May 20, 1862
Act Creating an Electoral Commission, January 29, 1877
Chinese Exclusion Act; May 6, 1882
An Act to Provide for the Allotment of Lands in Severalty to Indians on the Various Reservations, and to Extend the Protection of the Laws of the United States and the Territories over the Indians, and for Other Purposes : February, 8, 1887
International Organizations Immunities Act, December 9, 1945
United Nations Participation Act, December 20, 1945
Amendment of United Nations Participation Act, October 10, 1949
Alaska Statehood Act; July 7, 1958
Equal Pay Act; June 10, 1963
Civil Rights Act; July 2, 1964
Voting Rights Act; August 6, 1965
Americans with Disabilities Act; July 26, 1990
Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act; November 11, 1993
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