57th United States Congress - Major Legislation

Major Legislation

  • June 17, 1902: Newlands Reclamation Act
  • June 28, 1902: Isthmian Canal Act (Panama Canal), Sess. 1, ch. 1302, 32 Stat. 481
  • January 21, 1903: Militia Act of 1903
  • February 11, 1903: Expediting Act, Sess. 2, ch. 544, 32 Stat. 823
  • February 19, 1903: Elkins Act
  • March 3, 1903: Immigration Act of 1903, including ยง39, the Anarchist Exclusion Act

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