Major Legislation
- March 9, 1945: McCarran-Ferguson Act
- July 31, 1945: Bretton Woods Agreements Act, Pub.L. 79-171
- July 31, 1945: Export-Import Bank Act of 1945
- December 20, 1945: United Nations Participation Act
- December 28, 1945: War Brides Act
- February 18, 1946: Rescission Act of 1946, Pub.L. 79-301
- February 20, 1946: Employment Act, Pub.L. 79-304, ch. 33, 60 Stat. 23
- May 13, 1946: Federal Airport Act, Pub.L. 79-377
- June 4, 1946: Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act, ch. 281, 60 Stat. 230
- June 11, 1946: Administrative Procedure Act, ch. 324, 60 Stat. 237
- July 2, 1946: Luce-Celler Act of 1946
- July 3, 1946: Hobbs Anti-Racketeering Act, ch. 537, 60 Stat. 420
- July 5, 1946: Lanham Trademark Act of 1946
- August 1, 1946: United States Atomic Energy Act of 1946, ch. 724, 60 Stat. 755
- August 2, 1946: Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946
- August 2, 1946: Federal Tort Claims Act, ch. 753, title IV, 60 Stat. 842
- August 2, 1946: Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act of 1946
- August 13, 1946: Foreign Service Act, ch. 957, titles I–X, 60 Stat. 999
- August 13, 1946: Hospital Survey and Construction Act (Hill-Burton Act), Pub.L. 79-725, ch. 958, 60 Stat. 1040
- August 14, 1946: Farmers Home Administration Act, ch. 964, 60 Stat. 1062
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