Popular Name Statutized?:
Y
Type:
Sponsor
Date Enacted:
Saturday, June 25, 1938
Short Title:
NO short title
Statute At Large:
ch. 697, 52 Stat 1196
Named For?:
Sen. Robert Wagner (NY) and Rep. Caroline O'Day (NY) were in Congress when the original provision was passed in 1938, but Sen. Jacob Javits (NY) was not elected to Congress until 1957. The act was revised in 1971 (85 Stat 77) and it is possible Javits was the sponsor of that amendment.
Link/Source:
Interesting Part Statutized?:
Y
Notes:
nothing in statute; creating committee on purchasing blind-made products; amended to add short title "Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act" by 108 Stat 3409 in 1994; THIS IS THE ONLY SPONSOR STATUTE NAMED FOR A WOMAN