Popular Name Statutized?:
Y
Type:
Honor
Date Enacted:
Tuesday, October 14, 1980
Short Title:
"Staggers Rail Act of 1980"
Classification:
49 USC 10101 (note)
PL:
96-448
Statute At Large:
94 Stat 1895
Named For?:
Rep. Henry Orrin Staggers (WV), who chaired the House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee, and retired in 1980. Interestingly, Staggers was NOT the sponsor of the legislation, though it did go through his Committee.
Interesting Part Statutized?:
Y
Notes:
short title; from Wikipedia (with no cite): The act was named for Congressman Harley Staggers (D-WV), who chaired the House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee. Although it is traditional for laws to be known by the names of their sponsors, this is believed to be the first (but not last) case in which the sponsor's name was officially incorporated into the text of a Federal statute. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staggers_Rail_Act