Database of Federal Statute Popular Names
Title | Type | Popular Name | Short Title | Named For? | Classification | PL | Statute At Large | Date(s) Enacted | Interesting Part Statutized? | Leads to other named Legislation | Link/Source | Notes |
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Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness and Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center Designation Act | Honor | Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness and Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center Designation Act | "Marjory Stoneman Douglas Wilderness and Ernest F. Coe Visitor Center Designation Act" | Marjory Stoneman Douglas was an author and conservation activist who wrote about and advocated the preserveration of the Everglades. Ernest F. Coe led the creation of Everglades National Park. | 16 USC 410r-5 (note) | 105-82 | 111 Stat 1540 | Y |
Findings in text of legislation. |
short title and long title; findings have information about the individuals for whom the park and center are named | ||
Johanna's Law (aka Gynecological Cancer Education and Awareness Act of 2005) | Victim | Johanna's Law (aka Gynecological Cancer Education and Awareness Act of 2005) | "Johanna's Law" or "Gynecological Cancer Education and Awareness Act of 2005" | Johanna Silver Gordon, who died of ovarian cancer that was not detected until late in its development because she was not educated about the early signs. | 42 USC 201 (note) | 109-475 | 120 Stat 3565 | Y |
CR H8626, Nov. 14, 2006, Statement of Rep. Sandy Levin. |
short title gives both names; section 2 seems to amend USC to specifically insert "Johanna's Law" at 42 USC 247b-17 | ||
Carey Act (Irrigation) | Sponsor | Carey Act (Irrigation) | NO short title | Sen. Joseph Maull Carey, (R-WY) | 43 USC 641 (short title in note) | ch. 301, 28 Stat 422 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000145 |
name not statutized but noted in USC | |||
Ball Act | Sponsor | Ball Act | NO short title | Sen. Lewis Heisler Ball, (R-DE) | ch 80, title II, 41 Stat 298 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000100 |
(Rents in the District of Columbia) | ||||
Wagner Foreign Credits Act | Sponsor | Wagner Foreign Credits Act | NO short title | Sen. Robert F. Wagner (D-NY) | ch 185, 54 Stat 179 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000021 |
nothing in statute; actually a joint resolution | ||||
Dale Bumpers Wilderness Resources Protection Act (also known as the Arkansas Wilderness Act of 1984) | Sponsor | Dale Bumpers Wilderness Resources Protection Act (also known as the Arkansas Wilderness Act of 1984) | Enacting Clause - "Arkansas Wilderness Act of 1984" | Sen. Dale Bumpers, (D-AK). | 16 USC 1132 (note) | 98-508 | 98 Stat 2349 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B001057 |
"Dale Bumpers" not statutized; named as "Arkansas Wilderness Act of 1984" in the enacting clause | ||
Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation Act | Description | Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation Act | "Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation Act" | Ch. 7, 48 Stat 344 | ||||||||
Esch Act (Hours of Service on Railroads) (see Hours of Service Act (Railroads)) | Sponsor | Esch Act (Hours of Service on Railroads) (see Hours of Service Act (Railroads)) | NO short title | Rep. John Jacob Esch, (R-WI) | 45 USC 61 | ch 2939, 34 Stat 1415 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=E000212 |
name not statutized | |||
Organic Act of the Virgin Islands of the United States | Description | Organic Act of the Virgin Islands of the United States | "Organic Act of the Virgin Islands of the United States" | Ch. 699, 49 Stat 1807 | ||||||||
Wunderlich Act | Case | Wunderlich Act | NO short title | Named for U.S. v. Wunderlich (1951); Act was enacted to overturn the decision | ch 199, 68 Stat 81 | X | nothing in statute; permitting review of decisions by govt agency heads |