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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Paul D. Coverdell World Wide Schools Act of 2000 | Honor | Paul D. Coverdell World Wide Schools Act of 2000 | "Paul D. Coverdell World Wide Schools Act of 2000" | Sen. Paul Coverdell (GA), died in office on July 18, 2000. | 22 USC 2517 (note) | 106-570, title VI | 114 Stat 3051 | Y |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000813 |
short title and section title; findings about Coverdell | ||
Fulbright-Hays Act (see Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961) | Sponsor | Fulbright-Hays Act (see Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961) | "Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961" | Sen. J. William Fulbright, (D-AK) | 22 USC 2451 | 87-256 | 75 Stat 527 | Y |
Richard D. Scarfo, The History of Title VI and Fulbright-Hayes, www.international.ucla.edu/pacrim/title6/Over2-Scarfo.pdf; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=F000401. |
"Fulbright-Hays" statutized by PL 102-138, 105 Stat 647 with "(commonly referred to as the 'Fulbright-Hays Act')", codified at 22 USC 1475h | ||
Augustus F. Hawkins Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1990 | Honor | Augustus F. Hawkins Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1990 | "Augustus F. Hawkins Human Services Reauthorization Act of 1990" | Rep. Augustus F. Hawkins (CA) who retired in 1990 | 42 USC 9801 | 101-501 | 104 Stat 1222 | Y |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000367 |
short title | ||
Check 21 Act | Description | Check 21 Act | "Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act" or "Check 21 Act" | 12 USC 5001 | 108-100 | 117 Stat 1177 | Y | both in short title at beginning of statute | ||||
Chimp Haven is Home Act | Institution | Chimp Haven is Home Act | "Chimp Haven is Home Act" | Chimp Haven is a "retirement community" for lab chimps. | short title see 42 USC 201 (note) | 110-170 | 121 Stat 2465 | Y | Closed a loophole in the CHIMP Act that would have allowed retired lab chimps to return to labs under some circumstances. Chimp Haven is the "retirement community" - http://www.chimphaven.org/view-news.cfm?id=38 | |||
Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 | Sponsor | Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 | "Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994" | Rep. Donald Riegle, (D-MO) | 12 USC 4701 | 103-325 | 108 Stat 2160 | Y | short title | |||
SAFE Port Act | Acrostic | SAFE Port Act | "Security and Accountabilty For Every Port Act of 2006" or "SAFE Port Act" | 6 USC 901 | 109-347 | 120 Stat 1884 | Y | short title at beginning of statute | ||||
Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009 | Victim | Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009 | "Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009" | Ryan White was diagnosed with AIDS at age 13 and became an advocate for people with the disease. He died a few months before the original act passed in 1990. | 42 USC 201 (note) | 111-87 | 123 Stat 2885 | Y |
Ryan White was diagnosed with AIDS at age 13 and became an advocate for people with the disease. He died a few months before the original act passed in 1990. |
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Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 | Sponsor | Lacey Act Amendments of 1981 | "Lacey Act Amendmetns of 1981" | Rep. John F. Lacey (R-IA), introduced bill | 16 USC 3371 (note) | 97-79 | 95 Stat 1073 | Y |
http://www.fws.gov/pacific/news/2000/2000-98.htm; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000010 |
unnumbered section 1 | ||
Lorton Technical Corrections Act of 1998 | Location | Lorton Technical Corrections Act of 1998 | "Lorton Technical Corrections Act of 1998" | Lorton Correctional Complex in Lorton, VA | 105-277, div C, title I, section 141 | 112 Stat 2681-600 | Y |
CR E1674, Statement of Rep. Thomas M. Davis, Sept. 9, 1998 |
short title |