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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Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008 | Abbreviation | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008 | "Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008" or the "FISA Amendments Act of 2008" | 50 USC 1801 | 110-261 | 122 Stat 2436 | N | short title at the beginning of statute; what's interesting here is that "FISA" is not part of the short title of the original bill, but it has clearly come to be known by the acronym | ||||
Lever Act (Food and Fuel Control) | Sponsor | Lever Act (Food and Fuel Control) | NO short title | Rep. Asbury Francis Lever, (D-S.C.) | ch. 53, 40 Stat 276 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000259 |
nothing in statute | ||||
Northern Pacific Halibut Act | Description | Northern Pacific Halibut Act | "Northern Pacific Halibut Act" | Ch. 154, 47 Stat 142 | ||||||||
Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1936 | Description | Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1936 | "Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1936" | C. 3, 49 Stat 6 | ||||||||
La Follete-Barden Vocational Rehabilitation Act (see Vocational Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1943) | Sponsor | La Follete-Barden Vocational Rehabilitation Act (see Vocational Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1943) | "Vocational Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1943" | Rep. Charles Marion La Follette, (D-IN); Rep. Graham Arthur Barden, (D-N.C.) | ch 190, 57 Stat 374 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000003; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000139 |
short title at end - "Vocational Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1943" | ||||
Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1990 | Honor | Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1990 | Long title and short title - "Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 1990" | Rep. Stewart B. McKinney (CT), died May 7, 1987. | 42 USC 11301 (note) | 101-645 | 104 Stat 4673 | Y |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000527 |
short title, named Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act in long title | ||
Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act | Victim | Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act | "Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act" | Garrett Lee Smith was the son of Sen. Gordon Smith (OR). He committed suicide on Sept. 8, 2003; the Senate passed the bill (after House action) on Sept. 9, 2004, Garrett Smith's birthday. | 42 USC 201 (note) | 108-355 | 118 Stat 1404 | Y |
CR S9020-9023, Sept. 9, 2004. Statement of Sen. Gordon Smith. |
statute relates to preventing teen suicide | ||
Spooner Act (Panama Canal) | Sponsor | Spooner Act (Panama Canal) | NO short title | Sen. John Spooner (R-WI), author | ch 1302, 32 Stat 481 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000741; also 12.15.1905 NYT article (on file); also http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/560906/John-Spooner?anchor=ref... |
creating Panama Canal | ||||
Capper-Lenroot-Anderson Act (Agricultural Credits) (see Agricultural Credits Act of 1923) | Sponsor | Capper-Lenroot-Anderson Act (Agricultural Credits) (see Agricultural Credits Act of 1923) | "Agricultural Credits Act of 1923" | Sen. Arthur Capper, (R-KA); Sen. Irvine Luther Lenroot, (R-WI); Rep. Sydney Anderson, (R-MN) | 12 USC 1151 et seq | ch 252, 42 Stat 1454 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000133; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000241; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000233 |
not statutized (repealed) | |||
Wilmot Proviso (Slavery in Territories) | Sponsor | Wilmot Proviso (Slavery in Territories) | NO short title | Sen. David Wilmot (R-PA) | ch 111, 12 Stat 432 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000566 |
nothing in statute |