Database of Federal Statute Popular Names
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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 and Sheila Wellstone Center for Community Building Act | Honor | Paul and Sheila Wellstone Center for Community Building Act | "Paul and Sheila Wellstone Center for Community Building Act" | Sen. Paul Wellstone (MN) and his wife, Sheila. | 107-316 | 116 Stat 2764 | Y |
Legislation (Section 2, findings) |
short title; Wellstones also named in long title; providing money for an existing community center in St Paul, to be renamed for the Wellstones | |||
Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act of 2000 | Honor | Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act of 2000 | "Paul Coverdell National Forensic Sciences Improvement Act of 2000" | Sen. Paul Coverdell (GA), died in office on July 18, 2000. | 42 USC 3711 | 106-561 | 114 Stat 2787 | Y |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000813 |
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Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program Act of 2000 | Honor | Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program Act of 2000 | "Paul D. Coverdell Fellows Program Act of 2000" | Sen. Paul Coverdell (GA), died in office on July 18, 2000. | 22 USC 2517 (note) | 106-309, title IV, section 408 | 114 Stat 1100 | Y |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000813 |
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Paul D. Coverdell Teacher Protection Act of 2001 | Honor | Paul D. Coverdell Teacher Protection Act of 2001 | "Paul D. Coverdell Teacher Protection Act of 2001" | Sen. Paul Coverdell (GA), died in office on July 18, 2000. | 20 USC 6731 | 89-10, title II, part C, subpart 5 (section 2361); 107-110, title II, section 201 | 115 Stat 1667 | Y |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000813 |
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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 | ||
Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Community Assistance, Research and Education Amendments of 2008 | Honor | Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Community Assistance, Research and Education Amendments of 2008 | "Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Community Assistance, Research and Education Amendments of 2008" | Sen. Paul Wellstone (MN); amends the 2001 MD-CARE Act which was sponsored by Wellstone. | 42 USC 201 (note) | 110-361 | 122 Stat 4010 | Y |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000288 |
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Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 | Honor | Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 | "Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008" | Sen. Paul Wellstone (MN) and Sen. Pete Domenici (NM) | 42 USC 201 (note) | 110-343, div C, title V, subtitle B, section 511 | 122 Stat 3881 | Y |
Letter from David Wellstone, Co-Founder of Wellstone Action, 110 CR H8620, Sept. 23, 2008. |
short title and subtitle name | ||
Pay it Back Act | Political Description | Pay it Back Act | "Pay It Back Act" | 12 USC 5201 | 111-203, title XIII | 124 Stat 2133 | Y | short title at beginning of title XII of Dodd-Frank | ||||
Payne-Aldrich Act (Tariff) | Sponsor | Payne-Aldrich Act (Tariff) | NO short title | Rep. Sereno Elisha Payne, (R-N.Y.); Sen. Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich, (R-R.I.) | ch 6, 36 Stat 11 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000153; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000083 |
nothing in statute | ||||
Pell Grant Hurricane and Disaster Relief Act | Sponsor | Pell Grant Hurricane and Disaster Relief Act | "Pell Grant Hurricane and Disaster Relief Act" | Relating to Pell Grants, which are named for Sen. Claiborne Pell (RI). | 20 USC 1001 (note) | 109-66 | 119 Stat 1999 | Y |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000193 |
short title; waiver of Pell Grant repayment for students affected by disaster |