The collection can be sorted by the popular name of the law, by the date of its enactment, or by descriptive category of naming convention. The categories are our attempt to bring some degree of order to the chaos.
Database of Federal Statute Names
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1937 | Description | Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1937 | "Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1937" | Ch. 156, 49 Stat 1167 | ||||||||
| Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1938 | Description | Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1938 | "Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1938" | Ch. 396, 50 Stat 329 | ||||||||
| Intercoastal Shipping Act, 1933 | Description | Intercoastal Shipping Act, 1933 | "Intercoastal Shipping Act, 1933" | Ch. 199, 47 Stat 1425 | ||||||||
| ISTEA (Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991) | Abbreviation | ISTEA (Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991) | "Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991" | 49 USC 101 note | 102-240 | 105 Stat 1914 | N | short title at beginning of statute; ISTEA is in PNT but not in statute; ISTEA not statutized; pronounced "ice-tea" | ||||
| Jackson Multi-Agency Campus Act of 2000 | Location | Jackson Multi-Agency Campus Act of 2000 | "Jackson Multi-Agency Campus Act of 2000" | Jackson, WY | 106-272 | 114 Stat 797 | Y | short title; Jackson, WY | ||||
| Jackson-Vanik Amendment | Sponsor | Jackson-Vanik Amendment | NO short title | Sen. Henry Jackson (D-WA) and Sen. Charles Vanik (D-OH). | 93-618, title I, sections 152, 153, title IV, sections 402, 407, 409 | 88 Stat 2004, 2006, 2056, 2063, 2064 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=J000013; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=V000047 |
not in statute -- amendment included numerous sections -- read through in context to see what ties them together | |||
| Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act of 1988 | Honor | Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act of 1988 | "Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act of 1988" | Sen. Jacob K. Javits (NY), died in 1986. | 20 USC 3061 | 89-10, title IV, part B (section 4101)/100-297, title I, section 1001 | 102 Stat 237 | Y |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=J000064 |
short title; Javits was a Senator from NY | ||
| Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act of 1994 | Honor | Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act of 1994 | "Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act of 1994" | Sen. Jacob K. Javits (NY), died in 1986. | 89-10, title X, part B (section 10201)/103-382, title I, section 101 | 108 Stat 3820 | Y |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=J000064 |
short title | |||
| Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act of 2001 | Honor | Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act of 2001 | "Jacob K. Javits Gifted and Talented Students Education Act of 2001" | Sen. Jacob K. Javits (NY), died in 1986. | 20 USC 7253 | 89-10, title V, part D, subpart 6 (section 5461)/107-110, title V, section 501 | 115 Stat 1826 | Y |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=J000064 |
short title | ||
| Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act | Victim | Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act | "Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act" | Jacob Wetterling was abducted at age 11 in 1989 by a masked gunman. His case remains open. | 42 USC 14071 | 103-322, title XVII, subtitle A (section 170101) | 108 Stat 2038 | Y | name of subtitle, no short title; |