Database of Federal Statute Names

A political cartoon lampooning the Embargo Act of 1807

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 Popular Names

Title Type Popular Name Short Title Named For? Classificationsort ascending PL Statute At Large Date(s) Enacted Interesting Part Statutized? Leads to other named Legislation Link/Source Notes
Bryson Act Sponsor Bryson Act NO short title Rep. Joseph Raleigh Bryson, (D-SC) 35 USC 1 ch. 950, 66 Stat 792 N

http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000999

 name not statutized
First Inventor Defense Act Description First Inventor Defense Act "First Investor Defense Act of 1999" 35 USC 1 106-113, div B, section 1000(a)(9) 113 Stat 1536, 1501A-555 N Subtitle C - starts at 1501A-555
Jadwin Act (see Flood Control Act of 1928) Honor Jadwin Act (see Flood Control Act of 1928) NO short title Lt. Gen. Edgar Jadwin, who developed the plan for dealing with Mississippi floods, adopted by the Flood Control Act of 1928. 33 USC 702a ch 569, 45 Stat 534 N

http://www.mvk.usace.army.mil/index.php?pID=wwa&s=4

 name not statutized
Jones-Reid Act (see Flood Control Act of 1928) Sponsor Jones-Reid Act (see Flood Control Act of 1928) NO short title Rep. Frank R. Reid (R-IL); Sen. Wesley Livsey Jones (R-WA) 33 USC 702a ch 569, 45 Stat 534 N

http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000145; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=J000257

 name not statutized
Hobbs Bridge Act (aka the Truman-Hobbs Act) Sponsor Hobbs Bridge Act (aka the Truman-Hobbs Act) NO short title Rep. Samuel Francis Hobbs, (D-AL); Sen. Henry Styles Bridges, (R-N.H.) 33 USC 511 (note) ch. 409, 54 Stat 497 N

http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000663; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000823

 name not statutized
Truman-Hobbs Act (aka Hobbs Bridge Act) Sponsor Truman-Hobbs Act (aka Hobbs Bridge Act) NO short title Sen. Harry S. Truman (future POTUS); (D-MO); Rep. Samuel Francis Hobbs, (D-AL) 33 USC 511 (note) ch 409, 54 Stat 497 N

http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=T000387; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000663;

 name not statutized
FOARAM Act Acrostic FOARAM Act "Federal Ocean Acification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009" or "FOARAM Act" 33 USC 3701 111-11, title XII, subtitle D 123 Stat 1436 N short title at beginning of Subtitle D
White Act (Collisions on Great Lakes) Sponsor White Act (Collisions on Great Lakes) NO short title Most likely Rep. George Elon (R-IL) (other White was from CA) 33 USC 241 ch 64, 28 Stat 645 N

http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000371

 name not statutized
Daniel Patrick Moynihan Lake Champlain Basin Program Act of 2002 Honor Daniel Patrick Moynihan Lake Champlain Basin Program Act of 2002 "Daniel Patrick Moynihan Lake Champlain Basin Program Act of 2002" Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan (NY) 33 USC 1251 (note) 107-303, title II 116 Stat 2358 Y

http://www.lcbp.org/lcbpsumr.htm; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M001054

 short title; Moynihan was one of the sponsors of the underlying bill (1990, Lake Champlain Special Designation Act), he had retired from the Senate in 2000
Doug Barnard, Jr. -- 1996 Atlanta Centennial Olypmic Games Commemorative Coin Act Honor/Sponsor Doug Barnard, Jr. -- 1996 Atlanta Centennial Olypmic Games Commemorative Coin Act "Doug Barnard, Jr. -- 1996 Atlanta Centennial Olypmic Games Commemorative Coin Act" Rep. Doug Barnard, Jr. (GA), retired 1992. 31 USC 5112 (note) 102-390 106 Stat 1620 Y

http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000153

 Barnard was the sponsor, but the version he introduced did not include his name, which was added some time during the House consideration.

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