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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge Enhancement Act of 2000 | Location | Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge Enhancement Act of 2000 | "Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge Enhancement Act of 2000" | Park in Montana was previously named for Charles M. Russell | 106-541, Title VIII | 114 Stat 2699 | Y | name in short title; odd note in SAL: "Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge Enhancement Act of 2000. Montana. | ||||
| Dickinson Dam Bascule Gates Settlement Act of 2000 | Location | Dickinson Dam Bascule Gates Settlement Act of 2000 | "Dickinson Dam Bascule Gates Settlement Act of 2000" | Dickinson Dam; bascule is the type of structure | 106-566, Title VIII | 114 Stat 2828 | N | Dickinson is the name of the dam; Bascule is the type of structure | ||||
| Kenneth M. Ludden Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, Fiscal Year 2002 | Honor | Kenneth M. Ludden Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, Fiscal Year 2002 | "Kenneth M. Ludden Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, Fiscal Year 2002" | Ken Ludden, Legislative Coordinator in the Treasury's Office of the Assistant Secretary for International Affairs and former staffer on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. Ludden died on Sept. 10, 2001. | 107-115 | 115 Stat 2118 | Y |
CR S10897-98, Oct. 23, 2001. |
Named for Ludden by floor amendment in the Senate | |||
| Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 | Honor | Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 | "Bob Stump National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003" | Rep. Robert L. Stump (AZ) who retired in 2002 | 107-314 | 116 Stat 2458 | Y |
Text of Legislation, Section 1(b) |
Rep Bob Stump honored in Section 1(b) | |||
| 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 | |||
| Fallon Rail Freight Loading Facility Transfer Act | Location | Fallon Rail Freight Loading Facility Transfer Act | "Fallon Rail Freight Loading Facility Transfer Act" | Fallon, NV | 107-339 | 116 Stat 2887 | N | short title; Fallon is a city in NV | ||||
| Gunn McKay Nature Preserve Act | Honor | Gunn McKay Nature Preserve Act | "Gunn McKay Nature Preserve Act" | Rep. Gunn McKay (UT) who died in 2000. | 107-364 | 116 Stat 3026 | Y |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000490 |
designating land in Utah as a preserve named for Rep. McKay | |||
| Craig Recreation Land Purchast Act | Location | Craig Recreation Land Purchast Act | "Craig Recreation Land Purchase Act" | Craig, AK | 108-325 | 118 Stat 1268 | N | Craig is a city in Alaska | ||||
| Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 | Honor | Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 | "Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005" | President Ronald W. Reagan | 108-375 | 118 Stat 1811 | Y |
See S 2400, passed Senate 6/23/2004 |
Reagan added in Senate version after his death June 5, 2004. | |||
| Chris Zajicek Memorial Land Exchange Act of 2004 | Honor | Chris Zajicek Memorial Land Exchange Act of 2004 | "Chris Zajicek Memorial Land Exchange Act of 2004" | Likely named for Chris Zajicek, accquisition specialist w/ the US Forest Service. | 108-447, div. E, Title III, Section 347 | 118 Stat 3106 | Y |
http://jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/101600/met_4344221.html |