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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 | Honor | Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 | "Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009" | Rep. Duncan Lee Hunter, chair of the House Armed Services Committee, retired in 2008. | 110-417 | 122 Stat 4356 | Y |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000981 |
title of bill and short title; Hunter was chair of House Armed Services but was a Republican -- this bill was passed by the Dems in 2008 | |||
| Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 | Honor/Sponsor | Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 | "Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011" | Rep. Ike Skelton (TX), Chair of House Armed Services Committee. | 111-383 | 124 Stat 4137 | Y |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000465 |
Negotiated language was introduced as original bill, so "Ike Skelton National Defense��_��__��_��___" was original title introduced by Skelton himself. Though bill was introduced AFTER Skelton had already lost re-election. See Committee Print, HASC No. 5, Dec. 2010. | |||
| Military Appropriation Act, 1938 | Description | Military Appropriation Act, 1938 | "Military Appropriation Act, 1938" | Ch. 423, 50 Stat 442 | ||||||||
| Manderson Act (Printing and Binding) | Sponsor | Manderson Act (Printing and Binding) | NO short title | Sen. Charles Manderson (R-NE) | ch. 23, 28 Stat 601 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000095 |
nothing in statute; establishes Public Printer - maybe name was first printer? | ||||
| Nelson Act (Chippewa Indians of Minnesota) | Sponsor | Nelson Act (Chippewa Indians of Minnesota) | NO short title | Rep. Knute Nelson (R-MN) | ch 24, 25 Stat 642 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=N000040; see also http://www.mnhs.org/library/findaids/00578.xml |
nothing in statute | ||||
| Pendleton Act (Civil Service) (see Civil Service Act) | Sponsor | Pendleton Act (Civil Service) (see Civil Service Act) | NO short title | Sen. George Pendleton (D- OH) | ch 27, 22 Stat 403 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000203 |
nothing in statute | ||||
| Logan Act (Foreign Relations) | Sponsor | Logan Act (Foreign Relations) | NO short title | Dr. George Logan, a prominent Republican and Quaker from Pennsylvania | ch. 1, 1 Stat 613 | X | nothing in statute | |||||
| McKinley Act (Tariff) | Sponsor | McKinley Act (Tariff) | NO short title | Rep. William McKinley (R - OH) | ch 1244, 26 Stat 567 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000522 |
nothing in statute | ||||
| McCreary Act (Chinese Exclusion) | Sponsor | McCreary Act (Chinese Exclusion) | NO short title | Rep. Jame McCreary (D-KY) | ch. 14, 28 Stat 7 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000382 |
nothing in statute | ||||
| Harter Act (Carriage of Goods by Sea) | Sponsor | Harter Act (Carriage of Goods by Sea) | NO short title | Rep. Michael Harter (D-OH) | ch. 105, 27 Stat 445 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000296 |
nothing in statute |