
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.
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.
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 |
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Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Amendments Act of 2009 | Honor | Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Amendments Act of 2009 | "Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Amendments Act of 2009" | Rep. Morris K. Udall (AZ) and his brother Rep. Stewart L. Udall (AZ) | 20 USC 5601 (note) | 111-90 | 123 Stat 2976 | Y | Adds Stewart L. Udall to name of foundation and scholarship | |||
No entry | Description | No entry | "Post Office Department Appropriation Act, 1935" | Ch. 70, 48 Stat 425 | ||||||||
Revenue Act of 1936 | Description | Revenue Act of 1936 | "Revenue Act of 1936" | Ch. 690, 49 Stat 1648 | ||||||||
Food for Peace Act | Political Description | Food for Peace Act | "Argicultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954" | 7 USC 1691 | ch 469, 68 Stat 454 | Y | Bill title and all references changed to "Food for Peace Act" by 122 Stat 1821 (2008) | |||||
Chacoan Outliers Protection Act of 1995 | Location | Chacoan Outliers Protection Act of 1995 | "Chacoan Outliers Protection Act of 1995" | Chaco was a city in New Mexico a thousand years ago, now protected as a National Historical Park | 104-11 | 109 Stat 158 | Y | |||||
Congressional Tribute to Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Act of 2006 | Award | Congressional Tribute to Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Act of 2006 | "Congressional Tribute to Dr. Norman E. Borlaug Act of 2006" | 31 USC 5111 (note) | 109-395 | 120 Stat 2708 | N | awarding congressional gold medal -- but this is the only one named as "Congressional Tribute" | ||||
Wilson Act (Northern Pacific Railraod) | Sponsor | Wilson Act (Northern Pacific Railraod) | NO short title | Sen. John Lockwood Wilson (R-WA) | ch 546 [part], 30 Stat 597, 620 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000602 |
nothing in statute; also unclear why 620 is included | ||||
Bacharach Act | Sponsor | Bacharach Act | NO short title | Rep. Isaac Bacharach (R-NJ) (1915-1936) | 45 Stat 955 | X | nothing in statute | |||||
Willis-Campbell Act | Sponsor | Willis-Campbell Act | NO short title | Sen. Frank Bartlett Willis, (R-OH); Rep. Philip Pitt Campbell, (R-KA) | ch 134, 42 Stat 222 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000561; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000097 |
nothing in statute | ||||
Clayton Act (Antitrust) | Sponsor | Clayton Act (Antitrust) | NO short title | Rep. Henry Clayton (D-AL), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and sponsor. | 15 USC 12(b) | ch. 323, 38 Stat 730 | Y |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000495 |
name statutized by 90 Stat 1383, "Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976" |