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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carriers Taxing Act of 1937 | Description | Carriers Taxing Act of 1937 | "Carriers Taxing Act of 1937" | Ch. 405, 50 Stat 435 | ||||||||
| No entry | Description | No entry | "First Deficiency Act, Fiscal Year 1921" | Ch. 89, 41 Stat 1156 | ||||||||
| Sherwood Act (Mexican, Civil War Pensions) | Sponsor | Sherwood Act (Mexican, Civil War Pensions) | NO short title | Rep. Isaac R. Sherwood, (D-IA) | ch 123, 37 Stat 112 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000355 |
nothing in statute | ||||
| Staggers Rail Act of 1980 | Honor | Staggers Rail Act of 1980 | "Staggers Rail Act of 1980" | Rep. Henry Orrin Staggers (WV), who chaired the House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee, and retired in 1980. Interestingly, Staggers was NOT the sponsor of the legislation, though it did go through his Committee. | 49 USC 10101 (note) | 96-448 | 94 Stat 1895 | Y |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000778 |
short title; from Wikipedia (with no cite): The act was named for Congressman Harley Staggers (D-WV), who chaired the House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee. Although it is traditional for laws to be known by the names of their sponsors, this is believed to be the first (but not last) case in which the sponsor's name was officially incorporated into the text of a Federal statute. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staggers_Rail_Act | ||
| No entry | Description | No entry | "First Deficiency Act, fiscal year 1932" | Ch. 12, 47 Stat 15 | ||||||||
| Johnson Fish Restoration Act (see Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act) | Sponsor | Johnson Fish Restoration Act (see Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act) | NO short title | Rep. John Dingell (Sr.)(MI) and Sen. Edwin Johnson (CO) | 16 USC 777 | ch 658, 64 Stat 430 | Y |
Dingell - http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000354; Johnson - http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=J000127; http://www.dcnr.state.al.us/research-mgmt/sport-fish.cfm |
statutized as "Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act" by S. 101(c ) of 114 Stat 1762 | |||
| Butter Standard Act | Description | Butter Standard Act | NO short title | 21 USC 321a | ch 268, 42 Stat 1500 | N | it's actually just a short little statute standarizing what counts as butter | |||||
| Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act | Honor | Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act | "Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act" | Muhammed Ali was a heavyweight boxing champion who called for federal legislation to protect boxers from dishonest promoters and managers. | 15 USC 6301 (note) | 106-210 | 114 Stat 321 | Y |
H.Rep.106-449, Part 1, Nov. 4, 1999. |
short title | ||
| No Social Security Benefits for Prisoners Act of 2009 | Political Description | No Social Security Benefits for Prisoners Act of 2009 | "No Social Security Benefits for Prisoners Act of 2009" | 42 USC 1305 | 111-115 | 123 Stat 3029 | N | short title at beginning of statute | ||||
| Dwight D. Eisenhower Leadership Development Act of 1992 | Honor | Dwight D. Eisenhower Leadership Development Act of 1992 | "Dwight D. Eisenhower Leadership Development Act of 1992" | President Dwight D. Eisenhower | 102-325 Title X Section 1004; 89-329, Title X, part D | 106 Stat 783 | Y | establishing Dwight D. Eisenhower Leadership Program; PL 89-329 is Higher Education Act of 1965 |