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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| America the Beautiful Act of 1990 | Political Description | America the Beautiful Act of 1990 | "America the Beautiful Act of 1990" | 16 USC 2101 | 101-624 | 104 Stat 3553 | N | creating tree-planting foundation | ||||
| AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004 | Abbreviation | AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004 | "AGOA Accelleration Act of 2004" | 19 USC 3701 | 108-274 | 118 Stat 820 | N | short title is only abbrivation; amending the African Growth and Opportunity Act | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Sheppard Bone-Dry Law in District of Columbia | Sponsor | Sheppard Bone-Dry Law in District of Columbia | NO short title | Sen. Morris Sheppard, (D-TX) | ch 165, 39 Stat 1123 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000337 |
nothing in statute | ||||
| Platt Amendment (Cuba) | Sponsor | Platt Amendment (Cuba) | NO short title | Sen. Orville Platt (R-CT) | ch 803, 31 Stat 897 | X |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platt_Amendment; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000382 |
Senate rider on Army approps bill presented by CT Republican Sen. Orville Platt; stipulated conditions for withdrawal from Cuba; WP notes it replaced earlier "Teller Amendment" but no mention in Popular Name Table (b/c it's no longer law); | ||||
| Mead Air Mail Extension Act | Sponsor | Mead Air Mail Extension Act | NO short title | Rep. James Mead (D-NY) | ch 9, 52 Stat 6 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000615 |
nothing in statute | ||||
| Bartlett Act (Twelve Mile Fishery Jurisdiction) | Sponsor | Bartlett Act (Twelve Mile Fishery Jurisdiction) | NO short title | Sen. Edward Lewis Bartlett, (D-Alask) | 16 USC 1091 | 89-658 | 80 Stat 908 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000201 |
name not statutized; also not in USC or repealing legislation (PL 94-265) | ||
| No entry | Description | No entry | "First Deficiency Act, fiscal year 1932" | Ch. 12, 47 Stat 15 | ||||||||
| Frazier-Lemke Farm-Mortgage Act | Sponsor | Frazier-Lemke Farm-Mortgage Act | NO short title | Sen. Lynn Frazier (R-ND); Rep. William Lemke (Non-Partisan/R-ND) | ch. 869, 48 Stat 1289 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=F000354; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000238 |
nothing in statute | ||||
| Commodore Bill | Sponsor | Commodore Bill | NO short title | Establishing the rank of Commodore in the Navy and Marine Corps. | ch 38, 57 Stat 59 | X | No idea who commodore is |