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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry J. Hyde United States-India Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation Act of 2006 | Honor/Sponsor | Henry J. Hyde United States-India Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation Act of 2006 | "Henry J. Hyde United States-India Peaceful Atomic Energy Cooperation Act of 2006" | Rep. Henry J. Hyde (IL), retired in 2006. | 22 USC 8001 (note) | 109-401, title I | 120 Stat 2726 | Y |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H001022 |
"Henry J. Hyde" added in conference, Hyde was a conferee. See H.Rpt.109-721 | ||
| Dockery Act (Accounting) | Sponsor | Dockery Act (Accounting) | NO short title | Rep. Alexander Dockery (D-MO) | ch. 174, 28 Stat 205 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000384 |
nothing in statute | ||||
| Fourth Liberty Bond Act | Description | Fourth Liberty Bond Act | "The Fourth Liberty Bond Act" | Ch. 142, 40 Stat 844 | ||||||||
| Five Civilized Tribes Act (Disposition of Affairs) | Description | Five Civilized Tribes Act (Disposition of Affairs) | NO short title | ch 1876, 34 Stat 137 | X | Double entry in PNT | ||||||
| Buck Act | Sponsor | Buck Act | NO short title | Rep. Frank Henry Buck, (D-CA) | 4 USC 105-110 | ch. 787, 54 Stat 1059 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B001017 |
name not statutized | |||
| District of Columbia Alley Dwelling Act | Description | District of Columbia Alley Dwelling Act | "District of Columbia Alley Dwelling Act" | Ch. 465, 48 Stat 930 | ||||||||
| No entry | Description | No entry | "Farm Credit Administration Appropriation Act of 1938" | Ch. 404, 50 Stat 395 | ||||||||
| Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act (see Tariff Act of 1930) | Sponsor | Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act (see Tariff Act of 1930) | "Tariff Act of 1930" | Sen. Reed Smoot, 1903-1933, (R-UT); Rep. Willis Chatman Hawley, (R-OR) | 19 USC 1654 (short title) | ch 497, 46 Stat 590 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000644; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000379 |
"Hawley-Smoot" never statutized; short title at end - "Tariff Act of 1930" | |||
| Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 | Acrostic | Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 | "Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989" | 22 USC 5401 | 101-179 | 103 Stat 1298 | Y | short title at beginning of statute | ||||
| 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) |