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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fourth Liberty Bond Act | Description | Fourth Liberty Bond Act | "The Fourth Liberty Bond Act" | Ch. 142, 40 Stat 844 | ||||||||
| No entry | Description | No entry | "An act to amend the war-risk Insurance Act" | Ch. 145, 40 Stat 897 | ||||||||
| Craig Thomas Snake Headwaters Legacy Act of 2008 | Honor | Craig Thomas Snake Headwaters Legacy Act of 2008 | "Craig Thomas Snake Headwaters Legacy Act of 2008" | Sen. Craig Thomas (WY), died in 2007 | 16 USC 1271 note | 111-11, title V, Section 5002 | 123 Stat 1147 | Y |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=T000162; http://www.jhnewsandguide.com/article.php?art_id=4108 |
Snake River is a place; | ||
| Curtis Act (Five Civilized Tribes) | Sponsor | Curtis Act (Five Civilized Tribes) | NO short title | Rep. Charles Curtis (R-KS), chair of Comm. On Indian Depredations | ch. 1876, 34 Stat 137 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C001008 |
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| Freedom to Display the American Flag Act of 2005 | Political Description | Freedom to Display the American Flag Act of 2005 | "Freedom to Display the American Flag Act of 2005" | 4 USC 5 | 109-243 | 120 Stat 572 | Y | short title at beginning of statute | ||||
| Garfield Act (Compulsory Railway Connection) | Sponsor | Garfield Act (Compulsory Railway Connection) | NO short title | Rep. James Abram Garfield, (future POTUS), (R-OH) | 45 USC 84 | ch. 124, 14 Stat 66 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000063 |
R.S. Section 5258 - no idea what this means; nothing in statute; | |||
| No entry | Description | No entry | "First Deficiency Act, fiscal year 1933" | ch. 26, 47 Stat 780 | ||||||||
| Hoch-Smith Resolution | Sponsor | Hoch-Smith Resolution | NO short title | Rep. Homer Hoch (R-KS); Sen. Ellison DuRant Smith (D-SC) | ch. 120, 43 Stat 801 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000669; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000530 |
nothing in statute | ||||
| Mead Two-Cent Postal Rate Act | Sponsor | Mead Two-Cent Postal Rate Act | NO short title | Sen. James Mead (D-NY) | ch 414, 54 Stat 505 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000615 |
nothing in statute | ||||
| Temporary Child Care for Children With Disabilities and Crisis Nurseries Act Amendments of 1992 | Description | Temporary Child Care for Children With Disabilities and Crisis Nurseries Act Amendments of 1992 | "Temporary Child Care for Handicapped Children and Crisis Nurseries Act Amendments of 1992" | 42 USC 5117 | 99-401, title II | 100 Stat 907 | N | short title at beginning of title II; Temporary Child Care for Handicapped Children and Crisis Nurseries Act of 1986 - both names listed in PNT, 1992 amendments were "Children With Disabilities" |