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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USA Act | Acrostic | USA Act | "Unity in the Spirit of America Act" or the "USA Act" | 42 USC 12501 | 107-117, div B, S1301 | 115 Stat 2339 | N | short title at beginning of S 1301 | ||||
| CLASS Act | Acrostic | CLASS Act | "Communitive Living Assistance Services and Supports Act" or "CLASS Act" | 42 USC 201 note | 111-148, title VIII | 124 Stat 828 | Y | both in short title at beginning of statute - establishing CLASS program | ||||
| Smith Act of 1940 | Sponsor | Smith Act of 1940 | "Alien Registration Act, 1940" | Rep. Howard W. Smith of (D-VA) | ch 439, title I, 54 Stat 670 | N |
http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/comm/free_speech/smithactof1940.html; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000554 |
short title is "Alien Registration Act, 1940" - section 41 | ||||
| Wilmot Proviso (Slavery in Territories) | Sponsor | Wilmot Proviso (Slavery in Territories) | NO short title | Sen. David Wilmot (R-PA) | ch 111, 12 Stat 432 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000566 |
nothing in statute | ||||
| Megan's Law | Victim | Megan's Law | "Megan's Law" | Megan Kanka, who was brutally raped and murdered on July 29, 1994, by a neighbor who was twice convicted of being a sexual predator. | 42 USC 13701 (note) | 104-145 | 110 Stat 1345 | Y |
CR H4452, May 7, 1996, Statement of Rep. Dick Zimmer (author). |
short title | ||
| Hatian Hempispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act of 2006 | Acrostic | Hatian Hempispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act of 2006 | "Haitian Hempispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act of 2006" | 19 USC 2701 | 109-432, div D, title V | 120 Stat 3181 | Y | short title at beginning of title V; Acronym (HOPE) is not listed in popular names table, but is one of the short titles of the 2008 amendment | ||||
| Bland War-Risk Insurance Act (see Merchant Marine Act, 1936) | Sponsor | Bland War-Risk Insurance Act (see Merchant Marine Act, 1936) | "Merchant Marine Act, 1936" | Schuyler Otis Bland, (D-VA) | 46 USC 101 note | ch 858, 49 Stat 1985 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000545 |
Section 906 gives short title as "Merchant Marine Act, 1936"; "Bland War-Risk" not statutized | |||
| Raker Act (Reclamation and Irrigation) | Sponsor | Raker Act (Reclamation and Irrigation) | NO short title | Rep. John Edward Raker, (D-CA) | 43 USC 511 | ch 190, 42 Stat 541 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000019 |
name not statutized | |||
| Chamberlain-Ferris Act | Sponsor | Chamberlain-Ferris Act | NO short title | Sen. George Earle Chamberlain, (D-OR); Rep. Scott Ferris, (D-OK) | ch. 137, 39 Stat 218 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000277; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=F000091 |
no name in statute; railroad/telegraph land grant | ||||
| Bayh-Dole Act (University and Small Business Patent Procedures Act of 1980) | Sponsor | Bayh-Dole Act (University and Small Business Patent Procedures Act of 1980) | NO short title | Sen. Birch Bayh, (D-IN); Sen. Bob Dole, (R-KA) | 35 USC 200 | 96-517 | 94 Stat 3018 | Y |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000254; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000401 |
"Bayh-Dole Act" referenced in 114 Stat 1742; "University annd Small Business Patent Procedures Act of 1980" does not show up anywhere |