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 |
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| Gearhart Armistice Day Act (see Armistice Day Act) | Sponsor | Gearhart Armistice Day Act (see Armistice Day Act) | NO short title | Rep. Bertrand Gearhart (R-CA) | ch 210, 52 Stat 351 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000111 |
nothing in statute (PNT notes renamed Veterans Day Act) | ||||
| Bankhead-Jones Act | Sponsor | Bankhead-Jones Act | NO short title | Sen. John Bankhead (D-AL) and Rep. John Jones (D-TX) | 7 USC 427 | 49 Stat 436 | Y |
Bankhead - http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000110; Jones - http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=J000236 |
statutized by reference in 91 Stat 1021 (1977) | |||
| Susan B. Anthony Dollar Coin Act of 1978 | Award | Susan B. Anthony Dollar Coin Act of 1978 | "Susan B. Anthony Dollar Coin Act of 1978" | Susan B. Anthony, 1820-1906, suffragist and abolitionist. | 31 USC 324b-1 | 95-447 | 92 Stat 1072 | Y | creating the SBA dollar coin | |||
| Rural AED Act | Abbreviation | Rural AED Act | "Rural Access to Emergency Devices Act" or "Rural AED Act" | 42 USC 254c note | 106-505, title IV, subtitle B (S411) | 114 Stat 2340 | N | short title at beginning of subtitle B | ||||
| Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008 | Victim | Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008 | "Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008" | Ryan Haight was 18 when he died from an overdose of prescription drugs he purchased on the Internet. | 21 USC 801 (note) | 110-425 | 122 Stat 4820 | Y |
http://www.getsmartaboutdrugs.com/stories/ryan_haights_story.html |
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| No entry | Description | No entry | "First Deficiency Act, fiscal year 1923" | Ch. 429, 42 Stat 1048 | ||||||||
| Glass-Steagall Act, 1933 (see Banking Act of 1933) | Sponsor | Glass-Steagall Act, 1933 (see Banking Act of 1933) | "Banking Act of 1933" | Sen. Carter Glass (D-VA) and Rep. Henry B. Steagall (D-AL) | 12 USC 227 | ch 89, 48 Stat 162 | Y |
Glass - http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000232; Steagall - http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000820 |
short title at beginning; Statutized by 94 Stat 188, but note in code (at at 12 USC 93a) indicates that the Glass-Steagall Act referred to in text is "probably" the 1933 act not the 1932 act | |||
| Brooks Act (Data Processing) (see Brooks Automatic Data Processing Act) | Sponsor | Brooks Act (Data Processing) (see Brooks Automatic Data Processing Act) | NO short title | Rep. Overton Brooks (D-LA) | 89-306 | 79 Stat 1127 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000884 |
nothing in statute; Same as above. Originally passed June 30, 1949 but PL and USSL cited is much later. No information about name in statute. | |||
| Lake Andes-Wagner/Marty II of 1992 | Location | Lake Andes-Wagner/Marty II of 1992 | "Lake Andes-Wagner/Marty II of 1992" | Located in South Dakota | 102-575, title XX | 106 Stat 4677 | Y |
http://articles.aberdeennews.com/2011-06-25/news/29701394_1_charles-mix-... |
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| STEP Act | Acrostic | STEP Act | "Supporting Teens through Education and Protection Act of 2005" or "STEP Act" | 42 USC 14043c-3(a) | 103-322, title IV, S 41204; as added 109-162, title III, S 303 | 119 Stat 3010 | Y | short title at beginning of section |