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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McFadden-Pepper Act (see McFadden Act (Branch Banks)) | Sponsor | McFadden-Pepper Act (see McFadden Act (Branch Banks)) | NO short title | Rep. Louis Thomas McFadden (R-PA); Sen. George W. Pepper (R-PA) | ch 191, 44 Stat 1224 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000434; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000219 |
nothing in statute | ||||
| Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act (see Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) | Sponsor | Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act (see Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) | "Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985" | Sen. William Philip Gramm, (R-TX); Sen. Warren Bruce Rudman, (R-NH); Sen. Ernest Frederick Hollings, (D-SC) | 2 USC 900 | 99-177, title II | 99 Stat 1038 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000365; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000497; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000725 |
"Gramm-Rudman-Hollings" not statutized | ||
| Willis-Campbell Act | Sponsor | Willis-Campbell Act | NO short title | Sen. Frank Bartlett Willis, (R-OH); Rep. Philip Pitt Campbell, (R-KA) | ch 134, 42 Stat 222 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000561; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000097 |
nothing in statute | ||||
| Food for Peace Act | Political Description | Food for Peace Act | "Argicultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954" | 7 USC 1691 | ch 469, 68 Stat 454 | Y | Bill title and all references changed to "Food for Peace Act" by 122 Stat 1821 (2008) | |||||
| Clayton Act (Antitrust) | Sponsor | Clayton Act (Antitrust) | NO short title | Rep. Henry Clayton (D-AL), Chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and sponsor. | 15 USC 12(b) | ch. 323, 38 Stat 730 | Y |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000495 |
name statutized by 90 Stat 1383, "Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976" | |||
| Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century | Honor | Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century | "Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century" | Sen. Wendell H. Ford (KY), former Chair of the Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences, retired in 1998. | 49 USC 40101 (note) | 106-181 | 114 Stat 61 | Y |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=F000268 |
short title | ||
| Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Community Assistance, Research and Education Amendments of 2008 | Honor | Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Community Assistance, Research and Education Amendments of 2008 | "Paul D. Wellstone Muscular Dystrophy Community Assistance, Research and Education Amendments of 2008" | Sen. Paul Wellstone (MN); amends the 2001 MD-CARE Act which was sponsored by Wellstone. | 42 USC 201 (note) | 110-361 | 122 Stat 4010 | Y |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000288 |
short title | ||
| ADAMHA Reorganization Act | Institution | ADAMHA Reorganization Act | "ADAMHA Reorganization Act" | 42 USC 201 | 102-321 | 106 Stat 323 | N | short title; ADAMHA = Alcohol, Drug Abuse and Mental Health Administration | ||||
| Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2005 | Political Description | Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2005 | "Save Our Small and Seasonal Businesses Act of 2005" | 8 USC 1101 | 109-13, div B, title IV | 119 Stat 318 | N | short title at beginning of title IV; no abbreviation but this seems like a political title | ||||
| Gay Act (Public Lands in Louisiana) | Sponsor | Gay Act (Public Lands in Louisiana) | NO short title | Rep. Edward Gay (D-LA) | ch. 395, 25 Stat 877 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000103 |
nothing in statute; returning land in Louisiana to the public domain, but no indication that Gay is the name of the area (also, searching for Gay Louisiana did not return any helpful results |