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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Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge Enhancement Act of 2000 | Location | Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge Enhancement Act of 2000 | "Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge Enhancement Act of 2000" | Park in Montana was previously named for Charles M. Russell | 106-541, Title VIII | 114 Stat 2699 | Y | name in short title; odd note in SAL: "Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge Enhancement Act of 2000. Montana. | ||||
Corporation of Foreign Bondholders Act, 1933 | Description | Corporation of Foreign Bondholders Act, 1933 | "Corporation of Foreign Bondholders Act, 1933" | Ch. 38, title II, 48 Stat 74 | ||||||||
District of Columbia Unemployment Compensation Act | Description | District of Columbia Unemployment Compensation Act | "District of Columbia Unemployment Compensation Act" | Ch. 794, 49 Stat 946 | ||||||||
Granger-Thye Act | Sponsor | Granger-Thye Act | NO short title | Rep. Walter Granger (D-UT) | ch. 97, 64 Stat 82 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000379 |
nothing in statute | ||||
Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act | Honor | Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act | "Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act" | James Brady, Ronald Reagan's press secretary who was shot by Hinkley in the course of his assassination attempt. | 18 USC 921 | 103-159 (Title I) | 107 Stat 1536 | Y |
http://www.bradycampaign.org/legislation/backgroundchecks/bradylaw |
name in short title; also Title I listed as "Brady Handgun Control" | ||
Independent Offices Act, 1928 | Description | Independent Offices Act, 1928 | "Independent Offices Act, 1928" | Ch. 104, 40 Stat 1069 | ||||||||
Ball Act | Sponsor | Ball Act | NO short title | Sen. Lewis Heisler Ball, (R-DE) | ch 80, title II, 41 Stat 298 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000100 |
(Rents in the District of Columbia) | ||||
Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009 | Victim | Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009 | "Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Extension Act of 2009" | Ryan White was diagnosed with AIDS at age 13 and became an advocate for people with the disease. He died a few months before the original act passed in 1990. | 42 USC 201 (note) | 111-87 | 123 Stat 2885 | Y |
Ryan White was diagnosed with AIDS at age 13 and became an advocate for people with the disease. He died a few months before the original act passed in 1990. |
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Esch Act (Hours of Service on Railroads) (see Hours of Service Act (Railroads)) | Sponsor | Esch Act (Hours of Service on Railroads) (see Hours of Service Act (Railroads)) | NO short title | Rep. John Jacob Esch, (R-WI) | 45 USC 61 | ch 2939, 34 Stat 1415 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=E000212 |
name not statutized | |||
Tom Osborne Federal Youth Coordination Act | Honor/Sponsor | Tom Osborne Federal Youth Coordination Act | "Tom Osborne Federal Youth Coordination Act" | Rep. Thomas Osborne (NE), retired from the House in 2006. | 109-365, title VIII | 120 Stat 2594 | Y |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=O000165 |
Osborne had sponsored HR 856 (109th Cong.), which was incorporated into PL 109-365 as Title VIII and Osborne's name added. |