![A political cartoon lampooning the Embargo Act of 1807. A merchant trying to smuggle goods out of the country is snapped at by a turtle, and complains about the "Ograbme". Ograbme is embargo spelled backwards. A political cartoon lampooning the Embargo Act of 1807](https://documents.law.yale.edu/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/ograbme.jpeg?itok=HppYjy6b)
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.
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.
Title | Type | Popular Name | Short Title | Named For? | Classification | PL | Statute At Large | Date(s) Enacted |
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Leads to other named Legislation | Link/Source | Notes |
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Federal Farm Loan Act | Description | Federal Farm Loan Act | "Federal Farm Loan Act" | ch. 245, 39 Stat. 360 | ||||||||
Tariff Act of 1922 | Description | Tariff Act of 1922 | "Tariff Act of 1922" | Ch. 356, 42 Stat 858 | ||||||||
National Labor Relations Act | Description | National Labor Relations Act | "National Labor Relations Act" | Ch. 372, 49 Stat 449 | ||||||||
No entry | Description | No entry | "First Deficiency Act, fiscal year 1931" | Ch. 111, 46 Stat 1064 | ||||||||
Federal Credit Union Act | Description | Federal Credit Union Act | "Federal Credit Union Act" | 12 USC 1751 | Ch. 750, 48 Stat 1216 | |||||||
Gold Reserve Act of 1934 | Description | Gold Reserve Act of 1934 | "Gold Reserve Act of 1934" | Ch. 6, 48 Stat 337 | ||||||||
Organic Act of the Virgin Islands of the United States | Description | Organic Act of the Virgin Islands of the United States | "Organic Act of the Virgin Islands of the United States" | Ch. 699, 49 Stat 1807 | ||||||||
Emergency Relief and Construction Act of 1932 | Description | Emergency Relief and Construction Act of 1932 | "Emergency Relief and Construction Act of 1932" | Ch. 520, 47 Stat 709 | ||||||||
Merchant Marine Act, 1920 | Description | Merchant Marine Act, 1920 | "Merchant Marine Act, 1920" | Ch. 250, 41 Stat 988 | ||||||||
Third Liberty Bond Act | Description | Third Liberty Bond Act | "The Third Liberty Bond Act" | AMENDED two other acts to give them short tiles: The First Liberty Bond Act and The Second Liberty Bond Act | Ch. 44, 40 Stat 505 |