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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Communities Act of 1968 | Description | New Communities Act of 1968 | "New Communities Act of 1968" | 42 USC 3901 | 90-448, title IV | 82 Stat 513 | N | short title at beginning of title IV - guarantees for financing new community land development | ||||
| NET 911 Improvement Act of 2008 | Acrostic | NET 911 Improvement Act of 2008 | "New and Emerging Technologies 911 Improvement Act of 2008" or "NET 911 Improvement Act of 2008" | 47 USC 609 | 110-283 | 122 Stat 2620 | Y | short title at beginning of statute | ||||
| Nelson Bill | Sponsor | Nelson Bill | NO short title | Most likely Sen. Gaylord Nelson (D-WI) | 91-405, title II, sectionns 204(a)-(e ), 206(b) | 84 Stat 852, 853, 855 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=N000033 |
nothing in statute; providing for a delegate from DC | |||
| Nelson Amendment (Agricultural Colleges) | Sponsor | Nelson Amendment (Agricultural Colleges) | NO short title | Sen. Knute Nelson (R-MN) | ch 2907 [part], 34 Stat 1256, 1281 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=N000040 |
nothing in statute | ||||
| Nelson Act (Department of Commerce and Labor) (see Department of Commerce and Labor Act) | Sponsor | Nelson Act (Department of Commerce and Labor) (see Department of Commerce and Labor Act) | NO short title | Sen. Knute Nelson (R-MN) | ch 552, 32 Stat 825 | X |
http://www.mnhs.org/people/governors/gov/gov_14.htm; http://www.mnhs.org/library/findaids/00578.xml |
establishing Dept. of Commerce and Labor; introduced by Sen. William Frye (ME) but he doesn't get the name (see http://www.dol.gov/oasam/programs/history/dolorigabridge.htm); the statute establishing the Dept. of Labor does not mention Nelson or Lodge | ||||
| Nelson Act (Criminal Appeals) (see Criminal Appeals Act) | Sponsor | Nelson Act (Criminal Appeals) (see Criminal Appeals Act) | NO short title | Sen. Knute Nelson (R-MN) | ch 2564, 34 Stat 1246 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=N000040 |
nothing in statute; see U.S. v. Mersky, 361 U.S. 431 (1960) at n. 5. | ||||
| Nelson Act (Chippewa Indians of Minnesota) | Sponsor | Nelson Act (Chippewa Indians of Minnesota) | NO short title | Rep. Knute Nelson (R-MN) | ch 24, 25 Stat 642 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=N000040; see also http://www.mnhs.org/library/findaids/00578.xml |
nothing in statute | ||||
| Nelson Act (Bankruptcy Act of 1898) (see Bankruptcy Act) | Sponsor | Nelson Act (Bankruptcy Act of 1898) (see Bankruptcy Act) | NO short title | Rep. Knute Nelson (R-MN) | ch 541, 30 Stat 544 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=N000040; see also http://www.mnhs.org/library/findaids/00578.xml |
nothing in statute | ||||
| Nelson Act (Alaska Roads, Schools, and Insane) | Sponsor | Nelson Act (Alaska Roads, Schools, and Insane) | NO short title | Sen. Knute Nelson (R-MN) | ch 277, 33 Stat 616 | N |
http://www.mnhs.org/library/findaids/00578.xml; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=N000040 |
created segregated public schools in Alaska. | ||||
| Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act | Description | Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act | "Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act" | 106-430 | 114 Stat 1901 | N | short title at beginning of statute |