Database of Federal Statute Names

A political cartoon lampooning the Embargo Act of 1807

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 Popular Names

Title Typesort descending 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
FERA Abbreviation FERA "Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009" or "FERA" 18 USC 1 note 111-21 123 Stat 1617 N short title at beginning of statute
TEFRA Abbreviation TEFRA "Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982" 26 USC 1 note 97-248 96 Stat 324 N short title at beginning of statute; TEFRA is listed in PNT, but not in statute
CIARDS Technical Corrections Act of 1992 Abbreviation CIARDS Technical Corrections Act of 1992 "CIARDS Technical Corrections Act of 1992" 50 USC 2001 102-496, title VIII 106 Stat 3196 N Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System
JTPA (Job Training Partnership Act) Abbreviation JTPA (Job Training Partnership Act) "Job Training Partnership Act" 29 USC 1501 97-300 96 Stat 1322 N short title at beginning of statute; JTPA is in PNT but not in statute
GPRA Modernization Act of 2010 Abbreviation GPRA Modernization Act of 2010 "GPRA Modernization Act of 2010" 31 USC 1101 111-352 124 Stat 3866 N short title at beginning of statute; Government Performance and Results Act.
GSP Renewal Act of 1996 Abbreviation GSP Renewal Act of 1996 "GSP Renewal Act of 1996" 19 USC 2101 104-188, title I, subtitle J 110 Stat 1917 N short title at beginning of subtitle J; GSP stands for Generalized System of Preferences
AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004 Abbreviation AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004 "AGOA Accelleration Act of 2004" 19 USC 3701 108-274 118 Stat 820 N short title is only abbrivation; amending the African Growth and Opportunity Act
EMTALA Abbreviation EMTALA NO short title 42 USC 1395dd 99-272, title IX, section 9121(b) 100 Stat 164 N originally ch 541 title XVIII section 1867; updated April 7, 1986; nothing in short title, but EMTALA stands for Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act
NAFTA Worker Security Act Abbreviation NAFTA Worker Security Act "NAFTA Worker Security Act" 19 USC 2101 103-182, title V, subtitle A, S 501 et seq 107 Stat 2149 N short title at beginning of statute; no specification of what NAFTA stands for, although it's obvious that it's the North American Free Trade Agreement
SARA Abbreviation SARA "Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986" 42 USC 9601 99-499 100 Stat 1613 N "SARA" statutized by reference in 113 Stat 1047 (1999)

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