October 26, 2012
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SARA (see Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986) | Abbreviation | SARA (see Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986) | "Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986" | 42 USC 9601 | 99-499 | 100 Stat 1613 | N | short title at beginning - "Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986" | ||||
| HUBZone Act of 1997 | Abbreviation | HUBZone Act of 1997 | "HUBZone Act of 1997" | 15 USC 631 | 105-135, title VI | 111 Stat 2627 | N | short title at beginning of title VI; in definitions, "HUBZone" is defined as "historically underutilized business zone" | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| TEA 21 Restoration Act | Abbreviation | TEA 21 Restoration Act | "TEA 21 Restoration Act" | 23 USC 101 | 105-206, title IX | 112 Stat 834 | N | short title at beginning of title IX; amending the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century | ||||
| 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. | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| ISTEA (Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991) | Abbreviation | ISTEA (Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991) | "Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991" | 49 USC 101 note | 102-240 | 105 Stat 1914 | N | short title at beginning of statute; ISTEA is in PNT but not in statute; ISTEA not statutized; pronounced "ice-tea" | ||||
| FEGLI Living Benefits Act | Abbreviation | FEGLI Living Benefits Act | "FEGLI Living Benefits Act" | 5 USC 8701 (note) | 103-409 | 108 Stat 4230 | N | short title; "FEGLI" = Federal Employees Group Life Insurance | ||||
| ANCSA Land Bank Protection Act of 1998 | Abbreviation | ANCSA Land Bank Protection Act of 1998 | "ANCSA Land Bank Protection Act of 1998" | 43 USC 1601 | 105-333 | 112 Stat 3129 | N | short title at the end of the statute; amending the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act | ||||
| Rural AED Act | Abbreviation | Rural AED Act | "Rural Access to Emergency Devices Act" or "Rural AED Act" | 42 USC 254c note | 106-505, title IV, subtitle B (S411) | 114 Stat 2340 | N | short title at beginning of subtitle B |