Database of Federal Statute Names

A political cartoon lampooning the Embargo Act of 1807
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 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
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008 Abbreviation Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008 "Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008" or the "FISA Amendments Act of 2008" 50 USC 1801 110-261 122 Stat 2436 N short title at the beginning of statute; what's interesting here is that "FISA" is not part of the short title of the original bill, but it has clearly come to be known by the acronym
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
CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010 Abbreviation CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010 "CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010" 42 USC 5101 111-320 124 Stat 3459 N reauthorizing Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
ILSA Extension Act of 2001 Abbreviation ILSA Extension Act of 2001 "ILSA Extension Act of 2001" 50 USC 1701 107-24 115 Stat 199 N short title at beginning of statute; ILSA is not spelled out
HOPE for Homeowners Act of 2008 Abbreviation HOPE for Homeowners Act of 2008 "HOPE for Homeowners Act of 2008" 12 USC 1701 110-289, div A, title IV 122 Stat 2800 Y short title at beginning of title IV; HOPE is capitalized but does not seem to be an acronym
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)
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
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"

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