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
No entry Description No entry "Post Office Department Appropriation Act, 1935" Ch. 70, 48 Stat 425
No entry Description No entry "The Street Readjustment Act of the District of Columbia" Ch. 4, 47 Stat 747
Emergency Adjusted Compensation Act, 1931 Description Emergency Adjusted Compensation Act, 1931 "Emergency Adjusted Compensation Act, 1931" Ch. 318, 46 Stat 1429
National Housing Act Description National Housing Act "National Housing Act" 12 USC 1701 Ch. 847, 48 Stat 1246
Post Office Department Appropriation Act, 1937 Description Post Office Department Appropriation Act, 1937 "Post Office Department Appropriation Act, 1937" Ch. 725, 49 Stat 1827
No entry Description No entry "Architect's Registration Act" Ch. 861, 45 Stat 950
Federal Register Act Description Federal Register Act "Federal Register Act" Ch. 417, 49 Stat 500
Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1934 Description Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1934 "Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1934" Ch. 101, 48 Stat 283
Buy Indian Act Description Buy Indian Act NO short title 25 USC 47 ch 431, section 23, 36 Stat 861 Y statutized by PL 103-435, 108 Stat 4566 (1994) with parenthetical "commonly referred to as the 'Buy Indian Act'"
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

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