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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Act (Injunctions Affecting Utility Rates) | Sponsor | Johnson Act (Injunctions Affecting Utility Rates) | NO short title | Sen. Hiram Johnson (R-CA) | ch. 283, 48 Stat 775 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=J000140 |
nothing in statute | ||||
| Wheeler-Lea Transportation Act (see Transportation Act of 1940) | Sponsor | Wheeler-Lea Transportation Act (see Transportation Act of 1940) | "Transportation Act of 1940" | Clarence Frederick Lea, dem, 1918-1949, calif; Burton Kendall Wheeler, 1923-1947, dem, montana | ch 722, 54 Stat 898 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000163;http://... |
short title at beginning - "Transportation Act of 1940" | ||||
| Parker-Watson Act (see Railway Labor Act) | Sponsor | Parker-Watson Act (see Railway Labor Act) | "Railway Labor Act" | Rep. James Southworth Parker (R-NY); Sen. James Watson (R-IN) | 45 USC 151 | ch 347, 44 Stat 577 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000062; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000203 |
name not statutized | |||
| Steagall National Housing Act of 1939 | Sponsor | Steagall National Housing Act of 1939 | NO short title | Rep. Henry B. Steagall (D-AL) | ch 175, 53 Stat 804 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000820 |
nothing in statute; long title is to amend "National Housing Act" | ||||
| McCarran Act (see Internal Security Act of 1950) | Sponsor | McCarran Act (see Internal Security Act of 1950) | "Internal Security Act of 1950" | Patrick Anthony McCarran, (D-N.V) | 50 USC 781 | ch 1024, 64 Stat 987 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000308 |
"McCarran" not statutized; short title at beginning - "Internal Security Act of 1950" | |||
| Santini-Burton Act | Sponsor | Santini-Burton Act | NO short title | Rep. James Santini (D-NV); Rep. Phillip Burton (D-CA) | 96-586 | 94 Stat 3381 | X |
http://bioguide.;congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000058; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B001156 |
nothing in statute | |||
| George-Barden Act (see Vocational Education Act of 1946) | Sponsor | George-Barden Act (see Vocational Education Act of 1946) | "Vocational Education Act of 1946" | Rep. Graham Arthur Barden, (D-N.C); Sen. Walter Franklin George, (D-GA). | 20 USC 11 | ch 725, 60 Stat 775 |
06/08/1936 08/01/1946 |
N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000139; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000131 |
George-Barden not statutized | ||
| Gerry Act (Corrupt Practices) | Sponsor | Gerry Act (Corrupt Practices) | NO short title | Sen. Peter Goelet Gerry, (D-R.I.) | ch. 187, 40 Stat 1013 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000141 |
nothing in statute | ||||
| Webb-Kenyon Act | Sponsor | Webb-Kenyon Act | NO short title | Rep. Edwin Yates Webb, (D-N.C.); Sen. William Squire Kenyon, (R-IA) | 27 USC 122 (note) | ch 90, 37 Stat 699 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000231; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=K000129 |
name not statutized | |||
| Lea-Wheeler Transportation Act (see Transportation Act of 1940) | Sponsor | Lea-Wheeler Transportation Act (see Transportation Act of 1940) | "Transportation Act of 1940" | Rep. Clarence Frederick Lea, (D-CA); Sen. Burton Kendall Wheeler, (D-MT) | ch 722, 54 Stat 898 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000163; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000330 |
short title at beginning - "Transportation Act of 1940" |