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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winslow Act | Sponsor | Winslow Act | NO short title | Rep. Samuel Winslow (R-MA) | ch 285, 42 Stat 1511 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000639 |
nothing in statute; enacting clause specifies amending "Trading With the Enemy Act" | ||||
| Newlands Act (Irrigation) (see Reclamation Act; National Irrigation Act of 1902) | Sponsor | Newlands Act (Irrigation) (see Reclamation Act; National Irrigation Act of 1902) | NO short title | Rep. Francis Newlands (D-NV) | 43 USC 371 | ch 1093, 32 Stat 388 | N |
http://www.ccrh.org/comm/umatilla/primary/newlands.htm; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=N000069 |
name not statutized; aka the Reclamation Act; introduced by Rep. Francis Newlands of NV; Amended by Reclamation Project Act of 1939 and of 1982 | |||
| Rankin World War Widows Act | Sponsor | Rankin World War Widows Act | NO short title | Rep. John Rankin (D-MS) | ch 214, 52 Stat 352 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000056 |
nothing in statute | ||||
| Hobbs Act (Anti-Racketeering) | Sponsor | Hobbs Act (Anti-Racketeering) | NO short title | Rep. Samuel Francis Hobbs, (D-AL) | 18 USC 1951 | ch. 537, 60 Stat 420 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000663 |
name not statutized | |||
| Jackson-Vanik Amendment | Sponsor | Jackson-Vanik Amendment | NO short title | Sen. Henry Jackson (D-WA) and Sen. Charles Vanik (D-OH). | 93-618, title I, sections 152, 153, title IV, sections 402, 407, 409 | 88 Stat 2004, 2006, 2056, 2063, 2064 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=J000013; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=V000047 |
not in statute -- amendment included numerous sections -- read through in context to see what ties them together | |||
| Booth Act (California School Lands) | Sponsor | Booth Act (California School Lands) | NO short title | Sen. Newton Booth (Ind. Rep. - CA) | ch 81, 19 Stat 267 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000630 |
no name in statute | ||||
| Williamson Act (Veterans' Administration) | Sponsor | Williamson Act (Veterans' Administration) | NO short title | Rep. William Williamson (R-SD) (1921-1932) | ch 863, 46 Stat 1016 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000553 |
nothing in statute | ||||
| La Follete Act (Seamen) (See Seamen's Act) | Sponsor | La Follete Act (Seamen) (See Seamen's Act) | NO short title | Sen. Robert Marion La Follette, (R-WI) | ch 153, 38 Stat 1164 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000004 |
nothing in statute | ||||
| Miller-Tydings Fair Trade Act (see Fair Trade Act) | Sponsor | Miller-Tydings Fair Trade Act (see Fair Trade Act) | NO short title | Sen. John Miller (D-AR); Sen. Millard Tydings (D-MD) | ch 690, title VIII, 50 Stat 693 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000738; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=T000446 |
nothing in statute | ||||
| Ramspeck-Mead Act | Sponsor | Ramspeck-Mead Act | NO short title | Rep. Robert Ramspeck (D-GA); Sen. James Mead (D-NY) | ch 346, 55 Stat 613 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000032; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000615 |
nothing in statute; amending Classification Act of 1923 |