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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norris-Rayburn Rural Electrification Act (see Rural Electrification Act of 1936) | Sponsor | Norris-Rayburn Rural Electrification Act (see Rural Electrification Act of 1936) | "Rural Electrification Act of 1936" | Sen. George William Norris, (R-NE); Rep. Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn, (D-TX) | 7 USC 901 | ch 432, 49 Stat 1363 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=N000139; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000082 |
"Norris-Rayburn" not statutized; short title at beginning | |||
| Bryson Act | Sponsor | Bryson Act | NO short title | Rep. Joseph Raleigh Bryson, (D-SC) | 35 USC 1 | ch. 950, 66 Stat 792 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000999 |
name not statutized | |||
| Doughton Bond Limitation Act (see Second Liberty Bond Act) | Sponsor | Doughton Bond Limitation Act (see Second Liberty Bond Act) | NO short title | Rep. Robert Lee Doughton, (D-N.C.) | ch 56, 40 Stat 288 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000448 |
nothing in statute | ||||
| 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 | |||
| Teller Act (Omnibus Statehood Act) | Sponsor | Teller Act (Omnibus Statehood Act) | NO short title | Sen. Henry Teller (R-CO) | ch 180, 25 Stat 676 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=T000116 |
nothing in statute; dividing Dakotas and providing for statehood for Montana and Washington | ||||
| Crawford Act (Claims) (see Ominbus Claims Act) | Sponsor | Crawford Act (Claims) (see Ominbus Claims Act) | NO short title | Rep. Joel Crawford, (R-GA) | ch 140, ��_��__5, 38 Stat 996 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000891 |
nothing in statute | ||||
| Sterling Act (Employers' Liability) (see Employers' Liability Act (1908) (Railroads)) | Sponsor | Sterling Act (Employers' Liability) (see Employers' Liability Act (1908) (Railroads)) | NO short title | Rep. John Allen Sterling, (R-IL) | 45 USC 51 | ch 149, 35 Stat 65 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000870 |
name not statutized | |||
| McNary-Mapes Amendment (Pure Foods) | Sponsor | McNary-Mapes Amendment (Pure Foods) | NO short title | Sen. Charles L. McNary (R-OR) (1917-1944); Rep. Carl Edgar Mapes (R-MI) (1913-1940) | ch 874, 46 Stat 1019 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000583; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000119 |
nothing in statute | ||||
| Morris Act (Chippewa Indians of Minnesota) | Sponsor | Morris Act (Chippewa Indians of Minnesota) | NO short title | Rep. Robert Page Walter Morris (R-MN) | 25 USC 197 (note) | ch 1157, 32 Stat 400 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000986 |
name not statutized; provides for the disposition of dead timber in MN, so likely named for the Rep. Morris of MN |