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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Tariff Act | Sponsor | Wilson Tariff Act | NO short title | Rep. William Wilson (D-WV) | 15 USC 8 (note) | ch 349, section 73 et seq, 28 Stat 570 | Y |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000623; http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/harp/0908.html |
"Wilson Tariff Act" statutized by Hart-Scott-Rodino, 90 Stat 1397; Interestingly, it seems to have been commonly referred to as the Wilson-Gorman Tariff Act for both its House and Senate sponsors. http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/harp/0908.html | |||
| Welch Act | Sponsor | Welch Act | NO short title | Rep. Richard Welch (R-CA) | ch 814, 45 Stat 776 | X | nothing in statute; DC civil service | |||||
| Pomerene Bills of Lading Act (Interstate Commerce) | Sponsor | Pomerene Bills of Lading Act (Interstate Commerce) | NO short title | Sen. Atlee Pomerene, (D-OH) | ch 415, 39 Stat 538 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000420 |
nothing in statute | ||||
| Webb Exporter Combination Act (see Webb-Pomerene Act) | Sponsor | Webb Exporter Combination Act (see Webb-Pomerene Act) | NO short title | Rep. Edwin Yates Webb, (D-N.C.) | 15 USC 66 | ch 50, 40 Stat 516 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000231 |
see "Webb-Pomerene Act" | |||
| Ashurst-Sumners Act (Shipment in Interstate Commerce of Convict Made Goods) | Sponsor | Ashurst-Sumners Act (Shipment in Interstate Commerce of Convict Made Goods) | NO short title | Sen. Henry Fountain Ashurst, (D-AZ); Rep. Hatton William Sumners, (D-TX) | 18 USC 1761 | 49 Stat 494 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000319; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S001072 |
name not statutized (neither Ashurst-Summers nor Shipment in Interstate��_��__��_��___) | |||
| McCarran-Lea Civil Aeronautics Authority Act (see Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938) | Sponsor | McCarran-Lea Civil Aeronautics Authority Act (see Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938) | "Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938" | McCarran was Sen sponsor, Lea was House sponsor - http://www.enotes.com/major-acts-congress/civil-aeronautics-act; Sen. Patrick Anthony McCarran, (D-NV); Rep. Clarence Frederick Lea, (D-CA). | ch 601, 52 Stat 973 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000308; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000163 |
short title at beginning - "Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938" | ||||
| Hill-Burton Act (see Hospital Survey and Construction Act) | Sponsor | Hill-Burton Act (see Hospital Survey and Construction Act) | "Hospital Survey and Construction Act" | Sen. Harold Hitz Burton (R-OH); Sen. Joseph Lister Hill (D-AL) | ch 958, 60 Stat 1040 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B001150; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000598 |
short title at beginning - "Hospital Survey and Construction Act" | ||||
| Hyde Amendment (Abortion) | Sponsor | Hyde Amendment (Abortion) | NO short title - just a section, no separate title | Rep. Henry J. Hyde (R-IL), retired in 2006. | 94-439, title II, Section 209 | 90 Stat 1434 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H001022 |
nothing in statute but definitely conventionally named for Hyde -- also, this is JUST a section, no separate title, nothing making it obviously added separately | |||
| Thurman Act (Pacific Railroads) | Sponsor | Thurman Act (Pacific Railroads) | NO short title | Sen. Allen Thurman (D-OH) | ch 96, 20 Stat 56 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=T000251 |
nothing in statute; railroads | ||||
| Johnson-Reed Act (Immigration) (see Immigration Act of 1924) | Sponsor | Johnson-Reed Act (Immigration) (see Immigration Act of 1924) | "The Immigration Act of 1924" | Rep. Albert Johnson (R-WA); Sen. David Aiken Reed (R-PA) | ch 190, 43 Stat 153 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=J000114; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000114 |
short title at beginning - "The Immigration Act of 1924" |