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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler-Howard Act (see Indian Reorganization Act) | Sponsor | Wheeler-Howard Act (see Indian Reorganization Act) | NO short title | Sen. Burton Kendall Wheeler, (D-MT); Rep. Edgar Howard, (D-NE) | 25 USC 461 | ch 576, 48 Stat 984 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000330; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000836 |
name not statutized | |||
| Reynolds Aviation Training Act (see Army Aviation Cadet Act) | Sponsor | Reynolds Aviation Training Act (see Army Aviation Cadet Act) | "Army Aviation Cadet Act" | Sen. Robert R. Reynolds (D-NC), Chairman of Committee on Military Affairs after the death of Sen. Morris on April 9, 1941 | ch 165, 55 Stat 239 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000179 |
short title at end - "Army Aviation Cadet Act" | ||||
| Roberts Act | Sponsor | Roberts Act | NO short title | Most likely Rep. Kenneth Roberts (D-AL) (Chairman of the Vehicle Equipment Safety Commission, 1965-1972) | 88-515 | 78 Stat 696 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000314 |
nothing in statute; safety standards for passenger vehicles purchased by fed govt | |||
| Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act (see Tariff Act of 1930) | Sponsor | Hawley-Smoot Tariff Act (see Tariff Act of 1930) | "Tariff Act of 1930" | Sen. Reed Smoot, 1903-1933, (R-UT); Rep. Willis Chatman Hawley, (R-OR) | 19 USC 1654 (short title) | ch 497, 46 Stat 590 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000644; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000379 |
"Hawley-Smoot" never statutized; short title at end - "Tariff Act of 1930" | |||
| Van Zandt Patent Act | Sponsor | Van Zandt Patent Act | NO short title | Rep. James Van Zandt (R-PA) | ch 568, 53 Stat 1264 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=V000069 |
nothing in statute | ||||
| McCarran-Walter Act (see Immigration and Nationality Act) | Sponsor | McCarran-Walter Act (see Immigration and Nationality Act) | "Immigration and Nationality Act" | Sen. Patrick Anthony McCarran, (D-NV); Rep. Francis Walter (D-PA) | 8 USC 1101 | ch 477, 66 Stat 163 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000308; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000108 |
"McCarran-Walker" not statutized; short title at beginning | |||
| Dingley Act (Tarriff) | Sponsor | Dingley Act (Tarriff) | NO short title | Rep. Nelson Dingley (R-ME) | ch. 11, 30 Stat 151 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000356 |
nothing in statute | ||||
| Dyer Act (Motor Vehicles) (see National Motor Vehicle Theft Act) | Sponsor | Dyer Act (Motor Vehicles) (see National Motor Vehicle Theft Act) | "National Motor Vehicle Theft Act" | Leonidas Carstarphen Dyer; (R-MO) | ch 89, 41 Stat 324 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000591 |
short title at beginning - "the National Motor Vehicle Theft Act" | ||||
| Borland Amendment | Sponsor | Borland Amendment | NO short title | Rep. William Patterson Borland, (D-MO) | ch 191, 38 Stat 524 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000643 |
no name in statute | ||||
| Glass R.F.C. Recovery Loan Act (see Reconstruction Finance Corporation Act) | Sponsor | Glass R.F.C. Recovery Loan Act (see Reconstruction Finance Corporation Act) | "Reconstruction Finance Corporation Act" | Sen. Carter Glass, (D-VA) | 15 USC 601 | ch 8, 47 Stat 5 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000232 |
"Glass" not statutized; short title at beginning |