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 |
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Poultry Racket Act | Description | Poultry Racket Act | NO short title | ch. 532, 49 stat 648 |
08/15/1921 08/14/1935 |
X | nothing in statute | |||||
Liquor Taxing Act of 1934 | Description | Liquor Taxing Act of 1934 | "Liquor Taxing Act of 1934" | Ch. 1, 48 Stat 313 | ||||||||
No entry | Description | No entry | "First Deficiency Act, fiscal year 1931" | Ch. 111, 46 Stat 1064 | ||||||||
Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act | Description | Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act | "Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act" | 106-430 | 114 Stat 1901 | N | short title at beginning of statute | |||||
Force Act of 1870 | Description | Force Act of 1870 | NO short title | ch 114, 16 Stat 140 | X | nothing in statute | ||||||
Emergency Relief and Construction Act of 1932 | Description | Emergency Relief and Construction Act of 1932 | "Emergency Relief and Construction Act of 1932" | Ch. 520, 47 Stat 709 | ||||||||
First Inventor Defense Act | Description | First Inventor Defense Act | "First Investor Defense Act of 1999" | 35 USC 1 | 106-113, div B, section 1000(a)(9) | 113 Stat 1536, 1501A-555 | N | Subtitle C - starts at 1501A-555 | ||||
Force Act (Suits Against Revenue Officers) | Description | Force Act (Suits Against Revenue Officers) | NO short title | ch 57, S3, 4 Stat 633 | X | nothing in statute | ||||||
National Firearms Act | Description | National Firearms Act | "National Firearms Act" | 26 USC 5849 | Ch. 757, 48 Stat 1236 | |||||||
Merchant Marine Act, 1920 | Description | Merchant Marine Act, 1920 | "Merchant Marine Act, 1920" | Ch. 250, 41 Stat 988 |