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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spoils of War Act of 1994 | Political Description | Spoils of War Act of 1994 | "Spoils of War Act of 1994" | 50 USC 2201 | 103-236, title V, part B, S 551 | 108 Stat 482 | N | |||||
| STEP Act | Acrostic | STEP Act | "Supporting Teens through Education and Protection Act of 2005" or "STEP Act" | 42 USC 14043c-3(a) | 103-322, title IV, S 41204; as added 109-162, title III, S 303 | 119 Stat 3010 | Y | short title at beginning of section | ||||
| Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act | Victim | Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act | "Jacob Wetterling Crimes Against Children and Sexually Violent Offender Registration Act" | Jacob Wetterling was abducted at age 11 in 1989 by a masked gunman. His case remains open. | 42 USC 14071 | 103-322, title XVII, subtitle A (section 170101) | 108 Stat 2038 | Y | name of subtitle, no short title; | |||
| Morgan P. Hardiman Task Force on Missing and Exploited Children Act | Honor | Morgan P. Hardiman Task Force on Missing and Exploited Children Act | "Morgan P. Hardiman Task Force on Missing and Exploited Children Act" | Morgan P. Hardigan was a staffer for Sen. Al D'Amato (R-NY) who died in 1993. | 42 USC 5601 (note) | 103-322, title XVII, subtitle C (section 170301) | 108 Stat 2043 | Y |
103 Cong. Rec. 13142 (Oct. 6, 1993) |
short title | ||
| Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 | Sponsor | Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 | "Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994" | Rep. Donald Riegle, (D-MO) | 12 USC 4701 | 103-325 | 108 Stat 2160 | Y | short title | |||
| Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994 | Sponsor | Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994 | "Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994" | Rep. Donald Wayne Riegle, (D-MO); Rep. Stephen Neal (D-NC) | 12 USC 1811 (note) | 103-328 | 108 Stat 2338 | Y |
Riegle - http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch1.asp; Neal - http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=N000016 |
short title | ||
| Howard M. Metzenbaum Multiethnic Placement Act of 1994 | Honor/Sponsor | Howard M. Metzenbaum Multiethnic Placement Act of 1994 | "Howard M. Metzenbaum Multiethnic Placement Act of 1994" | Sen. Howard M. Metzenbaum (OH), retired in 1994. | 42 USC 1305 (note) | 103-332, title V, part E, subpart 1 (Section 551) | 108 Stat 4056 | Y |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000678 |
short title; about foster care | ||
| President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1994 | Description | President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1994 | "President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1994" | 44 USC 2107 (note) | 103-345 | 108 Stat 3128 | N | short title and named in long title | ||||
| Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Act of 1994 | Institution | Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Act of 1994 | "Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Act of 1994" | Albert Einstein | 42 USC 7382 | 103-382, title V, part A (sec 511 et seq) | 108 Stat 4042 | Y | Name is the name of the program | |||
| FEGLI Living Benefits Act | Abbreviation | FEGLI Living Benefits Act | "FEGLI Living Benefits Act" | 5 USC 8701 (note) | 103-409 | 108 Stat 4230 | N | short title; "FEGLI" = Federal Employees Group Life Insurance |