Database of Federal Statute Names

A political cartoon lampooning the Embargo Act of 1807

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 Popular Names

Title Type Popular Name Short Title Named For? Classification PLsort descending Statute At Large Date(s) Enacted Interesting Part Statutized? Leads to other named Legislation Link/Source Notes
PRIME Act Acrostic PRIME Act "Program for Investment in Microentrepreneurs Act of 1999" or "PRIME Act" 15 USC 6901 103-425, title I, subtitle C (S 171 et seq), as added 106-102, title VII, S 725 113 Stat 1471 Y short title at beginning of S 725, names that it is amending the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994
Bodie Protection Act of 1994 Location Bodie Protection Act of 1994 "Bodie Protection Act of 1994" Bodie Bowl, CA 103-433 (Title X) 108 Stat 4509 Y Named for "Bodie Bowl" in CA
Mickey Leland Childhood Hunger Relief Act Honor Mickey Leland Childhood Hunger Relief Act "Mickey Leland Childhood Hunger Relief Act" Rep. George Thomas (Mickey) Leland (TX), was Chairman of the Select Committee on Hunger. Killed in an aircraft crash in Ehtiopia while en route to a UN refugee camp. 7 USC 2011 (note) 103-66, title XIII, ch 3 (section 13901) 107 Stat 672 Y

http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000237

 short title (food stamps)
Hatch Act Reform Amendments of 1993 Sponsor Hatch Act Reform Amendments of 1993 "Hatch Act Reform Amendments of 1993" Rep. William Hatch, (D-MO) 5 USC 7301 103-94 107 Stat 1001 Y

http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000339

 unumbered section 1; amends Hatch Political Activity Act
Chacoan Outliers Protection Act of 1995 Location Chacoan Outliers Protection Act of 1995 "Chacoan Outliers Protection Act of 1995" Chaco was a city in New Mexico a thousand years ago, now protected as a National Historical Park 104-11 109 Stat 158 Y

http://www.nps.gov/chcu/index.htm
Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 Political Description Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 "Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996" Seems likely that "LIBERTAD" is included because portions of the statute are purposively modeled on the FREEDOM Support Act of 1992. (LIBERTAD is Spanish for FREEDOM.) 22 USC 6021 104-114 110 Stat 785 Y

Section by Section Analysis of Title II, H.Rpt. 104-202, July 24, 1995

 short title at beginning of statute; seeking sanctions
Federal Tea Tasters Repeal Act of 1996 Description Federal Tea Tasters Repeal Act of 1996 "Federal Tea Tasters Repeal Act of 1996" The law this bill repealed required that all tea imported had to be tested for quality, not just safety. 21 USC 41 104-128 110 Stat 1198 Y repealing the Tea Importation Act
Megan's Law Victim Megan's Law "Megan's Law" Megan Kanka, who was brutally raped and murdered on July 29, 1994, by a neighbor who was twice convicted of being a sexual predator. 42 USC 13701 (note) 104-145 110 Stat 1345 Y

CR H4452, May 7, 1996, Statement of Rep. Dick Zimmer (author).

 short title
Ryan White CARE Act Amendments of 1996 Victim Ryan White CARE Act Amendments of 1996 "Ryan White CARE Act Amendments of 1996" Ryan White was diagnosed with AIDS at age 13 and became an advocate for people with the disease. He died a few months before the original act passed in 1990. 42 USC 201 (note) 104-146 110 Stat 1346 Y

Ryan White was diagnosed with AIDS at age 13 and became an advocate for people with the disease. He died a few months before the original act passed in 1990.

 short title and long title
GSP Renewal Act of 1996 Abbreviation GSP Renewal Act of 1996 "GSP Renewal Act of 1996" 19 USC 2101 104-188, title I, subtitle J 110 Stat 1917 N short title at beginning of subtitle J; GSP stands for Generalized System of Preferences

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