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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMPETE Act of 2006 | Acrostic | COMPETE Act of 2006 | "Creating Opportunities for Minor League Professionals, Entertainers, and Teams through Legal Entry Act of 2006" or the "COMPETE Act fof 2006" | 8 USC 1101 | 109-463 | 120 Stat 3477 | Y | both in short title at the beginning of statute | ||||
| Eugene Land Conveyance Act | Location | Eugene Land Conveyance Act | "Eugene Land Conveyance Act" | Eugene, OR | 109-457 | 120 Stat 3392 | N | short title; Eugene refers to city | ||||
| U.S. SAFE WEB Act of 2006 | Acrostic | U.S. SAFE WEB Act of 2006 | "Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001" or "U.S. SAFE WEB Act of 2006" | 15 USC 58 | 109-455 | 120 Stat 3372 | N | short title at beginning of statute | ||||
| PREEMIE Act | Acrostic | PREEMIE Act | "Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act" or the "PREEMIE Act" | 42 USC 201 | 109-450 | 120 Stat 3341 | Y | |||||
| Stolen Valor Act of 2005 | Political Description | Stolen Valor Act of 2005 | "Stolen Valor Act of 2006" | 18 USC 1 | 109-437 | 120 Stat 3266 | N | short title at beginning of statute | ||||
| Hatian Hempispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act of 2006 | Acrostic | Hatian Hempispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act of 2006 | "Haitian Hempispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act of 2006" | 19 USC 2701 | 109-432, div D, title V | 120 Stat 3181 | Y | short title at beginning of title V; Acronym (HOPE) is not listed in popular names table, but is one of the short titles of the 2008 amendment | ||||
| Pam White Wilderness Act of 2006 | Honor | Pam White Wilderness Act of 2006 | "Pam White Wilderness Act of 2006" | Pamela White was an advocate for wilderness preservation in Nevada, killed in a car crash in 2005. | 109-432, div C, title III, subtitle B (section 321) | 120 Stat 3030 | Y |
http://www.nevadawilderness.org/items/newsletter_06Autumn.pdf; CR S10971, Oct. 4, 2005. |
short title; deals with a number of wilderness areas but none of them are named for Pam White -- think that may just be an honorific attached to the bill | |||
| Health Opportunity Patient Empowerment Act of 2006 | Acrostic | Health Opportunity Patient Empowerment Act of 2006 | "Health Opportunity Patient Empowerment Act of 2006" | 26 USC 1 note | 109-432, div A, title III | 120 Stat 2948 | Y | short title at beginning of Title III; this would be more interesting if it is NOT called the "HOPE Act", which in fact it is not in the PNT | ||||
| STOP Act | Acrostic | STOP Act | "Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking Act" or "STOP Act" | 42 USC 201 | 109-422 | 120 Stat 2890 | Y | |||||
| Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act of 2006 | Victim | Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act of 2006 | "Ryan White HIV/AIDS Treatment Modernization Act of 2006" | 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) | 109-415 | 120 Stat 2767 | 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 |