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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| PROTECT Act | Acrostic | PROTECT Act | "Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003" or "PROTECT Act" | 18 USC 1 note | 108-21 | 117 Stat 650 | Y | short title at beginning of statute | ||||
| Protect America Act | Political Description | Protect America Act | "Protect America Act" | 50 USC 1801 | 110-55 | 121 Stat 552 | Y | short title at beginning of statute; FISA amendment | ||||
| PACE-Energy Act | Acrostic | PACE-Energy Act | "Protecting America's Competitive Edge Through Energy Act" or "PACE-Energy Act" | 42 USC 15801 | 110-69, title V | 121 Stat 600 | Y | short title at beginning of title V | ||||
| Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act | Political Description | Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act | "Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act" | 15 USC 6551 | 110-385, title II | 122 Stat 4102 | N | short title at beginning of statute | ||||
| Protecting Our Children Comes First Act of 2007 | Political Description | Protecting Our Children Comes First Act of 2007 | "Protecting Our Children Comes First Act of 2007" | 42 USC 5601 | 110-240 | 122 Stat 1560 | Y | short title at beginning of statute | ||||
| PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 | Acrostic | PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 | "Providing Resources, Officers, and Technology To Eradicate Cyber Threats to Our Children Act of 2008" or "PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008" | 42 USC 17601 note | 110-401 | 122 Stat 4229 | Y | short title at beginning of statute | ||||
| Public Utility Act of 1935 | Description | Public Utility Act of 1935 | "Public Utility Act (Federal Power Act)" | Ch. 687, 49 Stat 803 | ||||||||
| Public Works Administration Extension Act of 1937 | Description | Public Works Administration Extension Act of 1937 | "Public Works Administration Extension Act of 1937" | Ch. 401, title II, 50 Stat 352 | ||||||||
| QI Program Supplemental Funding Act of 2008 | Description | QI Program Supplemental Funding Act of 2008 | "QI Program Supplemental Funding Act of 2008" | 42 USC 14305 | 110-379 | 122 Stat 4075 | N | short title at beginning of statute; QI stands for Qualifying Individual, but is only spelled out in Section 2 |