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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Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 | Political Description | Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009 | "Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009" | 42 USC 1441 note | 111-22, div A | 123 Stat 1632 | Y | short title at beginning of statute | ||||
Help HAITI Act of 2010 | Acrostic | Help HAITI Act of 2010 | "Help Haitian Adoptees Immediately to Integrate Act of 2010" or "Help HAITI Act of 2010" | 8 USC 1255 note | 111-293 | 124 Stat 3175 | Y | short title at beginning of statute | ||||
HELP Commission Act | Acrostic | HELP Commission Act | "HELP Commission Act" | 22 USC 2394b(a) | 108-199, div B, title VI, Section 637 | 118 Stat 101 | Y | short title at beginning of section; HELP Commission stands for "Helping to Enhance the Livelihood of People (HELP) Around the Globe Commission" | ||||
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 | ||||
Health Omnibus Programs Extension of 1988 | Acrostic | Health Omnibus Programs Extension of 1988 | "Health Omnibus Programs Extension Act of 1988" | 42 USC 201 note | 100-607 | 102 Stat 3048 | Y | short title at beginning of statute; this would be more interesting if it is NOT called the "HOPE Act", which in fact it is not in the PNT | ||||
HITECH Act | Acrostic | HITECH Act | "Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act" or "HITECH Act" | 42 USC 201 note | 111-5, div A, title XIII and div B, title IV | 123 Stat 226 | Y | short title at beginning of Title XIII | ||||
Headstart-Follow Through Act | Political Description | Headstart-Follow Through Act | "Headstart-Follow Through Act" | 42 USC 2921 | 88-452, title V; 93-644 S 8(a) | 88 Stat 2300 | N | short title at beginning of section 8 | ||||
Head Start Act | Political Description | Head Start Act | "Head Start Act" | 42 USC 9801 note | 97-35, title VI, subtitle A, ch 8, sbch B, S635 et seq | 95 Stat 499 | N | short title at beginning of subchapter B; wonder if there's a way to tell if the program was named "Head Start" or if that was the name slapped on the legislation and then it stuck | ||||
Hawaiian Organic Act | Description | Hawaiian Organic Act | "Hawaiian Organic Act" | Ch. 42, 41 Stat 108 | ||||||||
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 |