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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| 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| Description | Federal Tea Tasters Repeal Act of 1996 | "Federal Tea Tasters Repeal Act of 1996" | The law this bill repealed required that all tea imported had to be tested for quality, not just safety.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 | |||
| Steagall Stock Liability Act (see Federal Reserve Act) | Sponsor | Steagall Stock Liability Act (see Federal Reserve Act) | "Federal Reserve Act" | Rep. Henry B. Steagall (D-AL) | 12 USC 226 | ch 6, 38 Stat 251 | N |
What Was the Glass-Steagall Act?, Investopedia, July 16, 2003, http://www.investopedia.com/articles/03/071603.asp#axzz1guTysuXe; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000820 |
It seems as though the PNT's linking of the 1913 Federal Reserve Act and the Steagall Stock Liability Act is a bit misleading. Steagall was not a Member of the House in 1913 when the original act was passed. This act was, however, amended by the Glass-Steagall Act in 1933, so perhaps that's where the name comes from. | |||
| Glass Reserve Note Act (see Federal Reserve Act) | Sponsor | Glass Reserve Note Act (see Federal Reserve Act) | "Federal Reserve Act" | Rep. Carter Glass (D-VA) | 12 USC 226 | ch 6, 38 Stat 251 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000232 |
short title - "Federal Reserve Act" - beginning of statute; Rep. Carter Glass was chair of the House Banking and Currency Committee and sponsored the bill | |||
| Federal Register Act | Description | Federal Register Act | "Federal Register Act" | Ch. 417, 49 Stat 500 | ||||||||
| FOARAM Act | Acrostic | FOARAM Act | "Federal Ocean Acification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009" or "FOARAM Act" | 33 USC 3701 | 111-11, title XII, subtitle D | 123 Stat 1436 | N | short title at beginning of Subtitle D | ||||
| FLAME Act of 2009 | Acrostic | FLAME Act of 2009 | "Federal Land Assistance, Management and Enhancement Act of 2009" or "FLAME Act of 2009" | 43 USC 1701 | 111-88, div A, title V | 123 Stat 2968 | N | short title at beginning of Title V | ||||
| Federal Home Loan Bank Act | Description | Federal Home Loan Bank Act | "Federal Home Loan Bank Act" | 12 USC 1421 | Ch. 522, 47 Stat 725 | |||||||
| Hayden-Cartwright Act (see Federal Highway Act of 1938) | Sponsor | Hayden-Cartwright Act (see Federal Highway Act of 1938) | "Federal Highway Act" | Sen. Carl Trumbell Hayden, (D-AZ); Rep. Wilburn Cartwright, (D-OK) | ch 119, 42 Stat 212 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000385; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000207 |
short title at beginning "Federal Highway Act"; Section 2 specifies that two other acts will be referred to as the "Federal Aid Act" | ||||
| Copeland Pure Food and Drugs Act (see Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act) | Sponsor | Copeland Pure Food and Drugs Act (see Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act) | "Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act" | Sen. Royal Samuel Copeland, 1923-38, (D-NY), | 21 USC 301 | ch 675, 52 Stat 1040 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000769 |
short title - Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act; Copeland never statutized |