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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Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Housing Assistance Amendments Act of 1992 | Honor | Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Housing Assistance Amendments Act of 1992 | "Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Housing Assistance Amendments Act of 1992" | Rep. Stewart B. McKinney (CT), died May 7, 1987. | 42 USC 11301 (note) | 102-550, title XIV | 106 Stat 4012 | Y |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000527 |
short title | ||
Annunzio-Wylie Anti-Money Laundering Act | Sponsor | Annunzio-Wylie Anti-Money Laundering Act | "Annunzio-Wylie Anti-Money Laundering Act" | Rep. Frank Annunzio (D-IL); Rep. Chalmers Wylie (R-OH) | 12 USC 1811 | 102-550, title XV | 106 Stat 4044 | Y |
Annunzio - http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000212; Wylie - http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000781 |
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Lake Andes-Wagner/Marty II of 1992 | Location | Lake Andes-Wagner/Marty II of 1992 | "Lake Andes-Wagner/Marty II of 1992" | Located in South Dakota | 102-575, title XX | 106 Stat 4677 | Y |
http://articles.aberdeennews.com/2011-06-25/news/29701394_1_charles-mix-... |
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Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act | Honor | Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act | "Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992" | Rep. Morris K. Udall (AZ) and his brother Rep. Stewart L. Udall (AZ) | 20 USC 5601 (note) | 102-259 | 106 Stat 78 | Y | Establishing scholarship foundation honoring Morris Udall; Stewart Udall added in 2009. | |||
Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992 (Renamed Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act) | Honor | Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992 (Renamed Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act) | "Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992" | Rep. Morris K. Udall (AZ) | 20 USC 5601 | 102-259 | 106 Stat 78 | Y |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=U000001 |
short title at beginning - "Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992" | ||
Dwight D. Eisenhower Leadership Development Act of 1992 | Honor | Dwight D. Eisenhower Leadership Development Act of 1992 | "Dwight D. Eisenhower Leadership Development Act of 1992" | President Dwight D. Eisenhower | 102-325 Title X Section 1004; 89-329, Title X, part D | 106 Stat 783 | Y | establishing Dwight D. Eisenhower Leadership Program; PL 89-329 is Higher Education Act of 1965 | ||||
Marsh-Billings National Historical Park Establishment Act (Renamed Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park Establishment Act) | Honor | Marsh-Billings National Historical Park Establishment Act (Renamed Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller National Historical Park Establishment Act) | "Marsh-Billings National Historical Park Establishment Act" | National Park in Vermont contains the boyhood home of conservationist George Perkins Marsh; Frederick Billings, also a renowned conservationist and philanthropist, lived there; and the land was donated to the National Parks by its most recent owners, Laurance and Mary Rockefeller. | 16 USC 410vv (note) | 102-350 | 106 Stat 934 | Y | short title; establishing national park honoring George Perkins Marsh and Frederick Billings; short title changed to include Rockefeller by 112 Stat 2681 | |||
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 | ||
Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act | Honor | Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act | "Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act" | James Brady, Ronald Reagan's press secretary who was shot by Hinkley in the course of his assassination attempt. | 18 USC 921 | 103-159 (Title I) | 107 Stat 1536 | Y |
http://www.bradycampaign.org/legislation/backgroundchecks/bradylaw |
name in short title; also Title I listed as "Brady Handgun Control" | ||
NAFTA Worker Security Act | Abbreviation | NAFTA Worker Security Act | "NAFTA Worker Security Act" | 19 USC 2101 | 103-182, title V, subtitle A, S 501 et seq | 107 Stat 2149 | N | short title at beginning of statute; no specification of what NAFTA stands for, although it's obvious that it's the North American Free Trade Agreement |