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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newlands Act (Railroad Mediation) | Sponsor | Newlands Act (Railroad Mediation) | NO short title | Sen. Francis Griffith Newlands, (D-MO) | ch 6, 38 Stat 103 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=N000069 |
nothing in statute | ||||
| 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 | |||
| McCarran-Lea Civil Aeronautics Authority Act (see Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938) | Sponsor | McCarran-Lea Civil Aeronautics Authority Act (see Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938) | "Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938" | McCarran was Sen sponsor, Lea was House sponsor - http://www.enotes.com/major-acts-congress/civil-aeronautics-act; Sen. Patrick Anthony McCarran, (D-NV); Rep. Clarence Frederick Lea, (D-CA). | ch 601, 52 Stat 973 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000308; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000163 |
short title at beginning - "Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938" | ||||
| Pittman Act | Sponsor | Pittman Act | NO short title | Sen. Key Pittman, (D-NE) | ch 63, 40 Stat 535 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000372 |
nothing in statute; about silver and gold and coinage | ||||
| June Act (Pensions) | Undefined | June Act (Pensions) | NO short title | Likely named for the month in which it was passed -- June. | ch 634, 26 stat 182 | N | nothing in statute -- passed in June? | |||||
| Randolph-Sheppard Act (aka Randolph-Sheppard Vending Stand Act) | Sponsor | Randolph-Sheppard Act (aka Randolph-Sheppard Vending Stand Act) | NO short title | Rep. Jennings Randolph (D-WV) and Sen. Morris Sheppard (D-TX) | 20 USC 107 (note) | ch 638, 49 Stat 1559 | Y |
Randolph - http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000046; Sheppard - http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000337 |
statutized by 88 Stat 1623 | |||
| Tydings Amendment | Sponsor | Tydings Amendment | NO short title | Sen. Millard Tydings (D-MD) | ch 638, 56 Stat 1018 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=T000446 |
nothing in statute; selective service | ||||
| White Act (Collisions on Great Lakes) | Sponsor | White Act (Collisions on Great Lakes) | NO short title | Most likely Rep. George Elon (R-IL) (other White was from CA) | 33 USC 241 | ch 64, 28 Stat 645 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000371 |
name not statutized | |||
| Miller Act | Sponsor | Miller Act | NO short title | Rep. John Miller (D-AR) | ch 642, 49 Stat 793 | Y |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000738 |
amended to include short title "Miller Act" by 108 Stat 3409 in 1994 |