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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George Rogers Clark National Historical Park Act | Location | George Rogers Clark National Historical Park Act | NO short title | Revolutionary War Col. George Rogers Clark (Indiana) | 16 USC 291 | 89-517 | 80 Stat 325 | Y | no short title, but statutory title explains that the act is accepting a statue of George Rogers Clark fore the creation of a National Historical Park | |||
George E. Brown, Jr. Near-Earth Object Survey Act | Honor | George E. Brown, Jr. Near-Earth Object Survey Act | "George E. Brown, Jr. Near-Earth Object Survey Act" | Rep. George E. Brown, Jr. (CA), former chair of the Committee on Science, Space and Technology, died in 1999. | 109-155, title III, Section 321 | 119 Stat 2922 | Y |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000918 |
short title and name of Subtitle C; Table: "Title 51, note prec. Section 71101"; Brown was a Rep from CA | |||
George Bush School of Government and Public Service Act | Institution | George Bush School of Government and Public Service Act | "George Bush School of Government and Public Service Act" | President George H.W. Bush | 104-319, Title IV | 110 Stat 3867 | Y | title and short title; providing funds and assistance for establishing George Bush Fellowship Program at George Bush School of Management and Public Service at Texas A&M | ||||
George Bill | Sponsor | George Bill | NO short title | Sen. Walter Franklin George, (D-GA) | 12 USC 1801 | ch. 4, 59 Stat 5 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000131 |
not statutized (repealed) | |||
General Shelton Congressional Gold Medal Act | Award | General Shelton Congressional Gold Medal Act | "General Shelton Congressional Gold Medal Act" | General H. Hugh Shelton, former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. | 31 USC 5111 | 107-127 | 115 Stat 2405 | Y | title and short title; awarding congressional gold medal | |||
Geary Act (Chinese Exclusion) | Sponsor | Geary Act (Chinese Exclusion) | NO short title | Rep. Thomas Geary (D-CA) | ch. 60, 27 Stat 25 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000113 |
nothing in statute | ||||
Gearhart Armistice Day Act (see Armistice Day Act) | Sponsor | Gearhart Armistice Day Act (see Armistice Day Act) | NO short title | Rep. Bertrand Gearhart (R-CA) | ch 210, 52 Stat 351 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000111 |
nothing in statute (PNT notes renamed Veterans Day Act) | ||||
Gaylord A. Nelson Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Wildneress Act | Award | Gaylord A. Nelson Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Wildneress Act | "Gaylord A. Nelson Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Wildneress Act" | Sen. Gaylord Anton Nelson, dem, Senate: 1963-1981, Wisconsin. Founder of Earth Day; Presidential medal of freedom. This is a tribute statute. | 16 USC 1132 | 108-447, div. E, Title I, Section 140 | 118 Stat 3069 | Y |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=N000033 |
short title; statute also conferred the name "Gaylord A. Nelson" on the wilderness area | ||
Gay Act (Public Lands in Louisiana) | Sponsor | Gay Act (Public Lands in Louisiana) | NO short title | Rep. Edward Gay (D-LA) | ch. 395, 25 Stat 877 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000103 |
nothing in statute; returning land in Louisiana to the public domain, but no indication that Gay is the name of the area (also, searching for Gay Louisiana did not return any helpful results | ||||
Gasque Spanish War Pensions Act | Sponsor | Gasque Spanish War Pensions Act | NO short title | Rep. Allard Gasque (D-SC) | ch. 268, 52 Stat 440 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000092 |
nothing in statute |