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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| America the Beautiful Act of 1990 | Political Description | America the Beautiful Act of 1990 | "America the Beautiful Act of 1990" | 16 USC 2101 | 101-624 | 104 Stat 3553 | N | creating tree-planting foundation | ||||
| America COMPETES Act | Acrostic | America COMPETES Act | "America Creating Opportunities to Meaningfully Promote Excellence in Technology, Education, and Science Act" or "America COMPETES Act" | 20 USC 9801 | 110-69 | 121 Stat 572 | Y | Reauthorized in 2010 at PL 111-358 | ||||
| Amber Hagerman Child Protection Act of 1996 | Victim | Amber Hagerman Child Protection Act of 1996 | "Amber Hagerman Child Protection Act of 1996" | Amber Hagerman was abducted and murdered in Arlington, TX in 1996. AMBER Alert also named for her. | 18 USC 2241 | 104-208, div A, title I | 110 Stat 3009, 3009-26, 3009-31 | Y |
http://www.salem-news.com/articles/january052010/amber_bus.php |
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| Smith Act of 1940 | Sponsor | Smith Act of 1940 | "Alien Registration Act, 1940" | Rep. Howard W. Smith of (D-VA) | ch 439, title I, 54 Stat 670 | N |
http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/comm/free_speech/smithactof1940.html; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000554 |
short title is "Alien Registration Act, 1940" - section 41 | ||||
| Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Act of 1994 | Institution | Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Act of 1994 | "Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Act of 1994" | Albert Einstein | 42 USC 7382 | 103-382, title V, part A (sec 511 et seq) | 108 Stat 4042 | Y | Name is the name of the program | |||
| Air Commerce Act of 1926 | Description | Air Commerce Act of 1926 | "Air Commerce Act of 1926" | Ch. 34, 44 Stat 568 | ||||||||
| Aimee's Law | Victim | Aimee's Law | "Aimee's Law" | Named for Aimee Willard, George Mason student who was killed by a paroled convicted murder in 1996. | 42 USC 13713 | 106-386 div. C Section 2001 | 114 Stat 1539 | Y | Requires states to pay for the prosecution and incarceration of any violent felons who commit crimes in other states after they are paroled. | |||
| Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 | Description | Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937 | "Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act of 1937" | 12 USC 1141j(e ) | Ch. 296, 50 Stat 246 | |||||||
| Agricultural Marketing Act | Description | Agricultural Marketing Act | "Agricultural Marketing Act" | Ch. 24, 46 Stat 11 | ||||||||
| Agricultural Credits Act of 1923 | Description | Agricultural Credits Act of 1923 | "Agricultural Credits Act of 1923" | Ch. 252, 42 Stat 1454 |