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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norris-Rayburn Rural Electrification Act (see Rural Electrification Act of 1936) | Sponsor | Norris-Rayburn Rural Electrification Act (see Rural Electrification Act of 1936) | "Rural Electrification Act of 1936" | Sen. George William Norris, (R-NE); Rep. Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn, (D-TX) | 7 USC 901 | ch 432, 49 Stat 1363 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=N000139; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000082 |
"Norris-Rayburn" not statutized; short title at beginning | |||
| Bryson Act | Sponsor | Bryson Act | NO short title | Rep. Joseph Raleigh Bryson, (D-SC) | 35 USC 1 | ch. 950, 66 Stat 792 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000999 |
name not statutized | |||
| Springer Act (see Special Laws Prohibition Act (Territories)) | Sponsor | Springer Act (see Special Laws Prohibition Act (Territories)) | NO short title | Rep. William McKendree Springer, (D-IL) | 48 USC 1471 | ch 818, 24 Stat 170 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000757 |
name not statuted (neither Springer nor Special Laws Prohibition Act) | |||
| Jones-Reid Act (see Flood Control Act of 1928) | Sponsor | Jones-Reid Act (see Flood Control Act of 1928) | NO short title | Rep. Frank R. Reid (R-IL); Sen. Wesley Livsey Jones (R-WA) | 33 USC 702a | ch 569, 45 Stat 534 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000145; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=J000257 |
name not statutized | |||
| Sulloway Act (Pensions) (see Widows' Pension Act) | Sponsor | Sulloway Act (Pensions) (see Widows' Pension Act) | NO short title | Rep. Cyrus Adams Sulloway, (R-NH) | ch 147, 35 Stat 64 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S001063 |
nothing in statute | ||||
| Edge Act (see Mineral Leasing Act) | Sponsor | Edge Act (see Mineral Leasing Act) | NO short title | Sen. Walter Evans Edge, (R-NJ) | 30 USC 181 | ch 85, 41 Stat 437 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=E000044 |
"Mineral Leasing Act" referenced in 74 Stat 781 | |||
| Rankin World War Widows Act | Sponsor | Rankin World War Widows Act | NO short title | Rep. John Rankin (D-MS) | ch 214, 52 Stat 352 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000056 |
nothing in statute | ||||
| Hobbs Act (Anti-Racketeering) | Sponsor | Hobbs Act (Anti-Racketeering) | NO short title | Rep. Samuel Francis Hobbs, (D-AL) | 18 USC 1951 | ch. 537, 60 Stat 420 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000663 |
name not statutized | |||
| Jackson-Vanik Amendment | Sponsor | Jackson-Vanik Amendment | NO short title | Sen. Henry Jackson (D-WA) and Sen. Charles Vanik (D-OH). | 93-618, title I, sections 152, 153, title IV, sections 402, 407, 409 | 88 Stat 2004, 2006, 2056, 2063, 2064 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=J000013; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=V000047 |
not in statute -- amendment included numerous sections -- read through in context to see what ties them together | |||
| Booth Act (California School Lands) | Sponsor | Booth Act (California School Lands) | NO short title | Sen. Newton Booth (Ind. Rep. - CA) | ch 81, 19 Stat 267 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000630 |
no name in statute |