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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Act (Patents) | Sponsor | Nolan Act (Patents) | NO short title | Rep. John Ignatius Nolan, (R-CA) | ch 126, 41 Stat 1313 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=N000124 |
nothing in statute | ||||
| Johnson Act (Immigration) (see Immigration Act of 1921) | Sponsor | Johnson Act (Immigration) (see Immigration Act of 1921) | NO short title | Rep. Albert Johnson (R-WA) | ch 8, 42 Stat 5 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=J000114 |
nothing in statute | ||||
| Dye and Chemical Control Act, 1921 | Description | Dye and Chemical Control Act, 1921 | "Dye and Chemical Control Act, 1921" | Ch. 14, 42 Stat 9 | ||||||||
| Kellogg Act (Cable Companies) | Sponsor | Kellogg Act (Cable Companies) | NO short title | Sen. Frank Billings Kellog. (R-MN) | 47 USC 34 | ch. 12, 42 Stat 8 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=K000065 |
name not statutized | |||
| Good-McCormick Act (Budget) (see Budget and Accounting Act, 1921) | Sponsor | Good-McCormick Act (Budget) (see Budget and Accounting Act, 1921) | "Budget and Accounting Act, 1921" | Most likely Sen. Joseph McCormick (R-IL), who was Chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in Executive Departments at the time. Rep. James William Good (R-IA) | ch 18, 42 Stat 20 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000369; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000275 |
short title at beginning "Budget and Accounting Act, 1921" | ||||
| McCormick Act (Budget) (see Budget and Accoutning Act, 1921) | Sponsor | McCormick Act (Budget) (see Budget and Accoutning Act, 1921) | "Budget and Accounting Act, 1921" | Most likely Sen. Joseph McCormick (R-IL), who was Chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in Executive Departments at the time. | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000369 |
short title at beginning "Budget and Accounting Act, 1921" | |||||
| No entry | Description | No entry | "Second Deficiency Act, Fiscal Year 1921" | Ch. 23, 42 Stat 29 | ||||||||
| Hawaiian Organic Act | Description | Hawaiian Organic Act | "Hawaiian Organic Act" | Ch. 42, 41 Stat 108 | ||||||||
| Borah Resolution (Armament Conference) (see Disarmament Conference Resolution) | Sponsor | Borah Resolution (Armament Conference) (see Disarmament Conference Resolution) | NO short title | Sen. William Edgar Borah, (R-ID) | ch 44 ��_��__9, 42 stat 141 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000634 |
nothing in statute | ||||
| Kellogg Act (Advance for Agricultural Purposes) | Sponsor | Kellogg Act (Advance for Agricultural Purposes) | NO short title | Sen. Frank Billings Kellogg, (R-MN) | ch. 80, 42 Stat 181 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=K000065 |
nothing in statute |