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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1933 | Description | Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1933 | "Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1933" | Ch. 330, 47 Stat 452 | ||||||||
| No entry | Description | No entry | "Farm Credit Administration Appropriation Act, 1936" | Ch. 131, 49 Stat 247 | ||||||||
| Federal Tea Tasters Repeal Act of 1996 | Description | Federal Tea Tasters Repeal Act of 1996 | "Federal Tea Tasters Repeal Act of 1996" | The law this bill repealed required that all tea imported had to be tested for quality, not just safety. | 21 USC 41 | 104-128 | 110 Stat 1198 | Y | repealing the Tea Importation Act | |||
| No entry | Description | No entry | "Independent Offices Act" | Ch. 580, 45 Stat 573 | ||||||||
| Life Insurance Act | Description | Life Insurance Act | "Life Insurance Act" | Ch. 672, 48 Stat 1125 | ||||||||
| Narcotic Drugs Import and Export Act | Description | Narcotic Drugs Import and Export Act | "Narcotic Drugs Import and Export Act" | Ch. 202, 42 Stat 596 | ||||||||
| National Industrial Recovery Act | Description | National Industrial Recovery Act | "National Industrial Recovery Act" | Ch. 90, 48 Stat 195 | ||||||||
| No entry | Description | No entry | "Farm Credit Administration Appropriation Act, 1937" | Ch. 489, 49 Stat 1421 | ||||||||
| I Am An American Day Act | Description | I Am An American Day Act | NO short title | ch 183, 54 Stat 178 | N | funny name - proclaiming name of day as "I Am An American Day" | ||||||
| No entry | Description | No entry | "Farm Credit Act of 1935" | Ch. 164, 49 Stat 313 |