Database of Federal Statute Names

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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 Popular Names

Title Type Popular Name Short Title Named For? Classification PL Statute At Large Date(s) Enactedsort ascending Interesting Part Statutized? Leads to other named Legislation Link/Source Notes
Esther Martinez Native American Languages Preservation Act of 2006 Honor Esther Martinez Native American Languages Preservation Act of 2006 "Esther Martinez Native American Languages Preservation Act of 2006" Esther Martinez was a storyteller, linguist, and teacher who worked to preserve the Tewa language. 42 USC 2991 (note) 109-394 120 Stat 2705 Y

"Esther Martinez, 94; Preserved Language," Washington Post, Sept. 19, 2006. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/18/AR200609...

 short title
Nelson Act (Bankruptcy Act of 1898) (see Bankruptcy Act) Sponsor Nelson Act (Bankruptcy Act of 1898) (see Bankruptcy Act) NO short title Rep. Knute Nelson (R-MN) ch 541, 30 Stat 544 X

http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=N000040; see also http://www.mnhs.org/library/findaids/00578.xml

 nothing in statute
Tariff Act of 1930 Description Tariff Act of 1930 "Tariff Act of 1930" 19 USC 1654 Ch. 497, 46 Stat 590
Sheppard Bone-Dry Law in District of Columbia Sponsor Sheppard Bone-Dry Law in District of Columbia NO short title Sen. Morris Sheppard, (D-TX) ch 165, 39 Stat 1123 X

http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000337

 nothing in statute
Hobbs Bridge Act (aka the Truman-Hobbs Act) Sponsor Hobbs Bridge Act (aka the Truman-Hobbs Act) NO short title Rep. Samuel Francis Hobbs, (D-AL); Sen. Henry Styles Bridges, (R-N.H.) 33 USC 511 (note) ch. 409, 54 Stat 497 N

http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000663; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000823

 name not statutized
Food for Progress Act of 1985 Political Description Food for Progress Act of 1985 "Food for Progress Act of 1985" 7 USC 1736o(a) 99-198, title XI, S 1110 99 Stat 1472 Y short title at beginning of S 1110
Daniel Patrick Moynihan Lake Champlain Basin Program Act of 2002 Honor Daniel Patrick Moynihan Lake Champlain Basin Program Act of 2002 "Daniel Patrick Moynihan Lake Champlain Basin Program Act of 2002" Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan (NY) 33 USC 1251 (note) 107-303, title II 116 Stat 2358 Y

http://www.lcbp.org/lcbpsumr.htm; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M001054

 short title; Moynihan was one of the sponsors of the underlying bill (1990, Lake Champlain Special Designation Act), he had retired from the Senate in 2000
Corey Shea Act Victim Corey Shea Act "Corey Shea Act" Army Specialist Corey Shea was killed in Iraq in November 2008. His mother fought for the legislation to allow interment in military cemeteries of parents of deceased veterans who do not have spouses or children. 38 USC 101 (note) 111-275, title V, section 502 124 Stat 2882 Y

http://www.thesunchronicle.com/articles/2010/10/01/news/8022590.txt

 short title of Sec. 502 - internment in national cemeteries of parents of certain deceased veterans
Platt Amendment (Cuba) Sponsor Platt Amendment (Cuba) NO short title Sen. Orville Platt (R-CT) ch 803, 31 Stat 897 X

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Platt_Amendment; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000382

 Senate rider on Army approps bill presented by CT Republican Sen. Orville Platt; stipulated conditions for withdrawal from Cuba; WP notes it replaced earlier "Teller Amendment" but no mention in Popular Name Table (b/c it's no longer law);
Post Office Department Appropriation Act, 1937 Description Post Office Department Appropriation Act, 1937 "Post Office Department Appropriation Act, 1937" Ch. 725, 49 Stat 1827

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