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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No entry | Description | No entry | "Supplemental Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1936" | Ch. 49, 49 Stat 1109 | ||||||||
| Covering-in Act | Description | Covering-in Act | NO short title | ch 328, section 5, 18 Stat 110 | N | no idea what "covering-in" is | ||||||
| Liquor Taxing Act of 1934 | Description | Liquor Taxing Act of 1934 | "Liquor Taxing Act of 1934" | Ch. 1, 48 Stat 313 | ||||||||
| Boulder Canyon Project Act | Description | Boulder Canyon Project Act | "Boulder Canyon Project Act" | Ch. 42, 45 Stat 1056 | ||||||||
| Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act | Description | Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act | "Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act" | 106-430 | 114 Stat 1901 | N | short title at beginning of statute | |||||
| National Firearms Act | Description | National Firearms Act | "National Firearms Act" | 26 USC 5849 | Ch. 757, 48 Stat 1236 | |||||||
| Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1937 | Description | Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1937 | "Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1937" | Ch. 156, 49 Stat 1167 | ||||||||
| Merchant Marine Act, 1920 | Description | Merchant Marine Act, 1920 | "Merchant Marine Act, 1920" | Ch. 250, 41 Stat 988 | ||||||||
| Gold Reserve Act of 1934 | Description | Gold Reserve Act of 1934 | "Gold Reserve Act of 1934" | Ch. 6, 48 Stat 337 | ||||||||
| No entry | Description | No entry | "Department of Labor Appropriation Act, 1936" | Ch. 39, 49 Stat 67 |