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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| Anderson-Price Atomic Energy Damages Act | Sponsor | Anderson-Price Atomic Energy Damages Act | NO short title | Rep. Clinton Anderson (D-NM) and Rep. Charles Melvin Price (D-IL), both of whom went on to chair the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy. | 42 USC 2210 (note) | 85-256 | 71 Stat 576 | Y |
Anderson - http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000186; Price - http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000522 |
"Price-Anderson" statutized by reference in 102 Stat 1066 | ||
| Lea-Wheeler Transportation Act (see Transportation Act of 1940) | Sponsor | Lea-Wheeler Transportation Act (see Transportation Act of 1940) | "Transportation Act of 1940" | Rep. Clarence Frederick Lea, (D-CA); Sen. Burton Kendall Wheeler, (D-MT) | ch 722, 54 Stat 898 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000163; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000330 |
short title at beginning - "Transportation Act of 1940" | ||||
| Carriers Taxing Act of 1937 | Description | Carriers Taxing Act of 1937 | "Carriers Taxing Act of 1937" | Ch. 405, 50 Stat 435 | ||||||||
| Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act | Honor | Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act | "Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act" | Muhammed Ali was a heavyweight boxing champion who called for federal legislation to protect boxers from dishonest promoters and managers. | 15 USC 6301 (note) | 106-210 | 114 Stat 321 | Y |
H.Rep.106-449, Part 1, Nov. 4, 1999. |
short title | ||
| Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2008 | Victim | Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2008 | "Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2008" | Debbie Smith was a rape survivor who testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the importance of testing the backlog of rape kits. | 42 USC 13701 (note) | 110-360 | 122 Stat 4008 | Y |
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/12/15/cbsnews_investigates/main59837... |
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| Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1934 | Description | Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1934 | "Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1934" | Ch. 101, 48 Stat 283 | ||||||||
| Dwight D. Eisenhower Leadership Development Act of 1992 | Honor | Dwight D. Eisenhower Leadership Development Act of 1992 | "Dwight D. Eisenhower Leadership Development Act of 1992" | President Dwight D. Eisenhower | 102-325 Title X Section 1004; 89-329, Title X, part D | 106 Stat 783 | Y | establishing Dwight D. Eisenhower Leadership Program; PL 89-329 is Higher Education Act of 1965 | ||||
| SAFE Act | Acrostic | SAFE Act | "Set America Free Act of 2005" or "SAFE Act" | 109-58, title XIV, subtitle B (1421) | 119 Stat 1064 | Y | short title at beginning of subtitle B; energy self-sufficiency | |||||
| Wilson Tariff Act | Sponsor | Wilson Tariff Act | NO short title | Rep. William Wilson (D-WV) | 15 USC 8 (note) | ch 349, section 73 et seq, 28 Stat 570 | Y |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000623; http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/harp/0908.html |
"Wilson Tariff Act" statutized by Hart-Scott-Rodino, 90 Stat 1397; Interestingly, it seems to have been commonly referred to as the Wilson-Gorman Tariff Act for both its House and Senate sponsors. http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/harp/0908.html |