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 Typesort descending 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 "The Street Readjustment Act of the District of Columbia" Ch. 4, 47 Stat 747
National Housing Act Description National Housing Act "National Housing Act" 12 USC 1701 Ch. 847, 48 Stat 1246
No entry Description No entry "Post Office Department Appropriation Act, 1935" Ch. 70, 48 Stat 425
Post Office Department Appropriation Act, 1937 Description Post Office Department Appropriation Act, 1937 "Post Office Department Appropriation Act, 1937" Ch. 725, 49 Stat 1827
Born-Alive Infants Protection Act of 2002 Description Born-Alive Infants Protection Act of 2002 "Born-Alive Infants Protection Act of 2002" Adds "born-alive infant" to defintion of "person" in 1 USC 1 1 USC 1 note 107-207 116 Stat 926 N

Text of legislation

 short title at beginning of statute
Buy Indian Act Description Buy Indian Act NO short title 25 USC 47 ch 431, section 23, 36 Stat 861 Y statutized by PL 103-435, 108 Stat 4566 (1994) with parenthetical "commonly referred to as the 'Buy Indian Act'"
Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1934 Description Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1934 "Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1934" Ch. 101, 48 Stat 283
Federal Register Act Description Federal Register Act "Federal Register Act" Ch. 417, 49 Stat 500
No entry Description No entry "Architect's Registration Act" Ch. 861, 45 Stat 950
Railroad Retirement Act Description Railroad Retirement Act "Railroad Retirement Act" Ch. 868, 48 Stat 1283

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