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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FERA | Abbreviation | FERA | "Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009" or "FERA" | 18 USC 1 note | 111-21 | 123 Stat 1617 | N | short title at beginning of statute | ||||
| SARA | Abbreviation | SARA | "Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986" | 42 USC 9601 | 99-499 | 100 Stat 1613 | N | "SARA" statutized by reference in 113 Stat 1047 (1999) | ||||
| Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008 | Abbreviation | Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008 | "Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 Amendments Act of 2008" or the "FISA Amendments Act of 2008" | 50 USC 1801 | 110-261 | 122 Stat 2436 | N | short title at the beginning of statute; what's interesting here is that "FISA" is not part of the short title of the original bill, but it has clearly come to be known by the acronym | ||||
| SARA (see Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986) | Abbreviation | SARA (see Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986) | "Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986" | 42 USC 9601 | 99-499 | 100 Stat 1613 | N | short title at beginning - "Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986" | ||||
| GPRA Modernization Act of 2010 | Abbreviation | GPRA Modernization Act of 2010 | "GPRA Modernization Act of 2010" | 31 USC 1101 | 111-352 | 124 Stat 3866 | N | short title at beginning of statute; Government Performance and Results Act. | ||||
| HOPE for Homeowners Act of 2008 | Abbreviation | HOPE for Homeowners Act of 2008 | "HOPE for Homeowners Act of 2008" | 12 USC 1701 | 110-289, div A, title IV | 122 Stat 2800 | Y | short title at beginning of title IV; HOPE is capitalized but does not seem to be an acronym | ||||
| HOME Investment Partnerships Act | Abrreviation | HOME Investment Partnerships Act | "HOME Investment Partnerships Act" | 42 USC 12701 | 101-625, title II | 104 Sat 4094 | Y | short title at beginning of title II; HOME is capitalized but does not seem to be an acronym | ||||
| Homeownership and Opportunity Through HOPE Act | Abrreviation | Homeownership and Opportunity Through HOPE Act | "Homeownership and Opportunity Through HOPE Act" | 42 USC 1437aaa | 101-625, title IV | 104 Stat 4148 | Y | short title at beginning of title IV; HOPE is capitalized but does not seem to be an acronym | ||||
| PREEMIE Act | Acrostic | PREEMIE Act | "Prematurity Research Expansion and Education for Mothers who deliver Infants Early Act" or the "PREEMIE Act" | 42 USC 201 | 109-450 | 120 Stat 3341 | Y | |||||
| SAFE ID Act | Acrostic | SAFE ID Act | "Secure Authentication Feature and Enhanced Identification Defense Act of 2003" or "SAFE ID Act" | 18 USC 1028 | 108-21, title VI, S 607 | 117 Stat 689 | Y | short title at beginning of S 607 |