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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debbie Smith Act of 2004 | Victim | Debbie Smith Act of 2004 | "Debbie Smith Act of 2004" | 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) | 108-405, title II | 118 Stat 2266 | Y |
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/12/15/cbsnews_investigates/main59837... |
short title; also "Title II -- Debbie Smith Act of 2004" | ||
| Scott Campbell, Stephanie Roper, Wendy Preston, Lourana Gillis, and Nila Lynn Crime Victims' Rights Act | Victim | Scott Campbell, Stephanie Roper, Wendy Preston, Lourana Gillis, and Nila Lynn Crime Victims' Rights Act | "Scott Campbell, Stephanie Roper, Wendy Preston, Lourana Gillis, and Nila Lynn Crime Victims' Rights Act" | Scott Campbell was killed in 1982 at age 27; Stephanie Roper was kidnapped, tortured and murdered in 1982 at 22; Wendy Preston was murdered in 1979 at age 22; Lourana Gillis was murdered as part of a gang intiation in 1979 at age 22; Nila Lynn was murdered at a homeowners' assocation meeting in 2000 at age 69. All five victims had surviving family members who became advocates for victims' rights. | 18 USC 3771 (note) | 108-405, title I | 118 Stat 2261 | Y |
Hon. John Kyl, "On the Wings of Their Angels: The Scott Campbell, Stephanie Power, Wendy Preston, Lourana Gillis, and Nila Lynn Crime Victims' Rights Act," 9 Lewis & Clark L. Rev. 581, http://law.lclark.edu/live/files/9692-lcb93twistpdf |
short title and name of title I | ||
| Justice for All Act of 2004 | Political Description | Justice for All Act of 2004 | "Justice for All Act of 2004" | 42 USC 13701 | 108-405 | 118 Stat 2260 | Y | short title at beginning of statute | ||||
| Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 | Honor | Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 | "Ronald W. Reagan National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005" | President Ronald W. Reagan | 108-375 | 118 Stat 1811 | Y |
See S 2400, passed Senate 6/23/2004 |
Reagan added in Senate version after his death June 5, 2004. | |||
| Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act | Victim | Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act | "Garrett Lee Smith Memorial Act" | Garrett Lee Smith was the son of Sen. Gordon Smith (OR). He committed suicide on Sept. 8, 2003; the Senate passed the bill (after House action) on Sept. 9, 2004, Garrett Smith's birthday. | 42 USC 201 (note) | 108-355 | 118 Stat 1404 | Y |
CR S9020-9023, Sept. 9, 2004. Statement of Sen. Gordon Smith. |
statute relates to preventing teen suicide | ||
| Craig Recreation Land Purchast Act | Location | Craig Recreation Land Purchast Act | "Craig Recreation Land Purchase Act" | Craig, AK | 108-325 | 118 Stat 1268 | N | Craig is a city in Alaska | ||||
| Helping Hands for Homeownership Act of 2004 | Political Description | Helping Hands for Homeownership Act of 2004 | "Helping Hands for Homeownership Act of 2004" | 42 USC 1441 note | 108-285 | 118 Stat 917 | Y | short title at beginning of statute | ||||
| AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004 | Abbreviation | AGOA Acceleration Act of 2004 | "AGOA Accelleration Act of 2004" | 19 USC 3701 | 108-274 | 118 Stat 820 | N | short title is only abbrivation; amending the African Growth and Opportunity Act | ||||
| Bunning-Bereuter-Blumenauer Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 | Sponsor | Bunning-Bereuter-Blumenauer Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 | "Bunning-Bereuter-Blumenauer Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004" | Sen. James Bunning (KY), Rep. Douglas Bereuter (NE), Rep. Earl Blumenauer (OR) | 42 USC 4001 | 108-264 | 118 Stat 712 | Y |
Bunning - http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B001066; Bereuter - http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000403; Blumenauer - http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000574; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood_Insurance_Reform_Act_of_2004 |
name written as short title | ||
| Laci and Conner's Law (aka the Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2004) | Victim | Laci and Conner's Law (aka the Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2004) | "Laci and Conner's Law" or "Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2004" | Laci Peterson was 8 months pregnant when she was killed in late 2002. Conner was the name she and her husband had given to the son they expected to be born in February, 2003. | 18 USC 1841 (note) | 108-212 | 118 Stat 568 | Y |
H.Rpt.108-420, Part I, Feb. 11, 2004. |
short title (both names) |