Database of Federal Statute Names

A political cartoon lampooning the Embargo Act of 1807

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 Type Popular Name Short Title Named For? Classification PL Statute At Large Date(s) Enacted Interesting Part Statutized?sort descending Leads to other named Legislation Link/Source Notes
FOARAM Act Acrostic FOARAM Act "Federal Ocean Acification Research and Monitoring Act of 2009" or "FOARAM Act" 33 USC 3701 111-11, title XII, subtitle D 123 Stat 1436 N short title at beginning of Subtitle D
Reed-Johnson Act (see World War Veterans' Act, 1924) Sponsor Reed-Johnson Act (see World War Veterans' Act, 1924) "World War Veterans' Act, 1924" Sen. David Aiken Reed (R-PA); Rep. Royal Cleaves Johnson (R-SD, Chairman of the Committee on WW Veterans' Legislation) ch 320, 43 Stat 607 N

http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000114; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=J000173

 The PNT and some secondary sources link Reed-Johnson and the WW Veterans' Act, but other sources link Reed-Johnson with the Immigration Act of 1924, which was 43 Stat. 153.
Adamson Law (Eight Hour Day) Sponsor Adamson Law (Eight Hour Day) NO short title Rep. William C. Adamson (D-GA_ 45 USC 65 et seq 39 Stat 721 N

http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000051

 name not statutized;
Smith-Connally Anti-Strike Act (see War Labor Disputes Act) Sponsor Smith-Connally Anti-Strike Act (see War Labor Disputes Act) "War Labor Disputes Act" Sen. Thomas Connally (D-TX); Rep. Howard Worth (D-VA) 50 USC App 1501 ch 144, 57 Stat 163 N

http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000684; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000554

 "Smith-Connally" not statutized; short title at end - "War Labor Disputes Act"
New Communities Act of 1968 Description New Communities Act of 1968 "New Communities Act of 1968" 42 USC 3901 90-448, title IV 82 Stat 513 N short title at beginning of title IV - guarantees for financing new community land development
Hatfield-Keller Railroad Retirement Act (see Railroad Retirement Act) Sponsor Hatfield-Keller Railroad Retirement Act (see Railroad Retirement Act) "Railroad Retirement Act" Sen. Henry Drury Hatfield, 1929-35, (R-W.VA); Rep. Kent Ellsworth Keller, (D-IL) 45 USC 201 ch 868, 48 Stat 1283 N

http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000342; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=K000056

 name not statutized; short title listed in definitions - Section 2(m) - "Railroad Retirement Act"; declared unconstitution by SCOTUS
Pittman Embassy Picketing Act Sponsor Pittman Embassy Picketing Act NO short title Sen. Key Pittman, (D-NV) 22 USC 255a, 255b ch 29, 52 Stat 30 N

http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000372

 repealed, not statutized; prohibiting picketing (except for labor disputes) in front of embassies
Technology, Education, and Copyright Harmonization Act of 2002 Acrostic Technology, Education, and Copyright Harmonization Act of 2002 "Technology, Education, and Copyright Harmonization Act of 2002" 17 USC 101 107-273, div C, title III, subtitle C, S 13301 116 Stat 1910 N the obvious acronym is not listed in the PNT
CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010 Abbreviation CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010 "CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010" 42 USC 5101 111-320 124 Stat 3459 N reauthorizing Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act
Stone Act Description Stone Act NO short title Stone almost certainly refers to the physical object. The act is referred to as the Building Stone Act at 43 CFR 3809.5. 30 USC 161 ch 375, 27 Stat 348 N name not statutized; about mining (stone as an object, probably not a name)

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