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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POW/MIA Memorial Flag Act of 2002 | Description | POW/MIA Memorial Flag Act of 2002 | "POW/MIA Memorial Flag Act of 2002" | 36 USC 101 | 107-323 | 116 Stat 2787 | N | short title at beginning of statute; POW/MIA flag display | ||||
| Securities Act of 1933 | Description | Securities Act of 1933 | "Securities Act of 1933" | 15 USC 77a | Ch. 38, 48 Stat 74 | |||||||
| No entry | Description | No entry | "First Deficiency Act, fiscal year 1923" | Ch. 429, 42 Stat 1048 | ||||||||
| Federal Alcohol Adminstration Act | Description | Federal Alcohol Adminstration Act | "Federal Alcohol Administration Act" | Ch. 813, 49 Stat 977 | ||||||||
| Revenue Act of 1932 | Description | Revenue Act of 1932 | "Revenue Act of 1932" | ch. 209, 47 Stat 179 | ||||||||
| No entry | Description | No entry | "Independent Offices Act, 1930" | Ch. 270, 45 Stat 1230 | ||||||||
| Hump Law | Description | Hump Law | NO short title | The "hump" was the colloquial term used for the large group of officers commissioned during WWII. The law provides for a path to promotion by expanding the ranks of higher officers. | 86-155 | 73 Stat 333 | N |
105 Cong. Rec. 3227 (Mar. 4, 1959), Statement of Rep. Thornburry (PA). |
don't see anything helplful in statute, but law deals with Navy so maybe "Hump" is a naval term? | |||
| Carriers Taxing Act of 1937 | Description | Carriers Taxing Act of 1937 | "Carriers Taxing Act of 1937" | Ch. 405, 50 Stat 435 | ||||||||
| No entry | Description | No entry | "Farm Credit Administration Appropriation Act of 1938" | Ch. 404, 50 Stat 395 | ||||||||
| Revenue Act of 1935 | Description | Revenue Act of 1935 | "Revenue Act of 1935" | Ch. 829, 49 Stat 1014 |