![A political cartoon lampooning the Embargo Act of 1807. A merchant trying to smuggle goods out of the country is snapped at by a turtle, and complains about the "Ograbme". Ograbme is embargo spelled backwards. A political cartoon lampooning the Embargo Act of 1807](https://documents.law.yale.edu/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/ograbme.jpeg?itok=HppYjy6b)
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.
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.
Title | Type | Popular Name | Short Title | Named For? | Classification | PL | Statute At Large | Date(s) Enacted |
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Leads to other named Legislation | Link/Source | Notes |
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Narcotic Drugs Import and Export Act | Description | Narcotic Drugs Import and Export Act | "Narcotic Drugs Import and Export Act" | Ch. 202, 42 Stat 596 | ||||||||
No entry | Description | No entry | "Independent Offices Act" | Ch. 580, 45 Stat 573 | ||||||||
National Industrial Recovery Act | Description | National Industrial Recovery Act | "National Industrial Recovery Act" | Ch. 90, 48 Stat 195 | ||||||||
No entry | Description | No entry | "First Deficiency Act, fiscal year 1924" | Ch. 81, 43 Stat 33 | ||||||||
No entry | Description | No entry | "Second Deficiency Act, fiscal year 1932" | 47 Stat 525 | ||||||||
Second Deficiency Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1920 | Description | Second Deficiency Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1920 | "Second Deficiency Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1920" | Ch. 94, 41 Stat 502 | ||||||||
Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1918 | Description | Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1918 | "The Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act" | Ch. 20, 40 Stat 440 | ||||||||
Railway Labor Act | Description | Railway Labor Act | "Railway Labor Act" | 45 USC 151 | Ch. 691, 48 Stat 1185 | |||||||
First Deficiency Appropriations Act, fiscal year 1936 | Description | First Deficiency Appropriations Act, fiscal year 1936 | "First Deficiency Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1936" | Ch. 689, 49 Stat 1597 | ||||||||
National Labor Relations Act | Description | National Labor Relations Act | "National Labor Relations Act" | Ch. 372, 49 Stat 449 |