![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.
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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 |
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PACT Act | Acrostic | PACT Act | "Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act of 2009" or "PACT Act" | 15 USC 375 | 111-154 | 124 Stat 1087 | Y | short title at beginning of statute | ||||
PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 | Acrostic | PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008 | "Providing Resources, Officers, and Technology To Eradicate Cyber Threats to Our Children Act of 2008" or "PROTECT Our Children Act of 2008" | 42 USC 17601 note | 110-401 | 122 Stat 4229 | Y | short title at beginning of statute | ||||
USA Act | Acrostic | USA Act | "Unity in the Spirit of America Act" or the "USA Act" | 42 USC 12501 | 107-117, div B, S1301 | 115 Stat 2339 | N | short title at beginning of S 1301 | ||||
Health Opportunity Patient Empowerment Act of 2006 | Acrostic | Health Opportunity Patient Empowerment Act of 2006 | "Health Opportunity Patient Empowerment Act of 2006" | 26 USC 1 note | 109-432, div A, title III | 120 Stat 2948 | Y | short title at beginning of Title III; this would be more interesting if it is NOT called the "HOPE Act", which in fact it is not in the PNT | ||||
SAFETEA-LU | Acrostic | SAFETEA-LU | Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users or "SAFETEA-LU" | Supposedly named for Lu Young, Rep. Don Young's wife. | 23 USC 101 | 109-59 | 119 Stat 1144 | Y |
http://www.adn.com/2009/08/02/885403/lu-young-wife-of-rep-don-young.html |
short title at beginning - "Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users" or "SAFETEA-LU" | ||
PRICE of Homeland Security Act | Acrostic | PRICE of Homeland Security Act | "Personnel Reimbursement for Intelligence Cooperation and Enhancement of Homeland Security Act of 2008" or "PRICE of Homeland Security Act" | 6 USC 101 | 110-412 | 122 Stat 4336 | Y | short title at beginning of statute | ||||
STOP Act | Acrostic | STOP Act | "Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking Act" or "STOP Act" | 42 USC 201 | 109-422 | 120 Stat 2890 | Y | |||||
HOPE II Act aka Hatian Hempispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act of 2008 | Acrostic | HOPE II Act aka Hatian Hempispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act of 2008 | "Haitian Hempispheric Opportunity through Partnership Encouragement Act of 2008" or the "HOPE II Act" | 19 USC 2701 | 110-234, title XV, subtitle D, part I; also same section from 110-246 | 122 Stat 1527 and 2289 |
05/22/2008 06/18/2008 |
Y | 2008 Amendment to 2006 "Hatian Hemispheric Opportunity through Partnership Ecouragement Act" | |||
S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 | Acrostic | S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 | "Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008" or "S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008" | 12 USC 5101 | 110-289, div A, title V | 122 Stat 2810 | Y | short title at beginning of title V | ||||
PRIME Act | Acrostic | PRIME Act | "Program for Investment in Microentrepreneurs Act of 1999" or "PRIME Act" | 15 USC 6901 | 103-425, title I, subtitle C (S 171 et seq), as added 106-102, title VII, S 725 | 113 Stat 1471 | Y | short title at beginning of S 725, names that it is amending the Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994 |