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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Follete-Barden Vocational Rehabilitation Act (see Vocational Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1943) | Sponsor | La Follete-Barden Vocational Rehabilitation Act (see Vocational Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1943) | "Vocational Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1943" | Rep. Charles Marion La Follette, (D-IN); Rep. Graham Arthur Barden, (D-N.C.) | ch 190, 57 Stat 374 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000003; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000139 |
short title at end - "Vocational Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1943" | ||||
| Edge Act (Federal Reserve Banks) | Sponsor | Edge Act (Federal Reserve Banks) | NO short title | Sen. Walter Evans Edge (R-NJ) | 12 USC 611 (note) | ch. 18, 41 Stat 378 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=E000044 |
not statutized; amending the Federal Reserve Act; | |||
| Volstead Act (Drainage under State Laws) | Sponsor | Volstead Act (Drainage under State Laws) | NO short title | Rep. John Andrew Volstead, (R-MN) | 43 USC 1021 | ch 181, 35 Stat 169 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=V000114 |
name not statutized | |||
| Jackson Multi-Agency Campus Act of 2000 | Location | Jackson Multi-Agency Campus Act of 2000 | "Jackson Multi-Agency Campus Act of 2000" | Jackson, WY | 106-272 | 114 Stat 797 | Y | short title; Jackson, WY | ||||
| Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act | Political Description | Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act | "Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act" | 15 USC 6551 | 110-385, title II | 122 Stat 4102 | N | short title at beginning of statute | ||||
| Vinson Naval Parity Act (aka Vinson-Trammell Parity Act) (see Naval Parity Act) | Sponsor | Vinson Naval Parity Act (aka Vinson-Trammell Parity Act) (see Naval Parity Act) | NO short title | Rep. Carl Vinson (D-GA, Chairman of Comm on Naval Affairs); Sen. Park Trammell (D-FL) | ch 95, 48 Stat 503 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=V000105; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=T000353 |
nothing in statute | ||||
| CIARDS Technical Corrections Act of 1992 | Abbreviation | CIARDS Technical Corrections Act of 1992 | "CIARDS Technical Corrections Act of 1992" | 50 USC 2001 | 102-496, title VIII | 106 Stat 3196 | N | Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System | ||||
| Price-Anderson Amendments Act of 2005 | Honor/Sponsor | Price-Anderson Amendments Act of 2005 | "Price-Anderson Amendments Act of 2005" | Rep. Clinton Anderson (NM) and Rep. Charles Melvin Price (IL), both of whom went on to chair the Joint Committee on Atomic Energy. | 42 USC 2210 (note) | 109-408, title VI, subtitle A (section 601) | 119 Stat 779 | Y |
Anderson - http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000186; Price - http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000522 |
short title and subtitle | ||
| Morrison Act (Tariff) | Sponsor | Morrison Act (Tariff) | NO short title | Rep. William Morrison (D-IL) | ch 121, 22 Stat 488 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M001000 |
nothing in statute; taxes | ||||
| McCarran-Lea Civil Aeronautics Authority Act (see Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938) | Sponsor | McCarran-Lea Civil Aeronautics Authority Act (see Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938) | "Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938" | McCarran was Sen sponsor, Lea was House sponsor - http://www.enotes.com/major-acts-congress/civil-aeronautics-act; Sen. Patrick Anthony McCarran, (D-NV); Rep. Clarence Frederick Lea, (D-CA). | ch 601, 52 Stat 973 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000308; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000163 |
short title at beginning - "Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938" |