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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Military Appropriation Act, 1938 | Description | Military Appropriation Act, 1938 | "Military Appropriation Act, 1938" | Ch. 423, 50 Stat 442 | ||||||||
| MINER Act | Acrostic | MINER Act | "Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006" or "MINER Act" | 30 USC 801 | 109-236 | 120 Stat 493 | Y | short title at beginning of statute | ||||
| Morgan P. Hardiman Task Force on Missing and Exploited Children Act | Honor | Morgan P. Hardiman Task Force on Missing and Exploited Children Act | "Morgan P. Hardiman Task Force on Missing and Exploited Children Act" | Morgan P. Hardigan was a staffer for Sen. Al D'Amato (R-NY) who died in 1993. | 42 USC 5601 (note) | 103-322, title XVII, subtitle C (section 170301) | 108 Stat 2043 | Y |
103 Cong. Rec. 13142 (Oct. 6, 1993) |
short title | ||
| Morris K. Udall Parkinson's Disease Research Act of 1997 | Honor | Morris K. Udall Parkinson's Disease Research Act of 1997 | "Morris K. Udall Parkinson's Disease Research Act of 1997" | Rep. Morris K. Udall (AZ) | 42 USC 201 (note) | 105-78, title VI, section 603 | 111 Stat 1519 | Y |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=U000001 |
short title | ||
| Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act | Honor | Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act | "Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992" | Rep. Morris K. Udall (AZ) and his brother Rep. Stewart L. Udall (AZ) | 20 USC 5601 (note) | 102-259 | 106 Stat 78 | Y | Establishing scholarship foundation honoring Morris Udall; Stewart Udall added in 2009. | |||
| Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992 (Renamed Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act) | Honor | Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992 (Renamed Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act) | "Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992" | Rep. Morris K. Udall (AZ) | 20 USC 5601 | 102-259 | 106 Stat 78 | Y |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=U000001 |
short title at beginning - "Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental and Native American Public Policy Act of 1992" | ||
| Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Amendments Act of 2009 | Honor | Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Amendments Act of 2009 | "Morris K. Udall Scholarship and Excellence in National Environmental Policy Amendments Act of 2009" | Rep. Morris K. Udall (AZ) and his brother Rep. Stewart L. Udall (AZ) | 20 USC 5601 (note) | 111-90 | 123 Stat 2976 | Y | Adds Stewart L. Udall to name of foundation and scholarship | |||
| Motor Carrier Act, 1935 | Description | Motor Carrier Act, 1935 | "Motor Carrier Act, 1935" | Ch. 498, 49 Stat 543 | ||||||||
| Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act | Honor | Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act | "Muhammad Ali Boxing Reform Act" | Muhammed Ali was a heavyweight boxing champion who called for federal legislation to protect boxers from dishonest promoters and managers. | 15 USC 6301 (note) | 106-210 | 114 Stat 321 | Y |
H.Rep.106-449, Part 1, Nov. 4, 1999. |
short title | ||
| MD-CARE Act | Acrostic | MD-CARE Act | "Muscular Dystrophy Community Assitance, Research and Education Amendments of 2001" or "MD-CARE Act" | 42 USC 201 | 107-84 | 115 Stat 823 | Y | short title at beginning of statute |