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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jones Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (see Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938) | Sponsor | Jones Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (see Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938) | "Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938" | Rep. John Marvin Jones (D-TX) | 7 USC 1281 | ch 30, 52 Stat 31 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=J000236 |
"Jones" not statutized; short title at beginning | |||
| Connally Hot Oil Act (aka the Hot Oil Act) | Sponsor | Connally Hot Oil Act (aka the Hot Oil Act) | NO short title | Sen. Thomas Terry Connally, (D-TX) | 15 USC 715 | ch. 18, 49 Stat 30 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000684 |
not statutized | |||
| Santini-Burton Act | Sponsor | Santini-Burton Act | NO short title | Rep. James Santini (D-NV); Rep. Phillip Burton (D-CA) | 96-586 | 94 Stat 3381 | X |
http://bioguide.;congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000058; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B001156 |
nothing in statute | |||
| LIFE Act Amendments of 2000 | Acrostic | LIFE Act Amendments of 2000 | "LIFE Act Amendments of 2000" | 8 USC 1101 | 106-554, S1(a)(4) [div B, title XV] | 114 Stat 2763, 2763A-324 | Y | short title at beginning of title XV | ||||
| Hobbs Administrative Orders Review Act of 1950 (see Administrative Orders Review Act) | Sponsor | Hobbs Administrative Orders Review Act of 1950 (see Administrative Orders Review Act) | NO short title | Rep. Samuel Hobbs (D-AL) | ch 1189, 64 Stat 1129 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000663 |
nothing in statute | ||||
| King Holiday and Service Act of 1994 | Honor | King Holiday and Service Act of 1994 | "King Holiday and Service Act of 1994" | Martin Luther King, Jr. (holiday and Commission) | 42 USC 12501 (note) | 103-104 | 108 Stat 1565 | Y |
in legislation |
short title - name refers to MLK Day and Commission | ||
| Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act (see Serve America Act) | Sponsor | Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act (see Serve America Act) | "Serve America Act" | Sen. Edward Kennedy, (D-MA) | 42 USC 12501 | 111-13 | 123 Stat 1460 | Y |
David M. Herszenhorn, Senate Moves to Expand National Service Programs, N.Y. Times, Mar. 26, 2009, http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/27/us/politics/27cong.html; http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch1.asp |
short title is "Serve America Act" but long title is "An Act Entitled The Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, an Act to reauthorize and reform the national service laws." | ||
| Intercoastal Shipping Act, 1933 | Description | Intercoastal Shipping Act, 1933 | "Intercoastal Shipping Act, 1933" | Ch. 199, 47 Stat 1425 | ||||||||
| Masha's Law | Victim | Masha's Law | "Masha's Law" | Masha was a Russian orphan adopted by a man in Pennsylvania at age 5. She was sexually exploited by her adoptive father, who posted pictures of her on the internet. | 18 USC 2251 (note) | 109-248, title VII, section 707 | 120 Stat 650 | Y |
CR S8022, July 20, 2006, Statement of Sen. John Kerry. |
title of section and short title | ||
| Purnell Act of 1925 | Sponsor | Purnell Act of 1925 | NO short title | Rep. Fred Sampson Purnell, (R-IN) | ch 308, 43 Stat 970 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000573 |
nothing in statute; agriculture |