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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOPE VI Program Reauthorization and Small Community Mainstreet Rejuvination and Housing Act of 2003 | Political Description | HOPE VI Program Reauthorization and Small Community Mainstreet Rejuvination and Housing Act of 2003 | "HOPE VI Program Reauthorization and Small Community Mainstreet Rejuvination and Housing Act of 2003" | 42 USC 1437 | 108-186 | 117 Stat 2693 | N | short title at beginning of statute; HOPE is capitalized but does not seem to be an acronym | ||||
| White Charger Act | Political Description | White Charger Act | NO short title | Name derived from an observation that the legislation went through Congress "like a White Charger," or cavalry horse. | 86-616, section 10 | 74 Stat 395 | N |
Norman v. U. S., 392 F.2d 255, 256 (Ct. Cl. Mar. 15, 1968) disapproved of by Colm v. Kissinger, 406 F. Supp. 1250 (D.D.C. 1975) |
nothing in statute; about Army and Air Force officers, not sure what/who "White Charger" is | |||
| Oh! Grab Me Act (Embargo 1807) | Political Description | Oh! Grab Me Act (Embargo 1807) | NO short title | Name came from political cartoons ridiculing the tariff act as too stringent. | ch 5, 2 Stat 451 | N | Embargo Act of 1807 | |||||
| No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 | Political Description | No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 | "No Child Left Behind Act of 2001" | 20 USC 6301 | 107-110 | 115 Stat 1425 | Y | short title at beginning of statute | ||||
| Protect America Act | Political Description | Protect America Act | "Protect America Act" | 50 USC 1801 | 110-55 | 121 Stat 552 | Y | short title at beginning of statute; FISA amendment | ||||
| Fetus Farming Prohibition Act of 2006 | Political Description | Fetus Farming Prohibition Act of 2006 | "Fetus Farming Prohibition Act of 2006" | 42 USC 201 note | 109-242 | 120 Stat 570 | Y | short title at beginning of statute | ||||
| Pro-Children Act of 2001 | Political Description | Pro-Children Act of 2001 | "Pro-Children Act of 2001" | 20 USC 7181 | 107-110, title IV, S 401 (89-10, title IV, part C, S 4301) | 115 Stat 1773 | Y | short title at beginning of Part C of amending text; regarding environmental tobacco smoke | ||||
| Quiet Communities Act of 1978 | Political Description | Quiet Communities Act of 1978 | "Quiet Communities Act of 1978" | 42 USC 4901 | 95-609 | 92 Stat 3079 | N | short title at beginning of statute; amending Noise Control Act of 1972 | ||||
| Let Our Veterans Rest in Peace Act of 2008 | Political Description | Let Our Veterans Rest in Peace Act of 2008 | "Let Our Veterans Rest in Peace Act of 2008" | 28 USC 994 | 110-384 | 122 Stat 4094 | N | short title at beginning of statute | ||||
| Freedom to Display the American Flag Act of 2005 | Political Description | Freedom to Display the American Flag Act of 2005 | "Freedom to Display the American Flag Act of 2005" | 4 USC 5 | 109-243 | 120 Stat 572 | Y | short title at beginning of statute |