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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mann-Elkins Act | Sponsor | Mann-Elkins Act | NO short title | Rep. James Robert Mann, (R- IL); Sen. Stephon Benton Elkins, (R- W.VA) | ch. 309, 36 Stat 539 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000104; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=E000110 |
nothing in statute | ||||
| No entry | Description | No entry | "Uniform Sales Act" | Ch. 43, 50 Stat 29 | ||||||||
| Celler Act (Liquor Prescriptions) | Sponsor | Celler Act (Liquor Prescriptions) | NO short title | Rep. Emanuel Celler, (D-N.Y.) | ch. 18, 48 Stat 23 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000264 |
no name in statute | ||||
| Air Commerce Act of 1926 | Description | Air Commerce Act of 1926 | "Air Commerce Act of 1926" | Ch. 34, 44 Stat 568 | ||||||||
| Spark M. Matsunaga Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1990 | Honor | Spark M. Matsunaga Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1990 | "Spark M. Matsunaga Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1990" | Spark M. Matsunaga, Representative and Senator from Hawaii, died on April 15, 1990. | 42 USC 12401 (note) | 101-566 | 104 Stat 2797 | Y |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000250 |
long title and short title; establishing program named for Matsunaga; Senator from HI, died in April 1990 | ||
| SAFE ID Act | Acrostic | SAFE ID Act | "Secure Authentication Feature and Enhanced Identification Defense Act of 2003" or "SAFE ID Act" | 18 USC 1028 | 108-21, title VI, S 607 | 117 Stat 689 | Y | short title at beginning of S 607 | ||||
| NIST GREEN JOBS Act of 2010 | Acrostic | NIST GREEN JOBS Act of 2010 | "NIST Grants for Energy Effeciency, New Job Opportunities, and Busines Solutions Act of 2010" or "NIST GREEN JOBS Act of 2010" | 15 USC 271 | 111-358, title VII | 124 Stat 4041 | Y | short title at beginning of title VII | ||||
| Bartlett Act (Three Mile Fishery Jurisdiction) | Sponsor | Bartlett Act (Three Mile Fishery Jurisdiction) | NO short title | Sen. Edward Lewis Bartlett, (D-Alask) | 16 USC 1081 | 88-308 | 78 Stat 194 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000201 |
name not statutized; also not in USC or repealing legislation (PL 94-265) | ||
| Lorton Technical Corrections Act of 1998 | Location | Lorton Technical Corrections Act of 1998 | "Lorton Technical Corrections Act of 1998" | Lorton Correctional Complex in Lorton, VA | 105-277, div C, title I, section 141 | 112 Stat 2681-600 | Y |
CR E1674, Statement of Rep. Thomas M. Davis, Sept. 9, 1998 |
short title | |||
| Ten-in-Ten Fuel Economy Act | Political Description | Ten-in-Ten Fuel Economy Act | "Ten-in-Ten Fuel Economy Act" | 49 USC 30101 | 110-140, title I, subtitle A (S101) | 121 Stat 1498 | Y | short title at beginning of statute |