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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| REAL ID Act of 2005 | Political Description | REAL ID Act of 2005 | "REAL ID Act of 2005" | 8 USC 1101 | 109-13, div B | 119 Stat 302 | N | short title at beginning of division B; although REAL ID is capitalized, no indication it's an acronym | ||||
| Hatch Act of 1887 | Sponsor | Hatch Act of 1887 | NO short title | Rep. William Hatch, (D-MO) | 7 USC 361a (note) | 24 Stat 440 | Y |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000339 |
amended to include "Hatch Act of 1887" as short title by 112 Stat 525 | |||
| Wagner Foreign Credits Act | Sponsor | Wagner Foreign Credits Act | NO short title | Sen. Robert F. Wagner (D-NY) | ch 185, 54 Stat 179 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000021 |
nothing in statute; actually a joint resolution | ||||
| Homeownership and Opportunity Through HOPE Act | Abrreviation | Homeownership and Opportunity Through HOPE Act | "Homeownership and Opportunity Through HOPE Act" | 42 USC 1437aaa | 101-625, title IV | 104 Stat 4148 | Y | short title at beginning of title IV; HOPE is capitalized but does not seem to be an acronym | ||||
| 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 | ||||
| Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation Act | Description | Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation Act | "Federal Farm Mortgage Corporation Act" | Ch. 7, 48 Stat 344 | ||||||||
| Organic Act of the Virgin Islands of the United States | Description | Organic Act of the Virgin Islands of the United States | "Organic Act of the Virgin Islands of the United States" | Ch. 699, 49 Stat 1807 | ||||||||
| McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (see Service Contract Act of 1965) | Sponsor | McNamara-O'Hara Service Contract Act (see Service Contract Act of 1965) | "Service Contract Act of 1965" | Sen. Patrick Vincent McNamara (D-MI); Rep. James G. O'Hara (D-MI) | 89-286 | 79 Stat 1034 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000582; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=O000055 (see also Dantran, Inc. v. U.S. Dept. of Labor, 246 F.3d 36 (1st Cir. 2001) n. 9. |
short title at beginning - "Service Contract Act of 1965" | |||
| Thomas Alva Edison Commemorative Coin Act | Award | Thomas Alva Edison Commemorative Coin Act | "Thomas Alva Edison Commemorative Coin Act " | Inventor and New Jerseyian Thomas A. Edison, in aticipation of the 125th anniversary of his invention of the light bulb. | 31 USC 5112 (note) | 105-331 | 112 Stat 3073 | Y |
Findings in text of legislation. |
short title and long title | ||
| Overman Act | Sponsor | Overman Act | NO short title | Sen. Lee Slater Overman, (D-N.C) | ch 78, 40 Stat 556 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=O000140 |
nothing in statute; authorizing the President to reorganize the executive branch |