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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994 | Sponsor | Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994 | "Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994" | Rep. Donald Wayne Riegle, (D-MO); Rep. Stephen Neal (D-NC) | 12 USC 1811 (note) | 103-328 | 108 Stat 2338 | Y |
Riegle - http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch1.asp; Neal - http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=N000016 |
short title | ||
| Fourteenth Dalai Lama Congressional Gold Medal Act | Award | Fourteenth Dalai Lama Congressional Gold Medal Act | "Fourteenth Dalai Lama Congressional Gold Medal Act" | Awarding Congressional Gold Medal to the Fourteenth Dalai Lama. | 31 USC 5111 (note) | 109-287 | 120 Stat 1231 | Y | title and short title; awarding congressional gold medal | |||
| Dingley Act (Shipping) | Sponsor | Dingley Act (Shipping) | NO short title | Rep. Nelson Dingley (R-ME) | ch. 121, 23 Stat 53 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000356 |
nothing in statute | ||||
| Pomerene Bills of Lading Act (Interstate Commerce) | Sponsor | Pomerene Bills of Lading Act (Interstate Commerce) | NO short title | Sen. Atlee Pomerene, (D-OH) | ch 415, 39 Stat 538 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000420 |
nothing in statute | ||||
| Reynolds Aviation Training Act (see Army Aviation Cadet Act) | Sponsor | Reynolds Aviation Training Act (see Army Aviation Cadet Act) | "Army Aviation Cadet Act" | Sen. Robert R. Reynolds (D-NC), Chairman of Committee on Military Affairs after the death of Sen. Morris on April 9, 1941 | ch 165, 55 Stat 239 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000179 |
short title at end - "Army Aviation Cadet Act" | ||||
| 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 | ||
| Gold Star Mothers Act | Sponsor | Gold Star Mothers Act | NO short title | ch 659, 50 Stat 660 | X | nothing in statute | ||||||
| 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) | ||
| No entry | Description | No entry | "Fourth Deficiency Act, fiscal year 1933" | Ch. 100, 48 Stat 274 | ||||||||
| McSweeney-McNary Act (see Forest Products Act) | Sponsor | McSweeney-McNary Act (see Forest Products Act) | NO short title | Rep. John McSweeney (D-OH) and Sen. Charles McNary (R-OR) | 16 USC 581 | 45 Stat 699 | Y |
McSweeney - http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000606; McNary - http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000583 |
statutized by reference in repeal through 92 Stat 356 |