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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Father Theodore M. Hesburgh Congressional Gold Medal Act | Award | Father Theodore M. Hesburgh Congressional Gold Medal Act | "Father Theodore M. Hesburgh Congressional Gold Medal Act" | Father Theodore Hesburgh was president of Notre Dame University. | 31 USC 5111 (note) | 106-153 | 113 Stat 1733 | Y | title of statute and short title; awarding congressional gold medal | |||
| Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2010 | Honor | Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2010 | "Frank Melville Supportive Housing Investment Act of 2010" | Frank Melville, philanthropist and founder of the Melville Charitable Trust, which focused on alleviating homelessness. | 42 USC 8001 (note) | 111-374 | 124 Stat 4089 | Y | short title | |||
| Capper-Tincher Act (Grain Futures) (See Commodity Exchange Act) | Sponsor | Capper-Tincher Act (Grain Futures) (See Commodity Exchange Act) | "The Grain Futures Act" | Sen. Arthur Capper, 1919-45, (R-KA); Rep. Jasper Napoleon Tincher, (R-KA | 7 USC 1 | ch 369, 42 Stat 998 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000133; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=T000282 |
"Capper-Tincher" not statutized | |||
| McCarran-Ferguson Act | Sponsor | McCarran-Ferguson Act | NO short title | Sen. Patrick Anthony McCarran, (D-NV); Sen. Homer Samuel Ferguson, (R-MI) | 15 USC 1011 (note) | ch. 20, 59 Stat 33 | check repeal |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000308; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=F000081 |
name not statutized | |||
| Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Act | Honor | Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Act | "Silvio O. Conte National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Act" | Silvo Conte was a champion of preservation, including of the Connecticut River. | 16 USC 668dd (note) | 102-212 | 105 Stat 1655 | Y |
Findings in text of legislation. |
long title and short title; establishing refuge named for Conte, findings | ||
| Charlie W. Norwood Living Organ Donation Act | Honor | Charlie W. Norwood Living Organ Donation Act | "Charlie W. Norwood Living Organ Donation Act" | Rep. Charles W. Norwood, Jr. (R-GA), died in office in 2007 | 42 USC 201 | 110-144 | 121 Stat 1813 | Y |
CR H2192, Mar. 6, 2007; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=N000159 |
Originally introduced by Rep. Charlie Norwood (GA) as the "Living Kidney Organ Donation Clarification Act" | ||
| Adamson Law (Eight Hour Day) | Sponsor | Adamson Law (Eight Hour Day) | NO short title | Rep. William C. Adamson (D-GA_ | 45 USC 65 et seq | 39 Stat 721 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000051 |
name not statutized; | |||
| Van Zandt Patent Act | Sponsor | Van Zandt Patent Act | NO short title | Rep. James Van Zandt (R-PA) | ch 568, 53 Stat 1264 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=V000069 |
nothing in statute | ||||
| Life Insurance Act | Description | Life Insurance Act | "Life Insurance Act" | Ch. 672, 48 Stat 1125 | ||||||||
| Norris-Rayburn Rural Electrification Act (see Rural Electrification Act of 1936) | Sponsor | Norris-Rayburn Rural Electrification Act (see Rural Electrification Act of 1936) | "Rural Electrification Act of 1936" | Sen. George William Norris, (R-NE); Rep. Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn, (D-TX) | 7 USC 901 | ch 432, 49 Stat 1363 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=N000139; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000082 |
"Norris-Rayburn" not statutized; short title at beginning |