Database of Federal Statute Names

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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 Popular Names

Title Type Popular Namesort ascending Short Title Named For? Classification PL Statute At Large Date(s) Enacted Interesting Part Statutized? Leads to other named Legislation Link/Source Notes
Truman-Hobbs Act (aka Hobbs Bridge Act) Sponsor Truman-Hobbs Act (aka Hobbs Bridge Act) NO short title Sen. Harry S. Truman (future POTUS); (D-MO); Rep. Samuel Francis Hobbs, (D-AL) 33 USC 511 (note) ch 409, 54 Stat 497 N

http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=T000387; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000663;

 name not statutized
Truckee-Carson-Pyramid Lake Water Rights Settlement Act Location Truckee-Carson-Pyramid Lake Water Rights Settlement Act "Truckee-Carson-Pyramid Lake Water Rights Settlement Act" Truckee-Carson is an irrigation district and Pyramid is a lake in Nevada. 101-618 104 Stat 3294 N

http://www.tcid.org/history.htm; http://www.pyramidlake.us/

 short title; names of bodies of water
TRICARE Affirmation Act Abbreviation TRICARE Affirmation Act "TRICARE Affirmative Act" 26 USC 1 111-159 124 Stat 1123 N short title at beginning of statute; no indication what TRICARE is
TREAD Act Acrostic TREAD Act "Transporation Recall Enhancement, Accountability, and Documentation (TREAD) Act" 49 USC 30101 106-414 114 Stat 1800 N short title at beginning of statute
Trading with the enemy Act Description Trading with the enemy Act "Trading with the Enemy Act" NOTE - referred to by Ch. 64, 40 Stat 535 (passed 4/28/1918)
Towner-Sheppard Act (Maternity Hyiene) (see Maternity Act) Sponsor Towner-Sheppard Act (Maternity Hyiene) (see Maternity Act) NO short title Sen. Morris Sheppard, (D-TX); Rep. Horace Mann Towner, Ill, (R-IA) ch 135, 42 Stat 224 X

http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000337; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=T000325

 nothing in statute
Tom Osborne Federal Youth Coordination Act Honor/Sponsor Tom Osborne Federal Youth Coordination Act "Tom Osborne Federal Youth Coordination Act" Rep. Thomas Osborne (NE), retired from the House in 2006. 109-365, title VIII 120 Stat 2594 Y

http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=O000165

 Osborne had sponsored HR 856 (109th Cong.), which was incorporated into PL 109-365 as Title VIII and Osborne's name added.
Tom Lantos Block Burmese JADE (Junta's Anti-Democratic Efforts) Act of 2008 Honor Tom Lantos Block Burmese JADE (Junta's Anti-Democratic Efforts) Act of 2008 "Tom Lantos Block Burmese JADE (Junta's Anti-Democratic Efforts) Act of 2008" Rep. Thomas Lantos (CA), was Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs until his death on Feb. 11, 2008. 50 USC 1701 (note) 110-286 122 Stat 2632 Y

http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000090

 short title
Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 Honor Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008 "Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008" Rep. Thomas Lantos (CA), was Chair of the Committee on Foreign Affairs until his death on Feb. 11, 2008. Rep. Henry J. Hyde (IL), was Chair of the Committee on International Relations, died on Nov. 29, 2007. 22 USC 7601 (note) 110-293 122 Stat 2918 Y

Lantos - http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000090; Hyde - http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H001022

 short title
Tobacco Inspection Act Description Tobacco Inspection Act "Tobacco Inspection Act" 7 USC 511q Ch. 623, 49 Stat 731

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