Database of Federal Statute Names

A political cartoon lampooning the Embargo Act of 1807

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 Name Short Titlesort descending Named For? Classification PL Statute At Large Date(s) Enacted Interesting Part Statutized? Leads to other named Legislation Link/Source Notes
Claiborne Pell Institute for International Relations and Public Policy Act Honor Claiborne Pell Institute for International Relations and Public Policy Act "Claiborne Pell Institute for International Relations and Public Policy Act" grant to establish and maintain a center at Salve University named for Sen. Claiborne Pell (RI) 104-319, title III 110 Stat 3867 Y

http://www.salve.edu/pellCenter/aboutSenatorPell

 title of Title III and short title
Claude Pepper Young Americans Act of 1990 Honor Claude Pepper Young Americans Act of 1990 "Claude Pepper Young Americans Act of 1990" Sen. Claude Pepper (FL) who introduced similar legislation, then died on May 30, 1989. 42 USC 12301 101-501, title IX 104 Stat 1262 Y

http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000218

 Claude Pepper had introduced a "Young Americans Act in 1989" and then passed away, this bill was added in to a different piece of legislation
Coastwise Load Line Act, 1935 Description Coastwise Load Line Act, 1935 "Coastwise Load Line Act, 1935" Ch. 747, 49 Stat 888
Code Adam Act of 2003 Victim Code Adam Act of 2003 "Code Adam Act of 2003" Named for Adam Walsh (son of John Walsh), who disappeared from a store at age 6 in 1981. "Code Adam" describes the procedures to be followed when a child goes missing in a store. 42 USC 5601 (note) 108-21, title III, subtitle D (section 361) 117 Stat 665 Y

http://missingkids.com/missingkids/servlet/PageServlet?LanguageCountry=e...

 short title - missing children procedures in public buildings
CALM Act Acrostic CALM Act "Commercial Advertisment Loudness Mitigation Act" or "CALM Act" 47 USC 621 111-311 124 Stat 3294 Y both in short title at the beginning of statute
Petrillo Bill Case Petrillo Bill "Communications Act of 1934" Defendant James Petrillo in U.S. v. Petrillo (332 U.S. 1, 1947), who was prosecuted for violation of a provision of the Communications Act of 1934. Petrillo was the head of the American Federation of Musicians. 47 USC 609 ch 652, 48 Stat 1064 N "Petrillo" not statutized; short title at end - "Communications Act of 1934" (creating FCC); Although the two acts are cross-referenced in the PNT, the "Petrillo Bill" was actually an amendment to the Communications Act of 1934, adopted on April 16, 1946. See American Newspaper Publishers Ass'n v. NLRB (345 U.S. 100) (1953).
Communications Act of 1934 Description Communications Act of 1934 "Communications Act of 1934" 47 USC 609 Ch. 652, 48 Stat 1064
Dill-Rayburn Communications Act Sponsor Dill-Rayburn Communications Act "Communications Act of 1934" Sen. Clarence Cleveland Dill, (D-WA); Rep. Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn, (D-TX) 47 USC 609 ch 652, 48 Stat 1064 N

http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000345; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000082

 "Dill-Rayburn" not statutized; short title at end - "Communications Act of 1934" (creating FCC)
CLASS Act Acrostic CLASS Act "Communitive Living Assistance Services and Supports Act" or "CLASS Act" 42 USC 201 note 111-148, title VIII 124 Stat 828 Y both in short title at beginning of statute - establishing CLASS program
Congenital Heart Futures Act Description Congenital Heart Futures Act "Congenital Heart Futures Act" 42 USC 201 note 111-148, title X, section 10411 124 Stat 988 N short title at beginning of Section; national congenital heart disease surveillance system

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