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 |
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Gillespie-Tillman Resolution; Tillman-Gillespie Resolution (Transportation of Coal and Oil) | Sponsor | Gillespie-Tillman Resolution; Tillman-Gillespie Resolution (Transportation of Coal and Oil) | NO short title | Sen. Benjamin Tillman (D-SC) and Rep. Oscar Gillespie (D-TX), sponsors | No. 8, 34 Stat 823 | X |
http://books.google.com/books?id=fx0pAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA198&lpg=PA198...... see also - http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FB0E13F73B5A12738DDDAA099... http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=T000274; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000198 |
Contemporary industry publication (Freight, The Shippers Forum, Volumes V and VI, p 198, available through Google books) refers to resolution as Tillman-Gillespie | ||||
Norris-LaGuardia Act (Labor Disputes) | Sponsor | Norris-LaGuardia Act (Labor Disputes) | NO short title | Sen. George William Norris, (R-NE); Rep. Fiorello H. La Guardia, (R-N.Y.) | 29 USC 101 (note) | ch 90, 47 Stat 70 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=N000139; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=L000007 |
name not statutized | |||
Steagall R.F.C. Relief Organizations Act | Sponsor | Steagall R.F.C. Relief Organizations Act | NO short title | Rep. Henry B. Steagall (D-AL) | ch 32, 52 Stat 79 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000820 |
nothing in statute\ | ||||
Harrison Naval Stores Act (see Naval Stores Act) | Sponsor | Harrison Naval Stores Act (see Naval Stores Act) | "The Naval Stores Act" | Sen. Bryon (Pat) Harrison (D-MS) | 7 USC 91 | ch 217, 42 Stat 1435 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000265 |
name not statutized; short title at beginning | |||
O'Mahoney-Ramspeck Act (Civil Service Extension to Postmasters) | Sponsor | O'Mahoney-Ramspeck Act (Civil Service Extension to Postmasters) | NO short title | Sen. Josehlp O'Mahoney (D-WY); Rep. Robert Ramspeck (D-GA) | ch 678, 52 Stat 1076 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=O000088; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000032 |
nothing in statute | ||||
Reed-Bulwinkle Act | Sponsor | Reed-Bulwinkle Act | NO short title | Probably Sen. Clyde Reed (R-KS); Rep. Alfred Bulwinkle (D-NC) | ch 491, 62 Stat 472 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000112; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B001056 |
nothing in statute | ||||
Patterson Act (see Kidnapping Act) | Sponsor | Patterson Act (see Kidnapping Act) | NO short title | Sen. Roscoe Patterson (R-MO) | ch 301, 48 Stat 781 |
06/22/1932 05/18/1934 |
X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000127 |
nothing in statute | |||
Cooper-Hawes Act (Convict Made Goods) (see Hawes-Cooper Act) | Sponsor | Cooper-Hawes Act (Convict Made Goods) (see Hawes-Cooper Act) | NO short title | Probably Rep. Henry Allen Cooper (R-WI) (1893-1919, 1921-1931); Sen. Harry Bartow Hawes (D-MO) | ch. 79, 45 Stat 1084 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000362; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000752 |
nothing in statute | ||||
Nolan Act (Patents) | Sponsor | Nolan Act (Patents) | NO short title | Rep. John Ignatius Nolan, (R-CA) | ch 126, 41 Stat 1313 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=N000124 |
nothing in statute | ||||
Hoch-Smith Resolution | Sponsor | Hoch-Smith Resolution | NO short title | Rep. Homer Hoch (R-KS); Sen. Ellison DuRant Smith (D-SC) | ch. 120, 43 Stat 801 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000669; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000530 |
nothing in statute |