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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| McCarran Amendment (Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 1953) | Sponsor | McCarran Amendment (Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 1953) | NO short title | Sen. Patrick Anthony McCarran, (D-NV) | 43 USC 666 | ch. 651, title II, section 208(a)-(c ), 66 Stat 560 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000308; |
name not statutized | |||
| Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act | Sponsor | Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act | NO short title | Sen. Robert Wagner (NY) and Rep. Caroline O'Day (NY) were in Congress when the original provision was passed in 1938, but Sen. Jacob Javits (NY) was not elected to Congress until 1957. The act was revised in 1971 (85 Stat 77) and it is possible Javits was the sponsor of that amendment. | ch. 697, 52 Stat 1196 | Y |
Wagner - http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000021; O'Day - http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=O000033; Javits - http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=J000064 |
nothing in statute; creating committee on purchasing blind-made products; amended to add short title "Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act" by 108 Stat 3409 in 1994; THIS IS THE ONLY SPONSOR STATUTE NAMED FOR A WOMAN | ||||
| Newton Amendment to Carmack Amendment | Sponsor | Newton Amendment to Carmack Amendment | NO short title | Rep. Walter Hughes Newton (R-MN) (1919-1929) (Newton resigned June 30, 1929); The only Carmack in the directory is Sen. Edward Ward Carmack, who died in 1908) | ch 208, 46 Stat 251 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=N000079 |
nothing in statute | ||||
| Snyder Act (Indian Affairs Bureau) | Sponsor | Snyder Act (Indian Affairs Bureau) | NO short title | Rep. Homer Snyder (R-NY) | 25 USC 13 (note) | ch 115, 42 Stat 208 | Y |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000666 |
"Snyder Act" statutized by PL 105-244, 112 Stat 1581 (1998)with "(commonly known as the Snyder Act)"; authorizing approps, possibly creating BIA | |||
| Miller Act | Sponsor | Miller Act | NO short title | Rep. John Miller (D-AR) | ch 642, 49 Stat 793 | Y |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000738 |
amended to include short title "Miller Act" by 108 Stat 3409 in 1994 | ||||
| Glass Reserve Note Act (see Federal Reserve Act) | Sponsor | Glass Reserve Note Act (see Federal Reserve Act) | "Federal Reserve Act" | Rep. Carter Glass (D-VA) | 12 USC 226 | ch 6, 38 Stat 251 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000232 |
short title - "Federal Reserve Act" - beginning of statute; Rep. Carter Glass was chair of the House Banking and Currency Committee and sponsored the bill | |||
| Rural AED Act | Abbreviation | Rural AED Act | "Rural Access to Emergency Devices Act" or "Rural AED Act" | 42 USC 254c note | 106-505, title IV, subtitle B (S411) | 114 Stat 2340 | N | short title at beginning of subtitle B | ||||
| Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008 | Victim | Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008 | "Ryan Haight Online Pharmacy Consumer Protection Act of 2008" | Ryan Haight was 18 when he died from an overdose of prescription drugs he purchased on the Internet. | 21 USC 801 (note) | 110-425 | 122 Stat 4820 | Y |
http://www.getsmartaboutdrugs.com/stories/ryan_haights_story.html |
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| Lake Andes-Wagner/Marty II of 1992 | Location | Lake Andes-Wagner/Marty II of 1992 | "Lake Andes-Wagner/Marty II of 1992" | Located in South Dakota | 102-575, title XX | 106 Stat 4677 | Y |
http://articles.aberdeennews.com/2011-06-25/news/29701394_1_charles-mix-... |
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| STEP Act | Acrostic | STEP Act | "Supporting Teens through Education and Protection Act of 2005" or "STEP Act" | 42 USC 14043c-3(a) | 103-322, title IV, S 41204; as added 109-162, title III, S 303 | 119 Stat 3010 | Y | short title at beginning of section |