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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Filled Milk Act | Description | Filled Milk Act | NO short title | Filled milk is a term for milk containing a substitute for butterfat. | 21 USC 61 | ch 262, 42 Stat 1486 | Y | statutized by 57 Stat 499 (1943) | ||||
Revenue Act of 1932 | Description | Revenue Act of 1932 | "Revenue Act of 1932" | ch. 209, 47 Stat 179 | ||||||||
No entry | Description | No entry | "First Deficiency Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1935" | Ch. 36, 49 Stat 49 | ||||||||
Dye and Chemical Control Act, 1921 | Description | Dye and Chemical Control Act, 1921 | "Dye and Chemical Control Act, 1921" | Ch. 14, 42 Stat 9 | ||||||||
No entry | Description | No entry | "Independent Offices Act, 1930" | Ch. 270, 45 Stat 1230 | ||||||||
No entry | Description | No entry | "Uniform Sales Act" | Ch. 43, 50 Stat 29 | ||||||||
Hump Law | Description | Hump Law | NO short title | The "hump" was the colloquial term used for the large group of officers commissioned during WWII. The law provides for a path to promotion by expanding the ranks of higher officers. | 86-155 | 73 Stat 333 | N |
105 Cong. Rec. 3227 (Mar. 4, 1959), Statement of Rep. Thornburry (PA). |
don't see anything helplful in statute, but law deals with Navy so maybe "Hump" is a naval term? | |||
POW/MIA Memorial Flag Act of 2002 | Description | POW/MIA Memorial Flag Act of 2002 | "POW/MIA Memorial Flag Act of 2002" | 36 USC 101 | 107-323 | 116 Stat 2787 | N | short title at beginning of statute; POW/MIA flag display | ||||
Shipping Act, 1916 | Description | Shipping Act, 1916 | "Shipping Act, 1916" | Ch. 152, 40 Stat 900 | ||||||||
No entry | Description | No entry | "Second Deficiency Act, fiscal year 1933" | Ch. 281, 47 Stat 1602 |