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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CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 | Acrostic | CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 | "Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003 or CAN-SPAM Act of 2003" | 15 USC 7701 | 108-187 | 117 Stat 2699 | N | both in short title at the beginning of statute | ||||
Hayden-Cartwright Act (see Federal Highway Act of 1938) | Sponsor | Hayden-Cartwright Act (see Federal Highway Act of 1938) | "Federal Highway Act" | Sen. Carl Trumbell Hayden, (D-AZ); Rep. Wilburn Cartwright, (D-OK) | ch 119, 42 Stat 212 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000385; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000207 |
short title at beginning "Federal Highway Act"; Section 2 specifies that two other acts will be referred to as the "Federal Aid Act" | ||||
Purnell Act (Corn Borer Eradication) | Sponsor | Purnell Act (Corn Borer Eradication) | NO short title | Rep. Fred Sampson Purnell, (R-IN) | 7 USC 146 | ch 90, 44 Stat 1065 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000573 |
not statutized; corn borer was a kind of pest | |||
Fletcher-Rayburn Securities Act of 1933 (see Securities Act of 1933) | Sponsor | Fletcher-Rayburn Securities Act of 1933 (see Securities Act of 1933) | "Securities Act of 1933" | Sen. Duncan Upshaw Fletcher, (D-FL); Rep. Samuel Taliaferro Rayburn, (D-TX) | 15 USC 77a | 48 Stat 74 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=F000200; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000082 |
short title at beginning; "Fletcher-Rayburn" not statutized | |||
Johnson Act (Gambling) (see Gambling Devices Transportation Act) | Sponsor | Johnson Act (Gambling) (see Gambling Devices Transportation Act) | NO short title | Sen. Edwin Johnson (D-CO) | 15 USC 1171 | ch 1194, 64 Stat 1134 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=J000127 |
not statutized; See floor statements at 96 CR 15107 (Sept. 19, 1950) | |||
TEFRA | Abbreviation | TEFRA | "Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982" | 26 USC 1 note | 97-248 | 96 Stat 324 | N | short title at beginning of statute; TEFRA is listed in PNT, but not in statute | ||||
President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1994 | Description | President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1994 | "President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1994" | 44 USC 2107 (note) | 103-345 | 108 Stat 3128 | N | short title and named in long title | ||||
No Social Security Benefits for Prisoners Act of 2009 | Political Description | No Social Security Benefits for Prisoners Act of 2009 | "No Social Security Benefits for Prisoners Act of 2009" | 42 USC 1305 | 111-115 | 123 Stat 3029 | N | short title at beginning of statute | ||||
Guffey-Snyder Coal Act (see Bituminous Coal Conservation Act of 1935) | Sponsor | Guffey-Snyder Coal Act (see Bituminous Coal Conservation Act of 1935) | "Bituminous Ccoal Conservation Act of 1935" | Sen. Joseph E. Guffey, (D-PA); Rep. John Buell Snyder, (D-PA) | 15 USC 801 | ch 824, 49 Stat 991 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000519; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000668 |
"Guffey-Snyder" not statutized; short title at end (section 23) | |||
JTPA (Job Training Partnership Act) | Abbreviation | JTPA (Job Training Partnership Act) | "Job Training Partnership Act" | 29 USC 1501 | 97-300 | 96 Stat 1322 | N | short title at beginning of statute; JTPA is in PNT but not in statute |