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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Marketing Act | Description | Agricultural Marketing Act | "Agricultural Marketing Act" | Ch. 24, 46 Stat 11 | ||||||||
| Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1938 | Description | Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1938 | "Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1938" | Ch. 223, 50 Stat 169 | ||||||||
| Revenue Act of 1934 | Description | Revenue Act of 1934 | "Revenue Act of 1934" | Ch. 277, 48 Stat 680 | ||||||||
| Federal Emergency Relief Act of 1933 | Description | Federal Emergency Relief Act of 1933 | "Federal Emergency Relief Act of 1933" | Ch. 30, 48 Stat 55 | ||||||||
| No entry | Description | No entry | "Second Deficiency Act, Fiscal Year 1921" | Ch. 23, 42 Stat 29 | ||||||||
| Hall-Mark Act (Gold and Silver Articles) (see Jewelers' Liability Act (Gold and Silver Articles)) | Description | Hall-Mark Act (Gold and Silver Articles) (see Jewelers' Liability Act (Gold and Silver Articles)) | NO short title | Hall-Mark is an indication of metal content. | 15 USC 294 | ch 3289, 34 Stat 260 | Y |
; see also Warman's Jewelry, 2nd edition |
short title not statutized; aka National Gold and Silver Stamping Act of 1906; short title is listed in code but not was not statutized by 1976 amendments | |||
| Legislative Pay Act of 1929 | Description | Legislative Pay Act of 1929 | "Legislative Pay Act of 1929" | Ch. 33, 46 Stat 32 | ||||||||
| Supplement to Second Liberty Bond Act | Description | Supplement to Second Liberty Bond Act | "Supplement to Second Liberty Bond Act" | Ch. 176, 40 Stat 965 | ||||||||
| Air Commerce Act of 1926 | Description | Air Commerce Act of 1926 | "Air Commerce Act of 1926" | Ch. 34, 44 Stat 568 | ||||||||
| No entry | Description | No entry | "Second Deficiency Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1937" | Ch 277, 50 Stat 213 |