Database of Federal Statute Names

A political cartoon lampooning the Embargo Act of 1807

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 Popular Names

Title Typesort ascending 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
Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1938 Description Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1938 "Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1938" Ch. 223, 50 Stat 169
Hop Marketing Act (see Agricultural Adjustment Act) Description Hop Marketing Act (see Agricultural Adjustment Act) NO short title 7 USC 601 ch 25, title I, 48 Stat 31 N name not statutized
Agricultural Marketing Act Description Agricultural Marketing Act "Agricultural Marketing Act" Ch. 24, 46 Stat 11
OPEN FOIA Act of 2009 Description OPEN FOIA Act of 2009 "OPEN FOIA Act of 2009" 5 USC 101 111-83, title V, s 564 123 Stat 2184 N short title at beginning of S 564; OPEN is capitalized but no sign that it's an acronym
Filled Cheese Act Description Filled Cheese Act NO short title ch 337, 29 Stat 253 X
No entry Description No entry "Second Deficiency Appropriation Act, fiscal year 1937" Ch 277, 50 Stat 213
No entry Description No entry "Second Deficiency Act, Fiscal Year 1921" Ch. 23, 42 Stat 29
Federal Emergency Relief Act of 1933 Description Federal Emergency Relief Act of 1933 "Federal Emergency Relief Act of 1933" Ch. 30, 48 Stat 55
Public Utility Act of 1935 Description Public Utility Act of 1935 "Public Utility Act (Federal Power Act)" Ch. 687, 49 Stat 803
Supplement to Second Liberty Bond Act Description Supplement to Second Liberty Bond Act "Supplement to Second Liberty Bond Act" Ch. 176, 40 Stat 965

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