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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corporation of Foreign Bondholders Act, 1933 | Description | Corporation of Foreign Bondholders Act, 1933 | "Corporation of Foreign Bondholders Act, 1933" | Ch. 38, title II, 48 Stat 74 | ||||||||
| Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1938 | Description | Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1938 | "Independent Offices Appropriation Act, 1938" | Ch. 396, 50 Stat 329 | ||||||||
| Reading Excellence Act | Description | Reading Excellence Act | "Reading Excellence Act" | 105-277, div A, S101(f) [title VIII] | 112 Stat 2681-337, 2681-391 | CHECK | ||||||
| Check 21 Act | Description | Check 21 Act | "Check Clearing for the 21st Century Act" or "Check 21 Act" | 12 USC 5001 | 108-100 | 117 Stat 1177 | Y | both in short title at beginning of statute | ||||
| Federal Alcohol Adminstration Act | Description | Federal Alcohol Adminstration Act | "Federal Alcohol Administration Act" | Ch. 813, 49 Stat 977 | ||||||||
| Securities Act of 1933 | Description | Securities Act of 1933 | "Securities Act of 1933" | 15 USC 77a | Ch. 38, 48 Stat 74 | |||||||
| Victory Liberty Loan Act | Description | Victory Liberty Loan Act | "Victory Liberty Loan Act" | Ch. 100, 40 Stat 1209 | ||||||||
| Carriers Taxing Act of 1937 | Description | Carriers Taxing Act of 1937 | "Carriers Taxing Act of 1937" | Ch. 405, 50 Stat 435 | ||||||||
| Revenue Act of 1935 | Description | Revenue Act of 1935 | "Revenue Act of 1935" | Ch. 829, 49 Stat 1014 | ||||||||
| 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 |