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 |
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Statute At Large | Date(s) Enacted | Interesting Part Statutized? | Leads to other named Legislation | Link/Source | Notes |
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| EARLY Act | Acrostic | EARLY Act | "Young Women's Breast Health Education and Awareness Requires Learning Young Act of 2009" or "EARLY Act" | 42 USC 201 | 111-148, title X, S10413 | 124 Stat 990 | N | short title at beginning of section | ||||
| ENHANCED Act of 2009 | Acrostic | ENHANCED Act of 2009 | "Establishing a Network of Health-Advancing National Centers of Excellence for Depression Act of 2009" or "ENHANCED Act of 2009" | 42 USC 290bb-38 | 111-148, title X, section 10410 | 124 Stat 984 | Y | short title at beginning of S 10410 | ||||
| Congenital Heart Futures Act | Description | Congenital Heart Futures Act | "Congenital Heart Futures Act" | 42 USC 201 note | 111-148, title X, section 10411 | 124 Stat 988 | N | short title at beginning of Section; national congenital heart disease surveillance system | ||||
| SAFRA Act | Abbreviation | SAFRA Act | "SAFRA Act" | Student Aid and Financial Responsibility Act of 2009, originally introduced as H.R. 3221 (111th Cong.). | 20 USC 1001 | 111-152, title II, subtitle A, S2001 | 124 Stat 1071 | Y | short title at beginning of title II, no indication of what SAFRA stands for | |||
| PACT Act | Acrostic | PACT Act | "Prevent All Cigarette Trafficking Act of 2009" or "PACT Act" | 15 USC 375 | 111-154 | 124 Stat 1087 | Y | short title at beginning of statute | ||||
| TRICARE Affirmation Act | Abbreviation | TRICARE Affirmation Act | "TRICARE Affirmative Act" | 26 USC 1 | 111-159 | 124 Stat 1123 | N | short title at beginning of statute; no indication what TRICARE is | ||||
| Daniel Pearl Freedom of the Press Act of 2009 | Honor | Daniel Pearl Freedom of the Press Act of 2009 | "Daniel Pearl Freedom of the Press Act of 2009" | named for reporter Daniel Pearl killed in Pakistan | 22 USC 2151 (note) | 111-166 | 124 Stat 1186 | Y |
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/18/world/18press.html?pagewanted=print |
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| Special Agent Samuel Hicks Families of Fallen Heroes Act | Honor/Victim | Special Agent Samuel Hicks Families of Fallen Heroes Act | "Special Agent Samuel Hicks Families of Fallen Heroes Act" | Samuel Hicks was a Special Agent with the FBI, killed on duty in 2008. | 5 USC 101 (note) | 111-178 | 124 Stat 1262 | Y | short title; PA FBI agent killed in 2008 | |||
| Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 | Honor | Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009 | "Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009" | Lilly Ledbetter was a manager at a Goodyear plant in Alabama who sued the company for sex discrimination in pay practices. When she lost her case before the Supreme Court, the Congress changed the law to increase the time workers have to sue their employers for pay discrimination. | 42 USC 2000a (note) | 111-2 | 123 Stat 5 | Y |
http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1874954,00.html |
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| Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act | Sponsor | Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act | "Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act" | Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), each were Chairmen of the respective Committees of jurisdiction. | 12 USC 5301 (note) | 111-203 | 124 Stat 1376 | Y |
Damian Paletta, It Has a Name: the Dodd/Frank Act, Wall Street Journal, June 25, 2010, http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2010/06/25/it-has-a-name-the-doddfrank-act/; Dodd - http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000388; Frank - http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=F000339 |
title of bill and short title |