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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Sheppard Air Corps Cadet Act (see Army Aviation Cadet Act) | Sponsor | Sheppard Air Corps Cadet Act (see Army Aviation Cadet Act) | "Army Aviation Cadet Act" | Sen. Morris Sheppard (D-TX), Chairman of Committee on Military Affairs until his death on April 9, 1941 | ch 165, 55 Stat 239 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000337 |
short title at end - "Army Aviation Cadet Act" | ||||
Bland Ship Requisitioning Act (see Ship Seizure Bill) | Sponsor | Bland Ship Requisitioning Act (see Ship Seizure Bill) | NO short title | Rep. Schuyler Otis Bland, (D-VA) | 50 USC App 1271 | ch 174, 55 Stat 242 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000545 |
name not statutized | |||
Steagall Commodity Credit Act | Sponsor | Steagall Commodity Credit Act | NO short title | Rep. Henry B. Steagall (D-AL) | ch 270, 55 Stat 498 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000820 |
nothing in statute | ||||
Taylor T.V.A. Act | Sponsor | Taylor T.V.A. Act | NO short title | Rep. Edward Taylor (D-CO) | ch 303, 55 Stat 597 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=T000072 |
nothing in statute; TVA = Tenn Valley Authority | ||||
Ramspeck-Mead Act | Sponsor | Ramspeck-Mead Act | NO short title | Rep. Robert Ramspeck (D-GA); Sen. James Mead (D-NY) | ch 346, 55 Stat 613 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000032; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000615 |
nothing in statute; amending Classification Act of 1923 | ||||
Guayule Rubber Act | Description | Guayule Rubber Act | NO short title | 7 USC 171 | ch. 140, 56 Stat 126 | N | guayule is a thing; name not statutized | |||||
Rankin Veterans Pension Act | Sponsor | Rankin Veterans Pension Act | NO short title | Rep. John Rankin (D-MS) | ch 402, 56 Stat 350 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000056 |
nothing in statute | ||||
Van Nuys Anti-Trust Act | Sponsor | Van Nuys Anti-Trust Act | NO short title | Sen. Frederick Van Nuys, (D-IN) | 15 USC 16 (note) | ch 589, 56 Stat 781 | N |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=V000050 |
not statutized | |||
Tydings Amendment | Sponsor | Tydings Amendment | NO short title | Sen. Millard Tydings (D-MD) | ch 638, 56 Stat 1018 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=T000446 |
nothing in statute; selective service | ||||
Commodore Bill | Sponsor | Commodore Bill | NO short title | Establishing the rank of Commodore in the Navy and Marine Corps. | ch 38, 57 Stat 59 | X | No idea who commodore is |