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 Type Popular Name Short Title Named For? Classification PL Statute At Large Date(s) Enactedsort descending Interesting Part Statutized? Leads to other named Legislation Link/Source Notes
Wagner-Steagall Housing Act Sponsor Wagner-Steagall Housing Act "United States Housing Act Amendments of 1938" Sen. Robert Ferdinand Wagner, (D-N.Y.); Rep. Henry Bascom Steagall, (D-AL) ch 554, title VI, 52 Stat 820 N

http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000021; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000820

 short title at end of Title VI (only applies to title VI)
Dwight D. Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Education Act Honor Dwight D. Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Education Act "Dwight D. Eisenhower Mathematics and Science Education Act" President Dwight D. Eisenhower 20 USC 2981 89-10, title II, part A; 100-297, title I, Section 1001 102 Stat 219 Y short title of Part A of PL 100-297 enacted Apr 28, 1988
Dutch John Federal Property Disposition And Assistance Act of 1998 Location Dutch John Federal Property Disposition And Assistance Act of 1998 "Dutch John Federal Property Disposition And Assistance Act of 1998" Dutch John, UT 16 USC 460v (note) 105-326 112 Stat 3040 Y

Text of legislation

 short title;
ED 1.0 Act Political Description ED 1.0 Act "ED 1.0 Act" 47 USC 902 (note) 110-161, div. B, title V, Section 536 121 Stat 1932 N titled in statute (functionally a short title); providing grants for wireless communication on certain college campuses -- really not clear what "ED 1.0" maens
Hastings Amendment Sponsor Hastings Amendment NO short title Rep. William Wirt Hastings, (D-OK) ch. 4, 41 Stat 4 X

http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000333

 nothing in statute, but this is one section of a larger statute -- Hastings maybe was sponsor of amendment that became that section?
Emergency Adjusted Compensation Act, 1931 Description Emergency Adjusted Compensation Act, 1931 "Emergency Adjusted Compensation Act, 1931" Ch. 318, 46 Stat 1429
Nelson Act (Criminal Appeals) (see Criminal Appeals Act) Sponsor Nelson Act (Criminal Appeals) (see Criminal Appeals Act) NO short title Sen. Knute Nelson (R-MN) ch 2564, 34 Stat 1246 X

http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=N000040

 nothing in statute; see U.S. v. Mersky, 361 U.S. 431 (1960) at n. 5.
Rankin World War Widows Act Sponsor Rankin World War Widows Act NO short title Rep. John Rankin (D-MS) ch 214, 52 Stat 352 X

http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=R000056

 nothing in statute
Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assisstance Act Honor Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assisstance Act "Disaster Relief Act of 1974" Robert T. Stafford, Representative and Senator from Vermont, helped shepherd the original bill. 42 USC 5121 (note) 93-288 88 Stat 143 Y

http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000776; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Stafford

 short title amended to include "Robert T. Stafford" by 102 Stat 4689 (1988)
Hillory J. Farias and Samantha Reid Date-Rape Drug Prohibition Act of 2000 Victim Hillory J. Farias and Samantha Reid Date-Rape Drug Prohibition Act of 2000 "Hillory J. Farias and Samantha Reid Date-Rape Drug Prohibition Act of 2000" Farias - 17-year-old Texas girl who died in 1996 after GHB had been slipped into her soda. Reid - 15-year-old girl who died in 1999 after GHB was slipped into her soda. 21 USC 801 (note) 106-172 114 Stat 7 Y

Farias - CR H9866, Oct. 12, 1999, Statement of Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee; Reid - CR S14872, Nov. 19, 1999, Statement of Sen. Spencer Abraham.

 short title; guessing victims

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