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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| Staggers Rail Act of 1980 | Honor | Staggers Rail Act of 1980 | "Staggers Rail Act of 1980" | Rep. Henry Orrin Staggers (WV), who chaired the House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee, and retired in 1980. Interestingly, Staggers was NOT the sponsor of the legislation, though it did go through his Committee. | 49 USC 10101 (note) | 96-448 | 94 Stat 1895 | Y |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000778 |
short title; from Wikipedia (with no cite): The act was named for Congressman Harley Staggers (D-WV), who chaired the House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee. Although it is traditional for laws to be known by the names of their sponsors, this is believed to be the first (but not last) case in which the sponsor's name was officially incorporated into the text of a Federal statute. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staggers_Rail_Act | ||
| Pro-Children Act of 1994 | Political Description | Pro-Children Act of 1994 | "Pro-Children Act of 1994" | 20 USC 6081 | 103-227, title X, part C, S1041 | 108 Stat 271 | Y | |||||
| LIFE Act Amendments of 2000 | Acrostic | LIFE Act Amendments of 2000 | "LIFE Act Amendments of 2000" | 8 USC 1101 | 106-554, S1(a)(4) [div B, title XV] | 114 Stat 2763, 2763A-324 | Y | short title at beginning of title XV | ||||
| Credit CARD Act of 2009 | Acrostic | Credit CARD Act of 2009 | "Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009" or "Credit CARD Act of 2009" | 15 USC 1601 | 111-24 | 123 Stat 1734 | Y | short title at beginning of statute | ||||
| Bankhead Cotton Act of 1934 (see Bankhead Cotton-Control Act, see Cotton Control Act) | Sponsor | Bankhead Cotton Act of 1934 (see Bankhead Cotton-Control Act, see Cotton Control Act) | NO short title | Sen. John Bankhead, (D-AL) | 7 USC 701 et seq | ch 157, 48 Stat 598 | Y |
Bankhead, John Hollis, Thefreedictionary.com, http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Bankhead,+John+Hollis; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000110; Jones - |
"Bankhead Cotton Act" statutized by reference in 49 Stat 777 | |||
| Anton's Law | Victim | Anton's Law | "Anton's Law" | Named for Anton Skeen, 4-year-old killed in car accident when front safety belt did not restrain him. | 49 USC 30127 | 107-318 | 116 Stat 2772 | Y |
http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20135130,00.html |
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| NIST GREEN JOBS Act of 2010 | Acrostic | NIST GREEN JOBS Act of 2010 | "NIST Grants for Energy Effeciency, New Job Opportunities, and Busines Solutions Act of 2010" or "NIST GREEN JOBS Act of 2010" | 15 USC 271 | 111-358, title VII | 124 Stat 4041 | Y | short title at beginning of title VII | ||||
| Jenkins Act | Sponsor | Jenkins Act | NO short title | Rep. Thomas Jenkins (R-OH) | 15 USC 375 (note) | ch. 699, 63 Stat 884 | Y |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=J000088 |
statutized by PACT Act, 124 Stat 1087 | |||
| Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 | Sponsor | Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 | "Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980" | Sen. Adlai Stevenson (D-IL) and Rep. John Wydler (R-NY), who retired in 1980. | 15 USC 3701 (note) | 96-480 | 94 Stat 2311 | Y |
Stevenson - http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000890; Wydler - http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=W000780 |
enacting clause; starts at section 2 | ||
| Mike Mansfield Fellowship Act | Honor | Mike Mansfield Fellowship Act | "Mike Mansfield Fellowship Act" | Hon. Mike Mansfield, former U.S. Ambassador to Japan and Senator and Rep. from Montana. | 22 USC 6101 (note) | 103-236, title II, part C (section 251) | 108 Stat 428 | Y | short title; creating fellowship named for Mike Mansfield for study in Japan |