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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Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 | Honor/Sponsor | Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 | "Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011" | Rep. Ike Skelton (TX), Chair of House Armed Services Committee. | 111-383 | 124 Stat 4137 | Y |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000465 |
Negotiated language was introduced as original bill, so "Ike Skelton National Defense��_��__��_��___" was original title introduced by Skelton himself. Though bill was introduced AFTER Skelton had already lost re-election. See Committee Print, HASC No. 5, Dec. 2010. | |||
Miller Act | Sponsor | Miller Act | NO short title | Rep. John Miller (D-AR) | ch 642, 49 Stat 793 | Y |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000738 |
amended to include short title "Miller Act" by 108 Stat 3409 in 1994 | ||||
Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act | Sponsor | Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act | NO short title | Rep. John Dingell (Sr.)(D-MI) and Sen. Edwin Johnson (D-CO) | 16 USC 777 (note) | 64 Stat 430 | Y |
Dingell - http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000354; Johnson - http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=J000127; http://www.dcnr.state.al.us/research-mgmt/sport-fish.cfm |
statutized as "Dingell-Johnson Sport Fish Restoration Act" by S. 101(c ) of 114 Stat 1762 | |||
Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust Act | Honor | Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust Act | "Food Security Wheat Reserve Act of 1980" | Rep. Bill Emerson (MO) died in 1996. | 7 USC 1736f-1 | 96-494 (Title III) | 94 Stat 2578 | Y |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=E000174 |
law amended to change short title to "Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust Act" by 112 Stat 3466 (1998) ("Bill Emerson Humanitarian Trust Act of 1998") | ||
Amy Boyer's Law | Victim | Amy Boyer's Law | "Amy Boyer's Law" | Amy Boyer murdered in Nashua, NH, after being a victim of cyber-stalking for years. | 42 USC 1305 | 106-553, Sec 635 (a) | 114 Stat 2762, 2762A-114 | Y |
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2000/03/23/48hours/main175556.shtml |
Title listed in Sec 635(a); | ||
Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvements Act of 2006 | Honor | Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvements Act of 2006 | "Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Improvements Act of 2006" | Rep. Carl D. Perkins (KY) was chair of the Committee on Education and Labor for 16 years until his death in 1984. | 20 USC 2301 (note) | 109-270 | 120 Stat 683 | Y |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000230 |
separate entry in table - hard to tell what it really is | ||
Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act Amendments of 1990 | Honor | Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act Amendments of 1990 | "Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act Amendments of 1990" | Rep. Carl D. Perkins (KY) was chair of the Committee on Education and Labor for 16 years until his death in 1984. | 20 USC 2301 | 101-392 | 104 Stat 753 | Y |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000230 |
in short title, and formal title amends "Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act" | ||
PROTECT Act | Acrostic | PROTECT Act | "Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003" or "PROTECT Act" | 18 USC 1 note | 108-21 | 117 Stat 650 | Y | short title at beginning of statute | ||||
Ten-in-Ten Fuel Economy Act | Political Description | Ten-in-Ten Fuel Economy Act | "Ten-in-Ten Fuel Economy Act" | 49 USC 30101 | 110-140, title I, subtitle A (S101) | 121 Stat 1498 | Y | short title at beginning of statute | ||||
Hall-Mark Act (Gold and Silver Articles) (see Jewelers' Liability Act (Gold and Silver Articles)) | Description | Hall-Mark Act (Gold and Silver Articles) (see Jewelers' Liability Act (Gold and Silver Articles)) | NO short title | Hall-Mark is an indication of metal content. | 15 USC 294 | ch 3289, 34 Stat 260 | Y |
; see also Warman's Jewelry, 2nd edition |
short title not statutized; aka National Gold and Silver Stamping Act of 1906; short title is listed in code but not was not statutized by 1976 amendments |