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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heyburn Act (Pure Food and Drugs) (see Federal Food and Drugs Act of 1906) | Sponsor | Heyburn Act (Pure Food and Drugs) (see Federal Food and Drugs Act of 1906) | NO short title | Sen. Weldon Brinton Heyburn, (R-ID) | ch 3915, 34 Stat 768 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000554 |
nothing in statute | ||||
| Sherman Purchase of Silver Act of July 14, 1890 | Sponsor | Sherman Purchase of Silver Act of July 14, 1890 | NO short title | Sen. John Sherman (R-OH) | ch 708, 26 Stat 289 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000346 |
nothing in statute | ||||
| Sumners-Ashurst Act | Sponsor | Sumners-Ashurst Act | NO short title | Rep. Hatton Sumners (D-TX); Sen. Henry Ashurst (D-AZ) | ch 872, 54 Stat 1134 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S001072; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000319 |
nothing in statute; prohibiting transportation of convict-made goods; PNT incorrectly lists name as Sumners-Amherst | ||||
| McIntire-Stennis Act of 1962 (aka the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act) | Sponsor | McIntire-Stennis Act of 1962 (aka the McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act) | NO short title | Rep. Clifford McIntire (R-ME) and Sen. John Stennis (D-MS) | 16 USC 582(a) | 87-7888 | 76 Stat 806 | Y |
McIntire - http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000478; Stennis - http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000852 |
"McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Act" statutized by reference in Sec. 1231 of 104 Stat 3543 | ||
| McKinley Act (Tariff) | Sponsor | McKinley Act (Tariff) | NO short title | Rep. William McKinley (R - OH) | ch 1244, 26 Stat 567 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000522 |
nothing in statute | ||||
| Black-McKellar Act | Sponsor | Black-McKellar Act | NO short title | Sen. Hugo Black (D-AL); Sen. Kenneth McKellar (D-TN) | ch. 466, 48 Stat 933 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=B000499; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000499 |
nothing in statute | ||||
| Towner-Sheppard Act (Maternity Hyiene) (see Maternity Act) | Sponsor | Towner-Sheppard Act (Maternity Hyiene) (see Maternity Act) | NO short title | Sen. Morris Sheppard, (D-TX); Rep. Horace Mann Towner, Ill, (R-IA) | ch 135, 42 Stat 224 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000337; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=T000325 |
nothing in statute | ||||
| Kramer Patent Act | Sponsor | Kramer Patent Act | NO short title | Rep. Charles Kramer (D-CA) | ch. 450, 53 Stat 1212 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=K000321 |
nothing in statute | ||||
| Humphrey Durham Act (See Humphrey-Durham Drug Prescriptions Act) | Sponsor | Humphrey Durham Act (See Humphrey-Durham Drug Prescriptions Act) | NO short title | Rep. Carl Durham (D-NC); Sen. Hubert Humphrey (D-MN) | ch 578, 65 Stat 648 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=D000571; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=H000953 |
nothing in statute | ||||
| Garn-St Germain Depository Institutions Act of 1982 | Sponsor | Garn-St Germain Depository Institutions Act of 1982 | "Garn-St. Germain Depository Institutions Act of 1982" | Rep. Fernand Joseph St. Germain (D-RI) and Sen. Edwin Jacob (Jake) Garn (R-UT). | 12 USC 226 (note) | 97-320 | 96 Stat 1469 | Y |
Garn - http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=G000072; St. Germain - http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000762 |