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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| McCumber Act (Pensions) | Sponsor | McCumber Act (Pensions) | NO short title | Sen. Porter James McCumber (R-ND) | ch 468, 34 Stat 879 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000397 |
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 | ||||
| McCreary Act (Chinese Exclusion) | Sponsor | McCreary Act (Chinese Exclusion) | NO short title | Rep. Jame McCreary (D-KY) | ch. 14, 28 Stat 7 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000382 |
nothing in statute | ||||
| McFadden-Pepper Act (see McFadden Act (Branch Banks)) | Sponsor | McFadden-Pepper Act (see McFadden Act (Branch Banks)) | NO short title | Rep. Louis Thomas McFadden (R-PA); Sen. George W. Pepper (R-PA) | ch 191, 44 Stat 1224 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000434; http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000219 |
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 | ||||
| Voorhis Anti-Propaganda Act | Sponsor | Voorhis Anti-Propaganda Act | NO short title | Rep. Horace (Jerry) Voorhis (D-CA) | ch 897, 54 Stat 1201 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=V000118 |
nothing in statute | ||||
| McFadden Act (Branch Banks) | Sponsor | McFadden Act (Branch Banks) | NO short title | Rep. Louis Thomas McFadden, (R-PA) | ch. 191, 44 Stat 1224 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000434 |
nothing in statute | ||||
| Copeland Anti-Kickback Act | Sponsor | Copeland Anti-Kickback Act | NO short title | Sen. Royal Samuel Copeland (D-NY) | ch. 482, 48 Stat 948 | X |
http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=C000769 |
nothing in statute; also listed in PNT as "Kick-Back" Racket Act |