Federal Named Statutes
4,546 acts of Congress, nearly all linking through to the U.S. Code sections they created. 164 add an editorial summary with the public law number and enactment date, and are grouped below; the rest browse A–Z. State acts live under Named Statutes.
With a full page · grouped by year
164 of 4,546Pre-1900 (10)
- Rules of Decision ActRules of Decision Act
28 U.S.C. § 1652
September 24, 1789 · ch. 20, § 34, 1 Stat. 92 · Courts · George Washington
- Assimilative Crimes ActAssimilative Crimes Act
18 U.S.C. § 13
March 3, 1825 · Criminal Law · James Monroe
- False Claims ActFCAAmended
31 U.S.C. §§ 3729–3733
March 2, 1863 · ch. 67, 12 Stat. 696 · Civil Procedure · Abraham Lincoln
- Civil Rights Act of 1866CRA 1866
42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1982
April 9, 1866 · ch. 31, 14 Stat. 27 · Civil Rights · Andrew Johnson
- Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act)§ 1983
42 U.S.C. § 1983
April 20, 1871 · ch. 22, 17 Stat. 13 · Civil Rights · Ulysses S. Grant
- Interstate Commerce Act of 1887ICASuperseded
49 U.S.C. (substantially superseded by ICC Termination Act of 1995)
February 4, 1887 · Ch. 104, 24 Stat. 379 · Administrative & Government · Grover Cleveland
- Sherman Antitrust ActSherman Act
15 U.S.C. §§ 1–7
July 2, 1890 · ch. 647, 26 Stat. 209 · Antitrust · Benjamin Harrison
- Judiciary Act of 1891 (Evarts Act / Circuit Courts of Appeals Act)Judiciary Act of 1891Superseded
March 3, 1891 · Federal judiciary · Benjamin Harrison
- Harter ActHarter Actrecodified
46 U.S.C. §§ 30701–30707
February 13, 1893 · ch. 105, 27 Stat. 445 · Admiralty · Benjamin Harrison
- Safety Appliance ActSafety Appliance Actrecodified
49 U.S.C. §§ 20301–20306
March 2, 1893 · ch. 196, 27 Stat. 531 · Transportation · Benjamin Harrison
1900–1945 (29)
- Reclamation Act of 1902Reclamation Act
43 U.S.C. § 391 et seq.
June 17, 1902 · ch. 1093, 32 Stat. 388 · Property · Theodore Roosevelt
- Hours of Service ActHours of Service Actrecodified
49 U.S.C. §§ 21101–21109
March 4, 1907 · ch. 2939, 34 Stat. 1415 · Transportation · Theodore Roosevelt
- Federal Employers' Liability ActFederal Employers' Liability Act
45 U.S.C. §§ 51–60
April 22, 1908 · ch. 149, 35 Stat. 65 · Accidents & Injuries · Theodore Roosevelt
- White-Slave Traffic Act of 1910 (Mann Act)Mann Act
18 U.S.C. §§ 2421–2424
June 25, 1910 · ch. 395, 36 Stat. 825 · Criminal Law · William Howard Taft
- Judicial Code of 1911Judicial Code of 1911Superseded
March 3, 1911 · Federal judiciary · William Howard Taft
- Federal Reserve Act of 1913Fed ActAmended
12 U.S.C. ch. 3
December 23, 1913 · Pub. L. 63-43 · Securities & Banking · Woodrow Wilson
- Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914FTC ActAmended
15 U.S.C. §§ 41–58
September 26, 1914 · ch. 311, 38 Stat. 717 · Antitrust · Woodrow Wilson
- Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914Clayton ActAmended
15 U.S.C. §§ 12–27
October 15, 1914 · ch. 323, 38 Stat. 730 · Antitrust · Woodrow Wilson
- Espionage Act of 1917Espionage ActAmended
18 U.S.C. ch. 37
June 15, 1917 · Pub. L. 65-24 · National Security · Woodrow Wilson
- Federal Power Act of 1920FPAAmended
16 U.S.C. ch. 12
June 10, 1920 · Pub. L. 66-280 · Energy & Infrastructure · Woodrow Wilson
- Capper-Volstead ActCapper-Volstead Act
7 U.S.C. §§ 291–292
February 18, 1922 · ch. 57, 42 Stat. 388 · Antitrust · Warren G. Harding
- Federal Arbitration ActFAA
9 U.S.C. §§ 1–16
February 12, 1925 · ch. 213, 43 Stat. 883 · Civil Procedure · Calvin Coolidge
- Declaration of Taking ActDeclaration of Taking Actrecodified
40 U.S.C. § 3114
February 26, 1931 · ch. 307, 46 Stat. 1421 · Property · Herbert Hoover
- Davis-Bacon ActDavis-BaconAmended
40 U.S.C. §§ 3141–3148
March 3, 1931 · Pub. L. 71-798 · Labor & Employment · Herbert Hoover
- Norris-LaGuardia ActNorris-LaGuardia Act
29 U.S.C. §§ 101–115
March 23, 1932 · ch. 90, 47 Stat. 70 · Labor · Herbert Hoover
- Securities Act of 1933'33 ActAmended
15 U.S.C. §§ 77a et seq.
May 27, 1933 · Pub. L. 73-22 · Securities & Banking · Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Banking Act of 1933 (Glass-Steagall)Glass-SteagallPartially repealed
12 U.S.C. (bank-affiliation provisions repealed by GLBA)
June 16, 1933 · Pub. L. 73-66 · Securities & Banking · Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Securities Exchange Act of 1934'34 ActAmended
15 U.S.C. §§ 78a et seq.
June 6, 1934 · Pub. L. 73-291 · Securities & Banking · Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Communications Act of 1934Comm. ActAmended
47 U.S.C.
June 19, 1934 · Pub. L. 73-416 · Communications · Franklin D. Roosevelt
- National Labor Relations ActNLRAAmended
29 U.S.C. §§ 151–169
July 5, 1935 · Pub. L. 74-198 · Labor & Employment · Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Social Security Act of 1935SSAAmended
42 U.S.C. ch. 7
August 14, 1935 · Pub. L. 74-271 · Social Welfare · Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Commodity Exchange ActCEAAmended
7 U.S.C. ch. 1
June 15, 1936 · Pub. L. 74-675 · Securities & Banking · Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Robinson-Patman Act of 1936Robinson-Patman
15 U.S.C. §§ 13–13b, 21a
June 19, 1936 · Pub. L. 74-692 · Antitrust · Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic ActFDCAAmended
21 U.S.C. ch. 9
June 25, 1938 · Pub. L. 75-717 · Consumer Protection · Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938FLSAAmended
29 U.S.C. §§ 201 et seq.
June 25, 1938 · Pub. L. 75-718 · Labor & Employment · Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Trust Indenture Act of 1939TIAAmended
15 U.S.C. §§ 77aaa–77bbbb
August 3, 1939 · Pub. L. 76-253 · Securities & Banking · Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Investment Company Act of 1940'40 ActAmended
15 U.S.C. §§ 80a-1 et seq.
August 22, 1940 · Pub. L. 76-768 · Securities & Banking · Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Investment Advisers Act of 1940Advisers ActAmended
15 U.S.C. §§ 80b-1 et seq.
August 22, 1940 · Pub. L. 76-768 · Securities & Banking · Franklin D. Roosevelt
- McCarran-Ferguson ActMcCarran-Ferguson
15 U.S.C. §§ 1011–1015
March 9, 1945 · Pub. L. 79-15 · Securities & Banking · Franklin D. Roosevelt
1946–1979 (50)
- Administrative Procedure Act of 1946APA
5 U.S.C. §§ 551–559, 701–706
June 11, 1946 · Pub. L. 79-404 · Administrative & Government · Harry S. Truman
- Hobbs ActHobbs Act
18 U.S.C. § 1951
July 3, 1946 · Pub. L. 79-486 · Criminal Law · Harry S. Truman
- Trademark Act of 1946 (Lanham Act)Lanham ActAmended
15 U.S.C. §§ 1051 et seq.
July 5, 1946 · Pub. L. 79-489 · Intellectual Property · Harry S. Truman
- Federal Tort Claims ActFTCA
28 U.S.C. §§ 1346(b), 2671–2680
August 2, 1946 · Pub. L. 79-601, Title IV · Civil Procedure · Harry S. Truman
- Labor Management Relations Act of 1947 (Taft-Hartley Act)LMRAAmended
29 U.S.C. §§ 141–197
June 23, 1947 · Pub. L. 80-101 · Labor & Employment · Harry S. Truman
- National Security Act of 1947NSA 1947Amended
50 U.S.C. ch. 44
July 26, 1947 · Pub. L. 80-253 · National Security · Harry S. Truman
- Extension of Admiralty Jurisdiction ActAdmiralty Extension Act
46 U.S.C. § 30101
June 19, 1948 · ch. 526, 62 Stat. 496 · Admiralty · Harry S. Truman
- Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter)INAAmended
8 U.S.C. ch. 12
June 27, 1952 · Pub. L. 82-414 · Immigration · Harry S. Truman
- Patent Act of 1952Patent ActAmended
35 U.S.C.
July 19, 1952 · Pub. L. 82-593 · Intellectual Property · Harry S. Truman
- Bank Holding Company Act of 1956BHCAAmended
12 U.S.C. §§ 1841–1852
May 9, 1956 · Pub. L. 84-511 · Securities & Banking · Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Equal Pay Act of 1963EPA
29 U.S.C. § 206(d)
June 10, 1963 · Pub. L. 88-38 · Labor & Employment · John F. Kennedy
- Clean Air ActClean Air ActAmended
42 U.S.C. §§ 7401 et seq.
December 17, 1963 · Pub. L. 88-206 (substantially amended 1970, 1977, 1990) · Environmental · Lyndon B. Johnson
- Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964Title VIIAmended
42 U.S.C. §§ 2000e et seq.
July 2, 1964 · Pub. L. 88-352, Title VII · Civil Rights · Lyndon B. Johnson
- Social Security Amendments of 1965 (Medicare and Medicaid)Medicare/MedicaidAmended
42 U.S.C. §§ 1395 et seq.; §§ 1396 et seq.
July 30, 1965 · Pub. L. 89-97 · Healthcare · Lyndon B. Johnson
- Voting Rights Act of 1965VRAAmended
52 U.S.C. §§ 10101 et seq.
August 6, 1965 · Pub. L. 89-110 · Voting & Elections · Lyndon B. Johnson
- Freedom of Information ActFOIAAmended
5 U.S.C. § 552
July 4, 1966 · Pub. L. 89-487 · Administrative & Government · Lyndon B. Johnson
- Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967ADEA
29 U.S.C. §§ 621–634
December 15, 1967 · Pub. L. 90-202 · Civil Rights · Lyndon B. Johnson
- Indian Civil Rights Act of 1968ICRAAmended
25 U.S.C. §§ 1301–1304
April 11, 1968 · Pub. L. 90-284, Title II · Native American Law · Lyndon B. Johnson
- Fair Housing Act (Title VIII, Civil Rights Act of 1968)FHAAmended
42 U.S.C. §§ 3601–3619
April 11, 1968 · Pub. L. 90-284, Title VIII · Civil Rights · Lyndon B. Johnson
- Truth in Lending ActTILAAmended
15 U.S.C. §§ 1601 et seq.
May 29, 1968 · Pub. L. 90-321, Title I · Consumer Protection · Lyndon B. Johnson
- Gun Control Act of 1968GCAAmended
18 U.S.C. ch. 44
October 22, 1968 · Pub. L. 90-618 · Criminal Law · Lyndon B. Johnson
- National Environmental Policy Act of 1969NEPAAmended
42 U.S.C. §§ 4321–4347
January 1, 1970 · Pub. L. 91-190 · Environmental · Richard Nixon
- Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations ActRICO
18 U.S.C. §§ 1961–1968
October 15, 1970 · Pub. L. 91-452, Title IX · Criminal Law · Richard Nixon
- Fair Credit Reporting ActFCRAAmended
15 U.S.C. §§ 1681 et seq.
October 26, 1970 · Pub. L. 91-508, Title VI · Consumer Protection · Richard Nixon
- Controlled Substances ActCSAAmended
21 U.S.C. ch. 13
October 27, 1970 · Pub. L. 91-513, Title II · Criminal Law · Richard Nixon
- Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970OSH ActAmended
29 U.S.C. ch. 15
December 29, 1970 · Pub. L. 91-596 · Labor & Employment · Richard Nixon
- Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971FECAAmended
52 U.S.C. §§ 30101 et seq.
February 7, 1972 · Pub. L. 92-225 · Voting & Elections · Richard Nixon
- Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972Title IX
20 U.S.C. §§ 1681–1688
June 23, 1972 · Pub. L. 92-318 · Education · Richard Nixon
- Clean Water Act (Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1972)CWAAmended
33 U.S.C. §§ 1251 et seq.
October 18, 1972 · Pub. L. 92-500 · Environmental · Richard Nixon
- Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972MMPAAmended
16 U.S.C. ch. 31
October 21, 1972 · Pub. L. 92-522 · Environmental · Richard Nixon
- Endangered Species Act of 1973ESAAmended
16 U.S.C. §§ 1531–1544
December 28, 1973 · Pub. L. 93-205 · Environmental · Richard Nixon
- Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974FERPAAmended
20 U.S.C. § 1232g
August 21, 1974 · Pub. L. 93-380 · Education · Gerald Ford
- Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974ERISAAmended
29 U.S.C. §§ 1001 et seq.
September 2, 1974 · Pub. L. 93-406 · Labor & Employment · Gerald Ford
- Equal Credit Opportunity ActECOAAmended
15 U.S.C. §§ 1691 et seq.
October 28, 1974 · Pub. L. 93-495 · Consumer Protection · Gerald Ford
- Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974SDWAAmended
42 U.S.C. § 300f et seq.
December 16, 1974 · Pub. L. 93-523 · Environmental · Gerald Ford
- Privacy Act of 1974Privacy ActAmended
5 U.S.C. § 552a
December 31, 1974 · Pub. L. 93-579 · Privacy & Technology · Gerald Ford
- Speedy Trial Act of 1974Speedy Trial ActAmended
18 U.S.C. §§ 3161–3174
January 3, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-619 · Criminal Law · Gerald Ford
- Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975ISDEAAAmended
25 U.S.C. ch. 46
January 4, 1975 · Pub. L. 93-638 · Native American Law · Gerald Ford
- Individuals with Disabilities Education ActIDEAAmended
20 U.S.C. §§ 1400 et seq.
November 29, 1975 · Pub. L. 94-142 (original); Pub. L. 108-446 (current) · Education · Gerald Ford
- Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976HSRAmended
15 U.S.C. § 18a
September 30, 1976 · Pub. L. 94-435 · Antitrust · Gerald Ford
- Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976TSCAAmended
15 U.S.C. ch. 53
October 11, 1976 · Pub. L. 94-469 · Environmental · Gerald Ford
- Copyright Act of 1976Copyright ActAmended
17 U.S.C.
October 19, 1976 · Pub. L. 94-553 · Intellectual Property · Gerald Ford
- Resource Conservation and Recovery ActRCRAAmended
42 U.S.C. ch. 82
October 21, 1976 · Pub. L. 94-580 · Environmental · Gerald Ford
- Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976FSIAAmended
28 U.S.C. §§ 1330, 1602–1611
October 21, 1976 · Pub. L. 94-583 · Foreign Affairs · Gerald Ford
- Fair Debt Collection Practices ActFDCPAAmended
15 U.S.C. §§ 1692–1692p
September 20, 1977 · Pub. L. 95-109 · Consumer Protection · Jimmy Carter
- Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977FCPAAmended
15 U.S.C. §§ 78dd-1 et seq.
December 19, 1977 · Pub. L. 95-213 · Criminal Law · Jimmy Carter
- Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978FISAAmended
50 U.S.C. §§ 1801 et seq.
October 25, 1978 · Pub. L. 95-511 · National Security · Jimmy Carter
- Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978PDA
42 U.S.C. § 2000e(k)
October 31, 1978 · Pub. L. 95-555 · Civil Rights · Jimmy Carter
- Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978 (Title 11)Bankruptcy CodeAmended
11 U.S.C.
November 6, 1978 · Pub. L. 95-598 · Bankruptcy · Jimmy Carter
- Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978ICWA
25 U.S.C. ch. 21
November 8, 1978 · Pub. L. 95-608 · Native American Law · Jimmy Carter
1980–1999 (36)
- Refugee Act of 1980Refugee ActAmended
8 U.S.C. (amends INA)
March 17, 1980 · Pub. L. 96-212 · Immigration · Jimmy Carter
- Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980CERCLA / SuperfundAmended
42 U.S.C. §§ 9601–9675
December 11, 1980 · Pub. L. 96-510 · Environmental · Jimmy Carter
- Bayh-Dole Act of 1980Bayh-Dole
35 U.S.C. §§ 200–212
December 12, 1980 · Pub. L. 96-517 · Intellectual Property · Jimmy Carter
- Sentencing Reform Act of 1984SRAAmended
18 U.S.C. ch. 58; 28 U.S.C. ch. 58
October 12, 1984 · Pub. L. 98-473, Title II, ch. II · Criminal Law · Ronald Reagan
- Bail Reform Act of 1984Bail Reform ActAmended
18 U.S.C. §§ 3141–3150
October 12, 1984 · Pub. L. 98-473, Title II, ch. I · Criminal Law · Ronald Reagan
- Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984Cable ActAmended
47 U.S.C. §§ 521 et seq.
October 30, 1984 · Pub. L. 98-549 · Communications · Ronald Reagan
- Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985COBRAAmended
29 U.S.C. §§ 1161–1169
April 7, 1986 · Pub. L. 99-272 · Healthcare · Ronald Reagan
- Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor ActEMTALA
42 U.S.C. § 1395dd
April 7, 1986 · Pub. L. 99-272, § 9121 · Healthcare · Ronald Reagan
- Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting ActUOCAVAAmended
52 U.S.C. ch. 203
August 28, 1986 · Pub. L. 99-410 · Voting & Elections · Ronald Reagan
- Computer Fraud and Abuse ActCFAAAmended
18 U.S.C. § 1030
October 16, 1986 · Pub. L. 99-474 · Criminal Law · Ronald Reagan
- Electronic Communications Privacy Act of 1986ECPAAmended
18 U.S.C. §§ 2510–2523, 2701–2713
October 21, 1986 · Pub. L. 99-508 · Privacy & Technology · Ronald Reagan
- Tax Reform Act of 1986TRA 1986Superseded
26 U.S.C. (recodified the IRC)
October 22, 1986 · Pub. L. 99-514 · Tax · Ronald Reagan
- Internal Revenue Code of 1986IRCAmended
26 U.S.C.
October 22, 1986 · Pub. L. 99-514 · Tax · Ronald Reagan
- Money Laundering Control Act of 1986MLCAAmended
18 U.S.C. §§ 1956–1957
October 27, 1986 · Pub. L. 99-570, Title I, Subtitle H · Criminal Law · Ronald Reagan
- Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986IRCAAmended
8 U.S.C. (amends INA)
November 6, 1986 · Pub. L. 99-603 · Immigration · Ronald Reagan
- Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification ActWARN Act
29 U.S.C. §§ 2101–2109
August 4, 1988 · Pub. L. 100-379 · Labor & Employment · Ronald Reagan
- Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988IGRAAmended
25 U.S.C. ch. 29
October 17, 1988 · Pub. L. 100-497 · Native American Law · Ronald Reagan
- Video Privacy Protection Act of 1988VPPA
18 U.S.C. § 2710
November 5, 1988 · Pub. L. 100-618 · Privacy & Technology · Ronald Reagan
- Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990ADAAmended
42 U.S.C. §§ 12101 et seq.
July 26, 1990 · Pub. L. 101-336 · Civil Rights · George H. W. Bush
- Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation ActNAGPRAAmended
25 U.S.C. ch. 32
November 16, 1990 · Pub. L. 101-601 · Native American Law · George H. W. Bush
- Civil Rights Act of 1991CRA 1991
42 U.S.C. (amends Title VII and other anti-discrimination statutes)
November 21, 1991 · Pub. L. 102-166 · Civil Rights · George H. W. Bush
- Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993FMLA
29 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et seq.
February 5, 1993 · Pub. L. 103-3 · Labor & Employment · Bill Clinton
- National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (Motor Voter Act)NVRA
52 U.S.C. ch. 205
May 20, 1993 · Pub. L. 103-31 · Voting & Elections · Bill Clinton
- Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993RFRAPartially repealed
42 U.S.C. §§ 2000bb et seq.
November 16, 1993 · Pub. L. 103-141 · Religion · Bill Clinton
- Brady Handgun Violence Prevention ActBrady ActPartially repealed
18 U.S.C. § 922
November 30, 1993 · Pub. L. 103-159 · Criminal Law · Bill Clinton
- Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994VCCLEAPartially repealed
34 U.S.C. (scattered)
September 13, 1994 · Pub. L. 103-322 · Criminal Law · Bill Clinton
- Telecommunications Act of 1996Telecom ActAmended
47 U.S.C. (amends Communications Act of 1934)
February 8, 1996 · Pub. L. 104-104 · Communications · Bill Clinton
- Communications Decency Act § 230§ 230
47 U.S.C. § 230
February 8, 1996 · Pub. L. 104-104, Title V · Privacy & Technology · Bill Clinton
- Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996AEDPA
28 U.S.C. §§ 2241–2266
April 24, 1996 · Pub. L. 104-132 · Criminal Law · Bill Clinton
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996HIPAAAmended
42 U.S.C. §§ 1320d et seq.
August 21, 1996 · Pub. L. 104-191 · Healthcare · Bill Clinton
- Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996PRWORAAmended
42 U.S.C. ch. 7, subch. IV
August 22, 1996 · Pub. L. 104-193 · Social Welfare · Bill Clinton
- Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996IIRIRAAmended
8 U.S.C. (amends INA)
September 30, 1996 · Pub. L. 104-208, Div. C · Immigration · Bill Clinton
- Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998COPPA
15 U.S.C. §§ 6501–6506
October 21, 1998 · Pub. L. 105-277, Div. C, Title XIII · Privacy & Technology · Bill Clinton
- Digital Millennium Copyright ActDMCAAmended
17 U.S.C. § 512 + ch. 12
October 28, 1998 · Pub. L. 105-304 · Intellectual Property · Bill Clinton
- Identity Theft and Assumption Deterrence Act of 1998ITADAAmended
18 U.S.C. § 1028
October 30, 1998 · Pub. L. 105-318 · Criminal Law · Bill Clinton
- Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999)GLBAAmended
15 U.S.C. §§ 6801 et seq.
November 12, 1999 · Pub. L. 106-102 · Securities & Banking · Bill Clinton
2000+ (39)
- Servicemen's Readjustment Act (GI Bill)GI Bill
Social Welfare
- Magnuson-Moss Warranty ActMagnuson-Moss
Consumer Protection
- Death on the High Seas ActDOHSA
46 U.S.C. §§ 30301–30308
Accidents & Injuries
- Wartime Suspension of Limitations ActWartime Suspension of Limitations Act
18 U.S.C. § 3287
Criminal Law
- Merchant Marine Act of 1920 (Jones Act)Jones Act
46 U.S.C. § 30104
Accidents & Injuries
- Real Estate Settlement Procedures ActRESPA
Consumer Protection
- Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act (SORNA)Adam Walsh Act
Criminal Law
- Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation ActLHWCA
Labor & Employment
- Federal Employers Liability ActFELA
Labor & Employment
- Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act of 2000RLUIPA
42 U.S.C. ch. 21C
September 22, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-274 · Religion · Bill Clinton
- Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000TVPAAmended
22 U.S.C. ch. 78
October 28, 2000 · Pub. L. 106-386, Div. A · Immigration · Bill Clinton
- Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001PATRIOT ActPartially repealed
Pub. L. 107-56 (scattered across multiple titles)
October 26, 2001 · Pub. L. 107-56 · National Security · George W. Bush
- No Child Left Behind Act of 2001NCLBSuperseded
20 U.S.C. (amended ESEA)
January 8, 2002 · Pub. L. 107-110 · Education · George W. Bush
- Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002 (McCain-Feingold)BCRAPartially repealed
52 U.S.C. (amended FECA)
March 27, 2002 · Pub. L. 107-155 · Voting & Elections · George W. Bush
- Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002SOX
15 U.S.C. §§ 7201 et seq.
July 30, 2002 · Pub. L. 107-204 · Securities & Banking · George W. Bush
- Help America Vote Act of 2002HAVA
52 U.S.C. ch. 209
October 29, 2002 · Pub. L. 107-252 · Voting & Elections · George W. Bush
- CAN-SPAM Act of 2003CAN-SPAM
15 U.S.C. §§ 7701–7713
December 16, 2003 · Pub. L. 108-187 · Privacy & Technology · George W. Bush
- Servicemembers Civil Relief ActServicemembers Civil Relief Act
50 U.S.C. §§ 3901–4043
December 19, 2003 · Pub. L. 108–189, 117 Stat. 2835 · National Security · George W. Bush
- Class Action Fairness Act of 2005CAFA
28 U.S.C. §§ 1332(d), 1453, 1711–1715
February 18, 2005 · Pub. L. 109-2 · Civil Procedure · George W. Bush
- Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005BAPCPA
11 U.S.C. (amends Bankruptcy Code)
April 20, 2005 · Pub. L. 109-8 · Bankruptcy · George W. Bush
- Real ID Act of 2005Real ID Act
Pub. L. 109-13, Div. B (not codified)
May 11, 2005 · Pub. L. 109-13, Div. B · National Security · George W. Bush
- Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008GINA
42 U.S.C. §§ 2000ff et seq.
May 21, 2008 · Pub. L. 110-233 · Civil Rights · George W. Bush
- Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008MHPAEAAmended
29 U.S.C. § 1185a; 42 U.S.C. § 300gg-26
October 3, 2008 · Pub. L. 110-343, Div. C, § 511 · Healthcare · George W. Bush
- Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009Ledbetter Act
42 U.S.C. § 2000e-5(e) (amends Title VII)
January 29, 2009 · Pub. L. 111-2 · Civil Rights · Barack Obama
- Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health ActHITECH
42 U.S.C. §§ 17901 et seq. (amends HIPAA)
February 17, 2009 · Pub. L. 111-5, Div. A, Title XIII · Healthcare · Barack Obama
- Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention ActHCPA
18 U.S.C. § 249
October 28, 2009 · Pub. L. 111-84 · Civil Rights · Barack Obama
- Patient Protection and Affordable Care ActACAAmended
42 U.S.C. §§ 18001 et seq.
March 23, 2010 · Pub. L. 111-148 · Healthcare · Barack Obama
- Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection ActDodd-FrankAmended
12 U.S.C. §§ 5301 et seq.
July 21, 2010 · Pub. L. 111-203 · Securities & Banking · Barack Obama
- Jumpstart Our Business Startups ActJOBS Act
15 U.S.C. (amends Securities Act and Exchange Act)
April 5, 2012 · Pub. L. 112-106 · Securities & Banking · Barack Obama
- USA FREEDOM Act of 2015USA FREEDOM
Pub. L. 114-23 (amends FISA and PATRIOT Act)
June 2, 2015 · Pub. L. 114-23 · National Security · Barack Obama
- Every Student Succeeds ActESSA
20 U.S.C. (amends ESEA)
December 10, 2015 · Pub. L. 114-95 · Education · Barack Obama
- 21st Century Cures ActCures Act
Pub. L. 114-255 (scattered across Title 21 and Title 42)
December 13, 2016 · Pub. L. 114-255 · Healthcare · Barack Obama
- Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017TCJA
26 U.S.C. (amends IRC)
December 22, 2017 · Pub. L. 115-97 · Tax · Donald Trump
- Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data ActCLOUD Act
18 U.S.C. § 2713 (amends SCA)
March 23, 2018 · Pub. L. 115-141, Div. V · Privacy & Technology · Donald Trump
- First Step Act of 2018First Step Act
18 U.S.C. (scattered)
December 21, 2018 · Pub. L. 115-391 · Criminal Law · Donald Trump
- Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security ActCARES Act
Pub. L. 116-136 (scattered across multiple titles)
March 27, 2020 · Pub. L. 116-136 · Social Welfare · Donald Trump
- Infrastructure Investment and Jobs ActIIJA
Pub. L. 117-58 (scattered)
November 15, 2021 · Pub. L. 117-58 · Energy & Infrastructure · Joe Biden
- CHIPS and Science Act of 2022CHIPS Act
Pub. L. 117-167 (scattered)
August 9, 2022 · Pub. L. 117-167 · Energy & Infrastructure · Joe Biden
- Inflation Reduction Act of 2022IRA 2022
Pub. L. 117-169 (scattered across IRC and 42 U.S.C.)
August 16, 2022 · Pub. L. 117-169 · Energy & Infrastructure · Joe Biden