United States federal statute

C354
concept

A United States federal statute is a law formally enacted by Congress and signed by the President (or passed over a veto) that applies nationwide and governs conduct, rights, and obligations under federal jurisdiction.

All labels observed (62)

Label Occurrences
United States federal statute canonical 1,082
federal statute 88
National Defense Authorization Act 35

Description generation (CDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.

Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: United States federal statute
Generated description
A United States federal statute is a law formally enacted by Congress and signed by the President (or passed over a veto) that applies nationwide and governs conduct, rights, and obligations under federal jurisdiction.

Instances (1,325)

Instance Via concept surface
Insider Trading and Securities Fraud Enforcement Act of 1988 —
Title I of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 title of federal statute
Tariff of 1842 —
Espionage Act of 1917 —
Public Law 110-456 —
Public Law 104-290 —
FIRREA —
Judiciary and Judicial Procedure federal statute
National Minimum Drinking Age Act of 1984 —
U.S. Public Law 98-306 —
Housing Act of 1949 —
Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 —
85-864 United States federal public law
Department of Energy Organization Act —
'33 Act
linked to: ’33 Act
—
97-34 —
Pub.L. 92-463 —
Public Law 98-21 —
Coinage Act of 1849 —
TEFRA —
Public Law 97-248 —
Public Law 101-576 —
An Act to Increase Deposit Insurance from $20,000 to $40,000, to Provide Full Insurance for Public Unit Deposits of $100,000 per Account, to Establish a National Commission on Electronic Fund Transfers, and for Other Purposes —
Federal Deposit Insurance Act Amendments of 1974 —
Public Law 95-617 —
Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act proposed United States federal law
OBRA 1981 —
Pittman Act of 1918 —
National Housing Act of 1934 —
Title IX of the Social Security Act —
Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act —
Public Law 84-851 —
Title 46 of the United States Code federal statute
Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959 —
Education Amendments of 1972 —
Electronic Communications Privacy Act —
Immigration and Nationality Act —
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act
AMLA 2020 —
Controlled Substances Act —
Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008 —
Small Business Jobs Act of 2010 —
Internal Revenue Code
linked to: IRC
federal statute
Federal Election Campaign Act —
Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 —
Tariff Act of 1789 —
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 United States federal transportation law
Union Pacific Railway Act of 1862 —
Coinage Act of 1853 —
Bank Act of 1791 federal statute