TOPN: Table of Popular Names

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What's in a popular name?

Laws acquire popular names as they make their way through Congress. Sometimes these names say something about the substance of the law (as with the '2002 Winter Olympic Commemorative Coin Act'). Sometimes they are a way of recognizing or honoring the sponsor or creator of a particular law (as with the 'Taft-Hartley Act'). And sometimes they are meant to garner political support for a law by giving it a catchy name (as with the 'USA Patriot Act' or the 'Take Pride in America Act') or by invoking public outrage or sympathy (as with any number of laws named for victims of crimes). History books, newspapers, and other sources use the popular name to refer to these laws. Why can't these popular names easily be found in the US Code?

How the US Code is built.

The United States Code is meant to be an organized, logical compilation of the laws passed by Congress. At its top level, it divides the world of legislation into fifty topically-organized Titles, and each Title is further subdivided into any number of logical subtopics. In theory, any law -- or individual provisions within any law -- passed by Congress should be classifiable into one or more slots in the framework of the Code. On the other hand, legislation often contains bundles of topically unrelated provisions that collectively respond to a particular public need or problem. A farm bill, for instance, might contain provisions that affect the tax status of farmers, their management of land or treatment of the environment, a system of price limits or supports, and so on. Each of these individual provisions would, logically, belong in a different place in the Code. (Of course, this isn't always the case; some legislation deals with a fairly narrow range of related concerns.)

The process of incorporating a newly-passed piece of legislation into the Code is known as "classification" -- essentially a process of deciding where in the logical organization of the Code the various parts of the particular law belong. Sometimes classification is easy; the law could be written with the Code in mind, and might specifically amend, extend, or repeal particular chunks of the existing Code, making it no great challenge to figure out how to classify its various parts. And as we said before, a particular law might be narrow in focus, making it both simple and sensible to move it wholesale into a particular slot in the Code. But this is not normally the case, and often different provisions of the law will logically belong in different, scattered locations in the Code. As a result, often the law will not be found in one place neatly identified by its popular name. Nor will a full-text search of the Code necessarily reveal where all the pieces have been scattered. Instead, those who classify laws into the Code typically leave a note explaining how a particular law has been classified into the Code. It is usually found in the Note section attached to a relevant section of the Code, usually under a paragraph identified as the "Short Title".

How the LII Table of Popular Names works.

Our Table of Popular Names is organized alphabetically by popular name. You'll find three types of link associated with each popular name (though each law may not have all three types). One, a reference to a Public Law number, is a link to the bill as it was originally passed by Congress, and will take you to the LRC THOMAS legislative system, or GPO FDSYS site. So-called "Short Title" links, and links to particular sections of the Code, will lead you to a textual roadmap (the section notes) describing how the particular law was incorporated into the Code. Finally, acts may be referred to by a different name, or may have been renamed, the links will take you to the appropriate listing in the table.

W. J. (Billy) Tauzin Satellite Television Act of 2004

Also known as the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004

Pub. L. 108-447, div. J, title IX, Dec. 8, 2004, 118 Stat. 3393

Short title, see 17 U.S.C. 101 note

W.A.A.C. (Women's Army Auxiliary Corps) Act

May 14, 1942, ch. 312, 56 Stat. 278

W.A.C. (Women's Army Corps) Act

July 1, 1943, ch. 187, 57 Stat. 371 (50 U.S.C. App. 1551 et seq.)

Wadsworth-Burke Bill

See Selective Training and Service Act of 1940

Wadsworth-Kahn Act

Mar. 15, 1920, ch. 100, 41 Stat. 530

Wage-Hour Bill

See Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938

Wagner Act (Advance Planning of Public Works)

See Employment Stabilization Act of 1931

Wagner Foreign Credits Act

May 7, 1940, ch. 185, 54 Stat. 179

Wagner-Cole Act

See Trust Indenture Act of 1939

Wagner-Connery Labor Relations Act

See National Labor Relations Act

Wagner-Connery Wages and Hours Act

See Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938

Wagner-Lea Act

See Investment Advisers Act of 1940; Investment Company Act of 1940

Wagner-Lewis $500,000,000 Emergency Relief Act

See A.A.A. Farm Relief and Inflation Act

Wagner-O'Day Act

See Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act

Wagner-Peyser Act

June 6, 1933, ch. 49, 48 Stat. 113 (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.)

Short title, see 29 U.S.C. 49 note

Wagner-Steagall Housing Act

See United States Housing Act of 1937

Walhalla National Fish Hatchery Conveyance Act

Pub. L. 104-265, Oct. 9, 1996, 110 Stat. 3288

Walker Tariff Act

July 30, 1846, ch. 74, 9 Stat. 42

Wall Street Transparency and Accountability Act of 2010

Pub. L. 111-203, title VII, July 21, 2010, 124 Stat. 1641

Short title, see 15 U.S.C. 8301 note

Wallkill River National Wildlife Refuge Act

Pub. L. 101-593, title I, Sec. 107, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 2955 (16 U.S.C. 668dd note)

Walsh Act (Additional Federal Judges)

Sept. 14, 1922, ch. 306, 42 Stat. 837

Walsh Act (Contempts)

July 3, 1926, ch. 762, 44 Stat. 835

Walsh-Healey Act

June 30, 1936, ch. 881, 49 Stat. 2036

Short title, see 41 U.S.C. 101 note

Walter-Logan Act

See Administrative Procedure Act

Wampanoag Tribal Council of Gay Head, Inc., Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1987

Pub. L. 100-95, Aug. 18, 1987, 101 Stat. 704 (25 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.)

Short title, see 25 U.S.C. 1771 note

War Brides Act

Dec. 28, 1945, ch. 591, 59 Stat. 659 (8 U.S.C. 232 et seq.)

War Claims Act Amendments of 1954

Aug. 31, 1954, ch. 1162, 68 Stat. 1033

Short title, see 50 U.S.C. App. 2001 note

War Claims Act of 1948

July 3, 1948, ch. 826, 62 Stat. 1240 (50 U.S.C. App. 2001 et seq.)

Short title, see 50 U.S.C. App. 2001 note

War Contracts Relief Act

Aug. 7, 1946, ch. 864, 60 Stat. 902

War Crimes Act of 1996

Pub. L. 104-192, Aug. 21, 1996, 110 Stat. 2104 (18 U.S.C. 2441 et seq.)

Short title, see 18 U.S.C. 2441 note

War Damage Insurance Act

Mar. 27, 1942, ch. 198, 56 Stat. 174

War Declaration Against Germany

Dec. 11, 1941, 3:05 p.m., E.S.T., ch. 564, 55 Stat. 796

War Declaration Against Italy

Dec. 11, 1941, 3:06 p.m., E.S.T., ch. 565, 55 Stat. 797

War Declaration Against Japan

Dec. 8, 1941, 4:10 p.m., E.S.T., ch. 561, 55 Stat. 795

War Department Civil Appropriation Act, 1938

July 19, 1937, ch. 511, 50 Stat. 515

War Department Civil Appropriation Act, 1939

June 11, 1938, ch. 348, 52 Stat. 667

War Department Civil Appropriation Act, 1940

June 28, 1939, ch. 246, 53 Stat. 856

War Department Civil Appropriation Act, 1941

June 24, 1940, ch. 415, 54 Stat. 505

War Department Civil Appropriation Act, 1942

May 23, 1941, ch. 130, 55 Stat. 190

War Department Civil Appropriation Act, 1943

Apr. 28, 1942, ch. 246, 56 Stat. 219

War Department Civil Appropriation Act, 1944

June 2, 1943, ch. 115, 57 Stat. 93

War Department Civil Appropriation Act, 1945

June 26, 1944, ch. 275, 58 Stat. 327

War Department Civil Appropriation Act, 1946

Mar. 31, 1945, ch. 45, 59 Stat. 39

War Department Civil Appropriation Act, 1947

May 2, 1946, ch. 247, 60 Stat. 160

War Department Civil Appropriation Act, 1948

July 31, 1947, ch. 411, 61 Stat. 686

War Finance Corporation Act

Apr. 5, 1918, ch. 45, 40 Stat. 506 (15 U.S.C. 331 et seq.)

War Hazards Compensation Act

Dec. 2, 1942, ch. 668, titles I, II, 56 Stat. 1028, 1033 (42 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.)

Short title, see 42 U.S.C. 1701 note

War Housing Appropriation Act

July 2, 1942, ch. 478, 56 Stat. 633

War Labor Disputes Act

June 25, 1943, ch. 144, 57 Stat. 163 (50 U.S.C. App. 1501 et seq.)

War Manpower Commission Appropriation Act, 1944

July 12, 1943, ch. 221, title VII, 57 Stat. 517

War Manpower Commission Appropriation Act, 1945

June 28, 1944, ch. 302, title VII, 58 Stat. 570

War Manpower Commission Appropriation Act, 1946

July 3, 1945, ch. 263, title VII, 59 Stat. 380

War Minerals Relief Act

Mar. 2, 1919, ch. 94, Sec. 5, 40 Stat. 1274

War Mobilization and Reconversion Act of 1944

Oct. 3, 1944, ch. 480, 58 Stat. 785 (50 U.S.C. App. 1651 et seq.)

Short title, see 50 U.S.C. App. 1651 note

War Orphans' Educational Assistance Act of 1956

June 29, 1956, ch. 476, 70 Stat. 411

War Overtime Pay Act of 1943

May 7, 1943, ch. 93, 57 Stat. 75 (50 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.)

War Pay and Allowances Act of 1942

See Missing Persons Act

War Powers Resolution

Pub. L. 93-148, Nov. 7, 1973, 87 Stat. 555 (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.)

Short title, see 50 U.S.C. 1541 note

War Risk Insurance Act

Sept. 2, 1914, ch. 293, 38 Stat. 711

War Time Act

Jan. 20, 1942, ch. 7, 56 Stat. 9

War Time Passport Act

May 22, 1918, ch. 81, 40 Stat. 559 (22 U.S.C. 223 et seq.)

War Time Prohibition Act

Nov. 21, 1918, ch. 212, 40 Stat. 1045

War-Risk Insurance Fund Act

June 5, 1942, ch. 332, 56 Stat. 310

Warehouse Act

See United States Warehouse Act

Warehouse Receipts Act (District of Columbia)

Apr. 15, 1910, ch. 167, 36 Stat. 301

Warm Springs Study Act of 1988

Pub. L. 100-559, title VIII, Oct. 28, 1988, 102 Stat. 2801

Warner Canyon Ski Hill Land Exchange Act of 1997

Pub. L. 105-40, Aug. 11, 1997, 111 Stat. 1117

Warning, Alert, and Response Network Act

Pub. L. 109-347, title VI, Oct. 13, 2006, 120 Stat. 1936 (47 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.)

Short title, see 47 U.S.C. 1201 note

Warrant Officer Act of 1954

May 29, 1954, ch. 249, 68 Stat. 157

Warrant Officer Management Act

Pub. L. 102-190, div. A, title XI, Dec. 5, 1991, 105 Stat. 1491 (10 U.S.C. 571 et seq.)

Short title, see 10 U.S.C. 571 note

Warren Act (Reclamation)

Feb. 21, 1911, ch. 141, 36 Stat. 925 (43 U.S.C. 523 et seq.)

Short title, see 43 U.S.C. 523 note

Warsaw Convention (International Air Transportation)

Oct. 12, 1929, 49 Stat. 3000, TS 876

Wartime Violation of Italian American Civil Liberties Act

Pub. L. 106-451, Nov. 7, 2000, 114 Stat. 1947

Short title, see 50 U.S.C. App. 1981 note

Washington Conference for Limitation of Armaments

See Disarmament Conference Resolution

Washington Metropolitan Region Development Act

Pub. L. 86-527, June 27, 1960, 74 Stat. 223

Washington National Airport Act

June 29, 1940, ch. 444, 54 Stat. 686

Washington Park Wilderness Act of 1988

Pub. L. 100-668, Nov. 16, 1988, 102 Stat. 3961

Short title, see 16 U.S.C. 90 note

Washington State Wilderness Act of 1984

Pub. L. 98-339, July 3, 1984, 98 Stat. 299

Washington-Rochambeau Revolutionary Route National Heritage Act of 2000

Pub. L. 106-473, Nov. 9, 2000, 114 Stat. 2083

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act

Pub. L. 102-579, Oct. 30, 1992, 106 Stat. 4777

Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Amendment Act

Pub. L. 104-201, div. C, title XXXI, subtitle F (Sec. 3181 et seq.), Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2851

Water Bank Act

Pub. L. 91-559, Dec. 19, 1970, 84 Stat. 1468 (16 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.)

Short title, see 16 U.S.C. 1301 note

Water Bank Extension Act of 1994

Pub. L. 103-393, Oct. 22, 1994, 108 Stat. 4105 (16 U.S.C. 1305 note)

Water Desalination Act of 1996

Pub. L. 104-298, Oct. 11, 1996, 110 Stat. 3622 (42 U.S.C. 10301 note)

Water Facilities Act

Aug. 28, 1937, ch. 870, 50 Stat. 869 (16 U.S.C. 590r et seq.)

Water Pollution Control Act

Renamed Federal Water Pollution Control Act

Water Pollution Control Act Amendments of 1956

July 9, 1956, ch. 518, 70 Stat. 498

Water Power Act

See Federal Power Act

Water Quality Act of 1965

Pub. L. 89-234, Oct. 2, 1965, 79 Stat. 903

Water Quality Act of 1987

Pub. L. 100-4, Feb. 4, 1987, 101 Stat. 7

Short title, see 33 U.S.C. 1251 note

Water Quality Improvement Act of 1970

Pub. L. 91-224, title I, Apr. 3, 1970, 84 Stat. 91

Water Research and Development Act of 1978

Pub. L. 95-467, Oct. 17, 1978, 92 Stat. 1305 (42 U.S.C. 7801 et seq.)

Short title, see 42 U.S.C. 7801 note

Water Resources Development Act of 1974

Pub. L. 93-251, title I, Mar. 7, 1974, 88 Stat. 12

Short title, see 42 U.S.C. 1962 note

Water Resources Development Act of 1976

Pub. L. 94-587, Oct. 22, 1976, 90 Stat. 2917

Water Resources Development Act of 1986

Pub. L. 99-662, Nov. 17, 1986, 100 Stat. 4082 (33 U.S.C. 2201 et seq.)

Short title, see 33 U.S.C. 2201 note

Water Resources Development Act of 1988

Pub. L. 100-676, Nov. 17, 1988, 102 Stat. 4012

Short title, see 33 U.S.C. 2201 note

Water Resources Development Act of 1990

Pub. L. 101-640, Nov. 28, 1990, 104 Stat. 4604

Short title, see 33 U.S.C. 2201 note

Water Resources Development Act of 1992

Pub. L. 102-580, Oct. 31, 1992, 106 Stat. 4797

Short title, see 33 U.S.C. 2201 note

Water Resources Development Act of 1996

Pub. L. 104-303, Oct. 12, 1996, 110 Stat. 3658

Short title, see 33 U.S.C. 2201 note

Water Resources Development Act of 1999

Pub. L. 106-53, Aug. 17, 1999, 113 Stat. 269

Short title, see 33 U.S.C. 2201 note

Water Resources Development Act of 2000

Pub. L. 106-541, Dec. 11, 2000, 114 Stat. 2572

Short title, see 33 U.S.C. 2201 note

Water Resources Development Act of 2007

Pub. L. 110-114, Nov. 8, 2007, 121 Stat. 1041

Short title, see 33 U.S.C. 2201 note

Water Resources Planning Act

Pub. L. 89-80, July 22, 1965, 79 Stat. 244 (42 U.S.C. 1962 et seq.)

Short title, see 42 U.S.C. 1962 note

Water Resources Research Act Amendments of 2006

Pub. L. 109-471, Jan. 11, 2007, 120 Stat. 3552

Short title, see 42 U.S.C. 10301 note

Water Resources Research Act of 1964

Pub. L. 88-379, July 17, 1964, 78 Stat. 329 (42 U.S.C. 1961 et seq.)

Short title, see 42 U.S.C. 1961 note

Water Resources Research Act of 1984

Pub. L. 98-242, Mar. 22, 1984, 98 Stat. 97 (42 U.S.C. 10301 et seq.)

Short title, see 42 U.S.C. 10301 note

Water Supply Act of 1958

Pub. L. 85-500, title III, July 3, 1958, 72 Stat. 319

Short title, see 43 U.S.C. 390b note

Water Supply, Reliability, and Environmental Improvement Act

Pub. L. 108-361, Oct. 25, 2004, 118 Stat. 1681

Watermelon Research and Promotion Act

Pub. L. 99-198, title XVI, subtitle C (Sec. 1641 et seq.), Dec. 23, 1985, 99 Stat. 1622 (7 U.S.C. 4901 et seq.)

Short title, see 7 U.S.C. 4901 note

Watermelon Research and Promotion Improvement Act of 1993

Pub. L. 103-189, Dec. 14, 1993, 107 Stat. 2259

Short title, see 7 U.S.C. 4901 note

Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act

Aug. 4, 1954, ch. 656, 68 Stat. 666 (16 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.)

Short title, see 16 U.S.C. 1001 note

Ways and Means Act (Civil War)

Mar. 3, 1863, ch. 73, 12 Stat. 709

Weapon Systems Acquisition Reform Act of 2009

Pub. L. 111-23, May 22, 2009, 123 Stat. 1704

Short title, see 10 U.S.C. 101 note

Weapons of Mass Destruction Control Act of 1992

Pub. L. 102-484, div. A, title XV, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2567

Weapons of Mass Destruction Prohibition Improvement Act of 2004

Pub. L. 108-458, title VI, subtitle I (Sec. 6801 et seq.), Dec. 17, 2004, 118 Stat. 3766

Short title, see 18 U.S.C. 1 note

Weather Modification Reporting Act of 1972

Pub. L. 92-205, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 735 (15 U.S.C. 330 et seq.)

Short title, see 15 U.S.C. 330 note

Weather Service Modernization Act

Pub. L. 102-567, title VII, Oct. 29, 1992, 106 Stat. 4303 (15 U.S.C. 313 note)

Web-Based Education Commission Act

Pub. L. 105-244, title VIII, part J (Sec. 851 et seq.), Oct. 7, 1998, 112 Stat. 1822

Webb Exporter Combination Act

See Webb-Pomerene Act

Webb-Kenyon Act

Mar. 1, 1913, ch. 90, 37 Stat. 699

Short title, see 27 U.S.C. 122 note

Webb-Pomerene Act (Export Trade)

Apr. 10, 1918, ch. 50, 40 Stat. 516 (15 U.S.C. 61 et seq.)

Short title, see 15 U.S.C. 66

Webcaster Settlement Act of 2008

Pub. L. 110-435, Oct. 16, 2008, 122 Stat. 4974

Short title, see 17 U.S.C. 101 note

Webcaster Settlement Act of 2009

Pub. L. 111-36, June 30, 2009, 123 Stat. 1926

Short title, see 17 U.S.C. 101 note

Weeks Law

Mar. 1, 1911, ch. 186, 36 Stat. 961

Short title, see 16 U.S.C. 552 note

Wei Jingsheng Freedom of Conscience Act

Private Law 106-14, Nov. 22, 2000

Weights and Measures Act (District of Columbia)

Mar. 3, 1921, ch. 118, 41 Stat. 1217

Weir Farm National Historic Site Establishment Act of 1990

Pub. L. 101-485, Oct. 31, 1990, 104 Stat. 1171 (16 U.S.C. 461 note)

Weir Farm National Historic Site Expansion Act of 1994

Pub. L. 103-449, title II, Nov. 2, 1994, 108 Stat. 4756

Wekiva Wild and Scenic River Act of 2000

Pub. L. 106-299, Oct. 13, 2000, 114 Stat. 1050

Short title, see 16 U.S.C. 1271 note

Welch Act

May 28, 1928, ch. 814, 45 Stat. 776

Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure Act

Pub. L. 85-836, Aug. 28, 1958, 72 Stat. 997 (29 U.S.C. 301 et seq.)

Welfare and Pension Plans Disclosure Act Amendments of 1962

Pub. L. 87-420, Mar. 20, 1962, 76 Stat. 35

Short title, see 18 U.S.C. 664 note

Welfare Reform Extension Act of 2003

Pub. L. 108-40, June 30, 2003, 117 Stat. 836

Short title, see 42 U.S.C. 1305 note

Welfare Reform Extension Act of 2004

Pub. L. 108-210, Mar. 31, 2004, 118 Stat. 564

Short title, see 42 U.S.C. 1305 note

Welfare Reform Extension Act of 2005

Pub. L. 109-4, Mar. 25, 2005, 119 Stat. 17

Short title, see 42 U.S.C. 1305 note

Welfare Reform Extension Act, Part VIII

Pub. L. 108-308, Sept. 30, 2004, 118 Stat. 1135

Short title, see 42 U.S.C. 1305 note

Wellton-Mohawk Transfer Act

Pub. L. 106-221, June 20, 2000, 114 Stat. 351

Wendell H. Ford Aviation Investment and Reform Act for the 21st Century

Pub. L. 106-181, Apr. 5, 2000, 114 Stat. 61

Short title, see 49 U.S.C. 40101 note

West Point Act

Oct. 1, 1942, ch. 573, 56 Stat. 763

West Point Cadet Act

June 7, 1935, ch. 201, 49 Stat. 332

West Valley Demonstration Project Act

Pub. L. 96-368, Oct. 1, 1980, 94 Stat. 1347 (42 U.S.C. 2021a note)

West Virginia Admission Act

Dec. 31, 1862, ch. 6, 12 Stat. 633

West Virginia National Interest River Conservation Act of 1987

Pub. L. 100-534, Oct. 26, 1988, 102 Stat. 2699

Short title, see 16 U.S.C. 460m-15 note

Western and Central Pacific Fisheries Convention Implementation Act

Pub. L. 109-479, title V, Jan. 12, 2007, 120 Stat. 3635 (16 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.)

Short title, see 16 U.S.C. 6901 note

Western Hemisphere Drug Elimination Act

Pub. L. 105-277, div. C, title VIII, Oct. 21, 1998, 112 Stat. 2681-693

Short title, see 21 U.S.C. 801 note

Western Hemisphere Drug Elimination Technical Corrections Act

Pub. L. 106-35, June 15, 1999, 113 Stat. 126

Western Reserve Heritage Areas Study Act

Pub. L. 109-338, title III, subtitle A (Sec. 301 et seq.), Oct. 12, 2006, 120 Stat. 1845

Western Shoshone Claims Distribution Act

Pub. L. 108-270, July 7, 2004, 118 Stat. 805

Western Water Policy Review Act of 1992

Pub. L. 102-575, title XXX, Oct. 30, 1992, 106 Stat. 4693 (43 U.S.C. 371 note)

Wetlands Act of 1961

See Wetlands Loan Act

Wetlands and Wildlife Enhancement Act of 1998

Pub. L. 105-312, title III, Oct. 30, 1998, 112 Stat. 2958

Short title, see 16 U.S.C. 4401 note

Wetlands Loan Act

Pub. L. 87-383, Oct. 4, 1961, 75 Stat. 813 (16 U.S.C. 715k-3 et seq.)

Short title, see 16 U.S.C. 715k-3 note

Wetlands Loan Extension Act of 1976

Pub. L. 94-215, Feb. 17, 1976, 90 Stat. 189

Short title, see 16 U.S.C. 715 note

Whale Conservation and Protection Study Act

Pub. L. 94-532, Oct. 17, 1976, 90 Stat. 2491 (16 U.S.C. 917 et seq.)

Short title, see 16 U.S.C. 917 note

Whaling Convention Act of 1949

Aug. 9, 1950, ch. 653, 64 Stat. 421 (16 U.S.C. 916 et seq.)

Short title, see 16 U.S.C. 916 note

Whaling Treaty Act

May 1, 1936, ch. 251, 49 Stat. 1246 (16 U.S.C. 901 et seq.)

Wheat Acreage Act

See Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938

Wheat and Wheat Foods Research and Nutrition Education Act

Pub. L. 95-113, title XVII, Sept. 29, 1977, 91 Stat. 1031 (7 U.S.C. 3401 et seq.)

Short title, see 7 U.S.C. 3401 note

Wheat Research and Promotion Act

Pub. L. 91-430, Sept. 26, 1970, 84 Stat. 885 (7 U.S.C. 1292 note)

Wheeler Coal-Miners Act

See Railroad Retirement Act of 1937

Wheeler-Case Act

July 16, 1943, ch. 242, 57 Stat. 566

Wheeler-Howard Act

See Indian Reorganization Act

Wheeler-Lea Act

Mar. 21, 1938, ch. 49, 52 Stat. 111

Wheeler-Lea Transportation Act

See Transportation Act of 1940

Wheeling National Heritage Area Act of 2000

Pub. L. 106-291, title I, Sec. 157, Oct. 11, 2000, 114 Stat. 963 (16 U.S.C. 461 note)

Wherry Act (Housing Near Military Establishments)

June 27, 1934, ch. 847, title VIII, as added Aug. 8, 1949, ch. 403, Sec. 1, 63 Stat. 570

Whistleblower Protection Act of 1989

Pub. L. 101-12, Apr. 10, 1989, 103 Stat. 16

Short title, see 5 U.S.C. 1201 note

White Act (Collisions on Great Lakes)

Feb. 8, 1895, ch. 64, 28 Stat. 645 (33 U.S.C. 241 et seq.)

White Cane Safety Day Act

Pub. L. 88-628, Oct. 6, 1964, 78 Stat. 1003

White Charger Act

Pub. L. 86-616, Sec. 10, July 12, 1960, 74 Stat. 395

White Clay Creek Study Act

Pub. L. 102-215, Dec. 11, 1991, 105 Stat. 1664

Short title, see 16 U.S.C. 1271 note

White Clay Creek Wild and Scenic Rivers System Act

Pub. L. 106-357, Oct. 24, 2000, 114 Stat. 1393

Short title, see 16 U.S.C. 1271 note

White Earth Reservation Land Settlement Act of 1985

Pub. L. 99-264, Mar. 24, 1986, 100 Stat. 61 (25 U.S.C. 331 note)

White House Conference for a Drug Free America

Pub. L. 99-570, title I, subtitle S (Sec. 1931 et seq.), Oct. 27, 1986, 100 Stat. 3207-56 (20 U.S.C. 4601 note)

White House Conference on Handicapped Individuals Act

Pub. L. 93-516, title III, Dec. 7, 1974, 88 Stat. 1631

White House Conference on Productivity Act

Pub. L. 97-367, Oct. 25, 1982, 96 Stat. 1761 (15 U.S.C. 2401 note)

White House Conference on Small Business Authorization Act (1984)

Pub. L. 98-276, May 8, 1984, 98 Stat. 169 (15 U.S.C. 631 note)

White House Conference on Small Business Authorization Act (1990)

Pub. L. 101-409, Oct. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 885 (15 U.S.C. 631 note)

White House Police Act

Apr. 22, 1940, ch. 133, 54 Stat. 156

White Mountain Apache Tribe Rural Water System Loan Authorization Act

Pub. L. 110-390, Oct. 10, 2008, 122 Stat. 4191

White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010

Pub. L. 111-291, title III, Dec. 8, 2010, 124 Stat. 3073

White Phosphorous Matches Act

Apr. 9, 1912, ch. 75, 37 Stat. 81

White Pine Blister Rust Protection Act

Apr. 26, 1940, ch. 159, 54 Stat. 168 (16 U.S.C. 594a)

White Pine County Conservation, Recreation, and Development Act of 2006

Pub. L. 109-432, div. C, title III, Dec. 20, 2006, 120 Stat. 3028

Short title, see 16 U.S.C. 1241 note

White Russian Act

June 8, 1934, ch. 429, 48 Stat. 926

White-Collar Crime Penalty Enhancement Act of 2002

Pub. L. 107-204, title IX, July 30, 2002, 116 Stat. 804

Short title, see 18 U.S.C. 1341 note

White-slave traffic Act

June 25, 1910, ch. 395, 36 Stat. 825

Whitman Mission National Historic Site

Pub. L. 87-471, May 31, 1962, 76 Stat. 90 (16 U.S.C. 433n)

Wholesome Meat Act

Pub. L. 90-201, Dec. 15, 1967, 81 Stat. 584

Short title, see 21 U.S.C. 601 note

Wholesome Poultry Products Act

Pub. L. 90-492, Aug. 18, 1968, 82 Stat. 791

Short title, see 21 U.S.C. 451 note

WIC Farmers' Market Nutrition Act of 1992

Pub. L. 102-314, July 2, 1992, 106 Stat. 280

Short title, see 42 U.S.C. 1771 note

WIC Infant Formula Procurement Act of 1992

Pub. L. 102-512, title II, Oct. 24, 1992, 106 Stat. 3364

Short title, see 42 U.S.C. 1771 note

Wichita Project Equus Beds Division Authorization Act of 2005

Pub. L. 109-299, Oct. 5, 2006, 120 Stat. 1473

Widows' Pension Act

Apr. 19, 1908, ch. 147, 35 Stat. 64

Wilcox Air Base Act

Aug. 12, 1935, ch. 511, 49 Stat. 610

Wild and Scenic Rivers Act

Pub. L. 90-542, Oct. 2, 1968, 82 Stat. 906 (16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.)

Short title, see 16 U.S.C. 1271 note

Wild Bird Conservation Act of 1992

Pub. L. 102-440, title I, Oct. 23, 1992, 106 Stat. 2224 (16 U.S.C. 4901 et seq.)

Short title, see 16 U.S.C. 4901 note

Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act

Pub. L. 92-195, Dec. 15, 1971, 85 Stat. 649 (16 U.S.C. 1331 et seq.)

Short title, see 16 U.S.C. 1331 note

Wild Horse Annie Act

Pub. L. 86-234, Sept. 8, 1959, 73 Stat. 470 (18 U.S.C. 47)

Wild Horses' Act

See Wild Free-Roaming Horses and Burros Act

Wilderness Act

Pub. L. 88-577, Sept. 3, 1964, 78 Stat. 890 (16 U.S.C. 1131 et seq.)

Short title, see 16 U.S.C. 1131 note

Wildfire Disaster Recovery Act of 1989

Pub. L. 101-286, May 9, 1990, 104 Stat. 171

Short title, see 16 U.S.C. 551 note

Wildfire Suppression Aircraft Transfer Act of 1996

Pub. L. 104-307, Oct. 14, 1996, 110 Stat. 3811 (10 U.S.C. 2576 note)

Wildfire Suppression Assistance Act

Pub. L. 101-11, Apr. 7, 1989, 103 Stat. 15

Short title, see 42 U.S.C. 1856m note

Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Programs Improvement Act of 2000

Pub. L. 106-408, title I, Nov. 1, 2000, 114 Stat. 1763

Short title, see 16 U.S.C. 669 note

Wildlife Conservation Act

See Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act

Wildlife Refuge Revenue Sharing Act

See Refuge Revenue Sharing Act

Wildlife Restoration Act

See Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act

Wiley Act (Food and Drugs)

See Federal Food and Drugs Act of 1906

Wiley Act (Homestead Lands, Alabama)

Mar. 3, 1903, ch. 1013, 32 Stat. 1222

William F. Goodling Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act of 1998

Pub. L. 105-336, Oct. 31, 1998, 112 Stat. 3143

Short title, see 42 U.S.C. 1751 note

William Howard Taft National Historic Site Boundary Adjustment Act of 2001

Pub. L. 107-60, Nov. 5, 2001, 115 Stat. 408

William Levi Dawson Chair of Public Affairs Act

Pub. L. 96-374, title XIII, part H, subpart 3 (Sec. 1381 et seq.), Oct. 3, 1980, 94 Stat. 1503

William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2008

Pub. L. 110-457, Dec. 23, 2008, 122 Stat. 5044

Short title, see 22 U.S.C. 7101 note

Williams Act

Pub. L. 90-439, July 29, 1968, 82 Stat. 454

Williams-Steiger Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970

See Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970

Williamson Act (Veterans' Administration)

July 3, 1930, ch. 863, 46 Stat. 1016

Williamson County Water Recycling Act of 2004

Pub. L. 108-316, Oct. 5, 2004, 118 Stat. 1202 (43 U.S.C. 390h-19)

Short title, see 43 U.S.C. 390h note

Willis-Campbell Act

Nov. 23, 1921, ch. 134, 42 Stat. 222

Wilmot Proviso (Slavery in Territories)

June 19, 1862, ch. 111, 12 Stat. 432

Wilson Act

Also known as the Original Packages Act

Aug. 8, 1890, ch. 728, 26 Stat. 313 (27 U.S.C. 121)

Short title, see 27 U.S.C. 121 note