Act of Congress

An Act of Congress is a formal law or statute enacted by the United States Congress and, typically upon receiving the President’s signature or a veto override, becomes legally binding federal legislation.

Observed surface forms (26)

• United States federal legislation ×8
• civil rights legislation ×5
• budget law ×2
• drug control legislation ×2
• transportation legislation ×2
• Act ×1
• Atomic Energy Act of 1946 ×1
• Defense reform statute ×1
• Great Society legislation ×1
• Judiciary Act ×1

• NASA authorization act ×1
• National Emergencies Act ×1
• World War I-era legislation ×1
• annual authorization act ×1
• defense reform law ×1
• infrastructure bill ×1
• judiciary act ×1
• omnibus appropriations act ×1
• omnibus crime bill ×1
• omnibus spending bill ×1
• reconciliation bill ×1
• slavery-related legislation ×1
• statehood act ×1
• territorial organic act ×1
• war powers authorization ×1
• war powers statute ×1

Instances (52)

• Goldwater–Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986 via concept surface "defense reform law"
• Public Law 84-851
• Civil Rights Act of 1960 via concept surface "civil rights legislation"
• Public Law 115-278
• National Defense Education Act amendments via concept surface "United States federal legislation"
• Mutual Security Act extensions via concept surface "United States federal legislation"
• Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 via concept surface "omnibus spending bill"
• Organic Act of Guam via concept surface "territorial organic act"
• Public Law 107-204
• Public Law 79-304
• Public Law 79-585 via concept surface "Atomic Energy Act of 1946"
• U.S. War Powers Resolution via concept surface "war powers statute"
• Public Prosecutors Office Act of Japan via concept surface "Act"
• Authorization for Use of Military Force of 2001 via concept surface "war powers authorization"
• Judiciary Act of 1789 via concept surface "judiciary act"
• Public Law 94-412 via concept surface "National Emergencies Act"
• Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan Development Act of 1966 via concept surface "Great Society legislation"
• Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956 via concept surface "transportation legislation"
• Public Law 86-209
• Public Law 80-242
• Public Law 100-690 via concept surface "omnibus crime bill"
• Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007
• National Defense Authorization Acts via concept surface "United States federal legislation"
• Budget and Accounting Act of 1921 via concept surface "budget law"
• Public Law 107-296
• Public Law 106-274
• Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 via concept surface "budget law"
• Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (as president) via concept surface "infrastructure bill"
  surface form: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
• Social Security Act amendments via concept surface "United States federal legislation"
• Lever Food and Fuel Control Act of 1917 via concept surface "World War I-era legislation"
• Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 via concept surface "drug control legislation"
• 81-171
  surface form: Public Law 81-171
• Reconstruction Acts of 1867 via concept surface "United States federal legislation"
• NASA Authorization Act of 2010 via concept surface "NASA authorization act"
• Civil Rights Act of 1964 via concept surface "civil rights legislation"
• Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic Act of 2005 via concept surface "drug control legislation"
• PRIIA via concept surface "transportation legislation"
• U.S. intelligence authorization and appropriations acts via concept surface "United States federal legislation"
• Alaska Statehood Act via concept surface "statehood act"
• Public Law 86-449 via concept surface "civil rights legislation"
• An Act to provide means of further securing and protecting the civil rights of persons within the jurisdiction of the United States via concept surface "civil rights legislation"
  surface form: Civil Rights Act of 1960
• Compromise of 1850 via concept surface "United States federal legislation"
• Voting Rights Act of 1965 via concept surface "civil rights legislation"
• Customs Courts Act of 1980
• Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 via concept surface "omnibus appropriations act"
• Public Law 61-475
• Public Law 111-148
• Public Law 99-433 via concept surface "Defense reform statute"
• Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Reorganization Act of 1980
• Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 via concept surface "reconciliation bill"