Act of Congress
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concept
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.
All labels observed (53)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Act of Congress canonical | 72 |
| budget reconciliation act | 21 |
| United States federal legislation | 19 |
| budget law | 7 |
| omnibus spending bill | 7 |
| Act | 6 |
| civil rights legislation | 6 |
| NASA authorization act | 4 |
| omnibus appropriations act | 4 |
| omnibus budget bill | 4 |
| transportation legislation | 4 |
| Authorization for Use of Military Force | 3 |
| defense authorization act | 3 |
| drug control legislation | 3 |
| judiciary act | 3 |
| omnibus crime bill | 3 |
| reauthorization act | 3 |
| Alien and Sedition Acts | 2 |
| Great Society legislation | 2 |
| Judiciary Act | 2 |
| reconciliation bill | 2 |
| revenue act | 2 |
| statehood act | 2 |
| American Civil War legislation | 1 |
| Atomic Energy Act of 1946 | 1 |
| Congressional Gold Medal authorizing act | 1 |
| Defense reform statute | 1 |
| Ethics in Government Act of 1978 | 1 |
| Hatch Act of 1939 | 1 |
| National Defense Act | 1 |
| National Emergencies Act | 1 |
| Philippine independence legislation | 1 |
| Philippine organic act | 1 |
| Public Law of the 108th United States Congress | 1 |
| Public Law of the 89th United States Congress | 1 |
| USA PATRIOT Act reauthorization bill | 1 |
| United States federal appropriations rider | 1 |
| War Powers Resolution | 1 |
| World War I-era legislation | 1 |
| annual authorization act | 1 |
| defense reform law | 1 |
| founding statute of a federal executive department | 1 |
| funding act | 1 |
| infrastructure bill | 1 |
| provision of the National School Lunch Act | 1 |
| public law of the 116th United States Congress | 1 |
| public law of the 98th United States Congress | 1 |
| restoration act | 1 |
| slavery-related legislation | 1 |
| statehood bill | 1 |
| territorial organic act | 1 |
| war powers authorization | 1 |
| war powers statute | 1 |