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)

• Area Redevelopment Act amendments via concept surface "United States federal legislation"
• Judiciary Act of 1870 via concept surface "Judiciary Act"