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
Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today Act of 2003
CAFA
surface form: Class Action Fairness Act of 2005
Shipping Act of 1916
Second Liberty Bond Act of 1917
Public Law 105-261 National Defense Authorization Act
Section 3(c) of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 provision of federal statute
Military Commissions Act of 2006
Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914
Electoral Count Reform Act of 2022
Title 3 of the United States Code federal statute
Military Commissions Act of 2009
Public Law 107-248
Deficit Reduction Act of 2005
Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users United States federal transportation law
Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act
Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005
Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act
Independent Treasury Act of 1846
Public Law 100-497
Act of March 3, 1849
Public Law 90-543
Independent Treasury Act of 1840
Social Security Amendments of 1954
Social Security Amendments of 1994
Public Law 105-206
Revenue Act of 1928
Social Security Amendments of 1956
Public Law 108-21
Securities Acts Amendments of 1968
Public Law 94-73
Title 41 of the United States Code federal statute
Civil Rights Act of 1991
Pregnancy Discrimination Act of 1978
CWA
surface form: Clean Water Act
United States federal environmental law
Public Law 92-500
Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act
Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (civil enforcement in certain contexts)
surface form: Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
Social Security Amendments of 1977
Title VII – Research and Experimentation in More Effective Utilization of Television, Radio, Motion Pictures, and Related Media for Educational Purposes provision of a United States federal law
United States Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves 1807
FACA
Public Law 94-580
National Voter Registration Act
Public Law 97-34
Public Law 92-463
Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982