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
Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010
Worker, Homeownership, and Business Assistance Act of 2009
Fraud Enforcement and Recovery Act of 2009
Helping Families Save Their Homes Act of 2009
Public Law 101-649
Public Law 81-774
Bonus Bill of 1817 proposed United States federal law
ICCTA
Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008
Federal Hazardous Substances Act
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
Robinson-Patman Act
Public Law 81-110
International Security Assistance and Arms Export Control Act of 1976
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974
Pension Protection Act of 2006
Longshore and Harbor Workers’ Compensation Act
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (workers’ compensation provisions) federal statutory scheme
Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities Act
Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act
Foreign Assistance Act of 1973
Public Health Service Act
Title 40 of the United States Code federal statute
Section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 U.S. federal statute provision
International Development Cooperation Act of 1979
Military Justice Act of 1968
PRO-IP Act of 2008
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985
Mineral Leasing Act
Leahy–Smith America Invents Act
Chapter 13 – Adjustment of Debts of an Individual with Regular Income U.S. bankruptcy law provision
Public Law 95-598
Bankruptcy Act of 1898
Rules Enabling Act of 1934
Public Law 98-353
Canadian Forces Reorganization Act federal statute
Pipeline Safety Act
Hazardous Materials Transportation Act
Public Law 80-242
Public Law 77-671
Public Law 95-341
Public Law 100-690
Interstate Commerce Act
Interstate Commerce Act anti-discrimination provisions federal statutory provisions
Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986
Social Security Amendments of 1939
U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Independent Counsel Reauthorization Act of 1987
Budget and Accounting Act of 1921
Public Law 95-521