United States federal statute

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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
Wilson–Gorman Tariff Act
Public Law 93-198
Voting Rights Act requirements federal legal standard
CTEA
Public Law 105-298
Emergency Relief Act of 1933
Public Law 89-97
Act of March 3, 1887
Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988
Title XVIII of the Social Security Act title of United States federal statute
Public Law 102-240
Public Law 107-347 (Title V)
Public Law 96-511
Army Appropriation Act of 1916
Federal Possession and Control Act of 1918
Emergency Price Control Act of 1942
German Social Code federal statute
94-265 federal statute
Title XIX of the Social Security Act
1965 Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act
Public Law 98-363
Public Law 85-568
Act of the Parliament of Canada federal statute
S.1790 National Defense Authorization Act
John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act
Public Law 78-482
OPEN Government Act of 2007
1969 Public Health Cigarette Smoking Act
Civil Rights Act of 1957
National Emergencies Act
Federal Records Act
Title 51 of the United States Code federal statute
Public Law 116-92
Royal Succession Act 2015 (Australia) federal statute
Electronic Freedom of Information Act Amendments of 1996
John W. Mitchell
surface form: Hatch Act
Public Law 94-469
Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009
Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974
Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978
Public Law 92-318
Title VII
surface form: Title VII (Education Amendments of 1972)
federal statute
Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987
Roderick Jackson was a high school girls’ basketball coach in Birmingham, Alabama
surface form: Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
FOIA Improvement Act of 2016
Public Law 103-433
Postal Service Act of 1792
Federal Reserve Reform Act of 1977
Public Law 91-596
Reorganization Act of 1977