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
Amtrak enabling legislation
Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977
Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Christine Franklin
surface form: Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972
Confiscation Act of 1862
Public Law 73-10
PRWORA
Title 43 of the United States Code federal statute
Department of Commerce and Labor Act of 1903
Steamboat Act of 1852
Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act
Export Administration Act of 1979
Public Law 115-232
Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018
Federal Aid Road Act of 1916
Dick Act reforms United States federal military legislation
Tariff Act of 1796
Naturalization Act of 1795
Act regulating the grants of land appropriated for military services (1796)
Act providing for the sale of the lands of the United States in the territory northwest of the River Ohio (Land Act of 1796)
surface form: Act providing for the sale of the lands of the United States in the territory northwest of the River Ohio
Act making further provision for the support of public credit (1795–1796 measures)
Militia Act of 1861
Federal Highway Act of 1921
Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973
Missouri Compromise
Public Law 110-246
Title I – Commodity Programs title of United States federal statute
Title III – Trade title of a United States federal statute
Title V – Credit title of federal statute
Public Law 88-77
Motor Carrier Safety Improvement Act of 1999
Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1944
Underwood–Simmons Act
Child Labor Tax Law of 1919
Act of Congress of June 20, 1874
Public Law 88-408
Criminal Code of Canada (federal jurisdiction)
surface form: Criminal Code of Canada
federal statute
Social Security Independence and Program Improvements Act of 1994
Public Law 92-583
Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003
Revenue Act of 1938
FAIR Act of 1996
Public Law 104-127
Public Law 110-55
Public Law 93‑355
Civil Aeronautics Act of 1938
Civil Aeronautics Board Sunset Act of 1984
Social Security Amendments of 1950
Coinage Act of 1837
National Firearms Act