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
Public Law 109-280
Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969
War Hazards Compensation Act
OCSLA
Public Law 103-31
General Mining Act of 1872 for certain minerals on federal lands
surface form: General Mining Act of 1872
Federal Home Loan Bank Act
Act for the relief of sick and disabled seamen
Title I – The Public Health Service title of federal statute
Title 28 of the United States Code federal statute
Public Law 96-95
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act
Public Law 81-507
Public Law 93-406
Coinage Act of 1834
Canadian Bill of Rights federal statute
Public Law 104-191
Air Corps Act of 1926
Jones Law for Puerto Rico
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 National Defense Authorization Act
Public Law 67-13
Electoral Count Act of 1887
Public Law 83-212
Annunzio-Wylie Anti-Money Laundering Act
9/11 Commission Act of 2007
Title II—Transportation Security title of federal statute
Title IV—Emergency Management Performance Grants federal statute section
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 National Defense Authorization Act
Budget and Accounting Procedures Act of 1950
Money Laundering Suppression Act of 1994
Title 17 of the United States Code federal statute
Asiatic Barred Zone Act United States federal immigration law
Public Law 99-272
107-296 federal statute
Title I—Department of Homeland Security title of a United States federal statute
Title II—Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection title of a United States federal statute
Title VI—Treatment of Charitable Trusts for Members of the Armed Forces of the United States and Other Governmental Organizations section of United States federal law
Title VIII—Coordination with Non-Federal Entities; Inspector General; United States Secret Service; Coast Guard; General Provisions title of a United States federal statute
Title XIII—Federal Workforce Improvement title of a United States federal statute
Title XVIII—Emergency Communications title of federal statute
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 National Defense Authorization Act
Money Laundering and Financial Crimes Strategy Act of 1998
Public Law 99-502
Per Centum Limit Act of 1921 United States federal immigration law
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 National Defense Authorization Act
Energy Reorganization Act of 1974
Chapter 3 – Protection of the President; United States Secret Service chapter of United States federal law
Chapter 4 – Delegation of Functions federal statute
Public Law 90-284
Title X of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 title of a United States federal statute