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
Neutrality Act of 1939
Hatch Act of 1939
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 National Defense Authorization Act
Housing Act of 1954
District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801
Treasury Act of 1789
Public Law 100-430
Revenue Act of 1964
Urban Mass Transportation Act of 1964
Chapter 29 – Remedies for infringement of patent, and other actions part of U.S. patent law
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act
Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968
Title 32 of the United States Code federal statute
Stop Online Piracy Act proposed United States federal law
Public Law 106-50
Public Law 91-76
Public Law 108-183
Civil Service Reform Act of 1978
Canada Marine Act federal statute
Energy Policy Act of 1992
PUHCA
Pub.L. 99-570
Fair Sentencing Act of 2010
Public Law 84-627
Public Law 110-403
Public Law 73-67
Federal Water Power Act of 1920
Revenue Act of 1932
Public Law 80-253
National Security Act Amendments of 1949
Public Law 74-333
Federal Aviation Act of 1958
Chapter 11 – Executive and Judiciary Printing and Binding federal statute
Chapter 15 – Federal Register and Code of Federal Regulations federal statute
Chapter 17 – Distribution and Sale of Public Documents federal statute
Chapter 33 – Disposal of Records chapter of United States federal law
Chapter 35 – Coordination of Federal Information Policy chapter of United States federal law
Chapter 37 – Advertisements by Government Agencies chapter of United States federal law
Controlled Substances Import and Export Act
USA PATRIOT Act
Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020
Riegle Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994
Internal Revenue Code federal statute
Federal Alcohol Administration Act
Crude Oil Windfall Profit Tax Act
Refugee Act of 1980
Education for All Handicapped Children Act Amendments of 1979
Motor Carrier Act of 1980
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 National Defense Authorization Act
106-274 federal statute