Act of Congress

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United States federal law federal statute

An Act of Congress is a federal statute formally enacted by the United States Congress and signed into law (or passed over veto) that establishes or modifies legal obligations and authorities in the U.S. legal system.

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All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
Act of Congress canonical 6
Acts of Congress 2
Leadership Act 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf United States federal law ⓘ
federal statute ⓘ
appliesTo entities within United States jurisdiction ⓘ
United States government ⓘ
surface form: federal government of the United States

individuals within United States jurisdiction ⓘ
canBe amended by later Act of Congress ⓘ
codified in United States Code ⓘ
declared unconstitutional by judiciary ⓘ
repealed by later Act of Congress ⓘ
constrainedBy Bill of Rights ⓘ
enumerated powers of Congress ⓘ
other constitutional amendments ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
enactedBy United States Congress ⓘ
governedBy United States Constitution ⓘ
hasAuthorityOver federal executive branch ⓘ
federal judicial branch ⓘ
hasForm private law ⓘ
public law ⓘ
hasLanguage English ⓘ
hasStage bill introduction ⓘ
committee consideration ⓘ
congressional vote ⓘ
floor debate ⓘ
presidential action ⓘ
jurisdiction federal jurisdiction ⓘ
legalEffect creates legal obligations ⓘ
establishes legal authorities ⓘ
modifies legal authorities ⓘ
modifies legal obligations ⓘ
legislativeBody United States Congress ⓘ
mayBe enacted over presidential veto ⓘ
signed by President of the United States ⓘ
partOf United States federal law ⓘ
surface form: United States statutory law
precededBy bill passed by both houses ⓘ
recordedIn United States Statutes at Large ⓘ
surface form: Statutes at Large
relatedTo bill (proposed legislation) ⓘ
requires passage by House of Representatives ⓘ
passage by Senate ⓘ
subjectTo judicial review ⓘ
presidential veto ⓘ
timeInForce until repealed or invalidated ⓘ
usedFor appropriating federal funds ⓘ
authorizing military action ⓘ
creating federal agencies ⓘ
defining federal crimes ⓘ
implementing treaties ⓘ
regulating interstate commerce ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Librarian of Congress → legalBasis → Act of Congress ⓘ
United States Department of War → legalBasis → Act of Congress ⓘ
Commandant of the Marine Corps → createdBy → Act of Congress ⓘ
American Red Cross → hasCharter → Act of Congress ⓘ
this entity surface form: U.S. Congressional Charter
President of the United States as Commander in Chief of the militia of the several states when called into federal service → limitedBy → Act of Congress ⓘ
this entity surface form: Acts of Congress
National Museum of the American Indian → establishedBy → Act of Congress ⓘ
this entity surface form: Act of the U.S. Congress
Nullification Crisis → involves → Act of Congress ⓘ
this entity surface form: Force Bill
Fleet Admiral (United States Navy) → legalBasis → Act of Congress ⓘ
Admiral of the Navy → legalBasis → Act of Congress ⓘ
United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 → shortName → Act of Congress ⓘ
this entity surface form: Leadership Act
United States Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act of 2003 → acronym → Act of Congress ⓘ
this entity surface form: Leadership Act
Texas–Oklahoma state line → definedBy → Act of Congress ⓘ
this entity surface form: Acts of the United States Congress
Federal Army → legalBasis → Act of Congress ⓘ
this entity surface form: acts of the United States Congress
Title 41 of the United States Code → codifiedFrom → Act of Congress ⓘ
this entity surface form: Acts of Congress
United States Sentencing Commission → canBeOverriddenBy → Act of Congress ⓘ