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TOPN: Table of Popular Names


What's in a popular name?

Laws acquire popular names as they make their way through Congress. Sometimes these names say something about the substance of the law (as with the '2002 Winter Olympic Commemorative Coin Act'). Sometimes they are a way of recognizing or honoring the sponsor or creator of a particular law (as with the 'Taft-Hartley Act'). And sometimes they are meant to garner political support for a law by giving it a catchy name (as with the 'USA Patriot Act' or the 'Take Pride in America Act') or by invoking public outrage or sympathy (as with any number of laws named for victims of crimes). History books, newspapers, and other sources use the popular name to refer to these laws. Why can't these popular names easily be found in the US Code?

How the US Code is built.

The United States Code is meant to be an organized, logical compilation of the laws passed by Congress. At its top level, it divides the world of legislation into fifty topically-organized Titles, and each Title is further subdivided into any number of logical subtopics. In theory, any law -- or individual provisions within any law -- passed by Congress should be classifiable into one or more slots in the framework of the Code. On the other hand, legislation often contains bundles of topically unrelated provisions that collectively respond to a particular public need or problem. A farm bill, for instance, might contain provisions that affect the tax status of farmers, their management of land or treatment of the environment, a system of price limits or supports, and so on. Each of these individual provisions would, logically, belong in a different place in the Code. (Of course, this isn't always the case; some legislation deals with a fairly narrow range of related concerns.) The process of incorporating a newly-passed piece of legislation into the Code is known as "classification" -- essentially a process of deciding where in the logical organization of the Code the various parts of the particular law belong. Sometimes classification is easy; the law could be written with the Code in mind, and might specifically amend, extend, or repeal particular chunks of the existing Code, making it no great challenge to figure out how to classify its various parts. And as we said before, a particular law might be narrow in focus, making it both simple and sensible to move it wholesale into a particular slot in the Code. But this is not normally the case, and often different provisions of the law will logically belong in different, scattered locations in the Code. As a result, often the law will not be found in one place neatly identified by its popular name. Nor will a full-text search of the Code necessarily reveal where all the pieces have been scattered. Instead, those who classify laws into the Code typically leave a note explaining how a particular law has been classified into the Code. It is usually found in the Note section attached to a relevant section of the Code, usually under a paragraph identified as the "Short Title".

How the LII Table of Popular Names works.

Our Table of Popular Names is organized alphabetically by popular name. You'll find three types of link associated with each popular name (though each law may not have all three types). One, a reference to a Public Law number, is a link to the bill as it was originally passed by Congress, and will take you to the LRC THOMAS legislative system, or GPO FDSYS site. So-called "Short Title" links, and links to particular sections of the Code, will lead you to a textual roadmap (the section notes) describing how the particular law was incorporated into the Code. Finally, acts may be referred to by a different name, or may have been renamed, the links will take you to the appropriate listing in the table.

VA Asset and Infrastructure Review Act of 2018

VA Beneficiary Debt Collection Improvement Act of 2022

VA Budget and Choice Improvement Act

VA Choice and Quality Employment Act of 2017

VA Electronic Health Record Transparency Act of 2021

VA Expiring Authorities Extension Act of 2013

VA Major Construction Authorization and Expiring Authorities Extension Act of 2012

VA MISSION Act of 2018

VA Nurse and Physician Assistant RAISE Act

VA Patient Protection Act of 2016

VA Prescription Data Accountability Act 2017

VA Tele-Hearing Modernization Act

VA Transparency & Trust Act of 2021

Vaccination Assistance Act of 1962

Vaccine and Immunization Amendments of 1990

Vaccine Compensation Amendments of 1987

Vaccine Injury Compensation Program Modification Act

Valle Vidal Protection Act of 2005

Valles Caldera Preservation Act

Valles Caldera Preservation Act of 2005

Valley Forge National Historical Park Act

VALOR Act

Valuation Act

Van Nuys Anti-Trust Act

Van Zandt Patent Act

VAWA Technical Amendment Act of 2022

Vegetable Ink Printing Act of 1994

Vehicular Terrorism Prevention Act of 2018

Venezuela Arms Restriction Act

Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Act of 2014

Venezuela Defense of Human Rights and Civil Society Extension Act of 2016

Venezuela Emergency Relief, Democracy Assistance, and Development Act of 2019

Vera C. Rubin Observatory Designation Act

VERDAD Act of 2019

Vermont Wilderness Act of 1984

Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge Radiotelephone Act

Vessel Documentation Act

Vessel Hull Design Protection Act

Vessel Hull Design Protection Amendments of 2008

Vessel Incidental Discharge Act of 2018

Vet Center Eligibility Expansion Act

Veteran Skills to Jobs Act

Veteran Treatment Court Coordination Act of 2019

Veterans Access, Choice, and Accountability Act of 2014

Veterans&apos Administration and Department of Defense Health Resources Sharing and Emergency Operations Act

Veterans&apos Administration Health-Care Amendments of 1980

Veterans&apos Administration Health-Care Amendments of 1985

Veterans&apos Administration Health-Care Programs Improvement and Extension Act of 1982

Veterans&apos Administration Medical School Assistance and Health Manpower Training Act of 1972

Veterans&apos Administration Physician and Dentist Pay Comparability Act of 1975

Veterans&apos Administration Physician and Dentist Pay Comparability Amendments of 1977

Veterans&apos Administration Programs Extension Act of 1978

Veterans Agent Orange Exposure Equity Act of 2022

Veterans and Family Information Act

Veterans and Survivors Pension Adjustment Act of 1974

Veterans and Survivors Pension Adjustment Act of 1976

Veterans and Survivors Pension Adjustment Act of 1977

Veterans&apos and Survivors&apos Pension Improvement Act of 1978

Veterans and Survivors Pension Interim Adjustment Act of 1975

Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization Act of 2017

Veterans Apprenticeship and Labor Opportunity Reform Act

Veterans Auto and Education Improvement Act of 2022

Veterans&apos Benefits Act of 1957

Veterans&apos Benefits Act of 1992

Veterans&apos Benefits Act of 1997

Veterans Benefits Act of 1998

Veterans Benefits Act of 2002

Veterans Benefits Act of 2003

Veterans&apos Benefits Act of 2010

Veterans&apos Benefits Amendments of 1989

Veterans Benefits and Health Care Improvement Act of 2000

Veterans&apos Benefits and Programs Improvement Act of 1988

Veterans&apos Benefits and Services Act of 1988

Veterans Benefits and Transition Act of 2018

Veterans Benefits, Health Care, and Information Technology Act of 2006

Veterans&apos Benefits Improvement Act of 1984

Veterans&apos Benefits Improvement Act of 1988

Veterans Benefits Improvement Act of 2004

Veterans&apos Benefits Improvement Act of 2008

Veterans&apos Benefits Improvement and Health-Care Authorization Act of 1986

Veterans&apos Benefits Improvements Act of 1994

Veterans&apos Benefits Improvements Act of 1996

Veterans&apos Benefits Programs Improvement Act of 1991

Veterans Burn Pits Exposure Recognition Act of 2022

Veterans Care Financial Protection Act of 2017

Veterans&apos Care Quality Transparency Act

Veterans Cemetery Benefit Correction Act

Veterans&apos Cemetery Protection Act of 1997

Veterans Claims Assistance Act of 2000

Veterans&apos COLA Act of 2023

Veterans COMPACT Act of 2020

Veterans&apos Compensation Amendments of 1991

Veterans&apos Compensation and Program Improvements Amendments of 1984

Veterans&apos Compensation and Relief Act of 1972

Veterans&apos Compensation COLA Act of 2016

Veterans&apos Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 1987

Veterans&apos Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 1992

Veterans Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 1994

Veterans&apos Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 1995

Veterans&apos Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 1996

Veterans&apos Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 1999

Veterans&apos Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2000

Veterans&apos Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2002

Veterans&apos Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2003

Veterans&apos Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2004

Veterans&apos Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2005

Veterans&apos Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2006

Veterans&apos Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2007

Veterans&apos Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2008

Veterans&apos Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2009

Veterans&apos Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2010

Veterans&apos Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2011

Veterans&apos Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2012

Veterans&apos Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2013

Veterans&apos Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2014

Veterans&apos Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2017

Veterans&apos Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2018

Veterans&apos Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2019

Veterans&apos Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2020

Veterans&apos Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2021

Veterans&apos Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2022

Veterans&apos Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2023

Veterans&apos Compensation, Education, and Employment Amendments of 1982

Veterans&apos Compensation Rate Amendments of 1991

Veterans&apos Compensation Rate Amendments of 1997

Veterans&apos Compensation Rate Amendments of 2001

Veterans&apos Compensation Rate Increase and Job Training Amendments of 1985

Veterans&apos Compensation Rates Amendments of 1993

Veterans Comprehensive Prevention, Access to Care, and Treatment Act of 2020

Veterans Day Act

Veterans Day Moment of Silence Act

Veterans&apos Dioxin and Radiation Exposure Compensation Standards Act

Veterans&apos Disability Compensation and Housing Benefits Amendments of 1980

Veterans Disability Compensation and Survivor Benefits Act of 1974

Veterans Disability Compensation and Survivor Benefits Act of 1975

Veterans Disability Compensation and Survivor Benefits Act of 1976

Veterans Disability Compensation and Survivor Benefits Act of 1977

Veterans&apos Disability Compensation and Survivors&apos Benefits Act of 1978

Veterans&apos Disability Compensation and Survivors&apos Benefits Amendments of 1979

Veterans&apos Disability Compensation, Housing, and Memorial Benefits Amendments of 1981

Veterans Earn and Learn Act of 2004

Veterans Education and Benefits Expansion Act of 2001

Veterans Education and Employment Amendments of 1989

Veterans&apos Education and Employment Assistance Act of 1976

Veterans&apos Education and Rehabilitation Equalization Amendments Act of 1974

Veterans Education and Training Amendments Act of 1970

Veterans&apos Education and Training Amendments of 1950

Veterans&apos Educational Assistance Amendments of 1991

Veterans Eligible to Transfer School (VETS) Credit Act

Veterans&apos Emergency Housing Act of 1946

Veterans&apos Employment and Readjustment Act of 1972

Veterans Employment Opportunities Act of 1998

Veterans&apos Employment, Training, and Counseling Amendments of 1988

Veterans Entrepreneurship Act of 2015

Veterans Entrepreneurship and Small Business Development Act of 1999

Veterans Flag Act

Veterans&apos Health Care Act of 1984

Veterans Health Care Act of 1992

Veterans&apos Health Care Amendments of 1979

Veterans&apos Health Care Amendments of 1983

Veterans&apos Health-Care Amendments of 1986

Veterans Health Care Budget Reform and Transparency Act of 2009

Veterans Health Care, Capital Asset, and Business Improvement Act of 2003

Veterans&apos Health Care Eligibility Reform Act of 1996

Veterans Health Care Expansion Act of 1973

Veterans Health Care Facilities Capital Improvement Act of 2011

Veterans&apos Health Care, Training, and Small Business Loan Act of 1981

Veterans Health Programs Extension Act of 1994

Veterans Health Programs Extension and Improvement Act of 1979

Veterans Health Programs Improvement Act of 2004

Veterans Home Loan Indemnity and Restructuring Act of 1989

Veterans Home Loan Program Amendments of 1992

Veterans&apos Home Loan Program Emergency Amendments of 1988

Veterans&apos Home Loan Program Improvements and Property Rehabilitation Act of 1987

Veterans Hospitalization and Medical Services Modernization Amendments of 1966

Veterans&apos Housing Act of 1970

Veterans Housing Act of 1974

Veterans Housing Amendments Act of 1976

Veterans&apos Housing Benefits Act of 1978

Veterans&apos Housing Opportunity and Benefits Improvement Act of 2006

Veterans Identification Card Act 2015

Veterans&apos Insurance Act of 1974

Veterans&apos Insurance Reform Act of 1996

Veterans&apos Job Training Act

Veterans&apos Judicial Review Act

Veterans&apos Medical Programs Amendments of 1992

Veterans Medical Technical and Conforming Amendments of 1976

Veterans&apos Memorial Preservation and Recognition Act of 2003

Veterans&apos Mental Health and Other Care Improvements Act of 2008

Veterans Millennium Health Care and Benefits Act

Veterans Mobility Safety Act of 2016

Veterans Omnibus Health Care Act of 1976

Veterans&apos Oral History Project Act

Veterans&apos Paralysis Act

Veterans&apos Pension Act of 1959

Veterans&apos Pension and Readjustment Assistance Act of 1967

Veterans&apos Preference Act of 1944

Veterans Programs Enhancement Act of 1998

Veterans Programs Extension Act of 2006

Veterans Providing Healthcare Transition Improvement Act

Veterans&apos Radiation Exposure Amendments of 1992

Veterans Rapid Retraining Assistance Program Restoration and Recovery Act of 2022

Veterans&apos Readjustment Assistance Act of 1952

Veterans&apos Readjustment Benefits Act of 1966

Veterans Reconciliation Act of 1993

Veterans Reconciliation Act of 1997

Veterans&apos Rehabilitation and Education Amendments of 1980

Veterans Small Business Enhancement Act of 2018

Veterans&apos Small Business Loan Act of 1981

Veterans Small Business Verification Act

Veterans&apos Survivor Benefits Improvements Act of 2001

Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury Care Improvement Act of 2014

Veterans Treatment Court Improvement Act of 2018

Veterinary Medical Education Act of 1966

Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act of 2014

Vicksburg Campaign Trail Battlefields Preservation Act of 2000

Vicksburg National Military Park Boundary Modification Act of 2002

Victim and Witness Protection Act of 1982

Victim Rights Clarification Act of 1997

Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990

Victims of Child Abuse Act Reauthorization Act of 2013

Victims of Child Abuse Act Reauthorization Act of 2018

Victims of Crime Act of 1984

Victims of Iranian Censorship Act

Victims of Terrorism Compensation Act

Victims of Terrorism Tax Relief Act of 2001

Victims of Trafficking and Violence Protection Act of 2000

Victims&apos Rights and Restitution Act of 1990

Victory Liberty Loan Act

Video Privacy Protection Act Amendments Act of 2012

Video Privacy Protection Act of 1988

Video Voyeurism Prevention Act of 2004

Vietnam Education Foundation Act of 2000

Vietnam Era Veterans&apos Readjustment Assistance Act of 1972

Vietnam Era Veterans&apos Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974

Vietnam Veterans Donor Acknowledgment Act of 2013

Vietnam Veterans National Medal Act

Vietnam War Veterans Recognition Act of 2017

Violence Against Women Act Court Training and Improvements Act of 2005

Violence Against Women Act of 1994

Violence Against Women Act of 2000

Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization Act of 2022

Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005

Violence Against Women Office Act

Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2005

Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013

Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994

Violent Crime Control Appropriations Act, 1995

Virgin Islands Acquisition Act

Virgin Islands Corporation Act

Virgin Islands Elective Governor Act

Virgin Islands Nonimmigrant Alien Adjustment Act of 1982

Virgin Islands of the United States Centennial Commission Act

Virgin Islands Organic Act Amendments of 1959

Virgin River Dinosaur Footprint Preserve Act

Virginia Beach Strong Act

Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act

Virginia Wilderness Act of 1984

Virus-Serum-Toxin Act

Visa Waiver Permanent Program Act

Visa Waiver Program Improvement and Terrorist Travel Prevention Act of 2015

Vision 100--Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act

Visit America Act

Visual Artists Rights Act of 1990

VOCA Fix to Sustain the Crime Victims Fund Act of 2021

Vocational Education Act of 1946

Vocational Education Act of 1963

Vocational Education Amendments of 1968

Vocational Educational Act of 1934

Vocational Rehabilitation Act

Vocational Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1943

Vocational Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1965

Vocational Rehabilitation Amendments of 1954

Vocational Rehabilitation Amendments of 1967

Vocational Rehabilitation Amendments of 1968

VOICE Act

Volstead Act (Drainage under State Laws)

Voluntary Home Mortgage Credit Act

Voluntary Service Act

Volunteer Army Act

Volunteer Employment Act (Civil War)

Volunteer Protection Act of 1997

Volunteers for Children Act

Volunteers in the National Forests Act of 1972

Volunteers in the Parks Act of 1969

Voorhis Anti-Propaganda Act

Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act

Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1970

Voting Rights Act Amendments of 1982

Voting Rights Act of 1965

Voting Rights Language Assistance Act of 1992

VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011

Vreeland-Aldrich Act (National Currency Associations)