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List of United States federal legislation

Index List of United States federal legislation

This is a chronological, but still incomplete, list of United States federal legislation. [1]

37 relations: Act of Congress, Appropriations bill (United States), Authorization bill, Civil Rights Act, Compromise of 1850, Confederation Congress Proclamation of 1783, Continental Congress, Executive (government), Federal government of the United States, Federal judiciary of the United States, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Government agency, Help America Vote Act, Judiciary, Judiciary Act, Land Ordinance of 1784, Land Ordinance of 1785, Legislation, List of Social Security legislation (United States), List of sources of law in the United States, List of tariffs in the United States, List of Uniform Acts (United States), List of United States federal executive orders, List of United States presidential vetoes, Lists of acts of the United States Congress, Militia Act of 1862, National Bank Act, Northwest Ordinance, Pension, President of the United States, Regulation, Slave Trade Act, Statute, Statutory law, United States Congress, United States federal executive departments, United States Statutes at Large.

Act of Congress

An Act of Congress is a statute enacted by the United States Congress.

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Appropriations bill (United States)

An appropriations bill is legislation in the United States Congress to appropriate (set aside") federal funds to specific federal government departments, agencies, and programs.

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Authorization bill

An authorization bill is a type of legislation used in the United States to authorize the activities of the various agencies and programs that are part of the federal government of the United States.

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Civil Rights Act

Civil Rights Act may refer to several acts of the United States Congress, including.

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Compromise of 1850

The Compromise of 1850 was a package of five separate bills passed by the United States Congress in September 1850, which defused a four-year political confrontation between slave and free states on the status of territories acquired during the Mexican–American War (1846–1848).

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Confederation Congress Proclamation of 1783

Confederation Congress Proclamation of 1783 was a proclamation by the Congress of the Confederation dated September 22, 1783 prohibiting the extinguishment of aboriginal title in the United States without the consent of the federal government.

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Continental Congress

The Continental Congress, also known as the Philadelphia Congress, was a convention of delegates called together from the Thirteen Colonies.

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Executive (government)

The executive is the organ exercising authority in and holding responsibility for the governance of a state.

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Federal government of the United States

The federal government of the United States (U.S. federal government) is the national government of the United States, a constitutional republic in North America, composed of 50 states, one district, Washington, D.C. (the nation's capital), and several territories.

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Federal judiciary of the United States

The federal judiciary of the United States is one of the three co-equal branches of the federal government of the United States organized under the United States Constitution and laws of the federal government.

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Federal Rules of Civil Procedure

The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (officially abbreviated Fed. R. Civ. P.; colloquially FRCP) govern civil procedure (i.e. for civil lawsuits) in United States district (federal) courts.

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Government agency

A government or state agency, sometimes an appointed commission, is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, such as an intelligence agency.

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Help America Vote Act

The Help America Vote Act of 2002, or HAVA, is a United States federal law which passed in the House 357-48 and 92-2 in the Senate and was signed into law by President Bush on October 29, 2002.

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Judiciary

The judiciary (also known as the judicial system or court system) is the system of courts that interprets and applies the law in the name of the state.

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Judiciary Act

The term Judiciary Act may refer to any of several statutes relating to the organization of national court systems.

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Land Ordinance of 1784

The Ordinance of 1784 (enacted April 23, 1784) called for the land in the recently created United States of America west of the Appalachian Mountains, north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi River to be divided into separate states.

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Land Ordinance of 1785

The Land Ordinance of 1785 was adopted by the United States Congress of the Confederation on May 20, 1785.

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Legislation

Legislation (or "statutory law") is law which has been promulgated (or "enacted") by a legislature or other governing body or the process of making it.

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List of Social Security legislation (United States)

* 1935 - Social Security Act,.

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List of sources of law in the United States

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List of tariffs in the United States

This is a list of United States tariffs.

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List of Uniform Acts (United States)

This is a list of Uniform Acts.

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List of United States federal executive orders

Executive orders issued by Presidents of the United States to help officers and agencies of the executive branch manage operations within the government.

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List of United States presidential vetoes

The phrase presidential veto does not appear in the United States Constitution, but Article I requires every bill, order, resolution or other act of legislation by the Congress of the United States to be presented to the President of the United States for their approval.

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Lists of acts of the United States Congress

This is a list of acts of the United States Congress.

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Militia Act of 1862

The Militia Act of 1862,, enacted July 17, 1862, was legislation enacted by the 37th United States Congress during the American Civil War that allowed African-Americans to participate as war laborers and soldiers for the first time since the Militia Act of 1792.

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National Bank Act

The National Banking Acts of 1863 and 1864 were two United States federal banking acts that established a system of national banks, and created the United States National Banking System.

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Northwest Ordinance

The Northwest Ordinance (formally An Ordinance for the Government of the Territory of the United States, North-West of the River Ohio, and also known as The Ordinance of 1787) enacted July 13, 1787, was an act of the Congress of the Confederation of the United States.

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Pension

A pension is a fund into which a sum of money is added during an employee's employment years, and from which payments are drawn to support the person's retirement from work in the form of periodic payments.

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President of the United States

The President of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America.

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Regulation

Regulation is an abstract concept of management of complex systems according to a set of rules and trends.

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Slave Trade Act

Slave Trade Act is a stock short title used for legislation in the United Kingdom and the United States that relates to the slave trade.

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Statute

A statute is a formal written enactment of a legislative authority that governs a city, state, or country.

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Statutory law

Statutory law or statute law is written law set down by a body of legislature or by a singular legislator (in the case of absolute monarchy).

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United States Congress

The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the Federal government of the United States.

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United States federal executive departments

The United States federal executive departments are the primary units of the executive branch of the Federal government of the United States.

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United States Statutes at Large

The United States Statutes at Large, commonly referred to as the Statutes at Large and abbreviated Stat., are an official record of Acts of Congress and concurrent resolutions passed by the United States Congress.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_federal_legislation

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