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unusual facts about United States federal law



Driver's Privacy Protection Act

The Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994, Title XXX of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act, is a United States federal statute governing the privacy and disclosure of personal information gathered by state Departments of Motor Vehicles.

Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act

The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 is a United States federal law passed by the 99th United States Congress located at Title 42, Chapter 116 of the U.S. Code, concerned with emergency response preparedness.

Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974

In the same year, the Occupational Safety and Health Act was passed into United States federal law.

Hill–Burton Act

The Hospital Survey and Construction Act (or the Hill–Burton Act) is a U.S. federal law passed in 1946, during the 79th United States Congress.

Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act

The Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act (LEOSA) is a United States federal law, enacted in 2004, that allows two classes of persons—the "qualified law enforcement officer" and the "qualified retired law enforcement officer"—to carry a concealed firearm in any jurisdiction in the United States, regardless of state or local laws, with certain exceptions.

Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act of 1960

The Multiple Use - Sustained Yield Act of 1960 (or MUSYA) (Public Law 86-517) is a federal law passed by the United States Congress on June 12, 1960.

Smith–Lever Act of 1914

The Smith–Lever Act of 1914 is a United States federal law that established a system of cooperative extension services, connected to the land-grant universities, in order to inform people about current developments in agriculture, home economics, public policy/government, leadership, 4-H, economic development, coastal issues (National Sea Grant College Program), and many other related subjects.

Walsh–Healey Public Contracts Act

The Walsh-Healey Act or Walsh–Healey Public Contracts Act, passed in 1936 as part of the New Deal, is a United States federal law that applies to U.S. government contracts exceeding $10,000 for the manufacture or furnishing of goods.


see also

CETA

Comprehensive Employment and Training Act: a United States federal law to train workers and provide them with jobs in the public service.

Filial responsibility laws

A “filial responsibility law” is not the same thing as the provision in United States federal law which requires a “lookback” of five years in the financial records of anyone applying for Medicaid to ensure that the person did not give away assets in order to qualify for Medicaid.

Importation Act

Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves, a United States federal law that stated that no new slaves were permitted to be imported into the United States

Patman

Robinson–Patman Act of 1936, a United States federal law that prohibits anticompetitive practices,

Posse comitatus

Posse Comitatus Act, a United States federal law prohibiting members of the military from exercising powers that maintain "law and order" on non-federal property

Ryan Hughes

Hughes–Ryan Act, a 1974 United States federal law that amended the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961

Sarbanes

Sarbanes–Oxley Act, a United States federal law on accounting reform sponsored by Paul Sarbanes and Michael G. Oxley