Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
The Federal Fair Debt Collection Act regulates the behavior of collection agencies, lawyers and others who are collecting debts from consumers.
Acts Popular Names
Federal Reserve Act
12 U.S.C. § 221: US Code – Section 221: DefinitionsThis description of the Federal Reserve Act tracks the language of the U.S. Code, except that, sometimes, we use plain English and that we may refer to the “Act” (meaning Federal Reserve Act) rather than to the “subchapter” …
Consumer Product Safety Act
15 U.S.C. § 2051 : US Code – Section 2051: Congressional findings and declaration of purposeThis description of the Consumer Product Safety Act tracks the language of the U.S. Code, except that, sometimes, we use plain English and that we may refer to the “Act” (meaning Consumer Produ…
Civil Rights Act Of 1964
Civil Rights Act (1964)
This act, signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson on July 2, 1964, prohibited discrimination in public places, provided for the integration of schools and other public facilities, and made employment discrimination illegal. This document was the most sweeping civi…
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act
43 U.S.C. § 1601 : US Code – Section 1601: Congressional findings and declaration of policy This description of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act tracks the language of the U.S. Code, except that, sometimes, we use plain English and that we may refer to the “Act” (meaning Alaska…
Forest Exchange Act
16 U.S.C. § 485: US Code – Section 485: Exchange of lands in national forests; cutting timber in national forests in exchange for lands thereinThis description of the Forest Exchange Act tracks the language of the U.S. Code, except that, sometimes, we use plain English and that we may refer to …
Forest Pest Control Act
16 U.S.C. § 594: US Code – Section 594: Protection of timber owned by United States from fire, disease, or insect ravagesThis description of the Forest Pest Control Act tracks the language of the U.S. Code, except that, sometimes, we use plain English and that we may refer to the “Act"…
Forest Resources Conservation And Shortage Relief Act Of 1990
16 U.S.C. § 620: US Code – Section 620: Findings and purposesThis description of the Forest Resources Conservation and Shortage Relief Act of 1990 tracks the language of the U.S. Code, except that, sometimes, we use plain English and that we may refer to the “Act” (meaning Forest Reso…
Forest And Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act Of 1974
16 U.S.C. § 1601: US Code – Section 1601: Renewable Resource AssessmentThis description of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 tracks the language of the U.S. Code, except that, sometimes, we use plain English and that we may refer to the “Act” (meaning F…