|
Act name |
Associated statute(s) |
Statute of limitations |
Date Passed |
Description |
| Administrative
Procedures Act |
5 U.S.C. Subchapter II |
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Establishes
the due process requirements imposed upon federal administrative
agencies when dealing with the public so as to respect the
due process requirements of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments. |
| Age Discrimination
in Employment Act (ADEA) |
29 U.S.C. § 623(d) |
180-300 days |
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| Agency Practice
Act |
5 U.S.C. §500 |
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Created the
IRS' Enrolled Agent Program. This program essentially
"licenses" attorneys and CPAs to practice before the Internal
Revenue Service. |
| Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA) |
42 U.S.C. §12203(a)
29 C.F.R. Part 1640
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| Anti-Injunction
Act |
26 U.S.C. 7421 |
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Prevents
suits that might interfere with the LAWFUL assessment or
collection of taxes. Does not protect unlawful collection
actions for taxes not owed. |
| Asbestos
Hazard Emergency Response Act of 1986 |
15 U.S.C. § 2651 |
90 days |
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| Asbestos
School Hazard Detection & Control Act |
20 U.S.C. § 3608 |
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| Assimilated
Crimes Act |
18 U.S.C. 13 |
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Gives state
laws jurisdiction within federal enclaves within a state. |
| Atomic Energy
and Energy Reorganization Acts |
42 U.S.C. § 5851 |
180 days |
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| Buck Act |
4 U.S.C. 105-111 |
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Delegates
authority to State governments to collect State income taxes
within "federal areas" or "federal enclaves" within the
limits of a Union state. |
| Civil Rights
Act of 1964 ("Title VII) |
42 U.S.C. § 2000e |
180-300 days |
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| Civil Rights
of Institutionalized Persons Act |
42 U.S.C. § 1997d |
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| Civil Service
Reform Act of 1978 |
5 U.S.C. 7111 and
7114 |
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| Civil Service
Reform Act |
5 U.S.C. § 2302 |
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| Civil Service
Reform Act
(FBI employees) |
5 U.S.C. § 2303 |
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| Civil War
Reconstruction Era Federal Civil Rights Statutes |
42 U.S.C.
§§1981,1983, 1985, 1985(2) (witness protection) |
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| Civilian
Employees of the Armed Forces |
10 U.S.C. § 1587 |
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| Clayton Act
(antitrust) |
15 U.S.C. § 615(a) |
4 years-see
15 U.S.C. § 15(b) |
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| Clean Air
Act |
42 U.S.C. § 7622
29 C.F.R. Part 24 |
30 days |
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| Coast Guard
whistleblower protection |
46 U.S. C. § 2114 |
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| Commercial
Motor Vehicles Program |
49 U.S.C. § 31105 |
180 days |
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| Comprehensive
Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act ("Super
Fund"), |
42 U.S.C. § 9610
29 C.F.R. Part 24 |
30 days |
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| Contractor
Employees of the Armed Forces |
10 U.S.C. § 2409 |
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| Declaratory
Judgment Act |
28 U.S.C. §2201 |
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| Employee
Polygraph Protection Act |
29 U.S.C. § 2002
29 C.F.R. § 801 et seq., esp. 801-40 |
3 years |
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| Energy Reorganization
Act |
42 U.S.C. § 5851
29 C.F.R. Part 24 |
180 days |
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| Equal Pay
Act |
29 U.S.C. § 206(d) |
2 years (3
years if "wilful" violation) |
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| Fair Credit
Reporting Act |
15 U.S.C. 1681a(f) |
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| Fair Labor
Standards Act (wage
& hour, child labor, minimum wage, overtime) |
29 U.S.C. § 215(a)(3)
29 C.F.R. Part 783
|
2 years (3
years if "wilful" violation) |
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| False Claims
Act |
31 U.S.C. §3730(h) |
6 years (less
in California & other jurisdictions) |
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| Family and
Medical Leave Act "[FMLA"] |
29 U.S.C. § 2615 |
2 years (3
years if "wilful" violation) |
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| Federal Advisory
Committee Act |
5 U.S.C. Appendix 2 |
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| Federal Claims
Collection Act of 1966 |
31 U.S.C. 3701(a)(3) |
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| Federal Coal
Mine Health and Safety Act |
30 U.S.C. § 815(c) |
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| Federal Credit
Unions |
12 U.S.C. § 1790(b) |
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| Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation |
12 U.S.C. § 1831j |
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| Federal Employers
Liability Act (FELA) |
45 U.S.C. §60 |
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| Federal Home
Loan Banks, Resolution Trust Corporation |
12 U.S.C. § 1441a |
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| Federal Mine
Health and Safety Act |
30 U.S.C. 815(c) |
60 days |
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| Federal Railway
Safety Act |
45 U.S.C. § 441
49 U.S.C. § 20109 |
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| Federal Register
Act |
44 U.S.C. Chapter 15 |
|
1935 |
The Federal
Register Act was passed in 1935. The Act created the daily
publication known as the Federal Register. Since Saturday,
March 14, 1936, each daily issue of the Federal Register
has published, in order: (1) Presidential documents, such
as proclamations and executive orders; (2) Agency rules
and regulations; (3) Proposed rules; (4) Notices; and (5)
Notices of
Sunshine Act meetings. |
| Federal Tort
Claims Act |
28 U.S.C. §2671-2680 |
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Requires
that Administrative remedies be exhausted before proceeding
against the federal government in any action involving tort. |
| Foreign Service
Act of 1980 |
22 U.S.C. § 3905 |
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| Freedom of
Information Act |
5 U.S.C. 552 |
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Establishes
procedures for citizens to obtain information about the
federal government or government employees. |
| Hazardous
Materials Transportation Act |
49 U.S.C. §1801, enforced by
45 U.S.C. §441(a), (e). |
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| Job Training
and Partnership Act (JTPA) |
29 U.S.C. §1574(g) |
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| Jones Act
(Maritime employees) |
46 U.S.C. § 688 |
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| Labor Management
Relations Act |
29 U.S.C. § 301 |
Varies with
state law, generally 180 days-15 years |
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| Lloyd-LaFollette
Act |
5 U.S.C. § 7211 |
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| Longshoreman’s
and Harbor Worker’s Compensation Act |
33 U.S.C. §948(a) |
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| Major Fraud
Act of 1989 |
18 U.S.C. § 1031 |
None in statute |
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| Migrant and
Seasonal Agricultural Workers Protection Act |
29 U.S.C. §§1854, 1855 |
180 days |
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| Military
Whistleblower Protection Act |
10 U.S.C. § 1034 |
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| National
Labor Relations Act |
29 U.S.C. §158(a)(4) |
6 months |
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| Negotiated
Rulemaking Act |
5 U.S.C. §561 et seq. |
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| Occupational
Safety and Health Act |
29 U.S.C. §660(c)
29 C.F.R. Part 1977
|
None |
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| Paperwork
Reduction Act (PRA) |
44 U.S.C. Chapt. 35 |
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Governs the
creation, numbering, and use of all federal government forms.
Click here to see a copy of the original act and the
implementing regulations.
Click
here for more details. |
| Privacy Act
of 1974 |
5 U.S.C. 552a |
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Establishes
procedures for obtaining copies of the information that
the federal government maintains about you. |
| Racketeer
Influenced & Corrupt Organizations Act ("RICO")(very limited
whistleblower applicability-see Beck v. Prupis, 120
S. Ct. 1608 (2000) |
38 U.S.C. § 1961-68 |
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| Regulatory
Flexibility Act |
5 U.S.C. §601 et seq. |
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| Rehabilitation
Act |
29 U.S.C. § 703
29 C.F.R. §§ 1614, 1641, Chapter 60 |
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| Safe Containers
for International Cargo Act |
46 U.S.C. §1506 |
60 days |
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| Safe Drinking
Water Act |
42 U.S.C. §300j-9 |
30 days |
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| Sarbanes
- Oxley |
29 C.F.R.
Part 1980 |
90 days |
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| Solid Waste
Disposal Act |
42 U.S.C. §6971
29 C.F.R. Part 24 |
30 days |
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| Surface Mining
Control and Reclamation Act |
30 U.S.C. §1293 |
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| Surface Transportation
Assistance Act (STAA) |
49 U.S.C. §2305
29 C.F.R. Part 1978 |
180 days |
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| Toxic Substances
Control Act |
15 U.S.C.§2622
29 C.F.R. Part 24 |
30 days |
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| Uniformed
Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 |
38 U.S.C. § 4301, et seq. |
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| Veterans
Reemployment Rights Act, 38 U.S.C. §4311(b) |
38 U.S.C. §4311(b) |
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| Water Pollution
Control Act ("Clean Water Act"). |
33 U.S.C.1367
29 C.F.R. Part 24 |
30 days |
|
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| Welfare and
Pensions Disclosure Act |
29 U.S.C. §1140 |
3 years |
|
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| Westfall
Act |
28 U.S.C. §2679 |
|
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Deals with
suing federal employees for torts within the authority of
their office. Acts outside the authority are precluded
from suit against the government and instead require a personal
suit against the employee. |
| Whistleblower
Protection Act (federal government employees) |
5 U.S.C. § 1212 |
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| Workforce
Investment Act ("Welfare to Work") |
29 U.S.C. Chapt. 30 |
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