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United States Code Popular Name Table (Acts)

Find out what the correct or needed legal citation is for the Fair Housing Act.  Use the  The United States Code Popular Name Table.

  •   On the right click on the letter "F". 
  •   You will see several citations for the Fair Housing Act
  •   As you look through those from 42. U.S. C. 3601 you will see this:
  •   42 stands for  TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE in the United States Code.  Chapter 45 is Fair Housing. 
  •   Continue through the sections; 42 U.S.C. 3604 deals with "Discrimination in the sale or rental of housing and other  prohibited  practices".
  •   Click any hyperlinked 42 U.S.C. 3601 to open this.
  •   If you click through the United States Code (U.S. C.) you will see that 42 is TITLE 42—THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELFARE.
  •   You click through by hitting the red Next on the top.  
  •  Write down the citation. 32 U.S.C. 3601  To see the complete act follow 3 below.

NOTE: Nexis Uni has a search for the U.S. Code Popular Name Table also.

Just open Nexis Uni-

  • Under Guided Search click on A Publication.
  • A box on the right changes and now states Find Publication.
  • As you Type this USCS Popular Names Table-- the name appears; click that.
  • Search.
  • Now the page changes and you will see a search box on top limited to the USCS Popular Name Table.
  • Type in the Name of the Act you need like Fair Housing Act.

Find the citations for these.

National Labor Relation Act  (may be under a different name).

​No Child Left Behind Act.

Small Business Act.

Nursing Practice Act

Nursing Home Reform Act 

Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 

Title 15. U.S. C. section 7201 or Sarbanes-Oxley Act