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Act of Congress
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An Act of Congress is a
statute enacted by government with a
legislature named "
Congress," such as the
United States Congress or the
Congress of the Philippines.
In the United States, Acts of Congress are designated as either public laws, relating to the general public, or For example, P. L. 111-5 (
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) was the fifth enacted public law of the
111th United States Congress. Public laws are also often abbreviated as Pub. L. No. X-Y.
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The word "Act", as used in the term "Act of Congress", is a common, not a proper noun. The capitalization of the word Act is deprecated by some dictionaries and usage authorities. Some writers, and in particular, the US Code, capitalize "Act". This is likely a result of the more liberal use of capital letters in legal contexts, which has its roots in the 18th century
capitalization of all nouns as is seen in the
United States Constitution.
"Act of Congress" is sometimes used in informal speech to indicate something for which getting permission is burdensome. For example, "It takes an Act of Congress to...
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