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name (or shorttitle)

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Other short titles	othershorttitles
Long title	fullname (or longtitle)
Acronyms (colloquial)	acronyms (or acronym)
Nicknames	nicknames (or nickname)
Enacted by	the Nth United States Congress
Effective	effective date (or effectivedate)
Citations
Statutes at Large	cite statutes at large
Codification
Acts affected	acts affected
Acts amended	acts amended (or actsamended)
Acts repealed	acts repealed (or actsrepealed)
Titles amended	title amended (or titlesamended)
U.S.C. sections created	sections created (or sectionscreated)
U.S.C. sections amended	sections amended (or sectionsamended)
Agencies affected	agenciesaffected
Legislative history
Introduced in the introducedin as introducedbill by introducedby on introduceddate Committee consideration by committees Passed the passedbody1 on passeddate1 (passedvote1) Passed the passedbody2 as the passedas2 on passeddate2 (passedvote2) with amendment Reported by the joint conference committee on conferencedate; agreed to by the passedbody3 on passeddate3 (passedvote3) and by the passedbody4 on passeddate4 (passedvote4) agreedbody3 agreed to passedbody2 amendment on agreeddate3 (agreedvote3) with further amendment agreedbody4 agreed to agreedbody3 amendment on agreeddate4 (agreedvote4) Signed into law by President signedpresident on signeddate Left unsigned by President unsignedpresident and became law on unsigneddate Vetoed by President vetoedpresident on vetoeddate Overridden by the overriddenbody1 on overriddendate1 (overriddenvote1) Overridden by the overriddenbody2 and became law on overriddendate2 (overriddenvote2)
Major amendments
amendments
United States Supreme Court cases
SCOTUS cases (or cases)

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See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Infobox U.S. legislation in articles based on its TemplateData. TemplateData for Infobox U.S. legislation An infobox for US federal legislation. Template parameters This template has custom formatting. Parameter Description Type Status Short title shorttitle name The short title of the act, usually found in the first section of the act. Include year of enactment only if the date is part of the short title. If an act has multiple short titles, include only one short title here; specifically, include here only the first short title that is given in the act, unless common usage of a different short title dictates otherwise. Default {{PAGENAME}} String required Other short titles othershorttitles If the act has more than one short title, list all other short titles here. Include acronyms only if the acronym itself is given in the bill as a short title; otherwise, list the acronym in the "colloquial acronym" component. String optional Long title longtitle fullname The long title of the act. It is prefaced before the enumerated provisions contained in the act. For example, the long title for the Civil Rights Act of 1866 is "An Act to protect all Persons in the United States in their Civil Rights, and furnish the Means of their Vindication." String required Acronyms (colloquial) acronyms colloquialacronym acronym If applicable, an abbreviated designation of the act's short title(s). For example, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is often represented by the acronym VRA. However, if an acronym is listed in the bill as alternative short title, do NOT put the acronym here; instead, list in the "othershorttitles" field. String optional Nicknames nicknames nickname Commonly used nickname(s) for the act (other than colloquial acronyms). String optional Enacted by enacted by The numerical designation of the Congress that passed the bill. For example, 1st, 10th, or 100th. The numerical designation will auto-link to corresponding wiki link page for that Congress. Adding other characters beyond the example before stated will break the link. Default the [[{{{enacted by}}} United States Congress]] Content required Announced by announced by The numerical designation of the Congress in which the bill was proposed. For example, 1st, 10th, or 100th. The numerical designation will auto-link to corresponding wiki link page for that Congress. Required if no Enacted_by argument. Default the [[{{{announced by}}} United States Congress]] Content optional Effective date effective date effectivedate The date the act will start to be the law. This is NOT the same as the date the bill was signed into law. Date suggested Cite public law cite public law Public law citation, in {{uspl|<congress term>|<number>}} format Example {{uspl|113|46}} Line optional Cite statutes at large cite statutes at large Statute at law citation in {{USStat}} format Example {{USStat|124|1071}} String optional lawordinal lawordinal no description String optional Public law URL public law url Link to official information on the public law Example https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/PLAW-111publ148/PLAW-111publ148 Line optional statsvol statsvol no description Number optional statspage statspage no description Number optional Acts amended actsamended acts amended no description String optional Acts repealed actsrepealed acts repealed no description String optional Titles amended titlesamended titles amended no description String optional Sections created sectionscreated sections created no description String optional Sections amended sectionsamended sections amended no description String optional Legislative history URL leghisturl Page containing the Act's legislative history Example http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d111:HR01105:@@@S Line optional Introduced in introducedin Whether the legislation was introduced in the Senate or the House of Representatives Example [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] Line optional Introducing bill introducedbill The bill introducing the legislation, in {{USBill}} format Example {{USBill|114|S.|2040}} Line optional Introduced by introducedby The politician who introduced the legislation Example [[John Cornyn]] ({{uspolabbr|R|TX}}) String optional Introduced date introduceddate Date the legislation was introduced Example September 16, 2015 Date optional Committees committees Congressional committees that oversee/oversaw the legilsation Example [[United States House Committee on Natural Resources]] Judiciary; Education and the Workforce Content optional Passed body 1 passedbody1 The first legislative body that passed the legislation String optional Passed date 1 passeddate1 Date of first legislative passage Example September 18, 2016 Date optional Passed vote 1 passedvote1 Vote count and preferably external link showing which politicians voted Example [https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=104&session=1&vote=00242 91–8] Content optional Passed body 2 passedbody2 2nd body that passed the legislation Example 114th Congress (2015-2016) String optional Passed as 2 passedas2 used if the second body changes the name of the legislation Example "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" String optional Passed date 2 passeddate2 Date of second passage of the legislation Example June 9th, 2016 Date optional Passed vote 2 passedvote2 Vote count and preferably external link showing which politicians voted Example without objection String optional Agreed body 3 agreedbody3 no description String optional Passed body 3 passedbody3 no description String optional Conferenced date conferencedate no description Example January 26, 2019 Date optional Passed date 3 passeddate3 Date of third passage Example April 17, 1996 Date optional Passed vote 3 passedvote3 Vote count and preferably external link showing which politicians voted Example [https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_lists/roll_call_vote_cfm.cfm?congress=104&session=2&vote=00071 91-8] Content optional Passed body 4 passedbody4 4th body to pass the legislation. Senate or House of Representatives Example House of Representatives String optional Passed date 4 passeddate4 Date of fourth passage Example April 18, 1996 Date optional Passed vote 4 passedvote4 Vote count and preferably external link showing which politicians voted Example [https://clerk.house.gov/evs/1996/roll126.xml 293–133] Content optional Agreed date 3 agreeddate3 no description Date optional Agreed vote 3 agreedvote3 Vote count and preferably external link showing which politicians voted String optional Agreed body 4 agreedbody4 Fourth agreeing legislative body String optional Agreed date 4 agreeddate4 no description Example March 16, 2017 Date optional Agreed vote 4 agreedvote4 Vote count and preferably external link showing which politicians voted String optional Signing president signedpresident President who signed the bill into law Example Barack Obama Page name suggested Date signed signeddate Date the bill was signed into law Example December 21, 2018 Date optional Unsigning president unsignedpresident President who unsigned the law, if applicable Page name suggested Date unsigned unsigneddate Date the law was unsigned, if applicable Date optional Vetoing president vetoedpresident President who vetoed the bill, if applicable Example Barack Obama Page name suggested Date vetoed vetoeddate Date the bill was vetoed, if applicable Example September 23, 2016 Date optional Overridden body 1 overriddenbody1 The first legislative body to override a veto on the legislation, if applicable Example [[United States Senate|Senate]] String optional Overridden date 1 overriddendate1 Date the first body overrode the veto Example September 28, 2016 Date optional Overridden vote 1 overriddenvote1 Votes to override the veto, it Y–N format. Use {{subst:en dash}} if needed. Example 97–1 String optional Overridden body 2 overriddenbody2 The second legislative body to override a veto on the legislation, if applicable Example [[United States House of Representatives|House]] String optional Overridden date 2 overriddendate2 Date the second body overrode the veto Example September 28, 2016 Date optional Overridden vote 2 overriddenvote2 Votes to override the veto, it Y–N format. Use {{subst:en dash}} if needed. Example 348–77 String optional Amendments amendments Amendments to the bill or law at a later date Example [[Credit CARD Act of 2009]] Content optional cases cases no description String optional SCOTUS cases SCOTUS cases United States Supreme Court cases related to the law String optional

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Include acronyms only if the acronym itself is given in the bill as a short title; otherwise, list the acronym in the "colloquial acronym" component. |- | '''longtitle''' | Required | The long title of the act. It is prefaced before the enumerated provisions contained in the act. For example, the long title for the Civil Rights Act of 1866 is "''An Act to protect all Persons in the United States in their Civil Rights, and furnish the Means of their Vindication."'' |- | '''colloquialacronym''' | Optional | If applicable, an abbreviated designation of the act's short title(s). For example, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 is often represented by the acronym VRA. However, if an acronym is listed in the bill as alternative short title, do NOT put the acronym here; instead, list in the "othershorttitles" field. |- | '''nickname''' | Optional | Commonly used nickname(s) for the act (other than colloquial acronyms). |- | '''enacted by''' | Required | The numerical designation of the Congress that passed the bill. For example, 1st, 10th, or 100th. The numerical designation will auto-link to corresponding wiki link page for that Congress. Adding other characters beyond the example before stated will break the link. | number and plain text |- | '''effective date''' | Optional, desirable | The date the act will start to be the law. This is NOT the same as the date the bill was signed into law. | date |- | '''public law url''' | <!--State whether this type of field name is Required, Optional, or Optional-desirable--> | <!--Place description of field name here--> | <!--State whether recommended value is plain text, number, date, references, or wikitext. 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See also

• {{Infobox legislation}}
• {{Infobox U.S. Presidential Document}} (for Presidential Documents that are not passed through the legislature, e.g. Executive Orders, memoranda)
• {{Infobox United States federal proposed legislation}} (for proposed legislation that has not yet been passed)