U.S. Codes, Statutes, Public Laws, and Bills
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U.S. Codes, Statutes, Public Laws, and Bills
U.S. Code

U.S. Code:

  • Online: U.S. Code [House of Representatives]
    • Search form
    • Classification Tables (where recently enacted laws appearin the Code)
    • Prior Versions of U.S. Code: 1988, 1994, 2000
  • Online: U.S. Code [GPO Access]
    • Search form
    • Browse titles
  • Online: U.S. Code [Cornell Legal Information Institute]
    • Outline
    • Search form
  • Print: U.S. Code Annotated
    • REFERENCE  KF62 .W48x

Popular Names of Laws:

Active Legislation

  • Active Legislation [Senate]
    Note: Identifies active bills by subject and bill numbers to facilitate searching Thomas.
Public Laws
  • Online--free: Public Laws, 93rd Congress (1973)-present [Thomas]
  • Online--free: Public Laws, 104th Congress (1995)-present [GPO Access]
  • Print: USCCAN:U.S. Code Congressional & Administrative News
    Note: Pollak Library owns 1952-present, 82d Congress, 2d Session-present
    Note: Contains public laws, legislative history, proclamations, executive messages and orders, administrative regulations, lists of committees, indexes & tables, for each session of Congress
Statutes-at-Large
  • 2003-present (108th Congress-present): Statutes at Large [GPO Access] -- ONLINE
    Note: Browse by popular names, public laws, bills enacted into public law, and more.
  • 1995-present (104th Congress-present): Public and Private Laws [GPO Access] -- ONLINE
    Search example: "117 stat 650"
Popular Names of Laws

U.S. Laws by Popular Names:

California Laws by Popular Names:

Code of Federal Regulations
  • Code of Federal Regulations
    The Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) annual edition is the codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government. It is divided into 50 titles that represent broad areas subject to Federal regulation. Each print volume of the CFR is updated once each calendar year, and is issued on a quarterly basis. Each title is divided into chapters, which usually bear the name of the issuing agency. Each chapter is further subdivided into parts that cover specific regulatory areas. Large parts may be subdivided into subparts. All parts are organized in sections, and most citations in the CFR are provided at the section level. About the Code of Federal Regulations (annual edition)
How Laws Are Made and Additional Guides
Web sites providing information about the U.S. legislative process:
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