United States Law
United States Code, Statutes at Large, and Public Laws
U.S. Code | Statutes at Large | Public Laws
U.S. Code
- United States Code (U.S. House of Representatives, Office of the Law Revision Counsel) offers introductory material to the Code and access to a search engine. Titles 1 through 51, the Table of Popular Names, and Tables I to VI are based on Supplement IV of the 2006 edition (January 7, 2011) of the Code. The Organic Laws are based on the 2006 edition (January 3, 2007) of the Code.
- Download the United States Code
- Search the United States Code
- Search Prior Versions of the U.S. Code - beginning with 1988 ed., Suppl. II (January 2, 1991)
- United States Code Classification Tables - sorted by Congress, then by either Public Law or U.S. Code section; includes prior tables extending to 1995
- USCprelim - provides an advance posting of the next online U.S. Code
- U.S. Code (Beta) - for testing and feedback
- United States Code (U.S. Government Printing Office, FDsys) provides a search engine for searching the 2006 edition, Supplement IV of the Code (as of January 7, 2011)
- United States Code (Cornell Legal Information Institute) provides an updated interface to the U.S. Code, with links to notes and legislative activity through THOMAS, various search options, and a popular name table
Statutes at Large
- United States Statutes at Large (Law Library / National Digital Library Program)
v. 1-18 (1789-1875) - United States Statutes at Large (Digitized) (U.S. Government Printing Office / FDsys) v. 65-116 (1951-2002) authenticated, available in large PDF files
- United States Statutes at Large (U.S. Government Printing Office, FDsys) v. 117-122 (2003-2008) authenticated
Public Laws
- United States Public Laws (U.S. Government Printing Office, FDsys) - provides access to authenticated United States Public laws enacted since the 104th Congress, 1st Session (January 1995).
- Access to Public Laws (U.S. National Archives and Records Administration) includes lists of Public Laws from current and previous Congressional sessions
See Also
- United States Statutes and the United States Code: Historical Outlines, Notes, Lists, Tables, and Sources (Law Librarians' Society of Washington, D.C.)
- For the process of creating U.S. federal laws, see GUIDE TO LAW ONLINE: U.S. Legislature - U.S. Congress and the Federal Legislative Process
- For federal regulations and Code of Federal Regulations, see GUIDE TO LAW ONLINE: U.S. Executive Agencies and Regulations
Last Updated: 02/17/2012
