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Collection United States Statutes at Large

Articles and Essays

This collection includes material from the U.S. Statutes at Large, displayed by volume, and includes volumes 1-61. These volumes cover Congresses 1-81 and years 1789-1951. Further information and later Congresses are available on Congress.gov.

Acts of Congress Below is a list of each law passed by the U.S. Congress as found in the U.S. Statutes at Large. The laws are organized by session of Congress, with a notation of which volume of the Statutes at Large they are found in. Within each Congress is a chronological list of each Act, including its title, date of enactment, Chapter number, and a link…
Volumes 1-5 (1789-1845) Volumes 1-5, Congresses 1-28, 1789-1845
Volumes 6-8 (1789-1845) Compilation volumes 6-8, Congresses 1-28, 1789-1845
Volumes 9-13 (1845-1865) Volumes 9-13, Congresses 29-38, 1845-1865
Volumes 14-18 (1865-1875) Volumes 14-18, Congresses 39-43, 1865-1875
Volume 18: Revised Statutes (dates TBD) Volume 18, Compilation Revised Statutes, Congresses and Dates TBD
Volumes 19-23 (1876-1885) Volumes 19-23, Congresses 44-48, 1876-1885
Volumes 24-28 (1876-1885) Volumes 24-28, Congresses 49-53, 1886-1895
Volumes 29-33 (1896-1904) Volumes 29-33, Congresses 54-58, 1896-1904
Volumes 34-38 (1905-1915) Volumes 34-38, Congresses 59-63, 1905-1915
Volumes 39-43 (1915-1925) Volumes 39-43, Congresses 64-68, 1915-1925
Volumes 44-48 (1925-1934) Volumes 44-48, Congresses 69-73, 1925-1934
Volumes 49-54 (1935-1941) Volumes 49-54, Congresses 74-76, 1935-1941
Volumes 55-60 (1941-1946) Volumes 55-60, Congresses 77-79, 1941-1946
Volumes 61-64 (1947-1951) Volumes 61-64, Congresses 80-81, 1947-1951