Federal Laws and Regulations
Constitution of the United States of America:
The United States Code is the codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. It is divided by broad subjects into 50 titles and published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Of the 51 titles, 25 have been enacted into positive (statutory) law. These titles are 1, 3, 4, 5, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 17, 18, 23, 28, 31, 32, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 44, 46, 49, and 51. When a title of the Code was enacted into positive law, the text of the title became legal evidence of the law. Titles that have not been enacted into positive law are only prima facie evidence of the law. In that case, the Statutes at Large still govern.
The U.S. Code does not include regulations issued by executive branch agencies, decisions of the Federal courts, treaties, or laws enacted by State or local governments.
United States Statutes at Large typically referred to as the Statutes at Large, is the permanent collection of all laws and resolutions enacted during each session of Congress. The Statutes at Large is prepared and published by the Office of the Federal Register (OFR), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).
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Public Laws ( P. L. ) and Private Laws ( Pvt. L. )
Public laws (P.L) and Private Laws (Pvt.L.) are also known as slip laws. A slip law is an official publication of the law and is competent evidence admissible in all state and Federal courts and tribunals of the United States. Public laws affect society as a whole, while private laws affect an individual, family, or small group.
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U S Congressional Documents Serial Set (Library of Congress) Congressional Serial Set (US GPO) Auraria Library (Print Versions)
The Serial Set contains the House and Senate Documents and the House and Senate Reports. The reports are usually from congressional committees dealing with proposed legislation and issues under investigation. The Auraria Library has some portions of this set, IN PRINT only! (12532 - 88th Congress, 1963 to 14393, 104th Congress, 1996) available in the library, 2nd Floor. Government Documents Shelves.
Auraria Library Law Research Guide Introduction to Law Studies
Federal Regulations (CFR, LSA, UA)
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) Regulations issued by departments and agencies of the U.S. Federal government.
List of Code of Federal Regulations Sections Affected (LSA)- Main Page Each LSA issue is cumulative and contains the CFR part and section numbers, a description of its status (e.g., amended, confirmed, revised), and the Federal Register page number where the change(s) may be found.
National Archives & Records Administration (NARA) Index to Federal Laws and Regulations
Regulations.gov Regulations.gov is your online source for U.S. government regulations from nearly 300 Federal agencies
Federal Register Proposed and recently adopted regulations may be found in the Federal Register.
Unified Agenda (UA) The Unified Agenda (also known as the Semiannual Regulatory Agenda), published twice a year (usually in April and October) in the Federal Register (FR), summarizes the rules and proposed rules that each Federal agency expects to issue during the next year.
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