University Library: Legal Studies: Federal Statutory Law

United States Code

Free Online Versions. The U.S. Code is available at the following websites:

Office of the Law Revision Counsel
Legal Information Institute - U.S. Code
GovInfo - U.S. Code
Browsable by year. To conduct a search, go to the GovInfo Advanced Search page.
Library of Congress - United States Code
A collection of older editions of the U.S. Code.

Annotated Versions. There are two main annotated versions of the U.S. Code: United States Code Annotated (USCA) and United States Code Service (USCS). These annotated versions are available in the following databases:

Westlaw (Thompson Reuters) This link opens in a new window
(USCA)
Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
(USCS)

Slip Laws and Statutes at Large

Slip Laws (Public and Private Laws)

Congress.gov - Public Laws
Browsable by Congress number/year and searchable by keyword.
Congress.gov - Private Laws
Browsable by Congress number/year and searchable by keyword.
GovInfo - Public and Private Laws
Browsable by Congress number/year. To conduct a search, go to the GovInfo Advanced Search page.

United States Statutes at Large

GovInfo - Statutes at Large
Browsable by year. To conduct a search, go to the GovInfo Advanced Search page.
Library of Congress - Statutes at Large
Contains older editions of the Statutes at Large, dating back to 1789.

Other Congressional Publications

Bills and Resolutions

Congress.gov - Legislation of the U.S. Congress
Excellent resource for tracking bills through the legislative process.
GovInfo - Congressional Bills
Browsable by Congress number/year, then by bill type. To conduct a search, go to the GovInfo Advanced Search page.
Library of Congress - Bills and Resolutions
Part of the American Memory project, these documents "are available for selected sessions of Congress, beginning with the 6th Congress in the House of Representatives, the 16th Congress in the Senate, and the 18th Congress for Senate Joint Resolutions."

Congressional Record

Congress.gov - Congressional Record
Browsable by date and searchable by keyword.
GovInfo - Congressional Record (Daily)
Browsable by date. To conduct a search, go to the GovInfo Advanced Search page.
GovInfo - Congressional Record (Bound)
Browsable by date. To conduct a search, go to the GovInfo Advanced Search page.
Library of Congress - Congressional Record and Predecessors
Part of the American Memory project, this collection includes Annals of Congress (1789-1824), Register of Debates (1824-1837), Congressional Globe (1833-1873), and Congressional Record (1873-1875).

ProQuest Congressional Record (1789-2009) This link opens in a new window
Full text of the Congressional Record (1873-2009) and its predecessors, including the Congressional Globe (1833-1873), the Register of Debates in Congress (1824-1837), and the Annals of Congress (1789-1824). For more recent editions, go to https://www.congress.gov/congressional-record.

Hearings

GovInfo - Congressional Hearings
Browsable by Congress number/year, chamber, and committee. To conduct a search, go to the GovInfo Advanced Search page.

Congressional Documents and Reports

U.S. Congressional Serial Set This link opens in a new window
The digital version of the bound, sequentially numbered volumes of all the Reports, Documents, and Journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. A rich collection of primary source material on all aspects of American history.

GovInfo - Congressional Documents
Browsable by Congress number/year and chamber. To conduct a search, go to the GovInfo Advanced Search page.
GovInfo - Congressional Reports
Browsable by Congress number/year and chamber. To conduct a search, go to the GovInfo Advanced Search page.

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