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Statutes at Large

Federal statutes are the written laws passed by U.S. Congress. Statutes can be published in the form of session laws which are laws (acts) published in numerical order as the laws are passed, reflecting the work of each session of congress.

The Statutes at Large is the publication containing the federal session laws.

United States Statutes at Large
Published by the Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration.
Law KF50 U54x
Gov Docs Microfiche GS4.111: 2.

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United States Code

Federal statutes are the written laws passed by U.S. Congress. Statutes can be published as codes or compiled laws that are a reflection of all the laws currently in effect at a specific point in time, arranged by subject.

The United States Code is the publication containing the federal laws by subject.

United States Code
Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the House of Representatives.
Law KF62 A2
United States Code
Online version of the code that can be browsed by title, chapter and section number.
United States Code Annotated (USCA)
United State Code including analysis.