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U.S. Statutes at Large

The Statutes at Large is the permanent collection of all laws and resolutions enacted during each session of Congress.

At the end of each session of Congress, slip laws are compiled into bound volumes called the Statutes at Large, and they are known as "session laws." The Statutes at Large present a chronological arrangement of the laws in the exact order that they have been enacted.

A Statutes at Large citation includes the volume number, the abbreviation "stat," and the number of that particular law as assigned in the Statutes at Large.

Citation example: 112 stat 3280

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Currently begins with 1951, 82nd Congress, 1st Session, (Volume 65).

U.S. Statutes at Large (HeinOnline)
Begins with 1879, (Volume 1)
U.S. Statutes at Large
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Legislative Histories

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Provides federal legislative histories related to enacted United States public laws. Users can search for histories by the popular name of the law, citation, subject, or by session of Congress. Congressional publications available for searching are bills, reports, documents, hearings, committee prints, the Congressional Record, and CRS Reports. Presidential signing statements are included if available. A historical context document is available for each congress

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