Laws and Legislation
Federal
publication path of federal laws:
Slip law -> Statutes at Large -> U.S. Code
United States Code (USC) - Federal laws currently in force (Ref KF61 .U51 or on GPO Access)
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. Since 1926, the United States Code has been published every six years. (GPO Access page)
United Stated Code Annotated (USCA) - Federal laws currently in force, annotated with reference to federal and state court reports (KF62.5 .W45)
United States Code Service (USCS) - Similar to USCA (on LexisNexis Academic under Legal Research/Federal Code/U.S. Code)
U.S. Statutes at Large (Stat.) - Official publication of all public and private laws of the U.S. in chronological order, 1789-present (KF50 .U5, or 1789-1875 online from the Library of Congress )
Every law, public and private, ever enacted by the Congress is published in the Statutes at Large in order of the date of its passage. Until 1948, all treaties and international agreements approved by the Senate were also published in the set. In addition, the Statutes at Large includes the text of the Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, the Constitution, amendments to the Constitution, treaties with Indians and foreign nations, and presidential proclamations.(Library of Congress' American Memory Project page on Statutes at Large)
U.S. Code Congressional and Administrative News (USCCAN) - Laws arranged by Public Law number, plus legislative histories, 1968-present (KF48 .W45)
Oregon
Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) - Oregon laws currently in force (Ref KFO2429 .O73 or on Oregon.gov )
Bills
Federal
Senate Bills (S.B.) and House Bills (H.R.): Federal Legislation before the U.S. Congress
- from 1989 on LexisNexis Congressional
- summaries from 1973 on the Thomas web site
- published version from 1993 on GPO Access
Congressional Record (CR): Official proceedings and debates of the U.S. Congress; includes the text of some bills
- Library owns in paper from v.1 (1893) J11 .R5
- in LexisNexis Congressional under Daily Congressional Record & Rules from 1985
- in GPO Access since 1994 (v.140)
- on Thomas from 1984
Oregon
Senate Bill (or Measure) (SB) and House Bill (or Measure) (HB) - Oregon legislation, 1995-present (Ref JK9076 .A5 or on the Oregon State Legislature website)
Other Sources for Bills and Legislation
LexisNexis Congressional - Index to Congressional publications--reports, hearings, and documents. Indexed by subject, name, and bill, Public Law, and report numbers. Includes legislative history for "significant" laws of a given year. 1970-present.
Rules and Regulations
Federal
Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) - Subject arrangement of rules and regulations of U.S. government agencies (Ref KF70 .A22; also on LexisNexis Congressional, LexisNexis Academic , and GPO Access)
Federal Register (FR) - Daily listing of federal agencies' proposed and final rules and regulations. Use as a supplement to update CFR (J1 .A2; older eds. on microfiche; also on LexisNexis Congressional, LexisNexis Academic and GPO Access)
Oregon
Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR) - Text of rules of Oregon state agencies. Not all rules are included. (Ref JK9030 .A219, or on the Oregon State Archives page)
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