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UNITED STATES CODE

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STATUTES AT LARGE

• United States Statutes at Large (Law Library / National Digital Library Program)
  v. 1-18 (1789-1875)
• United States Statutes at Large (U.S. Government Printing Office, GPO Access) v. 118 (2004)

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PUBLIC LAWS

• United States Public Laws (U.S. Government Printing Office, GPO Access) - Provides access to United States Public laws enacted since the 104th Congress, 1st Session (January 1995).
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SEE ALSO

• United States Statutes and the United States Code: Historical Outlines, Notes, Lists, Tables, and Sources (Law Librarians' Society of Washington, D.C.)
• For the process of creating U.S. federal laws, see GUIDE TO LAW ONLINE: U.S. Legislature - U.S. Congress and the Federal Legislative Process
• For federal regulations and Code of Federal Regulations, see GUIDE TO LAW ONLINE: U.S. Executive Agencies and Regulations