Federal Statutory Law
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The Constitution of the United States: Analysis and Interpretation (CONAN)The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation ("Constitution Annotated" or "CONAN") provides a legal analysis and interpretation of the United States Constitution based on a comprehensive review of Supreme Court case law and, where relevant, historical practices that have defined the text of the Constitution. This regularly updated resource is written in "plain English" and useful for a wide audience: from constitutional scholars to those just beginning to learn about the nation's most important legal document.
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U.S. CongressCongress.gov is the official source of federal legislative information. You can search the full text of legislation by words, phrases, or bill numbers. This site will also allow you to search bill summaries and status, and browse or search multiple Congresses.
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United States CodeThe 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 51 titles and published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives. The U.S. Code was first published in 1926. The next main edition was published in 1934, and subsequent main editions have been published every six years since 1934. In between editions, annual cumulative supplements are published in order to present the most current information.
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Law Library of CongressUnited States Code, Statutes at Large, and Public Laws
The Legislative Process
| Legislative Action | Resulting Publications |
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| In each chamber of Congress, a bill or resolution is introduced and referred to committee | Bills and Resolutions |
| Committee holds hearings | Hearings |
| Committee recommends passage | US Congressional Serial Set Senate and House Reports |
| Chamber debates | Record of debate (1989-present) and online: Congressional Record (1994-present) hard copy: Congressional Record (1873-2007) |
| Chamber votes | online: Congressional Record (1994-present) hard copy: Congressional Record (1873-2007) |
| President signs or vetoes | Compilation of Presidential Documents |
| Law has been enacted | Individual laws as enacted: Slip laws (current 3 years Gov Docs AE 2.110:) and Statutes at Large (1789-present) |
| Law is codified, that is, incorporated into the existing body of law arranged by subject | United States Code |
