I'm researching federal statutes. Where do I start?
Statutes, also known as acts, are laws passed by a legislature. Federal statutes are the laws passed by Congress, usually with the approval of the President. Federal statutes are published in three formats:
Initial publication as a slip law;
Arranged by law number in the United States Statutes at Large; and
Codification in the United States Code or its predecessors.
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