A statute is the law as passed by the U.S. Congress.

Federal laws are published in two forms:

• The United States Statutes at Large (STAT)
  The text of each federal law, in the exact language enacted by Congress, in chronological order.

• The United States Code (USC)
  A codification of federal statutes, rearranged by:

  • integrating each original law with its amendments
  • presenting all subdivisions of existing federal statutes in topical order
  • eliminating all repealed, superceded, or expired laws

Online

In addition to Westlaw and Nexis Uni (listed on the Primary databases page) the following resources are useful for locating statutes.

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