Electronic Resources

This collection includes complete coverage of the United States Code dating back to inception in 1925-1926. It also includes the Early Federal Laws Collection, which represents the most complete collection of federal statute compilations prior to the US Code.

This database includes complete coverage of the Statutes at Large, featuring every law, public and private, ever enacted by Congress. It also includes early federal codes and compilations of statutes, as well as other related works.

Official source for federal legislative information. Includes legislation, Congressional Record, committee information and reports, and more.

Provides resources related to federal and state legislation and regulation, including guides to legislative histories and executive orders.

Public laws are laws (statutes or legislation) enacted by Congress that affect society as a whole. Private laws, on the other hand, are enacted by Congress but only affect individuals or small groups.

Congressional reports originate from congressional committees and deal with proposed legislation and issues under investigation. There are two types of reports: House and Senate Reports and Senate Executive Reports.

Congressional documents originate from congressional committees and cover a wide variety of topics. These documents may include reports of executive departments, independent organizations, and special investigations made for Congress. Annual reports of non-governmental organizations are also included. There are three types of documents: House and Senate Documents; Senate Executive Documents; and Senate Treaty Documents.

The United States Statutes at Large is the official source for the laws and resolutions passed by Congress. The eighteen volumes presented in this online collection cover the laws of the first forty-three Congresses, 1789-1875.

XML, XHTML, PCC, and PDF files available for download.

Official site for the U.S. Code.

This resource is the U.S. Code made available by Legal Information Institute at Cornell University.