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U. S. Laws

How a bill becomes a law (Schoolhouse Rock Version)

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Choose Political Science from the Menu for legislative options.
Session Laws Library
Session laws (from inception to present) of all 50 U.S. states as well as Canada, Australia, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, and the D.C. Register.
U.S. Federal Agency Documents, Decisions, and Appeals
Reports, decisions, and records of the official case law of some of the most important U.S. Federal Agencies. (Carnegie Mellon users only)
U.S. Federal Legislative History Library
Collection of documents that are produced in Congress during the enactment of a law.
U.S. Statutes at Large
1789-present. Official source for the laws and resolutions passed by Congress. Search or browse by a number of ways. (Carnegie Mellon users only).
United States Code
Official consolidation and codification of all general and permanent laws of the United States that are in force as of a certain date.

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