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Finding Facts, Reviews, and More
Researching U.S. Federal Legislation
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Step Eight: Newly Enacted Legislation
The Government Printing Office (GPO) begins the printing process. The GPO is the source of official versions of federal law. So that citizens can see and refer to new legislation quickly, the GPO first prints each piece of legislation as a "Slip Law".
At the end of each session, the legislation that has been passed is bound together in volumes called the United States Statutes at Large.
Every six years the United States Code, the codification of general and permanent laws of the United States, is published. In the interim, supplements are published that account for legislation passed since the last revision or supplement.
Resulting Publications and Locations:
Sources in italics are available only to students, faculty, and staff of the U of M unless accessing from a U of M campus library.
Must-Have Information for Newly Enacted Legislation Publications
Slip Laws
"Slip Law" is the name for the official and initial paper version of newly enacted legislation. Prior to the advent of electronic resources, slip laws provided everyone with an official copy of a law without requiring them to wait for the Statutes at Large to be published.
- WILSON Gov Pub (US Legal) (Non-Circulating) AE 2.110:
Row 18
Kept until replaced by the United States Statutes at Large
Newly Enacted Legislation
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LexisNexis Congressional
Newly Enacted Legislation added within two weeks of passage.
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GPO Access
The database for the current session of Congress is updated when the publication of a slip law is authorized by the Office of the Federal Register.
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THOMAS
No update information provided.
Statutes at Large
- WILSON Gov Pub (US Legal) (Non-Circulating) AE 2.111:
Row 18
Library has: 1st Cong. (1789)-present
- Statutes at Large
1st Cong. (1789) - 42nd Cong. (1873)
United States Code
The U.S. Code is a subject arrangement of the general and permanent laws of the United States. It's revised every six years, with the last revision in 1994. In the interim, supplements are published to reflect recently enacted legislation.
- WILSON Gov Pub (US Legal)
(Non-Circulating) Y 1.2/5:
Row 18
WILSON Gov Pub (Desk Ref)
(Non-Circulating) CD ROM Y 1.2/5:
- LexisNexis Congressional
This version of the U.S. Code is updated monthly to reflect recently enacted legislation.
- GPO Access
This version of the U.S. Code is the official version and is updated on the schedule of the Office of the Law Revision Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives. The most recent laws added came into effect by January 5, 1999 and cover only titles 1-41.
Must-Have Information for Newly Enacted Legislation Publications
- Where given, row numbers lead to the exact shelving location the Government Publications Library - look for large numbers on the end of each shelving row. Rows are numbered in a clockwise direction around the room.
- The University Law Library also has most of these publications.
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