The United States Statutes at Large, commonly referred to as the Statutes at Large and abbreviated Stat., are an official record of Acts of Congress and concurrent resolutions passed by the United States Congress. Each act and resolution of Congress is originally published as a slip law, which is classified as either public law (abbreviated Pub.L.) or private law (Pvt.L.), and designated and numbered accordingly. At the end of a congressional session, the statutes enacted during that session are compiled into bound books, known as "session law" publications. The session law publication for U.S. Federal statutes is called the United States Statutes at Large.[1] In that publication, the public laws and private laws are numbered and organized in chronological order.[2] U.S. Federal statutes are published in a three-part process, consisting of slip laws, session laws (Statutes at Large), and codification (United States Code).
Large portions of public laws are enacted as amendments to the United States Code. Once enacted into law, an Act will be published in the Statutes at Large and will add to, modify, or delete some part of the United States Code. Provisions of a public law that contain only enacting clauses, effective dates, and similar matters are not generally codified. Private laws also are not generally codified.
Some portions of the United States Code have been enacted as positive law and other portions have not been so enacted. In case of a conflict between the text of the Statutes at Large and the text of a provision of the United States Code that has not been enacted as positive law, the text of the Statutes at Large takes precedence.[3]
Historyedit
A few volumes of the Statutes at Large
Publication of the United States Statutes at Large began in 1845 by the private firm of Little, Brown and Company under authority of a joint resolution of Congress. During Little, Brown and Company's time as publisher, Richard Peters (Volumes 1–8), George Minot (Volumes 9–11), and George P. Sanger (Volumes 11–17) served as editors.
In 1874, Congress transferred the authority to publish the Statutes at Large to the Government Printing Office under the direction of the Secretary of State.
Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 80–278, 61 Stat. 633, was enacted July 30, 1947 and directed the Secretary of State to compile, edit, index, and publish the Statutes at Large. Pub. L.Tooltip Public Law (United States) 81–821, 64 Stat. 980, was enacted September 23, 1950 and directed the Administrator of General Services to compile, edit, index, and publish the Statutes at Large. Since 1985 the Statutes at Large have been prepared and published by the Office of the Federal Register (OFR) of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).[4]
Sometimes very large or long Acts of Congress are published as their own "appendix" volume of the Statutes at Large. For example, the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 was published as volume 68A of the Statutes at Large (68A Stat. 3).
^Bast, Carol M.; Hawkins, Margie A. (2013). Foundations of Legal Research and Writing (5th ed.). Clifton Park, New York: Delmar. p. 139. ISBN9781285402604.
^, United States Government Printing Office, archived from the original on January 5, 2010, retrieved November 20, 2009, At the end of each session of Congress, the slip laws are compiled into bound volumes called the Statutes at Large, and they are known as 'session laws.'
includes Volumes 1 to 44 (1789–1927) of the Statutes at Large in DjVu and PDF format, along with rudimentary OCR of the text.
United States Statutes and the United States Code: Historical Outlines, Notes, Lists, Tables, and Sources from the Law Librarians' Society of Washington, DC
Second Edition of the Revised Statutes of the United States (1878)
January 19, 2024
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The United States Statutes at Large commonly referred to as the Statutes at Large and abbreviated Stat are an official record of Acts of Congress and concurrent resolutions passed by the United States Congress Each act and resolution of Congress is originally published as a slip law which is classified as either public law abbreviated Pub L or private law Pvt L and designated and numbered accordingly At the end of a congressional session the statutes enacted during that session are compiled into bound books known as session law publications The session law publication for U S Federal statutes is called the United States Statutes at Large 1 In that publication the public laws and private laws are numbered and organized in chronological order 2 U S Federal statutes are published in a three part process consisting of slip laws session laws Statutes at Large and codification United States Code United States Statutes at LargeTitle page of volume 125TypeSession laws official journal and treaty seriesPublisherOffice of the Federal RegisterFounded1845 1845 LanguageEnglishHeadquartersUnited States Contents 1 Codification 2 History 3 See also 4 Notes 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksCodification editLarge portions of public laws are enacted as amendments to the United States Code Once enacted into law an Act will be published in the Statutes at Large and will add to modify or delete some part of the United States Code Provisions of a public law that contain only enacting clauses effective dates and similar matters are not generally codified Private laws also are not generally codified Some portions of the United States Code have been enacted as positive law and other portions have not been so enacted In case of a conflict between the text of the Statutes at Large and the text of a provision of the United States Code that has not been enacted as positive law the text of the Statutes at Large takes precedence 3 History edit nbsp A few volumes of the Statutes at LargePublication of the United States Statutes at Large began in 1845 by the private firm of Little Brown and Company under authority of a joint resolution of Congress During Little Brown and Company s time as publisher Richard Peters Volumes 1 8 George Minot Volumes 9 11 and George P Sanger Volumes 11 17 served as editors In 1874 Congress transferred the authority to publish the Statutes at Large to the Government Printing Office under the direction of the Secretary of State Pub L Tooltip Public Law United States 80 278 61 Stat 633 was enacted July 30 1947 and directed the Secretary of State to compile edit index and publish the Statutes at Large Pub L Tooltip Public Law United States 81 821 64 Stat 980 was enacted September 23 1950 and directed the Administrator of General Services to compile edit index and publish the Statutes at Large Since 1985 the Statutes at Large have been prepared and published by the Office of the Federal Register OFR of the National Archives and Records Administration NARA 4 Until 1948 all treaties and international agreements approved by the United States Senate were also published in the set but these now appear in a publication titled United States Treaties and Other International Agreements abbreviated U S T In addition the Statutes at Large includes the text of the Declaration of Independence Articles of Confederation the Constitution amendments to the Constitution treaties with Native American nations and foreign nations and presidential proclamations Sometimes very large or long Acts of Congress are published as their own appendix volume of the Statutes at Large For example the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 was published as volume 68A of the Statutes at Large 68A Stat 3 See also editCalifornia Statutes Federal Register Laws of Florida Laws of Illinois Laws of New York Laws of Pennsylvania Procedures of the United States Congress Revised Statutes of the United States United States ReportsNotes edit Bast Carol M Hawkins Margie A 2013 Foundations of Legal Research and Writing 5th ed Clifton Park New York Delmar p 139 ISBN 9781285402604 Public and Private Laws About United States Government Printing Office archived from the original on January 5 2010 retrieved November 20 2009 At the end of each session of Congress the slip laws are compiled into bound volumes called the Statutes at Large and they are known as session laws See generally 1 U S C 112 Statutes at Large U S Government Publishing Office December 7 2018 Retrieved January 28 2019 References edit nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the U S Government Publishing Office Further reading editHow Our Laws Are Made by the Parliamentarian of the House of Representatives PDF Session Laws from Federal Statutes A Beginner s Guide at the Library of CongressExternal links edit nbsp Look up Enrolled Bill in Wiktionary the free dictionary nbsp Wikisource has original text related to this article United States Statutes at Large Volumes 1 to 64 1789 1951 of the Statutes at Large at the Library of Congress Volume 65 et seq 1951 present of the Statutes at Large at Govinfo U S Government Publishing Office Volumes 1 to 18 1789 1875 of the Statutes at Large made available by the Library of Congress American Memory collections Volumes 1 to 64 1789 1951 of the Statutes at Large made available by the Congressional Data Coalition Archived April 26 2021 at the Wayback Machine via LEGISWORKS org Sortable by Bills Enacted into Laws Concurrent Resolutions Popular Names Presidential Proclamations or Public Laws Public and private laws from 104th Congress 1995 to 2006 from the Government Printing Office in slip law format with Statutes at Large page references Early United States Statutes includes Volumes 1 to 44 1789 1927 of the Statutes at Large in DjVu and PDF format along with rudimentary OCR of the text United States Statutes and the United States Code Historical Outlines Notes Lists Tables and Sources from the 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