InfoGuides: Legislative Research for GOVT 452: Know where to search

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United States Code

Office of Law Revision Counsel
Easy to browse. The Office of the Law Revision Counsel (“OLRC”) of the U.S. House of Representatives prepares & publishes the U.S. Code.

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From 1926 (the beginning of the US Code) to present

GovInfo.gov
From 1994-present (freely available online)
Cornell Legal Information Institute
Current only. If you know the name of a law & need to find it in the US Code, see the Table of Popular Names.

Statutes at Large

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Complete set of Statutes at Large (currently available up to 2011, as of fall 2018), plus link to the Public & Private Laws of the United States (not yet in the Statutes at Large)
GovInfo.gov
Covers 1951-2011 (i.e. to the most recent volume of the Statutes at Large)

Bills & amendments

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Image-based legal research database includes such collections as: Legal Classics, Law Journal Library, U.S. Supreme Court Library, U.S. Federal Legislative History Library, Treaties and Agreements Library and more. Bridges the gap in legal history by providing comprehensive coverage from inception of law and law-related periodicals.
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A service of the Library of Congress that makes federal legislative information freely available. Features and content include: bills and resolutions, the Congressional Record, committee reports, information on treaties, teacher resources, and more. Formerly THOMAS.

govinfo
From the GPO, replaces FDsys. Free, public access to official publications of all branches of the Federal government

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Good for finding case law, including Supreme Court Cases. Formerly Lexis Nexis Academic.