Federal Statutes and Regulations Search
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The Federal Statutes and Regulations search form provides you with access to the laws passed by Congress and signed by the President and to the administrative regulations promulgated by the federal administrative agencies.
This includes both the United States Code and the Code of Federal Regulations. Elsewhere on this page are other websites which offer access to the same material.
United States Code --The United States Code is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. It is prepared by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the United States House of Representatives. For currency information, click here.
The Federal Register was created in 1935 under the Federal Register Act and was further enlarged and amended by the Administrative Procedure Act of 1946.
Federal Register serves as the main source for the U.S. federal government agencies to propose new rules and regulations, announce final rules and changes to existing rules, and notify the public of meetings and adjudicatory proceedings.
The Federal Register updated daily by 6 a.m. and is published Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays, and consists of four types of entries.
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