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U.S. Government Publications at the University of Wisconsin-Madison : Laws

How to find U.S. government publications at University of Wisconsin-Madison libraries.

How to Find Laws Online

Hein Online: Statutes at Large

  • Provides access to the full-text of laws published in the U.S. Statutes at Large from 1789 to 2019.
  • There's a link at the top of the list of volumes to access to the most recent Public Laws not yet published in the U.S. Statutes at Large
  • Available for use in campus libraries, or off-campus use by UW-Madison students, faculty, and staff.

GovInfo: United States Statutes at Large

  • Provides free public access to the full text of the U.S. Statutes at Large from 1789 to the current volume.

GovInfo: Public and Private Laws

  • Provides free public access to the full text of all public and private laws passed from 1995 to the present
  • Laws are browsable by Public Law number.

GovInfo:  Advanced Search

  • Provides free public access to the full text of all public and private laws passed from 1995 to the present.
  • Select either "Public and Private Laws" or "Statutes at Large" in the "Refine by Collection" column to search for laws by keyword in the full text, by title words, or by citation (among other options).

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