Federal Government - Laws & Regulations

Government-Produced
Resources & Information

GPO Access
Official information from the Federal Government, including the Congressional Record, Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations, bills, laws, the Federal Budget and other online resources.

Lexis-Nexis Congressional
Search laws, regulations, bills, and transcripts of Congressional hearings. Coverage of public laws begins with the 100th Congress (1988). Coverage of the Federal Register begins with 1980. Available in Library only.

Thomas - Legislative Information on the Web
Search bill and committee information, or read through the Congressional Record. From the Library of Congress. Coverage of public laws begins with the 93rd Congress (1973).

Regulations.gov
Find, review, and submit comments on Federal documents that are open for comment and published in the Federal Register.

Internet Law Library
Search U.S. laws by source or by agency. Also links to law resources for individual States and other countries.

Forms from the Feds
Downloadable forms that may not be available to depository libraries. While not comprehensive, the list comprises those forms most asked for by the public.

Saint Paul Public Library Law & Regulatory Holdings

United States Statutes at Large

55th Congress (1897) - 80th Congress (1948)
SuDoc number S 7.9 - Central Library Compact Storage

81st Congress (1949) - 101st Congress, 1st session (1989)
SuDoc number GS 4.111 - Central Library Compact Storage

101st Congress, 2nd session (1990) - current
SuDoc number AE 2.111 - Central Library Nicholson Information Commons Law Collection

The Central Library also owns 2 volumes of statutes from 1873-74 (in Compact Storage).

United States Code

1996 - current: Online through GPO Access

Current: Online through Lexis/Nexis Congressional (library use only)

Current: Paper - Central Library Nicholson Information Commons Law Collection

Federal Register

1979: Microfiche - Central Library Nicholson Information Commons

1980 - current: Online - Lexis/Nexis Congressional (library use only)

1994 - current: Online through GPO Access

Current 2 years: Paper - Central Library Nicholson Information Commons

Code of Federal Regulations

1981 - current: Online - Lexis/Nexis Congressional (library use only)

1996 - current: Online through GPO Access

Current: Paper - Central Library Nicholson Information Commons

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