Federal Statutes: Abbreviations and Locations
Abbreviation
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Interpretation
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Where can it be found in Print or Online
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Slip Law (first published version of Public Law)
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KF50 .A26 (print)
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Pub. L. or P.L.
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Public Law
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United States Statutes at Large (print)
Bloomberg Law*
Lexis*
Westlaw*
Internet: http://thomas.loc.gov/bss/d110/d110laws.html;
ProQuestCongressional (1)
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Stat.
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United States Statutes at Large (session laws, official)
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KF50 .A26 (1789- )(print)
Bloomberg Law*
Lexis*
Westlaw*
Hein Online (1789- ) (1)
Internet - (1789-1875)
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwsllink.html
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USSCAN
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United States Code Congressional and Administrative News (session laws, unofficial)
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KF48. A24 (print)
(Library has 1941-2002 &2009 -)
Westlaw*
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USC
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United States Code
(official)
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KF.62 xxxx .A2 (xxxx=year code published) (print)
Hein Online (1)
Internet: http://uscode.house.gov/search/criteria.shtml
ProQuest Congressional (1)
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USCA
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United States Code Annotated
(unofficial, published by West Publishing)
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KF 62 .W4 (print)
Westlaw*
Westlaw Public Patron Access (1)
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USCS
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United States Code Service
(unofficial, published by Lexis)
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KF 62 (print)
1972
.LB
Lexis*
LexisNexis Academic (1)
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Key: (print), print volumes found in Law Library
(1) available to anyone when in the Law Library
* available only to law students and law faculty