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Federal Statutes: Abbreviations and Locations at Saint Louis University Law Library

Federal Statutes: Abbreviations and Locations

Federal Statutes: Abbreviations and Locations

 

Abbreviation

Interpretation

Where can it be found in Print or Online

 

Slip Law  (first published version of Public Law)

KF50 .A26 (print)

Pub. L. or P.L.

Public Law

United States Statutes at Large  (print)

Bloomberg Law*

Lexis* 

Westlaw*

Internet: http://thomas.loc.gov/bss/d110/d110laws.html;

ProQuestCongressional (1)

Stat.

United States Statutes at Large
(session laws, official)

KF50 .A26 (1789-  )(print)

Bloomberg Law*

Lexis*

Westlaw*

Hein Online (1789- ) (1)

Internet -  (1789-1875)

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lwsllink.html

USSCAN

United States Code Congressional and Administrative News
(session laws, unofficial)

KF48. A24  (print)

(Library has 1941-2002 &2009 -)

 

Westlaw*

USC

United States Code

(official)

KF.62 xxxx .A2 (xxxx=year code published) (print)

 

Hein Online (1)

Internet: http://uscode.house.gov/search/criteria.shtml

ProQuest Congressional (1)

USCA

United States Code Annotated

(unofficial, published by West Publishing)

KF 62 .W4 (print)

 

Westlaw*

Westlaw Public Patron Access (1)

USCS

United States Code Service

(unofficial, published by Lexis)

 

KF 62 (print)

1972

.LB

 

Lexis*

LexisNexis Academic (1)

 

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