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§1. Words denoting number, gender, and so forth | 1948-06-25T00:00:00 | In determining the meaning of any Act of Congress, unless the context indicates otherwise—
words importing the singular include and apply to several persons, parties, or things;
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words importing the plural include the singular;
words importing the masculine gender include the feminine as well;
wor... | US House of Representatives | 4fac6080c21afab67d95b70fa22b8a7d3d202f30fa506a6a399afd200d43598d | 1, 1, §1 |
§2. "County" as including "parish", and so forth | 2024-07-12T00:00:00 | The word "county" includes a parish, or any other equivalent subdivision of a State or Territory of
the United States. | US House of Representatives | ee47161eba56486f519b1a55256dad6a69995b5b08e1c48163edc9e7ead00381 | 1, 1, §2 |
§3. "Vessel" as including all means of water transportation | 2024-07-12T00:00:00 | The word "vessel" includes every description of watercraft or other artificial contrivance used, or
capable of being used, as a means of transportation on water.
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§4. "Vehicle" as including all means of land transportation | 2024-07-12T00:00:00 | The word "vehicle" includes every description of carriage or other artificial contrivance used, or
capable of being used, as a means of transportation on land. | US House of Representatives | 0facc222001a116c168a4996f53fd22eeaa516adf71494b6843f47d1d4df6167 | 1, 1, §4 |
§5. "Company" or "association" as including successors and assigns | 2024-07-12T00:00:00 | The word "company" or "association", when used in reference to a corporation, shall be deemed to
embrace the words "successors and assigns of such company or association", in like manner as if
these last-named words, or words of similar import, were expressed. | US House of Representatives | 4eca770e933124f880cfffa0f3afb8d8dbaff64d0de4ca3858d6e5a89273e849 | 1, 1, §5 |
§6. Limitation of term "products of American fisheries" | 2024-07-12T00:00:00 | Wherever, in the statutes of the United States or in the rulings, regulations, or interpretations of
various administrative bureaus and agencies of the United States there appears or may appear the
term "products of American fisheries" said term shall not include fresh or frozen fish fillets, fresh or
frozen fish steak... | US House of Representatives | 0df6344dd46b434d9477a87ab9b6d22a8c7186f2b3ae75a2d5625d8bcb840f6c | 1, 1, §6 |
§7. Marriage | 2024-07-12T00:00:00 | (a) For the purposes of any Federal law, rule, or regulation in which marital status is a factor, an
individual shall be considered married if that individual's marriage is between 2 individuals and is
valid in the State where the marriage was entered into or, in the case of a marriage entered into
outside any State, i... | US House of Representatives | 79ba1c1433fd511517e5890c996714495d62c60e83f0e7f953d8b604d6f259d4 | 1, 1, §7 |
§8. "Person", "human being", "child", and "individual" as including born-alive | 2024-07-12T00:00:00 | infant
(a) In determining the meaning of any Act of Congress, or of any ruling, regulation, or
interpretation of the various administrative bureaus and agencies of the United States, the words
"person", "human being", "child", and "individual", shall include every infant member of the species
homo sapiens who is born a... | US House of Representatives | 8ba7a4ae1511df708a4db44a75d1c4bbb2316c58a0ac74e1f107c2530b48d931 | 1, 1, §8 |
§101. Enacting clause | 1947-07-30T00:00:00 | The enacting clause of all Acts of Congress shall be in the following form: "Be it enacted by the
Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled."
(July 30, 1947, ch. 388, 61 Stat. 634.)
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§102. Resolving clause | 2024-07-12T00:00:00 | The resolving clause of all joint resolutions shall be in the following form: "Resolved by the
Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled." | US House of Representatives | 3c4ec10dab4fcbc2e48ced3a66b22e437de03221d7d653619ad25681908819d8 | 1, 2, §102 |
§103. Enacting or resolving words after first section | 2024-07-12T00:00:00 | No enacting or resolving words shall be used in any section of an Act or resolution of Congress
except in the first. | US House of Representatives | ce0ff93c41092cd87ffa68f62ef0b2059261318eba282e1e52ededaf71252b66 | 1, 2, §103 |
§104. Numbering of sections; single proposition | 2024-07-12T00:00:00 | Each section shall be numbered, and shall contain, as nearly as may be, a single proposition of
enactment. | US House of Representatives | cba904092f3c45a797288efa2ba8c0e759caab1fc72d7e9894f13faeade01ec0 | 1, 2, §104 |
§105. Title of appropriation Acts | 1974-07-12T00:00:00 | The style and title of all Acts making appropriations for the support of Government shall be as
follows: "An Act making appropriations (here insert the object) for the year ending September 30
(here insert the calendar year)."
(July 30, 1947, ch. 388, 61 Stat. 634; Pub. L. 93–344, title V, §506(a), July 12, 1974, 88 St... | US House of Representatives | 608b498fd18754944398756a8b60932b23c54a68b0588949c39e05da5a4a37f9 | 1, 2, §105 |
§106. Printing bills and joint resolutions | 1988-01-27T00:00:00 | Every bill or joint resolution in each House of Congress shall, when such bill or resolution passes
either House, be printed, and such printed copy shall be called the engrossed bill or resolution as the
case may be. Said engrossed bill or resolution shall be signed by the Clerk of the House or the
Secretary of the Sen... | US House of Representatives | 5d108afdf0cbaf5e440906c77346dd2407da9b6c2dba1b4dd55ea59aa7210677 | 1, 2, §106 |
§107. Parchment or paper for printing enrolled bills or resolutions | 2024-07-12T00:00:00 | Enrolled bills and resolutions of either House of Congress shall be printed on parchment or paper
of suitable quality as shall be determined by the Joint Committee on Printing. | US House of Representatives | 599258993c046d455b3bcc9fd42dbcee06006f3012fec26827e71d974ac2f2df | 1, 2, §107 |
§108. Repeal of repealing act | 2024-07-12T00:00:00 | Whenever an Act is repealed, which repealed a former Act, such former Act shall not thereby be
revived, unless it shall be expressly so provided. | US House of Representatives | 8e8afd28abb797aeb5d9a191ff803e40f151fe06b4e8b39c83a68693179fc0be | 1, 2, §108 |
§109. Repeal of statutes as affecting existing liabilities | 2024-07-12T00:00:00 | The repeal of any statute shall not have the effect to release or extinguish any penalty, forfeiture,
or liability incurred under such statute, unless the repealing Act shall so expressly provide, and such
statute shall be treated as still remaining in force for the purpose of sustaining any proper action or
prosecutio... | US House of Representatives | 15304943cfb911835e7004ca11852eca183cb3c95f442c19fb9b6239b1354397 | 1, 2, §109 |
§110. Saving clause of Revised Statutes | 2024-07-12T00:00:00 | All acts of limitation, whether applicable to civil causes and proceedings, or to the prosecution of
offenses, or for the recovery of penalties or forfeitures, embraced in the Revised Statutes and covered
by the repeal contained therein, shall not be affected thereby, but all suits, proceedings, or
prosecutions, whethe... | US House of Representatives | 5c9ca3ebf8d366c2be1c7453b39ecbea674d0c018e8ffc2b2e0547f7590193fe | 1, 2, §110 |
§111. Repeals as evidence of prior effectiveness | 1947-07-30T00:00:00 | No inference shall be raised by the enactment of the Act of March 3, 1933 (ch. 202, 47 Stat.
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1431), that the sections of the Revised Statutes repealed by such Act were in force or effect at the
time of such enactment:
, That any rights or liabilities existing under such
Provided, however
repeale... | US House of Representatives | 132f51170524120ed48a2a3f405770c43fcd89cae59da4b979d04843cd56c3db | 1, 2, §111 |
§112. Statutes at Large; contents; admissibility in evidence | 2017-05-05T00:00:00 | The Archivist of the United States shall cause to be compiled, edited, indexed, and published, the
United States Statutes at Large, which shall contain all the laws and concurrent resolutions enacted
during each regular session of Congress; all proclamations by the President in the numbered series
issued since the date... | US House of Representatives | acafb973616f02ecfccda1762aead36d3a2ab740b0254b1758d6dc60044dd395 | 1, 2, §112 |
§113. "Little and Brown's" edition of laws and treaties; slip laws; Treaties and | 1966-07-08T00:00:00 | Other International Acts Series; admissibility in evidence
The edition of the laws and treaties of the United States, published by Little and Brown, and the
publications in slip or pamphlet form of the laws of the United States issued under the authority of
the Archivist of the United States, and the Treaties and Other... | US House of Representatives | ec7a8400e22b8326356b58e49a69f37ff8ff9828d7f24979a9f0338b0ad114ae | 1, 2, §113 |
§114. Sealing of instruments | 2024-07-12T00:00:00 | In all cases where a seal is necessary by law to any commission, process, or other instrument
provided for by the laws of Congress, it shall be lawful to affix the proper seal by making an
impression therewith directly on the paper to which such seal is necessary; which shall be as valid as
if made on wax or other adhe... | US House of Representatives | 1094af80906d495658c9213e34143ddeb792417c459bd9a5870e051a510ec15a | 1, 2, §114 |
§201. Publication and distribution of Code of Laws of United States and | 1947-07-30T00:00:00 | Supplements and District of Columbia Code and Supplements
In order to avoid duplication and waste—
(a) Publishing in slip or pamphlet form or in Statutes at Large.—Publication in slip or pamphlet
form or in the Statutes at Large of any of the volumes or publications enumerated in sections 202 and
203 of this title, sha... | US House of Representatives | ce0bdb292eab14e50df77df9cf9439ef9241709385636bbc8c5b4d9b50ec8b21 | 1, 3, §201 |
§202. Preparation and publication of Codes and Supplements | 1947-07-30T00:00:00 | [Release Point 118-70]
There shall be prepared and published under the supervision of the Committee on the Judiciary of
the House of Representatives—
(a) Cumulative Supplements to Code of Laws of United States for each session of Congress.—A
supplement for each session of the Congress to the then current edition of the... | US House of Representatives | 49d4dadac0f4d19a0814a30f5faa6740e253db03b4f32f7c0bd1b3afe794ee31 | 1, 3, §202 |
§203. District of Columbia Code; preparation and publication; cumulative | 1970-07-29T00:00:00 | supplements
The Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives is authorized to print bills to
codify, revise, and reenact the general and permanent laws relating to the District of Columbia and
cumulative supplements thereto, similar in style, respectively, to the Code of Laws of the United
States, and sup... | US House of Representatives | 335788ed3c0600166c5e157e80b2e690d0c22d539f24b1ee902cabcea2571b0f | 1, 3, §203 |
§204. Codes and Supplements as evidence of the laws of United States and | 1952-07-19T00:00:00 | District of Columbia; citation of Codes and Supplements
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In all courts, tribunals, and public offices of the United States, at home or abroad, of the District of
Columbia, and of each State, Territory, or insular possession of the United States—
(a) United States Code.—The matter set forth in the ... | US House of Representatives | 433875f2e91da5c9e5e911f83ab24bde2607e831e523fe058405c8f173e60414 | 1, 3, §204 |
§205. Codes and Supplement; where printed; form and style; ancillaries | 1947-07-30T00:00:00 | The publications provided for in sections 202, 203 of this title shall be printed at the Government
Publishing Office and shall be in such form and style and with such ancillaries as may be prescribed
by the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives. The Librarian of Congress is
directed to cooperate w... | US House of Representatives | 757966d7fec95dbe4044245e3adaad49c29fc5bd1e780e62262445a1d67a496e | 1, 3, §205 |
§206. Bills and resolutions of Committee on the Judiciary of House of | 2024-07-12T00:00:00 | Representatives; form and style; ancillaries; curtailment of copies
All bills and resolutions relating to the revision of the laws referred to or reported by the
Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives shall be printed in such form and style,
and with such ancillaries, as such committee may prescribe... | US House of Representatives | 1e8697a2a594ea0c5083055b42b4b95335eefceef30a150d17b115262dd718c7 | 1, 3, §206 |
§207. Copies of acts and resolutions in slip form; additional number printed for | 1947-07-30T00:00:00 | Committee on the Judiciary of House of Representatives
The Director of the Government Publishing Office is directed to print, in addition to the number
provided by existing law, and, as soon as printed, to distribute in such manner as the Committee on
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the Judiciary of the House of Representatives... | US House of Representatives | cf7220a1cd5c2f75c9bf18c40315a46b43968cef080373e382370b97215797b0 | 1, 3, §207 |
§208. Delegation of function of Committee on the Judiciary to other agencies; | 2024-07-12T00:00:00 | printing, and so forth, under direction of Joint Committee on Printing
The functions vested by sections 201, 202, 204–207 of this title in the Committee on the Judiciary
of the House of Representatives may from time to time be vested in such other agency as the
Congress may by concurrent resolution provide:
, That the... | US House of Representatives | bd5397a918e39e4354fcf693ec3685f1e7739a12d47d6f81a6bc008e665118f5 | 1, 3, §208 |
§209. Copies of Supplements to Code of Laws of United States and of District of | 1947-07-30T00:00:00 | Columbia Code and Supplements; conclusive evidence of original
Copies of the Code of Laws relating to the District of Columbia and copies of the supplements
provided for by sections 202 and 203 of this title printed at the Government Publishing Office and
bearing its imprint, shall be conclusive evidence of the origina... | US House of Representatives | 514f12a3dc0ec92db167b8da66dbaa3d72f5a6ea28dac4725c55e614a04cc9ca | 1, 3, §209 |
§210. Distribution of Supplements to Code of Laws of United States and of | 1947-07-30T00:00:00 | District of Columbia Code and Supplements; slip and pamphlet copies
Copies of the Code of Laws relating to the District of Columbia, and of the supplements provided
for by sections 202, 203 of this title shall be distributed by the Superintendent of Documents in the
same manner as bound volumes of the Statutes at Large... | US House of Representatives | 520808118e16c6911b4af651fc846bedd45e6642deaea517f738f1919c351129 | 1, 3, §210 |
§211. Copies to Members of Congress | 1975-07-25T00:00:00 | In addition to quotas provided for by section 210 of this title there shall be printed, published, and
distributed of the Code of Laws relating to the District of Columbia with tables, index, and other
ancillaries, suitably bound and with thumb inserts and other convenient devices to distinguish the
parts, and of the s... | US House of Representatives | 9f559fa2717330579da5994331ba7a2bf4ef5692ed00b111f74afb54029249a2 | 1, 3, §211 |
§212. Additional distribution at each new Congress | 2024-07-12T00:00:00 | In addition the Superintendent of Documents shall, at the beginning of the first session of each
Congress, supply to each Senator and Representative in such Congress, who may in writing apply for
the same, one copy each of the Code of Laws of the United States, the Code of Laws relating to the
District of Columbia, and... | US House of Representatives | 5ca7f5601241a782066cd81a1e4aed70e4d150746dffffbaba4236ded9130f0c | 1, 3, §212 |
§213. Appropriation for preparing and editing supplements | 1947-07-30T00:00:00 | For preparation and editing an annual appropriation of $6,500 is authorized to carry out the
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purposes of sections 202 and 203 of this title.
(July 30, 1947, ch. 388, 61 Stat. 640.)
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§1. Time for election of Senators | 1934-06-05T00:00:00 | At the regular election held in any State next preceding the expiration of the term for which any
Senator was elected to represent such State in Congress, at which election a Representative to
Congress is regularly by law to be chosen, a United States Senator from said State shall be elected by
the people thereof for t... | US House of Representatives | d1d55173b119c1e7982bac860f81022d8c17556ccefe1cb697451955ed785b1b | 2, 1, §1 |
§2.
TEMPORARY INCREASE IN MEMBERSHIP | 1958-07-07T00:00:00 | Representation of States of Alaska and Hawaii in House of Representatives as not affecting basis of
apportionment established by this section, see section 9 of Pub. L. 85–508, July 7, 1958, 72 Stat. 339, set out
as a note preceding section 21 of Title 48, Territories and Insular Possessions, and section 8 of Pub. L. 86... | US House of Representatives | 9b653dd5ac4b5749bcb5897fe58e1e2a1534f59c7757d07ab45d58e2f2868524 | 2, 1, §2 |
§5. Nominations for Representatives at large | 2024-07-12T00:00:00 | Candidates for Representative or Representatives to be elected at large in any State shall be
nominated in the same manner as candidates for governor, unless otherwise provided by the laws of
such State. | US House of Representatives | a0a7d7dfbdd65c8275171003d7b724e758c3dc8ecbda6909b7e99b0183685973 | 2, 1, §5 |
§6. Reduction of representation | 2024-07-12T00:00:00 | Should any State deny or abridge the right of any of the male inhabitants thereof, being
twenty-one years of age, and citizens of the United States, to vote at any election named in the
amendment to the Constitution, article 14, section 2, except for participation in the rebellion or other
crime, the number of Represen... | US House of Representatives | f6e12bcf55a58b8528df34e582fce4d1610a0779583a5de608431c112b1b3e2c | 2, 1, §6 |
§7. Time of election | 1934-06-05T00:00:00 | The Tuesday next after the 1st Monday in November, in every even numbered year, is established
as the day for the election, in each of the States and Territories of the United States, of
Representatives and Delegates to the Congress commencing on the 3d day of January next thereafter.
(R.S. §25; Mar. 3, 1875, ch. 130, ... | US House of Representatives | fccd303cb5a7e89331f3e47fe416e1a005baa876a7227e96182b3914aa148b36 | 2, 1, §7 |
§8. Vacancies | 2024-07-12T00:00:00 | (a) In general
Except as provided in subsection (b), the time for holding elections in any State, District, or
Territory for a Representative or Delegate to fill a vacancy, whether such vacancy is caused by a
failure to elect at the time prescribed by law, or by the death, resignation, or incapacity of a person
elected... | US House of Representatives | 886a030ced9c812a6da64ceff90ca07b2781b4b60be0f94daaa1d795385e44d5 | 2, 1, §8 |
§9. Voting for Representatives | 1872-05-30T00:00:00 | All votes for Representatives in Congress must be by written or printed ballot, or voting machine
the use of which has been duly authorized by the State law; and all votes received or recorded
contrary to this section shall be of no effect.
(R.S. §27; Feb. 14, 1899, ch. 154, 30 Stat. 836.)
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§21. Oath of Senators | 1789-06-01T00:00:00 | The oath of office shall be administered by the President of the Senate to each Senator who shall
be elected, previous to his taking his seat.
(R.S. §28.)
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R.S. §28 derived from act June 1, 1789, ch. 1, §2, 1 Stat. 23. | US House of Representatives | acbfbf32dd81b2c7bd1ddd2f8feba881010885bf67b7dd5d876390f00a12bfa5 | 2, 2, §21 |
§22. Oath of President of Senate | 1789-06-01T00:00:00 | When a President of the Senate has not taken the oath of office, it shall be administered to him by
any Member of the Senate.
(R.S. §29.)
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R.S. §29 derived from act June 1, 1789, ch. 1, §2, 1 Stat. 23. | US House of Representatives | a55b298e46f53efd9c3a60908e1743d88b4eaf1406f386d2f641d2f0e383a26c | 2, 2, §22 |
§23. Presiding officer of Senate may administer oaths | 2024-07-12T00:00:00 | The presiding officer, for the time being, of the Senate of the United States, shall have power to
administer all oaths and affirmations that are or may be required by the Constitution, or by law, to be
taken by any Senator, officer of the Senate, witness, or other person, in respect to any matter within
the jurisdicti... | US House of Representatives | 8750e96810089ef6ea718653ff122f402f5efafd69136e6839ced7292860ad09 | 2, 2, §23 |
§24. Secretary of Senate or assistant secretary may administer oaths | 1971-07-09T00:00:00 | The Secretary of the Senate, and the assistant secretary thereof, shall, respectively, have power to
administer any oath or affirmation required by law, or by the rules or orders of the Senate, to be
taken by any officer of the Senate, and to any witness produced before it.
(Apr. 18, 1876, ch. 66, §2, 19 Stat. 34; Pub.... | US House of Representatives | 6a47a29f707226586c90f7891653e5643887b4126b60356b37787f916db4fac5 | 2, 2, §24 |
§25. Oath of Speaker, Members, and Delegates | 1789-06-01T00:00:00 | At the first session of Congress after every general election of Representatives, the oath of office
shall be administered by any Member of the House of Representatives to the Speaker; and by the
Speaker to all the Members and Delegates present, and to the Clerk, previous to entering on any
other business; and to the M... | US House of Representatives | 74bd3c5e09a02a848958e54a0e1c65f06ebeb8244f296cb73baccd022b484075 | 2, 2, §25 |
§26. Roll of Representatives-elect | 2024-07-12T00:00:00 | Before the first meeting of each Congress the Clerk of the next preceding House of
Representatives shall make a roll of the Representatives-elect, and place thereon the names of those
persons, and of such persons only, whose credentials show that they were regularly elected in
accordance with the laws of their States r... | US House of Representatives | ca134d419580d5a143a9c532d89bad1ba30fa519ac5271ae6265b2cc0bd08f76 | 2, 2, §26 |
§27. Change of place of meeting | 2024-07-12T00:00:00 | Whenever Congress is about to convene, and from the prevalence of contagious sickness, or the
existence of other circumstances, it would, in the opinion of the President, be hazardous to the lives
or health of the members to meet at the seat of Government, the President is authorized, by
proclamation, to convene Congre... | US House of Representatives | 95634ffa501647cbbf01f0c74a1146dc3c5e5531ca11d9059a938d963509936c | 2, 2, §27 |
§28. Parliamentary precedents of House of Representatives | 2024-07-12T00:00:00 | (a) Periodic compilation; other useful materials; index digest; date of completion
The Parliamentarian of the House of Representatives, at the beginning of the fifth fiscal year
following the completion and publication of the parliamentary precedents of the House authorized by
the Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, ... | US House of Representatives | 1d3fb984f9f4f5f966e6515e25be6240e9e9cb77a6e498a05c8110de782fcd8a | 2, 2, §28 |
§29. Condensed and simplified versions of House precedents; other useful | 2024-07-12T00:00:00 | materials in summary form; form and distribution to Members of Congress,
Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico, and others; appointment and
compensation of personnel; utilization of services of personnel of Federal
agencies
The Parliamentarian of the House of Representatives shall prepare, compile, and maintain on a
c... | US House of Representatives | dd5086eb3651261999be340295d4ae79856817d3259e43371cef989d815e9bc8 | 2, 2, §29 |
§30. Term of service of Members of Congress as trustees or directors of | 2024-07-12T00:00:00 | corporations or institutions appropriated for
In all cases where Members of Congress or Senators are appointed to represent Congress on any
board of trustees or board of directors of any corporation or institution to which Congress makes any
appropriation, the term of said Members or Senators, as such trustee or direct... | US House of Representatives | e4ac457f01d638af90e1eb2723e6b7c1bac7b5fe72e7e20f7b3c7daaf300c562 | 2, 2, §30 |
§131. Collections composing Library; location | 1872-07-04T00:00:00 | The Library of Congress, composed of the books, maps, and other publications which on
December 1, 1873, remained in existence, from the collections theretofore united under authority of
law and those added from time to time by purchase, exchange, donation, reservation from
publications ordered by Congress, acquisition ... | US House of Representatives | 6c8356fe061055377c44dfcbfc0b0e099a1346522cd37e430175f37a533fce02 | 2, 5, §131 |
§132. Departments of Library | 1832-07-14T00:00:00 | The Library of Congress shall be arranged in two departments, a general library and a law library.
(R.S. §81.)
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§133. Joint Committee during recess of Congress | 2024-07-12T00:00:00 | The portion of the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library on the part of the Senate remaining
in office as Senators shall during the recess of Congress exercise the powers and discharge the duties
conferred by law upon the Joint Committee of Congress on the Library.
(Mar. 3, 1883, ch. 141, §2, 22 Stat. 592; Aug. 2,... | US House of Representatives | 99fd9152997397d63e89cdbf2611d28ab24e575c8683730692c480cc0415c0cf | 2, 5, §133 |
§134. Incidental expenses of law library | 1832-07-14T00:00:00 | The incidental expenses of the law library shall be paid out of the appropriations for the Library of
Congress.
(R.S. §83.)
EDITORIAL NOTES
CODIFICATION
R.S. §83 derived from act July 14, 1832, ch. 221, §3, 4 Stat. 579. | US House of Representatives | d61649f202a6adf707e23e314b8ca8ac13d4b45e65ba99d1b542f90a56adaf52 | 2, 5, §134 |
§135. Purchase of books for law library | 1832-07-14T00:00:00 | The Librarian shall make the purchases of books for the law library, under the direction of and
pursuant to the catalogue furnished him by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
(R.S. §84.)
EDITORIAL NOTES
CODIFICATION
R.S. §84 derived from act July 14, 1832, ch. 221, §4, 4 Stat. 579. | US House of Representatives | d7a7f9ccef1bbd3b0161942f5b28a99b3d1ec02a4560b569b97185a1285be72b | 2, 5, §135 |
§136. Librarian of Congress; rules and regulations | 1972-06-06T00:00:00 | The Librarian of Congress shall make rules and regulations for the government of the Library.
(Feb. 19, 1897, ch. 265, §1, 29 Stat. 544, 546; Pub. L. 92–310, title II, §220(f), June 6, 1972, 86 Stat.
[Release Point 118-70]
204; Pub. L. 114–86, §3, Nov. 5, 2015, 129 Stat. 675.)
EDITORIAL NOTES
PRIOR PROVISIONS
R.S. §§88... | US House of Representatives | 3036c48530adaf4dd2bdf5270c252bdfde7c83c9d41f97ea348f2c98b1a6747a | 2, 5, §136 |
§137. Use and regulation of law library | 1897-03-03T00:00:00 | The justices of the Supreme Court shall have free access to the law library; and they are authorized
to make regulations, not inconsistent with law, for the use of the same during the sittings of the court.
But such regulations shall not restrict any person authorized to take books from the Library from
having access t... | US House of Representatives | 3cab58b97a49e3118bd522e423ba9e29db2b96c61aa5cabead4ef5d1f3c81a68 | 2, 5, §137 |
§138. Law library; hours kept open | 2024-07-12T00:00:00 | The law library shall be kept open every day so long as either House of Congress is in session. | US House of Representatives | fa4f1d230da5afc3e4596ce29337ca6c9a0bd53e156bf30b88132ea062f10e97 | 2, 5, §138 |
§140. Employees; fitness | 1922-06-29T00:00:00 | All persons employed in and about said Library of Congress under the Librarian shall be
appointed solely with reference to their fitness for their particular duties.
(Feb. 19, 1897, ch. 265, §1, 29 Stat. 545; June 29, 1922, ch. 251, §1, 42 Stat. 715.)
EDITORIAL NOTES
CODIFICATION
Act June 29, 1922, §1, cited as a credi... | US House of Representatives | 8fdf6702fd7a7a9fadb78720871d9d82b70592360a2d9a9ddb5b386b6d492a32 | 2, 5, §140 |
§141. Allocation of responsibilities for Library buildings and grounds | 1980-06-13T00:00:00 | (a) Architect of the Capitol
(1) In general
The Architect of the Capitol shall have charge of all work at the Library of Congress buildings
and grounds (as defined in section 167j of this title) that affects—
(A) the structural integrity of the buildings;
(B) buildings systems, including mechanical, electrical, plumbin... | US House of Representatives | 65f5995c39b655db740916a55d1cef15038e36bcd170f3674ab5672ef17f7733 | 2, 5, §141 |
§143. Appropriations for Library Building and Grounds | 1940-06-30T00:00:00 | All appropriations made to the Architect of the Capitol on account of the Library Building and
Grounds shall be disbursed for that purpose in the same manner as other appropriations under his
control.
(June 29, 1922, ch. 251, §3, 42 Stat. 715.)
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EXECUTIVE DOCUMENTS
TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS
Disburseme... | US House of Representatives | 6475e350d86f65797855cc245b79a004736a21109b1887abae124b54aba0372e | 2, 5, §143 |
§144. Copies of Statutes at Large | 1859-02-05T00:00:00 | Ten of the copies of the Statutes at Large, published by Little, Brown & Co., which were
deposited in the Library prior to February 5, 1859, shall be retained by the Librarian for the use of
the justices of the Supreme Court, during the terms of court.
(R.S. §96.)
EDITORIAL NOTES
CODIFICATION
R.S. §96 derived from act ... | US House of Representatives | 880aed7312441230993fe8c05af4c0b4c1db54bbffbf75bb22588e756d9ce242 | 2, 5, §144 |
§145. Copies of journals and documents | 2024-07-12T00:00:00 | Two copies of the journals and documents, and of each book printed by either House of Congress,
well bound in calf, shall be deposited in the Library, and must not be taken therefrom.
(R.S. §97.)
EDITORIAL NOTES
CODIFICATION
R.S. §97 derived from Res. Jan. 2, 1857, No. 5, §5, 11 Stat. 253. | US House of Representatives | 0bb75de0fb01eb1f574f9a208ef453d8a0a45747631a6a455aa4fd05f367e183 | 2, 5, §145 |
§146. Deposit of Journals of Senate and House | 1840-07-20T00:00:00 | Twenty-five copies of the public Journals of the Senate, and of the House of Representatives, shall
be deposited in the Library of the United States, at the seat of government, to be delivered to
Members of Congress during any session, and to all other persons authorized by law to use the books
in the Library, upon the... | US House of Representatives | 65ebd1aac6328f9ce39e147d4644be7c00404d9079d2eed7aaeee4d98f532510 | 2, 5, §146 |
§149. Transfer of books to other libraries | 2024-07-12T00:00:00 | The Librarian of Congress may from time to time transfer to other governmental libraries within
the District of Columbia, including the Public Library, books and material in the possession of the
Library of Congress in his judgment no longer necessary to its uses, but in the judgment of the
custodians of such other col... | US House of Representatives | 53dddd85b54fc604b055e55dd7ff74f8fee460c14b0052ef3d68ad3acf34a998 | 2, 5, §149 |
§150. Sale of copies of card indexes and other publications | 1977-10-01T00:00:00 | The Librarian of Congress is authorized to furnish to such institutions or individuals as may desire
to buy them, such copies of the card indexes and other publications of the Library as may not be
required for its ordinary transactions, and charge for the same a price which will cover their cost and
ten per centum add... | US House of Representatives | 0573c19079bdce227ba14b331d7b370abba7d77360aaecea3be657ec755ef191 | 2, 5, §150 |
§151. Smithsonian Library | 1846-08-10T00:00:00 | The library collected by the Smithsonian Institution under the provisions of the Act of August 10,
1846, chapter 25, and removed from the building of that institution, with the consent of the Regents
thereof, to the Library of Congress, shall, while there deposited, be subject to the same regulations as
the Library of ... | US House of Representatives | 385c01a8f0f6f411567459bf33d0a5e62ec317299cccb70ac3bf70ae176097af | 2, 5, §151 |
§152. Care and use of Smithsonian Library | 2024-07-12T00:00:00 | The Smithsonian Institution shall have the use of the library referred to in section 151 of this title
in like manner as before its removal. All the books, maps, and charts of the Smithsonian Library
shall be properly cared for and preserved in like manner as are those of the Congressional Library;
from which the Smith... | US House of Representatives | b86a5218d4662701c765a30601b9349f9d87179085fa261f0f72dca8ed58a916 | 2, 5, §152 |
§153. Control of library of House of Representatives | 2024-07-12T00:00:00 | The library of the House of Representatives shall be under the control and direction of the
Librarian of Congress, who shall provide all needful books of reference therefor. The librarian, two
assistant librarians, and assistant in the library, shall be appointed by the Clerk of the House, with the
approval of the Spea... | US House of Representatives | a5c918caf853d59d6f60e4c2bb6b9fd8029d5100044d58095233195ddc4697c7 | 2, 5, §153 |
§154. Library of Congress Trust Fund Board; members; quorum; seal; rules and | 1978-05-12T00:00:00 | regulations
A board is created and established, to be known as the "Library of Congress Trust Fund Board"
(hereinafter referred to as the board), which shall consist of the Secretary of the Treasury (or an
Assistant Secretary designated in writing by the Secretary of the Treasury), the chairman and the
vice chair of th... | US House of Representatives | 48dac0ba8346a3b8a51d5a29f7e38c2ca2380c7b47a846fcee65525832ad235a | 2, 5, §154 |
§155. Compensation and expenses of Library of Congress Trust Fund Board | 2024-07-12T00:00:00 | No compensation shall be paid to the members of the board for their services as such members,
but they shall be reimbursed for the expenses necessarily incurred by them, out of the income from
the fund or funds in connection with which such expenses are incurred. The voucher of the chairman
of the board shall be suffic... | US House of Representatives | cedcc7dd2677fb3e9380e33b3cadb48dbf7ce90684bba76d8f3fd88022932c53 | 2, 5, §155 |
§156. Gifts, etc., to Library of Congress Trust Fund Board | 2024-07-12T00:00:00 | The Board is authorized to accept, receive, hold, and administer such gifts, bequests, or devises of
property for the benefit of, or in connection with, the Library, its collections, or its service, as may be
approved by the Board and by the Joint Committee on the Library.
(Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 423, §2, formerly §1, 43 St... | US House of Representatives | c1e8f3a7e39e8a1158852f507fb7d725cb61894be9b7f01c7a33c1dc6f3fac04 | 2, 5, §156 |
§157. Funds of Library of Congress Trust Fund Board; management of | 2024-07-12T00:00:00 | The moneys or securities composing the trust funds given or bequeathed to the board shall be
receipted for by the Secretary of the Treasury, who shall invest, reinvest, or retain investments as the
board may from time to time determine. The income as and when collected shall be deposited with
the Treasurer of the Unite... | US House of Representatives | 4f8e833c863d98ef698265f8dd619409afdf5998ed47544391cec8b4b8525df2 | 2, 5, §157 |
§158. Deposits by Library of Congress Trust Fund Board with Treasurer of | 1936-06-23T00:00:00 | United States
In the absence of any specification to the contrary, the board may deposit the principal sum, in
cash, with the Treasurer of the United States as a permanent loan to the United States Treasury, and
the Treasurer shall thereafter credit such deposit with interest at a rate which is the higher of the rate
o... | US House of Representatives | a0c22901dc1c5787ee3651434fa3addeb44152f81bed2c0dc06888c54c325f89 | 2, 5, §158 |
§159. Perpetual succession and suits by or against Library of Congress Trust | 1936-06-25T00:00:00 | Fund Board
The board shall have perpetual succession, with all the usual powers and obligations of a trustee,
including the power to sell, except as herein limited, in respect of all property, moneys, or securities
which shall be conveyed, transferred, assigned, bequeathed, delivered, or paid over to it for the
purpose... | US House of Representatives | 7e2e6542c57f4e4b69d16c4e45b30f900b0c3ba1a5708ffac7614e4960508871 | 2, 5, §159 |
§160. Disbursement of gifts, etc., to Library | 2024-07-12T00:00:00 | Nothing in sections 154 to 162 and 163 of this title shall be construed as prohibiting or
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restricting the Librarian of Congress from accepting in the name of the United States gifts or
bequests in the interest of the Library, its collections, or its service, of the following: (1) nonpersonal
services; (2) voluntary ... | US House of Representatives | 383ba95bbbf234e45230d223e5ee8bd0c040c2800e1da4d512dfa90d50585d9f | 2, 5, §160 |
§161. Tax exemption of gifts, etc., to Library of Congress | 2024-07-12T00:00:00 | Gifts or bequests or devises to or for the benefit of the Library of Congress, including those to the
board, and the income therefrom, shall be exempt from all Federal taxes, including all taxes levied
by the District of Columbia.
(Mar. 3, 1925, ch. 423, §5, 43 Stat. 1108; Oct. 2, 1942, ch. 576, 56 Stat. 765.)
EDITORIA... | US House of Representatives | d2b49a634ba3cf6460dd9a4b7271623fa1828523669cbd7f8a6718f26e9db4c3 | 2, 5, §161 |
§162. Compensation of Library of Congress employees | 1917-06-30T00:00:00 | Employees of the Library of Congress who perform special functions for the performance of
which funds have been entrusted to the board or the librarian, or in connection with cooperative
undertakings in which the Library of Congress is engaged, shall not be subject to section 209 of title
18; and section 5533 of title ... | US House of Representatives | 6fb2708b39f8644ff939bb6eeb6eceb327ea1435c9e40eaa7f7a7382e88bb7fa | 2, 5, §162 |
§164. Index and digest of State legislation; preparation | 2024-07-12T00:00:00 | The Librarian of Congress is authorized and directed to prepare biennially an index to the
legislation of the States of the United States enacted during the biennium, together with a
supplemental digest of the more important legislation of the period.
(Feb. 10, 1927, ch. 99, §1, 44 Stat. 1066; Feb. 28, 1929, ch. 367, §... | US House of Representatives | 6d30a0558e140c685c35b17f2d45f60c0097d573130be48e8b2e563f4220edd0 | 2, 5, §164 |
§165. Authorization for appropriation for biennial index | 2024-07-12T00:00:00 | There is authorized to be appropriated annually for carrying out the provisions of section 164 of
this title the sum of $30,000, to remain available until expended. | US House of Representatives | aa9cfefc0ea6915e8c2d74fc9891d982c3c5448f7438a786d2c732992a5d4870 | 2, 5, §165 |
§166. Congressional Research Service | 1994-07-22T00:00:00 | (a) Redesignation of Legislative Reference Service
The Legislative Reference Service in the Library of Congress is hereby continued as a separate
department in the Library of Congress and is redesignated the "Congressional Research Service".
(b) Functions and objectives
It is the policy of Congress that—
(1) the Librar... | US House of Representatives | 3cf6e9bdeb9e73d5b561200dac320bdfdaaa4f2483559a8d26036ed9f4ed1ef8 | 2, 5, §166 |
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US Federal Laws
This dataset consists of US Federal laws that are voted in by either Senate, the House of Representatives or Executive Order
Taxonomy
Senate
- The senate split contains the laws voted from the 88th congress through the 118th Congress.
House of Representatives
- The house_of_reps split contains all of the current versions of US Code as documented in Public Law 118-70
- The date column will be the most recent amendment date if it was listed clearly, or it will be 7/12/2024 which is the date of which these revisions went into effect.
Executive Order
- The executive_orders split contains all of the executive order documents starting in 2005 (Before 2005 the federal government does not have digital records of executive orders)
Sources
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import datasets
ds = datasets.load_dataset('macadeliccc/US-FederalLaws', 'all', split='train')
iter_ds = ds.to_iterable_dataset()
print(next(iter(iter_ds)))
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