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WEBBrowse the United States Code [ Current change... * This title has been enacted as positive law. However, any Appendix to this title has not been enacted as part of the title.
ABOUT THE UNITED STATES CODE AND THIS WEBSITE - House
WEBThe Code contains the general and permanent laws of the United States, organized into titles based on subject matter. The Code currently consists of 54 titles and five appendices. More information on the content of the Code can be found in …
DOWNLOAD THE UNITED STATES CODE - House
WEBEach update of the United States Code is a release point. This page provides downloadable files for the current release point. All files are current through Public Law 118-82 (09/20/2024). Titles in bold have been changed since the last release point.
DETAILED GUIDE TO THE UNITED STATES CODE CONTENT AND …
WEBIn General [top] The United States Code ("Code") contains the general and permanent laws of the United States, arranged into 54 broad titles according to subject matter. The organization of the Code was originally established by Congress in 1926 with the enactment of the act of June 30, 1926, chapter 712.
About the Office and the United States Code - House
WEBThe Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives prepares and publishes the United States Code pursuant to section 285b of title 2 of the Code. The Code is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States.
POSITIVE LAW CODIFICATION - House
WEBThe Code is useful for researching and proving the general and permanent laws of the United States. Positive law codification improves the usefulness of the Code in a number of significant ways: The original 1926 Code fit into a single volume and reflected the focus and size of the body of law then in effect.
WEBUnited States Code exists to enable the general and permanent provisions of Federal statutory law to be findable and accessible. For example, let’s take one section compiled in the United States Code.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND GLOSSARY - House
WEBHowever, it is the printed version of the Code that is recognized under law as evidence of the laws of the United States in all courts, tribunals, and public offices of the United States, the States, and the Territories and possessions of the United States ( 1 U.S.C. 204 ).
4 USC Ch. 1: THE FLAG - House
WEBThe flag of the United States shall be thirteen horizontal stripes, alternate red and white; and the union of the flag shall be forty-eight stars, white in a blue field. (July 30, 1947, ch. 389, 61 Stat. 642.)
TITLE 18—CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - House
WEBThere is jurisdiction over an offense under this subsection if a national of the United States was on board, or would have been on board, the aircraft; an offender is a national of the United States; or an offender is afterwards found in the United States.