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This is the permanent collection of all laws, both public and private, enacted during each session of Congress.

Contains full texts of public laws, often linked from lists of enacted bills.

Provides official, digitized PDF copies of "slip laws," which are the first official publication of a law. This is the permanent collection of all laws,

P.L. 119-64 refers to the 64th law passed during the 119th Congress. Key Resources for Locating Specific Laws

Represents the Congress (e.g., "119" for the 119th Congress, 2025–2026). both public and private

For physical, printed copies of legislation.

Used if you only know the common name of an act (e.g., "Patriot Act") to find its official P.L. number. digitized PDF copies of "slip laws

Represents the chronological order in which the law was enacted (e.g., 42, 64).