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Federal Regulatory Material

Federal Register (FR)

Federal Register (FR)

Online Availability:  1994 forward
Issued: Daily, by 6AM

The official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other Presidential documents. More

Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (e-CFR)

Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (e-CFR)

Online Availability:  Current edition
Issued: Daily, current within two business days

The Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (e-CFR) is a currently updated version of the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR). The e-CFR is an editorial compilation of CFR material and Federal Register amendments, not an official legal edition of the CFR.  The OFR updates the material in the e-CFR on a daily basis. The current update status appears at the top of all e-CFR web pages.

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR)

Online Availability:  1996 forward
Issued: Yearly on quarterly basis

The codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government. It is divided into 50 titles that represent broad areas subject to Federal regulation. Each volume of the CFR is updated once each calendar year and is issued on a quarterly basis. More.

List of CFR Sections Affected (LSA)

List of CFR Sections Affected (LSA)

Online Availability: 1997 forward
Issued: Monthly with daily update listings

Lists proposed, new, and amended Federal regulations that have been published in the Federal Register since the most recent revision date of a CFR title. Each LSA issue is cumulative and contains the CFR part and section numbers, a description of its status, and the Federal Register page number where the change(s) may be found. More.

Unified Agenda

Unified Agenda

Online Availability: 1994 forward
Issued: Biannual (April and October)

Summarizes the rules and proposed rules that each Federal agency expects to issue during the next six months. The Unified Agenda is published twice a year (usually in April and October) in the Federal Register (FR). More.

Privacy Act Issuances

Privacy Act Issuances

Online Availability: 1995 forward
Issued: Biennially

Contains descriptions of Federal agency systems of records maintained on individuals and procedures or "rules" Federal agencies follow to assist individuals who request information about their records. The categories of documents in this database are; individual Privacy Act system descriptions; and agency record keeping policies and practices. More.


Federal Laws

Public and Private Laws

Public and Private Laws

Online Availability: 104th Congress (1995-96) forward
Issued: As released.

Contains laws signed by the President. The database for the current session of Congress is updated when the publication of a slip law is authorized by OFR. Laws signed by the President become known as “slip laws.” At the end of every session of Congress “slip laws” are compiled into the Statutes at Large and are known as “session laws.” Every six years, the session laws are incorporated into the United States Code, the codification of all general and permanent laws of the United States. More.

Public and Private Laws

United States Statutes at Large

Online Availability: Volume 117, 108th Congress, 1st Session
Issued: As released.

The United States Statutes at Large, typically referred to as the Statutes at Large, is the permanent collection of all laws and resolutions enacted during each session of Congress. The Statutes at Large is prepared and published by the Office of the Federal Register (OFR), National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). GPO Access contains the statutes enacted in the 108th Congress, first session, Volume 117, with future volumes to be added as they become available. More.


Presidential Documents

Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States

Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States

Online Availability: 1992 forward
Issued: Irregularly

Official series of Presidential writings, addresses, and remarks of a public nature. Volumes covering the administrations of Presidents Hoover, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, Bush, and Clinton are included in the Public Papers series, though they are not all available online at this time. More.

Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents

Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents

Online Availability: 1993 forward
Issued: Weekly (Monday)

The official publication of presidential statements, messages, remarks, and other materials released by the White House Press Secretary. More.


Federal Organizations, Programs, and Activities

U.S. Government Manual

U.S. Government Manual

Online Availability: 1995 forward
Issued: Yearly

Provides comprehensive information on the agencies of the legislative, judicial, and executive branches. It also includes information on quasi-official agencies, international organizations in which the United States participates, and boards, commissions, and committees. More.