What is the official U.S. Code?
The United States Code, is the codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. It is divided by broad subjects into 53 titles and published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives. The U.S. Code was first published in 1926.
What does the U.S. Code include?
The Code only includes the general and permanent laws of the United States. Temporary laws, such as appropriations acts, and special laws, such as one naming a post office, are not included in the Code.
Is U.S. Code legal?
The U.S. Code is the actual law that Congress enacted and it is also the legal evidence of the law. Further, for sections of the U.S. Code where Congress enacted the underlying statute before the applicable title became positive law, there is no longer any non-repealed statute to which to refer.
Where is the U.S. Code published?
U.S. House of Representatives
The U.S. Code is prepared by the Office of Law Revision Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives, and published by the Government Printing Office.
Is the U.S. Code Annotated?
United States Code Annotated® (USCA) comprises a comprehensive research tool for anyone desiring instant access to the United States code sections and constitution. This multivolume set is extensively annotated with legislative history materials that are relevant to specific code sections.
What is the most recent version of the U.S. Code?
The last main edition was published for 2006, and the current 2012 edition started shipping in 2013. Now arriving and shipping are the print volumes published as 2018 editions of the U.S.C!
Who does the U.S. Code apply to?
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.
How do you read U.S. Code?
A citation to a statute in the United States Code generally contains the following four elements:
- Title number.
- U.S.C. (the abbreviation for United States Code in Table 1)
- Section number preceded by the section symbol (§) and a space.
- Year of the code*
How many U.S. codes are there?
The United States Code is the codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. It is divided by broad subjects into 53 titles and published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives. The U.S. Code was first published in 1926.
What is the current U.S. Code year?
2018
The last main edition was published for 2006, and the current 2012 edition started shipping in 2013. Now arriving and shipping are the print volumes published as 2018 editions of the U.S.C!
How many titles does the U.S. Code have?
53 titles
The United States Code is the codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States. It is divided by broad subjects into 53 titles and published by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel of the U.S. House of Representatives.
How is U.S. Code different from the Code of Federal Regulations?
Regulations are rules made by executive departments and agencies, and are arranged by subject in the Code of Federal Regulations. The United States Code is a compilation of most public laws currently in force, organized by subject matter into 50 titles.