List of United States federal legislation

This is a chronological, but still incomplete, '''list of United States federal legislation'''. Congress has enacted approximately 200–600 statutes during each of its 119 biennial terms so more than 30,000 statutes have been enacted since 1789.

This is a chronological, but still incomplete, '''list of United States federal legislation'''. Congress has enacted approximately 200–600 statutes during each of its 119 biennial terms so more than 30,000 statutes have been enacted since 1789.

At the [[Federal government of the United States|federal level in the United States]], [[legislation]] (i.e., "[[statute]]s" or "[[statutory law]]") consists exclusively of [[Act of Congress|Act]]s passed by the [[Congress of the United States]] and its predecessor, the [[Continental Congress]], that were either signed into law by the [[President of the United States|President]] or passed by Congress after a [[List of U.S. presidential vetoes|presidential veto]].67 Legislation is not the only source of regulations with the [[Statutory law|force of law]]. However, most [[executive branch]] and [[judicial branch]]{{citation needed|date=February 2013}} regulations must originate in a congressional grant of power. ''See also'': [[List of United States federal executive orders|Executive order]]s issued by the President; ''[[Code of Federal Regulations]]'' for rules issued by executive branch departments and administrative agencies; and the [[Federal Rules of Civil Procedure]] of the federal courts.

At the [[Federal government of the United States|federal level in the United States]], [[legislation]] (i.e., "[[statute]]s" or "[[statutory law]]") consists exclusively of [[Act of Congress|Act]]s passed by the [[Congress of the United States]] and its predecessor, the [[Continental Congress]], that were either signed into law by the [[President of the United States|President]] or passed by Congress after a [[List of U.S. presidential vetoes|presidential veto]]. Legislation is not the only source of regulations with the [[Statutory law|force of law]]. However, most [[executive branch]] and [[judicial branch]]{{citation needed|date=February 2013}} regulations must originate in a congressional grant of power. ''See also'': [[List of United States federal executive orders|Executive order]]s issued by the President; ''[[Code of Federal Regulations]]'' for rules issued by executive branch departments and administrative agencies; and the [[Federal Rules of Civil Procedure]] of the federal courts.

==Publication of the law==

==Publication of the law==