The United States Statutes at Large, commonly referred to as the Statutes at Large and abbreviated Stat., are an official record of Acts of Congress and concurrent resolutions passed by the United Sta
Title page of volume 125
A few volumes of the Statutes at Large
Public and private bills
Videos
Proposed laws, while they are being drafted, debated and amended in a legislature, are called bills: these draft laws are often categorized into public bills and private bills. A public bill is a prop
United States Statutes at Large
…resolutions passed by the United States Congress. Each act and resolution of Congress is originally published as a slip law, which is classified as either public law (abbreviated Pub.L.) or private law (Pvt.L.), and designated and numbered accordingly. At the end of a congressional session, the statutes enacted…
Private Law 86-407, providing backpay for a postman; the file has been partially redacted