Selected Laws and Treaties

U.S. Legislative Procedure

Federal Statutes: What They Are and How to Find Them
Congressional Research Service, January 2001
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/laws/majorlaw/fstatute.pdf

How Our Laws Are Made
U.S. House of Representatives
http://thomas.loc.gov/home/lawsmade.toc.html

Enactment of a Law
http://thomas.loc.gov/home/enactment/enactlaw.html

How to Follow Current Federal Legislation and Regulations
Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress
http://www.house.gov/rules/96-473.htm

The Legislative Process - Tying it All Together
http://www.house.gov/ Tying_it_all.html

A Brief Introduction to the Federal Budget Process
Congressional Research Service
http://www.house.gov/rules/96-912.htm

The Annual Budget Process
http://www.house.gov/rules_bud/annual.htm

Legislative Procedure: An Introductory Guide to Sources
Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/laws/majorlaw/s98-94.htm

Questions and Answers in Legislative and Regulatory Research
Law Librarian's Society of Washington, DC, December 1999
http://www.llsdc.org/sourcebook/legis-Q-and-A.htm

A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation: US Congressional Documents and Debates, 1774-1873
Original documents collections that portray the history of lawmaking in the United States in the words of those who were there.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/amlaw/lawhome.html

Selected Laws

Selected Laws

Links to U.S. Law Resources

International Treaties and Accords

Selected International Treaties & Agreements

Links to Treaties Resources

U.S. State Governments

Links to State Government Resources