U.S. Code (codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States)

United States Code (GPO Access)

U.S. Code (U.S. House of Representatives, Office of the Law Revision Counsel)

U. S. Code Collection (Cornell Law School)

U.S. Code (FindLaw)

Lexis Nexis Congressional -- select "Legislative Histories, Bills & Laws" -- select "Keyword Search" or "Get a Document" (restricted to CSU, Chico)

LexisNexis Academic --> select "Legal Research" --> select "Federal Code" (restricted to CSU, Chico)

Westlaw

Congressional Record (official record of the proceedings and debates of the United States Congress)

Congressional Record 1994 - current (GPO Access)

Congressional Record 1989 - current (Thomas)

Lexis Nexis Congressional --> select "Congressional Record" (1985 - current)

From Library of Congress, American Memory :

Annals of Congress, 1789 - 1824
Register of Debates, 1824 - 1837
Congressional Globe, 1833 - 1873
Congressional Record, 1873 -

Regulations (implementing laws passed by Congress)

Regulations.gov : find, review, and submit comments on Federal documents that are open for comment and published in the Federal Register.

Federal Register : (1994 - ) official daily publication for rules, proposed rules, and notices of Federal agencies and organizations, as well as executive orders and other presidential documents.

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) : (1996 - current) codification of the general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register by the executive departments and agencies of the Federal Government.

Historical Documents

Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation : U.S. Congressional Documents and Debates 1774-1875 (Library of Congress, American Memory)

Kaplers' Indian Affairs: Laws and Treaties (Oklahoma State Univ.)

Avalon Project at Yale Law School : Documents in Law, History and Diplomacy

see also: Meriam Library -- U. S. Historical Documents

U.S. Government Agencies (Meriam Library - search for U.S. Agency)

Agency Index (WashLaw - provides "opinions/actions" link by agency)

Federal Legislative History

Federal Legislative History Research :

A Practitioner's Guide to Compiling the Documents and Sifting for Legislative Intent - PDF

Federal Legislative

FEDERAL LEGISLATIVE HISTORY RESEARCH:
LINKS TO OTHER RELATED WEB SITES

Lexis Nexis Congressional -- select "Legislative Histories, Bills & Laws" -- select "Keyword Search" or "Get a Document" (1998- )

Other Legal Resources

Try these first:
FindLaw
Law Librarians' Society of Washington, D.C. (LLSDC)
Legal Information Institute: Cornell Law School
Meta-Index for U. S. Legal Research (GSU College of Law)
WashLaw Web (Washburn Univ. School of Law)

other:
AllLaw
American Law Sources On-Line
Internet Legal Research Guide
LawGuru.com
LegalEngine.com

United States Statutes / Public and Private Laws :

United States Statutes at Large (1789 - current) - KF50 U5 (Law Reference)

U.S. Code: Congressional & Administrative News - KF 48 U5 (Law Reference)

U.S. Code :

West's Annotated United States Code - KF62 1927 W4 (Law Reference)

United States Code (doc Y 1.2/5:2000 + supplements)

Congressional Record :

Bound paper indexes : 1873 - current (doc X. & doc X 1.1:)
microfilm: 1789 - 1982 (doc film X)
microfiche: 1977 - 2002 (doc fiche X 1.1:)
[no current paper copies]

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR):

Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) - KF70 A3 (Law Reference) [Library retains all revisions of Title 3 and latest revision only of other titles]

Federal Register :

paper : doc AE 2.106: (Library retains current issues on paper - paper copies discarded when microfilm received)
micro-film : 1943 - current (doc film AE 2.106: & doc GS 4.107:)

U.S. Reports :

U.S. Reports : 1965 - current (doc JU 6.8:)

Supreme Court Reporter : 1882 - current (KF101 S8 - Law Reference)