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US Government Documents Collection

This guide contains information for users of NYU's US Government Documents collection and other US government information.

The Lawmaking Process

A century of Lawmaking for a New Nation
A Century of Lawmaking for a New Nation consists of a linked set of published congressional records of the United States of America from the Continental Congress through the 43rd Congress, 1774-1875.

Laws & Regulations

The following titles are available in print format in the Government Documents Collection in Bobst Library on 6th floor west.

Code of Federal Regulations
Codification of general and permanent rules published in the Federal Register.
The Constitution of the United States of America : analysis and interpretation
Periodic, official and complete reprint of the U.S. Constitution issued along with analysis, case references and interpretation
United States Code
Codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States.

United States Reports by Volume
Cases Adjudged in the Supreme Court

United States Statutes at Large
The permanent collection of all laws and resolutions enacted during each session of Congress.
Declassified Section 501 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) documents.
Documents include: orders and opinions of the Foreign Surveillance Court; reports to Congress; other reports; training slides and other internal documents.