U.S. Statutes
| What the cite looks like | Publication | PDF Source | Coverage |
| 42 U.S.C. 1983 | United States Code | GovInfo | 103rd Congress (1994) to date |
| HeinOnline | 1789-2018 | ||
| Office of the Law Revision Counsel | Preliminary (advance) version |
U.S. Public Laws
| What the cite looks like | Publication | PDF Source | Coverage |
| Pub. L. No. 102-2 P.L. 102-408 106 Stat. 1992 |
Statutes at Large U.S. Public and Private Laws |
104th Congress (1995) to date | |
| HeinOnline | 1789-2002 | ||
| Westlaw | 1789-1972 |
Proposed Laws and Congressional Materials
| What the cite looks like | Publication | PDF Source | Coverage |
| S. 516 H.R. 422 |
Congressional Bills |
103d Congress (1993) to date 100th Congress (1987) to date |
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| Congressional Committee Prints |
105th Congress (1997) to date 15th Congress (1817) to date |
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| Congressional Hearings |
105th Congress (1997) to date 18th Congress (1824) to date |
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| H.R. Rep. No. 98-2 S. Rep. No. 104-201 |
Congressional Reports |
99th Congress (1985) to date 1817-present |
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| 145 Cong. Rec. H1817 | Bound Congressional Record |
Vol. 145 (1998) to date Vol. 1 (1873) to date |
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| Early congressional debates |
Library of Congress American Memory project |
1789-1877 1789-1873 |
Northwestern maintains the current version of the following state codes in print on the 3rd floor of the library in the State Materials collection:
For all other states where the current code is not available in print, you may cite to a commercial electronic database per Bluebook Rule 12.2.
Historical state statutes are available via HeinOnline and on microfiche. For assistance with historical state codes that are not available on HeinOnline, please ask a reference librarian.