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United States Code

Finding the US Code for Free Online

The U.S. Code is available, unannotated, from many places online. For annotated versions of the U.S.C., see the other pages of this guide.

Free Online Resources

United States Code govinfo (GPO)
Coverage begins with 1994. Can Browse by year and title. To search the U.S. Code, click the orange "Search" button, select "Advanced", then under "Refine by Collection" select "United States Code". Search results can be further refined by using the side panel on the search results screen. For additional information and tips, see the About the United States Code page.

United States Code Office of the Law Revision Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives
1994 - present.

U.S. Code Legal Information Institute, Cornell University Law School
Current edition only. See individual title information for currency. Able to browse by title or search by citation. Includes Table of Popular Names.