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It was the chartered version of the law that was included in the statute books and that was printed and published for the knowledge of the people. Thus, the Charter of Law was the final version of the statute as adopted. It was signed by the Emperor and countersigned by his responsible Ministers, and contained an enacting formula as follows:
The non-profit Uniform Law Commission (ULC), formerly known as the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, was founded in 1892 to provide American jurisdictions with robust legislation. [4] ULC promotes enactment of uniform acts in areas of state law where uniformity is desirable and practical. [5]
Public law number Date of enactment Short title Description 112-1: January 31, 2011 (No short title) Prolonged the extensions under Pub. L. 111–251 (text) to May 31, 2011. 112-2: February 17, 2011 (No short title) Named a courthouse in Yuma, Arizona after John M. Roll. 112-3: February 25, 2011 FISA Sunsets Extension Act of 2011
Public law number Date of enactment Official short title(s) Official title Link to GPO 117-1 January 22, 2021 (No short title) To provide for an exception to a limitation against appointment of persons as Secretary of Defense within seven years of relief from active duty as a regular commissioned officer of the Armed Forces.
At the federal level in the United States, legislation (i.e., "statutes" or "statutory law") consists exclusively of Acts passed by the Congress of the United States and its predecessor, the Continental Congress, that were either signed into law by the President or passed by Congress after a presidential veto.
The 118th United States Congress, which began on January 3, 2023, and ended on January 3, 2025, has enacted 274 public laws and zero private laws. [1] [2] [3]In contrast with previous Congresses, which generally enacted their first laws no later than January or February, the 118th Congress's first law was enacted on March 20. [4]
For example, P. L. 111–5 (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) was the fifth enacted public law of the 111th United States Congress. Public laws are also often abbreviated as Pub. L. No. X–Y. When the legislation of those two kinds are proposed, it is called public bill and private bill respectively.
Public law number (Linked to Wikisource) Date of enactment Official short title(s) Official description Link to Legislink.org; 109-1: January 7, 2005 (No short title) An act to accelerate the income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for the relief of victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami: Pub. L. 109–1 (text) 109-2: February 18, 2005