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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.
March 11, 2003: Do-Not-Call Implementation Act of 2003, Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 108–10 (text), 117 Stat. 557 April 30, 2003: PROTECT (Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today) Act, Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 108–21 (text), 117 Stat. 650 (including Illicit Drug Anti-Proliferation Act)
The law of the United States comprises many levels [1] of codified and uncodified forms of law, of which the most important is the nation's Constitution, which prescribes the foundation of the federal government of the United States, as well as various civil liberties. The Constitution sets out the boundaries of federal law, which consists of ...
United States Code. The United States Code (formally the Code of Laws of the United States of America) [1] is the official codification of the general and permanent federal statutes of the United States. [2] It contains 53 titles, which are organized into numbered sections. [3][4]
Administrative law of the United States. In the law of the United States, the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) is the codification of the general and permanent regulations promulgated by the executive departments and agencies of the federal government of the United States. The CFR is divided into 50 titles that represent broad areas subject to ...
August 9, 1935: Motor Carrier Act, Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 74–255, 49 Stat. 543 (renamed part II of the Interstate Commerce Act) August 14, 1935: Social Security Act, Pub. L. Tooltip Public Law (United States) 74–271, 49 Stat. 620 (including Aid to Dependent Children, Old Age Pension Act)
Constitution of the United States. The Constitution of the United States is the supreme law of the United States. [ 3 ] It superseded the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first constitution, on March 4, 1789. Originally including seven articles, the Constitution delineates the frame of the federal government.
The 117th United States Congress, which began on January 3, 2021, and ended on January 3, 2023, enacted 362 public laws and 3 private laws. [1][2] Donald Trump, who was the incumbent president for the Congress's first seventeen days, did not enact any laws before his presidential term expired.