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Encyclopedia > United States Revised Statutes

The Revised Statutes of the United States was an early effort at codifying the Acts of Congress, undertaken by private publishers. It was the precursor to the United States Code. The United States Code (U.S.C.) is a compilation and codification of the general and permanent federal law of the United States. ...


These were useful shortcuts for research purposes, but had no official status. Congress undertook an official codification called the Revised Statutes approved June 22, 1874, for the laws in effect as of December 1, 1873. The Congress re-enacted a corrected version in 1878. The Revised Statutes were enacted as positive law, but subsequent enactments were not incorporated into the official code, so that over time researchers once again had to delve through many volumes of the United States Statutes at Large. is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link with display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1873 (MDCCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... The United States Statutes at Large, commonly referred to as the Statutes at Large, is the official source for the laws and resolutions passed by Congress. ...


According to the preface to the United States Code, "From 1897 to 1907 a commission was engaged in an effort to codify the great mass of accumulating legislation. The work of the commission involved an expenditure of over $300,000, but was never carried to completion." During the 1920s, some members of Congress revived the codification project, resulting in the approval of the Code by Congress in 1926. The United States Code (U.S.C.) is a compilation and codification of the general and permanent federal law of the United States. ... The 1920s is a decade that is sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ...


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United States Code - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1831 words)
The United States Code (U.S.C.) is a compilation and codification of the general and permanent federal law of the United States.
Statutes often repeal or amend earlier laws, and extensive cross-referencing is required to determine what laws are in effect at any given time.
In addition, the LRC continues the process of revising, updating, and restating the existing body of statutory law in codified form, and as it completes particular areas of the law it proposes to enact those titles of the Code as "positive law".
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