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Access to Public Laws

After the President signs a bill into law, it is delivered to the Office of the Federal Register (OFR), where editors:

assign a Public Law Number
prepare it for publication as a Slip Law
include it in the next edition of the United States Statutes at Large

Official Text of Public Laws

You can find Public Laws starting with the 104th Congress on the GPO Access web site.

Public Laws on GPO Access

They are also available in print as slip laws and the U.S. Statutes at Large.

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