Pl Apr 2026

This is the permanent collection of all laws, both public and private, enacted during each session of Congress.

Provides official, digitized PDF copies of "slip laws," which are the first official publication of a law.

The full text of public laws can be accessed through official government resources, typically organized by the number of the Congress and a chronological number assigned to the law (e.g., P.L. 119-42). This is the permanent collection of all laws,

Public Laws (P.L. or Pub.L.) in the United States are bills or joint resolutions that have passed both the House of Representatives and the Senate, and have been enacted into law by the President's signature.

For physical, printed copies of legislation. 119-42)

Represents the chronological order in which the law was enacted (e.g., 42, 64).

Used if you only know the common name of an act (e.g., "Patriot Act") to find its official P.L. number. For physical, printed copies of legislation

Contains full texts of public laws, often linked from lists of enacted bills.