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A statute is a law enacted by a legislature.� Statutes are also called acts, such as the Civil Rights Act of 1964 or the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.� Federal laws must be passed by both houses of Congress, the House of Representative and the Senate, and then usually require approval from the President before they can take effect.�

As explained by the Library of Congress, enacted federal statutes are published multiple times.� First, each individual law is published as a �slip law.�� Then, all of the slip laws for each session of Congress are published together as �session laws.�� Finally, all laws that are of a �general and permanent nature� are eventually compiled into the United States Code, and also the Revised Statutes of the United States.�

State statutes can be found through this list.�Readers can also attempt to find state statutes organized by topic here.��