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This is a partial list of notable United States federal legislation, in chronological order. At the federal level in the United States, legislation (a.k.a. "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 subsequently passed by Congress after a presidential veto. Each biennial Congress enacts approximately 200–300 statutes. After 109 Congresses, more than 20,000 statutes have been enacted since 1789. This list contains, therefore, only a small selection. Most of the statutes listed here have already merited an article in this encyclopedia. Legislation is not the only source of regulations with force of law. However, most executive branch regulations must originate in a congressional grant of power. See also Executive orders of the President; regulations of Executive branch departments and administrative agencies; and the procedural rules of the federal courts. Each Congress has two or three sessions. In each session, the Acts are numbered sequentially as "Chapter."
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List Of United States Federal Legislation Subcategories
List Of United States Federal Legislation Articles
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