From Slip Law to United States Code: A Guide to Federal Statutes for Congressional Staff.

The article offers an overview of U.S. federal statutes in their various forms aimed to provide basic guidance for congressional staff interested in researching statutes. Topics covered include the commercial and noncommercial sources of slip laws, the convenience of searching the U.S. Code than the Statutes at Large, and the assistance given to researchers in locating statutes, as well identifying statutes that may have been amended, omitted, transferred, or repealed.