Theater 380: Who Owns the Arts

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Subjects: Art and Art History, Dance, Music, Theater

This page, from the Library of Congress, is VERY helpful for understanding how laws are written down.

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Full-text US Congressional documents, bills, and hearings; public laws and legislative histories; and information on committees and members of Congress. Coverage extends back to the Ninety-First Congress, 1969-present.

When you want to see the text of the law as originally passed by Congress:

If you know:

To locate the law check:

1. Public or private law number (e.g., Pub. L. No. 108-79 or Priv. L. No. 108-2) or Statutes at Large citation (e.g., 117 Stat. 972).

Congressional Publications database (Search by Number)

OR, on the open web,

GPO’s FDsys (for public or private laws) or Congress.gov (public laws)

2. The name of the law.

Congressional Publications database (Basic Search)

OR, on the open web:

When you want to locate the law as codified in the United States Code:

*If you know:*	*To locate the law check:*
1. *Public or private law number (e.g., Pub. L. No. 108-79 or Priv. L. No. 108-2) or Statutes at Large* citation (e.g., 117 Stat. 972).**	Westlaw database (search USCA Tables)
2. The name of the law.	Westlaw database (USCA Popular Name Table)
3. The subject of the law.	Browse or search the United States Code on the OLRC website.