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Washington State specific information
The Revised Code of Washington (RCW) is the compilation of all permanent laws now in force. It is a collection of Session Laws (enacted by the Legislature, and signed by the Governor, or enacted via the initiative process), arranged by topic, with amendments added and repealed laws removed. It does not include temporary laws such as Appropriations Acts.
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CRS reports are non-partisan research reports written for members of Congress by a division of the Library of Congress.
The reports cover a wide variety of issues that are faced by Congress. The Library of Congress does not publish these valuable reports directly, but the University of Maryland Thurgood Marshall Law Library has posted many of them online.
The Century of Lawmaking by the Library of Congress is a valuable first stop in historical legal research. Among the many unique free resources available are:
- Statutes at Large (1789 – 1875)
- Journals of the House and Senate (1789- 1875)
- Journals of the Continental Congress (1774-1789)
- Letters to Delegates of Congress (1774-1789)