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At the federal level in the United States, legislation (i.e., "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 passed by Congress after a presidential veto.
May 5, 2017: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017, Pub. L. 115–31 (text) August 2, 2017: Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, Pub. L. 115–44 (text) December 12, 2017: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018, Pub. L. 115–91 (text)
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 21 December 2024. Constitution of the United States The United States Congress enacts federal statutes in accordance with the Constitution. The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest authority in interpreting federal law, including the federal Constitution, federal statutes, and federal ...
This is a chronological, but incomplete, list of United States federal legislation passed by the 57th through 106th United States Congresses, between 1901 and 2001. For the main article on this subject, see List of United States federal legislation.
The United States recognizes all members of the United Nations, and maintains foreign relations with most of them. American defense policy prioritizes the use of mutually-beneficial alliances to deter attacks against the United States and its allies. As of 2022, the Department of Defense recognizes China as the greatest threat to this cause.
Kennesaw has the most well-known gun mandate in the country. In 1982, a law was passed requiring heads of households to own at least one firearm. Other cities have used Kennesaw as an example for ...
5: April 2, 1790: Preventing Exportation of Goods not duly inspected according to the Laws of the several States. An Act to prevent the exportation of goods and not duly inspected according to the laws of the several States. Sess. 2, ch. 5 1 Stat. 106 (chapter 5) 6: April 2, 1790: Cession by North Carolina of a District in the Western Territory ...
Early in its history, in Marbury v.Madison (1803) and Fletcher v. Peck (1810), the Supreme Court of the United States declared that the judicial power granted to it by Article III of the United States Constitution included the power of judicial review, to consider challenges to the constitutionality of a State or Federal law.