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{{UnitedStatesCode|x|y}}
x U.S.C. § y
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{{UnitedStatesCode|x|y|z}}
x U.S.C. §§ y –z
{{usc|x|y|z}}
Please note that all titles have Wikipedia articles and the template will link to the Wikipedia article.
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The [[Flag Code]] is found at {{usc|4|1}}.
The Flag Code is found at 4 U.S.C. § 1 .
Federal subject matter jurisdiction is found at {{usc|28|1331}}.
Federal subject matter jurisdiction is found at 28 U.S.C. § 1331 .
{{usc|10|371|378}} 10 U.S.C. §§ 371 –378
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{{ UnitedStatesCode }} , {{ USC }} , {{ usc }} Title
Section
(end of section range)
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United States Code Cornell University 's Legal Information Institute
{{ UnitedStatesCode2 }} , {{ USC2 }} , {{ usc2 }} Title
Section
Description
USC via Cornell: description of the section
{{ UnitedStatesCodeSec }} , {{ USCSec }} Title
Section
USC via Cornell: when citing one of a series of USC sections, where it would be redundant to display the full citation for each section, this template can be used to display only the section number.
{{ UnitedStatesCodeSub }} , {{ USCSub }} Title
Section
Up to 6 levels of "sub"
Access to subsection/paragraph/subparagraph/clause/... to allow correct hyperlinking to the anchors embedded in the Cornell pages.
{{ USCSub2 }} Title
Section
Up to 6 levels of "sub"
Combines 'USCSec' and 'USCSub', eliminating redundancy when citing subsections / subparagraphs / &c.
{{ Usc-clause }} Title
Section
Clause
USC via Cornell: allows clauses
{{ Usc-title-chap }} , {{ usctc }} Title
Chapter
(Subchapter)
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USC via Cornell: title/chapter links
{{ USIRC }} Section
Internal Revenue Code {{ UnitedStatesCode }}
{{ USStat }} , {{ usstat }} Volume
Page
Statutes at Large Library of Congress , the Government Printing Office , or Google Books
{{ USPL }} , {{ uspl }} Congress
Ordinal law
Public Law GPO Access
{{ USStatute }} Congress
Ordinal law
(Volume)
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Combines {{ USPL }} and {{ USStat }} , then add optional Year ({{{5}}}), Month ({{{6}}}), Day ({{{7}}}), and option for attaching {{ USBill }} : (Bill type ({{{8}}}) and number ({{{9}}}))
{{ USBill }} Congress
Bill type (S, SJ, HR, HJ)
Bill number (1-?)
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Congressional bills THOMAS
{{ USHRollCall }} , {{ USHVote }} Year
Vote
House Roll call vote
{{ USSRollCall }} , {{ USSVote }} Congress
Session
Vote
Senate Roll call vote
{{ USCongRec }} Year
Page
(date)
Congressional Record GPO Access
{{ Federal Register }} , {{ USFR }} , {{ USFedReg }} Volume
Page
Federal Register GPO Access
{{ CodeFedReg }} , {{ USCFR }} Volume
Part
Section
(Clause)
Code of Federal Regulations GPO Access
{{ ExecutiveOrder }} , {{ Executive Order }} Number
Executive Orders Wikisource
{{ USSG }} Chapter
Section
U.S. Federal Sentencing Guidelines U.S. Sentencing Commission website
{{ USSGSub }} Chapter
Section
Up to 3 levels of "sub"
U.S. Federal Sentencing Guidelines U.S. Sentencing Commission website
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