United States Code Size
AdminThe United States Code is massive, and as a U.S. Citizen you are subject to all 60,000 pages of it. As a national, you are subject only to 27 titles out of 50. These are positive law titles that are taken word for word from legislation and the founding documents without re-interpretation.
The rest is re-interpreted and changed from the original legislation by federal agencies by subject matter in the Code of Federal Regulations, and can be re- interpreted to nearly mean whatever they want it to mean in matters over U.S. Citizens. Some of it is even completely invented, with no legislative backing whatsoever.
The U.S. Code is a consolidation and codification by subject matter of the general and permanent laws of the United States, and is produced in a Main Edition every six years. The 2018 Main Edition is approximately 60,000 pages encompassing 54 volumes, and is prepared by the Office of the Law Revision Counsel. Through XPub, GPO plans to complete the publishing of the 2018 Main Edition in less than a year – a process that has historically taken 1.5 years.
