This is a law that is approved and passed by U.S. Legislative body and therefore a Statutory Law. Once it is enacted, the law applies to society as a whole in the United States. 

Public Laws in The United States

The Federal Government is authorized to pass either a public law or a private law. The difference between the two is that they apply to different groups of society and are codified differently.

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A law that is enacted by the legislative body of the U.S. Government. At the Federal level of the U.S. Government, a statute will go through the process to be enacted in the U.S. Code that consists of passing 3 publishing acts. 

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Public and Private Laws. (2021, March 18). Retrieved from https://www.govinfo.gov/help/plaw

Public and Private Laws

Types of Statutes Enacted by the United States

Members of a committee in Congress will draft a proposal regarding a specific policy area. Once finalized by the members, it is proposed in one of the two chambers in the US legislative branch. The chamber will debate and reform the bill and if passed, it will go onto the floor of the second chamber. Once they debate and reform the bill if needed, and agree to pass it, it will go to the Executive to be signed into a law if they approve as well. 

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