Pub.L. 74–220

E574510

Pub.L. 74–220 is the 1935 United States federal statute commonly known as the Federal Register Act, which established the Federal Register as the official journal for publishing government rules, regulations, and notices.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Pub.L. 74–220 canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (37)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Congress
United States federal statute
aimsTo ensure transparency of federal administrative actions
standardize publication of federal rules and regulations
appliesTo executive departments of the United States
federal administrative agencies
independent agencies of the United States
branchAffected administrative agencies of the United States
executive branch of the United States government
codifiedIn United States Code NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
creates system for publication of executive agency documents
defines requirements for filing and publication of federal regulations
designates Federal Register as official medium for publication of specified documents NERFINISHED
enactedBy 74th United States Congress NERFINISHED
establishes Federal Register NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance marked a major reform in the publication and accessibility of federal regulations
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
language English
legalEffect provides that documents required to be published are not valid against a person without such publication unless that person has actual notice
officialName Federal Register Act NERFINISHED
presidentAtEnactment Franklin D. Roosevelt NERFINISHED
purpose to establish the Federal Register as the official journal of the federal government of the United States
to improve public access to federal administrative regulations and notices
to provide for publication of government rules, regulations, and notices
relatedTo Code of Federal Regulations NERFINISHED
Federal Register NERFINISHED
requires publication of certain executive agency rules and regulations
publication of certain federal government notices
publication of certain presidential documents
shortDescription United States law establishing the Federal Register and governing publication of federal rules, regulations, and notices
signedBy President Franklin D. Roosevelt
surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt
subjectMatter administrative law
federal regulations
government publications
typeOfPublicationEstablished official journal of the federal government
yearEnacted 1935

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Federal Register Act publicLawNumber Pub.L. 74–220