Graphical Statutes on Westlaw

Graphical Statutes are interactive timelines that identify every change to a statute and allows a user to link to the documents that contributed to, or affected that change.

Graphical Statutes include:

• Links to the enacting and the amending public laws and session laws;
• Relevant legislative history materials (e.g., bill drafts, reports, journals, and the Congressional Record);
• Cases that negatively impact the statute;
• Prior versions of the statute;
• Legislation that has been enacted but has not yet been codified.

Once you have accessed the statute section you need, click the History tab to access the History Overview page. From here click Graphical Statute.