2 USC § 138 - Law library; hours kept open

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identifier: "/us/usc/t2/s138"
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title: "2 USC § 138 - Law library; hours kept open"
title_number: 2
title_name: "THE CONGRESS"
section_number: "138"
section_name: "Law library; hours kept open"
chapter_number: 5
chapter_name: "LIBRARY OF CONGRESS"
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currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
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source_credit: "(July 11, 1888, ch. 615, § 1, 25 Stat. 262.)"
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# § 138. Law library; hours kept open

The law library shall be kept open every day so long as either House of Congress is in session.

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**Source Credit**: (July 11, 1888, ch. 615, § 1, 25 Stat. 262.)