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 For additional and more flexible support for citing legal materials, see [[:kb/legal_citations|Legal Citations]].
-| Bill Number |  |
+== Legislation and hearings ==
-| Code |  |
-| Code Volume |  |
+| Name of Act | The full title of a statute. |
-| Section | Section of a bill or statute. |
+| Bill Number | The identification number assigned to a proposed piece of legislation. |
-| Code Pages |  |
+| Code | The name of the code in which a bill or statute is published. |
+| Code Volume | The volume number of the code containing a bill or statute. |
+| Code Number | The identification number assigned to a piece of legislation in the code in which it is published. |
+| Public Law Number | The identification number assigned to an enacted piece of legislation. See [[https://www.loc.gov/law/help/statutes.php|here]] for more details. |
+| Date Enacted | The date a statute was enacted. |
+| Section | The section of a bill or statute being cited. |
+| Committee | The committee holding a hearing. |
+| Document Number | The document identification number assigned to a published transcript or record of a committee hearing. |
+| Code Pages | The pages in the code volume containing a bill or statute. |
 | Legislative Body* | The legislative body (parliament, senate, etc.) debating a bill, holding a hearing, or passing legislation. |
-| Session | The session of a legislative body. |
+| Session | The session of a legislative body in which a bill was introduced, statute was passed, or hearing was held. |
-| History | Resources related to the procedural history of a legal case or legislation. |
+| History | Resources related to the procedural history of a bill or statute. |
+== Legal cases ==
+| History | Resources related to the procedural history of a legal case. |
 | Case Name | The title of a legal case. |
 | Court | The court where a legal case was argued. |
 | Date Decided | The date a legal case was decided. |
-| Docket Number |  |
+| Docket Number | The docket number assigned to a to-be-heard legal case. |
-| Reporter |  |
+| Reporter | The reporter in which a legal case is published. |
-| Reporter Volume |  |
+| Reporter Volume | The volume number of the reporter in which a legal case is published. |
-| First Page |
+| First Page | The first page of the reporter volume on which a case appears. |
-| Committee | The committee holding a hearing. |
-| Document Number |  |
-| Country | The country issuing a patent. |
-| Assignee |  |
-| Issuing Authority |  |
-| Patent Number |  |
-| Filing Date |  |
-| Issue Date |  |
-| Application Number |  |
-| Priority Numbers |  |
-| References |  |
-| Legal Status |  |
-| Name of Act | The full title of a statute. |
-| Code Number |  |
-| Public Law Number |  |
-| Date Enacted |  |
+== Patents ==
+| Country | The country issuing a patent. |
+| Assignee | The entity to which a ownership rights for a patent are assigned. |
+| Issuing Authority | The authority or office reviewing the application and issuing the patent. |
+| Patent Number | The identification number assigned to a patent. |
+| Filing Date | The date on which a patent application was filed. |
+| Issue Date | The date on which a patent is formally issued. |
+| Application Number | The identification number assigned to a patent application. |
+| Priority Numbers | The international application number of a patent used for priority rights claims. |
+| References | Resources related to the history of a patent. |
+| Legal Status | The legal status of a patent or application. |
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