This document is a guide to the basic sources in the California State University, Fullerton, library that may be utilized in tracing federal laws, regulations, and court decisions. The bibliographic citation, library call number and/or location, and description of contents and/or use are provided for each reference source. Several sample entries are also included. Reference sources are listed in the following sections: (1) Public Bills/Resolutions; (2) Indices to Public Bills and Resolutions; (3) Committees/Committee Hearings/Committee Prints; (4) Reports and Documents/Serial Set; (5) Proceedings and Debates; (6) Presidential Action; (7) Public Laws/Statutes/Codes; (8) Court Cases/Case Law; (9) Legal Citations; (10) Parallel Citations; (11) Administrative Rules and Regulations; (12) Constitution; (13) Law Dictionaries; (14) Periodical/Newspaper Indices; (15) Legal Encyclopedias; (16) Other Legal Resource Tools; (17) Directories; and (18) Legal Research Guides. Also included are a listing of commonly used abbreviations in federal law; schematic diagrams of how a bill becomes a law, the federal judicial system, and the government of the United States; sources for major legislative, presidential, and judicial activities by types of activity; and dates of sessions of the Congress. A title index is also provided. (KM)