Matching Pairs Codification, Statutes and RegsOnline version Codification statutes regulations by Stephanie Ganser 1 The legislative branch and the executive branch 2 Laws are codified so that 3 After the US Congress passes a bill 4 Regulations are needed because statutes contain basic information. Regulations contain 5 Codifying a law means 6 Regulations are published in 7 The executive branch is required to enforce the statutes so agencies 8 After a law is codified 9 All codified laws are published in 10 Statutes and regulations both the Code of Federal Regulations. giving the law a number and placing it in a book. it is called a "statute". details about the law and how it will be enforced. Regulations make the law work on a day to day basis. BOTH make laws! have the same force and effect as a law. lawyers and other people can find the laws easily. The president can sign the bill into law or veto it. the US Code. write regulations to explain how the statutes will be enforced.