Committee Reports : Overview
Online sources ~ Print & Microform holdings
"Congressional reports originate from congressional committees and deal with proposed legislation and issues under investigation. There are two types of reports:
House and Senate Reports: Reports of congressional committees concerning proposed legislation and/or contain findings on matters under investigation.
Senate Executive Reports: Reports of the Committee on Foreign Relations relating to treaties between the United States and foreign nations which have been submitted to the U.S. Senate for ratification, or reports of various Senate committees regarding nomination of individuals."(GPO: About Congressional Reports)
Committee Reports : Online Sources
- ProQuest Congressional PublicationsIncludes bills, resolutions, reports, hearings and the Congressional Record ("verbatim" account of the proceedings and debates on floor of the House and Senate).
The House began its numbered report series in 1819, and the Senate began its numbered report series in 1847.
In Proquest Congresional, select the Advanced Search:
Unselect "all," and select only House and Senate Reports,
Search by topic word or report number,
Use the facets on the left to restrict by date or Session of Congress.
See also: Serial Set.
- U.S. Congressional Serial Set (Readex)1817 - 1980 (15th - 96th Cong.)
Search tip: Start by selecting the "Congress" tab, and then select the Year/Session of Congress. - Library of Congress: American Memory1833 - 1917 (23rd - 64th Cong.)
U.S. Serial Set
Selected Documents and Reports - Congress.gov1995 (104th Congress) -- current.
Select Browse > Committees.
Congress.gov is the official website for U.S. federal legislative information, presented by the Library of Congress using data from the Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives, the Office of the Secretary of the Senate, the Government Publishing Office, Congressional Budget Office, and the LOC's Congressional Research Service. - govinfo1995 (104th Congress) -- current.
Authenticated government documents from the Government Printing Office.
Print & Microform Holdings
1789 - 1817 (1st - 14th Cong.)
1789 - 1860/61.
Compiled from American State Papers, the U.S. Serial Set, and other sources. Dates covered vary by source. Check catalog records for holdings.
- The new American state papers, naval affairs
- The new American state papers: science and technology
- The new American state papers, transportation 1861-1900
- The new American state papers, military affairs
- The new American state papers, public finance
- The new American state papers: public lands
- The new American state papers, explorations and surveys
- The new American state papers, Indian affairs
- The new American state papers, commerce and navigation
- The new American state papers, social policy
- The new American state papers: agriculture
1817 - 1979
United States Serial Set . Shelved in Rare/Annex, Request volumes in advance.
1980 - 2013
United States Serial Set. Shelved on Olin Library Lower Level, Government Documents section.
1956 - 2008
Readex US Government Documents Microfiche Our printed Serial Set holdings are not complete. See United States Serial Set in John M. Olin Library, OLIN REF Z1223 A16 C74+ (2 vols.) for a shelf inventory list compiled in 1991.