About CRS Reports
"The Congressional Research Service (CRS) works exclusively for the United States Congress, providing policy and legal analysis to committees and Members of both the House and Senate, regardless of party affiliation. As a legislative branch agency within the Library of Congress, CRS has been a valued and respected resource on Capitol Hill for more than a century.
CRS is well-known for analysis that is authoritative, confidential, objective and nonpartisan. Its highest priority is to ensure that Congress has 24/7 access to the nation’s best thinking." (Library of Congress, Congressional Research Service)
Sources for CRS Reports
- 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).
This Cornell Library licensed database includes a comprehensive collection of CRS Reports, 1916 -- present.
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- CRS Reports from congress.govAs of September 2018, "all new or updated reports will be added to this website as they are made available to Congress. The Library is also working to make available the back catalog of previously published reports as expeditiously as possible."
See also: Before September 2018, CRS reports were not made available to the general public. The two resources below compiled reports made available by individual members of Congress and by several government agencies:
- UNT Digital Library: Congressional Research Service Reports"This site is not affiliated with the Congressional Research Service, but aims to provide integrated, searchable access to many of the full-text CRS reports that have been available at a variety of different web sites since 1990." (UNT Digital Library)
