CONGRESSIONAL RESEARCH SERVICE REPORTS

Our Law Library has Major Reports of the CRS from 1916 on microfilm. Westlaw also provides access to some CRS reports in the FTX-CRS database.

"The Congressional Research Service (CRS), in the Library of Congress, is a non-partisan public policy research arm of the United States Congress established in 1914 (38 Stat. 1005 and 60 Stat. 836; now codified at 2 U.S.C. 166). The agency serves Congress exclusively and provides members and committees with reference and research services as well as in-depth analysis of legislative issues. CRS produces or updates some 3,000 studies and other publications annually. CRS does not distribute its reports to the public, nor does it make them available on the Internet." (Law Librarian's Society of Washington D.C., Inc.)

An excellent article discussing the history and function of the CRS and providing many links to sites that provide reports may be found at LLRX.com-CRS Reports.

Official CRS web site

SITES FOR FINDING CRS REPORTS

• Google has a special search engine to search for CRS Reports here.
• University of North Texas Libraries has a new search page for CRS Reports here.
• OpenCRS - Congressional Research Reports for the People

SITES WITH SELECTED REPORTS

• ArchiveIt has a collection of reports.
• CRS Reports from the Federation of American Scientists.
• Law Library Society of Washington DC lists numerous reports by topic.
• National Agricultural Law Center offers CRS reports on the subjects of biotechnology, farm bills, trade and renewable energy.
• The Thurgood Marshall Law Library has many CRS reports in Homeland Security/Terrorism and Health Law & Policy.