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.
CRS reports are valuable for their in-depth coverage and, according to CRS' mission, "analysis that is authoritative, confidential, objective and nonpartisan" (About CRS). CRS does not provide public access to its reports (the public must request them from their Member of Congress), but recently some Members and an increasing number of non-profits organizations have posted CRS reports on their websites.
Find full-text CRS Reports at the following websites:
Every CRSReport.com: a new service that aims to make public all CRS reports that are currently available to members of the US Congress. Older reports may be found at Congress.gov.
UNT Digital Library / Congressional Research Service Reports: collection from the University of North Texas with the majority of reports from 2000-Present.
Archive It / CRS Collection: "This collection attempts to bring all CRS Reports together in one place."
MHC Resources for CRS Reports:
ProQuest Congressional: provides citations for CRS reports contained in hearings, committee prints, and other congressional publications, and provides abstracts and indexing for CRS reports issued as official congressional publications. (Access provided to current MHC students, faculty, and staff).
