Congress: CRS
Government and commercial sources of information about the activities of Congress.
CRS Definition
- Congressional Research Service
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) provides legal and policy analysis reports to Congress and is a great place to begin researching topics of national importance.
Free CRS Reports
The following organizations offer selected free Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports. For a more comprehensive source of reports, see the subscription database ProQuest Congressional linked in the next box. It includes a subscription to CRS Reports.
- CRS Reports (Stanford University)Attempt by Stanford University's Social Sciences Resource Group to create one place to search all published CRS Reports.
- CRS Reports (UNT Libraries)Provides access to many CRS reports gathered from the Web sites of members of Congress and non-profit groups. Search by keyword, title, author, subject and report number. Browse by subject. (Loaded faster with Google Chrome.)
- CRS Reports - topical index National Council for Science and the EnvironmentProvides browse topics, a keyword search, and an advanced search to locate CRS Reports.
- CRS Reports from the Homeland Security Digital LibraryExtensive collection of reports not just on homeland security.
- FAS CRS ReportsReports about national security, foreign policy and related topics organized by broad categories and then subcategories collected by the Federation of American Scientists (FAS).
- Selected CRS Reports on Congress and Its ProceduresCRS reports made available by the Law Librarians' Society of Washington, D.C.
CRS Subscription Databases
- Congressional by ProQuest This link opens in a new windowFormerly LexisNexis Congressional, this resource provides full-text access to historical (1789- ) and current U.S. Congressional publications, and information about members of Congress and Congressional committees. Track federal bills and laws.
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