LibGuides: Finding Congressional Documents on the Open Web: CRS Reports

Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports

The Library of Congress Congressional Research Service does research and writes report specifically for Congress. These reports are not normally distributed to depository libraries like Shannon Library at UVA, so even we do not have all of them. But there are ways of finding individual reports.

NOTE: CRS reports can also usually be obtained by contacting one's Representative or Senator. That usually takes about two weeks.

Here are helpful guides for finding CRS reports on the web:

Finding Specific CRS Reports

Here are helpful links for finding specific CRS reports:

Guide to CRS Reports on the Web
From LLRX.com, a very useful guide.
CRS reports via Google
This string only searches full text CRS reports available on the web. It will find CRS reports that are in full text on the internet. Replace "information security" with your search terms.
Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports collected by Stanford University
From Archive-IT. This site captured many CRS reports from the old opencrs.com site.
CRS Reports from the University of North Texas
UNT provides access to CRS reports that were made available on the internet. Majority are post-2000.
CRS Reports at Thurgood Marshall Law Library
The Thurgood Marshall Law Library has created an online collection in the subject areas of Homeland Security/Terrorism and Health Law and Policy.
CRS Reports on National Security & Military Issues
From the Federation of American Scientists. The FAS links to many government publications, including CRS reports. This is a great site for finding hard-to-find government reports.

Finding Congressional Documents on the Open Web

Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports

Finding Specific CRS Reports

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