Congressional Research Service

The Congressional Research Service (CRS) was established in 1914 as the Legislative Reference Bureau (later the Legislative Reference Service (LRS)). In 1970, the Legislative Reorganization Act transformed LRS into the CRS and gave it broader responsibility. It prepares reports for Congress about a wide variety of policy matters and legal issues, prepares bill tracking and status reports, and issues "purpose and effect" reports on legislation.

Our holdings of Congressional Research Service publications are fully cataloged and searchable in OneSearch.

ProQuest Congressional Help: Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports
A description of the Congressional Research Service and the work it does for members of Congress is available in this ProQuest guide. It provides a good overview of the types of information that may be found in CRS reports.

In 2018, the Library of Congress made CRS reports available on its web site for the first time. Many are also available through various online repositories:

CRS reports - Library of Congress
In 2018, the Library of Congress began to provide access to CRS reports for the first time.
Archive-it CRS reports
Harvested from 26 different sites
University of North Texas CRS reports
Thurgood Marshall Law Library
Federation of American Scientists
EveryCRSReport.com

Homeland Security Digital Library (HSDL)
The Homeland Security Digital Library (HSDL) is the nation's premier collection of documents related to homeland security policy, strategy, and organizational management. The HSDL is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's National Preparedness Directorate, FEMA and the Naval Postgraduate School Center for Homeland Defense and Security.

Subscription services for CRS reports exist, but UHM Library does not have access to them:CQ Roll Call Legislative Services, Penny Hill Press, and ProQuest® Congressional Research Digital Collection.

You can also ask your representative in Congress to provide you with a copy of a particular report. Be aware that some CRS reports contain sensitive information and are not available to the public.

Congressional Research Service Reports (webinar)
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