The Congressional Research Service (CRS) is a federal legislative branch agency located within the Library of Congress, and it serves as shared staff exclusively to congressional committees and Members of Congress.
CRS reports provide Congress with both anticipatory and on-demand research and analysis to support their legislative, oversight, and representational duties. All reports adhere to the core values of CRS; they are authoritative, objective and nonpartisan. Reports range in length from several pages to more than one-hundred pages and cover the full breadth of topics of interest to Congress.
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Note: Not every topic will have a CRS Report. If you cannot find a CRS Report, you can also use this database to find House or Senate Hearings and Reports. Simply select those options from the left column and search.
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