LibGuides: Political Science: Congress, Legislation, & Lobbying

Reports Prepared for Congress

Every CRSReport
Congressional Research Service Reports for the People
U.S. Congressional Budget Office Reports
"Objective, nonpartisan, and timely analyses to aid in economic and budgetary decisions on the wide array of programs covered by the federal budget."
U.S. Government Accountability Office Reports
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is an independent, nonpartisan agency that works for Congress. Often called the "congressional watchdog," GAO investigates how the federal government spends taxpayer dollars.
Congressional Research Services (UNT)
The Congressional Research Service (CRS) does not provide direct public access to its reports, requiring citizens to request them from their Members of Congress. Some Members, as well as several non-profit groups, have posted the reports on their web sites. This site is not affiliated with the Congressional Research Service, but aims to provide integrated, searchable access to many of the full-text CRS reports that have been available at a variety of different web sites since 1990.

Congressional Directory
The official directory of the U.S. Congress.
Federal Register
The Office of the Federal Register (OFR) of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), and the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) jointly administer the FederalRegister.gov website. We developed this website to make it easier for citizens and communities to understand the regulatory process and to participate in Government decision-making.
GPO's Federal Digital System (FDsys)
Here you will find access to Congressional documents, bills, calendars, prints, hearings, reports, Congressional Record, Statutes at Large, the CFR, US Code, and more.
GovTrack
GovTrack.us tracks the United States Congress and helps Americans participate in their national legislature. We publish the status of federal legislation, information about your representative and senators in Congress including voting records, and original research on bills and votes.

Proquest Congressional Publications This link opens in a new window
This service provides access to legislative and regulatory information and indexes, including the CIS index, full text of congressional reports, documents, prints, bills, the Congressional Record, Statutes at Large, public laws, Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports, United States Code Service, Federal Regulations, CFR, bill tracking reports, information on members of Congress, and articles on legislative activities.

OpenSecrets.org
Nonpartisan, independent and nonprofit, the Center for Responsive Politics is the nation's premier research group tracking money in U.S. politics and its effect on elections and public policy. OUR VISION is for Americans, empowered by access to clear and unbiased information about money’s role in politics and policy, to use that knowledge to strengthen our democracy. OUR MISSION is to produce and disseminate peerless data and analysis on money in politics to inform and engage Americans, champion transparency, and expose disproportionate or undue influence on public policy.
U.S. Senate Public Disclosure
Search the Lobbying Disclosure Act Database (LDA Reports)