History: 79-300 History of American Public Policy: Background

Encyclopedic research reports written to clearly define issues in a legislative context. The Congressional Research Service is the public policy research arm of Congress. Make sure only the CRS Reports are checked in order to search and display just the full text of these reports.

1945-present. Expert, unbiased reporting on Congress. Keyword search for floor votes, public laws, legislative summaries, etc. Results can be sorted by date.

ca. 1983-present, indepth, unbiased reporting on Congressional issues, voting, analysis, status of bills, etc.

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