A few years ago I was trying to find a CRS report cited in a newpaper article and discovered that CRS reports are not publicly available. They are commissioned by individual legislators and when completed are given to the legislator who requested the research. Sometimes the legislators make the research public, sometimes they don't. Or so I was told. Ellen Frank
PEN-L list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >Apparently even Penny Hill does not have a comprehensive listing. I >found a >number of sites that index various CRS reports. You might try here >(http://docs.unh.edu/Links/crs.htm) or here >(http://www.freepint.com/gary/crs.htm). You also might consult with a >librarian specializing in government documents. Any university library >worthy of the name ought to allow a competent G.D. librarian to track down >the report quickly. > >Frederick Emrich, Editor >commons-blog (http://info-commons.org/blog/) >RSS Feed: http://www.info-commons.org/blog/index.rdf >info-commons.org (http://info-commons.org/index.shtml) >email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Eubulides <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Thursday, October 23, 2003 10:42 PM >Subject: Re: [PEN-L] congressional research service > > >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "Michael Perelman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> > >> > >> > > Does anyone have any idea why I might be having trouble locating the >> > > Congressional Research Service web site? >> > > -- >> > >> > ===================== >> > >> > http://www.pennyhill.com/ >> > >> > The reports used to be up on the web, free. Now the f#$%#$%# er's >double >> > charge US citizens. How soon before they're 'privatized'? >> >> ================== >> >> Looks like you can still find some free stuff: >> >> http://www.freepint.com/gary/crs.htm >
