Topic: Congressional Research Service - Advisory Committee on Transparency

Congressional Research Service

Legislation Requiring CRS Reports to Be Made Publicly Available
Examples of other countries who make CRS-like reports publicly available
For-Profit Websites to access CRS Reports
Government Websites to access CRS Reports
Nonprofit Websites to access CRS Reports
CRS Memo: “Distribution of CRS Products to Non-Congressionals”
Congressional Research Service
CRS's discussion of the legal issues surrounding public release of its reports
Project on Government Oversight
Former House of Representatives General Counsel Stanley Brand Letter arguing that making CRS reports publicly available raises no legal issues
Project on Government Oversight

Written in response to CRS' internal memo dated 1/2/1998.
"CRS Reports Should Be Available to the Public"
Paul Weyrich, Accuracy in Media
“Group Seeks Public Access to Congressional Research”
Stephanie Strom, The New York Times
Congressional Accountability Project letter advocating that CRS reports should be placed online
Congressional Accountability Project
Sen. Lieberman Urges Better Public Access to CRS Reports In Letter to Sen. Schumer, Chairman, Committee on Rules and Administration
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Center for Democracy and Technology

Note that OpenCRS is a project of CDT
Report: “Congressional Research Service Products: Taxpayers Should Have Easy Access”
Project on Government Oversight
The Open House Project Recommendations Report: Congressional Research Service
The Open House Project
S. Res. 118 - Free CRS Reports
Ellen Miller, The Sunlight Foundation

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