Research Guides: Public Policy Formation (34:833:510): Reports

About Committee Reports

Committee reports are analyses and recommendations regarding legislation, and are very useful for ascertaining the purpose or intent of a bill. When the House and Senate cannot reconcile their different versions of a bill, a committee with members from both houses works out a compromise and issues a conference committee report.

Committee Reports-Sources

Congressional Publications (ProQuest)
Enter your search terms and make sure you select only House & Senate Reports, 1970-present from the facets on the left.
Or you can go here and search by public law, statute at large, or bill number, and then narrow your results to House & Senate Reports.

USE the LINKS below to find a PDF version of the ACTUAL REPORT. For Congresses earlier than 1993/1994, you will need to use the print version in Alexander Government Documents.

Congress.gov
On the main page, change the pull-down menu on the left to "Committee Reports."
You can enter keywords from the report title,e.g., "children's safety act," or enter the report number, e.g., 109-218.
govinfo:Congressional Reports, Advanced Search
Select your collection (in this case, reports) and enter your keywords.
govinfo: Congressional Reports
You can only browse on this site, and you will need to drill down.
HeinOnline-U.S. Congressional Serial Set