COMMITTEE
PRINTS
Committee Prints are research reports on proposed legislation which
are provided to or commissioned by a committee considering
a bill to give background information, including conclusions and recommendations.
They often include section-by-section analysis of legislation.
Prints are usually prepared by committee
staff, the Congressional
Research Service, or outside consultants. Committee prints
are rarely issued - there will not be one for every bill - and those
that are issued are generally not widely distributed and can be difficult
to locate. A few suggested sources:
- CIS/Index, KF49 .C62, 6th Floor
- GPO
Access includes a limited number of Committee prints from the
105th Congress forward (1997 - present)
- Sometimes
prints can be found on House
Committee and Senate
Committee Web sites.
- LexisNexis
Congressional, (formerly Congressional Universe) from the Library's Electronic
Resources page (accessible on campus or off campus with valid
network ID and password), carries many prints from the 103rd Congress
forward
(1993 - present).
- Lexis carries selected prints from the 104th Congress forward (1993 - present). To
find these, select the Legal tab, then choose Federal
Legal - U.S., then Legislative Histories & Materials.
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