Congressional Policy Analyses

Two research organizations, the Congressional Research Service (CRS) and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), work for Congress to analyze policies and report on potential policies. The Congressional Research Service (CRS) writes reports that analyze policies and laws for members of the U.S. Congress, both the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate. Their reports are authoritative, objective and non-partisan. Until 2018, CRS Reports were not publicly available, and could only be obtained from the Representative or Senator who requested information. The Appropriations Act of 2018 directed the Library of Congress to make CRS Reports publicly available. The following sites provide access to current and older CRS Reports and CBO reports:

Congressional Research Service reports (CRS site from Spring 2018 & forward)
Congressional Research Service (CRS) provides Congressional committees and Members with timely, objective, and authoritative research and analysis, regardless of political party affiliation.
Congressional Research Service Reports (UNT site)
The University of North Texas Library developed a project to archive Congressional Research Service reports that they received from a variety of sources before they were made publicly available by an act of Congress. Their site contains over 20,000 CRS reports from 1965 to 2019 on a wide variety of topics. Reports can be browsed by topic. The archive ends in January, 2019, when the CRS.gov site became active.
Congressional Research Service reports from "every CRS report"
A site that provides access to over 15,000 CRS reports from a number of sources, including CRS.gov and the University of North Texas. It was developed by a group called Demand Progress.
Congressional Budget Office
The Congressional Budget Office produces reports and analyses on budgetary and economic issues in support of the Congressional budget process.

Social Work 325 - Social Policy: Congressional Policy Analyses

Congressional Policy Analyses