The Congressional Publications search feature is the centerpiece of the LexisNexis® Congressional research service. It is made up of three search forms:
Use these forms to access a comprehensive collection of congressional publications. Please note that access to the full range of the following congressional publication types is dependent on your institution's purchase/subscription arrangement:
Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports
Senate Executive Treaty Documents
Note: Access to the publications listed above is governed by your institution's purchases and subscriptions. For more information on coverage, refer to FAQs about Content and the Content Coverage Chart.
Use this form to perform keyword searches on congressional publication metadata records. Metadata records include titles and other bibliographic information, subject indexing, and abstracts where available. Using this form will return targeted results, finding records in which the search term represents a main theme. In cases where full text is available, the metadata record will link directly to the full text.
Use this form to perform simple keyword searches or use Advanced Search options to further refine your search. Advanced Search options allow you to specify the publication resource (e.g., hearings, House and Senate documents, legislative histories, etc.) and document segment (e.g., title, subject, full text, etc.) to be searched.
Use this form when you know the citation for the publication you want to retrieve.