We are pleased to bring you the Congress.gov enhancements for April of 2025.
New – Historical Senate Executive Journals
- Historical Senate Executive Journals from the 1st (1789 – 1791) through the 43rd Congress (1873 – 1875) are available to browse and search.
- Find links to the Senate Executive Journal in the Congressional Activity section of the Browse page.
- Using the search bar, select All Congresses and enter your word or phrase query. Check Senate Executive Journal under the Journals filter on your search results page.
- Select a search result from the list to view a text version of the Senate Executive Journal page. Use the View Source Images link to display an image of the original print page.
Enhancement – CRS Products – Search
- Filter search results from the CRS Products landing page search form by topic.
- Search results sorted by relevancy display active reports before archived reports.
Enhancement – CRS Products – Saved Search Alerts
- Include the CRS Products collection in your saved search and set up an alert to receive an email when a new CRS product matches your search query.
Enhancement – CRS Products – ReadSpeaker
- Download an audio file to listen to the text of any CRS Product at your convenience.