Congressional Resource Reports (CRS) Penny Hill Press

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Choose flexible access for individual researchers, firms, or libraries, with monthly plans and custom licensing for institutional collections.

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Individual Researcher Access – Starting at $29/month for unlimited online viewing and PDF downloads of all CRS reports from 1971 to present. Cancel anytime, with automatic updates as new reports are added daily.

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Institutional Subscription – Custom annual licensing for universities, libraries, and government agencies, including campus‑wide or multi-branch access, IP authentication, and usage analytics for the complete CRS archive.

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Enterprise & Bulk Licensing – Volume-based pricing for organizations needing API access, data integration, or redistribution rights, with negotiated terms for large research teams, consortia, and commercial platforms.

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Our policy team relies on Penny Hill’s CRS archive daily; the depth of historical coverage saves hours of research time every week.

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For our law library, Penny Hill Press delivers dependable, citable CRS reports faster than any other vendor we’ve worked with.

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Faculty and students appreciate the intuitive search and consistent metadata; it makes integrating CRS material into coursework and publications straightforward.

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As a policy nonprofit, having one reliable source for CRS reports, updated daily, is invaluable to our advocacy and education work.