In our last Congress.gov release, we announced improved access to Congressional Research Service (CRS) products on Congress.gov. Building on those improvements, you can now filter your search results for CRS products by topic. You can also now set up a saved search email alert for CRS products and even download an audio file of a CRS product.
In addition, in this release, we are enhancing access to historical Senate Executive Journals in Congress.gov. These journals are now available in a convenient, page-turner environment that allows you to flip through the pages sequentially and jump to a particular page. You can find the complete list of enhancements below.
Enhancements
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.
Congress.gov Tip
There are several different ways to search Congress.gov. How do you know which one is best for your research? Check out “How to Pick a Search Page.”
Most-Viewed Bills
The most-viewed bills for the week of April 13, 2025 are below.
| 1. | H.R.22 [119th] | SAVE Act |
| 2. | H.R.8281 [118th] | SAVE Act |
| 3. | H.Con.Res.14 [119th] | Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034. |
| 4. | H.R.10127 [118th] | Restoring Trade Fairness Act |
| 5. | H.R.1526 [119th] | NORRA of 2025 |
| 6. | H.R.1332 [118th] | Thirty-Two Hour Workweek Act |
| 7. | H.R.2315 [119th] | Fairness for High-Skilled Americans Act of 2025 |
| 8. | H.R.561 [119th] | Overtime Pay Tax Relief Act of 2025 |
| 9. | H.Res.294 [119th] | Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 18) disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to “Overdraft Lending: Very Large Financial Institutions”; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (S.J. Res. 28) disapproving the rule submitted by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection relating to “Defining Larger Participants of a Market for General-Use Digital Consumer Payment Applications”; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1526) to amend title 28, United States Code, to limit the authority of district courts to provide injunctive relief, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 22) to amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to require proof of United States citizenship to register an individual to vote in elections for Federal office, and for other purposes; and for other purposes. |
| 10. | H.R.482 [119th] | No Tax on Tips Act |
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