Congressionally Mandated Reports

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About Congressionally Mandated Reports

What are Congressionally Mandated Reports?

Congressionally mandated reports are defined as those reports that are required by statute to be submitted by Federal agencies to the Senate, the House of Representatives, or to congressional committees or subcommittees. Agencies must now also submit these reports electronically to the U.S. Government Publishing Office (GPO) after first submitting to Congress, committees, or subcommittees as they do currently.

Not all congressionally mandated reports are required to be submitted to GPO for publication. The congressionally mandated reports in GovInfo are those that are in scope of Public Law 117-263, the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, sections 7241-7248, cited as the “Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act” or ACMRA. For a further breakdown of GPO and Federal agency requirements within the ACMRA, the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with GPO, issued guidance to agencies on submission of congressionally mandated reports: OMB Guidance.

Additional resources related to congressionally mandated reports for Federal agencies can be found on GPO's Congressionally Mandated Reports information page, which is updated on a regular basis.

What is available?

GovInfo contains congressionally mandated reports that are in scope of electronic publishing to GovInfo as defined in Public Law 117-263, the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023, sections 7241-7248, cited as the “Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act” or ACMRA. Reports will typically be made available from the date of enactment from December 23, 2022 forward, though agencies may also provide historical reports prior to that date.
Reports are available as Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files in addition to other formats, as determined by the Federal agencies that submit the reports to GPO. Other supported formats include XML, Excel, and text. Agencies should refer to the Submission Guidelines for additional information.

Video Tutorials

View video tutorials that provide search tips and other useful information about searching the Congressionally Mandated Reports collection. The tutorials are available through the Federal Depository Library Program (FDLP) Academy.

Basic Search (5 min)
Advanced Search (6 min)
Browse by Topic (3 min)
Browse by Agency (4 min)
Table of Reports (3 min)

Searching Congressionally Mandated Reports

You can locate content in the Congressionally Mandated Reports collection by:

Using the Basic Search for keyword and metadata fielded searches;
Using the Advanced Search; fields specific to the Congressionally Mandated Reports collection will display after you select Congressionally Mandated Reports in the Refine by Collection column;
Narrowing search results by clicking on search filters in the Refine Your Search panel on the left hand side of the search results page (the sections under Refine Your Search correspond to the metadata fields and values available for the documents); and
Browsing on the Congressionally Mandated Reports main Agency browse page to locate reports that are organized alphabetically by Agency or the Topic browse page where it is possible to locate reports organized alphabetically by Subject.
Learn more about General GovInfo Search Tips.

Search Examples

Search	Example
Search by Congress Number and Chamber	These examples will search for reports submitted by agencies that were received by or referred to the House of Representatives from the 118th Congress. Using Basic Search, enter: collection:cmr and congress:118 chamber:house Using Advanced Search Select Congressionally Mandated Reports under Refine by Collection, then under Search In select Congress Number in the first box and select 118 in the second box. Click + Additional Criteria and select Receiving Chamber of Congress then select House of Representatives in the next box.
Search for Keyword by Agency	These examples will search for reports submitted by the Department of Agriculture for the keywords crop insurance. Using Basic Search, enter: crop insurance and agency:(Agriculture Department) Using Advanced Search, Select Congressionally Mandated Reports under Refine by Collection, then under Search In select Agency in the first box and enter Agriculture Department in the second box. Click + Additional Criteria and enter crop insurance in the next box.
Search by Receiving Committee	These examples will search for reports that were received by or referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Using Basic Search, enter: collection:cmr chamber:(house) committee:(Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure) Using Advanced Search, Select Congressionally Mandated Reports under Refine by Collection, then under Search In select Receiving Chamber of Congress in the first box and select House of Representatives in the second box. Click + Additional Criteria, select Receiving Congressional CommitteeCommittee on Transportation and Infrastructure in the next box.
Search by Topic	These examples will search for reports that have been assigned the topic Employee benefits and pensions. Using Basic Search, enter: collection:cmr and subjecttopic:(employee benefits and pensions) Using Advanced Search, select Congressionally Mandated Reports under Refine by Collection, then under Search In select Subject in the first box and select Employee Benefits and Pensions in the second box.
Search by Requirement Number	These examples will search for reports with the Requirement Number of 6298. Using Basic Search, enter: collection:cmr and requirement:6298 Note: Do not use "R" before the numerals! Using Advanced Search, select Congressionally Mandated Reports* under Refine by Collection, then under Search In select Requirement Number in the first box and select 6298 in the next box. *Note: Do not use "R" before the numerals!
Search by House Executive Communication Number	These examples will search for reports with the House Executive Communication Number of 1268. Using Basic Search, enter: collection:cmr and ecnumber:1268 Note: Do not use "EC" before the numerals! Using Advanced Search, select Congressionally Mandated Reports* under Refine by Collection, then under Search In select Executive Communication Number in the first box and select 1268 in the next box. *Note: Do not use "EC" before the numerals!
Search by Senate Executive Communication Number	These examples will search for reports with the Senate Executive Communication Number of 1613. Using Basic Search, enter: collection:cmr and ecnumber:1613 Note: Do not use "EC" before the numerals! Using Advanced Search, select Congressionally Mandated Reports* under Refine by Collection, then under Search In select Executive Communication Number in the first box and select 1613 in the next box. *Note: Do not use "EC" before the numerals!
Search for Withholding Letter	This example will search for a withholding letter submitted by a committee or subcommittee. Using Basic Search, enter: collection:cmr and title:withheld
Search by Date Submitted to Congress (Using MODs Descriptive Metadata)	This example will search for a report with a date submitted to Congress on September 5, 2023. Using Basic Search, enter: mods:submittedToCongressDate:2023-09-05
Search by Federal Common Government-wide Accounting Classification (CGAC) Codes (Using MODs Descriptive Metadata)	This example will search for a report with a CGAC code of 012 for the Department of Agriculture. Using Basic Search, enter: mods:cgacCode:012
Search by Nature of Report (Using MODs Descriptive Metadata)	This example will search for a report with a Nature of Report value of "Financial status of the railroad unemployment system". Using Basic Search, enter: mods:natureOfReport:"financial status of the railroad unemployment system"

Table of Reports

The ACMRA requires that a list be maintained in tabular form of reports submitted within the required time and those submitted after the date on which such reports were required to be submitted. This table is available for download in CSV and JSON formats from the Congressionally Mandated Reports Agency browse page at the top of the page using the orange "Download a Table of Congressionally Mandated Reports" button.

Select the "Download a Table of Congressionally Mandated Reports" button.
Select the desired Congress in which reports were submitted.
Click on the desired format to view a separate file, which will be downloaded to your device, that includes information such as: submitting Agency, title of the report, links to the report, the date the report was submitted to GPO, the date the report was required to be submitted to GPO as provided by the Agency, and more.

Additionally, the Table of Reports can be accessed using GovInfo's Link Service feature. The link service can be used to create links to the Table of Reports CSV or JSON file for a given Congress. First, simply locate Congressionally Mandated Reports in the list of collections, click "GET", and then input the required fields to generate the link to the desired Table of Reports.

Downloading Congressionally Mandated Reports in Bulk

As with other documents available on GovInfo, Congressionally Mandated Reports content and metadata can be downloaded in bulk by using GovInfo's API functionality. Learn more information about GovInfo's public API on the Developer Hub .

Sample Congressionally Mandated Reports URLs

GovInfo uses one key piece of information to construct predictable URLs to documents and Details pages:

Package ID is used to identify an individual report.

Identifier	Structure/Metadata Field	Example
Package ID	CMR-{docClass}-{reportId}	CMR-A1-00184388

Details Page for a Report
Structure: https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/{Package ID}
Example: https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CMR-A1-00184388

PDF File for a Report
Structure: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/{Package ID}/pdf/{Package ID}.pdf
Example: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/CMR-A1-001843888/pdf/CMR-A1-00184388.pdf

MODs File for a Report
Structure: https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/pkg/{Package ID}/mods.xml
Example: https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/pkg/CMR-A1-00184388/mods.xml

Congressionally Mandated Reports Metadata Fields and Values

Metadata fields and values can be used to increase the relevancy of your searches. Metadata fields and values are used throughout GovInfo for:

Refining Your Search,
Browsing Government Publications,
Field Operators,
Advanced Search, and
Display on Details pages.

Metadata fields and values can be entered into the Basic Search box using field operators. The metadata fields and values available for Congressionally Mandated Reports are listed in the table below, along with examples for each metadata field. Learn about more general tips about Using Field Operators.

Some of the metadata fields are made available for use in Advanced Search. The metadata values can be entered in the same format for the fields available on the Advanced Search Page. Learn about more general tips about Using Advanced Search.

Metadata Field Display Name	Metadata Field Definition	Field Operator	Field Operator Example
Collection	The collection to which the document belongs. Typically the same as the publication or series.	collection:	collection:cmr
Government Author	The names of the Government organizations responsible for authoring or assembling the document.	governmentauthor:	governmentauthor:"Agriculture Department"
Publication Date	The date the document was first made available to the public.	publishdate:	publishdate:2023-06-01 Date format is YYYY, YYYY-MM, or YYYY-MM-DD
Language	The language code of the original document, from the ISO639-2b standard.	language:	language:eng
ILS System ID	The 9-digit integer number for the publication or series as specified in the Integrated Library System or Catalog of Government Publications (CGP).	ilsid:001411937	ilsid:001148334
SuDoc Class Number	The SuDoc class number from the U.S. Superintendent of Documents which classifies Government publications by publishing agency.	sudocclass:	sudocclass:"A 1." Note: The SuDoc Class Numbers in GovInfo are typically at the class stem level, not the book number level.
Ingestion Date	The date the document was ingested into the preservation repository.	ingestdate:	ingestdate:2023-12-13 Note: Date format is YYYY-MM-DD
Electronic Location (URL)	The URL where the document or content detail page is located.	url:	url:"/pkg/CMR-A1-150123123/pdf/CMR-A1-150123123.pdf"
Publisher	The government organization who publishes the document or publication.	publisher:	publisher:"agriculture"
Branch	The branch of Government responsible for the document's contents.	branch:	branch:executive Possible Values: Executive, Legislative, Judicial
Type of Resource	The media type for the document, typically "text". Defined as part of the Library of Congress MODS standard.	typeofresource:	typeofresource:text
Record Origin	How the record was originally generated.	recordorigin:	recordorigin:"machine generated"
Document Class	The type of Congressionally Mandated Report, as determined by the issuing Government author.	docclass:	docclass:RR1
Title	The title of the publication.	title:	title:"Administration and Status of the Regional Conservation Partnership Program Fiscal Year 2021"
Category	The category to which the collection belongs.	category:	category:"executive agency publications" Possible Values: Executive Agency Publications, Independent Establishments and Government Corporations, Judicial Publications, Legislative Agency Publications, Proceedings of Congress and General Congressional Publications
Congress Number	The number of the Congress responsible for the document. Congresses typically last for two years, so for example, the 69th Congress was in session from 1925 through 1927.	congress:	congress:118
Receiving Chamber of Congress	The chamber of Congress that received the report or to which the report was referred.	chamber:	chamber:senate Possible Values: house, senate
Report Submitted To	The type of report that describes if it was submitted by the agency directly to Congress or directly to a committee(s) or subcommittee(s).	submittedto:	submittedto:Congress Possible Values: Congress, Committee-Subcommittee
Receiving Congressional Committee	The committee of Congress that received the report or to which the report was referred. This can be multiple committees from either or both houses.	committee:	committee:"Rules and Administration"
Date Required	The date on which the report is to be submitted to GPO.	daterequired:	daterequired:2023-07-17
Date Submitted	The date on which the report was submitted to GPO by the submitting agency.	datesubmitted:	datesubmitted:2023-10-17
Executive Communication Number	The Executive Communication Number assigned to the report when it was recorded in the Congressional Record, if applicable.	ecnumber:	ecnumber:1410
Topic	The topic or geographic subject associated with the document.	subjecttopic:	subjecttopic:"Employee benefits and pensions"
Requirement Number	The Requirement Number assigned to the report when it was recorded in the Congressional Record, if applicable.	requirement:	requirement:"3182"
Organization	The name of the organization referenced in the report.	organization:	organization:"Railroad Retirement Board"
Agency	Agency or sub-agency name.	agency:	agency:"Federal Election Commission" agency:"FCC" agency:"360"
Congressional Report Citation	A referenced congressional report citation.	crptcitation	crptcitation:"118"
Statutes at Large Citation	A referenced Statutes at Large citation.	statutecitation	statutecitation:"97 Stat. 436"
United States Code Citation	A referenced United States Code citation.	uscodecitation	uscodecitation:"45 U.S.C. 369"
Public or Private Law Citation	A referenced Public or Private Law citation.	plawcitation	plawcitation:"Public Law 100-647"
Citation Reference	Citations referenced within the Congressionally Mandated Reports collection. It does not locate references to the reports from other documents.	refcitation:	refcitation:"97 Stat. 436"

Congressionally Mandated Reports Related Resources

GPO's Congressionally Mandated Reports Information Page - View general information about GPO's implementation of the “Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act” or ACMRA and agency requirements.
Statutes at Large - View the Statutes at Large collection.
Daily Congressional Record - View the daily Congressional Record collection.
Congressional Record Index - View the Congressional Record Index collection.
Congressional Bills - Browse Congressional Bills collection.
United States Code - Browse the U.S. Code collection.
Public Law 117-263 - §§ 7241-7248, the "Access to Congressionally Mandated Reports Act".
Contact your local Federal Depository Library .