Database Information

Committee prints are a generic document type that can cover anything the committee wishes to have published in support of its legislative and oversight functions. Committee prints are issued by House, Senate, and joint committees.

For each citation, include:

• "U.S.", congressional Chamber (House or Senate) and the issuing committee. Use only the name of the main committee, not the name of any subcommittee.
• The title of the publication, shortened with an ellipsis (...) if the title is too long
• Print number, including CIS number, found in the bibliographic data for the publication
• Database name (Text from: Committee Prints)
• Date accessed by the user (Accessed: date)

For example:

U.S. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations. Strategies for Homeland Defense. (CMP-2001-FOR-0002; Date: Sept. 26, 2001). Text from: ProQuest^® Congressional Research Digital Collection; Accessed: 7/23/04.

Joint committee print

For a joint committee, use "U.S. Congress" and the joint committee's full name. For example:

U.S. Congress. Joint Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe. Report on the Parliamentary Election in Turkmenistan. (CMP-1995-CSC-0003; Date: Feb. 1995). Text from: ProQuest^® Congressional Research Digital Collection; Accessed: 7/23/04.

Appendix

It is not uncommon for a copy of the act or other additional materials to be appended to a committee print. If it is necessary to cite directly to an appendix, use the phrase "Included in" to alert your reader that the item being cited is part of a larger document. For example:

"Countering the Changing Threat of International Terrorism." Included in: U.S. Senate. Committee on Foreign Relations. Strategies for Homeland Defense. (CMP-2001-FOR-0002; Date: Sept. 26, 2001). Text from: ProQuest^® Congressional Research Digital Collection; Accessed: 7/23/04."