Why isn't "H. Rept. 117-000" viewable in the government database or archives?
Hello, I'm doing research on the Trump v. United States (2024) case, and I have been unable to figure out why I can only view this via news reports. They only link to their own downloads.
This is the Final Report of the Jan 6th Committee; is this report somehow not counted as an official report in Congress? So far I have checked archives.gov and congress.gov. Many thanks for the assistance!
Answer
Thank you for your question.
There is no official House Report with the number H. Rept. 117-000. This is the number assigned by the non-governmental publisher of an unofficial reprint of the report. It contains several anomalies, as described in this review on Amazon.com: https://www.amazon.com/gp/customer-reviews/R3STQKKBQM6CJA/ref=cm_cr_dp_d_rvw_ttl?ie=UTF8&ASIN=B0BQY4RQW1
The correct number of the Final Report of the Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol is H. Rept. 117-663.
You can browse the Final Report and accompanying materials at the GovInfo.gov website: https://www.govinfo.gov/collection/january-6th-committee-final-report
The Final Report has also been archived in a more interactive format by the National Archives and Records Administration at https://www.webharvest.gov/congress117th/20221231143403/january6report.house.gov/
NARA has also archived the official website of the January 6th Committee as it existed when the Committee was disbanded: https://www.webharvest.gov/congress117th/20221224173221/https://january6th.house.gov
Congressman Bennie Thompson, the former Chair of the Select Committee, maintains an archival copy of content from the January 6th Select Committee website as part of his Congressional Member office website: https://january6th-benniethompson.house.gov/
I hope this information is helpful. If this is not what you need, or if you should require any further assistance, please let us know.
Bobby Griffith
Lead Government Information Reference Associate
Sycamore Library
University of North Texas Libraries