Congressional Research Service discoveries

The Congressional Research Service (CRS) is a research agency of Congress and writes reports at Congress's request. These short reports (usually 10-40 pages long) cover recent topics of concern. This week brings us CRS reports on the pension, crime, China, and much more. While these reports are in the public domain there is no central database available to the public. To get a copy of a CRS report you can request it from your Senator or Representative. This list is compiled from CRS reports discovered by Secrecy News and OpenCRS:

• The Link Between Medicaid and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Recent History and Current Issues
• Israeli-Arab Negotiations: Background, Conflicts, and U.S. Policy
• Railroad Retirement Board: Trust Fund Investment Practices
• U.S.-Vietnam Relations: Background and Issues for Congress
• How Crime in the United States Is Measured
• Vulnerable Youth: Federal Mentoring Programs and Issues
• China's "Soft Power" in Southeast Asia
• Emerging Trends in the Security Architecture in Asia: Bilateral and Multilateral Ties Among the United States, Japan, Australia, and India
• The USDA's Authority to Recall Meat and Poultry Products
• The U.S.-Singapore Free Trade Agreement: Effects After Three Years
• Federal Employees: Pay and Pension Increases Since 1969
• SCHIP Coverage for Pregnant Women and Unborn Children
• Dollar Crisis: Prospect and Implications
• China's Holdings of U.S. Securities: Implications for the U.S. Economy
• Pipelines for Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Control: Network Needs and Cost Uncertainties
• Trafficking in Persons: U.S. Policy and Issues for Congress
• Prospects for Democracy in Hong Kong: China's December 2007 Decision
• Regulation of Vehicle Greenhouse Gas Emissions: State and Federal Standards
• Democracy Promotion: Cornerstone of U.S. Foreign Policy?
• Perjury Under Federal Law: A Brief Overview
• Kosovo's Future Status and U.S. Policy

Interested in historical CRS reports? If you are here at the Boulder campus, check out the LexisNexis Congressional database, which has reports back to 1916.

Not on campus, but still want access to additional reports? The library has a guide linking to various additional sources of CRS reports.