CRS reports available

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 Post Office, gas tax, student loans, 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:

• China’s Foreign Policy and ‘Soft Power’ in South America, Asia, and Africa
• Removing Aliens from the United States: Judicial Review of Removal Orders
• Churches and Campaign Activity: Analysis Under Tax and Campaign Finance Laws
• Second FY2008 Supplemental Appropriations for Military Operations, International Affairs, and Other Purposes
• Proposals to Ensure the Availability of Federal Student Loans During an Economic Downturn: A Brief Overview of H.R. 5715 and S. 2815
• Cleanup of U.S. Military Munitions: Authorities, Status, and Costs
• Foreign Investment, CFIUS, and Homeland Security: An Overview
• Organizing the U.S. Government for National Security: Overview of the Interagency Reform Debates
• 2008-2009 Presidential Transition: National Security Considerations and Options
• U.S. Postal Service Workforce Size and Employment Categories, 1987-2007
• Current Law and Selected Proposals Extending Unemployment Compensation
• H.R. 3185: The 401(k) Fair Disclosure for Retirement Security Act of 2007
• The Small Business Innovation Research Program: Reauthorization Efforts
• U.S. Airline Industry: Issues and Role of Congress
• The U.S. Trade Situation for Fruit and Vegetable Products
• The Strategic Petroleum Reserve: History, Perspectives, and Issues
• Suicide Prevention Among Veterans
• High Agricultural Commodity Prices: What Are the Issues?
• Transportation Fuel Taxes: Impacts of a Repeal or Moratorium

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.