Congressional Research Service Reports

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 FISA, wind power, appropriations, 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 Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9/11
• Conventional Warheads For Long-Range Ballistic Missiles: Background and Issues for Congress
• Iran’s Economy
• The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act: Comparison of the Senate Amendment to H.R. 3773 and the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 3773
• Awards of Attorneys’ Fees by Federal Courts and Federal Agencies
• Iran’s Nuclear Program: Status
• Boumediene v. Bush: Guantanamo Detainees’ Right to Habeas Corpus
• Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA): What Is It, and How Might One Be Utilized In Iraq?
• The National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility: Issues for Congress
• International Trade: Rules of Origin
• Defense: FY2009 Authorization and Appropriations
• Clean Water Act: Legislation Concerning Discharges from Recreational Boats
• Wind Power in the United States: Technology, Economic, and Policy Issues
• International Drug Control Policy
• Possible Federal Revenue from Oil Development of ANWR and Nearby Areas
• Veterans Benefits: An Overview
• Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies: FY2009 Appropriations

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.