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 Taiwan, terrorism, finance, 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 OpenCRS:

• The Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC): An Overview
• China's "Hot Money" Problems
• Country-of-Origin Labeling for Foods
• Retroactive Immunity Provided by the FISA Amendments Act of 2008
• Intelligence Reform at the Department of Energy: Policy Issues and Organizational Alternatives
• Community Acceptance of Carbon Capture and Sequestration Infrastructure: Siting Challenges
• Islamic Finance: Overview and Policy Concerns
• H.R. 6500, The Thrift Savings Plan Enhancement Act of 2008
• Cuba: U.S. Restrictions on Travel and Legislative Initiatives
• Misuse of Government Purchase Cards
• Credit Default Swaps: Frequently Asked Questions
• Panama: Political and Economic Conditions and U.S. Relations
• Suits against Terrorist States by Victims of Terrorism
• The U.S. Secret Service: An Examination and Analysis of Its Evolving Missions
• Taiwan: Major U.S. Arms Sales Since 1990
• The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan and Enhanced Base Security Since 9/11
• Foreign Science and Engineering Presence in U.S. Institutions and the Labor Force
• Tajikistan: Recent Developments and U.S. Interests
• U.S.-Latin American Trade: Recent Trends
• Homosexuals and U.S. Military Policy: Current Issues
• North Korea: Terrorism List Removal?
• Violence Against Women Act: History, Federal Funding, and Reauthorizing Legislation
• Kosovo and U.S. Policy
• Financing Issues and Economic Effects of Past American Wars
• Iraq: U.S. Regime Change Efforts and Post-War Governance
• Presidential Advisers'' Testimony Before Congressional Committees: A Brief Overview

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.