Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports

There haven't been any reports released in this quieter time in Congress, but the reports have started to reappear, so here is another list. 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 only brings us a number of CRS reports on presidential power, nuclear weapons, 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:

• An Overview of the Presidential Pardoning Power
• Nuclear Weapons in U.S. National Security Policy: Past, Present, and Prospects
• Nuclear Arms Control: The Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty
• Organizing the U.S. Government for National Security: Overview of the Interagency Reform Debates
• Iran’s Nuclear Program: Tehran’s Compliance with International Obligations
• U.S. Military Stop Loss Program
• Department of Defense Facilities Energy Conservation Policies and Spending
• Congressional Commissions: Overview, Structure, and Legislative Considerations
• Terrorism and Security Issues Facing the Water Infrastructure Sector
• Covert Action: Legislative Background and Possible Policy Questions

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.