Congressional Research Service (CRS) 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 only brings us a lot of CRS reports, including ones Iraq, DTV, stimulus, 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 and Secrecy News:

• War in Afghanistan: Strategy, Military Operations, and Issues for Congress
• Homeland Security Intelligence: Perceptions, Statutory Definitions, and Approaches
• Israel and Hamas: Conflict in Gaza (2008-2009)
• Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: Background and Current Developments
• The Special Inspector General (SIG) for the Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP)
• Amendments to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act Set to Expire in 2009
• Afghanistan: Presidential and Parliamentary Elections
• Africa Command: U.S. Strategic Interests and the Role of the U.S. Military in Africa
• Biofuels Incentives: A Summary of Federal Programs
• China and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Missiles: Policy Issues
• Closing the Guantanamo Detention Center: Legal Issues
• Congress as a Consumer of Intelligence Information
• Emergency Spending: Statutory and Congressional Rules
• Fifth Summit of the Americas, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, April 2009: Background, Agenda, and Expectations
• Financial Turmoil: Federal Reserve Policy Responses
• Foreign Investment and National Security: Economic Considerations
• General Revenue Sharing: Background and Analysis
• H.R. 2: The Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2009
• Health and Safety Concerns Over U.S. Imports of Chinese Products: An Overview
• Health Insurance Continuation Coverage Under COBRA
• Housing for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS
• Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 110th Congress
• Intelligence Issues for Congress
• Intelligence Reform at the Department of Energy: Policy Issues and Organizational Alternatives
• Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses
• Iraq: Post-Saddam National Elections
• Iraq: Regional Perspectives and U.S. Policy
• Iraq: Summary of U.S. Casualties
• Iraq: U.S. Regime Change Efforts and Post-War Governance
• Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress
• Lebanon: Background and U.S. Relations
• Long-Range Ballistic Missile Defense in Europe
• Meat and Poultry Inspection: Background and Selected Issues
• Merida Initiative for Mexico and Central America: Funding and Policy Issues
• Monetary Policy: Current Policy and Conditions
• National Security Strategy: Legislative Mandates, Execution to Date, and Considerations for Congress
• Pakistan-U.S. Relations
• Pension Issues: Lump-Sum Distributions and Retirement Income Security
• Refugee and Asylum-Seeker Inflows in the United States and Other OECD Member States
• Retirement Plan Participation and Contributions: Trends from 1998 to 2003
• Singapore: Background and U.S. Relations
• Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA): What Is It, and How Might One Be Utilized In Iraq?
• Thailand: Background and U.S. Relations
• The Department of Defense Role in Foreign Assistance: Background, Major Issues, and Options for Congress
• The Emoluments Clause: History, Law, and Precedents
• The Impact of Food Insecurity and Hunger on Global Health: Issues for Congress
• The President's State of the Union Address: Tradition, Function, and Policy Implications
• The Role of Public Works Infrastructure in Economic Stimulus
• The Transition to Digital Television: Is America Ready?
• U.S. Food and Agricultural Imports: Safeguards and Selected Issues
• U.S. International Trade: Trends and Forecasts
• U.S. Strategic Nuclear Forces: Background, Developments, and Issues
• V-22 Osprey Tilt-Rotor Aircraft
• Veterans Benefits: Merchant Seamen

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.