Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports

Congressional Research Service (CRS) is a research agency of Congress and writes reports at Congress' request. These short reports (usually 10-40 pages long) cover recent topics of concern. This week brings us reports on airlines, foreign relations, armed forces, and more. Although 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:

• Mexico’s Drug-Related Violence
• The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9/11
• USAID’s Office of Transition Initiatives After 15 Years: Issues for Congress
• Airport Improvement Program (AIP): Reauthorization Issues for Congress
• Identity Theft: Trends and Issues
• Cuba: U.S. Restrictions on Travel and Legislative Initiatives
• Georgia [Republic] and NATO Enlargement: Issues and Implications
• Iran-Libya Sanctions Act (ILSA)
• Navy Nuclear Aircraft Carrier (CVN) Homeporting at Mayport: Background and Issues for Congress
• Ocean Acidification
• Thailand: Background and U.S. Relations
• The National Security Council: An Organizational Assessment
• Zimbabwe: Current Issues

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.