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 the defense, health care, tax havens, and other topics. 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:

• Afghanistan: Post-War Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy
• Africa Command: U.S. Strategic Interests and the Role of the U.S. Military in Africa
• Air Force C-17 Aircraft Procurement: Background and Issues for Congress
• Air Force KC-X Tanker Aircraft Program: Background and Issues for Congress
• Chile: Political and Economic Conditions and U.S. Relations
• China and Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction and Missiles: Policy Issues
• China's Holdings of U.S. Securities: Implications for the U.S. Economy
• China-U.S. Relations: Current Issues and Implications for U.S. Policy
• Coast Guard Deepwater Program: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress
• Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress
• Costa Rica: Background and U.S. Relations
• Economic Downturns and Crime
• Federal Agency Emergency Preparedness and Dismissal of Employees
• Federal Domestic Illegal Drug Enforcement Efforts: Are They Working?
• Financial Regulation and Oversight: Latin American Financial Crises and Reform: Lessons from Chile
• Foreign Aid Reform: Studies and Recommendations
• Greenhouse Gas Legislation: Summary and Analysis of H.R. 2454 as Passed by the House of Representatives
• Gun Trafficking and the Southwest Border
• Hate Crime Legislation
• Health Care Reform: An Introduction
• Homosexuals and U.S. Military Policy: Current Issues
• Honduran-U.S. Relations
• Immigration: Policy Considerations Related to Guest Worker Programs
• Inherently Governmental Functions and Department of Defense Operations
• Intelligence Issues for Congress
• Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses
• Iraq: Former Regime Weapons Programs and Outstanding U.N. Issues
• Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress
• Joint Strike Fighter (JSF) Program: Background, Status, and Issues
• Jordan: U.S. Relations and Bilateral Issues
• Kyrgyzstan: Recent Developments and U.S. Interests
• Lebanon: Background and U.S. Relations
• Military Airlift: C-17 Program Background
• Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies: FY2010 Appropriations
• Navy Aegis Cruiser and Destroyer Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress
• Navy Attack Submarine Force-Level Goal and Procurement Rate: Background and Issues for Congress
• Navy DD(X) and LCS Ship Acquisition Programs: Oversight Issues and Options for Congress
• Nonproliferation and Threat Reduction Assistance: U.S. Programs in the Former Soviet Union
• Nuclear Cooperation with Other Countries: A Primer
• Pakistan's Nuclear Weapons: Proliferation and Security Issues
• Peacekeeping and Conflict Transitions: Background and Congressional Action on Civilian Capabilities/Reserve Corps and other Civilian Stabilization and Reconstruction Capabilities
• Private Health Insurance Provisions of H.R. 3200
• Russian Political, Economic, and Security Issues and U.S. Interests
• Sensitive Covert Action Notifications: Oversight Options for Congress
• Taiwan-U.S. Relations: Developments and Policy Implications
• Tajikistan: Recent Developments and U.S. Interests
• The 2009 H1N1 "Swine Flu" Outbreak: An Overview
• The Changing U.S.-Japan Alliance: Implications for US Interests
• The Defense Base Act (DBA): The Federally Mandated Workers' Compensation System for Overseas Government Contractors
• The Federal Protective Service and Contract Security Guards: A Statutory History and Current Status
• The Marines Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle (EFV): Background and Issues for Congress
• The Military Commissions Act of 2006: Background and Proposed Amendments
• The OECD Initiative on Tax Havens
• The Reliable Replacement Warhead Program: Background and Current Developments
• The Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009
• The U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women: (CEDAW): Issues in the U.S. Ratification Debate
• U.S. Trade and Investment Relationship with SubSaharan Africa: The African Growth and Opportunity Act and Beyond
• U.S.-Vietnam Relations in 2009: Current Issues and Implications for U.S. Policy
• Uganda: Current Conditions and the Crisis in North Uganda
• United Nations Reform: U.S. Policy and International Perspectives
• Venezuela: Political Conditions and U.S. Policy

Interested in historical CRS reports? If you are here at the Boulder campus, check out the LexisNexis Congressional database, which has reports dating 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.