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 military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, U.S. arms sales to Pakistan, 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 and Secrecy News:

• The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF): Budget and Operations
• "Don't Ask, Don't Tell:" The Law and Military Policy on Same-Sex Behavior
• Filling U.S. Senate Vacancies: Perspectives and Contemporary Developments
• The Global Economic Crisis: Impact on Sub-Saharan Africa and Global Policy Responses
  
• U.S. Arms Sales to Pakistan
  

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.