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 poverty, immigration, foreign policy, 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. These reports were discovered by SecrecyNews and OpenCRS:

• Presidential Terms and Tenure: Perspectives and Proposals for Change
• The Debate Over Selected Presidential Assistants and Advisors: Appointment, Accountability, and Congressional Oversight
• Poverty in the United States: 2008
• Public Safety Communications and Spectrum Resources: Policy Issues for Congress
• Managing Electronic Waste: Issues with Exporting E-Waste
• Iraq: Regional Perspectives and U.S. Policy
• Supreme Court Justices: Demographic Characteristics, Professional Experience, and Legal Education, 1789-2009
• Afghanistan: Post-Taliban Governance, Security, and U.S. Policy
• Africa Command: U.S. Strategic Interests and the Role of the U.S. Military in Africa
• Air Force KC-X Tanker Aircraft Program: Background and Issues for Congress
• China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities--Background and Issues for Congress
• Coast Guard Deepwater Acquisition Programs: Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress
• Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background, Issues, and Options for Congress
• Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies: FY2010 Appropriations
• Department of Defense Food Procurement: Background and Status
• European Union Enlargement: A Status Report on Turkey's Accession Negotiations
• Illegal Drug Trade in Africa: Trends and U.S. Policy
• Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 111th Congress
• Immigration: Frequently Asked Questions on the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program (SCAAP) Karma Ester Information Research Specialist
• Intelligence Reform at the Department of Energy: Policy Issues and Organizational Alternatives
• Iran Sanctions
• Navy Ship Names: Background for Congress
• Pakistan's Nuclear Weapons: Proliferation and Security Issues
• Removing Aliens from the United States: Judicial Review of Removal Orders
• Section 1206 of the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2006: A Fact Sheet on Department of Defense Authority to Train and Equip Foreign Military Forces
• State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs: FY2010 Budget and Appropriations
• Taiwan: Major U.S. Arms Sales Since 1990
• The European Union: Questions and Answers
• The Global Financial Crisis: Analysis and Policy Implications
• War Powers Resolution: Presidential Compliance

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.