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 a comparative analysis of provisions in different versions of the health reform bill making its way through Congress. Other reports cover topics such as Latin American and Caribbean leaders, financial market supervision, and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation. 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 OpenCRS:

• China's Assistance and Government-Sponsored Investment Activities in Africa, Latin America, and Southeast Asia
• A Comparative Analysis of Private Health Insurance Provisions of H.R. 3962 and S.Amdt. 2786 to H.R. 3590
  
• The Federal Budget: Current and Upcoming Issues
  
• Financial Market Supervision: Canada's Perspective
• Latin America and the Caribbean: Fact Sheet on Leaders and Elections
  
• The Overseas Private Investment Corporation: Background and Legislative Issues
  
• Tactical Aircraft Modernization: Issues for Congress
• Veterans Affairs: Basic Eligibility for Disability Benefit Programs
• V-22 Osprey Tilt-Rotor Aircraft: Background and Issues for Congress
  
• VH-71/VXX Presidential Helicopter Program: Background and Issues for Congress

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.