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 foreign relations, economics, politics, and much 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. These reports were discovered by Secrecy News and Open CRS:

• Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA): Congressional Interest and Executive Enforcement
• History of the Joint Committee on Reduction of Non-Essential Federal Expenditures (1941-1974), with Observations on Oversight Today
• Criminal Prohibitions on the Publication of Classified Defense Information
• "Don't Ask, Don't Tell": The Law and Military Policy on Same-Sex Behavior
• Afghanistan: Politics, Elections, and Government Performance
• Africa: U.S. Foreign Assistance
• Biomass Feedstocks for Biopower: Background and Selected Issues
• Congressional Nominations to U.S. Service Academies: An Overview and Resources for Outreach and Management
• Cost-of-Living Adjustments for Federal Civil Service Annuities
• Defense Acquisition: Use of Lead System Integrators (LSIs)--Background, Oversight Issues, and Options for Congress
• Intelligence Issues for Congress
• Iran Sanctions
• Iraq Casualties: U.S. Military Forces and Iraqi Civilians, Police, and Security Forces
• Japan-U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress
• Jordan: Background and U.S. Relations
• Kenya: Current Conditions and the Challenges Ahead
• Legal Protections for Subcontractors on Federal Prime Contracts
• Military Uniform Procurement: Questions and Answers
• Pesticide Use and Water Quality: Are the Laws Complementary or in Conflict?
• Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS): Overview and Issues
• Rwanda: Background and Current Developments
• Small Business Administration HUBZone Program
• Somalia: Current Conditions and Prospects for a Lasting Peace
• Sudan: The Crisis in Darfur and Status of the North-South Peace Agreement
• Tanzania: Background and Current Conditions
• The 2007-2009 Recession: Similarities to and Differences from the Past
• The Democratic Republic of Congo: Background and Current Developments
• The Inapplicability of Limitations on Subcontracting to "Preference Contracts" for Small Businesses: Washington-Harris Group
• The TANF Emergency Contingency Fund
• The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act: Overview and Issues
• Uganda: Current Conditions and the Crisis in North Uganda
• United States Fire Administration: An Overview
• Veterans' Benefits: Current Life Insurance Programs

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.