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 month brings us reports on the budget, foreign relations, military issues, 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:

• FY2012 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Policy Issues
• The U.S.-Canada Energy Relationship: Joined at the Well 
• Foreign Assistance: Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) 
• Considerations for a Catastrophic Declaration: Issues and Analysis 
• International Climate Change Financing: The Green Climate Fund (GCF) 
• Legislative Branch: FY2012 Appropriations 
• The Arecibo Ionospheric Observatory 
• Enforcement of Congressional Rules of Conduct: An Historical Overview
• Mandatory Spending Since 1962 
• Veterans and Homelessness 
• Iran Sanctions 
• Congressional Oversight Manual
• The U.S. Export Control System and the President’s Reform Initiative
• A Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment: Background and Congressional Options 
• Selected Characteristics of Private and Public Sector Workers 
• The Sustainability of the Federal Budget Deficit: Market Confidence and Economic Effects 
• War Powers Litigation Initiated by Members of Congress Since the Enactment of the War Powers Resolution

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.