Congressional Research Service discoveries

The Congressional Research Service (CRS) is a research agency of Congress and writes reports at Congress's request. These short reports (usually 10-40 pages long) cover recent topics of concern. This week brings us CRS reports on the Poland, genetics, taxes, and much more. While 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 Secrecy News and OpenCRS:

• Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2007
• The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9/11
• Defense: FY2008 Authorization and Appropriations
• U.N. Convention Against Torture (CAT): Overview and Application to Interrogation Techniques
• Nonstrategic Nuclear Weapons
• Securing General Aviation
• U.S. Nuclear Weapons: Changes in Policy and Force Structure
• Nuclear Arms Control: The Strategic Offensive Reductions Treaty
• Managing the Nuclear Fuel Cycle: Policy Implications of Expanding Global Access to Nuclear Power
• Estate Tax Legislation in the 110th Congress
• Largest Mergers and Acquisitions by Corporations in 2007
• Genetic Exceptionalism: Genetic Information and Public Policy
• European Union U.S. Trade and Investment Relations: Key Issues
• Kenya: The December 2007 Elections and the Challenges Ahead
• Constitutional Issues Relating to Proposals for Legislation to Impose an Interest Rate Freeze/Reduction on Existing Mortgages
• The Executive Schedule IV Pay Cap on General Schedule Compensation
• Poland's New Government: Background and Issues for the United States
• The Alternative Minimum Tax For Individuals: Legislative Activity in the 110th Congress
• Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for Workers: Current Issues and Legislation
• Federal Pollution Control Laws: How Are They Enforced?
• Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board: New Independent Agency Status
• Constitutional Limits on Hate Crime Legislation
• FDA Fast Track and Priority Review Programs

Interested in historical CRS reports? If you are here at the Boulder campus, check out the LexisNexis Congressional database, which has reports 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.