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Congressional Research Service Reports (CRS) and Issue Briefs

Newest CRS Reports and Issue Briefs: Updated July 1, 2009
-06/22/09   Iran's 2009 Presidential Elections
-06/22/09   Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses
-06/19/09   Judge Sonia Sotomayor: Analysis of Selected Opinions
-06/17/09   Greenhouse Gas Legislation: Summary and Analysis of H.R. 2454 as Reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce
-06/05/09   Supreme Court Nominations: Senate Floor Procedure and Practice, 1789-2009
-06/04/09   Navy Role in Irregular Warfare and Counterterrorism: Background and Issues for Congress
-06/04/09   The Role of the Department of Defense During a Flu Pandemic
-06/03/09   Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty: Updated "Safeguards" and Net Assessments
-06/02/09   Congressional Oversight and Related Issues Concerning International Security Agreements Concluded by the United States
-06/01/09   Access to Broadband Networks: The Net Neutrality Debate
-05/29/09   China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities - Background and Issues for Congress
-05/29/09   The Army's Future Combat System (FCS): Background and Issues for Congress
-05/29/09   The Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act: Overview and Issues
-05/28/09   Central Asia: Regional Developments and Implications for U.S. Interests
-05/28/09   Iraq: U.S. Casualties
-05/27/09   Market-Based Greenhouse Gas Control: Selected Proposals in the 111th Congress
-05/27/09   Mexico's Drug-Related Violence
-05/27/09   North Korea's Nuclear Weapons Development and Diplomacy
-05/27/09   Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America: An Overview and Selected Issues
-05/27/09   The Department of Homeland Security Intelligence Enterprise: Operational Overview and Oversight Challenges for Congress
-05/27/09   USAID's Office of Transition Initiatives After 15 Years: Issues for Congress
-05/26/09   North Korea's Nuclear Weapons: Technical Issues
-05/26/09   Political Turmoil in Thailand and U.S. Interests
-05/26/09   The 2009 Influenza A(H1N1) "Swine Flu" Outbreak: U.S. Responses to Global Human Cases
-05/21/09   Sea-Based Ballistic Missile Defense - Background and Issues for Congress
-05/21/09   Somalia: Current Conditions and Prospects for a Lasting Peace
-05/20/09   France: Factors Shaping Foreign Policy, and Issues in U.S.-French Relations
-05/20/09   German Foreign and Security Policy: Trends and Transatlantic Implications
-05/20/09   Kuwait: Security, Reform, and U.S. Policy
-05/20/09   Russian Energy Policy Toward Neighboring Countries
-05/20/09   South Africa: Current Issues and U.S. Relations
-05/20/09   U.S. Security Assistance to Lebanon
-05/19/09   Lebanon: Background and U.S. Relations
-05/18/09   Middle East Elections 2009: Lebanon, Iran, Afghanistan, and Iraq
-05/18/09   The European Union: Questions and Answers
-05/15/09   The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9/11
-05/15/09   U.S.-Iraq Agreements: Congressional Activities and Legislative Response
-05/15/09   Uganda: Current Conditions and the Crisis in North Uganda
-05/14/09   Climate Change: Potential Regulation of Stationary Greenhouse Gas Sources Under the Clean Air Act
-05/14/09   Kenya: Current Conditions and the Challenges Ahead
-05/14/09   The Federal Communications Commission: Current Structure and Its Role in the Changing Telecommunications Landscape
-05/14/09   The Global Financial Crisis: Increasing IMF Resources and the Role of Congress
-05/14/09   The United Arab Emirates Nuclear Program and Proposed U.S. Nuclear Cooperation
-05/13/09   Future of the Balkans and U.S. Policy Concerns
-05/13/09   Mexico - U.S. Relations: Issues for Congress
-05/13/09   United States - Canada Trade and Economic Relationship: Prospects and Challenges
-05/13/09   Zimbabwe: The Power Sharing Agreement and Implications for U.S. Policy
-05/12/09   Afghanistan: Government Formation and Performance
-05/12/09   Canada - U.S. Relations
-05/12/09   Latin America and the Caribbean: Fact Sheet on Leaders and Elections
-05/12/09   Sudan: The Crisis in Darfur and Status of the North-South Peace Agreement
-05/12/09   The Global Financial Crisis: Analysis and Policy Implications
-05/08/09   Cars and Climate: What Can EPA Do to Control Greenhouse Gases from Mobile Sources?
-05/08/09   Defense: FY2010 Authorization and Appropriations
-05/08/09   Senate Consideration of Presidential Nominations: Committee and Floor Procedures
-05/07/09   Cuban Migration to the United States: Policy and Trends
-05/07/09   Environmental Activities of the U.S. Coast Guard
-05/07/09   Strategic Arms Control after START: Issues and Options
-05/07/09   U.S. - China Counterterrorism Cooperation: Issues for U.S. Policy
-05/05/09   Long-Range Ballistic Missile Defense in Europe
-05/04/09   Banking and Financial Infrastructure Continuity: Pandemic Flu, Terrorism, and Other Challenges
-05/04/09   Project BioShield: Purposes and Authorities
-05/04/09   The Global Financial Crisis: Lessons from Japan's Lost Decade of the 1990's
-05/01/09   The Iran Sanctions Act (ISA)
-04/30/09   Passports: Current Regulations
-04/30/09   Saudi Arabia: Background and U.S. Relations
-04/28/09   Stem Cell Research: Ethical Issues
-04/27/09   Burma and Transnational Crime
-04/27/09   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
-04/24/09   U.S. - Funded Assistance Programs in China
-04/24/09   U.S.-Iraq Withdrawal/Status of Forces Agreement: Issues for Congressional Oversight
-04/21/09   Afghanistan: Narcotics and U.S. Policy
-04/21/09   The President's Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP): Issues for Congress

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