CRS Reports

The Congressional Research Service (CRS) is part of the legislative branch of the federal government. CRS, which is a department of the Library of Congress, works exclusively as a nonpartisan analytical, research, and reference arm for Congress. The CRS mission is to support an informed national legislature.

Agriculture

Agricultural Disaster Assistance

Agricultural Issues in the 109th Congress

Farm Commodity Policy: Programs and Issues for Congress

Previewing a 2007 Farm Bill

The U.S. Farm Economy

Border Security

Border Security and Military Support: Legal Authorizations and Restrictions

Border Security: Fences Along the U.S. International Border

Border Security: The Role of the U.S. Border Patrol

Immigration Related Border Security Legislation in the 109th Congress

Congress

Brief Facts About Congressional Pensions (January 13, 2004)

Retirement Benefits for Members of Congress (January 21, 2005)

Education

K-12 Education: Highlights of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001

K-12 Education: Implementation Status of the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001

Supplemental Educational Services for Children from Low-Income Families Under ESEA Title I-A

Education Vouchers: Constitutional Issues and Cases

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Overview of P.L. 108-446

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Analysis of Changes Made by P.L. 108-446

The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Interactions with Selected Provisions of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLBA)

Higher Education Act Reauthorization: A Comparison of Current Law and Major Proposals

Federal Pell Grant Program of the Higher Education Act: Background and Reauthorization

Trio and GEAR UP Programs: Status and Issues

Campus-Based Student Financial Aid Programs Under the Higher Education Act

Energy

Energy: Useful Facts and Numbers (January 10, 2006)

Gasoline Prices: New Legislation and Proposals (June 2, 2006)

Nuclear Energy Policy (March 15, 2006)

Wind Energy: Offshore Permitting (January 25, 2006)

Grants

Grants Information for Constituents (January 3, 2005)

Health

Health Savings Accounts: Overview of Rules for 2006 (January 31, 2006)

Medical Malpractice Liability Reform: H.R. 5, 109th Congress (January 18, 2006)

Medicare: Enrollment in Medicare Drug Plans (June 5, 2006)

Identity Theft

A Consumer's Access to a Free Credit Report: A Legal and Economic Analysis (December 16, 2003)

Identity Theft: The Internet Connection (March 16, 2005)

Remedies Available to Victims of Identity Theft (January 13, 2006)

Immigration

Consular Identification Cards: Domestic and Foreign Policy Implications, the Mexican Case, and Related Legislation

Enforcing Immigration Law: The Role of State and Local Law Enforcement

Immigration: Analysis of the Major Provisions of the REAL ID Act of 2005

Immigration and Naturalization Fundamentals

Immigration Consequences of Criminal Activity

Immigration Enforcement Within the United States

Immigration Legislation and Issues in the 109th Congress

Immigration: Terrorist Grounds for Exclusion and Removal of Aliens

Monitoring Foreign Students in the United States: The Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS)

Noncitizen Eligibility For Major Federal Public Assistance Programs: Legal Concepts

State Policies on Immigrant Eligibility for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)

Summary of State Laws on the Issuance of Driver's Licenses to Undocumented Aliens

Unauthorized Aliens in the United States: Estimates Since 1986

U.S. Immigration Policy on Asylum Seekers

Iraq

Iraq: Former Regime Weapons Programs, Human Rights Violations, and U.S. Policy (October 15, 2004)

U.S. Forces in Iraq (June 14, 2006)

Social Security

Social Security Notch Issue: A Summary (August 5, 2003)

Social Security: The Trust Fund

Social Security: Brief Facts and Statistics

The Social Security Number: Legal Developments Affecting Its Collection, Disclosure and Confidentiality

Social Security Benefits for Noncitizens: Current Policy and Legislation

Taxes

Extending the 2001, 2003, and 2004 Tax Cuts (May 25, 2006)

Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (January 30, 2003)

Terrorism

9/11 Terrorism: Global Economic Costs

The Department of State's Patterns of Global Terrorism Report: Trends, State Sponsors, and Related Issues

Terrorism and National Security: Issues and Trends

U.S. Anti-Terror Strategy and the 9/11 Commission Report

Veterans

Theft of Veterans' Personal Information, and Department of Veterans Affairs Information Technology Reorganization: Issues for Congress

Veterans and Agent Orange: Eligibility for Health Care and Benefits

Veterans' Benefits Issues in the 109th Congress

Veterans' Health Care Issues in the 109th Congress

Veterans' Medical Care: FY2007 Appropriations