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Congressional Research Service (CRS) Short Reports List


RS20758 0.22 Percent Across-the-Board Cut in FY2001 Appropriations
RS20650 527 Organizations: Reporting Requirements Imposed on Political Organizations after the Enactment of P.L. 106-230
RS20329 African Development Bank and Fund
RS20553 Air Quality and Electricity: Initiatives to Increase Pollution Controls
RS20472 Americans with Disabilities Act: Eleventh Amendment Issues
RS20522 Army Aviation: The RAH-66 Comanche Helicopter Issue
RS20787 Army Transformation and Modernization: Overview and Issues for Congress [MemHole mirror]
RS20677 Assisted Suicide and the Controlled Substances Act: Legal Issues Associated with the Proposed Pain Relief Promotion Act
RS21120 Auditing and Its Regulators: Reforms after Enron [MemHole mirror]
RS21173 Auditor Oversight: Proposals for a New Regulator
RS20774 Authority of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to Fix Electricity Rates and Charges and to Require Refund Payments by a Public Utility
RS20914 Aviation Congestion: Proposed Non-Air Traffic Control Remedies [MemHole mirrors]
RS21044 Background and Legal Issues Related to Stem Cell Research [MemHole mirror]
RS20026 Banking's Proposed "Know Your Customer" Rules
RS20934 Brief Summary of the HIPAA Medical Privacy Rule
RS21549 Campaign Activity by Churches: Legal Analysis of Houses of Worship Free Speech Restoration Act, H.R. 235 (108th Congress)
RS20820 Campaign Finance Bills in the 107th Congress: Comparison of H.R. 380 (Shays-Meehan) with S. 27 (McCain-Feingold)
RS20813 Campaign Finance Bills in the 107th Congress: Comparison of S. 22 (Hagel-Landrieu) with S. 27 (McCain-Feingold)
RS21511 Campaign Finance: Brief Overview of McConnell v. FEC
98-282 Campaign Finance Reform: A Legal Analysis of Issue and Express Advocacy
RS20854 Campaign Finance Reform and Incentives to Voluntarily Limit Candidate Spending From Personal Funds: Constitutional Issues Raised by Public Subsidies and Variable Contribution Limits
RS20849 Campaign Finance Reform: Constitutional Issues Raised by Disclosure Requirements
RS20712 Charitable Choice, Faith-Based Initiatives, and TANF
RS20948 Charitable Choice Provisions of H.R. 7
97-408 Child Support Enforcement: New Reforms and Potential Issues
RS20847 Child Tax Credit and the President's Tax Cut Plan
RS20333 China and "Falun Gong" [MemHole mirror]
RS20139 China and the World Trade Organization
97-742 Civics Programs in Washington, D.C.
RS20447 Class Size Reduction Program: Background and Status
97-831 Clean Water Act and Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) of Pollutants
RS20505 Coming to Washington, D.C.? Sources of Information on Temporary Housing
RS21505 Compliance with the HIPAA Medical Privacy Rule
RS21327 Concurrent Receipt of Military Retirement and VA Disability Benefits: Budgetary Issues
RS20775 Congressional Use of Funding Cutoffs Since 1970 Involving U.S. Military Forces and Overseas Deployments
RS20777 Consumer Bankruptcy and Household Debt
96-463 Country Applicability of the U.S. Normal Trade Relations (Most-Favored-Nation) Status
97-508 Country-of-Origin Labeling for Foods
RS21218 Crusader XM2001 Self-Propelled Howitzer: Background and Issues for Congress [MemHole mirror]
98-99 Daylight Saving Time
RS20373 Department of Energy's Weatherization Assistance Program
RS21014 Economic and Revenue Effects of Permanent and Temporary Capital Gains Tax Cuts
RS20609 Economic Issues Surrounding the Estate and Gift Tax: A Brief Summary
RS21108 Ecstasy: Legislative Proposals in the 107th Congress to Control MDMA
RS20289 Education Savings Accounts for Elementary and Secondary Education
RS20300 Election of the President and Vice President by Congress: Contingent Election [MemHole mirror]
RS20762 Election Projections: First Amendment Issues [MemHole mirror]
RS20898 Elections Reform: Overview and Issues [MemHole mirror]
RS20273 Electoral College: How It Works in Contemporary Presidential Elections [MemHole mirror]
RS21140 Electronic Congress: Proposals and Issues
RS20868 Employer Liability Provisions in Selected Patient Protection Bills
98-940 Enforceability of Mandatory Arbitration Agreements: Wright v. Universal Maritime Service Corp.
RS21115 Enron Bankruptcy and Employer Stock in Retirement Plans
RS21135 Enron Collapse: An Overview of Financial Issues [MemHole mirror]
RS20841 Environmental Streamlining Provisions in the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century: Status of Implementation
98-604 E-Rate for Schools: Background on Telecommunications Discounts Through the Universal Service Fund
97-724 Ergonomics in the Workplace: Is It Time for an OSHA Standard?
RS20315 ERISA Regulation of Health Plans: Fact Sheet
RS20746 Export Tax Benefits and the WTO: Foreign Sales Corporations and the Extraterritorial Replacement Provisions
98-568 Export-Import Bank: Background and Legislative Issues
RS21386 Fact Sheet on Congressional Tax Proposals in the 108th Congress
RS20848 Farm Commodity Programs: A Short Primer
RS20913 Farm "Counter-Cyclical Assistance"
98-538 Fax-on-Demand Services Available from Federal Government Agencies [MemHole mirror]
RS20937 Federal and State Causes of Action Against Health Plans Under S. 1052 and S. 889
RS20724 Federal Deposit and Share Insurance: Proposals for Change
RS20042 Federal Emergency Immigrant Education Program
RS20927 Federal Employees' Retirement Benefits: Bills in the 108th Congress
RS20737 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia: U.S. Economic Assistance
97-225 Federal Taxation of Student Aid: An Overview
RS20832 Financial Aid for Students: Print and Web Guides
95-543 Financial Outlook for Social Security and Medicare
RS20855 Foreign Policy Budget for FY2002
RS21560 Free Trade Agreements with Singapore and Chile: Labor Issues
RS20864 Free Trade Area of the Americas: Status of Negotiations and Major Policy Issues [MemHole mirror]
RS20699 Funding School Renovation: Qualified Zone Academy Bonds vs. Traditional Tax-Exempt Bonds
RS21197 FY2003 Budget and Related Documents: Internet Access and GPO Availability
RS21456 FY2004 Budget Documents: Internet Access and GPO Availability
98-349 Global Climate Change: Selected Legal Questions About the Kyoto Protocol [MemHole mirror]
RS21136 Government Spending or Tax Reduction: Which Might Add More Stimulus to the Economy?
RS20514 Grants Information for Constituents
RS20678 Hate Crimes: Sketch of Selected Proposals and Congressional Authority [MemHole mirror]
96-891 Health Insurance Coverage: Characteristics of the Insured and Uninsured Populations in 2001
96-979 Health Insurance: Uninsured by State, 2001
RS21181 HIV/AIDS International Programs: Appropriations, FY2002 - FY2004 [MemHole mirror]
RS21270 Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Research and Development: Funding, Organization, and Oversight [MemHole mirror]
RS21125 Homeland Security: Coast Guard Operations - Background and Issues for Congress [MemHole mirror]
RS21268 Homeland Security: Data on Employees and Unions Potentially Affected [MemHole mirror]
RS21283 Homeland Security: Intelligence Support [MemHole mirror]
RS20767 How Budget Surpluses Change Federal Debt
RS20706 H.R. 2415: Bankruptcy Reform in the Closing Days of the 106th Congress
RS21247 H.Res. 450, Rule for Getting the Trade Bill to Conference
RS21083 Identity Theft and the Fair Credit Reporting Act: An Analysis of TRW v. Andrews and Current Legislation
RS20936 Immigration: A Guide to Internet Sources
RS20279 Immigration and Naturalization Service Reorganization and Related Legislative Proposals
RS20995 India and Pakistan: U.S. Economic Sanctions
RS20558 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: Discipline Legislation in the 106th Congress
97-433 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act: Full Funding of State Formula
RS20366 Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Overview of Major Provisions
RS20572 Indonesian Separatist Movement in Aceh
RS21310 Intelligence Community and 9/11: Proposals for an Independent Commission [MemHole mirror]
RS21314 International Law and the Preemptive Use of Force Against Iraq [MemHole mirror]
RS21487 Internet Gambling: A Sketch of Legislative Proposals in the 108th Congress
RS20639 Internet Voting [MemHole mirror]
RS20871 Iran-Libya Sanctions Act (ILSA)
RS21324 Iraq: A Compilation of Legislation Enacted and Resolutions Adopted by Congress, 1990-2003 [MemHole mirror]
RS21325 Iraq: Divergent Views on Military Action [MemHole mirror]
RS21396 Iraq: Map Sources [MemHole mirror]
RS21546 Iraq Reconstruction Resources: Fact Sheet [MemHole mirror]
RS21578 Iraq: Summary of U.S. Casualties
RS21376 Iraq: Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Capable Missiles and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) [MemHole mirror]
98-441 Is Globalization the Force Behind Recent Poor U.S. Wage Performance?: An Analysis
RS20780 Issues in Consumer Bankruptcy Reform
RS20968 Jordan-U.S. Free Trade Agreement: Labor Issues
RS20278 Judicial Salary-Setting Policy
95-178 Legal Services Corporation: Basic Facts and Current Status
RS21180 Legislative Procedure for Possible Disapproval of President's Imposition of Safeguard Measures on Imports of Steel
RS21363 Legislative Procedure in Congress: Basic Sources for Congressional Staff
RS20087 Level of Taxes in the United States, 1940-2002
RS20869 Liability Exemptions in the Senate Brownfields Bill (S. 350)
RS21518 Long-Term Care Chart Book: Persons Served, Payors and Spending
RS20784 Long-Term Care: What Direction for Public Policy?
RS20845 Managed Care and State External Review Statutes
RS20589 Manipulating Molecules: The National Nanotechnology Initiative
RS21079 Maritime Security: Overview of Issues [MemHole mirror]
RS21000 Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001
RS20500 Medical Records Privacy: Questions and Answers on the HIPAA Final Rule
RS21535 Military Base Closures: Implementing the 2005 Round
RS20241 Monopoly and Monopolization -- Fundamental But Separate Concepts in U.S. Antitrust Law
RS21408 NASA's Space Shuttle Columbia: Quick Facts and Issues for Congress [MemHole mirror]
RS21430 National Aeronautics and Space Administration: Overview, FY2004 Budget in Brief, and Issues for Congress [MemHole mirror]
RS20598 National Commission on Terrorism Report: Background and Issues for Congress [MemHole mirror]
95-30 National Institute of Standards and Technology: An Overview
RS20052 National Missile Defense and Alaska
RS20902 National Monument Issues [MemHole mirror]
RS21413 National Transportation Safety Board: Background and Issues for Reauthorization and Congressional Oversight [MemHole mirror]
RS21055 NATO Enlargement [MemHole mirror]
RS21510 NATO's Decision-Making Procedure [MemHole mirror]
RS21154 Natural Resources and Environment Function in the FY2003 Federal Budget: An Overview of Programs and Funding
RS20851 Naval Transformation: Background and Issues for Congress [MemHole mirror]
RS20557 Navy Network-Centric Warfare Concept: Key Programs and Issues for Congress [MemHole mirror]
RS20531 Noise Abatement and Control: An Overview of Federal Standards and Regulations
RS20526 North Korea-Japan Relations: The Normalization Talks and the Compensation/Reparations Issue
RS21131 Nuclear Power Plants: Vulnerability to Terrorist Attack [MemHole mirror]
98-670 Obscenity, Child Pornography, and Indecency: Recent Developments and Pending Issues [MemHole mirror]
RS21172 Optional Federal Chartering for Insurers: Major Interest Groups
RS20258 Patient Protection and Mandatory External Review: Amending ERISA's Claims Procedure
RS20629 Pension Reform: The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001
RS20819 President Bush's 2001 Tax Proposal: A Brief Overview
RS20185 Privacy Protection for Customer Financial Information
RS21507 Project BioShield [MemHole mirror]
RS21472 Proposed Change to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) under S. 113 [MemHole mirror]
RS21486 Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act, H.R. 1036, 108th Congress: Legal Analysis
RS20771 Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR): Background, Process, and Issues
RS20797 Railroad Retirement: Legislation in the 107th Congress
RS20059 Recent Trends in the Federal Tax Burden
RS20532 Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act: Reauthorization and Appropriations
97-677 Safe Drinking Water Act: State Revolving Fund Program
98-53 Salaries of Federal Officials: A Fact Sheet
RS20425 Satellite Television: Provisions of SHVIA and LOCAL, and Continuing Issues
RS20171 School Facilities Infrastructure: Background and Legislative Proposals
RS20204 Securities Fees and SEC Pay Parity
RS21158 September 11 Insurance Litigation [MemHole mirror]
RS21524 Services Acquisition Reform Act of 2003: Selected Provisions
RS21104 Should Banking Powers Expand into Real Estate Brokerage and Management?
98-844 Shutdown of the Federal Government: Causes, Effects, and Process [MemHole mirror]
96-649 Small Business Administration: Overview and Issues
96-402 Small Business Innovation Research Program
RS20165 Social Security and Medicare "Lock Boxes"
94-28 Social Security and Medicare Taxes and Premiums: Fact Sheet
RS21228 Social Security Benefit Enhancements for Women Act of 2002 (H.R. 4069)
RS21225 Social Security Program Protection Act of 2002 (H.R. 4070)
98-789 Social Security: Proposed Changes to the Earnings Test
RS21448 Social Security Protection Act of 2003 (H.R. 743)
97-116 Social Security: Raising or Eliminating the Taxable Earnings Base
94-622 Social Security: Raising the Retirement Age Background and Issues
94-803 Social Security: The Cost-of-Living Adjustment in January 2003
94-593 Social Security: Where Do Surplus Taxes Go and How Are They Used?
95-206 Social Security's Treatment Under the Federal Budget: A Summary
94-953 Social Services Block Grant (Title XX of the Social Security Act)
97-91 Soft and Hard Money in Contemporary Elections: What Federal Law Does and Does Not Regulate
RS20702 South Florida Ecosystem Restoration and the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan
RS20298 Sport Utility Vehicles, Mini-Vans, and Light Trucks: An Overview of Fuel Economy and Emissions Standards
RS20294 SSI Income and Resource Limits: A Fact Sheet
RS20853 State Estate and Gift Tax Revenue
RS21517 State Laws on Human Cloning
RS21196 Status of a Member of the House Who Has Been Convicted of a Felony
RS21142 Status of Trade Legislation in the 107th Congress
98-379 Statutory Offices of Inspector General: Establishment and Evolution
98-351 Super-Majority Voting Requirement for Tax Increases: An Overview of Proposals for a Constitutional Amendment
RS20860 Supreme Court Upholds EPA Standard- Setting Under the Clean Air Act: Whitman v. American Trucking Ass'ns
RS20365 Taiwan: Annual Arms Sales Process
RS20798 Taiwan: Findings of a Congressional Staff Research Trip, December 2000
RS20683 Taiwan's Accession to the WTO and its Economic Relations with the United States and China
RS20264 Tax Activity in the 107th Congress
RS21126 Tax Cuts and Economic Stimulus: How Effective Are the Alternatives?
RS21144 Tax Incentives for Charity: An Overview of Legislative Proposals
98-368 Tax Limitation Constitutional Amendment: Issues and Options Concerning a Super-Majority Requirement
RS20835 Tax-Cut Legislation: The Economic Growth and Tax Relief Act of 2001 (H.R. 3)
RS21189 Taxpayer Protection and IRS Accountability Act of 2003, H.R. 1528
RS20319 Telecommunications Services Trade and the WTO Agreement
RS20119 Telephone Excise Tax: Revenues, Effects, and Repeal Proposals
RS21026 Terrorism and Security Issues Facing the Water Infrastructure Sector
RS21211 Terrorism Insurance - Comparison of H.R. 3210, S. 2600, and Conference Report
RS21106 Terrorism Insurance -- The 2002 Marketplace
RS21075 Terrorism Insurance in the Post September 11 Marketplace
98-733 Terrorism: U. S. Response to Bombings in Kenya and Tanzania: A New Policy Direction?
RS20721 Terrorist Attack on USS Cole: Background and Issues for Congress [MemHole mirror]
RS21293 Terrorist Nuclear Attacks on Seaports: Threat and Response [MemHole mirror]
RS20210 Trade Adjustment Assistance for Firms: Economic, Program, and Policy Issues
RS21078 Trade Adjustment Assistance for Workers: Legislation in the 107th Congress
RS20715 Trade Retaliation: The "Carousel" Approach
RS21276 Two Key Provisions in the Bankruptcy Reform Act Conference Report: The Homestead Exemption and Dischargeability of Liability for Violations of Laws Relating to the Provision of "Lawful Goods and Services"
RS21550 Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2003 [MemHole mirror]
95-742 Unemployment Benefits: Legislative Issues in the 108th Congress
RS21397 Unemployment Benefits: Temporary Extended Unemployment Compensation (TEUC) Program
RS20764 Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act: Background and Issues
RS21323 United Nations Security Council -- Its Role in the Iraq Crisis: A Brief Overview
RS20608 U.S. Long-Term Growth Rate: Has It Increased?
98-536 U.S. Merchandise Trade Data: 1948-2002
RS21311 U.S. Use of Preemptive Military Force [MemHole mirror]
97-43 V-Chip and TV Ratings: Helping Parents Supervise Their Children's Television Viewing
97-736 Victims' Rights Amendment in the 106th Congress: Overview of Suggestions to Amend the Constitution
RS20458 Vieques, Puerto Rico Naval Training Range: Background and Issues for Congress
RS20717 Vietnam Trade Agreement: Approval and Implementing Procedure
RS20691 Voting on NTR for China Again in 2001, and Past Congressional Decisions
RS21490 War on Drugs: The National Youth Anti-Drug Media Campaign [MemHole mirror]
RS20569 Water Resource Issues in the 108th Congress
RS20662 Welfare Law and Domestic Violence
98-369 Welfare Reform: TANF Trends and Data
97-896 Why Certain Trade Agreements Are Approved as Congressional-Executive Agreements Rather Than as Treaties
RS21484 Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA): Reauthorization of Title I Job Training Programs
96-395 World Heritage Convention and U.S. National Parks