Crs Report for Congress

  • Crs Report for Congress: U. S. Strategic Nuclear Forces
    Crs Report for Congress: U. S. Strategic Nuclear Forces
    By Congressional Research Service: The Libr, Amy F. Woolf

    As a result, the 112th Congress will continue to review these programs during the annual authorization and appropriations process. During the Cold War, the U.S. nuclear arsenal contained many types of delivery vehicles for nuclear weapons.

  • Crs Report for Congress: Proposed U. S. -South Korea Free Trade Agreement and Potential Employment Effects
    Crs Report for Congress: Proposed U. S. -South Korea Free Trade Agreement and Potential Employment Effects
    By James K. Jackson, Congressional Research Service: The Libr, Mary Jane Bolle

    The Obama Administration finalized negotiations with South Korea in early December 2010 on a bilateral free trade agreement.

  • Crs Report for Congress: Trade Promotion Authority (Tpa)
    Crs Report for Congress: Trade Promotion Authority (Tpa)
    By William H. Cooper, Congressional Research Service: The Libr, J. F. Hornbeck

    The current renewal debate is centered on .

  • Crs Report for Congress: Trade Promotion Authority (Tpa) and the Role of Congress in Trade Policy
    Crs Report for Congress: Trade Promotion Authority (Tpa) and the Role of Congress in Trade Policy
    By William H. Cooper, Congressional Research Service: The Libr, J. F. Hornbeck

    While early versions of fast track/TPA received broad bipartisan support, renewal efforts have become increasingly controversial as fears have grown over the negative effects of trade, and as the trade debate has become more partisan and ...

  • Crs Report for Congress: Senegal
    Crs Report for Congress: Senegal
    By Congressional Research Service: The Libr, Alexis Arieff

    While Senegal enjoys relative peace and political openness by regional standards, recent political trends and signs of a growing public backlash against the government have raised concerns among some analysts over the potential for future ...

  • Crs Report for Congress: Foreign Investment and National Security
    Crs Report for Congress: Foreign Investment and National Security
    By James K. Jackson, Congressional Research Service: The Libr

    The United States is the largest foreign direct investor in the world and also the largest recipient of foreign direct investment.

  • Crs Report for Congress: District of Columbia V. Heller
    Crs Report for Congress: District of Columbia V. Heller
    By Congressional Research Service the Libr, T. J. Halstead

    " The Court then declared that the inherent right of self-defense is central to the Second Amendment right, and that .

  • Crs Report for Congress: House Resolutions of Inquiry
    Crs Report for Congress: House Resolutions of Inquiry
    By Louis Fisher, Congressional Research Service the Libr

    The resolution of inquiry is a House procedure that seeks factual information from the executive branch. The resolution is privileged and may be considered at any time after it is properly reported or discharged from committee.

  • Crs Report for Congress: Issues in Homeland Security Policy for the 113th Congress
    Crs Report for Congress: Issues in Homeland Security Policy for the 113th Congress
    By Congressional Research Service: The Libr, William L. Painter L. Painter Painter

    The information included only scratches the surface on most of these issues. More detailed information can be obtained by consulting the CRS reports referenced herein, or by contacting the relevant CRS expert.

  • Crs Report for Congress: Congressional Oversight Manual
    Crs Report for Congress: Congressional Oversight Manual
    By Louis Fischer, Congressional Research Service: The Libr, Frederick M. Kaiser

    The Congressional Oversight Manual was developed about 25 years ago following a three-day December 1978 Workshop on Congressional Oversight and Investigations.

  • Crs Report for Congress: Medicaid and Schip
    Crs Report for Congress: Medicaid and Schip
    By Congressional Research Service: The Libr, April Grady, Jean Hearne

    Current law requires the President to submit a comprehensive federal budget proposal to Congress no later than the first Monday in February.

  • Crs Report for Congress: Border and Transportation Security
    Crs Report for Congress: Border and Transportation Security
    By Congressional Research Service: The Libr

    It is the first in a three-part series of CRS reports that make use of analytical frameworks to better understand complex problems in border and transportation security and cast them in terms that facilitate the consideration of alternative ...

  • Crs Report for Congress: Environmental Protection Issues in the 108th Congress
    Crs Report for Congress: Environmental Protection Issues in the 108th Congress
    By Susan Fletcher, Congressional Research Service: The Libr, Margaret Isler

    The individual sections below on specific issues reference more detailed CRS reports. The initial focus of the 108th Congress was on finalizing FY2003 funding not completed by the 107th Congress.

  • Crs Report for Congress: Indonesia
    Crs Report for Congress: Indonesia
    By Congressional Research Service: The Libr, Bruce Vaughn

    For additional information on Indonesia see the following Congressional Research Service (CRS) reports: CRS Report RS22136, East Timor Potential Issues for Congress by Rhoda Margesson and Bruce Vaughn; CRS Report RS20572, Indonesian ...

  • Crs Report for Congress: Defense
    Crs Report for Congress: Defense
    By Congressional Research Service: The Libr, Pat Towell, Stephen Daggett

    Defense: FY2009 Authorization and Appropriations Congressional Research Service Summary Soon after the 111th Congress convened, it began drafting H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, generally referred to as the ...

  • Crs Report for Congress: Welfare Reform
    Crs Report for Congress: Welfare Reform
    By Congressional Research Service: The Libr, Gene Falk, Jill Tauber

    The impact of welfare policies on discouraging or encouraging marriage has long been a topic of discussion. Welfare programs, by providing single parents with the economic means to support their children, are thought to discourage marriage.

  • Crs Report for Congress: Congressional Commissions
    Crs Report for Congress: Congressional Commissions
    By Matthew Eric Glassman, Congressional Research Service: The Libr, Jacob R. Straus

    Over 90 congressional commissions have been established since 1989. Throughout American history, Congress has found commissions to be useful entities in the legislative process.

  • Crs Report for Congress: Congressional Membership and Appointment Authority to Advisory Commissions, Boards, and Groups
    Crs Report for Congress: Congressional Membership and Appointment Authority to Advisory Commissions, Boards, and Groups
    By Matthew Eric Glassman, Congressional Research Service: The Libr

    Congressional Membership and Appointment Authority to Advisory Commissions Congressional Research Service Summary Over the past several decades, Congress, by statute, has established a wide array of commissions, boards, and advisory bodies ...

  • Crs Report for Congress: Casework in a Congressional Office
    Crs Report for Congress: Casework in a Congressional Office
    By Congressional Research Service: The Libr, John S. Pontius

    It discusses options for assisting Members' constituents and the role of Members and staff in providing casework services. This report is intended for congressional use only.

  • Crs Report for Congress: Congressional Oversight Manual
    Crs Report for Congress: Congressional Oversight Manual
    By Walter J. Oleszek, Congressional Research Service: The Libr, Frederick M. Kaiser

    The Congressional Oversight Manual was developed about 30 years ago following a three-day December 1978 Workshop on Congressional Oversight and Investigations.