Congressional Research Service (CRS): Studies Helpful to Historians

Congress

• Secret Sessions of Congress: A Brief Historical Overview
• Women in the United States Congress, 1917-2005
• Evolution of the Senate’s Nomination and Confirmation Role in the Nomination Process: A Brief History
• Congressional Gold Medals, 1776-2004

Foreign Affairs

• North Korea: Chronology of Provocations, 1950-2004

Intelligence

• The FBI: Past, Present, and Future
• Proposals for Intelligence Reorganization, 1949-2004

Legal Matters

• Freedom of Speech and Press: Exceptions to the First Amendment
• Freedom, State Sovereignty, and the Constitution: Basis and Limits of Congressional Power
• Federal Affirmative Action Law: A Brief History

Military

• Instances of Use of United States Armed Forces Abroad, 1798-2004
• Taiwan: Major U.S. Arms Sales 1990

Natural Disasters

• Disaster Response and Appointment of a Recovery Czar: The Executive Branch's Response to the Flood of 1927