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41 Congressional Research Service reports and publications

Congress Repeals Rule That Would Have Subjected Large, Nonbank Digital Wallet and Payment App Providers to CFPB Supervision
2025-06-12 · Resources · IF12935 · HTML available · PDF available
Introduction to Financial Services: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
2025-05-09 · Resources · IF10031 · HTML available · PDF available
The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR): Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
2025-04-07 · Reports · R42826 · HTML available · PDF available
The Government’s Broad Power to Terminate Procurement Contracts
2025-03-07 · Posts · LSB11275 · HTML available · PDF available
Rescission of Executive Order 11246, “Equal Employment Opportunity”: Legal Implications
2025-02-12 · Posts · LSB11268 · HTML available · PDF available
Housing Issues in the 118th Congress
2025-01-13 · Reports · R47628 · HTML available · PDF available
Defense Primer: Other Transactions (OTs)
2024-12-19 · Resources · IF12856 · HTML available · PDF available
Effect of Rescheduling Marijuana on Access to Financial Services
2024-08-26 · Posts · LSB11218 · HTML available · PDF available
Financial Services and General Government FY2025 Appropriations: CFPB’s Funding and Structure Provisions
2024-08-21 · Posts · IN12409 · HTML available · PDF available
The Fair Housing Act (FHA): A Legal Overview
2024-06-27 · Reports · R48113 · HTML available · PDF available
Marijuana Banking: Legal Issues and the SAFE(R) Banking Acts
2023-11-15 · Posts · LSB11076 · HTML available · PDF available
Financial Institution Insolvency and the Federal Response to the Regional Bank Failures of 2023
2023-08-21 · Reports · R47658 · HTML available · PDF available
Silicon Valley Bank’s Failure and Potential Director/Officer Liability
2023-04-07 · Posts · LSB10946 · HTML available · PDF available
Fifth Circuit: CFPB’s Funding Authority is Unconstitutional
2023-03-09 · Posts · LSB10891 · HTML available · PDF available
Housing Issues in the 117th Congress
2022-11-15 · Reports · R46855 · HTML available · PDF available
The Buy American Act and Other Federal Procurement Domestic Content Restrictions
2022-11-08 · Reports · R46748 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Procurement Restrictions on Organizational Conflicts of Interest
2022-06-27 · Posts · LSB10772 · HTML available · PDF available
The Evolution of Marijuana as a Controlled Substance and the Federal-State Policy Gap
2022-04-07 · Reports · R44782 · HTML available · PDF available
Legal Mechanisms for Dealing with Changed Circumstances in Federal Contracting
2021-09-10 · Posts · LSB10640 · HTML available · PDF available
Supreme Court Blocks Enforcement of the CDC’s Eviction Moratorium
2021-08-30 · Posts · LSB10638 · HTML available · PDF available
Litigation of the CDC’s Eviction Moratorium
2021-08-02 · Posts · LSB10632 · HTML available · PDF available
COVID-19 and Federal Procurement Contracts
2020-03-24 · Posts · LSB10428 · HTML available · PDF available
Amazon’s Protest of DoD’s JEDI Cloud Computing Contract: A Legal Analysis
2020-02-19 · Posts · LSB10410 · HTML available · PDF available
Financial Services for Marijuana Businesses
2019-11-27 · Resources · IF11373 · HTML available · PDF available
Unemployment Compensation (UC): Issues Related to Drug Testing
2019-11-04 · Reports · R45889 · HTML available · PDF available
Drug Testing Unemployment Compensation Applicants & the Fourth Amendment
2019-10-17 · Posts · LSB10354 · HTML available · PDF available
Nonprofit Donor Information Disclosure
2019-08-01 · Posts · LSB10187 · HTML available · PDF available
Congressional Access to the President’s Federal Tax Returns
2019-07-02 · Posts · LSB10275 · HTML available · PDF available
Challenges and Solutions: Access to Banking Services for Cannabis-Related Businesses
2019-02-13 · Testimony · TE10031 · HTML available · PDF available
President Encourages Agencies to Buy American-Produced Goods & Materials
2019-02-08 · Posts · LSB10256 · HTML available
How a Government Shutdown Affects Government Contracts
2019-01-10 · Posts · LSB10243 · HTML available · PDF available
Government Contract Bid Protests: Analysis of Legal Processes and Recent Developments
2018-11-28 · Reports · R45080 · HTML available · PDF available
Selected Legal Tools for Maintaining Government Contractor Accountability
2018-09-26 · Reports · R45322 · HTML available · PDF available
UPDATE: Fannie & Freddie Investors Turn to Congress After S. Ct. Declines to Resurrect Their Legal Claims
2018-07-25 · Posts · LSB10101 · HTML available
Treasury Proposes Rule That Could Deliver a “Death Sentence” to Chinese Bank
2017-10-30 · Posts · LSB10019 · HTML available
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act: Background and Summary
2017-04-21 · Reports · R41350 · HTML available · PDF available
Drug Testing and Crime-Related Restrictions in TANF, SNAP, and Housing Assistance
2016-11-28 · Reports · R42394 · HTML available
Daily Fantasy Sports: Industry Trends, Legal and Regulatory Issues, and Policy Options
2016-02-24 · Reports · R44398 · HTML available · PDF available
The Glass-Steagall Act: A Legal and Policy Analysis
2016-01-19 · Reports · R44349 · HTML available
Disparate Impact Claims Under the Fair Housing Act
2015-09-24 · Reports · R44203 · HTML available
Constitutional Analysis of Suspicionless Drug Testing Requirements for the Receipt of Governmental Benefits
2015-03-06 · Reports · R42326 · HTML available