 August 2 - Debt-Limit Bill Attracts Flock of Amendments |
| August 2 - Floor Fight on Cigarette Tax Seen: Deficit-Cutting Measures Fall Well Short of Savings Targets |
| August 2 - Cigarette Tax Hike Entangles North Carolina Senate Race |
| August 2 - 'Corporate Hit' Could Sidetrack Tax Conference |
| August 2 - New Administration Announcement: Soviet Grain Deal Might Not Ease Hill Farm-Trade Pressure |
| August 2 - Members, Lyng Act on Drought Aid |
| August 2 - Filibuster Threat: Tough South Africa Sanctions Backed by Senate Committee |
| August 2 - The Textile Agreement: A Double Whammy |
| August 2 - Lugar Panel's Sanctions: What They Would Do |
| August 2 - House Prepares for Showdown Over Limits on Textile Imports |
| August 2 - Taking Aim at Romania's Privileges |
| August 2 - Two Panels Act on Price-Anderson: With Chernobyl as Backdrop, Nuclear Liability Bill Advances |
| August 2 - 'Sophisticated Dancer' Skirts Budget Traps: Bill Gray Builds a Political Career on Paradox |
| August 2 - Gray at a Glance |
| August 2 - Senate's Romance With TV Ends in Marriage |
| August 2 - House Committee Vacancies Filled |
| August 2 - Budget-Cutting Measure a Favorite Vehicle: Major Health Policy Changes Proposed in Reconciliation Bill |
| August 2 - Alcohol, Drug Abuse Reauthorization |
| August 2 - Asbestos Removal From Schools |
| August 2 - FDA Commissioner Confirmation |
| August 2 - Plague Bill Derailed Again |
| August 2 - Centerpiece of Anti-Drug Effort: Both Parties, Both Chambers Push Money Laundering Bill |
| August 2 - Salvadoran Refugees Get Reprieve |
| August 2 - Even Some Critics Use Them: In the Struggle for Influence, Members' PACs Gain Ground |
| August 2 - Members' PACs (chart) |
| August 2 - Michigan Starts the '88 Ball Rolling |
| August 2 - Governors' Update: Simpson Leads in Wyoming; GOP Fight Set in Connecticut |
| August 2 - New Member Profile: Alton R. Waldon Jr., D-N.Y. |
| August 2 - Nominee Denies Bias, Extremism: Rehnquist Rebuts Criticism, Confirmation Seems Likely |
| August 2 - Stage Set for Battles Over Reagan Arms Policy |
| August 2 - Challenge to Aspin Prompts Counterplays |
| August 2 - House Passes Legislative Appropriations Bill |
| August 2 - Most Reagan Proposals Rejected: House Votes $10.3 Billion for Transportation |
| August 2 - House Committee Slashes Foreign Aid |
| August 2 - HUD Funding Bill OK'd by House Panel |
| August 2 - GOP Rebuffed on Spending Cuts: House Passes Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill |
| August 2 - Reagan Cuts Restored Again: House Within Budget on Interior Spending |
| August 2 - Treasury, Post Office Spending: House Poised for Fresh Fight Over OMB Unit |
| August 2 - Conferees Reach Agreement on 'Superfund': Still Must Decide How to Pay for It |
| August 2 - Higher Education Bill Conference Begins |
| August 2 - Immigration Bill Ready for House Rules |
| August 2 - Senate Panel OKs Johnson as Fed Vice Chairman |
| August 9 - Estimates Show Record Deficit for Fiscal 1986 |
| August 9 - Congress' Lack of Deficit-Reduction Action Guarantees a Call for Gramm-Rudman Cuts |
| August 9 - Congressional Criticism Gets Louder: Conferees Progress Slowly Toward Tax Bill Compromise |
| August 9 - Complicated Legislative Scenario: South Africa, 'Contra' Issues Fuel Bitter Struggle in Senate |
| August 9 - Senator, Staffer Probed on Leak to Chileans: Helms' Jousts With Reagan Aides Turn Into War |
| August 9 - Procurement Reforms Win Strong Support: House Reverses Reagan on Nuclear Tests |
| August 9 - 'High-Water Mark' for 'Star Wars': Senate Blunts Most Arms Challenges |
| August 9 - 'Disaster' Warnings Over Future Budgets |
| August 9 - Incremental Gains And Damage Control: Liberal Democrats Adapt to a Hostile Climate |
| August 9 - GOP Moderates Have Lot More Leverage Than Numerical Strength Would Suggest |
| August 9 - Congress Moving on Child Abuse Programs |
| August 9 - Panel Approves More Bankruptcy Judges |
| August 9 - Patent Process Protection |
| August 9 - Broader Base Brings Political Growing Pains |
| August 9 - GOP Incumbent Loses in Michigan 4th: Controversial Tape Helps Upton Oust Siljander |
| August 9 - Delegate Voting Murky in Michigan |
| August 9 - Alabama Vote Vetoed |
| August 9 - Shimizu Leads GOP Primary: Republicans in Utah 2nd Choose Owens' Foe |
| August 9 - Wins GOP Nod in Missouri 9th: Uthlaut Paints Francke into Liberals' Corner (includes primary results chart) |
| August 9 - GOP Gubernatorial Primary: Strong Rural Vote Gives Hayden Kansas Win (includes primary results chart) |
| August 9 - President Victorious on Textile Trade Curbs |
| August 9 - Banking Committee Rebuffs Foreign Affairs: Ex-Im Bank Bill: Turf War Over 'War Chest' |
| August 9 - Game of One-Upmanship: Farm-State Members Scramble To Attack Soviet Wheat Deal |
| August 9 - House Passes Farm Drought-Aid Bill |
| August 9 - Panel Rethinks Buildup of Aid to Foreign Allies |
| August 9 - House Votes Treasury, Postal Funding Bill |
| August 9 - Panel Moves Labor/HHS Funding Bill |
| August 9 - $54 Billion in Fiscal 1987: HUD, Agencies Funding Bill Ready for House Floor Action |
| August 9 - House, Senate Panels Approve Vaccine Bills |
| August 9 - Limits Will Be Raised: Nuclear Liability Bill Moving Toward House, Senate Floors |
| August 9 - Rehnquist, Scalia Headed for Confirmation |
| August 9 - Articles of Impeachment Presented |
| August 9 - Parties Compete for Lead All-Points Bulletin Issued: Act Now on Drugs |
| August 9 - Conrail/NASA Fund Switch Delayed |
| August 9 - Speed Limit Hike Rejected: House Takes Up Highway Bill, Votes to Restrict Billboards |
| August 9 - Legislative Branch Totals $1.65 Billion |
| August 9 - Transportation Funding Bill Draws Veto Threat |
| August 9 - Tennessee's Boner Brushes Aside Challenger |
| August 9 - Higher Education Conferees Swap Proposals |
| August 9 - House Committee Approves FOIA Change |
| August 9 - House OKs Bills on Dropouts, Gifted |
| August 9 - New Aid for Handicapped Approved |
| August 9 - Agriculture Panels Differ on Pesticide Control |
| August 9 - Deaver Ethics Probe |
| August 9 - Democrats Tap Boren to Challenge Parris |
| August 9 - Thomas Recommended for Second EEOC Term |
| August 9 - Two Panels Approve Generic Animal-Drug Bills |
| August 9 - Congress and the Country: Rep. Edwards Leads Democrats in PR War |
| August 16 - Congress Fights Its Way to a Summer Recess |
| August 16 - A Welter of Amendments: Senate Votes a Bill to Impose New Sanctions on South Africa |
| August 16 - For Sanctions Opponents, a Lonely Fight |
| August 16 - New Estimate Shows $17 Billion Shortfall: Tax Bill Negotiators Optimistic Despite Setback Over Revenue |
| August 16 - Debt-Limiting, Deficit-Cutting Measures Falter, $154 Billion Becoming New Deficit Target |
| August 16 - House Approves Defense Authorization Bill: A Sweeping Attack On Reagan Policies |
| August 16 - Companion Spending Bill Advances |
| August 16 - Close Calls for the Administration: Staying In on a Saturday, Senate Finishes Its Bill |
| August 16 - Military Construction Projects |
| August 16 - Tight Cloture Vote: Rebuffing Democrats' Attack, Senate Approves 'Contra' Aid |
| August 16 - Senate's Climate of Partisanship Yields An Agreement of Unusual Complexity |
| August 16 - House Backs Aid Present to Aquino |
| August 16 - Other Terrorism-Related Steps: Hill Clears $2.4 Billion Project To Boost Security at Embassies |
| August 16 - Helms: Has CIA Been Spying on Me? |
| August 16 - Talks Focus on Debt Crisis, Drug Trafficking: Mexican President Seeks to Ease U.S. Relations |
| August 16 - Rehnquist, Scalia Win Panel's Endorsement, But Five Democrats Vote No on Rehnquist |
| August 16 - House, Senate Ready to Act: Panel Approves Pesticide Bill; Enactment Now Seems Likely |
| August 16 - Senate Votes to Restrict PAC Contributions |
| August 16 - Sen. Boren Refuses PAC Contributions But Still Accepts Special Interest Money |
| August 16 - Selected Boren Contributors (chart) |
| August 16 - Possible Criminal Violations Alleged: House Panel Charges Deaver With Lying About Activities |
| August 16 - Energy Panel Approves Nuclear Liability Bill: Liability Limit Kept At $6.5 Billion |
| August 16 - Garn Scuttles Omnibus Measure: Panel Votes Bare-Bones Bill To Aid FSLIC, Troubled Banks |
| August 16 - Banking Agencies Exempted From Gramm-Rudman Cuts |
| August 16 - House Passage, Senate Committee Approval: Congress Acting on Standards For School Asbestos Removal |
| August 16 - Head Start, Community Services, Other Programs: House-Senate Conferees OK Omnibus Social Services Bill |
| August 16 - House Energy Approves Vaccine Bill |
| August 16 - Child Abuse Bill Cleared |
| August 16 - House Votes More Bankruptcy Judges |
| August 16 - Senate Approves Major Crackdown on Fraud |
| August 16 - Fowler Avoids Georgia Runoff; Bond Does Not (includes primary results chart) |
| August 16 - Nevada Primary Outlook: Opening in Las Vegas' 1st Is a Powerful Lure |
| August 16 - Oklahoma Primary Outlook: Tulsa GOP Drools at Chance to Take Open 1st |
| August 16 - Strickland, Romer Vie for Governor: Pairings Set in Colorado's Two Open Districts (includes primary results chart) |
| August 16 - Campaign '86: Delaware Primary |
| August 16 - Campaign '86: Dogged by Ethics Questions, Weaver Drops His Senate Bid |
| August 16 - Campaign '86: Sheffield Challenged |
| August 16 - Text of Reagan's Aug. 12 News Conference |
| August 16 - House Panels Vote Ammo for War on Drugs |
| August 16 - Omnibus Drug Proposal Highlights |
| August 16 - Senate Gives Claiborne September Trial Date |
| August 16 - President Reallocates Space Funding: Congress, Reagan Want Shuttle, But Dispute Source of Financing |
| August 16 - Budget Cutting Is Still Lonely Work |
| August 16 - Commerce, Justice, State Spending Approved, Civil Rights Group Would Be Part Time |
| August 16 - Interior Spending Bill Approved: Panel Would Sell Oil Reserve To Meet 1987 Budget Targets |
| August 16 - Amendment Adopted on Mailing Costs: Legislative Funding Bill Approved by Senate |
| August 16 - Treasury-Postal Funding Approved |
| August 16 - Energy, Water Spending Approved: Panel Blocks Any Further Study Of National Nuclear Waste Site |
| August 16 - Labor, HHS Funds Cut to Meet Target |
| August 16 - Congress Clears Aid to Northern Ireland |
| August 16 - Congress Provides Stopgap Funds for 'Superfund' |
| August 16 - Critics of Acid Rain Bill Delay Committee Action |
| August 16 - Senate Panel Advances Heller Nomination |
| August 16 - 'Cop-Killer Bullets' Bill Sent to President |
| August 16 - Baxley Declared Democratic Nominee in Alabama |
| August 16 - Garn-St Germain Extension Voted |
| August 16 - Senate Democrats Force Helms on Nominations |
| August 16 - Senate Votes to Trim President Perks |
| August 16 - Bill to Regulate Government Securities Dealers OK'd |
| August 16 - House Passes Highway Reauthorization |
| August 16 - Local Control of Washington Airports Approved |
| August 16 - Truth in Savings Measure Ordered Reported |
| August 16 - Wheat Poll Prompts Democratic Call for Legislation |
| August 23 - Gramm-Rudman Deficit Target Is in Sight, Tax Bill Could Add $11 Billion in 1987 |
| August 23 - Fiscal 1986 Deficit Estimates (chart) |
| August 23 - Short-Term Debt Bill Clears Without Gramm-Rudman Fix |
| August 23 - Base Level Outlay Estimates for 1987 (chart) |
| August 23 - Spending Cuts for 1987 by Function (chart) |
| August 23 - Congress Expected to OK Tax Overhaul Bill |
| August 23 - Evolution of Proposals to Overhaul the Tax Code |
| August 23 - How Tax Conferees Voted (list) |
| August 23 - Tax Liability by Income Class (chart) |
| August 23 - Winners and Losers: How Many Pay More, How Many Less (chart) |
| August 23 - Major Provisions of Tax Bill Conference Agreement |
| August 23 - Congress Heads for Grand Legislative Finale, No. 1 Test Remains: Deficit Reduction |
| August 23 - CONGRESS AT MIDYEAR: Agriculture |
| August 23 - CONGRESS AT MIDYEAR: Appropriations |
| August 23 - CONGRESS AT MIDYEAR: Banking/Commerce |
| August 23 - CONGRESS AT MIDYEAR: Inside Congress |
| August 23 - CONGRESS AT MIDYEAR: Defense |
| August 23 - CONGRESS AT MIDYEAR: Economic Affairs |
| August 23 - CONGRESS AT MIDYEAR: Education |
| August 23 - CONGRESS AT MIDYEAR: Energy |
| August 23 - CONGRESS AT MIDYEAR: Environment |
| August 23 - CONGRESS AT MIDYEAR: Foreign Policy |
| August 23 - CONGRESS AT MIDYEAR: General Government |
| August 23 - CONGRESS AT MIDYEAR: Health |
| August 23 - CONGRESS AT MIDYEAR: Housing/Community Development |
| August 23 - CONGRESS AT MIDYEAR: Human Services |
| August 23 - CONGRESS AT MIDYEAR: Labor |
| August 23 - CONGRESS AT MIDYEAR: Law/Judiciary |
| August 23 - CONGRESS AT MIDYEAR: Science/Technology |
| August 23 - CONGRESS AT MIDYEAR: Trade |
| August 23 - CONGRESS AT MIDYEAR: Transportation |
| August 23 - CONGRESS AT MIDYEAR: Veterans |
| August 23 - Conferees Approve FY '87 Legislative Funding |
| August 23 - Same as Authorization: Panel Includes Arms Control In Defense Appropriations Bill |
| August 23 - Would Put Ball in Reagan's Court: House May Buy Into Senate Bill Setting South Africa Sanctions |
| August 23 - Unexpected Effect: Local Laws Overturned |
| August 23 - Limits on Secret Service, Office Allowances: Senate Seeks to Curb Outlays For Former Chief Executives |
| August 23 - Poll Spurs Drive for Federal Farming Controls, Two Sides Continue To Dispute Impact |
| August 23 - In '88 Contest, It's What's Up Front That Counts: 'Early Start' Strategy Has Become Gospel |
| August 23 - Tentative 1988 Presidential Primary Schedule |
| August 23 - GOP's Politics of Inoculation: Many 1986 Senate Candidates Tailor Bids to Fit Local Moods |
| August 23 - Wrap-up of 1986 Senate Races ... |
| August 23 - New Yorkers to Vote Sept. 9: Democrats at War in Senate, House Primaries |
| August 23 - Republican Faces Two Hurdles: Foes Converge on New Hampshire's Smith |
| August 23 - Nominees' Futures Differ: Shimizu Wins Utah Primary; Oliver to Take On Sen. Garn |
| August 23 - Democratic Senate Primary: Flynn Nipping at Garvey's Heels in Wisconsin |
| August 23 - For Open 2nd District: Democrat Grant Leads Florida House Primary |
| August 23 - Campaign '86: Alabama Turmoil Persists |
| August 23 - Campaign '86: Rhode Island Primary |
| August 23 - Campaign '86: Simpson Wins in Wyoming |
| August 23 - Bill Setting Floor on Government Oil Price Clears |
| August 23 - Dingell Protests Canadian Trade Program |
| August 23 - House Group Joins Debate on Telephone Bill |
| August 23 - Senate Acts to Close Discrimination Loophole |
| August 23 - Perspective: Indirect Benefits of 'Advice and Consent' |
| August 30 - Large New Crop of Governors Certain in 1987 |
| August 30 - OPEN SEATS: WHERE GOVERNORS ARE LEAVING |
| August 30 - GOVERNORS SEEKING RE-ELECTION |
| August 30 - Exodus of Democratic Governors: With Many Openings, GOP Hopes Are High |
| August 30 - Of Nominees to Be Chosen in Four States, Two Will Be Heavy November Favorites |
| August 30 - Sheffield's Loss an Anomaly: Struggling Governors Not the Norm This Year |
| August 30 - Incumbents' Primaries: Only Perpich Frets |
| August 30 - Primary News Roundup: Alaska Voters Pick Nominees For Governor and Congress |
| August 30 - Student Aid Questions Still Face Conferees |
| August 30 - Conferees Confront Many Difficulties: House Could Win Big Victory On Partial Nuclear Test Ban |
| August 30 - Staff Fills in for Members: 'Shadow Conference' Meets On Ex-Im Bank Authorization |
| August 30 - Acid Rain Measure Faces Very Cloudy Future Passage This Year Extremely Unlikely |
| August 30 - Shippers, Labor Push Own Concerns: Railroad Deregulation Issues May Ensnarl New Conrail Bill |
| August 30 - Time and Controversy Threaten Housing Bill Despite Compromise, Senate Measure Stalls |
| August 30 - Diverse Crowds Seek Maryland's 7th and 8th |
| August 30 - Mikulski's Senate Foes Have Uphill Battle |
| August 30 - Two Districts Open: Rhodes and Conlan the Key Names in Arizona |
| August 30 - Battle to Replace Heftel: GOP Seeks Breakthrough in Hawaii House Race |
| August 30 - Bauman Nominated |
| August 30 - Oklahoma Results: Inhofe Wins Tulsa Primary; Jones' Bid for Senate Nicked |
| August 30 - It May Be Tax 'Reform,' But Will It Last? |
