 September 6 - The Bill Congress Loves to Hate: Congress Returns to Tackle Biggest-Ever 'CR' |
| September 6 - Tempers Flared During 1950 Experiment With Omnibus Bill |
| September 6 - Revenue-Seekers Ponder Consumption Tax |
| September 6 - Intelligence Bills Pending: Reagan Facing Hill Challenge To U.S. Role in Angolan War |
| September 6 - South Africa Bill: Down to the Wire? |
| September 6 - An Election-Year Cause Celebre: Omnibus Anti-Drug Package Ready for House Floor Action |
| September 6 - English and Shaw: Longtime Drug Warriors |
| September 6 - GAO Warns Deficit Projection Is Too Low |
| September 6 - Senate to Debate Rehnquist, Scalia Nominations |
| September 13 - House Plans New Revenues To Meet Fiscal 1987 Target, Gloom Settles Over Long-Term Deficit Problem |
| September 13 - Appropriations Bills and the Deficit |
| September 13 - Despite Skeptics, House Eases Way for Tax Bill |
| September 13 - House Accepts Senate's Anti-Apartheid Bill, A Resounding Rebuff to Reagan's Policy |
| September 13 - Extra Aid Seems Unlikely: Agenda for Aquino: Good Will, Tough Talk |
| September 13 - Abramowitz Nomination |
| September 13 - Brazilian's Visit |
| September 13 - Daniloff Case |
| September 13 - Despite Another Reagan Plea, 'Contra' Money Faces Delays |
| September 13 - Court Nominees Headed for Confirmation |
| September 13 - Student Loan, Grant Provisions Settled: Conferees Reach Agreement On Higher Education Measure |
| September 13 - House Passes $6 Billion Anti-Drug Package |
| September 13 - Hastings Case in Court: Panel Starts Claiborne Impeachment Inquiry |
| September 13 - Decision Expected Sept. 16: Rules Ponders Immigration Bill Procedures |
| September 13 - White House, Dole Pushing for Action: Senate Panel Queasy About Telephone Oversight Measure |
| September 13 - Media, Power Shifts Dominate O'Neill's House |
| September 13 - After Ups and Downs of Reagan and Carter Years, Speaker O'Neill's Stature Is on the Ascendancy |
| September 13 - Election-Year Currency: PIK Certificates Prove Popular With Farmers and Lawmakers |
| September 13 - Action This Year Doubtful: Non-Bank Bank Controversy Blocks Key Industry Legislation |
| September 13 - Merchandise Runs From Socks to Stocks, And It's All for Sale at Nearest Non-Bank |
| September 13 - Senators Pressing for Action: Reagan Stance, Time Crunch Pose Hurdles to the Trade Bill |
| September 13 - Enactment Seems Certain: House Approves Ammunition For War on Government Fraud |
| September 13 - Aimed at Incompetent, Unscrupulous Doctors: Bill to Fight Medical Abuses Approved by Senate Finance |
| September 13 - Senate Passes Vocational Rehabilitation Bill |
| September 13 - Flake, Green, Abzug Score New York Upsets (includes primary results chart) |
| September 13 - Vermont, R.I. Primaries |
| September 13 - Favorites Take Senate Nominations: Mfume Win in 7th Is Maryland's Only Surprise |
| September 13 - Barr Upset in GOP Gubernatorial Vote: Kyl and Rhodes Win Arizona House Primaries (includes primary results chart) |
| September 13 - Belaga Wins in Connecticut |
| September 13 - Thompson, Earl Meet for Governor: Wisconsin Democrats Pick Garvey for Senate |
| September 13 - GOP 1st District Primary: New Hampshire's Smith Swamps Challenger |
| September 13 - Minnesota Primary: Perpich Turns Away Latimer, Faces Ludeman in November |
| September 13 - Panel Backs $277 Billion Defense Spending Bill |
| September 13 - Pentagon Reorganization Bill Gains |
| September 13 - Senate Passes Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill: Agreement Defuses Abortion Controversy |
| September 13 - Interior Appropriations Bill Pulled From Floor |
| September 13 - Many Reagan Cuts Rejected: Panel OKs New Farm Spending of $27 Billion |
| September 13 - Israel, Egypt Protected: Senate Appropriators Chop Foreign Aid Funds |
| September 13 - Military Might Get Top Priority: Panels Act to Begin Building Replacement Space Shuttle |
| September 13 - Scheduling Strains, Other Problems: Would-be Senators Bemoan Lack of House Leaders' Help |
| September 13 - Cap on Credit Card Interest Defeated |
| September 13 - Panel OKs Bill to Tighten Grain Standards |
| September 13 - Uranium Bill Wins Approval of Senate Committee |
| September 13 - House Passes $54 Billion HUD Bill |
| September 13 - Senate Approves School Asbestos Cleanup Bill |
| September 13 - Senate Finance Panel OKs Bill on SSI Disability |
| September 13 - Stevens Says He Won't Run Against Dole |
| September 20 - Deficit-Cutting Proposals Seek to Avoid Cuts, 'Golden Gimmicks' Total $13 Billion |
| September 20 - House, Senate Deficit-Reduction Plans |
| September 20 - Some Provisions Draw Strong Objections: House Panel OKs $566.9 Billion Spending Bill |
| September 20 - Time and Numbers Work Against It: Discontent Grows Over Tax Bill As House Prepares for Final Vote |
| September 20 - Economists Differ on the Tax Bill's Impacts, But Want No Change for a While, if Enacted |
| September 20 - Aquino on the Hill: Warm Words, Added Aid |
| September 20 - Standoff Over South Africa Sanctions |
| September 20 - Cost Threatens Compromise: House Passes Pesticide Bill; White House Threatens Veto |
| September 20 - Claiborne Impeachment Panel Hears Evidence, Limits Testimony To Tax Evasion Issue |
| September 20 - Testing of Federal Employees Stirs Fuss: Reagan, Senate Republicans Join Drug War |
| September 20 - Outer Space Included: Patent Protection Extended By House-Passed Legislation |
| September 20 - Rehnquist, Scalia Win Senate Confirmation |
| September 20 - Committee Vote on Amendment |
| September 20 - House Panel Approves Public Sale for Conrail |
| September 20 - Division on Labor Protection |
| September 20 - Intelligence Bill Is Passed: House Hands Reagan Victory On 'Covert' Aid to Angolans |
| September 20 - Grants Rather Than Loans: Senate Panel Makes Major Shift in Arms Aid |
| September 20 - Peres, Reagan Meet to Cement Israeli-U.S. Relations |
| September 20 - Combating Official Hostility: Panel Votes New Protections For Federal 'Whistleblowers' |
| September 20 - Major Pentagon Reorganization Bill Is Cleared |
| September 20 - Tax Bill May Signal End of Carter Energy Policies: Helping Oil Industry Is First Concern |
| September 20 - Repeal of Windfall Profits Tax Targeted By Senate Friends of Petroleum Industry |
| September 20 - Higher Education Authorizations |
| September 20 - Higher Education Bill Ready for Final Action |
| September 20 - Incentive Grants to States: House Committee OKs Aid For Handicapped Preschoolers |
| September 20 - Business' Confusion Cited: Senate Panel Votes to Ease Law Against Foreign Bribes |
| September 20 - Enactment Before Adjournment in Doubt: Senate Panel Begins Work on Trade Measure |
| September 20 - Washington's Voters Warn Sen. Gorton, GOP (includes primary results chart) |
| September 20 - Campaign '86: Alabama Saga Goes On |
| September 20 - Campaign '86: DuPont, Robertson State Plans |
| September 20 - Campaign '86: Oklahoma Democrats Choose Walters |
| September 20 - Massachusetts' 8th Primary Results: A New Kennedy Generation to Enter Congress |
| September 20 - As Delivered From the White House West Hall: President and Mrs. Reagan On Drug Abuse and Prevention |
| September 20 - Reports Predict Heavy Losses: Bills Relaxing Farm Bank Rules Blocked by Debate on Bailout |
| September 20 - New Farm Bills Prepared |
| September 20 - Compensation Bill, Stockpile Measure: Vaccine Legislation Advances In House Committee, on Floor |
| September 20 - Submarine Money Resurfaces Funds for 'Star Wars' Program Held to $3.4 Billion by Panel |
| September 20 - Fiscal 1987 Spending for HUD/Agencies: Senate Panel Calls for Shifting Funds to NASA |
| September 20 - Transportation Appropriations |
| September 20 - Earlier Decision Reversed: Interior Spending Bill Passed; Timber States Win on Roads |
| September 20 - ADAMHA Reauthorization Passed by House |
| September 20 - Malpractice Bill Approved by House Panel |
| September 20 - Panel Approves Bill Easing Self-Insurance |
| September 20 - Judge Asked to Respond to Impeachment Charge |
| September 20 - New Bill Drops 'Non-Bank Banks,' Adds Housing |
| September 20 - Omnibus Human Services Authorization Cleared |
| September 20 - Senate Passes D.C. Appropriations Bill |
| September 20 - Senate Votes to Regulate U.S.-Securities Dealers |
| September 20 - Florida Vote Certified; Maryland Count Continues |
| September 20 - House Votes to Aid Airline Workers |
| September 20 - Hydropower Conferees Settle Major Differences |
| September 20 - Salvage Work Begun on 'Superfund' Measure |
| September 20 - Congress and the Country -- 'Solutionists': America's Majority Party |
| September 27 - House Overwhelmingly OKs Tax Overhaul Bill |
| September 27 - Special Rules Ease the 'Transition' for Some, But Cost Everyone Else About $10.6 Billion |
| September 27 - House, Senate Pass Deficit-Cutting Measures, Conferees Hope to Beat Gramm-Rudman Clock |
| September 27 - Major Provisions in House and Senate Reconciliation Bills |
| September 27 - Senate Action Due Sept. 29: Omnibus Spending Bill Wins House Approval by One Vote |
| September 27 - Perpetual Motion Fans Battle Congress' Inertia |
| September 27 - Appropriations Levels for Fiscal 1987 (chart) |
| September 27 - Revenue Sharing: Ups and Downs |
| September 27 - Stage Set for Major Farm Policy Debate in 1987 |
| September 27 - Senate Takes Up Compromise Anti-Drug Bill |
| September 27 - Republicans Defeat Rule: House Kills Immigration Bill, Little Chance for Resurrection |
| September 27 - Republicans Divided: Bucking Strong Hill Sentiment, Reagan Vetoes South Africa Bill |
| September 27 - Sanctions Levied Against South Africa |
| September 27 - Senate Appropriations Committee: Foreign Aid Measure Reflects Budget Crunch, Priority Shifts |
| September 27 - Foreign Assistance Appropriations |
| September 27 - Panama Probe Added: Intelligence Authorization Bill Gains Approval by the Senate |
| September 27 - Tied to Bailout Bills: Panel Links Banking, Housing In Effort to Win Quick Passage |
| September 27 - Senate Gets Ready For Claiborne Trial: Impeached Judge Reaffirms 'I am Innocent' |
| September 27 - Opposing Lawyers Ready for Senate Face-off |
| September 27 - Claiborne, House Counsel Clash |
| September 27 - Hastings Says Judicial Conference Is Unfair |
| September 27 - Welfare Reform: The Next Domestic Priority? 'Workfare' Variations Are Focus of Interest |
| September 27 - AFDC Benefits: A Tattered Safety Net For U.S. Children, Mothers in Poverty |
| September 27 - Welfare Reform: Big Proposals, Small Fixes |
| September 27 - Head Start, Energy Aid, Child Care Programs: Omnibus Social Services Bill Cleared for President Reagan |
| September 27 - Work Incentives for SSI Recipients |
| September 27 - House Votes to Outlaw Mandatory Retirement |
| September 27 - States Ahead of Congress on Retirement Age |
| September 27 - A Rose by Any Other Name Is Ours |
| September 27 - Sen. Zorinsky Considers a Return to the GOP |
| September 27 - Effort Made to Avoid Reagan Veto: House OKs Reauthorization For Indian Health Programs |
| September 27 - The Supreme Court: A New Reagan Era Ahead? |
| September 27 - Court to Weigh Closed Primaries, PAC Issues |
| September 27 - $10 Billion Difference Looms in Defense Bills |
| September 27 - Hawaii Voters Embrace, Reject Abercrombie (includes primary results chart) |
| September 27 - President Reagan's Sept. 22 U.N. Address |
| September 27 - Backers Win Procedural Vote: Senate Product Liability Bill Killed After Filibuster Attempt |
| September 27 - House OKs 'Risk-Retention' Act |
| September 27 - Last-Ditch Effort to Rescue 'Superfund' Bill |
| September 27 - Highway Conferees Face Sharp Split on Issues: 55 mph Speed Limit A Major Difference |
| September 27 - Battle of the Billboards Waged on the Hill |
| September 27 - More for NASA, Less for Housing: $53.7 Billion in 1987 Spending Approved for HUD, Agencies |
| September 27 - Arms Control at Issue in Defense Conference |
| September 27 - Higher Education Bill Sent to Reagan |
| September 27 - New Stress on Helping Preschoolers: Congress Clears Legislation On Education for Handicapped |
| September 27 - Ex-Im Bank Measure Moves as Deadline Nears |
| September 27 - Conferees Agree on Hydroelectric Power Bill |
| September 27 - Anti-Kickback Bill |
| September 27 - Anti-Kickback Measure OK'd by Committee: Bills to Aid 'Whistleblowers,' Amend FOIA Passed by House |
| September 27 - FOIA Amendments |
| September 27 - Democratic Boycotts Bar Action on Ambassador |
| September 27 - Senate Fight Likely Over Aid to Philippines |
| September 27 - Alabama's Gubernatorial Contest Still in Doubt |
| September 27 - House Judiciary OKs Satellite TV Copyright Plan |
| September 27 - NASA Authorization Passes House |
| September 27 - Sen. Melcher's Suit Against Fed Unit Dismissed |
| September 27 - Trade Bill Prospects Dim in Senate |
