 October 1 - Congress: U.S. Marines May Stay in Lebanon |
| October 1 - Vietnam, Watergate Bred War Powers Act Controversy Still Surrounds Law's Effects |
| October 1 - Congress Debates Lebanon, With Memories of Vietnam |
| October 1 - Senate Votes Funding Cut: New Debate Arises in Congress On U.S. Role in United Nations |
| October 1 - Controversial Amendments Dumped: Congress Clears Clean FY 1984 Continuing Appropriations Bill |
| October 1 - D.C. Appropriation Bill Cleared |
| October 1 - Measure Includes Coal Leasing Ban: Conferees Agree on Interior Spending Bill |
| October 1 - $4 Billion Less Than House: Senate Appropriations Reports $92.5 Billion in Social Funding |
| October 1 - Compromise in the Works: Judiciary Deadlock Continues On Civil Rights Commission |
| October 1 - Reagan to Slash Refugee Admissions: Committee Votes to Renew Refugee Program |
| October 1 - Political Benefits May Outweigh Others: Reagan Admonishes Soviets, Suggests New Arms Formula At United Nations Speech |
| October 1 - Europe's INF: The 'Other' Nuclear Debate |
| October 1 - NATO's Share Still an Issue: Military Construction Funds Cut $1.5 Billion |
| October 1 - House Decisively Rejects Coal Slurry Bill |
| October 1 - '51st Vote' Strategy: GOP Strives to Save Its Seats By Playing Up Possible Losses In Senate Elections of 1984 |
| October 1 - Runoff Election Expected: McDonald Widow Leads Georgia House Race |
| October 1 - California Special Election Blocked: Republicans Eye New Attacks On Democratic District Plan |
| October 1 - Communism and the $8.4 Billion: Reagan-Congress Funding Flap Spills Over Into IMF Meeting |
| October 1 - Financing Aid for Exporters: Senate Passes Export-Import Bank Extension |
| October 1 - Industrial Policy Pressed: Committee Democrats Delay Roth Trade Department Efforts |
| October 1 - Committees Move on Tax Measures |
| October 1 - Congress Votes to Extend Jobless Benefits |
| October 1 - Aid for Needy Approved: Panels in Both Chambers Act to Block FCC Phone Fee |
| October 1 - Bill Creating Education Summit Approved |
| October 1 - College Endowment Aid Increased |
| October 1 - El Salvador Certification |
| October 1 - Pribilof Islands |
| October 1 - Watt Clings to Job |
| October 1 - Export Controls |
| October 1 - FHA, Ex-Im Extension |
| October 1 - Louisiana Redistricting |
| October 1 - New Senate Furniture |
| October 1 - Radio Marti |
| October 1 - Trade Adjustment Assistance |
| October 1 - CONGRESS AND THE COUNTRY: House Democrats: A New Center of Gravity |
| October 8 - Reconciliation Deadlines Extended: Tax Changes Move in House; Senate Panel Stalls on Deficits |
| October 8 - Congress Mulls Insurance Tax Changes With Cooperation, Lobbying of Industry |
| October 8 - Ways and Means Committee: Behind Closed Doors |
| October 8 - House Passes Parks Protection Bill |
| October 8 - Senate Republicans Key: Resignation Pressure Grows As Watt's GOP Support Ebbs |
| October 8 - Interior Funding Bill Nears Final Approval |
| October 8 - Denounced as Pork-Barrel Measure: House Passes Water Projects Supplemental |
| October 8 - Costliest Amendments Defeated or Withdrawn: Senate Approves $98.9 Billion In Social Programs Money Bill |
| October 8 - Sen. Lowell P. Weicker in a New Role |
| October 8 - Inaction on Bills Seen as One Result: New Foreign Aid Battles Loom in Congress |
| October 8 - Defense Panel Trims $9.8 Billion |
| October 8 - Senate May Add More: House Approves $445 Million In 1984 Supplemental Money |
| October 8 - Senate Approves Dairy-Tobacco Farm Bill |
| October 8 - Presidential Candidate Profile: Liberal, Pragmatic Mondale Follows Careful Path to Power And Lead in Democratic Race |
| October 8 - Unions Hope Endorsement of Mondale Will Advance Labor's Legislative Goals |
| October 8 - Helms Ends King Filibuster; Vote Set Oct. 19 |
| October 8 - Congress Weighs FCC Rule Change: Networks, Producers Battle For Profits of TV Syndication |
| October 8 - O'Neill Pulls Immigration Reform Measure |
| October 8 - Child Pornography Bill Advances |
| October 8 - Protects Rights of Those Sought: House Committee Approves Bill on Extradition Procedures |
| October 8 - Committee Okays 'Drug Czar' Bill |
| October 8 - Outgrowth of Tylenol Tragedy: Congress Clears Anti-Tampering Legislation |
| October 8 - House GOP Challenge Also Dismissed: Court Ducks Gun Control Case As 1982-83 Term Commences |
| October 8 - White Grants Last-Second Reprieve |
| October 8 - Sen. Roth Scores Victory: With a Bow to Industrial Policy, Panel Backs Trade Department |
| October 8 - Trade Adjustment Aid Extended |
| October 8 - Reagan Pledges Preceded War Power Votes |
| October 8 - Lebanon: Ten Years Later, the Debate Was Familiar |
| October 8 - Budget Reconciliation: House Panels Recommend Cuts in Medicare Spending |
| October 8 - START Talks Resume With New U.S. Offers |
| October 8 - Hazardous Waste Debate |
| October 8 - Philippines Resolution Approved: Government To Investigate Leader Assassination |
| October 8 - Senate Panel Approves El Salvador Bill |
| October 8 - Credit Card Fraud |
| October 8 - Defense Production Act Extended |
| October 8 - Education Summit Bill Passed |
| October 8 - House Rejects Discharge Of Amtrak Debt |
| October 8 - Secondary Mortgage Market |
| October 8 - Supplemental Unemployment Compensation |
| October 15 - Secret Meetings Restore Vigor: Democratic Caucus Renewed As Forum for Policy Questions |
| October 15 - Long and From: House Politics on the Inside |
| October 15 - Reagan Choice a Surprise: Clark Named to Interior Post As Watt Resigns Under Fire; Baker Predicts Confirmation |
| October 15 - 'Judge' Clark: The President Calls Again |
| October 15 - Senate Outlook Clouded: ERA Still in Subcommittees But House May Vote This Year |
| October 15 - Special Report: Women Appointees Fewer Women Named by Reagan Than Carter |
| October 15 - Women Appointed by Carter and Reagan |
| October 15 - 'Equity' Bill Takes Shape: Expanded Pension Coverage Seen Under New ERISA Plan |
| October 15 - Gubernatorial Prospects Are Bleak for GOP |
| October 15 - Louisiana: Flamboyant Edwards Favored To Defeat Incumbent Treen |
| October 15 - Mississippi: Populist Allain Is Well Ahead In Race With Bramlett, Evers |
| October 15 - Evans, Lowry Win Senate Primaries |
| October 15 - Kentucky: Collins Expected to Become State's First Female Governor |
| October 15 - Central America Returns to the Agenda |
| October 15 - Provisions of 'Radio Marti' Legislation |
| October 15 - Also May Examine Disability Benefits: Court to Review Challenge To Pesticide Law Provisions |
| October 15 - Child Nutrition Programs |
| October 15 - Civil Rights Commission |
| October 15 - Merit Pay for Teachers |
| October 15 - Weather Satellite Sale |
| October 15 - California Redistricting |
| October 15 - CIA Files |
| October 15 - Deficit Protest in House |
| October 15 - Future House Makeup |
| October 15 - Pay Cut Delay |
| October 15 - Reagan Campaign Committee |
| October 15 - Small Business Loans |
| October 15 - PERSPECTIVE: Omnibus Social Legislation: Why It Fails |
| October 15 - CONGRESS AND THE COUNTRY: The House: Adopting Senate's Bad Habits? |
| October 22 - Freshmen Push Vote: Attack on Deficit Flounders As Congress Confronts Taxes |
| October 22 - Hospital Services Fees: Direct Medicare Doctor Pay Set for Separate House Vote |
| October 22 - House: No 'Covert' Aid to Nicaraguan Rebels |
| October 22 - Appointment Angers Some Hard-Liners: McFarlane: Reagan Taps Experienced Insider |
| October 22 - Reagan Administration Opposes Measure: House Votes Increased Role For Chairman of Joint Chiefs |
| October 22 - Immediate Conference Refused: Industry-Supported Dairy Bill Is Turned Back in the House |
| October 22 - Air Bag Regulation Reconsidered |
| October 22 - House Passes Compromise Maritime Bill |
| October 22 - House Panel Keeps 'Big-Ticket' Defense Items |
| October 22 - Commerce, Justice, State Funds Bill |
| October 22 - Reagan Expected to Sign: Congress Clears $104 Billion Labor-HHS Bill |
| October 22 - Bill Includes Energy Leasing Bans: Congress Clears 1984 Interior Funding Bill |
| October 22 - Senate Panel OKs Water Funding Bill |
| October 22 - FCC Television Rule Blocked: Clinch River Reactor Funding Added to 1984 Supplemental |
| October 22 - Still Facing Problems: New Funding Bill Reported For Treasury, Postal Service |
| October 22 - Third Monday in January: Congress Clears King Holiday After Heated Senate Debate; Reagan Will Sign the Measure |
| October 22 - Helms Has Never Had Black Voter Support |
| October 22 - ELA: Making English the Official Language |
| October 22 - Focusing on Participation: Glenn Looks for High Turnout In 1984 Democratic Contest; Low Vote Might Aid Mondale |
| October 22 - Georgia House Election: McDonald to Face Darden in Nov. 8 Runoff |
| October 22 - No Reagan Acid Rain Legislation in Sight |
| October 22 - Also to Hear Offshore Leasing Case: Issue of Capital Punishment Back Before Supreme Court |
| October 22 - Avoiding Last Year's Deadlock: Commerce Panel Sets Date For Vote on Phone Rate Bill |
| October 22 - Senate Action Slated: House Rejects Key Provisions Of Bill to Ease Export Controls |
| October 22 - 'Sodbuster' Conservation Bill |
| October 22 - Bill Authorizes $1.5 Million For Fellowship Program |
| October 22 - House Panel Approves Drought Relief Bill |
| October 22 - Supplemental Unemployment Compensation |
| October 22 - Aid To Zimbabwe |
| October 22 - Clark Hearings Set |
| October 22 - Foreign Aid Appropriations Bill Faces Reconsideration |
| October 22 - NCAA and Football Telecasts |
| October 22 - Reagan Vetoes Land Bill |
| October 22 - State Department Authorization |
| October 22 - CONGRESS AND THE COUNTRY: Bringing Home the Bacon ... Reluctantly |
| October 29 - Congress Reels Under Impact Of Marine Deaths in Beirut, U.S. Invasion of Grenada |
| October 29 - Has Reagan Raised the Stakes?: Lebanon: Defining the U.S. 'Vital Interest' |
| October 29 - Questions, Praise Follow Grenada Invasion |
| October 29 - Major U.S. Military Interventions, 1946-83 |
| October 29 - House Stalls Vote on Lebanon Funds Cutoff |
| October 29 - Stratton and Long: An Odd Pair on Lebanon |
| October 29 - Lebanon: Land of Conflict and Contradictions |
| October 29 - Listing of Major Events in Lebanon and U.S. Involvement in Past 40 Years |
| October 29 - Legislative Vetoes Are Passed Despite High Court Decision |
| October 29 - Capitol Lobbyists Retooling Arsenals ... Working Without the Legislative Veto |
| October 29 - House Gets New Legal Counsel |
| October 29 - Reagan Rebuffed: Veto of Oregon Lands Bill Overridden by Wide Margin |
| October 29 - Party-line Vote: Panel Approves Phone Bill Despite AT and T Lobby Drive |
| October 29 - Road Repair Funds Voted |
| October 29 - Senate Passes Wide-Ranging Fiscal 1984-85 Authorization For State Department, USIA |
| October 29 - Congress Voices Concern Over Nuclear Export Policy |
| October 29 - Senate Deals Final Blow to Clinch River Project |
| October 29 - School Lunch Program Expanded: House Ignores Veto Threat, Votes to Hike Child Food Aid |
| October 29 - Supplemental Jobless Benefits Given an 18-Month Extension |
| October 29 - Tax Credit Compromise Pushed: Tax-Exempt Mortgage Bonds Face Congressional Renewal |
| October 29 - Legislative Commission Sought: Reagan Civil Rights Firings Prompt Call for New Panel |
| October 29 - Fiscal 1984 Funding Measure For Commerce, Justice, State Now Ready for Conference |
| October 29 - Edwards Easily Wins Louisiana Governorship |
| October 29 - Washington Special Election: Evans' Senate Margin Shrinks As Lowry Attacks Reagan Ties |
| October 29 - Clinch River Funding Rejected: Hollywood Gains Senate Win As '84 Supplemental is Passed |
| October 29 - Abortion Restrictions Remain: House Approves Treasury, Postal Service Bill |
| October 29 - Conferees Set Agriculture Funding |
| October 29 - Foreign Policy Issues Delay Debt Bill |
| October 29 - Tax Chairmen Offer New Plans As Deficit Cut Efforts Languish |
| October 29 - Defense Appropriations (Senate Markup) |
| October 29 - Pension Equity |
| October 29 - Rural Electrification Administration |
| October 29 - Computer Crime |
| October 29 - Export Controls |
| October 29 - Immigration Bill Action Sought |
| October 29 - New Hampshire Senate Race |
| October 29 - VISTA, ACTION Reauthorized |
