January 2 - 2005 Legislative Summary: Agriculture Appropriations |
January 2 - 2005 Legislative Summary: Commerce, Justice, Science, State Appropriations |
January 2 - 2005 Legislative Summary: Defense Appropriations |
January 2 - 2005 Legislative Summary: District of Columbia Appropriations |
January 2 - 2005 Legislative Summary: Energy and Water Appropriations |
January 2 - 2005 Legislative Summary: Foreign Operations Appropriations |
January 2 - 2005 Legislative Summary: Homeland Security Appropriations |
January 2 - 2005 Legislative Summary: Hurricane Supplementals and Related Aid |
January 2 - 2005 Legislative Summary: Interior, Environment Appropriations |
January 2 - 2005 Legislative Summary: Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations |
January 2 - 2005 Legislative Summary: Legislative Branch Appropriations |
January 2 - 2005 Legislative Summary: Military Construction, Veterans Affairs Appropriations |
January 2 - 2005 Legislative Summary: Transportation, Treasury Appropriations |
January 2 - 2005 Legislative Summary: Veterans' Supplemental Appropriations |
January 2 - 2005 Legislative Summary: War Supplemental Appropriations |
January 2 - Utah to Be Lobby-Free Zone? |
January 9 - Senate Vote 364: ANWR Oil Drilling |
January 16 - The Game's the Thing: Reid Has Been a Ready Ally to Abramoff-Linked Interests |
January 23 - Horse Slaughter War Comes to Washington |
January 23 - Parsing the PSA Effect |
January 30 - Political Economy: The Defense Deceit |
February 6 - Much Heavier Traffic Ahead |
February 6 - Supplemental Spending Request Covers War, Weather and Disease |
February 13 - Challenges Ahead on Ethics Bills |
February 13 - McKeon to Lead Education Committee; DeLay, Blunt Return to Former Panels |
February 13 - Trying to Sink the Mini-Sub |
February 20 - Bush Seeks $19.8 Billion More in Aid |
February 20 - Debate Continues on War Supplemental |
February 20 - Rainforest Crunch: Iowa's Exotic Ecosystem |
February 27 - Skating Into Citizenship |
February 27 - Supplemental Funding: How to Foment a Democracy? |
March 6 - A Plethora of Port Security Bills |
March 6 - Navigating Crossfire On the Gulf Coast |
March 6 - What the Louisiana Recovery Authority Wants |
March 13 - House Panel Backs War Supplemental |
March 13 - LIHEAP Utility Subsidy Bill Leaps Over Senate Obstacles |
March 20 - Supplemental Bill Moves to Senate |
March 27 - Deep Pockets for a 'Long War' |
March 27 - National Guard Struggles With New Role |
March 27 - Security Efforts Grow in Scope |
April 3 - Budget Resolution Moves to House Floor |
April 10 - Comparing the Two Versions of the Emergency Supplemental |
April 10 - For States There's a High Cost To Be a Good Neighbor |
April 10 - Senate Supplemental Tops House Funding |
May 1 - Border Funds Added to Supplemental at Expense of Defense |
May 1 - Senators Guard Supplemental Add-Ons |
May 8 - Comparing the Chambers' Supplemental Spending Plans |
May 8 - House Panel Backs Agriculture Bill |
May 8 - Interior Spending Bill Out of Gate |
May 8 - Military Construction Draft OK'd |
May 8 - Senate Supplemental Fattened Up |
May 8 - Seward Switcheroo: Stevens Grants New Life to Ex-Aide's Land |
May 15 - A Cautionary Note On the Numbers |
May 15 - Agriculture Appropriations: Non-Money Issues May Slow Action |
May 15 - Commerce-Justice-Science: Crime Fighting Vies With NASA |
May 15 - Defense Appropriations: Troops Would Get Bulk of Spending |
May 15 - District of Columbia Appropriations: Senate May Change City Programs |
May 15 - Draft Energy-Water Bill Advances |
May 15 - Energy-Water Appropriations: Recycling Nuclear Waste Is Key Issue |
May 15 - Extended Aid Added to Agriculture Bill |
May 15 - Foreign Operations Appropriations: Global Programs Get Closer Scrutiny |
May 15 - Homeland Security Appropriations: Border and Port Security Top Issues |
May 15 - Interior Bill Calls for End of Ban On Offshore Natural Gas Drilling |
May 15 - Interior-Environment Appropriations: Limits Crimp Most Interior Spending |
May 15 - Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations: Trouble Before the Pen Hits the Paper |
May 15 - Legislative Branch Appropriations: Visitor Center Costs Still Contentious |
May 15 - Long Odds For a Short Appropriations Season |
May 15 - Military Construction-VA Appropriations: Co-Pays, Health Fees Cause Debate |
May 15 - Military Spending Bill Nets Highest Increase Due to Ongoing Wars |
May 15 - Panel Approves Homeland Bill |
May 15 - The Influence of Likely Earmarks |
May 15 - Transportation-Treasury-Housing Appropriations: Splits on Highways, Amtrak, Airports |
May 22 - Emergency Funding Causes Rift In House for Military Construction-VA Measure |
May 22 - House Adopts Budget Blueprint |
May 22 - House-Passed Interior Legislation Continues Offshore Drilling Ban |
May 22 - Middle East Takes Center Stage In Draft Foreign Operations Bill |
May 22 - Nuclear Waste Recycling Funding Trimmed in Energy-Water Bill |
May 22 - Panel Shifts Funds in Homeland Bill |
May 22 - Withstanding the Storm: Louisiana's Vulnerabilities |
May 29 - Agriculture Provisions Slashed in House |
May 29 - FAA, Housing Programs Get More Than Bush Requests in House Bill |
May 29 - House Advances Foreign Operations Bill |
May 29 - In Symbolic Vote, Panel Transfers Architect's Functions to Comptroller |
May 29 - Nuclear Waste Key in Energy-Water Bill |
May 29 - Too Many Amendments Postpone Action on House's Homeland Bill |
June 5 - Aid for Defense Contractor? A Conference Divided |
June 5 - Byrd to Break Thurmond's Record |
June 5 - Katrina Leaves Military Shipbuilder Adrift |
June 12 - A Project by Any Other Name |
June 12 - Budget Villain, Local Hero |
June 12 - Editor's Notebook: No Pigs in This Poke |
June 12 - Foreign Spending Bill Moves to Senate |
June 12 - Highlights of the Supplemental Agreement |
June 12 - Homeland Bill Tweaks Bush Priorities |
June 12 - Labor-HHS Bill Approved by Panel |
June 12 - Legislative Branch Measure Moves Without Funds for Architect |
June 12 - National Guard Gains in Defense |
June 12 - Supplemental Total Held to Bush's Limit |
June 12 - Transportation Bill Shuns Controversy |
June 12 - Waste 'Watchdog' Barks for Donors |
June 19 - A Lesser Sum for PART |
June 19 - A Symbolic Gesture in Labor-HHS Bill |
June 19 - Amtrak a Winner in Transportation Bill |
June 19 - CJS Bill Keeps Law Enforcement Aid |
June 19 - Congressional Salary Increase OK'd in House |
June 19 - Defense Funding Moves to House Floor |
June 19 - Emergency Supplemental Bill Cleared With Some Dissension |
June 19 - Rule to Address Airlines' Business Delayed a Year |
June 26 - Boehner Says House Will Vote on Minimum Wage This Year |
June 26 - House Backs Rescission Authority Bill |
June 26 - House Defense Bill Too Stingy for Bush |
June 26 - House Panel Completes C-J-S, Wraps Up Spending Bills |
June 26 - House Shuts Off Spigot to Generous Oil Leases |
June 26 - Legislative Branch Bill Advances |
June 26 - Panel Boosts Agriculture Spending Bill With an 'Emergency' $4 Billion |
June 26 - Polling Giant Struggles to Secure Brand Dominion |
June 26 - Senate Appropriations Panel's Spending Limits |
July 10 - A Jobs Program for U.S. in Military Aid to Egypt |
July 10 - A Legislative Drought for Farm Disaster Aid |
July 10 - Domestic Priorities Take Precedence in Foreign Operations Spending |
July 10 - End of Fiscal Year Looms Large |
July 10 - Homeland Security Bill Approved |
July 10 - House Blocks Gun Safety Funds |
July 10 - Interior Funding Choices 'Not Pleasant' |
July 10 - Pre-Election Prospects Dimming for Appropriations Completion |
July 10 - Spent-Fuel Plan Gets Senate Panel's OK |
July 10 - Wide-Ranging C-J-S Bill Passed by House |
July 17 - Homeland Bill Stresses Border Security |
July 17 - Panel Alters D.C. School Funding |
July 17 - Senate Committee Approves C-J-S Bill |
July 24 - Labor-HHS Bill Gets Approval, Criticism |
July 24 - Military Construction-VA Bill Marches On |
July 24 - Transportation-Treasury-Housing Spending Bill Would Protect Control of Airlines |
July 24 - Troops Get More in Senate Defense Bill |
July 31 - Conservatives Extract Promise From Leaders on Earmark Rules |
August 7 - An Undersecretary's Brush with Budget Oblivion |
August 7 - Senate Leaders Delay Defense Bill |
September 4 - Approps Delays Hurt Army Gear |
September 4 - Fall Agenda: Agriculture Appropriations |
September 4 - Fall Agenda: Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations |
September 4 - Fall Agenda: Defense Appropriations |
September 4 - Fall Agenda: Energy-Water Appropriations |
September 4 - Fall Agenda: Foreign Operations Appropriations |
September 4 - Fall Agenda: Homeland Security Appropriations |
September 4 - Fall Agenda: Interior Appropriations |
September 4 - Fall Agenda: Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations |
September 4 - Fall Agenda: Legislative Branch Appropriations |
September 4 - Fall Agenda: Line-Item Rescissions |
September 4 - Fall Agenda: Military Construction-Veterans Affairs Appropriations |
September 4 - Fall Agenda: Minimum Wage Increase |
September 4 - Fall Agenda: Transportation-Treasury-Housing Appropriations |
September 4 - GOP Sees Best Bet in Stuffed Agenda |
September 4 - Political Economy: The Dating Game |
September 11 - Senate Adds Billions for Defense |
September 11 - Top Issues for the Conferees |
September 18 - Farm Aid Bill Includes Unusual Groups |
September 18 - House Changes Its Rules on Earmarks |
September 25 - Defense Conference Deal Creates $5 Billion Hole in Domestic Funds |
September 25 - Homeland Deal Raises Hope for Pre-Recess Completion |
October 2 - Bill Provides for Border Fencing, Agents |
October 2 - Senate Clears Defense Spending Bill |
October 2 - Stopgap Spending Cleared |
October 9 - Port Security Legislation Clears |
October 9 - The Futurist: Rise of the Citizen Auditor |
October 16 - Senators Chide Bush for Stance on Hiring FEMA Administrator |
October 23 - Appropriations Chairman Lewis Dismisses Investigators |
October 30 - Democratic Ads Take Body Armor Low Road |
November 13 - 110th House Committees: Appropriations |
November 13 - 110th Senate Committees: Appropriations |
November 13 - A Few Miles to Go Before the 109th Sleeps |
November 20 - An Omnibus in the Future? |
November 20 - Democrats' First 100 Hours: Costly AMT Rewrite An Opening Challenge to Anti-Deficit Goals |
November 20 - Military Construction-VA Bill Advances |
November 27 - GOP Punts on Spending Bills |
December 11 - Democrats See Mandate In Iraq Study Report |
December 11 - Reid Billboard Revision to Create Ads Infinitum? |
December 11 - Senate Clears Continuing Resolution |
December 11 - Senate Rejects $4.8 Billion in Emergency Disaster Aid |
December 18 - 2006 Legislative Summary: Agriculture Appropriations |
December 18 - 2006 Legislative Summary: Appropriations Continuing Resolution |
December 18 - 2006 Legislative Summary: Budget Resolution |
December 18 - 2006 Legislative Summary: Commerce-Justice-Science-State Appropriations |
December 18 - 2006 Legislative Summary: Defense Appropriations |
December 18 - 2006 Legislative Summary: Energy-Water Appropriations |
December 18 - 2006 Legislative Summary: Foreign Operations Appropriations |
December 18 - 2006 Legislative Summary: Homeland Security Appropriations |
December 18 - 2006 Legislative Summary: Homeland Security Department Reauthorization |
December 18 - 2006 Legislative Summary: Interior, Environment Appropriations |
December 18 - 2006 Legislative Summary: Labor, Health and Human Services, Education Appropriations |
December 18 - 2006 Legislative Summary: Legislative Branch Appropriations |
December 18 - 2006 Legislative Summary: Military Construction, Veterans' Affairs Appropriations |
December 18 - 2006 Legislative Summary: Transportation-Treasury-Housing Appropriations |
December 18 - 2006 Legislative Summary: War and Disaster Supplemental Appropriations |
December 18 - Democrats to Limit Budget Moves |
December 18 - Political Economy: A Time for 'Do Nothing' |