 January 9 - 'Non-disclosure' Agreements Suspended: Treasury-Postal Funding Adds New Staff for Customs Service |
| January 9 - Federal Funding Reduced by $10 Million: District Caught in Fiscal '88 Budget Squeeze |
| January 9 - Fiscal 1988 D.C. Appropriations (chart) |
| January 9 - Fiscal 1988 HUD/Independent Agency Funds (chart) |
| January 9 - Fiscal 1988 Treasury, Postal Funding (chart) |
| January 9 - Slightly Less Than Fiscal '87: $57 Billion Provided for Housing, VA, Others |
| January 23 - Commission Urges More Use of 25th Amendment |
| January 23 - Reagan Certifies No Cease-Fire in Nicaragua |
| January 23 - Seven States in Competition for 'Supercollider' |
| January 30 - Byrd, Wright Respond: Democrats Dispute Reagan's View of the Nation |
| January 30 - Democrats Lining Up Behind 'Family' Banner |
| January 30 - Ortega Letter to Reagan: Democracy in Nicaragua Sooner If U.S. Would End Contra Aid |
| January 30 - President Reagan Begins His Long Goodbye |
| January 30 - Reagan Asks for More Contra Aid |
| January 30 - Reagan Explains Request: Contra Aid Leads to Sandinista 'Concessions' |
| January 30 - Reagan Gives Upbeat State of the Union Address |
| January 30 - Reagan's Attack on Pork-Fed Mega-Bills Strikes a Responsive Chord in Congress |
| February 6 - Bill Would Ease Presidential Transitions |
| February 6 - Government Contractors Warned: House Panel Approves Bill Raising Penalties for Fraud |
| February 6 - Roundup of House, Senate Action: Senate Votes to Add Four Inspectors General |
| February 6 - Special Prosecutor Appeals Court Ruling |
| February 6 - Text of Reagan's Feb. 2 Speech: President Uses TV Address To Lobby for New Contra Aid |
| February 6 - Text of Rep. Hamilton's Address: The Democratic Response:'Take Risks for Peace' and Vote Against Aid for Contras |
| February 13 - $11 Billion NASA Request Expected: New White House Space Plan To Test Budget's Outer Limits |
| February 20 - House Clears Bill to Reduce Earthquake Hazards |
| February 20 - Major Proposals in Reagan's Fiscal 1989 Budget |
| February 20 - Reagan's Annual Budget Message: Fiscal 1989 Budget Highlights Past Success, Future Reforms |
| February 27 - Costly Problems, Mistakes Hurt Postal Service's Image And Reduce Public Support |
| February 27 - Postal Service Faces Era of 'Power Sharing' |
| February 27 - Text of Feb. 24 News Conference: Reagan Meets With the Press, Faces Queries on Ethics, Israel |
| March 5 - Indian Tribe Development Bill Advances |
| March 19 - Congress OKs Korean War Memorial |
| March 19 - President Offers Alternative: Reagan Vetoes Grove City Bill; Override Vote Set for March 22 |
| March 19 - Private Station Faces Uncertainty: Budget Struggle Heating Up Over Space Program's Future |
| March 19 - Text of Reagan's Message: President Vetoes Civil Rights Bill, Outlines His Alternative |
| March 19 - VA-Cabinet Plan Questioned, but Not Slowed |
| March 26 - Backers Fight to Keep Supercollider on Track |
| March 26 - First Increase Since 1976: Panel OKs Increased Funding For Presidential Transitions |
| March 26 - NASA Delays Request for Proposal: Resistance to Private Space Station Heats Up |
| April 2 - Another Obstacle Cleared: Lobbying and Timing Help VA-Cabinet Bill |
| April 2 - Defense Bill Plugs Project: Private Space Station Proposal Delayed by House Opposition |
| April 2 - House Amends, Passes Omnibus Veterans' Bill |
| April 2 - More Money Voted for Presidential Transitions |
| April 9 - Space Firm Tries to Win Funds, Influence People |
| April 16 - Attacked as Unconstitutional: Senate Takes Up Lobbying Bill That Covers Former Members |
| April 16 - Conferees Agree on Omnibus Veterans' Bill |
| April 16 - Presidential-Transition Bill Ready for Floor |
| April 16 - Science/Technology Notes: Rocket Launchers' Insurance Limited in Subcommittee Bill |
| April 16 - Senate Labor Votes New Biotech Advisory Board |
| April 16 - Vote Is Unanimous: Senate Panel Recommends Cabinet Seat for VA |
| April 23 - Bills Returned to Subcommittee: Demand for Drug-Free Workers Blocks NSF, NBS Authorizations |
| April 23 - NASA Markup Reset |
| April 23 - Panel Trims Supercollider Request |
| April 23 - Senate Votes to Tighten Curbs on Lobbying |
| April 30 - Federal Funds Could Be Withheld: Panel OKs Required Drug Plan For Grant, Contract Recipients |
| April 30 - Printed Disclaimers Required: Panel OKs Bill to Curb Mailings That Imply Federal Connection |
| April 30 - Senate Boosts Funds for Presidential Transition |
| April 30 - Three Bills Would Increase Benefits: Veterans Have a Good Week on Capitol Hill |
| April 30 - VA Home-Loan Supplemental Cleared |
| May 7 - $700 Million Price Tag Too High: Congress Puts Brakes on Plan To Build Mini-Space Station |
| May 7 - Anti-Drug Plan Toned Down and Voted Up |
| May 7 - Congress Clears Bill Adding Veterans' Benefits |
| May 7 - Funding Set at $100 Million: Supporters Struggle to Keep Supercollider Alive |
| May 7 - House Panel OKs New Federal Pay Test |
| May 7 - Major Provisions of Veterans' Health-Care Bill |
| May 7 - Major Provisions of Veterans' Job-Training Bill |
| May 7 - Panel Says Meese Broke White House Rule |
| May 14 - Anti-Drug Provision: What Does It Mean? |
| May 14 - Bennett Leaving as He Came: Guns Ablaze |
| May 14 - Cuts in Service Anger Constituents: Bill to Remove Postal Service From U.S. Budget Is Approved |
| May 14 - Panel Recommends $10.7 Billion: NASA Request Cut to Fund Other Programs |
| May 14 - Science Panel Approves $11.5 Billion for NASA |
| May 21 - Government Operations Notes: More Independence Approved For Government Ethics Office |
| May 21 - House Panel Approves New Inspectors General |
| May 21 - Overhaul of Hatch Act Toned Down by Senate |
| May 21 - Text of May 17 News Conference: Reagan Faces Tough Queries: Noriega, Meese, Astrology |
| May 28 - Science/Technology House Votes to Share Space-Launch Liability |
| May 28 - Space Station Is Big Loser: Senate Panel Proposes Cuts In President's NASA Budget |
| May 28 - White House Message: Reagan Rejects Trade Bill, Calls for Better Alternative |
| June 4 - Court Says Reagan Can Require Secrecy Pledges |
| June 4 - Fourth Summit: Joint Document Underlines Progress, Good Relations |
| June 4 - House Committee Approves Ethics Office Bill |
| June 4 - Reagan Gives Press Conference in Moscow |
| June 4 - Space Station Threatened by Budget Squeeze |
| June 4 - SSC Research Funds Approved: Challenge to Atom Smasher Turned Back on House Floor |
| June 4 - Veterans' Compensation COLA OK'd |
| June 11 - Data to be Used for Reapportionment: Census Bill Would Force Count Of Many Americans Overseas |
| June 11 - Government Operations Notes: 'Computer Matching' |
| June 11 - Government Operations Notes: Consultant Cap |
| June 11 - Government Operations Notes: Inspector General Act |
| June 11 - Government Operations Notes: Panel OKs Bill Limiting Political Appointees |
| June 11 - Government Operations Notes: Prompt-Pay Amendments |
| June 11 - House Passes NSF Authorization |
| June 11 - Move to Take Postal Service off Budget Advances |
| June 11 - Panel Approves $3.7 Billion for D.C. |
| June 11 - Panel OKs Bill to Curb Deceptive Mail |
| June 18 - Howard Baker Leaving White House Post |
| June 18 - Members Exclude Themselves From Pay Raise: House, Senate Committee OK Treasury-Postal Service Funds |
| June 18 - Senate OKs Statue for Women Vietnam Veterans |
| June 18 - Senate Passes Earth-Drilling, Biotech Bills |
| June 18 - Senate Passes NSF Reauthorization |
| June 18 - Treasury, Postal Service Appropriations (chart) |
| June 25 - House Votes to Take Postal Service off Budget |
| June 25 - Panel Approves World War II Memorial |
| June 25 - Panel Blocks Full Abortion Ban for D.C. |
| June 25 - Pay Raise Included for Federal Workers: Senate Weighs Treasury-Postal Funding Bill |
| June 25 - Text of Press Conference: Reagan Meets with the Press At Toronto Economic Summit |
| July 2 - Bars Enforcement of Residency Rule: House Passes D.C. Funding Bill, With Rider |
| July 2 - Court Rules Against Reagan in Power Clash |
| July 2 - House Passes Bill to Protect Workers From Suit |
| July 2 - Manned Space Station in the Balance: Officials Consider Defying Hill on Private Station |
| July 2 - New Program on Verge of Passage: Grants for Research Facilities: Experiment to End 'Earmarks' |
| July 2 - Panel Approves Agent Orange Benefits |
| July 2 - Panel OKs Bills on Ex-Presidents, Investigations |
| July 2 - Procurement Office Renewal Wins Committee OK |
| July 2 - Senate OKs Treasury-Postal Funding |
| July 2 - Senate Passes Government Ethics Reauthorization |
| July 2 - Text of the Opinion: Supreme Court Upholds Independent-Counsel Law |
| July 2 - Veterans' Panel OKs Limited Judicial Review |
| July 9 - Abortion, Residency Rule, Gay Rights: Senate Snarled Over D.C. Funding Measure |
| July 9 - Members of Congress Included: House Version of Lobbying Bill Less Restrictive Than Senate's |
| July 9 - Panel Approves Funds for Superconductivity |
| July 9 - Real-Estate-Appraisal Reform |
| July 16 - NASA Wins, UDAGs Lose in Senate HUD Bill |
| July 16 - Riders Burden D.C. Spending Bill |
| July 16 - Senate OKs Cabinet Status, Judicial Review for Vets |
| July 16 - Senate Panel OKs Postal, Budget Bills |
| July 16 - Simpson Fights a Lonely, Losing Battle Arguing That 'Veteran Mania' Must End |
| July 30 - Amendments Held for Second Measure: House OKs 'Dire Emergency' Supplemental Bill |
| July 30 - Government Operations Notes: Boost in Transition Funds OK'd; House Raises Veterans' Benefits |
| July 30 - Senate Approves Internment Conference Report |
| August 6 - $59.4 Billion Plan Approved: Conferees Save Space Station, Cut Housing, EPA, VA, FEMA |
| August 6 - 'Dire' Spending Bill Stalled by Contra-Aid Fight |
| August 6 - Formal Apology Included: Congress Clears Reparations For World War II Internees |
| August 6 - House Passes Computer-Matching Bill |
| August 6 - Message to Congress: Reagan Vetoes Fiscal 1989 Defense Authorization Bill |
| August 6 - Science/Technology Notes: Patent-Law Exemption Endorsed For Gene-Altered Farm Animals |
| August 6 - Senate Clears Bill to Boost Transition Funds |
| August 6 - Senate Passes Bill to Protect 'Whistleblowers' |
| August 6 - Text of Reagan's Statement: Plant-Closing Bill Enacted Without President's Signature |
| August 6 - Text of the News Conference: Reagan Pressed on Meaning of Defense Bill Veto |
| August 6 - Treasury-Postal Conference Stalls |
| August 13 - Accord Reached on Treasury-Postal Funding: Conferees OK Pay Raise, but Not for Congress |
| August 13 - Dukakis' Endorsement of Space Station Sought |
| August 13 - Government Operations Notes: Bill to Curb Deceptive Mail Wins Easy Approval in House |
| August 13 - Government Operations Notes: Federal Pay Study |
| August 13 - Government Operations Notes: Government Ethics |
| August 13 - Government Operations Notes: Real-Estate Appraisals |
| August 13 - SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY NOTES: NASA Authorization |
| August 20 - A Reprise and Exhortation: Reagan Passes Baton to Bush, Praises Republican Principles |
| August 20 - Dukakis Comes Out for Manned Space Station |
| August 20 - First Lady Addresses Convention |
| August 27 - Cautious Lawmakers Fret Over Biotech Issues |
| August 27 - Reagan Signs Second of 13 Appropriations Bills (chart) |
| September 3 - Some Veterans Want Right to Appeal: Committee's Report Sets Stage For Judicial-Review Debate |
| September 10 - Arranging Priorities: Test for Researchers |
| September 10 - First Time Since 1980: Congress Clears Treasury-Postal Funding Bill |
| September 10 - Fiscal 1989 Treasury, Postal Funding (chart) |
| September 10 - House Panel Approves Biotechnology Bill |
| September 10 - Members Seek to Block Chinese Launch Deal |
| September 10 - Women's Memorial Also OK'd: House Panel Approves Measure To Shore Up VA-Loan Program |
| September 17 - Adjustment for Undercount Sought: Panel Told to Move Quickly on Census Bill |
| September 17 - Bill Fine-Tunes Procurement Policies |
| September 17 - Panel Agrees to Judicial Review for Veterans |
| September 17 - Panel OKs Bills on VA Home Loans, Health Care |
| September 17 - Panel Votes Curb on Mailing Plants, Fruits |
| September 24 - House Passes 'Superconductivity' Research Bill |
| September 24 - House Passes Veterans' Health Bill |
| September 24 - House Votes to Allow Agencies to Relocate |
| September 24 - Limits on Launch Firms' Insurance Costs OK'd |
| September 24 - Panel OKs Bill to Study Global Changes |
| September 24 - Senate Clears 'Prompt-Payment' Bill |
| September 24 - Senate Passes Computer-Matching Bill |
| October 1 - Congress Dictates to City: |
| October 1 - Divided Panel Sends Lobbying Bill to Floor |
| October 1 - Fire-Safety Measures Passed by House |
| October 1 - GOP Amendment Surprises Sponsors: Bill to Adjust 1990 Census Killed in House Committee |
| October 1 - High-Stakes Bingo to Continue: Congress Clears Legislation To Regulate Indian Gambling |
| October 1 - House Passes Pay-Equity Measure |
| October 1 - Includes Old Bureau of Standards: House OKs New 'Technology Administration' |
| October 1 - Reagan Shares Thoughts on Budget |
| October 1 - Research Facilities to Be Upgraded: House Agrees to Double Funding For National Science Foundation |
| October 1 - Space Shuttle Successfully Launched |
| October 1 - Text of Reagan's Message: President Vetoes Textile Import-Quota Bill |
| October 8 - Bill Creating Technology Agency Clears |
| October 8 - Bill to Coordinate Federal Diet Advice Advances |
| October 8 - Bill Would Set Up New Court: Agreement Near on Veterans' Right to Appeal |
| October 8 - Government Operations Notes: 'Whistleblower' Protection |
| October 8 - Government Operations Notes: Congress Moves to Protect Computer Records |
| October 8 - Government Operations Notes: Government Ethics |
| October 8 - Government Operations Notes: More IGs Approved |
| October 8 - House OKs Patent Laws for Space |
| October 8 - Other Bills Attached: Senate OKs Plan to Coordinate Research on Superconductivity |
| October 8 - Veterans Move Big Step Closer to Cabinet |
| October 15 - Bush and Dukakis: Few Sparks in Final Clash |
| October 15 - Government Operations Notes: Congress Clears Bill Protecting 'Whistleblowers' |
| October 15 - Government Operations Notes: Federal Leave-Sharing |
| October 15 - Government Operations Notes: Veterans' Benefits |
| October 15 - Government Operations Notes: War Memorial for Women |
| October 15 - House Passes Bill That Would Restrict Lobbying |
| October 15 - Science/Technology Notes: 'Nutrition Monitoring' |
| October 15 - Science/Technology Notes: Hill Clears NSF Authorization, New Research-Facilities Grants |
| October 15 - Science/Technology Notes: Metals Research |
| October 22 - Bases: Reagan Sends a Message to Aquino |
| October 22 - Bill Delayed Over Chinese Deal: Measure to Give Launch Firms Break on Insurance Clears Hill |
| October 22 - Bill to Allow Access to Park Vetoed |
| October 22 - Compromise on NASA Authorization Clears |
| October 22 - Executive Branch Already Covered: Lawmakers, Aides Could Face Lobbying Curbs |
| October 22 - Government Ethics Unit Reauthorized |
| October 22 - Nutrition-Monitoring Bill Cleared |
| October 22 - Veterans Gain Right to Seek Judicial Review |
| October 22 - VETERANS' BILLS CLEARED |
| October 29 - LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY: Government Operations |
| October 29 - LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY: Science/Technology |
| October 29 - Members See Double Cross: Veto of 'Whistleblower' Bill Brings Vows of Retribution |
| October 29 - Science/Technology Notes: Superconductivity Bill Clears; Two Research Measures Killed |
| October 29 - Vietnam Women Veterans' Memorial |
| October 29 - White House Message: 'Whistleblower' Bill Vetoed; Reagan Promises Alternative |
| November 5 - Montana Wilderness Legislation Vetoed |
| November 5 - President Vetoes Indian-Business Measure |
| November 5 - Reagan Vetoes Wilderness, Indian-Loan Bills |
| November 5 - Text of Memorandum of Disapproval |
| November 12 - Bush's First Appointment Is a Pragmatist |
| November 12 - Losers Cry Foul: Texas-Site Decision Puts SSC On Political Collision Course |
| November 12 - Post-Election News Conference: Dukakis Meets the Press, Concedes Defeat |
| November 12 - President Reagan's Veto Messages |
| November 12 - President-Elect Holds First Press Conference |
| November 12 - White House Announces Four 'Pocket Vetoes' |
| November 19 - Atwater Selected for RNC: Strong-Willed Outsider Picked As White House Chief of Staff |
| November 19 - Brady Renamed to Treasury as Dollar, Stocks Slide |
| November 26 - Cabinet Holdovers Need No Senate Approval |
| November 26 - Darman to Head White House Budget Office |
| November 26 - Government Operations Reagan Names 32 to Recess Appointments |
| November 26 - Health Technical Corrections Vetoed: Text of Reagan's Disapproval of Lobbying-Restrictions Bill |
| November 26 - Held Post Under President Ford: Scowcroft Returns as National Security Adviser |
| November 26 - Second Thoughts Likely: Ethics Bill Vetoed by Reagan May Face Trouble in Congress |
| November 26 - Three Holdovers So Far: Bush to Keep Thornburgh, Cavazos in Cabinet |
| November 26 - Volcker's Target: A Flagging Federal Service (Chart) |
| December 3 - President-Elect Meets With Old Critics, Rivals |
| December 3 - Second Space Shuttle of 1988 Is Launched |
| December 10 - Bush's New Team: The Faces Are Familiar |
| December 10 - President Holds Televised News Conference |
| December 10 - Presidential Transitions: Getting Started (chart) |
| December 10 - The Bush Team |
| December 17 - Bush Names Tower, Yeutter to His Cabinet |
| December 17 - Leaders Hope to Avoid Floor Votes: Proposal for 51 Percent Pay Hike Sets Up Fracas |
| December 17 - One Hill Fiat Nullified; D.C. Bows to Two Others |
| December 17 - Reagan Denounces 'Iron Triangle' of Influence |
| December 17 - Recommended Salaries (chart) |
| December 17 - White House Text: A Reagan Farewell Address: Attacking the 'Iron Triangle' |
| December 24 - Bush Turns Bold in Latest Cabinet Selections |
| December 24 - Legislative Outlook: Government Operations |
| December 24 - Legislative Outlook: Science/Technology |
| December 24 - White House Text: A Reagan Farewell Address: Reviews U.S. Foreign Policy |
| December 31 - Bush Hopes for a Little Help From Hill Friends |
| December 31 - Bush's Cabinet Gets a Woman, and a Dole |
| December 31 - U.S. to Appeal Ruling on D.C. Funding Rider |
