 January 3 - Administration, Europeans Square Off on Tariffs |
| January 3 - New Life for Highway Bill? |
| January 10 - Sweeping Legislation Expected: Democrats off Starting Blocks In Effort to Enact a Trade Bill |
| January 10 - Transportation/Commerce: Amtrak Sale, Mass Transit Funding Cuts Proposed |
| January 17 - Highway/Mass Transit Bill at Stake: Foes of 55 mph Highway Limit Plan to Challenge House Rule |
| January 24 - Drug Testing Urged for Transportation Workers |
| January 24 - House Passes $90 Billion, Five-Year Package: Speed Limit Stays a Roadblock For Highway, Mass Transit Bill |
| January 24 - More Talk of 'Competitiveness' in Trade |
| January 24 - New Senate Democrats Back Billboard Use |
| January 31 - Washington Snow Job: 'Take the Money, Please!' |
| February 7 - $65.4 Billion Provided for Highways, Mass Transit: Senate Increases Speed Limit; Stage Set for Conference Fight |
| February 7 - Congress Begins Walk Through Trade Mine Field |
| February 14 - Energy, Commerce Shake-Up May Boost Rail Law Revisions: Florio Drops Transportation for Trade |
| February 21 - Conferees Head for Collision on Highway Bill |
| February 21 - Major Provisions of Senate-Passed Highway Bill |
| February 21 - Proxmire Offers Comprehensive Banking Bill |
| February 21 - Reagan Names Two to Bank Board |
| February 21 - Trade Bills Introduced |
| February 28 - Brother, Can You Spare a Dollar? |
| February 28 - Check-Hold Bill Endorsed by Banking Panel |
| February 28 - White House Veto Threatened: Highway Conferees Negotiate On Funds for Special Projects |
| February 28 - White House, Hill Remain at Odds Over Trade |
| March 7 - Agreement Reached on Special Projects: New Speed Limit, Billboards Remaining Conference Issues On Highway/Mass Transit Bill |
| March 7 - FSLIC May Seek Loan to Stave Off Bankruptcy |
| March 7 - Highway 'Pork' Is Meat for Bill Conferees |
| March 7 - Senate Passes Garn-St Germain Extension |
| March 7 - Trade Bill: Options Aired, Markup Postponed |
| March 14 - Bailout of S and L Insurance Fund Approved by Senate Banking |
| March 14 - Dingell Prefers Two-Pronged Approach: Insider Trading, Takeover Bills Are Discussed |
| March 14 - House Passes Bank Regulator Bills |
| March 14 - Panel Approves Bills for FTC, NTSB |
| March 14 - Senate Floor Fight Possible: Panel Approves Drug Testing For Transportation Workers |
| March 14 - Showdown on Speed Limit Set for the House |
| March 14 - Trade Legislation Passes First Hurdle in House |
| March 21 - Abdnor Confirmed as SBA Administrator |
| March 21 - Conflicts Sharpen as House Trade Bill Advances |
| March 21 - FAA Director Engen Resigns |
| March 21 - House Panel Votes to Cap Credit Card Rates |
| March 21 - Speed Limit Raised to 65 mph: $88 Billion Highway Measure Cleared Despite Veto Threats |
| March 28 - House Panels Take Aim at Japan in Omnibus Bill |
| March 28 - Major Provisions of the Highway/Mass Transit Bill |
| March 28 - Panel Votes to Reauthorize NHTSA |
| March 28 - President Tries to Regain Momentum: Reagan Vetoes Highway Bill; Override Fight Seen in Senate |
| March 28 - Senate Commerce Approves Fairness Doctrine Bill |
| March 28 - Senate Passes Safety Board Authorization |
| March 28 - Senate Votes to Restrict Banks, Rescue FSLIC |
| March 28 - Supplemental Totals (chart) |
| April 4 - Administration Wants More Money: Funding Impasse Imperils State Department Bill |
| April 4 - For Job Training, Education: New Funding Proposals Added To House Omnibus Trade Bill |
| April 4 - Henkel Resigns From Home Loan Bank Board |
| April 4 - House Banking OKs Check-Hold Bill |
| April 4 - Panel Approves $5 Billion FSLIC Rescue Plan |
| April 4 - Reagan Veto Stalls Highway Bill: A Text |
| April 4 - Sanford Switches Lanes: Highway Bill Veto Overridden After Close Call in the Senate |
| April 11 - 'Portable Pension' Bill Introduced |
| April 11 - Buy America Provisions |
| April 11 - Confrontation Likely Over Trade Amendment |
| April 11 - Controversy Over Ad Restrictions Awaits: Senate Passes Reauthorization Of Federal Trade Commission |
| April 11 - Foreign Airport Access |
| April 11 - Pension Cash Withdrawals, 1980-86 (chart) |
| April 11 - Proposals to Be Added to Trade Bill: House Panel OKs Patent, Copyright Changes |
| April 11 - The Pension System: Can Its Promises Be Kept? |
| April 18 - Air Travel: Trying to Smooth Out the Bumps |
| April 18 - Airport and Airway Trust Fund |
| April 18 - Members Are Familiar With 'Friendly' Skies |
| April 18 - Trust Fund Surplus Provokes a Tug of War |
| April 25 - Rescue of S and L Insurance Fund Imperiled by Banking Dispute |
| April 25 - Senate Passes NHTSA Reauthorization |
| April 25 - Senate Votes to Make 'Fairness Doctrine' Law |
| April 25 - Trade Bill Headed for Certain Passage... ...Despite GOP Plan to Offer Alternative |
| April 25 - Trade Bill: Partial Remedy for Complex Problem |
| May 2 - Debate Over the Gephardt Amendment... ...Masks Extent of Consensus on Trade Bill |
| May 2 - Dingell, Markey Propose Takeover Measure |
| May 2 - Finance Committee Trade Markup Advances |
| May 2 - Highlights of HR3, the House-Passed Trade Bill |
| May 2 - House Passes Comprehensive Trade Measure |
| May 2 - Making the Trade Bill |
| May 2 - Measure Would Raise $15 Billion: Wright Reverses His Position, Backs Bigger S and L Rescue Plan |
| May 2 - Wall Named to Federal Home Loan Bank Board |
| May 9 - Airport Programs Reauthorization Introduced |
| May 9 - Finance Committee Approves Trade Measure |
| May 9 - Having No Truck With Pentagon Mitsubishis |
| May 9 - House Agrees to Limit Check Holds |
| May 9 - House Panel Votes to Make Fairness Doctrine Law |
| May 9 - Major Provisions of House-Passed Trade Bill |
| May 9 - Wright, White House Plan Rejected: House Sides With S and L Lobby On Rescue of Insurance Fund |
| May 16 - 'Pork' Rejected by House Subcommittee: Airport Reauthorization Plans OK'd by House, Senate Panels |
| May 16 - Difficult Conference Ahead: Senate Rejects the House Plan To Rescue S and L Insurance Fund |
| May 16 - Five More Panels Join the Act: Senate Committees Continue To Work on Trade Measures |
| May 16 - House Committee OKs 'Fairness Doctrine' Bill |
| May 16 - Panel Approves SBA Changes |
| May 23 - Air Traffic Control Research OK'd |
| May 23 - Cities Are Not Pleased: U.S. Barges Would Be Required for Sewage |
| May 23 - Consumer Protection Commission Under Fire: All-Terrain-Vehicle Accidents Spur Congressional Concern |
| May 23 - Estimated Transportation of Hazardous Materials |
| May 23 - Kelley Approved for Federal Reserve |
| May 23 - Perspective: Speaker Style: Jim Wright and the FSLIC Bill |
| May 23 - Regulators Warn of Strains on Insurance Fund |
| May 23 - Senate Schedule Begins to Slip: Export Controls, Foreign Debt Addressed in Banking Panel Bill |
| May 30 - FSLIC Bill Stalled in House |
| May 30 - House Approves Changes for SBA |
| May 30 - Major Provisions, 1987 Supplemental Funding Bill |
| May 30 - Panel Recommends Increase for Coast Guard |
| June 6 - $2.6 Billion for Coast Guard |
| June 6 - $27 Billion Airport Plan OK'd by House Panel |
| June 6 - 'Fairness Doctrine' Sent to President |
| June 6 - Commerce Hung Up on Amendment: Foreign Relations, Judiciary, Labor Add to Trade Measure |
| June 6 - Foreign Aid, Arms Control, Immigration Issues: House-Senate Disputes Likely Over Fiscal 1987 Supplemental |
| June 6 - House Panel Agrees to FSLIC Conference |
| June 6 - House Panel Would Boost Development Banks |
| June 6 - Maritime Reauthorization Approved |
| June 6 - New FAA Chief Nominated |
| June 6 - Senators Propose Bill to Control Takeovers |
| June 6 - Trade Picture Brightens in 1987's First Quarter... ...But Does Little to Relax Pressure on Congress |
| June 13 - 30 Percent More Than Reagan Request: Panel Approves $10.7 Billion For Transportation Programs |
| June 13 - Commerce, Justice, State and Others: House Appropriations Panels Start Doling Out FY '88 Funds |
| June 13 - Digital Tape Recorders Spark Lobbying War |
| June 13 - House OKs Quality Award for U.S. Companies |
| June 13 - Panel Approves Coast Guard Funds, Other Bills |
| June 13 - Target Date for Senate Floor is June 22: Senate Panels Key on Exports As Trade Markups Wind Down |
| June 20 - Highlights of Senate Trade Provisions as Reported |
| June 20 - House Committee OKs 'Truth in Savings' Bill |
| June 20 - House Panel Votes to Reauthorize Trade Agencies |
| June 20 - Making the Senate Trade Bill |
| June 20 - New SEC Chairman Nominated |
| June 20 - Senate Panel Votes to Extend Commerce Programs |
| June 20 - Trade Bill Heads to Floor Trailing Veto Threat |
| June 27 - Airline Measures Passed |
| June 27 - Called 'Woefully Inadequate': Panel OKs Commerce, Justice, State Funding |
| June 27 - Commerce, Justice, State Funding (chart) |
| June 27 - Democrats Plan to Repackage Bill: Senate Avoids Override Fight On 'Fairness Doctrine' Veto |
| June 27 - Plant-Closing Fight Seen on Trade Bill |
| June 27 - Private 'Dumping' Suits Not Allowed: Senate Plans Long Workweek As It Finally Takes Up Trade Bill |
| July 4 - Across-the-Board Cut Approved: House Votes $13.8 Billion Bill For Commerce, Justice, State |
| July 4 - Amount Exceeds White House Request: House Committee Approves $11 Billion for Transportation |
| July 4 - Angry Senate Votes to Bar Toshiba Imports |
| July 4 - Commerce, Justice, State Funding (chart) |
| July 4 - Conferees Agree to $8.5 Billion FSLIC Plan |
| July 4 - FTC Authorization, 'Gray Market' Cars |
| July 4 - House Passes 'Truth in Savings' Bill |
| July 4 - Major Provisions of Supplemental Funding Bill |
| July 11 - Air Travel for the Masses: Could Be a Myth |
| July 11 - Deregulation: New Doubts, Damage Control |
| July 11 - House Approves Coast Guard Bill |
| July 11 - International Farm Subsidy Cut Sought |
| July 11 - Senate Twice Retains Veto-Bait Provisions |
| July 11 - Trade Bill Includes a Labor Priority: Plant Closing |
| July 18 - Fiscal 1988 Transportation Funds (chart) |
| July 18 - House Approves 2 Percent Spending Cut: $11 Billion Transportation Bill Would Curb In-Flight Smoking |
| July 18 - House Panel Votes Import Quotas on Textiles, Shoes |
| July 18 - Moves to Block Ship 'Reflagging' Rejected in Senate |
| July 18 - Panel Approves FCC Funds |
| July 18 - Panels OK Bills to Protect Airline Consumers |
| July 18 - Senate Approves New FAA Chief |
| July 18 - Treasury, Postal Service Spending (chart) |
| July 18 - Veto Threats Grow for FSLIC Rescue Package |
| July 18 - Votes Repeal of Windfall Profits Tax: Senate Winding Up Debate On Omnibus Trade Measure |
| July 25 - Greenspan Vows to Be Apolitical: 'Independent' Fed Has Shifted With Political Winds of the Past |
| July 25 - Highlights of HR3, the Senate-Passed Trade Bill |
| July 25 - House Panel Approves SEC, FCC Funding |
| July 25 - Takeover Debate Centers on States' Powers |
| July 25 - Technology Innovation and Development |
| July 25 - Toshiba Import Ban |
| July 25 - Trade Agency Authorizations |
| July 25 - Trade Bill Passes Senate, Heads for Conference |
| July 25 - Veto Threat Hangs Over FSLIC Bill |
| August 1 - A $10.8 Billion Bailout for FSLIC: Deal Struck on Banking Bill Smooths Way for Enactment |
| August 1 - Bill OK'd to Require Airline Information |
| August 1 - Commerce Panel Approves 'Baldrige Awards' |
| August 1 - House Passes Sewage-Barge Bill |
| August 1 - Rail-Safety Deadlock May Break: Senate Panel Votes to Stiffen Fines for Rail, Air Violations |
| August 1 - Senate Panel OKs Greenspan, Ruder Nominations |
| August 1 - Textile Quota Bills Moving in House, Senate |
| August 1 - Trade Notes: House Passes Ban on PX Sales of Toshiba Goods |
| August 8 - 'Gray-Market' Car Measure Approved |
| August 8 - Cap on Interest Rates Rejected: Credit Card Rate Disclosure Ordered by House Committee |
| August 8 - Congress Clears FSLIC Bailout Legislation |
| August 8 - House OKs Minting of Olympic Coins |
| August 8 - House Panel OKs Bill to Deter DAT Imports |
| August 8 - House, Senate Panels OK Air Taxes |
| August 8 - Individual Measures That Make Up the Trade Bill |
| August 8 - Leaders May Try to Override Veto: FCC Kills 'Fairness Doctrine,' But Congress Will Renew Fight |
| August 8 - Provisions of House, Senate Trade Bills Compared |
| August 8 - Quality Awards Bill Goes to President |
| August 8 - Response to Passenger Complaints: House Committee Backs Bill Requiring Airline Disclosure |
| August 8 - Senate Confirms Ruder for SEC |
| August 8 - Senate OKs Greenspan as Fed Chairman |
| August 8 - Trade Topics Compete for Hill's Attention |
| August 15 - Caretaker Image Could Ease Verity Nomination |
| August 15 - LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY: Banking |
| August 15 - LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY: Commerce |
| August 15 - LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY: Trade |
| August 15 - LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY: Transportation |
| August 15 - Major Provisions of FSLIC Recapitalization Bill |
| August 15 - Texas Depositors Shaken: Bill Is Signed to Restore Faith In Ailing S and L Insurance Fund |
| August 15 - Trade Deficit Shows No Improvement |
| August 22 - Televangelists: Temptations of Tax-Free Status |
| August 22 - The Charity Business: A Taxing Question |
| September 12 - House Passes SEC Authorization |
| September 12 - Judge Keeps Leash on 'Baby Bells' |
| September 12 - Textile Vote Set; Trade Conference Slowed |
| September 12 - Verity's Approval Likely Despite Trade Views |
| September 19 - Bill Raising Safety Violation Fines Clears |
| September 19 - House OK Too Weak for Veto-Bait Quota Bill |
| September 19 - New DOT Head Will Be in Aviation 'Hot Seat' |
| September 19 - Verity Nomination Moves to Senate Floor |
| September 26 - Panel Strikes Airline Ad Provision in FTC Bill |
| September 26 - Refugee Amendment Added by Hatfield: Senate Panel OKs Funding Bill For Commerce, Justice, State |
| September 26 - Trade Talks With Canada Stall |
| October 3 - House Committee OKs Flight Safety Bill |
| October 3 - House OKs Sale of Bicentennial Coins |
| October 3 - Off-Budget Plan Loses by Five Votes: Worried About Safety, Delays, House Passes Airport Bill 396-0 |
| October 3 - Prohibition on Transportation Spending Bill: Smoking Ban for Short Flights Likely to Ignite Senate Scrap |
| October 3 - Senate Panel Votes to Ease SBA Prepayments |
| October 3 - State Controls Backed: Senate Banking Approves Anti-Takeover Bill |
| October 3 - U.S.-Canada Trade Accord Back on Track |
| October 3 - Ways and Means OKs Ban on Imports From Iran |
| October 10 - Deputy Secretary Tapped to Head DOT: Burnley Faces Rough But Likely Confirmation |
| October 10 - FCC Bill Caught in Partisan Cross-Fire |
| October 10 - House Approves FTC Reauthorization: Howard Wins in Turf Fight Over Airline Ads |
| October 10 - House, Senate Vote to Ban Iranian Imports |
| October 10 - Key Elements of U.S.-Canada Free-Trade Accord |
| October 10 - Many Details Unresolved: U.S.-Canada Trade Accord Draws Tentative Hill Support |
| October 10 - Panel Approves Bill to Rehire Controllers |
| October 10 - Pressure Builds on Senate to Act: Bill to Improve Airline Service Wins Easy Approval of House |
| October 10 - To Repay Debt to Retirement Account: Railroad Unemployment Tax Is Adjusted by House Panel |
| October 10 - Vote Scheduled on Verity Nomination |
| October 17 - $14.3 Billion Appropriated: Commerce, Justice, State Funding Approved |
| October 17 - Commerce, Justice, State Funding (chart) |
| October 17 - House Approves FCC, NTIA Bills |
| October 17 - New Commerce Secretary Sworn In Oct. 19: Senate OKs Verity NominationDespite Fear Over Trade Views |
| October 17 - Odds Against Reagan in Trade Conference |
| October 24 - Panel Attempts to Restore 'Fairness Doctrine' |
| October 24 - Reimbursement for Seized Fishing Boats |
| October 24 - Trade Conferees Seek to Reassure Markets |
| October 31 - Added to $11 Billion Spending Bill: Senate Agrees to Ban Smoking on Most Flights |
| October 31 - Airline Flight Records Would Be Public: Senate Attaches Drug Testing To Consumer-Protection Bill |
| October 31 - Fiscal 1988 Transportation Funds (chart) |
| October 31 - Interest-Rate Cap Defeated: Near-Unanimous House OKs Credit-Card Disclosure Bill |
| October 31 - Reagan Bans Imports From Iran |
| October 31 - Senate Passes Bill to Boost Aviation Programs |
| November 7 - Bill Revises Deregulation Law: House Panel on Shippers' Side In Dispute Over Railroad Rates |
| November 7 - Effects of 1930 Law Color Debate on Trade Bill |
| November 7 - House Approves Air-Safety Bill |
| November 7 - Leadership Urges Action This Year: Trade Conferees Inch Ahead While Avoiding Major Issues |
| November 7 - President Lifts Computer Chip Sanctions |
| November 7 - Rail-Safety Bill Passed by Senate |
| November 7 - Railroads, Shippers Steamed Up Over Rewrite |
| November 7 - Sen. Proxmire Outlines Banking Overhaul |
| November 7 - Senate Passes Maritime Programs Bill |
| November 7 - Shaping the Trade Bill |
| November 7 - Trade, Environment Top September Interests |
| November 7 - U.S.-Mexico Trade Agreement Signed |
| November 14 - Export Controls Hang in Balance: Trade-Bill Conferees Search For Toshiba-Ban Compromise |
| November 14 - House Rejects Bid to Kill Trade Amendment |
| November 14 - Revision of Minority Contracting Program OK'd |
| November 14 - Trade Deficit Shrinks; Market Turns Up |
| November 21 - All-Terrain Vehicles Targeted: Panels Try to Bolster Consumer Safety Board |
| November 21 - Bad Feelings Smoothed Over: Senate Panel Approves Burnley to Head DOT |
| November 21 - Congress Clears SEC Reauthorization |
| November 21 - Greenspan Urges Repeal of Glass-Steagall Act |
| November 21 - More Access to Programming: Senate Committee OKs Plan To Aid Satellite-Dish Owners |
| November 21 - Panel Approves Truck Safety Bill |
| November 21 - Past Bills Have Failed: Lawmakers Take Plunge Again On Product-Liability Measure |
| November 21 - Trade Conferees OK Some Education Provisions |
| November 28 - Harmonized Tariff Schedule to Be Pushed |
| November 28 - Senate Panel Prepares to Debate Bank Powers |
| December 5 - But Senate Will Be Watching Safety Steps: Burnley Confirmed as Transportation Secretary |
| December 5 - House Panel to Vote Dec. 8: Prospects Improving for Product-Liability Bill |
| December 5 - House Votes to Revamp SBA Minority Aid |
| December 5 - Senate Panel OKs Credit-Card Disclosure Bill |
| December 5 - Veto Considered Unlikely: Conferees Close to Agreement On $22 Billion Airport Package |
| December 12 - Fairness Doctrine Dropped, Fees Rejected: Broadcasting Changes Spark Heated Debate |
| December 12 - Product-Liability Package Approved by Panel |
| December 12 - Subcommittee OKs Rail-Safety Plan |
| December 12 - Trade Deficit Balloons to Record Level |
| December 12 - U.S., Canada Finalize Terms of Free-Trade Pact |
| December 19 - More Funds to Ease Congestion: Airport-Reauthorization Plan Easily Cleared by Both Houses |
| December 19 - Transportation/Commerce Notes: Product-Liability Bill Put Off Until Next Year |
| December 26 - Airport and Airway Reauthorization Provisions |
| December 26 - Re-flagging Bill Sent to President: Coast Guard Reauthorization Fails to Clear |
| December 26 - Senate Passes Credit-Card Bill |
| December 26 - The 100th Congress: Banking |
| December 26 - The 100th Congress: Commerce |
| December 26 - The 100th Congress: Trade |
| December 26 - The 100th Congress: Transportation |
