March 3 - Talks With White House Stall: Congress Takes Serious Steps Toward Budget-Deficit Cuts |
March 3 - After Bipartisan Talks Stall: Ways and Means, Finance Panels Fashion Deficit Reduction Bills |
March 3 - At Confirmation Hearing: Democrats Question Meese About Civil Rights, Finances |
March 3 - New Negotiations Under Way: Labor Issue Complicates Bankruptcy Snarl |
March 3 - Legislation Proposes Stiffer Drug Penalties; Committee Approves Creation of State Justice Institute |
March 3 - Senate to Debate Constitutional Amendments: Famous Faces Fighting Hard for School Prayer |
March 3 - Aid for Rural Co-ops Wins Easy House Passage |
March 3 - Reshaping the Campaign: Hart's New Hampshire Win Signals Danger for Mondale |
March 3 - Political Notes: Ohio Redistricting Delayed; Two States Complete Ballots |
March 3 - Special Report: The Class of 1974 Whatever Happened to the Watergate Babies? |
March 3 - Panel Raises Food Aid Requested for Africa |
March 3 - Trade Retaliation Feared: Farm Lobby Groups Gang Up On Bills to Aid Wine Industry |
March 3 - Pension Funds Eyed as Housing Aid Source |
March 3 - Rocky Road Seen in House: Freedom of Information Act Changes Approved by Senate |
March 3 - Victory for Reagan Administration: Court Adopts Narrow View Of Sex Bias Ban in Education |
March 3 - Military Presence in Honduras Sparks Debate |
March 3 - Key Provisions Gutted in Party-Line Votes: Panel Deals Blow to Central America Package |
March 3 - Ambassador to Ireland? Speaker O'Neill Will Retire; Scramble Likely for Top Jobs |
March 3 - Senate Approves Tougher Curbs on Exports |
March 3 - Action Stalled: House Addition Sidetracks Credit Card Surcharge Bill |
March 3 - Wirth Sets Hearings on Broadcast Bill |
March 3 - Interstate Construction: Congress Acts to Free State Highway Funds |
March 3 - Maritime Programs Reauthorized |
March 3 - Permanent Reauthorization: House Committee Approves Vocational Education Bill |
March 3 - Arms to Jordan |
March 3 - Merit Pay |
March 3 - Olympic Checkoff |
March 3 - Veterans' Bills |
March 3 - Child Support Enforcement |
March 3 - Committee Funding |
March 3 - Export Lobbying |
March 3 - Grace Commission |
March 3 - Trade Reciprocity |
March 3 - The South: Key to Political Realignment |
March 10 - House Democrats To Act Quickly: Senate Republican Leadership Pressuring Reagan on Deficits |
March 10 - Congress' Panels Ask Rise in Reagan Budget |
March 10 - Discussion Frequently Lethargic: Prayer Issue Engulfs Congress As Senate Embarks on Debate |
March 10 - Three Senators Frame School Prayer Debate |
March 10 - Approval Expected: Meese's Financial Dealings Probed by Senate Committee |
March 10 - Reagan Team Tactic on Central America Aid Fails |
March 10 - Concern in Congress: What if d'Aubuisson Gets Elected? |
March 10 - Ambassador to Vatican Confirmed |
March 10 - Presence in Cyprus at Issue: House Panel Scales Back Arms Aid to Turkey |
March 10 - Another Outsider Crashes Democratic Party |
March 10 - Hart Pushes to Fill Delegate Slates |
March 10 - Collins, Savage Face Challenges: Chicago's Black Voters Split By Two Bitter House Contests |
March 10 - Year's First Congressional Primary: Illinois Spotlight Shines on Senate Contests |
March 10 - Forsythe Retirement |
March 10 - Kentucky Primary |
March 10 - Oregon Senate Filings |
March 10 - Retirement Income at Stake: Established to Resolve Crisis, Federal Pension Corporation Finds Itself in Financial Straits |
March 10 - Flush Retirement Plans Draw Hill Notice |
March 10 - House Panel OKs Organ Transplant Measure |
March 10 - Exit Polls Targeted: Method Sought to Restrict Broadcast Vote Predictions |
March 10 - TV Syndication Action Forestalled |
March 10 - Liner Agreements Win Approval: Ocean Shippers' Antitrust Measure Clears |
March 10 - Presidential Veto Threatened: House Gives Congress Power To Block DOT Sale of Conrail |
March 10 - Congress Sets 1984 Committee Spending Totals |
March 10 - High Court Holds Pawtucket Creche Lawful |
March 10 - Pentagon Takes Aim at Arms Warranties Law |
March 10 - From Sen. Andrews, a Populist's Skepticism |
March 10 - Echoes of 1980 Campaign: Debate Over Combat-Readiness Gets a Replay |
March 10 - Energy Aid Supplemental Approved: Reagan Foreign Aid Request Delays African Food Funding |
March 10 - House Revamps Vocational Education Act |
March 10 - Developing Omnibus Rights Bill: Court Ruling Prompts Members To Shore Up Anti-Bias Laws |
March 10 - Agriculture Panel Approves Wheat Changes |
March 10 - 'Sodbuster' Bill Advances |
March 10 - Balanced Budget Lobbying |
March 10 - Clean Air Act Amendments |
March 10 - Veto Override Attempt Of Water Bill |
March 10 - Civil Rights Commission |
March 10 - Credit Card Sucharges |
March 10 - Ocean Dumping |
March 10 - Political Platform Meetings |
March 10 - Political Use of Videotapes Creates House Fight |
March 10 - CONGRESS AND THE COUNTRY: 'New Ideas' and the Search for Substance |
March 17 - Democrats Eyeing Larger Reductions: Reagan Achieves GOP Unity By Agreeing to Deficit Cuts |
March 17 - Budget Committee Chairman Jim Jones: Will He Come in From the Cold in 1984? |
March 17 - Members Await Others' Reductions: Senate Panel Votes Tax Boosts, Spending Cuts |
March 17 - Tax Lobbyists Converge on Senate Panel |
March 17 - Shifting Numbers Complicate Deficit Cutting |
March 17 - Generally Seek More Spending: Most Congressional Panels Report on Reagan's Budget |
March 17 - Reining In 'Wall Street Cowboys': Congress Eyes Proposed Bans On Further Big-Oil Mergers |
March 17 - African Food Tied to Energy Aid: Senate Panel Hands Reagan Latin American Aid Victory |
March 17 - Stage Set for Showdown on Central America |
March 17 - Aid to El Salvador: How Much Is 'Urgent'? |
March 17 - Emergency Powers: Three Options on Aid |
March 17 - Israel's Friends on Hill Take Aim at Missile Sales to Jordan |
March 17 - Administration Moves on Development Funds |
March 17 - NASA Authorization Approved: Manned Space Station Wins House Panel's Endorsement |
March 17 - Special Report: Hazardous Wastes Superfund Contaminated by Partisan Politics |
March 17 - Toxic Trash Creates Political Problems |
March 17 - Bars Fuel Switching by Car Owners: Clean Air Reauthorization With New Acid Rain Controls Approved by Senate Panel |
March 17 - Vocational Education Focus Moves to Senate |
March 17 - More Food Aid Proposed |
March 17 - Hart, Mondale Shift to Key Frost Belt Battles |
March 17 - California Ballot Set |
March 17 - Indiana Filing Deadline |
March 17 - Kentucky Senate Primary |
March 17 - More Elected Democrats Involved: GOP Fractured Over Platform; Reagan Helps Unite Democrats |
March 17 - Focus on Finances, '80 Campaign Papers: Judiciary Committee Reopens Meese Nomination Hearings |
March 17 - Silent Prayer Alternative Rejected: Senate Vote Set on Vocal Prayer Amendment |
March 17 - Intensive Talks Continue: Snarled Bankruptcy Measures May Move Forward in House |
March 17 - Antitrust Exemption for Oil Companies |
March 17 - Farm Bill Blocked Temporarily |
March 17 - Fiscal 1984 Housing Supplemental |
March 17 - NSF Authorization Bill |
March 17 - Balanced Budget Amendment |
March 17 - Dingell Eyeing Bid for Majority Leader |
March 17 - Maritime, Coast Guard Authorizations |
March 17 - Pocket-Veto Ruling |
March 17 - Small Business Administration |
March 24 - Senate Rejects School Prayer Amendment |
March 24 - Confirmation Prospects Clouded: Meese Seeking Vindication In Special Prosecutor Probe |
March 24 - Metzenbaum: Meese Nemesis, Senate Scold |
March 24 - Consumer Bankruptcy Standards Stiffened: House Passes Compromise Bill Revising Bankruptcy Courts, Shielding Labor Agreements |
March 24 - Consumer Bankruptcy Standards Stiffened: House Passes Compromise Bill Revising Bankruptcy Courts, Shielding Labor Agreements |
March 24 - Senate Passes Bill to Overhaul Farm Programs |
March 24 - Panel Approves Housing Funds |
March 24 - Senate Vote Delayed: Pact Calls for Funding Cut In El Salvador Aid Package |
March 24 - Proposal Pending in Senate: Showdown Possible on U.S. Export Subsidy |
March 24 - Faltering Hart Faces Crucial Nomination Tests |
March 24 - Senate Democrats Select 25 'SuperDelegates' |
March 24 - House Campaigns Quiet as Few Seek to Run |
March 24 - Floridian Switches Parties: Rep. Ireland to Run on Republican Ticket |
March 24 - Incumbents Survive Challenges: Percy, Simon Win Illinois Senate Primaries |
March 24 - Reagan Yields to Congress on Jordan Missiles |
March 24 - Lawmakers Cite Relations With Israel: Bid to Move Embassy Triggers Confrontation |
March 24 - Space Station Funds Included: House Committee Authorizes $7.5 Billion for NASA Programs |
March 24 - Lawmakers Scrutinizing Spare Parts Practices |
March 24 - A Political Odd Couple Seeks to Limit . . . . . . Political Fallout on Spare Parts Pricing |
March 24 - 'Bureaucrats Can Regulate a Law to Death': Pentagon Rules Rekindle Warranty Law Dispute |
March 24 - Restores 1981 Reagan Cuts: House Panel Votes Expansion Of WIC, Children's Food Aid |
March 24 - Split Over Defense Budget: House, Senate Leaders Favor Varying Deficit-Cutting Plans |
March 24 - Administration Also Concurs: Congress Displays Rare Harmony Over Taxes |
March 24 - Reagan's 1985 Budget Reviewed by Panels |
March 24 - Congress Overrides Reagan Water Bill Veto |
March 24 - Following Reagan's About-Face: House Passes Dam Repair Bill, Opposes Local Cost-Sharing |
March 24 - Invalidates Gas Pricing Scheme: Court Widens Libel Reach, Rejects Reagan Antitrust Plea |
March 24 - FCC Delays Business Fees |
March 24 - Federal Reserve Bills Approved |
March 24 - Former Presidents |
March 24 - Oil Company Mergers |
March 24 - Child Support Payments |
March 24 - Hansen Trial Opens |
March 24 - NSF Authorization Scaled Back |
March 24 - Organ Transplant Bill Approved |
March 24 - Social Security Disability Benefits |
March 31 - Sharp Partisanship on Budget: House, Senate Brace for Vote On Deficit-Cutting Proposals |
March 31 - House Approves HUD Funds |
March 31 - Senate Votes to Reduce El Salvador Aid |
March 31 - Panel Defies Administration: Controversial Issues Threaten To Doom Senate Aid Package |
March 31 - Reagan Expected to Score a Short-Term Gain: Hill Seeks New Strings on Central America Aid |
March 31 - Opponents Rewrite Unisex Insurance Bill |
March 31 - Credit Card Pact Reached |
March 31 - Senate Commerce Approval: Bill Limiting Responsibility For Unsafe Products Voted |
March 31 - Mondale and Hart: Even in All But Delegates |
March 31 - Democrats to Go Uncommitted: Southern Conservatives Hope To Increase Convention Clout |
March 31 - Presidential Promises: The Democrats' Stands |
March 31 - Taking Aim at Reagan: Democrats' Platform Talks Open With Requests for Party Cohesion |
March 31 - Climbing Into the National Spotlight . . . . . . Ferraro Vows to 'Make a Difference' |
March 31 - Pennsylvania Primary: Foglietta Faces Tayoun |
March 31 - Missouri Statehouse Fight |
March 31 - Moore Spurns Senate Race |
March 31 - Rep. Sawyer to Retire |
March 31 - House Votes to Ease Tough Disability Reviews |
March 31 - Easy House Passage Seen: House Ways and Means Panel Approves Pension Overhaul |
March 31 - Election-Year Momentum: State Wilderness Measures Beginning to Move Again After Long Winter Freeze |
March 31 - Special Report: House Armed Services Committee Democrats' Panel Defends More for Defense |
March 31 - Federal Funds Trimmed Gradually: Finance Compromise Sends Child Support Bill to Senate |
March 31 - New Aid for Elderly, Mentally Ill Approved |
March 31 - Limit on Secret Service Protection: Senate Panel Votes to Curb Benefits of Former Presidents |
March 31 - Precedent Worries Opponents: Olympics Checkoff Plan Moving in Congress |
March 31 - Votes 30-Day Extension of Deadline: Congress Postpones Action On Bankruptcy Court Reform |
March 31 - Request Triggered by Loans: Independent Counsel Sought To Probe Meese Transactions |
March 31 - Sensitive Cases Draw Special Prosecutors |
March 31 - House, Senate Move on Drug Legislation |
March 31 - Move Sought by High-Tech Industry: Panel Eases Antitrust Rules For Joint Research Ventures |
March 31 - Most House Bids Blocked: Significant Changes Rejected By Agriculture Bill Conferees |
March 31 - Congressional Pay Amendment Sent to Senate |
March 31 - Rep. Edwin B. Forsythe Dead at 68 |
March 31 - Environmental Employment for Senior Citizens |
March 31 - International Development Association Funding |
March 31 - National Science Foundation Authorization |
March 31 - U.S. Embassy in Israel |
March 31 - Coast Guard Authorization |
March 31 - Export Administration Act |
March 31 - Hospitals and Antitrust Law |
March 31 - NASA Authorization |
March 31 - Silent Prayer |
March 31 - PERSPECTIVE: Billcast: Can Computer Outguess Lobbyists? |
March 31 - Neighborhood Power Growing in Sun Belt |