 January 6 - Congress Likely to Approve Compromise on Reducing Dues to United Nations |
| January 6 - U.S. Signs World Court Pact With No Intention to Ratify |
| January 13 - As Foreign Aid Budgets Tighten, Private Wealth Playing Larger Public Role |
| January 20 - Powell Cites Areas of Disagreement With Helms on AID, Sanctions |
| January 20 - Tenet to Remain With CIA |
| January 27 - 'Mexico City' Policy's History |
| January 27 - Bereuter Named Vice Chairman Of House Intelligence Panel |
| January 27 - Bush Bequeathed a Little Time To Decide on Aid to Colombia |
| January 27 - Bush Order Gives GOP an Edge In Annual Struggle Over Abortion |
| January 27 - Lott, Powell Say U.S. Too Quick With International Sanctions |
| January 27 - Panel to Move on Technology Export |
| February 10 - EU to Make Up U.S. Aid Cuts |
| February 10 - GOP Drive to Roll Back Sanctions Promises to Be a Case-by-Case Struggle |
| February 10 - Sanctions and Sudan: Choosing Between Interaction and Punishment |
| February 10 - Senate Supports Agreement On U.N. Peacekeeping Dues To Allow Debt to Be Paid |
| February 10 - Zoellick Confirmed for Trade Post |
| February 17 - Bush Promises Troops 4.6 Percent Raise, Billions for Health Care Improvements |
| February 17 - Bush's Hints About Spending Level Ease Defense Hawks' Concerns |
| February 17 - Mexico Drug Certification Could Ease |
| February 17 - State, Defense Officials Named |
| February 24 - Bush's First Press Conference Focuses on Foreign Policy, Budget and Clinton Pardons |
| February 24 - Bush's Trade Agenda Starts Out Between Big Steel and a Hard Place |
| February 24 - Byrd Law Bogs Down |
| March 3 - Bush Recertifies 20 Nations As Lawmakers Re-Examine Drug War Cooperation Law |
| March 3 - Pastrana Courts Lawmakers Wary of Colombia Policy |
| March 10 - Helms Details AID Privatization Plan |
| March 10 - NATO, Russia Appear Ready To Discuss Missile Defense |
| March 10 - Powell Calls on Hill to Remedy State Department Underfunding |
| March 17 - House-Passed Bill Would Open Madrid Protocol to U.S. Firms |
| March 17 - Hyde Calls for Bipartisan Agreement On Tougher Line Toward North Korea, But Senate Democrats Demur |
| March 24 - GOP Senators Seek Assurances That White House-Backed Export Curbs Would Not Weaken National Security |
| March 24 - Macedonian Unrest, Serbian Aid Force a Renewed Focus on Balkans |
| March 24 - Rifts Between U.S. and Russia Widen As Wary Lawmakers, White House Take an Increasingly Tough Stance |
| March 31 - Armey Joins Push To Move Issue of Suffering in Sudan To Top of Foreign Policy Agenda |
| March 31 - Bush's Pick for Arms Control Post Is Challenged to Explain His Views On North Korea Pact, Missile Defense |
| March 31 - Checkmated on CRA |
| March 31 - INS, an Agency of Conflicting Missions, Could Be Split in Two Under Bush Plan |
| March 31 - Political Adversaries Unite to Push For Repeal of 'Secret Evidence' Law |
| April 7 - Senate Panel Approves Bill to Ease Drug War Certification Process, Plans to Hold Joint Session in Mexico |
| April 7 - Tension With China May Revive Hill Debate Over Trade, Taiwan |
| April 14 - Congress Gives Bush High Marks For Resolution of China Crisis |
| April 21 - Maintaining China Trade Status No Longer a Done Deal |
| April 28 - Bush to Speak on Missile Defense |
| April 28 - Bush's Vow to Defend Taiwan Takes Lawmakers by Surprise |
| April 28 - The Cornerstone of Relations |
| April 28 - White House Says It Won't Abolish AID |
| May 5 - ABM Treaty Places Several Roadblocks In the Way of U.S. Anti-Missile Plan |
| May 5 - Amendments to State Department Bill Prompt Veto Warning From Chairman Hyde |
| May 5 - Senate Democrats Vow to Resist Bush's Anti-Missile Policy |
| May 5 - U.S.-China Relations Remain Tense |
| May 12 - 'New Democrats' May Hold the Key To Deal on Fast-Track Trade Authority |
| May 12 - GOP's Commitment to Arms Control Debated as Senate Confirms Nominee |
| May 12 - Members Welcome Bush's Plan For Strengthening Counterterrorism And Urge More Concrete Action |
| May 12 - Payments and Provisos |
| May 12 - Rep. Hutchinson Promises to Balance Treatment, Enforcement as DEA Chief; Crowded Race Possible for Arkansas Seat |
| May 12 - Signed, but Not Yet Sealed |
| May 12 - White House Quells Hill Backlash Against Loss of U.N. Posts |
| May 19 - Commerce, Justice, State: Priority Shift |
| May 19 - Foreign Operations: Less Aid for Trade |
| May 19 - House Narrowly Backs Bush On Abortion-Related Aid Curbs In State Department Authorization |
| May 19 - Sanctions on Oil-Producing Nations Still Have Powerful Support |
| May 19 - SEC Weighs Business vs. Human Rights |
| May 19 - Strong Feelings Fuel Debate On Aid to Azerbaijan |
| May 26 - Foreign Relations: The Power Broker |
| June 9 - Agriculture Bill Would Spend Slightly More Than Bush Request, Reshuffle His Priorities |
| June 9 - Bush's Policy Evolution |
| June 9 - Drug Records: Year's First Rider |
| June 9 - Moderate Democrats Hold Key To Bush's Anti-Missile Program |
| June 9 - Non-Proliferation Programs Could Get Boost From Democrats |
| June 16 - Foreign Relations Members Urge Bush Not to Rule Out Peacekeeping in Macedonia |
| June 16 - Foreign-Born Citizenship Law Upheld |
| June 16 - Freshman's Vote Reflects African Service |
| June 16 - House Passes Sudan Sanctions; Panel Marks Up Bill to Renew Curbs On Energy Industries in Iran and Libya |
| June 16 - Members Debate Whether Expansion Of NATO Should Be Limited To Aid Anti-Missile Talks With Russia |
| June 23 - Khobar Bombing Indictments Bolster Committee's Approval of Sanctions Against Libyan, Iranian Fuel Industries |
| June 23 - U.S. Agonizes Over Commitment To Fighting AIDS in Africa |
| June 23 - White House, Congress Seem Increasingly Receptive To Peacekeeping Role in Macedonia |
| June 30 - Congress' Drive to Help Fight AIDS Is Tempered By Budget Guidelines |
| June 30 - Flashbacks From an Earlier Drug Price Fight |
| June 30 - House Panel Cuts Latin Drug Interdiction To Gain Money for AIDS, Trade Programs |
| June 30 - House Panel's CJS Spending Bill Would Scale Back Bush's Cuts For SBA, Law Enforcement |
| July 14 - Anti-Drug Aid for Colombia Tougher Than Ever to Sell |
| July 14 - China Trade Status Again in Question |
| July 14 - House Panel Votes to Continue Credit Access for Vietnam |
| July 14 - Panel Votes to Extend Sanctions On Iranian, Libyan Oil Industries |
| July 14 - Senate Bill Calls for Diplomacy To End Repression in Sudan |
| July 21 - $7 if by Air, $3 if by Sea? |
| July 21 - Agriculture Bill Heads for Senate Floor; Dorgan to Push Further Expansion Of Commerce With Cuba |
| July 21 - Democrats Try to Scale Back Colombia Anti-Drug Funds In Both Foreign Aid Bills |
| July 21 - House Backs Bush's Decision To Maintain China Trade Ties Despite Human Rights Concerns |
| July 21 - House Panels' Disagreement Delays Bill To Extend Curbs on Foreign Companies That Aid Iranian, Libyan Oil Industries |
| July 21 - Panel Backs Normal Trade With Vietnam |
| July 21 - Partisan Stances Mold Fast-Track Debate, Hold Up Action on Jordan Trade Bill |
| July 21 - Senate CJS Bill Takes Contentious Stands On Immigration Law, Peacekeeping Funds |
| July 21 - Talks With Russia Seen as Chance For Averting ABM Showdown |
| July 21 - U.S. Participation in Madrid Protocol Takes a Step Forward |
| July 28 - Bill to Extend Sanctions On Iran-Libya Investments Cleared by Congress |
| July 28 - Bipartisan Hopes Pinned on Jordan Pact As GOP Takes New Approach In Campaign for Fast-Track Legislation |
| July 28 - High-Tech Export Debate Heating Up |
| July 28 - Russian Agreement to Negotiate Boosts Bush's Missile Defense Plan |
| July 28 - Senate Foreign Operations Spending Bill Would Cut Colombia Drug War Funds, Void Abortion-Related Aid Restrictions |
| July 28 - Stronger Vietnam Trade Ties Advance on Two Fronts in House |
| August 4 - Agonizing Over Abortion |
| August 4 - Battle of Business vs. Security Over Rewrite of Export Controls Will Be Joined Anew in the Fall |
| August 4 - Hill Differences Over Debt Settlement May Send Bush to U.N. Empty-Handed |
| August 4 - House Passes Jordan Trade Bill But GOP Delays 'Fast-Track' Vote For Lack of Bipartisan Support |
| September 1 - Democrats Will Seek to Steer Funds Away From Anti-Missile Program |
| September 8 - Bush Calls Issue 'Incredibly Complex' After Mexico's Fox Urges Haste On Revised U.S. Immigration Policy |
| September 8 - House Passes Vietnam Trade Enhancement |
| September 8 - Pacts Lacking Bush's Support |
| September 8 - Top Democrats Try to Dent Bush's Foreign Policy Image |
| September 8 - Wall Street Seeks to Soften Sudan Bill |
| September 15 - Anti-Terrorism Legislation |
| September 15 - Assassination Ban Questioned |
| September 15 - Defense Debate Redrawn |
| September 15 - Emergency Funds to Be Divided Between Recovery and Retaliation |
| September 15 - Flawed Intelligence: No Easy Fix |
| September 15 - In for the Long Haul |
| September 15 - Obey Sounds a Solitary Warning Against Carte Blanche |
| September 15 - Quiet Tension Over Spending |
| September 15 - Tax Relief for Victims' Families |
| September 22 - Attorney General's Proposals |
| September 22 - Balancing Liberty and Security |
| September 22 - Beneath Capitol's Harmony, Debate Simmers Patiently |
| September 22 - Bush Issues Ultimatum to Taliban, Calls Upon Nation and World To Unite and Destroy Terrorism |
| September 22 - Electronic Surveillance As a Tool Against Terrorism |
| September 22 - Embracing Homeland Defense |
| September 22 - Immigration Debate Reverses Direction |
| September 22 - Making Law in an Easy Target: Capitol Goes on 'High Alert' |
| September 22 - New Map of Friends and Foes |
| September 22 - Potential Players in the U.S. Response |
| September 22 - Relevant Committees |
| September 29 - Congress and the President: A Recalibration of Power |
| September 29 - Congress Fearful of Ceding Too Much Foreign Policy Control |
| September 29 - Defining Homeland Security |
| September 29 - House Clears Payment of Debt to U.N. As Anti-Terrorism Effort Takes Priority |
| October 6 - Backers of Israel Voice Concern |
| October 6 - Bills to Build Momentum |
| October 6 - Defense Bill Conferees Face Sharp Division Over Base Closings |
| October 6 - Fixing U.S. Intelligence: A Cultural Revolution |
| October 6 - Foreign Operations Spending Bill On Choppy Course in Senate |
| October 6 - Intelligence Highlights |
| October 6 - Precision Weapons Against Terrorism: Covert Operations and Special Forces |
| October 6 - Review Backs Technology Investment To Counter Asymmetric Threats |
| October 6 - Seeking Wider Support, Thomas Delays Barely Bipartisan Fast-Track Measure |
| October 6 - Senate Clears Bill to Allow Normal Trade Relations With Vietnam on Yearly Basis |
| October 6 - Warnings and Recommendations From Recent Commissions on Terrorism |
| October 13 - Chambers' Divergent Actions On Money-Laundering Laws Complicate Anti-Terrorism Bill |
| October 13 - Defense Bill Takes a Step |
| October 13 - Once-Shunned Countries Now Get Close Attention on Hill |
| October 13 - U.S. to Appeal WTO Ruling On Export Tax |
| October 13 - Weapons Makers Forgo Lobbying In 'Reverse Ambulance Chase' |
| October 20 - Bill to Waive Pakistan Sanctions Clears Over Protests From Appropriators And Supporters of India |
| October 27 - Adversity for Ethnic Lobbies |
| October 27 - Building Anti-Terrorism Coalition Vaults Ahead of Other Priorities |
| October 27 - Bush's Deferral of Anti-Missile Tests Buys Time for ABM Treaty Workaround |
| October 27 - Diverse Coalition |
| October 27 - Foreign Operations Bill Still Snagged On Family Planning, Anti-Drug Aid |
| November 3 - 'Drug Plane' Interdiction Changes Urged |
| November 3 - A Colleague Remembered |
| November 3 - Panel Backs A Radio Free Afghanistan |
| November 3 - Solomon: A GOP Stalwart |
| November 10 - Banning Biological Weapons |
| November 10 - FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Rapprochement With Russia: A New Mood Hits Congress |
| November 10 - Hill Weighs Repeal of Cold War-Era Law Linking Trade With Human Rights |
| November 10 - On the Summit Agenda |
| November 17 - APPROPRIATIONS: Conferees on Foreign Operations Bill Grapple Over Abortion-Related Issues Again |
| November 17 - DEFENSE: Reflections on War From a Senator Who Survived One |
| November 17 - Government Cracking Down On Student Visa Process |
| November 17 - LAW & JUDICIARY: Immigration Liberalization: Delayed but Not Abandoned |
| November 17 - NOMINATIONS: Dodd Backs Peace Corps Nominee But Closes Door on Bushs Choice For Assistant Secretary of State |
| November 24 - FOREIGN AFFAIRS: Sudan Sanctions Move in House But Lack a Sense of Direction |
| November 24 - Lawmakers See Potential For New Spy Technology to Detect Weapons of Mass Destruction |
| December 1 - APPROPRIATIONS: Transportation Bill Set to Clear As Bush Wins Key Provision Opening U.S. to Mexican Trucks |
| December 1 - CONGRESSIONAL AFFAIRS: Cookseys Mission to the Middle East: Fact-Finding a Way Past Controversy |
| December 1 - DEFENSE: New Intolerance of Old Threats Fuels Push for War With Iraq |
| December 1 - Highlights of Trucking Deal |
| December 1 - Lieberman Out in Front of His Party In Urging Bush to Topple Saddam |
| December 1 - TRADE: House Passes Diamond Trade Restrictions |
| December 1 - TRADE: Panel Votes To Reauthorize Andean Pact |
| December 8 - Conferees on Intelligence Bill Toss Out Provision for Creating Panel to Probe Intelligence Lapses |
| December 8 - Health Care, Other Domestic Issues Expected Back for Second Session |
| December 8 - Hill Debates Harder Stance Toward Iraq |
| December 8 - House Passes Aid Bill for Zimbabwe |
| December 8 - Sanctions Against Sudan Stall in Senate |
| December 15 - Bush's Move to Void ABM Pact Has Democrats Looking for Options |
| December 15 - House Readies Resolution on Iraq |
| December 15 - House Votes to Increase Efforts To Fight AIDS Worldwide |
| December 15 - Intelligence Authorization Calls for Greater Reliance On Spies and New Technology |
| December 15 - International Criminal Court Treaty: One Clinton Signs; the Other Votes No |
| December 15 - Lawmakers Still Feeling Their Way On Whether to Intervene In Plan for Military Tribunals |
| December 15 - Senate Clears Incentives For Zimbabwe to Change Policies |
| December 15 - Two Contested Bush Nominations Win Senate Panel's Approval; Helms Blocks a Third |
| December 22 - 2001 Legislative Summary: Foreign Operations Appropriations |
| December 22 - 2001 Legislative Summary: Illegal Diamonds |
| December 22 - 2001 Legislative Summary: Iran, Libya Sanctions |
| December 22 - 2001 Legislative Summary: Pakistan Waivers |
| December 22 - 2001 Legislative Summary: State Department Authorization |
| December 22 - 2001 Legislative Summary: Sudan Peace Act |
| December 22 - 2001 Legislative Summary: U.N. Dues |
| December 22 - 2001 Legislative Summary: U.S.-Vietnam Trade Agreement |
| December 22 - 2001 Legislative Summary: Use of Force Resolution |
| December 22 - Bill to Tighten Student Visas Waits on Senate |
| December 22 - Democrats Still Seeking to Block Reich Nomination |
| December 22 - Final Foreign Operations Bill Focuses on Traditional Priorities; Afghanistan to Be Addressed Later |
| December 22 - House Demands Iraq Allow Inspections |
| December 22 - House Key Vote: Defense (Vote 342) |
| December 22 - House Passes Bills for Anti-Terrorism Treaties |
| December 22 - International Court Provision Dropped in Conference |
| December 22 - Military Aid Bill Includes Debt Relief for Russia |
| December 22 - Senate Bills Would Create Commissions to Probe Sept. 11 |
| December 22 - Senate Key Vote: Use of Force Resolution (Vote 281) |
