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January 1 - House Vote 446: Border Security

January 1 - House Vote 502: Surveillance Oversight

January 1 - Senate Vote 192: Restructuring of FEMA

January 15 - First to Pass: Sept. 11 Provisions

January 15 - Putting a New 9/11 Probe to a Vote

January 15 - Response to Sept. 11 Panel's Recommendations

January 22 - Kucinich Acquires Sudden High Domestic Profile

January 29 - Rogers Lets Loose the Dogs of the Terror War

February 12 - Fiscal 2008 Budget: Homeland Security

February 19 - Bill Takes Up Advice of Sept. 11 Panel

February 19 - Canada Claims New ID Requirements Cross a Line

February 19 - Obama's New Homeland Math

February 26 - Appeals Panel Says Detainees Lack Rights to Federal Courts

February 26 - Senate to Assemble Package Of Sept. 11-Related Measures

March 5 - Driver's License Law Delayed

March 5 - Move to Put Jefferson on Homeland Panel Delayed

March 5 - Senate Showdown Looms on 9/11 Bill

March 12 - 9/11 Bill Takes Shape for Senate Vote

March 12 - DHS Stokes Anxieties Over Chemical Security Plan

March 12 - House and Senate Bills Compared

March 12 - Justice Officials Called to Testify On FBI Abuse of Security Letters

March 12 - The Debate Over Collective Bargaining

March 19 - Appropriators Call for Withdrawal

March 19 - Senate Passes Sept. 11 Bill With Collective Bargaining Provision

March 19 - Transit Security Bill Would Assess Risks of Public Rail, Bus Systems

March 26 - The Fraying of the 9/11 Family Lobby

April 2 - Compromise Found on Transit Security

April 2 - Congress Questions FBI's Competence

April 2 - DHS Authorization Bill Would Create Unique Personnel Plan

April 16 - Chertoff Stirs Up 'Clean Skin' Controversy

April 23 - Firms Find Biodefense Too Risky a Business

April 23 - Watch List Stalls Ammonium Nitrate Measure

April 30 - Senate Bill Would Overhaul Troubled Coast Guard Program

April 30 - Tweaked Ammonium Nitrate Bill Approved by House Committee

May 7 - Bill Criminalizing Installation of 'Spyware' Advances in House

May 14 - Homeland Authorization Bill Defies Veto Threat

May 14 - Reid Presses Immigration Rewrite Despite Lack of a Deal in Senate

May 21 - Foreign Investment Assessment Bill Wins Strong Bipartisan Support

May 21 - Homeland Security Measure Would Boost FEMA Funding

May 21 - Negotiators Agree on Immigration Plan

May 21 - Senate Immigration Deal Yields Citizenship Path, Guest Worker Provisions

May 28 - Bill to Increase Visas for Iraqi and Afghan Translators Clears Senate

May 28 - Homeland Security Appropriations: More Sought for Responders, FEMA

May 28 - Islamic Charities Await Their Day in Court

June 4 - EU States Challenge Bars to U.S. Entry

June 11 - 'TB Traveler' Reveals Gaps in Public Safety Net

June 11 - Homeland Security Is First in House Line

June 11 - Panel Votes to Undo Restriction of Habeas Rights Enacted in 2006

June 11 - Reid Pulls Immigration Overhaul

June 18 - Homeland Bill Identifies Senators' Earmarks

June 18 - Homeland Spending Bill Passes House

June 18 - Immigration Bill Gets Second Chance

June 25 - Judiciary Panel OKs Subpoenas In Probe of NSA Surveillance

July 9 - Bill Proposes Reinstating Retirees To Reduce Massive Passport Glut

July 9 - Two Coast Guard Bills Advance; Panel Seeks Deepwater Overhaul

July 16 - Changes to Investment Panel Cleared

July 16 - Fed Agents Protest Pepper Spray Treatment

July 16 - Highlights of the CFIUS Legislation

July 23 - Conferees Near Deal on Sept. 11 Bill

July 23 - Senate Clears Bill to Reinstate Retirees to Tackle Passport Backlog

July 23 - Stormy Seas for International Law Panel

July 30 - Bill Extending Terrorism Risk Insurance Act Takes First Step

July 30 - Homeland Bill Adds to Border Security

July 30 - Lawmakers Clear Sept. 11 Compromise

July 30 - Making Waves Over Boat Security Measures

July 30 - Searching for Security Skills

July 30 - Security Sector's Growth Spurt

July 30 - The Problem Starts at Home

August 6 - DHS, FEMA Tweaks Move Through Senate Panel

August 6 - Terrorism Insurance Act Extension Approved by House Committee

August 6 - White House Scores on FISA Rewrite

August 13 - Homeland Panel Stops Worrying, Learns to Love Earmarks

September 3 - Fall Agenda: Habeas Corpus for Detainees

September 3 - Fall Agenda: Immigration Overhaul

September 3 - Fall Agenda: Terrorism Insurance Extension

September 3 - Feds and Insurers Step Up Wind-Damage Dispute

September 10 - Emergency Plan Deemed a Disaster-in-Waiting

September 10 - House Debate on Terrorism Insurance Extension Delayed Over Pay-As-You-Go Concerns

September 10 - Religious Workers Decry DHS Border Crackdown

September 10 - Senate Finishes Spending Bill for VA

September 10 - Taking a Cue From Britain: Fighting Terrorism With Engagement

September 24 - TRIA Extension Wins House Passage Despite Veto Threat, Budget Concerns

September 24 - TSA Agents Spark Sikh Outcry

October 1 - A Card-Carrying Conflict

October 1 - House Coast Guard Bill Includes Overhaul of Deepwater Program

October 15 - The Mouse That Spied

October 22 - Pressure Points for the Department of Homeland Security

October 29 - Measure Targets Ship Smuggling of Illegals

November 5 - Rebel Refugees Fight for a Patriot Act Exception

November 5 - Tribes Face A New Border Tussle

November 12 - Homeland Security For Hire

November 12 - Intelligence: Too Much Hired Help?

November 19 - Local Officials Bypassing the Beltway

November 19 - Senate Passes Terrorism Insurance Bill

November 19 - Two Bills to Curb Surveillance Advance

December 3 - Echoes of Colombia Haunt Mexico Plan

December 10 - Detainee Rights Pose a Question for '08 Hopefuls

December 17 - Courts & the Law: The Curious Kurnaz Case

December 17 - Senate Democrats Split on Immunity Provisions in Foreign Surveillance Bill

December 24 - Senate Passes Coast Guard 'Deepwater' Bill