 January 10 - Housing: HUD Budget Would Be Slashed by 28 Percent |
| January 17 - Court Upholds State Pregnancy Leave Law |
| January 17 - Homeless Aid Gets Boost From House Leaders |
| January 24 - Homeless Aid Bill Advances in the House |
| January 24 - Local Officials Gird for Fight Over Federal Aid |
| January 31 - $50 Million for Emergency Food and Shelter: New Homeless Aid Approved Despite Budget-Busting Fears |
| January 31 - White House Plans Not Ready Yet: Congress Takes Ball and Runs After State of the Union Punt |
| February 7 - Kennedy Introduces Jobs Plan for Welfare Clients |
| February 7 - Larger Assistance Plan to Follow: New Aid for Homeless Clears After House Finesses Pay Hike |
| February 14 - Reagan Signs Homeless Bill, Allows Pay Raise |
| February 21 - Democrats Seek Growth in Funds for Housing |
| February 21 - Fair Housing, Grove City Legislation Introduced |
| February 21 - Homeless Aid Package Advances in House |
| February 28 - Governors Jump-Start Welfare Reform Drive |
| February 28 - Homeless Aid Package Grows to $725 Million |
| February 28 - House Passes Bill to Block 'Ginnie Mae' Increase |
| March 7 - House Approves $725 Million for Homeless |
| March 14 - Housing Package Headed for the Senate Floor |
| March 14 - Senate Clears Bill Blocking 'Ginnie Mae' Hike |
| March 14 - Senate Floor Fight Possible: Panel Approves Drug Testing For Transportation Workers |
| March 21 - Daniel Patrick Moynihan: Making Welfare Work |
| March 21 - House Democrats Unveil Welfare Blueprint... ...Senate Also Has Overhaul on Fast Track |
| March 28 - Homeless Aid Bill Introduced in Senate |
| March 28 - Spending Bill Reflects Congress' Wants, Needs |
| March 28 - Supplemental Totals (chart) |
| April 4 - Committees OK Aid to Homeless |
| April 4 - Reagan Team Tears Into Democrats' Welfare Plan |
| April 4 - Senate Passes Bill to Aid Homeless Veterans |
| April 4 - Senate Takes First Step Toward Welfare Reform |
| April 4 - Veto Hints Are Dropped: Senate Authorizes $31 Billion For Housing and Development |
| April 11 - Cost of Democratic Plan Cut in Half: Modified Welfare Reform Bill OK'd by House Subcommittee |
| April 11 - Republicans Offer Alternative Welfare Plan |
| April 11 - Senate Passes $423 Million Homeless Aid Plan |
| April 18 - But Appropriations Are Another Matter: Fast Conference Accord Likely On Homeless Authorization Bill |
| April 25 - House Democrats to Pare Down Housing Bill |
| April 25 - House OKs Truncated Supplemental Money Bill |
| April 25 - Mandatory Cost-Sharing Rebuffed: Popular Older Americans Act Reauthorized by House Panel |
| May 2 - 'Catch-Up' on the Medical Front |
| May 2 - Downey Takes Key Subcommittee: Leaders Say Ford Indictment Won't Slow Welfare Reform |
| May 2 - House Panel OKs $17.7 Billion Housing Plan |
| May 2 - Panel OKs $9.4 Billion Add-On Spending Bill |
| May 16 - 'Family Leave' Bill Moves Forward in House |
| May 16 - Reauthorization Ready for House Floor: Panel OKs Higher Spending Under Older Americans Act |
| May 23 - Members Split Along Party Lines: Panel Agrees to $17.3 Billion Housing, Development Plan |
| May 23 - Partisan Wrangling Marks Work on Welfare |
| May 23 - Reagan Administration Objects: Civil Rights Groups Push Hard For Stronger Fair-Housing Law |
| May 23 - Reynolds' Promotion Angers Senate Democrats |
| May 30 - Four-Year Reauthorization Passed: House Votes Higher Spending Under Older Americans Act |
| May 30 - Major Provisions, 1987 Supplemental Funding Bill |
| June 6 - Differences Settled on Homeless Bill |
| June 6 - Foreign Aid, Arms Control, Immigration Issues: House-Senate Disputes Likely Over Fiscal 1987 Supplemental |
| June 6 - Panel Votes to Reauthorize Child Abuse Program |
| June 13 - Cuts in Housing Programs Rejected |
| June 13 - House OKs Program to Fight Child Abuse |
| June 13 - Kemp's Tenant Plan Rejected: House Ignores Veto Threats, Passes $16 Billion Housing Bill |
| June 13 - Panel OKs Welfare Plan on Party-Line Vote |
| June 27 - Aid for Depressed Areas Approved |
| June 27 - Fast Track, Slow Crawl: A Tale of Two Bills |
| June 27 - Social Security Panel Begins Reconciliation Process |
| July 4 - Energy Subcommittee Markup: Longer Medicaid Extension Added to Welfare |
| July 4 - House OKs Three Veterans' Bills |
| July 4 - Major Provisions of Supplemental Funding Bill |
| July 4 - New Spending for the Homeless (chart) |
| July 4 - Panels OK Program for the Disabled |
| July 4 - Reluctant White House Approval Expected: $443 Million Homeless Aid Bill Cleared for Reagan's Signature |
| July 11 - Panel Continues Work on Occupational Risks Bill |
| July 11 - Panel Votes to Reauthorize Older Americans Act |
| July 18 - HUD Spending Measure Faces Delay |
| July 18 - Sponsors See More Bipartisan Support... ...As Welfare Bill Approaches House Floor |
| July 18 - White House Support Denied: Moynihan's Welfare Proposal Cheaper Than House Version |
| July 25 - Dole Not Ready to Join Moynihan on Welfare |
| July 25 - Older Americans Act Reauthorized |
| July 25 - President Signs Homeless-Aid Bill |
| July 25 - Programs for the Disabled Advance |
| August 1 - Labor/HHS/Education Funding (chart) |
| August 1 - Panel Approves Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill |
| August 1 - Veterans' Bills Advance in House, Senate |
| August 8 - House Passes Bill Aiding Depressed Areas |
| August 8 - House Passes Labor-HHS Appropriations Bill |
| August 8 - Reagan Endorses Revised GOP Welfare Plan |
| August 8 - Senate Passes Older Americans Act |
| August 8 - Veto Threat Shadows Legislation: Conferees Open Negotiations Over Omnibus Housing Bill |
| August 15 - LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY: Housing/Community Development |
| August 15 - LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY: Human Services |
| August 15 - LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY: Veterans |
| September 19 - HUD Spending Bill Faces Funding Challenge |
| September 19 - Labor-HHS Bill OK'd by Senate Panel |
| September 19 - Simultaneous Applications Favored: Panel Moves to Coordinate Food Stamps, Welfare |
| September 19 - White House Still Balks at Funding: Progress Made on Housing Bill, But Toughest Decisions Remain |
| September 26 - Fiscal 1988 HUD/Agency Funds (chart) |
| September 26 - Spending-Cut Plan Not Offered: House Approves $57.9 Billion For HUD, VA, Other Agencies |
| October 3 - Budget Bookkeeping Produces $504 million: Committee 'Finds' Funds for HUD, NASA, NSF |
| October 3 - Congress Extends FHA Loan Authority |
| October 3 - Developmental Disabilities Bill Passed |
| October 3 - House GOP Urges Separate Welfare Debate |
| October 10 - Child Abuse Prevention Bill OK'd |
| October 17 - Bill to Help the Handicapped Clears |
| October 17 - Labor/HHS/Education Funding (chart) |
| October 17 - Repels Attack on Space Station: Senate Approves $57.3 Billion For HUD, VA, Other Agencies |
| October 24 - Funding Level Cut Slightly: Conferees Take Step to Avoid Veto of Housing Authorization |
| October 24 - Republicans, Senate Finance Oppose Inclusion: Welfare Plan May Be Stripped From Reconciliation Package |
| October 24 - Senate Shields Charity Aid to Welfare Recipients |
| October 31 - Authority Expires Nov. 1: Delay in Housing Agreement Imperils New FHA Mortgages |
| October 31 - House Will Try Again on Welfare Overhaul |
| November 7 - Housing Authorization Agreement in Sight |
| November 7 - Senate Passes Bill to Combat Family Violence |
| November 14 - House Adopts Report 391-1: $15 Billion Housing Agreement Stalled by Senate Budget Fight |
| November 14 - House Leaders Still Pressing Welfare Revision |
| November 14 - Major Provisions of Housing Authorization Bill |
| November 14 - Rep. Crane: 'Spitting in the Wind' |
| November 14 - Rep. Tom Downey: Stung But Not Stymied |
| November 14 - Senate OKs Older-Americans Bill |
| November 21 - 'Compromise' Wins Few Republican Friends: Revised Family-Leave Measure OK'd by Divided House Panel |
| November 21 - Backers Regroup to Save Bill: Housing Agreement Stymied By Senate Budget Maneuvers |
| November 21 - Debate Postponed Until December: Once-Burned House Leaders Shy Away From Welfare Fight |
| November 21 - Major Provisions, Older Americans Act Renewal |
| November 21 - Rep. Carper Unveils His Own Welfare Plan |
| November 28 - Veto Threat, House Position May Cause Delay: Senators Must Move Quickly To Salvage Housing Measure |
| December 5 - FHA Insurance Authority Extended |
| December 5 - Provides 4.2 Percent COLA: Senate Approves Veterans' Bill After Debate on AIDS, Drugs |
| December 12 - Fight Erupts Over Restrictive Rules: Amid Democratic Dissension, Welfare Bill Is Delayed Again |
| December 12 - House Action Unlikely This Year: Housing Bill Could Be Revived With Senate Compromise Plan |
| December 12 - Senate Votes to Protect Disability Appeals |
| December 19 - Bill Appears Dead for Year: Last-Ditch Agreement Sought For Housing Authorization Bill |
| December 19 - Charity Doesn't Affect Food Stamp Eligibility |
| December 19 - COLA Increase Voted for Disabled Veterans |
| December 19 - Next Move Is Up to the Senate: After Long, Bruising Battle, House Approves Welfare Bill |
| December 19 - Provisions, House Welfare-Revision Legislation |
| December 19 - The Art of Vote-Counting Proved Crucial... ...To Eventual Success of Welfare Measure |
| December 26 - Surprise Agreement Reached on Housing Bill |
| December 26 - The 100th Congress: Housing/Community Development |
| December 26 - The 100th Congress: Human Services |
| December 26 - The 100th Congress: Veterans |
