The information in The Almanac of American Politics contains a variety of abbreviations that may not always be immediately clear upon first reading. Here is a sort of guidebook, or abbreviations-to-English dictionary to follow.

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I
L | M | N | P | R | S | U | V | W

ABC	Americans for Better Childcare Act
AC	American Constitution Party (CO)
ACLU	American Civil Liberties Union
ACP	A Connecticut Party
ACU	American Conservative Union
ADA	Americans for Democratic Action, Americans with Disabilities Act
AFDC	Aid to Families with Dependent Children
AFS	American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
AI	Alaska Independent Party
AID	Agency for International Development
ANWR	Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
AS	American Samoa

BGH	Bovine Growth Hormone

C	Conservative Party (NY)
CAFE	Corporate Average Fuel Economy
CFA	Consumer Federation of America
CFC	Conscience for Congress
CCP	Change Congress Party
CHC	Christian Coalition
CHOB	Cannon House Office Building
CIA	Central Intelligence Agency
CNP	Constitution Party
CPF	Constitution Party of Florida
COC	Chamber of Commerce of the United States
COLA	Cost of Living Adjustment
CON	Concord Coalition

DCCC	Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
DFL	Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (MN)
DLC	Democratic Leadership Council
DNC	Democratic National Committee
DSCC	Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee
DSOB	Dirksen Senate Office Building

EMILY	EMILY's List (Early Money is Like Yeast)
ERISA	Employee Retirement Income Security Act

FEC	Federal Election Commission
FERC	Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

GATT	General Agreement on Tariffs & Trade
Green	Green Party

H	Capitol Building Room, House side
HMO	Stop HMO Abuses Party
HSOB	Hart Senate Office Building

I	Independent
IC	Independent Conservative
Ind	Independence Party
IAP	Independent American Party (NV)
IR	Independent-Republican Party (MN)
ISTEA	Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act
IVP	Independent Voters Party

L	Liberal Party
LCV	League of Conservation Voters
LHOB	Longworth House Office Building
Lib	Libertarian Party
LU	Liberty Union

MFN	Most Favored Nation

NAFTA	North American Free Trade Agreement
NARAL	National Abortion Rights Action League
NEA	National Endowment for the Arts
NFIB	National Federation of Independent Business
NL	Natural Law Party
NPA	No Political Affiliation Party (FL)
NRCC	National Republican Congressional Committee
NRSC	National Republican Senatorial Committee
NTLC	National Tax-Limitation Committee
NTU	National Taxpayers Union
NTX	No New Taxes Party (MN)

PDP	Popular Democratic Party (PR)
PNTR	Permanent Normal Trade Relations
POP	Populist Party
PR	Puerto Rico
PRG	Progressive Party

Ref	Reform Party
RHOB	Rayburn House Office Building
RLDS	Reorganized Church of the Latter Day Saints
RMM	Ranking Minority Member
RNC	Republican National Committee
RP	Republican Moderate Party (AK)
RSOB	Russell Senate Office Building
RTL	Right-to-Life Party

S	Capitol Building Room, Senate side
SCH	School Choice Party
SDI	Strategic Defense Initiative
SOC	Socialist Party

UAW	United Auto Workers
UCIT	United Citizens Party (SC)

VNS	Voter News Service

WIC	Women and Infant Children
WF	Working Families

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