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Abbreviations
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 | N | P | R | S | U | V | W
- A -
| 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 |
- B -
| BGH |
Bovine Growth Hormone |
| BL |
Better Life Party |
- C -
| 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 |
- D -
| 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 |
- E -
| EMILY |
EMILY's List (Early Money is Like Yeast) |
| ERISA |
Employee Retirement Income Security Act |
- F -
| FEC |
Federal Election Commission |
| FERC |
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission |
- G -
| GATT |
General Agreement on Tariffs & Trade |
| Green |
Green Party |
- H -
| H |
Capitol Building Room, House side |
| HMO |
Stop HMO Abuses Party |
| HSOB |
Hart Senate Office Building |
- I -
| 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 -
| L |
Liberal Party |
| LCV |
League of Conservation Voters |
| LHOB |
Longworth House Office Building |
| Lib |
Libertarian Party |
| LU |
Liberty Union |
- N -
| 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 |
| NP |
Non-Partisan |
| 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) |
- P -
| PDP |
Popular Democratic Party (PR) |
| P&F |
Peace and Freedom Party (CA) |
| PJ |
Peace and Justice Party (NY) |
| PNTR |
Permanent Normal Trade Relations |
| POP |
Populist Party |
| PR |
Puerto Rico |
| PRG |
Progressive Party |
- R -
| 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 -
| S |
Capitol Building Room, Senate side |
| SCH |
School Choice Party |
| SDI |
Strategic Defense Initiative |
| SOC |
Socialist Party |
- U -
| UAW |
United Auto Workers |
| UCIT |
United Citizens Party (SC) |
- V -
- W -
| WIC |
Women and Infant Children |
| WF |
Working Families |
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