Congressional Quarterly Inc., an editorial re-

search service and publishing company, serves cli-

ents in the fields of news, education, business, and

government. CQ has earned a reputation for objec-

tive and non-partisan analysis of current politics

and government.

Congressional Quarterly was founded in 1945

by Henrietta and Nelson Poynter. Its basic periodi-

cal publication is the CQ Weekly Report, mailed to

clients every Saturday.

CQ also publishes a variety of books including

college political science texts under the CQ Press

imprint, public affairs paperbacks, and reference

volumes. The latter include the CQ Almanac, a

compendium of legislation for one session of Con-

gress that is published each spring, and Congress

and the Nation, a record of government for a presi-

dential term that is published every four years.

Other reference books include CQ s Guide to Con-

gress, CQ s Guide to U.S. Elections, and CQ s

Guide to the Supreme Court.

In addition, CQ publishes The Congressional

Monitor, a daily report on activities of congres-

sional committees, The Congressional Record

Scanner, an abstract of each day s Congressional

Record, and Congress in Print, a weekly listing of

committee publications. CQ also publishes newslet-

ters, including Congressional Insight, a weekly

analysis of congressional action, and Campaign

Practices Reports, an update on campaign laws and

developments, published every other week.

CQ s Direct Research performs contract re-

search and maintains a reference library and query

desk for cl~nts. CQ also operates training and

information seminars for persons interested in

learning more about the federal government.

Editorial Research Reports covers subjects be-

yond the specialized scope of CQ. It publishes ref-

erence material on foreign affairs, business, educa-

tion, national security, science, and other topics.

The service includes a 6,000-word report four times

a month. ERR was founded in 1923 and merged

with CQqn 1956.