11.   The excise tax bill aims to close a loophole in the tax code by assessing taxes based on the number of bottles or cigarettes produced.

12.   The Honda-Rohrabacher bill aims at satisfying that requirement.

13.   The Mexican government sent a bill to Congress aimed at promoting the sale of mortgage-backed bonds as a way to spur more home lending and construction.

14.   The pending bill aims to crack down on illegal immigration and also would make it much harder for legal immigrants who have not obtained citizenship to secure federal services.

15.   The Senate is considering several bills aimed at boosting the resources of the public health system.

16.   The standstill has frozen the changes in the communications industry the bill aims to deliver.

17.   Torres-Martinez bill aimed at providing the tribe with land and a casino site bogs down with behind-the-scenes arm twisting.

18.   President Bush opposes federal funds for research that involves destroying human embryos, and several bills aimed at outlawing cloning are at various stages in Congress.

19.   A bill aimed at increasing benefits for railroad retirees passed the House on Thursday.

20.   A bill aimed at strengthening auto safety in the aftermath of the Firestone tire recall was passed Wednesday night by the Senate and sent to President Clinton.