11.   Some opponents said the bill would place state functions under federal control.

12.   The amended bill would place the burden of proof on the person bringing the complaint in court.

13.   The amended bill would place the burden of proof on the person suing.

14.   The bill also would place new federal controls on nuclear materials, plastic explosives, explosive chemicals and weapons of mass destruction.

15.   The bill placed a tremendous burden on law-abiding gun owners and sportsmen.

16.   The bill also places restrictions on U.S. aid to foreign groups that perform abortions.

17.   The bill has placed the Republicans in an exquisite bind.

18.   The bill places no caps on holdings of other types of securities, and includes the same three-year holding period as suggested by the president.

19.   The first is the emphasis the House bill would place on lawsuits as a way of settling medical disputes.

20.   The House draft bill also places special emphasis on the development of new antibiotics and extends market exclusivity given to other drugs to antibiotics.