11.   Republican lawmakers have proposed allowing families to use their Independent Retirement Account savings to finance college and making student loan interest payments tax-deductible.

12.   Sen. Strom Thurman, a South Carolina Republican, said some lawmakers have proposed limiting the deals that local governments can offer to sports teams.

13.   Some lawmakers are proposing a shorter one-day wait while others prefer some kind of instant check.

14.   Some lawmakers are proposing a shorter one-day wait while others, like Sandlin, prefer some kind of instant check.

15.   Some lawmakers have proposed that the auditors be hired and paid by someone other than the company itself.

16.   The legislation is one of several measures lawmakers proposed after anthrax became a household word and Americans realized disease prevention was a critical component of the war on terrorism.

17.   The lawmakers also proposed a change that would allow the president to be re-elected.

18.   Two Texas lawmakers have proposed an end to such arrangements.

19.   U.S. lawmakers propose doubling the bonus for experienced pilots who stay in the military in an effort to head off a potential pilot shortage.

20.   With no groundswell of political or popular will to overhaul the entire document, lawmakers routinely propose changes every two years.