31.   Weldon, R-Pa., has introduced one of a series of competing bills that would overhaul the House ethics committee, replacing it with a citizens commission.

32.   With a vote expected at midweek, rival camps are scrambling for votes on two competing bills.

33.   Worse, backers of the competing bills have begun to attack each other.

34.   But that was a prelude to the main event today, as the House takes up four competing HMO bills.

35.   But that was a prelude to the main event today, as the House took up four competing HMO bills.

36.   Committee members and industry witnesses said they supported a competing bill that would penalize spammers only if they used a bogus return address.

37.   House and Senate negotiators with two competing bills are working on compromise legislation that would give Americans certain rights when dealing with HMOs.

38.   States could receive billions of dollars to update voting equipment under legislation that blends formerly competing bills from four senators.

39.   States could receive billions of dollars to update voting equipment under legislation that blends formerly competing bills of four senators.

40.   There are three competing bills pending in the Senate that address the issue of human cloning.