31.   Both the House and Senate versions of the education bill, now in conference committee, require every child to read by third grade.

32.   Both the Senate and House proposals are amendments to the telecommunications reform bill, and the differences will be thrashed out in conference committee over the next several weeks.

33.   Both versions of the legislation will have to be rectified in a potentially volatile conference committee.

34.   Both versions now go to a House-Senate conference committee that Pelosi hopes will produce a compromise bill that is less tough on San Francisco.

35.   Bragman, who sponsored the legislation to create conference committees last year, conceded some kinks in the meeting Wednesday.

36.   A conference committee charged with working up compromise legislation acceptable to both houses has yet to resolve the differences.

37.   A conference committee has been named to try to work out the differences between the two bills, but no action has been scheduled by the committee.

38.   A conference committee has been unable to reach a compromise.

39.   A conference committee is scheduled to meet this month to forge a compromise.

40.   A conference committee is scheduled to meet Wednesday to hammer out a compromise version.