41.   The amendment passed as part of a larger bill aimed at strengthening laws dealing with juvenile crime.

42.   The amendment passed earlier this month.

43.   The amendment passed without his help, but Gore enjoyed a few minutes of backslapping and encouraging words from Senate supporters.

44.   The amendment passed the House and Senate unanimously Tuesday, however, not without a few members offering the proverbial I told you so.

45.   The amendment passed the House but failed to muster the required two-thirds vote in the Senate.

46.   The amendment passed the House but fell short by one vote in the Senate two years ago, and the vote figures to be equally tight this time around.

47.   The amendment passed.

48.   The contraceptive-coverage amendment passed with bipartisan support in the House and Senate this summer.

49.   The court said the only route now open to term limits advocates is a constitutional amendment passed by two thirds majorities of the House and Senate.

50.   The Dingell amendment passed with the support of most Republicans, including some conservatives who normally vote against gun control measures.