41. The bill would ban the unlimited, unregulated contributions to political parties known as soft money. 42. The bill would ban the use of antipersonnel land mines for one year except along international borders and in clearly marked land mine fields. 43. The bill would ban unregulated soft money, which goes to political parties rather than directly to candidates. 44. The bill banned flash hiders and bayonet lugs on assault rifles, but otherwise manufacturers are still producing the very same gun, Brown said. 45. The bill would also ban discrimination against homosexuals, pregnant women and the disabled and bar the malicious use of derogatory labels for blacks and other people of color. 46. The bill would ban the use of race or sex preferences by the federal government in hiring or promoting employees or selecting contractors. 47. The Dole-Canady bill would also ban the federal government from requiring or encouraging federal contractors to adopt affirmative action programs with numerical goals. 48. The freshman bill would ban it for national parties but allow it for state parties. 49. The freshman bill would ban soft money contributions to national parties but permit their continued flow to state parties. 50. The House bill bans gifts from lobbyists but not from non-lobbyists. |