1.   An earlier version already passed that chamber.

2.   An almost identical version passed the House.

3.   A House version passed subcommittee last week, sending it to the full Appropriations committee for what is expected to be a divisive debate and a close vote.

4.   A similar version has passed in the House.

5.   A similar version has passed the House, and President Clinton has said he would sign it.

6.   If that moderate version passes, Bush has signaled that he will veto it.

7.   It now returns to the House, where a similar version passed last month.

8.   The House bill sailed through four committees and has reached the floor, while the Senate version passed a transportation committee on Monday.

9.   The most successful version passed a House committee but was never scheduled for floor debate.

10.   The version had already passed in the House of Representatives.