1.   Although the pending bills were inspired by concerns about managed care, they would set standards for all health insurance plans.

2.   And under the pending Senate bill, that is ground for deportation.

3.   Another pending bill would, with certain exceptions, shield the firearms industry from lawsuits by governmental entities, including cities, counties and hospital districts.

4.   Another set of provisions in the pending Senate bill aims at the financial responsibility of Americans who sponsor people for immigration.

5.   At her weekly news conference Thursday, Reno said the Justice Department had not taken a position on the constitutionality of the pending bills.

6.   A pending bill would require that the state pay for the cost of cleaning the land.

7.   A pending Massachusetts bill, expected to be reintroduced next year, would prohibit HMOs from offering physicians financial incentives to limit care.

8.   After the bombing, President Clinton urged Congress to pass his pending anti-terrorism bill quickly.

9.   Bush declined to say what his view was of the pending bill.

10.   But Connors is forecasting no statutory FMLA changes this year, despite several pending bills.