11.   The Senate bill would also ensure that Web-search services like Yahoo are not held liable for linking Web surfers to sites that might be committing copyright violations.

12.   Apart from ensuring fair competition, the two bills will ensure that market mechanism is allowed to function smoothly and consumers are better protected.

13.   The bill also would ensure that millions of individual taxpayers do not run afoul of the complex alternative minimum tax, or AMT, by claiming numerous personal credits.

14.   The bill also would ensure better wages, housing and transportation for domestic and foreign workers alike, they said.

15.   The bill also would ensure that millions of individual taxpayers do not run afoul of the complex alternative minimum tax by claiming numerous personal credits.

16.   The Senate bill would ensure that federal personnel screen and check all baggage and individuals boarding a plane at major U.S. airports.

17.   The bill ensures continued insurance for those changing jobs or insurance policies, regardless of pre-existing ailments.

18.   The bill would ensure no-one would be charged with a criminal offence for sexual activity in private, which involved only consenting adults.