21.   Approval in the House this year is also problematic.

22.   Approval in this committee usually indicates the measure will win approval in full floor votes.

23.   Approval in the Senate is seen as certain.

24.   Approval in the Senate was to follow later in the day, allowing President Bush to sign the bill into law before Memorial Day.

25.   Approval in those countries had been considered a formality because the legislatures are controlled by the governments that negotiated the treaty.

26.   Approval in the House, however, is less certain.

27.   As a result, some plans could face a difficult time winning approval in the Republican-controlled Legislature, particularly those that involve changing the Civil Service system.

28.   At least two proposed amendments appear to have a healthy chance of winning approval in both the House and the Senate.

29.   BellSouth did win state approval in South Carolina and Louisiana, only to be rejected by the FCC.