21.   The bill would permit the Agriculture Department to recall contaminated meat.

22.   The extension bill would also permit the establishment of regional compacts in other parts of the country that want to emulate New England.

23.   The federal bill permits a state to define its own proficiency standards, provided the same standard applies to all students in a grade.

24.   The House bill would also permit religious organizations to circumvent federal civil rights protections on employment.

25.   The House bill would permit hospitals and doctor groups to compete with local Medicare health maintenance organizations by dealing directly with employer groups.

26.   The House bill permits such block grants.

27.   The racial justice bill would permit convicted murderers in some jurisdictions to show a pattern of racial bias in sentencing those eligible for the death penalty.

28.   The Senate bill would permit companies whose trade secrets are later patented by someone else to continue to market their products without paying royalties.

29.   The Schumer-Clinton bill would permit, but not require, federal authorities to share such information with state and local police and governors.

30.   Other proposed bills would permit Putin to remove elected governors found by courts to have violated the law and suspend governors who face criminal charges.