21.   A committee approved that seal.

22.   A House committee narrowly approved a bill Wednesday making English the official language of the United States.

23.   A House committee overwhelmingly approved broad new legislation to combat money laundering Thursday, including a provision to require financial institutions to identify large depositors.

24.   A House committee approved a measure on Thursday that would require presidential libraries to publicly disclose the names of donors and the amounts of their contributions.

25.   A House committee approved Thursday a resolution to move ahead with the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository.

26.   A key House committee approves a measure by Rep. John Ensign, R-Las Vegas, to help seniors pay for long-term health care.

27.   A House committee Thursday approved major changes in Medicare and Medicaid, including new protections for the elderly and the poor who enroll in health maintenance organizations.

28.   A Kansas Senate committee approved a bill Tuesday that would force some welfare recipients into drug addiction treatment programs if they wanted to continue receiving their full monthly checks.

29.   A Senate committee approved a major education measure Thursday but left the most controversial issues to be fought out on the Senate floor.

30.   A Senate committee unanimously approves legislation that would create a federal commission to study gambling.