21.   A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee voted unanimously to recommend agency approval of the drug as a secondary therapy, saying it was safe and effective.

22.   A minority of the House expressed dissatisfaction after the committee voted to go the domestic partnership route.

23.   A House committee voted to find the attorney general in contempt for refusing to turn over the document, but the full House has never taken up the issue.

24.   A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee voted unanimously to recommend that the agency approve the drug for use in patients being treated for Acute Myelogenous Leukemia.

25.   A school could decide not to take part in the program if a committee of teachers and parents voted to do so.

26.   A Senate committee overwhelmingly voted to support the nomination of Federico Pena as Energy Secretary, allowing the full Senate to vote for final confirmation.

27.   A Senate committee voted to approve the FDA overhaul bill, sponsored by Vermont Republican Sen. James Jeffords, last month.

28.   A Senate committee voted yesterday to remove Banespa from central bank administration.

29.   A U.N. committee voted to convene the General Assembly later this month to consider the parking issue and possibly take it to the World Court.

30.   A week later, the House ethics committee voted unanimously to hire an outside counsel to pursue separate charges against Gingrich.