21.   A companion bill is pending in the House.

22.   A companion bill on the House side was introduced by Rep. Edward J. Markey, a Massachusetts Democrat.

23.   A companion bill was introduced in the House by Reps. Anna G. Eshoo, D-Calif., and Rosa DeLauro, D-Conn.

24.   A companion bill, sponsored by Rep. Dan Burton, R-Ind., has been introduced in the House.

25.   A companion bill, with fewer changes, was approved last month by the House Judiciary Committee.

26.   Although a companion bill in the House has been endorsed by more than enough members to pass it, there is serious question whether it can pass the Senate.

27.   But in February the Senate killed a companion bill with a filibuster.

28.   But it also had a caveat that it would become law only if an identical provision is passed in a companion defense authorization bill.

29.   But the companion bill the Senate plans to approve this week does not include the language.

30.   Campbell said Sens. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., and Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., have offered to bring up a companion bill in that chamber.