31.   Companion bills have been introduced in the Senate, including one sponsored by Sen. Bob Dole of Kansas, the majority leader.

32.   Congressional leaders say the companion bills should pass both the House of Representatives and the Senate by this weekend.

33.   Companion bills moving separately through the House and Senate would enact the most far-reaching changes in U.S. immigration policy in decades.

34.   In funding recommendations, this bill tracks decisions already made in the companion defense appropriations bill.

35.   In the Senate, those provisions are included in a youth crime bill, but a companion crime bill in the House has no gun provisions.

36.   Legislation to lift the ban on exports of Alaskan crude oil clears the House Resources committee, following passage of its companion bill in the Senate Tuesday.

37.   Moncrief has not introduced a companion bill in the Senate, and a spokesman said he is still examining the issue.

38.   Missouri has a similar bill in the General Assembly which seems to be a good companion bill to the national legislation.

39.   Neither has a companion bill in the House.

40.   Rep. Robert Torricelli, D-N.J., said that he would introduce a companion bill in the House.