31.   Talk of revamping the tax code first surfaced in April, when several members of Congress first floated proposals.

32.   That proposal was first floated by former Sen. Harris Wofford, D-Pa., now the head of the Corporation for National Service.

33.   The administration has floated several proposals, notably the Clipper chip and key escrow encryption, that give government officials a way to unlock files.

34.   The American Medical Association had its annual convention in Chicago, and floated a proposal to ban drug ads from TV and print media.

35.   The Fairfax schools were the focus of similar criticism five years ago when officials floated a proposal to require laptops for each student.

36.   The growing volume of electronic or e-commerce prompted the National Governors Association last week to float a proposal to allow taxation of Internet sales.

37.   The U.S. Department of Justice floated the proposal several months ago, prompting an outcry by immigrant advocates such as MALDEF.

38.   Various privatization proposals have been floated in Congress during the years, but none have made any progress.

39.   Another similar proposal has been floated by Sens. John Breaux, D-La., and Bill Frist, R-Tenn.

40.   Australia floated the proposal informally at an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation meeting of trade and commerce ministers in Auckland, New Zealand.