31.   The bill had been stalled by Senate majority leader Bob Dole, who objected to what he called a multibillion dollar giveaway of telecommunications airwaves to television broadcasters.

32.   The bill has been stalled by the GOP leadership, which just this week agreed to allow debate on the measure this fall.

33.   The bill has been stalled since the Senate passed its version more than three months ago.

34.   The bill was stalled.

35.   The District of Columbia spending bill has been stalled because of a provision that established a voucher program, a move that opponents argue would undermine public schools.

36.   The desert protection bill had been stalled since Friday and senators cleared it off the calendar quickly.

37.   The economic stimulus bill is stalled in Congress while lawmakers quibble over who has a seat at the negotiating table and whether or not amendments will be allowed.

38.   The pending foreign aid bill is still stalled over the perennial issue of restricting funds to international organizations that support abortion rights and family planning.

39.   The Republican renegades have already wreaked havoc by stalling a bill to pay for a House investigation into White House and Democratic campaign fund-raising.

40.   The vote stops efforts by Sen. Phil Gramm and others to stall the bill, which they say violates the North American Free Trade Agreement.