31.   No state recognizes same-sex marriages.

32.   Part of the legislation that McCain helped enact calls for states to recognize suspensions that are handed down in other states.

33.   States have long recognized a special obligation to the families of police officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty.

34.   The bill would allow states not to recognize same-sex marriages, even though such unions might one day be legal in some parts of the country.

35.   The Clinton administration defended the statute as a valid move by Congress to make sure that states recognize the rights and privileges guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.

36.   The current version states that the state will recognize marriages only between men and women.

37.   The government is appealing a district court ruling that the state must recognize the conversions and register the converts as Jews.

38.   The majority of states offer licensure or registration for acupuncturists, but not all states recognize the same credentialing exam.