41.   A similar bill was introduced in the Senate by Sens. Robert Torricelli, D-N.J., and Paul Coverdell, R-Ga.

42.   A similar bill was pulled from the Senate two weeks ago because of protests from the White House and some Senate Democrats.

43.   A similar bill was vetoed by President Bill Clinton, who described it as unfair to debtors forced into bankruptcy through no fault of their own.

44.   A similar bill, sponsored by Shays and Rep. Martin Meehan, D-Mass., has passed the House twice in previous years.

45.   A similar bipartisan bill stalled in the House Rules Committee last year, although the Clinton administration in December offered a compromise and slightly relaxed encryption export restrictions.

46.   A measure making its way in the Legislature would require warning labels on ephedra products, although Gov. Gray Davis vetoed a similar bill last year.

47.   A similar House bill has been referred to the Ways and Means Committee, but no hearings are scheduled.

48.   A Queens assemblyman introduced a similar bill for his borough as the Legislature was winding up last June, but that one did not pass.

49.   A similar bill also is likely to be considered by the Senate Finance Committee this week, but its details have not been released.

50.   A similar bill died in committee last year, Schneider noted.