51.   The legislation would make it much more difficult to get at every kind of filth that is contaminating the water supply.

52.   The legislation would make possessing or using chemical or biological weapons an offense punishable by life in prison.

53.   The Justice Department last week proposed sweeping legislation to make it easier to eavesdrop on telephone conversations and detain foreigners in order to combat terrorism.

54.   The legislation would immediately make drugs more affordable for the low-income elderly, independently of Medicare.

55.   The legislation would make it harder for the federal agencies to issue regulations.

56.   The legislation would make it possible for small-business owners to file their state and federal employee data in a single, electronic filing.

57.   The legislation would make major changes in some of the most hotly contested provisions of the current system.

58.   The legislation would make Oman the first Persian Gulf country to impose fines against tankers and ships caught polluting the waterway.

59.   The legislation would make wide swaths of the desert off-limits to miners and off-road users and would protect rare plants and animals.

60.   The Norwood legislation would make it harder for insurers to deny coverage for emergency care.