41.  Senate and House versions would have to be reconciled before final action.

42.  Spending issues usually cause enough rancor between the parties to delay final action for several weeks, if not months, into the new budget year.

43.  That could delay final action on a final farm bill.

44.  That final action will take place before the House adjourns Friday for its month-long summer vacation, promised Majority Leader Richard K. Armey, R-Texas.

45.  That would mean final action no earlier than May.

46.  That version was approved by the House last weekend and is up for final action in the Senate.

47.  The anti-crime legislation survived an epic conference clash last week and was supposed to reach the floor earlier this week, for final action.

48.  The bipartisan conferees must agree to any changes made in that bill before going back to each chamber for final action.

49.  The bill is expected to see final action early this summer.

50.  The bill still must be approved by the House, where an unrelated fight over prevailing wages on other water projects threatens final action.