51.   Similar measures are being considered by farm-state Republicans in the Senate.

52.   Similar measures are being considered in a few other states.

53.   Similar measures are being considered in New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maine, Rhode Island, Oregon, Maryland, New Jersey, Nebraska and Connecticut.

54.   State legislatures in New Hampshire and Connecticut are considering similar measures.

55.   Such a measure is being considered in Washington now.

56.   Ten communities in Eastern Massachusetts have passed laws authorizing age-restricted housing, and several more are considering such measures, according to the Metropolitan Area Planning Council.

57.   Texas, the leader in executions, is considering a measure that would outlaw putting to death anyone who is mentally retarded.

58.   Support for the repeal of the earnings limit is strong in the Senate, which is expected to consider the measure soon.

59.   The agency, which opposed abolishing the tax credit, is still considering substitute measures.

60.   The bishops have no plans to consider these measures either.