The bill granted the vote to women of all races.

They say the bill's language on labor and the environment remains too weak and that the bill does not grant Congress enough oversight.

The bill would not grant the district Senate seats.

The bill, passed 29 to 4, would grant veterans a right denied them from Colonial times.

They also framed the debate as one of state rights, maintaining that the bill would grant the United States attorney general too much power.

One bill would grant accelerated citizenship to immigrants who serve in the armed forces.

Another bill would grant tax breaks to companies that have on-site child-care facilities.

The bill would grant the bank a tax exemption on all of its out-of-state credit card business.

The bill would have granted an exception to its ban in cases where a woman's life was endangered by her pregnancy.

The bill would grant most of the same rights that married couples enjoy, in areas like health care and taxes.