But whether this legislation will curb collusive settlements has become a hotly contested point.

The legislation would also curb issue advocacy commercials, which often implicitly support or attack certain candidates but are not subject to contribution limits.

Lawmakers say the legislation will curb access to cigarettes in high schools, where many students turn 18 in their senior year.

The legislation would also curb independent advertising by interest groups just before a general or primary election.

While officials believe the new legislation will curb crime and keep kids safe, not everyone is convinced.

The legislation that the administration now wants to postpone would curb the emerging Sudanese oil business.

The legislation would also curb the increasingly popular practice by independent groups of running advertisements praising or attacking candidates.

The legislation would also cut taxes and curb Federal spending on Medicare, Medicaid, student loans, farm subsidies and myriad other programs.

Many species of fish are in grave danger because of a long unregulated history and then sluggish legislation to curb overfishing.

In an effort to limit the influence of political action committees, legislation now before Congress would curb the total amount those groups could raise and spend.