Such legislation passed the House twice since 1984 but has stalled in the Senate.

The document also proposed an "exit" if the legislation stalled.

Different versions of that bill were approved in December, but the legislation has stalled because of resistance from the food industry.

In Albany, legislation to change the law has stalled.

Because of a deadlock, since Jan. 1, all regular meetings were canceled and legislation stalled.

New Jersey was given until the end of 1993 to get a bill out to citizens to vote on, but legislation stalled.

Music industry officials tried to strike a last-minute deal to create flat fees for college stations, but the legislation stalled in the Senate.

That legislation stalled in the face of fierce opposition from House Republicans, but this year's bill is expected to include a similar proposal.

Democrats in the Senate, supported by government employee unions, refused to go along, and the legislation stalled.

But since then the legislation has stalled, a casualty of a political mood swing in Congress.