And she complained that the bill would penalize people, including grandmothers and friends, who seek to help a young, frightened girl.

Another is whether the bill will penalize parents who care for their children at home.

A bill in California would penalize any lender that provided inaccurate information to the agencies that compile credit reports.

He contended that the bill penalized his state for "leading the country in providing and utilizing health care."

This bill penalized states that did not automate their child-support files and gave financial rewards to those that were successful in meeting performance goals.

The bill he supports in Congress would penalize the Chinese by making "currency manipulation" a trade violation.

A bill pending in Congress would penalize foreign companies and their executives that do business in both Cuba and the United States.

Yet Mr. McKeon's bill would penalize them anyway.

The bill would not have penalized the pregnant girl trying to get the abortion.

To prevent higher prices from leading to oversized surpluses, which the Government would be required to buy, the bill would penalize farmers who expand production.