Congressional negotiators reached final agreement last week on a bill to make it tougher for Americans to escape their debts by filing for bankruptcy.

Mr. Dinkins has also reached agreement with the Council leadership on a bill to create 100 new food vendor permits for disabled veterans.

Late yesterday, Mr. Dinkins said he wanted to study the amended measure further but expected to reach agreement on a bill soon.

Congressional negotiators have finally reached an agreement on a bill to raise the federal minimum wage.

Labor Negotiators in both houses say they may reach an agreement on a bill limiting the number of hours that teen-agers may work while going to school.

A split has developed among businesses over an effort to reach agreement on a job-discrimination bill.

State, city and county government leaders announced today that they had reached agreement on a bill to mediate the thorny issue of taxing Internet services and commerce.

Madam President, in the last few days an agreement has been reached on a European bill to combat paedophilia.

And he raised the possibility of putting in place some measures in the Senate bill through executive order, if no agreement can be reached on a final bill.

House and Senate negotiators said today that they had reached agreement on a bipartisan bill to clean up the nation's voting procedures.