If it becomes law, this would provide more than $1 billion a year in new federal money, and as much again from the states.The project's supporters are currently drafting a bill and trying to work out how much support they have in Washington, DC.
Speaker Silver was drafting a bill that would retain most elements of mayoral school control.
It is also drafting a bill that would ban utility companies from paying dividends to shareholders.
Newly elected Paul Ryan promised to lead the Republicans on Monday by drafting a bill that will amend the act.
Yesterday, Republican legislators said they were drafting a bill that would eliminate the treadmill test for cars built since 1996.
So legal eagles in his office are now drafting a bill that, at least in theory, will enshrine his right to step in to prevent or reverse violations.
And Representative Jim Sensenbrenner, a Wisconsin Republican and co-author of the Patriot Act, is drafting a bill that would cut back on domestic surveillance programs.
He said he had told his staff to begin drafting a bill that the committee could take up later this month.
And, although Texas is drafting a bill to change its name to Starbucks, it is Alabama that may be making the boldest move.
She said she was drafting a bill to require the city's Buildings Department to compile a list of all city lots subject to such covenants.
"We went through the process of sitting with the gaming board, drafting a bill with our attorneys, then moving the bill through the Legislature".
