Norton said she was told by Democratic budget negotiators that the omission was made on purpose to give city leaders a chance to argue that in moving forward, the District is only carrying out, and not enacting, the measure.
If enacted, the measures would exempt foreign subsidiaries from some derivatives rules.
If enacted, the measure would boost the wages of about 15 million low-income workers, the White House estimated.
If enacted, the measure would require that the articles be accessible online without charge within six months of their initial publication in a scholarly journal.
A public hearing on the proposal is scheduled for Nov. 27, and the Board of Health, whose approval is necessary to enact the measure, is expected to vote in January.
If enacted, the measure would allow taxpayers to subtract $1,000 at the end of four years from their adjusted gross income.
The Senate Democratic leader, Tom Daschle, who voted for the energy measure because of its proposal to expand the use of corn-based ethanol, said he believed that chances to enact the measure this year were fading.
Congressional supporters of a patients' bill of rights said today that they had revised the legislation passed by the House last year, in a bid to win the votes of a few more Senate Republicans needed to enact the measure this fall.
Both groups are trying to deny Democrats the votes to enact the measure, which Mr. Berman portrayed as a power grab on behalf of unions by lawmakers supported by organized labor.
MOSCOW — Ukrainians were thrown into confusion this week over their country's martial law emergency as the president pressed Parliament to enact the measure without a complete public version of what it contained, including the effective date.
