In the final hours of Congress's session, lawmakers are trying to slam through bills governing Net content for minors, skilled foreign worker visas, and shareholder lawsuits, among others. The high-tech provisions were slapped onto a major spending bill that President Clinton is expected to sign, and are set to be cleared by lawmakers as late as Tuesday.
Tech bills in the budget update A $500 billion-plus federal spending bill contains a handful of industry-backed provisions as well as controversial Net content regulations.
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