Major bills in many other areas passed both the House and the Senate. Some were signed into law. and others are awaiting conference to iron out differences. These measures include: the first immigration reform in 30 years. containing sanctions against employers who knowingly hire illegal aliens and an amnesty for otherwise lawabiding aliens who immigrated illegally before 1982. a defense bill that would cut back on MX missiles and reject chemical weapons. bankruptcy reform that would restore the bankruptcy courts. curb consumer abuse. restrict the ability of companies to cancel labor agreements through bankruptcy. and protect farmers who stored grain in bankrupt elevators. important farm legislation to freeze federal price supports for various crops. expand surplus control programs. lberalize terms for federal loans to farmers. expand agricultural export programs. and make farmers who plow up fragile land ineligible for federal farm aid. a bill to help organ transplant agencies and patients in need of costly drugs. traffic safety legislation to encourage child restraints in vehicles and restrict federal highway funds to states with drinking ages under 21. a bill to bolster enforcement of courtordered child support payments. legislation to begin development of a permanent manned space station. bills to reform procedures for removing social security disability beneficiaries from the rolls. as well as reform pension laws to make them fairer to women. legislation to upgrade education in mathematics and science. and a bill to broaden presidential control of securityrelated exports. In foreign policy. Congress pushed hard for a withdrawal of the marines from Lebanon.
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