Bob Dole will introduce a bill to end federally sponsored preferences for women and minorities.
Arguing that African-Americans have suffered the most from discrim- ination, some would end preferences for women but preserve them for blacks.
One Democratic proposal replaces race and gender with economic need, basing benefits on income.
Conservatives and some Clinton aides favor ending programs in which the government sets aside a small fixed percentage of contracts for firms owned by women or minorities.
