The Senate adopted by voice vote an amendment by Christopher J. Dodd, (D-CT)., that would extend the gift ban in the lobbying overhaul bill (S 2349) to include meals. The action came after the Senate rejected, 44-55, an amendment that would have restored Democratic-supported provisions stripped from an earlier version of the bill, including the meal ban and allowing members to vote on the full text of a bill in an open conference meeting.