Sentences with phrase «committee moved the legislation»

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Congress has been considering legislation that would expand the powers of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, but has been moving slowly.

Although these figures are smaller than those initially proposed — they were revised downward after the president asked MPs to take a second look at the legislation — it still represented a «draconian» move according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.

He has introduced fewer than two pieces of legislation per year, and almost none of them have been moved into committee.

The Assembly never moved the bill out of committee and despite numerous comments about reviewing, discussing, considering, and conferencing the legislation, ultimately didn't change the bill from the Senate amended version and only amended the bill in the final week of the legislative session.

Good - government advocates said the real test of the coalition would come with the start of session, when the participants will have to divvy up resources and finalize a set of rules for moving legislation through the Senate committee system.

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman told reporters on Capitol Hill that he is willing to keep talking with members of the Blue Dog coalition - an influential group of fiscal conservatives - but also made clear he intends to move forward with the legislation.

While the legislation passed the Senate by a 57 to 5 tally, it has not even moved out of committee in the Assembly, where it is sponsored by Assemblyman Francisco Moya (D - Queens).

He added the issue still remains a «line in the sand» for him this legislative session, saying that it also made the case of taking up his other provisions in the overhaul package, such as ending soft money party committees, a move that Assembly Democrats have not included in their legislation.

Having voted in committee to move forward what turned out to be widely reviled legislation, Faso was left with egg on his face.

In that spirit, we ask that your committee fully review this proposal at a meeting as soon as possible and that your committee move decisively to schedule a vote and pass this significant legislation.»

The state Assembly plans to change its internal rules to allow easier movement of legislation during a full two - year legislative cycle, make audio and video of committee meetings available online and give lawmakers a greater ability to move their legislation through the committee process, among numerous other changes.

While the bill is still awaiting approval in three separate committees — Budget and Appropriations, Legislation, and Public Safety and Social Services — the Democratic Caucus is pushing for the committees to approve the proposal in order to move forward on a late night vote of the full 17 - member county Board of Legislators on Monday, July 17.

Under heavy pressure from then Attorney General John D. Ashcroft, a bipartisan compromise in the House Judiciary Committee allowed legislation for the Patriot Act to move forward for full consideration later that month.

Republicans opposed proxy voting on the grounds that it allowed an indolent Democratic majority to move legislation through committee with antimajoritarian procedures.

Bill sponsors say it has gained traction, though the legislation has not moved out of committee in either the Assembly or state Senate this year or last year.

Shortly after joining the breakaway Democratic conference Avella, a two - term senator, got the first piece of legislation he introduced in 2011 moved through committee.

(Queens, N.Y.)-- House Democratic Caucus Chairman Joe Crowley (D - NY), along with 18 Democratic members of Congress, sent a letter today to the Ways and Means Committee urging the tax - writing panel to move forward with legislation to provide comprehensive relief to Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and other U.S. territories or state affected by natural disasters.

Since Congress passed legislation last year to establish overall spending levels for FY 2017, the appropriations committees can move forward even if a full congressional budget resolution is not achieved.

WIA legislation could move through the House Education Committee next calendar year.

We hope to work with you and the committee to address our concerns if this proposed legislation is introduced and moves forward.

Despite opposition from some of the state's most influential school organizations, the Assembly's Education Committee moved ahead Wednesday legislation that would greatly restrict use of capital appreciation bonds by school districts.

But his legislation died after it was not brought up for discussion before the deadline to move bills out of committee this session.

Sen. Paul G. Pinsky, the bill's sponsor, moved to send the legislation back to committee — a maneuver that...

A spokesperson for House Ways and Means Committee chairman Kevin Brady, Republican of Texas, said he is committed to improving the legislation as it moves forward in the legislative process.

The legislation now moves to the House Government Operations Committee and is pending in the Senate's Finance, Ways and Means Committee.

The issue of tests — which ones to use and how many — is a prominent issue at the Capitol as dueling pieces of legislation in the Senate and the Assembly move through committees.

(Calif.) The Senate Education Committee unanimously moved legislation Wednesday that would encourage using athletic participation as a measure of school performance as well as a bill restricting full - contact football practices.

Controversial Congressional Science Funding Legislation Moves Forward The House Science Space and Technology committee have voted to advance the FIRST Act.

We call on Chairman Goodlatte to move this legislation through the House Judiciary Committee and on to full House passage as soon as possible.

This legislation takes a major step forward in curbing the worst abuses of patent trolls, and CPF supports efforts to move the bill promptly through the House Judiciary Committee and toward full House approval as quickly as possible.

Chairman Goodlatte has suggested he will move quickly to hold a hearing and committee vote on this legislation.

«There are some opportunities for that legislation to move forward in the next year,» Platt told the committee.

Efforts to spur Gulf Coast rebuilding through an independent development entity moved forward with passage of legislation by the U.S. House Financial Services Committee to create the Louisiana Recovery Corp..