Sentences with phrase «about drafting legislation»

I don't understand what's so hard about drafting legislation, holding a public hearing and then voting for it.

I am seriously thinking about drafting legislation that gives kids say about what parents say about them on social media and blogs.

Individuals wishing to make their views about this draft legislation are encouraged to contact the Cabinet Office, write to their member of parliament, or write to the Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg.

Not exact matches

The best thing lawmakers can do is consult the cryptocurrency industry when drafting new legislation or regulation to better understand it, and to be very clear about what definitions are used, Fanusie said.

Again, the issue of deficit reduction is unlikely to register very much in the debate about whether or not it is appropriate to require women to register for the draft — but it makes for an interesting example of just how far the unintended consequences of a piece of legislation can reach.

Some big ones are: (a) whether the draft PROMESA legislation raises retroactivity issues that make it unfair to bondholders (including mutual funds and their investors) who may be subject to restructuring ex post without having had notice of that possibility ex ante; (b) relatedly, whether creating a bankruptcy - like restructuring process for Puerto Rico is bad for bondholders because it prevents holdout creditors from holding up restructuring negotiations, (c) how much oversight and sovereignty Puerto Rico should cede (for example, different stakeholders feel differently about the installation of an oversight board); (d) the extent to which austerity measures are feasible and should be imposed [fn1], and (d) and what substantive reforms should be put enacted going forward.

Thankfully HMRC listened to stakeholders» concerns about the breadth of the proposals and the draft legislation for inclusion in Finance Bill 2017 provides that the measure will only apply to «abusive arrangements».

Alan McLintock, Chair of CIOT's Indirect Taxes Sub-committee, said: «HMRC should continue to engage with the tax profession and other stakeholders on this measure so that the many unanswered questions about this radical change can be addressed before legislation is drafted.

In court papers, the government said Stevenson accepted about $ 20,000 in bribes in exchange for drafting, proposing and agreeing to enact legislation to aid his co-defendants» businesses, including an adult day care center in the Bronx, the «Westchester Avenue Center,» which opened a month ago.

A government draft of the legislation is too vague and carries unreasonably harsh penalties, argued scientists attending a 15 September meeting about the plan at the Indian National Science Academy (INSA) in New Delhi.

Washington, D.C. (July 12, 2017)-- Chris Minnich, executive director of the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO), released the following statement about the House proposed FY2018 appropriations draft legislation.

Todd Ziebarth, senior vice president for the National Alliance of Public Charter Schools, told The Intercept they «were not deeply involved in the bill drafting at all» but that they did have some conversations with people in Puerto Rico's education department about charter legislation and how other states have handled certain issues.

Although President Barack Obama and Mr. Duncan have called for revision of the law by the start of the next school year, draft legislation has yet to be introduced, and school leaders anxious about rapidly approaching deadlines are clamoring for leeway in the meantime.

As an attorney, she helped to draft potential legislation in Pennsylvania about a spay neuter policy, and worked with counties around the state, educating them about trap - neuter - return (TNR) and its laws regarding homeless animals.

When a politician receives enough votes to make it to the U.S. House or Senate, the assumption is that person will spend time learning the facts about multiple issues and then drafting legislation around those issues that better society.

The federal government released a draft of its planned legal limits for drivers under the influence of drugs, but criminal lawyer Kyla Lee has doubts about how well the legislation will hold up against constitutional challenges.

Since that time, he been advising several Massachusetts legislators on potential trade secrets and noncompete legislation, drafted or revised many of the proposed bills, and provided advice to the Patrick Administration about its proposed noncompete and trade secrets bill.

I don't know about you, but when I'm confronted with a new chunk of complicated legislation and need to get some understanding of it, I begin to chart it out, typically re-doing the order in which modern drafting practice dictates things be laid out.

It is important to think carefully about tax legislation and the impact this will have on the settlement, and how the provisions of the various life assurance policies will interact with the drafting.

It will be interesting to consider the new, hastily drafted legislation about to come out on this problem.

The drafting process (the explanation has the details) reflects the drafting of much Chinese legislation (further insights about the process from Jamie Horsley here)-- several years of soft consultation by the drafters of relevant Party and government authorities, plus one month of public consultations.

«Unfortunately, when the draft regulations came out, frankly they didn't do anything about the concerns that industry mentioned about the scope of the legislation itself,» says Adeyinka, who has also been active in the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association's response to the legislation.

Regulatory bodies and the cryptocurrency industry should therefor cooperate when drafting new legislation or regulation to better understand it, to be very clear about what definitions are used and to implement effective regulation.

Senator Jill Schupp spoke to the advocates about earned family leave legislation (Senate Bill 69 and House Bill 659), discussing how they involved many community and business stakeholders in the drafting process.