Sentences with phrase «addressed by legislation»
This can easily be addressed by legislation to greatly expand the number allowed.
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The delay would give Congress time to pass legislation that addresses the status of the estimated 800,000 immigrants covered by the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or the DACA program.
While the goal of proposed legislation is to address abusive litigation, in the aggregate the bill has the potential to diminish the value of a patent by making it harder to enforce.
Her motive in filing the legislation, she said, was to address the fact that virtual currency's «anonymous or pseudonymous character» inhibits efforts by law enforcement to trace its ownership.
But the letter sent to congressional leaders outlining the principles — signed by Trump himself — says that the document outlines «reforms that must be included as part of any legislation addressing the status of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) recipients.»
Party member Hong said that they had based the bill on research conducted between his office and the Korea International Trade Association (KITA) and reiterated that last years» government concerns could be addressed by more clarity: «The primary goal (of the legislation) is helping remove uncertainties facing blockchain - related businesses.»
But what I want to address here is whether followers of Jesus should devote their time and efforts to rallying in support of legislation that would empower business owners to deny services to gay and lesbian people (many of whom are fellow Christians, by the way) or whether, as Andy Stanely puts it, «serving people we don't see eye to eye with is the essence of Christianity.
New US legislation to address governments» access to data held by global cloud computing providers has big ramifications for Australian businesses.
If you stir in legislation such as the European Referendum Act 2015 which set the question to appear on the ballot paper but failed to address the legal consequences of a vote to leave, and the anomalies thrown up by the Fixed Term Parliaments Act 2011, not least the ability to avoid a fixed - term, then the unsatisfactory basis upon which the country has gone to the polls three times in the last three years is underscored.
All businesses in New York City that employ at least 15 people may soon be required to conduct training to prevent sexual harassment, a proposal that is part of a raft of legislation being considered next week by the City Council to address workplace conduct.
The legislation would protect individual privacy by noting the block in which the violator lives in and not any identifying details such as names, addresses or phone numbers.
Senator Jim Tedisco (R,C,I,REF - Glenville) and Assemblymember Phil Steck (D - Colonie) today introduced new legislation to ensure that future State of the State Addresses by New York's Chief Executive are first given in the Assembly Chamber at the New York State Capitol.
The legislation being delivered to the Governor this year seeks to address the issues raised by the Governor's veto in 2015.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand's legislation to address the problem by taking prosecuting decisions out of the hands of military commanders.
Most recently, she served as Legislative Director for Council Member Rosie Mendez, where she was tasked with helping shape legislation and policy to address homelessness, improve health, regulate the recent spate of new construction, take on landlord harassment, and save taxpayer dollars by improving inefficiencies within city agencies.
Mount Vernon, NY — Senators Jeff Klein and Jamaal Bailey, joined by Mount Vernon Mayor Richard Thomas, unveiled the «Nightmare Neighbor Task Force» and new legislation to address the effects of bank - owned, zombie and abandoned properties in Mount Vernon.
Ms. Reiter said the governor's appointees would support a meaningful raise only if the Legislature — which is not due back in the capital until early January — held a special session before the end of this year to pass legislation that would «address the public's concern and opposition by making the position effectively full - time and limiting outside income.»
The proposed legislation also addresses the issue of jurisdiction by streamlining the federal court process and providing concurrent federal and state review.
But the groups argue in their letter the legislation approved by state lawmakers in June doesn't address the root cause of corruption in state government.
At 2:30 p.m., Assemblyman Dan Quart, joined by anti-online harassment advocate Meaghan Barakett and exoneree advocate Jeffrey Deskovic, unveil a package of legislation to address cash bail reform, online harassment and re-entry services to those who were wrongfully convicted, 250 Broadway, 22nd floor, Manhattan.
Since, as the editorial points out, federal laws such as the Clean Air Act are not subject to the whim of this or any future president, carbon emissions also need to be addressed by federal legislation.
New York City will fail to address this by pursuing this administrative agreement instead of legislation,» Pierre said.
It featured discussions on safety training, workplace accidents, legislation and a keynote address by Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance.
The Common Council passed legislation Tuesday to address chipping and peeling lead paint hazards in rental units following years of reporting by Investigative Post on Buffalo's serious lead poisoning problem.
Differing legislation is moving through the state Senate and Assembly that would legalize ride - hailing services upstate by addressing concerns — voiced by Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, among others — about insuring the vehicles.
While that legal process is ongoing, the new legislation I introduced last week would also help address this costly problem by ensuring families have better access to epinephrine.»
The briefing covers information on: The meaning of delegated acts Anti-tampering (article 18) On board diagnostics (article 19) Functional safety (article 20) Environment (article 21) Carbon dioxide (article 22) Aftermarket parts (article 52) Repair and maintenance information (article 60) The BMF have also had discussions with the chair of the EU's Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee (IMCO) dealing with the proposed legislation, Conservative MEP Malcolm Harbour, who said: «Most of the concerns riders have expressed with the original Commission draft and some of the amendments adopted by the IMCO Committee, are being addressed in the current negotiations between representatives of EU governments, MEPs and the Commission.
House Speaker Paul Ryan called for regulatory action — not legislation — on bump stocks, the device used by the Las Vegas shooter to convert semi-automatic weapons into automatic firearms, calling that the fastest and most efficient way to address this problem.
Though separated by two weeks, the second half of the Ulster Town Board's public hearing on proposed legislation to address the issue of feral cats was every bit as emotional as the first.
He spent eight years on the Senate Armed Services Committee and authored successful legislation addressing threats posed by Syria and Iran - points he makes regularly as he travels to early primary states and meets with party activists.
«I made it explicitly clear to Planned Parenthood that I would decide on any health care reform based on our district's needs and how those needs were addressed by the totality of the legislation, rather than a single provision,» Faso said Tuesday.
This year, the Governor will advance legislation addressing this disconnect by expanding the MWBE goal setting to localities and entities that subcontract with those localities.
Brown's new initiatives for lead in drinking water testing come one day after the Buffalo Common Council passed legislation aimed at addressing chipping and peeling lead paint hazards in rental units following two years of reporting by Investigative Post on Buffalo's serious lead poisoning problem.
She also touted legislation recently approved by the Senate to address school safety, like bills to fund armed school resource officers and make security upgrades.
Differing legislation is moving through the state Senate and Assembly that would legalize ride - hailing services upstate by addressing concerns about insuring the vehicles offered by Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.
WHEREAS, while there are some areas of the legislation that the Orleans County Legislature finds encouraging, such as addressing glaring shortcomings in the mental health system, the strengthening of Kendra's Law and Mark's law, as well as privacy protections for certain pistol permit holders, by - and - large, we find the legislation does little more than negatively impact lawful gun ownership; and
Mayor Bloomberg is circumventing the City Council by seeking state legislation to address the issue of livery cabs in the outer - boroughs.
The legislation is designed to address what has been called a corrupt, abusive system by a number of observers.
We want to see Senator Hamilton follow through by advancing legislation at the state level that addresses disparities in policing practices and arrests.
Now more and more states are getting involved, hoping to address the public's concerns by introducing legislation requiring the labeling of cloned food.
Addressing another component of the sweeping House legislation, Crisson took issue with the Waxman - Markey bill's inclusion of a nationwide standard seeking renewable energy production of 20 percent by 2020.
«The current Australian legislation strikes the right balance in allowing valuable research to occur whilst providing clear safeguards to address concerns held by the wider community,» says Megan Munsie, a spokesperson for the Australian Stem Cell Centre.
In a letter sent to Senate leaders on 24 February and released earlier this week by the Massachusetts - based Woods Hole Research Center, 65 scientists warned that «this well - intentioned legislation, which claims to address climate change, would in fact promote deforestation in the U.S. and elsewhere and make climate change much worse.»
First and foremost, the legislation set up by the former labour government — the Building for Schools Programme — was criticised as somewhat of a utopian concept by the former Education Secretary Michael Gove in 2011, scrapped and replaced with the Priority School Building Programme (PSBP) in a bid to address only the needs of the schools in urgent need of repair.
As states work to address these issues, they need the flexibility to take advantage of emerging solutions and opportunities and to address problems not foreseen in, or perhaps created by, the legislation.
U.S. Senator Jon Tester, member and former Vice Chairman of the Indian Affairs Committee, proposes legislation that directly addresses the challenges faced by schools in rural and Indian communities.
Further, while we applaud the Brookline School Committee's position and extensive work toward eliminating MCAS as a graduation requirement and resisting changes to curriculum solely to address MCAS, the BEA calls upon the Brookline School Committee to support the legislation filed by the MTA or like - minded proposals and to develop and distribute policies to ensure that:
Legislation to address chronic absenteeism that passed in both the Senate and Assembly, but was pocket - vetoed by Governor Christie in January, is now on a fast track, too.
The legislation was also criticized last week by Bill Cobey, the Republican chairman of the State Board of Education, which has final say on charter applications today, although no representative from the Department of Public Instruction was on hand to address either bill.
Walker said he didn't want to limit the legislation by focusing specifically on threats from guns but would rather give schools the ability to address all types of threats.