Sentences with phrase «against passage of the bill»

The Committee recommended against passage of the bill.

Note: The Senate Economics Legislation Committee recommended against passage of the bill in Feb 2015; see Inquiry page

Private Members Bill: introduced by Senator Nick Xenophon in March 2014 Referred to Committee: 20 March Final report released: 26 February 2015 (recommended against passage of the bill)

GOP lawmakers have run hard against the passage of the bill, especially in upstate and suburban battleground districts where support among voters for the proposal is thin.

On April 25, 2009, Michael Glass of America's Pet Registry of Bethlehem, PA sent out an e-mail alert asking members nationwide to try to kill the bill and Bob Yarnall of American Canine Association, also of Pennsylvania, flew to Oklahoma to lobby against passage of the bill.

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«Any threat like this against a religiously affiliated institution is simply unacceptable, and the passage of today's bill is a step in the right direction toward ending this violence and hate.»

Disability Alliance (now Disability Rights UK) stated that it was «very concerned» the timetable allowed for the passage of the Bill could «prevent adequate analysis of the potential impact of plans to be undertaken» and warned that it may take legal action against the DWP over some of the proposed changes.

He's pushing passage of a bill that would eliminate the need for victims to testify against their traffickers, making it easier to put pimps behind bars — and for longer periods of time.

In a submission to the House of Lords Constitution Committee's inquiry into the passage of legislation through Parliament, the CIOT proposes: · The Finance Bill Public Bill Committee takes oral evidence from tax experts and others; · More effective liaison between select committees and the Finance Bill committee; · Increasing the resources available to Parliament for scrutinising tax matters; · Using technology to make it easier for those outside Parliament to comment on Bills, e.g. an online facility to input comments by clause numbers, so MPs can see who says what against each clause; · Asking the Office of Tax Simplification to publish simplification assessments of new tax proposals.

Long wouldn't say whether the bill's passage — which 18 Republicans in the conference ultimately voted against — would ultimately mean a loss of support from the influential Conservative Party or from the National Rifle Association.

(¶ 15) When the House of Lords reconsidered the bill after the Commons rejected the amendments, eight bishops voted against a similar wrecking amendment, but the statement issued after passage of the bill was not unconditional in its support:

A Labour source in the Lords said the benefit of tabling such an amendment was that the party could not be accused of going against the Salisbury convention and trying to block the bill's passage.

Just before last week's unanimous passage of a Senate bill making it easier for 9/11 families to sue Saudi Arabia and other foreign terror sponsors, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer and other proponents of the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act stuffed an amendment into the final draft allowing the attorney general and secretary of state to stop any litigation in its tracks.

Saraki said the 8th Senate has scored many firsts since its inception and that it has fulfilled its mandate through the passage of several critical economic reform bills, opening of the National Assembly's budget, and its investigations that have helped in the fight against corruption.

During the Equality Act 2010's passage through Parliament, we worked closely with a range of organisations as well as our supporters in Parliament to have amendments made to the Equality Bill which sought to increase protection against discrimination for humanists and others, and to minimise the exceptions from the law granted to religious organisations.

Including the measure in the budget could provide more leverage against Senate Republicans, who have blocked passage of the bill for a dozen years, by allowing it to be tied to issues the GOP is seeking during the budget talks.

Dr. Alan Chartock discusses sexual misconduct allegations against Charlie Rose, the possible passage of the GOP tax bill, and adding North Korea back to the list of state sponsored terrorism.

But she felt that his decision to veto the bill was «something that we pushed back against» and said that it was «irresponsible» for the governor to claim the Council's passage of the measure was «flawed.»

In March, as Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Democratic House leadership scrambled to find the votes necessary to ensure the passage of the health care bill, one of the most important parts of the political calculus was which of the most vulnerable Democrats would be allowed to cast their votes against the legislation, thereby increasing their chances of reelection in 2010.

This week, two Republicans went against the party line, bringing the bill within one vote of Senate passage.

The Right to Information Coalition, had earlier threatened to stage a protest against government over the delay in the passage of the Bill.

But the Joint Committee in its report cautioned against a hasty passage of the Bill and recommended that it goes through the normal legislative processes.

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Short of Congress enacting his suggestions in full, he favors passage of the Durbin - Grassley Bill, though with the proviso that only «certain parts are good,» such as the expansion of rules against layoffs by employers who hire H - 1Bs.

1912: NEA endorses Women's Suffrage 1919: NEA members in New Jersey lead the way to the nation's first state pension; by 1945, every state had a pension plan in effect 1941: NEA successfully lobbied Congress for special funding for public schools near military bases 1945: NEA lobbied for the G.I. Bill of Rights to help returning soldiers continue their education 1958: NEA helps gain passage of the National Defense Education Act 1964: NEA lobbies to pass the Civil Rights Act 1968: NEA leads an effort to establish the Bilingual Education Act 1974: NEA backs a case heard before the U.S. Supreme Court that proposes to make unlawful the firing of pregnant teachers or forced maternity leave 1984: NEA fights for and wins passage of a federal retirement equity law that provides the means to end sex discrimination against women in retirement funds 2000s: NEA has lobbied for changes to the No Child Left Behind Act 2009: NEA delegates to the Representative Assembly pass a resolution that opposes the discriminatory treatment of same - sex couple

Public Works Financing thinks «chances of passage are better than in previous attempts because a broad coalition has been organized to support the bill against attacks from P3's nemesis, the Professional Engineers in California Government (PECG).

Rep. Pat Nelson, R - Southaven, said the endorsement of the bill by The Parents Campaign, which had been lobbying against it, as one factor that pushed it toward passage.

1993 - Mandatory spay / neuter law passed 1994 - Animal cruelty law (H.F. 637) passed 1997 - ARL sought custody of dog in Iowa court system 2000 - Felony animal torture law passed 2001 - Passage of law against bestiality 2002 - Bill introduced to make animal fighting a felony 2004 - Felony punishment animal fight law passed 2006 - Bill to have dogs classified as livestock defeated 2007 - Legislation banning exotic pets passed 2008 - Dangerous wild animals and Pet Protection 2009 - Puppy Mill Bill 2010 - Puppy Mill Bill signed into law 2011 - Additional Puppy Mill legislation 2012 - Whistleblower Ag Bill (against)

Today, on the International Day against Homophobia, Transphobia, and Biphobia, we wrote to BC Premier Clark urging her to support the passage of Bill M - 222, a legislative amendment that recognizes the inherent dignity and worth of trans people.

Samuels has been fighting the battle against dangerously broad patents for some time now, recently traveling to DC to support passage of the SHIELD Act (Saving High - tech Innovators from Egregious Legal Disputes), a congressional bill that would impose heavy fines against so - called patent trolls.

Rep. Mel Watt likely knew that House passage Thursday of a bill designed to curb patent trolling was inevitable, but that didn't stop him from taking one last stand against it during morning debate.