Sentences with phrase «approval of the bill»

Yet the mere anticipation of approval of the bill has already caused an increase of deforestation.

The Senate approval of the bill comes after charter schools have fought hard for the last few legislative sessions for more facilities funding.

Buffalo - based Assembly Member Crystal - Peoples Stokes has been pushing for approval of a bill granting mayoral control in Buffalo.

Earlier Friday morning, the Senate gave final approval of the bill before funding for the government expires at midnight.

For House Democrats, approval of the bill marked a show of force a month before they cede the gavel to a new Republican majority.

He has expressed official approval of the bill.

President Trump signed a bipartisan budget agreement Friday morning, following approval of the bill in Congress shortly before sunrise.

With last week's Senate approval of Bill C - 10, Canada is close to becoming the most regressive Western democracy on criminal justice.

Senate approval of a bill to rewrite the landmark federal No Child Left Behind law means a Conference Committee will be convened to reconcile differences between the Senate's version and a separate version passed by the U.S. House.

Independent Democratic Conference Sens. Jeff Klein and Marisol Alcantara on Tuesday pushed for the final approval of a bill that would create a tax credit aimed at hiring diverse writers for TV and film.

Although the senator says lost revenue would be «peanuts,» the approval of this bill would have resulted in more than $ 1.2 million of lost toll revenue annually.

The governor received a warm embrace from the crowd, introduced by Hotel Trades Council President Peter Ward, who praised Cuomo's approval of a bill that restricts online advertising of multi-family dwellings, a bill opposed by Airbnb.

Business groups on Tuesday — including ride hailing industry leader Uber — praised the approval of a bill that would hasten the implementation of ride hailing services in upstate and suburban counties of New York.

In a 929 - word statement issued Tuesday afternoon, Cuomo couched the approval of the bill with calls for statewide action to address plastic bags.

Cuomo's approval of the bill is good news for Republican Sen. Kathy Marchione, the lawmaker who represents the area in the chamber.

Cuomo's approval of the bill, which removes the statute of limitations for lawsuits to be filed in water contamination sites, comes as a Republican - led oversight committee in the House of Representatives is investigating the federal and state response to the issue.

The chair of the House of Representatives science committee threw the legislative equivalent of a no - hitter last night, winning his panel's approval of a bill that sets policy for the National Science Foundation (NSF) on a straight party - line vote.

They expressed concerns about the escalating violence on Brazilian streets and how this is being used as an excuse to fast track the approval of bills within the Brazilian Congress which restrain Brazilian democratic rights and tend to increase the criminalization of social movements.

As I write this, we're close to Senate approval of a bill that will provide flood insurance to millions of Americans.