Sentences with phrase «approve legislation»

It is not a done deal because the Senate has to approve the legislation.

The 2012 and 2016 presidential candidate said students could work to stop bullying in their communities or respond themselves to a shooter instead of asking lawmakers to approve legislation to protect them.

The state of California — a big player in establishing educational standards that are often adopted across the nation — is moving to approve legislation that will require colleges in that state to honor and give credit for faculty - approved MOOCs taken by their students.

Professor Zywicki, who testified for the umpteenth time in front of the Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday, lays out a compelling — and infuriating to this consumer — argument that even though overwhelming majorities of both houses continue to approve this legislation, it has been sidelined by four Congresses and consumers have yet to benefit.

Kentucky's state Senate Agriculture Committee voted unanimously on Monday to approve legislation that could pave the way for the creation of a legal hemp industry in the state, following testimony from Sen. Rand Paul (R - Ky.)

The Guatemalan Congress voted to approve legislation that will improve the lives of animals throughout the country.

I am pleased that Democratic and Republican members came together to approve our legislation allocating the additional federal funds to keep thousands of teachers working,» said Perez in a statement.

The Senate should approve the legislation and move it along to DFL Gov. Mark Dayton, who previously sided with the powerful Education Minnesota teachers union in opposing similar legislation.

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday voted to approve legislation rewriting NCLB, signed in 2002 by then - president George W. Bush.

Senators voted yesterday to approve legislation allowing the U.S. government to continue selling helium from a national reserve that plays a key role in U.S. and world supplies.

Senators are expected to vote as early as today to approve legislation that would allow the U.S. government to continue selling helium from a national reserve that plays a key role in U.S. and world supplies.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, the Judiciary panel's top ranking Democrat, said the uncertainty demands that Congress quickly approve legislation «to ban these dangerous devices.»

ALBANY — Drug policy advocates urged state lawmakers Monday to approve legislation creating «supervised consumption sites» for opioid addicts to safely shoot up.

Though Cuomo signed that program into law, he did so under agreement with the Legislature to approve legislation to allow for further study.

A «grand committee» of all English MPs would then have to approve the legislation.

Even if the override had passed voters would have had to approve the legislation by referendum next fall.

You should also know that the Republican Members of the New York State Senate, under the Leadership of Senator John Flanagan, and with the help of some Democrats: Senator Joseph Addabbo, Senator Tony Avella, Senator Leroy Comrie, Senator Michael Gianaris, Senator Jeff Klein, Senator José Peralta, Senator Roxanne Persaud, Senator Diane Savino, and Senator David Valesky, and myself, Senator Rubén Díaz voted to approve legislation introduced by Senator Simcha Felder to stop the imposition of the 5 cents (5 cents) fee.

The committee crafts the Senate's counter-proposal to the governor's budget and has to approve any legislation with a fiscal impact before it goes to the floor for a vote.

The report illustrated the problem by quoting blunt emails: from lobbyists prodding their clients to keep contributing tens of thousands of dollars to lawmakers in a position to approve legislation, because «with the NYS Legislature it is not over until the fat lady sings,» and from one recipient of a state grant complaining that «it was likely over the last 15 years, we had paid [the official]... more than [the official] was now giving us.»

Republicans and Independent Democrats listed paid family leave as a budget priority, but did not approve the legislation.

Drug policy advocates urged state lawmakers to approve legislation creating «supervised consumption sites» for opioid addicts to safely — and legally — shoot up.

The original Child Safe Products Act passed overwhelmingly in the Assembly earlier this year, and the Senate has been under intense pressure to follow suit — especially since it long had more than enough sponsors (42) to secure its passage it had been allowed to the floor, where 32 votes are necessary to approve legislation.

At noon, officials from immigrant advocacy groups that support the New York Immigration Coalition's «New Yorkers for Real Immigration Reform» campaign hold a news conference to discuss the U.S. Senate's vote yesterday to approve legislation that would overhaul federal immigration laws; 12th floor, 137 - 139 W. 25th St., Manhattan.

Energy mogul Catsimatidis stands to make a killing — estimated to be in the tens of millions of dollars a year — as the City Council and the de Blasio administration move to approve legislation to dramatically boost the use of biodiesel fuel in home heating oil, The Post has learned.

Insisting the time has come to reform «one of New York's most discriminatory laws,» State Assemblymember Dan Quart, who provided the estimate, called on Governor Andrew Cuomo to approve legislation that would classify folding knives as work tools and not weapons, in hopes of preventing the arrests of thousands of law - abiding citizens who carry the items for their job.

New York likely wouldn't be the compact's biggest get for long, though; California's legislature will probably approve the legislation soon, and unlike Arnold Schwarzenegger, who vetoed it in 2006 and 2008, Governor Jerry Brown supports it.

The town board voted during a five - hour meeting to approve legislation concerning an inspector general / compliance officer, mass mailing restrictions, the union's collective bargaining agreement and nearly 200 personnel changes.

The resolution requests the State Assembly and Governor approve legislation to lift the ban as soon as possible.

Governor Cuomo has said he would approve the legislation if passed by the Senate, although he did not include it in the 30 day amendments.

Worked with the Legislature and Governor to approve legislation that continues the appointment of monitors in East Ramapo, provides new oversight authority for the monitors and the Department over the school district's budget, and provides $ 3 million in state funds to restore and expand educational programming for the public schools within the district;

Nearly 50 Democrats joined with Republicans to approve legislation that forbids Syrian and Iraqi refugees from being resettled until the director of the FBI, the director of Homeland Security, and the director of national intelligence confirm that each applicant poses no threat, reportsThe New York Times.

Israel becomes the latest market to approve legislation to require shareholder consent of compensation to companies» senior executives.

The state's Senate still needs to approve the legislation.

The next day Sandoval briefed delighted legislative leaders, laying plans for a Thursday press conference in Carson City to trumpet the news, followed by a special session to approve the legislation to benefit Tesla.

Thune told reporters after the hearing the Equifax data breach had created «additional momentum» for Congress to approve legislation.

The president said he approved the legislation to fund the government through September for national security reasons, as it authorizes a major increase in military spending that he supports.

Voters in the city approved legislation last year requiring that hotels provide such devices for workers and keep track of guests who have been accused of abuse.

The committee approved the legislation last month on a party line 34 - 26 vote.

The newly approved legislation would attempt to ease the burden on the country's nearly 6,000 banks by offering them a choice: If they want to avoid many of the regulatory barriers imposed during the Obama administration, they would have to significantly increase their emergency financial surpluses.

The PBO believes that Parliament is losing control over its fiduciary responsibilities, as set out in the Constitution, by approving legislation without knowing the full impact such legislation will have on the budgetary projections

The bill originally proposed a 10 - year jail term and a fine of up to 500,000 ringgit (US$ 128,000) for offenders, but the approved legislation sets the maximum prison sentence at six years.

Manufacturers and other businesses across the country, however, have been paying nearly $ 1 million per day in tariffs since the beginning of 2018 on products not made or available in the United States, because the full Congress has not yet approved the legislation.»

President Obama has approved legislation promoted by religious freedom advocates that should strengthen the United States» effort to combat persecution of Christians and other faith minorities.

Meanwhile, on Sunday the Synod approved legislation that offers an alternative text for baptism that would remove references to the devil.

It is the first time a female could be chosen to become a bishop since the General Synod approved legislation in July allowing women to take up the jobs.

The House of Representatives approved the legislation in a 230 - 188 vote in February.

Supervisors in San Francisco approved legislation that will require mothers to have a clean and private space to pump milk for their little ones.

Earlier this week, the House of Representatives approved the legislation that will modernize food safety laws, voting 215 to 144 in favor of giving the FDA more oversight over food production.

State lawmakers in June approved legislation that regulates and legalizes fantasy sports in New York after Attorney General Eric Schneiderman challenged the legality of the activity, forcing major operators to suspend business in the state.

The Senate last week approved legislation that included the broad strokes of these reform measures, a measure Stewart - Cousins voted in favor of as did most of the mainline Democratic conference.