Sentences with phrase «bill by a committee member»

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U.S. Senate Republicans» version of a tax cut bill will delay corporate rate cuts by one year to take effect in 2019, and will not include a repeal of Obamacare's individual mandate, Republican Senate Finance Committee member Bill Cassidy said ahead of the plan's release later on Thursbill will delay corporate rate cuts by one year to take effect in 2019, and will not include a repeal of Obamacare's individual mandate, Republican Senate Finance Committee member Bill Cassidy said ahead of the plan's release later on ThursBill Cassidy said ahead of the plan's release later on Thursday.

In his appearance before a parliamentary committee, Facebook Canada's public policy head Kevin Chan was questioned by New Democrat MP Charlie Angus on why he had yet to register as a lobbyist, given the fact he's met senior cabinet members, including Finance Minister Bill Morneau.

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Bill Banning Corporal Punishment in Schools to Be Introduced in Congress «There are two Americas out there for young students right now — one where they go to school knowing that they'll be guided positively by caring adults, and one where they live in constant fear of getting beaten,» said Rep. McCarthy, a member of the Committee on Education and Workforce.

The minority will deliver to the GOP a petition signed by one - third of the Rules Committee members seeking a hearing on these bills.

The bill had leadership juice behind it: it was sponsored in the Assembly by Herman «Denny» Farrell, D - Manhattan, the Assembly Ways & Means chairman, and co-sponsored in the Senate by John DeFrancisco, R - Syracuse, the Finance Committee chairman, and Diane Savino, D - Staten Island, who is both a close ally of labor unions and a leading member of the Independent Democratic Coalition.

The chair of the House judiciary committee, Rep. Bob Goodlatte, introduced his own reauthorization bill several weeks ago that has been roundly criticized by members of the New York delegation.

The Council's Transportation Committee recently held a hearing on a bill by this borough's three Council members to increase Staten Island Ferry service to at least one trip every 30 minutes — and the DOT said they wouldn't support it, arguing «extra nighttime service proposed in this bill is not warranted, given not only the low demand for service but also the corresponding costs involved.»

Borough President James Oddo, Councilwoman Debi Rose and several members of the Staten Island Ferry Riders Committee were integral in getting the bipartisan bill passed, and celebrated by riding the inaugural 7:30 p.m. boat from St. George.

[23] It was the first Private Member's Bill to be supported by a Select Committee.

The Human Rights Campaign, which played a big role in Cuomo's successful campaign to get gay marriage passed by the Legislature here in New York and has now launched a similar effort at the national level, released an undated letter signed by Cuomo, Mayor Bloomberg and 13 other mayors and governors that urged members of the US Senate Judiciary Committee to pass the Respect for Marriage Act (RMA), the bill to repeal DOMA.

Squadron requested a motion for consideration on his bill by the Codes Committee, on which he is the ranking minority member.

For proposed legislation to be a «bill», it has to be proposed by members of congress, which is generally done through committees.

Support for the measure was shepherded by Sen. Diane Savino, a member of the Independent Democratic Conference, who negotiated the bill with Cuomo and, in the end, made concessions such as removing the smoking component in the legislation as well as allowing for more power to be vested in the Health Committee.

At 1 p.m. this afternoon, the Senate Democrats plan to again rattle the GOP's cage on redistricting reform, delivering the Rules Committee a petition signed by one - third of its members seeking a public hearing on the governor's bill.

- The acceptance by a Member of a bribe to influence his or her conduct as a Member, including any fee, compensation or reward in connection with the promotion of, or opposition to, any Bill, Motion, or other matter submitted, or intended to be submitted to the House, or to any Committee of the House, is contrary to the law of Parliament.

The site says the Republican proposal will incorporate all or part of the elements of health - care bills introduced by individual members, and a health - care plan introduced by the Republican Study Committee.

As a quid pro quo to the Power Authority taking care of George's friends and family club members, George, his oversight committee, looked the other way and abrogated his responsibility to not only the taxpayers of his district but to all Western New Yorkers by letting the Cuomo / Silver progressive establishment cartel, in two successive budget bills in 2011 and 2012, sweep $ 600,000,000 from the bank account of the Power Authority to the General Fund of the State of New York — monies that should have been used for the economic benefit of Western New Yorkers.

However, speaking on condition of anonymity, the aide said that it makes sense for lawmakers to plan in advance on the handling of bills on which several committees might feel a need to hold a public hearing — and, rather than each committee holding a separate hearing, there could be one hearing by members of the various panels.

The bill is co-sponsored by Council Member Laurie Cumbo of Brooklyn, who is the chair of the Committee on Women's Issues.

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He was billed to be received by the National Chairman of the APC, Chief John Odigie - Oyegun and other members of the party's National Working Committee.

A bill introduced by City Council Member Dan Garodnick to require the NYPD to publish its patrol guide online will be heard for the first time by the City Council's Committee on Public Safety next week.

Mr. Lander and Ms. Chin plan to rally in support of their bag - fee bill on the steps of City Hall tomorrow shortly before it is considered by the sanitation committee — of which which neither they nor Mr. Espinal are members.

The proposed bill is sponsored in the Senate by GOP Health Committee Chairman Kemp Hannon and Independent Democratic Conference member Tony Avella and in the Assembly by Democratic Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal.

Under Council rules, a bill's sponsor can file a motion signed by other members to force a bill out of its committee.

The bill, co-sponsored by Council Member Ben Kallos, who chairs the committee, would tweak the city's public campaign finance system by removing a cap on public funds disbursed to candidate campaigns by the Campaign Finance Board (CFB).

A police oversight bill sponsored by City Council Member Jumaane Williams unanimously sailed through the Council's Committee on Oversight and Investigations on Tuesday, and is all but certain to be voted through the full City Council on Thursday.

The bill, sponsored by City Council Member Vanessa Gibson, chair of the public safety committee, also adds another plank to the Council's broad agendas of criminal justice reform and

A committee vote shall be by roll call vote if the members are voting on the disposition of bills, constitutional amendments, concurrent resolutions and joint resolutions by committees.

On Tuesday, the House Veterans Affairs Committee passed another bill sponsored by a delegation member.

Both Houses must pass the same version of the bill; if there are differences, they may be resolved by sending amendments back and forth or by a conference committee, which includes members of both bodies.

Both bills were sponsored by Council Member Ben Kallos, chair of the governmental operations committee last Council session.

Gibson, member of the House Agriculture Committee, voted in favor of the bipartisan Farm Bill signed into law by President Obama earlier this year.

Bills passed by committee are then voted on by the full 51 - member City Council.

And, thanks to a previously passed bill sponsored by Council Member Paul Vallone, who sits on the Council's veterans affairs committee, the new department will have important data to help it direct resources for veterans.

Co-sponsored by Lamar Smith (R — TX) and other members of the Republican majority on the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and passed by a largely partisan vote, the House bill would give the Office of Science a 5.3 % boost next year but hold its budget flat the following year.

Cultivation bill approved by Parliament committee goes further than text agreed by member states

This dataset was compiled by several individuals acknowledged with each set of topics and has been reviewed by the following members of the previous IOMP Science Committee: Caridad Borras (past Chair), Bill Hendee, Jolyon Hendry, Colin Orton, and Natalka Suchowerska.

The Massachusetts Senate last week passed a bill to replace the elected, 13 - member Boston School Committee with a 7 - member body appointed by the city's mayor.

No, that bill, authored by education - committee chairman Tom Harkin and ranking member Mike Enzi, is a hodgepodge of half - baked ideas that should alarm folks on the right and the left.

And, this week, there's the (bipartisan) Harkin - Enzi bill, authored by the chairman and ranking member (respectively) of the Senate education committee, which, well, it's hard to tell exactly what it does, but it surely reduces the federal footprint around accountability.

Members of the State Assembly's education and higher - education committees roundly criticized Mr. Kean and Commissioner of Education Saul Cooperman during a joint public hearing on a pair of bills sponsored by the committees» chairmen.

Late last week, two bills related to the reauthorization of the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) were introduced by Republican members of the House Education and the Workforce Committee.

Late last night the committee passed the bill, sponsored by Chairman Tom Harkin (D - IA) and Ranking Member Mike Enzi (R - WY), with all of the committee's Democrats and three Republicans — Sens. Enzi, Mark Kirk and Lamar Alexander — voting for the measure.

After months of compromise and negotiation, the bill earned nearly unanimous approval from a conference committee of House and Senate members two weeks ago, and is expected to be passed by the Senate next week.

According to the rule, if a petition is signed by at least fifty - one members of the House or at least twelve members of the Senate, a committee «shall hold a public hearing on the bill.»

We look forward to working with Senate and House members during the upcoming conference committee as they produce a final bill that addresses the challenges faced by schools today and supports the daily efforts of students and educators around the country.

With the recent passage of Senate Bill 1, drafted by State Education Committee Chair and CL4E Member Mike Wilson, Kentucky became one of the first states to legislatively respond to ESSA with comprehensive standards and a strong accountability plan.

Senate education committee members recently argued about an amendment to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, put forward by Sen. Bill Cassidy, R - La.