Sentences with phrase «bipartisan draft bill»

On Tuesday, Senate Education Chairman Lamar Alexander, R - Tenn., and Ranking Member Patty Murray, D - Wash., released a bipartisan draft bill to reform No Child Left Behind.

A bipartisan draft bill to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the original name of the federal education legislation, would bar the federal government from requiring states to use student test scores in teacher evaluations or forcing closure or other sanctions on struggling schools.

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A bipartisan bill has also been drafted calling for the program to end.

Washington (CNN)- Two weeks ago, the Senate passed a comprehensive immigration reform bill on a 68 - 32 vote, with 14 Republicans joining the Democratic majority to send the measure drafted by a bipartisan «Gang of Eight» to the GOP - controlled House.

CNN: Five reasons immigration reform isn't close to the finish line Two weeks ago, the Senate passed a comprehensive immigration reform bill on a 68 - 32 vote, with 14 Republicans joining the Democratic majority to send the measure drafted by a bipartisan «Gang of Eight» to the GOP - controlled House.

That year, when President George H.W. Bush convened an education summit of the nation's governors, it was a little - known Arkansas Democrat named Bill Clinton who drafted a bipartisan set of national goals for the year 2000 («first in the world» in mathematics, for starters).

And while there's no consensus, a wide range of groups and people are exhibiting cautious optimism that the draft bill released Tuesday could be the first step toward reaching a bipartisan deal in an otherwise gridlocked Congress.

The U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP)-- a bipartisan group of lawmakers — drafted the bill after finding a remarkable consensus among both parties in regards to the urgent need of — and solutions to — a fix of it's outdated No Child Left Behind (NCLB) counterpart.

GOP Support for the Climate Bill First, some of the best news is that there appears to be some confirmed support from at least a few GOP senators — which isn't so surprising since Lindsay Graham (R - SC) joined with John Kerry (D - MA) and Joe Lieberman (I - CT) in drafting a bipartisan bBill First, some of the best news is that there appears to be some confirmed support from at least a few GOP senators — which isn't so surprising since Lindsay Graham (R - SC) joined with John Kerry (D - MA) and Joe Lieberman (I - CT) in drafting a bipartisan billbill.

In that regard, Warner and Klobuchar's bill — a draft of which the public has not yet seen — seems just as unlikely to achieve the bipartisan support it will require to become law.

The bill, drafted by Representative John Rutherford, a Republican and former sheriff from Jacksonville, Fla., is one of a flurry of bipartisan measures introduced in the House and the Senate devoted to school safety — without curbs on guns.

The bill built on S. 1217 by including bipartisan changes drafted by Senate Banking Chairman Tim Johnson (D - SD) and Ranking Member Mike Crapo (R - ID).