Sentences with phrase «federal legislation aims»

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, along with other state and local officials, gathered at Buffalo's Outer Harbor Monday to announce federal legislation aimed at preventing invasive species from entering the Great Lakes.

Secretary LaHood also announced federal legislation aimed at strengthening oversight on pipeline safety, as well as plans to convene a Pipeline Safety Forum on April 18th in Washington, DC, to gather state officials, industry leaders, and other pipeline safety stakeholders in order to discuss steps for improving the safety and efficiency of the nation's pipeline infrastructure.

The 1970s began with a remarkable pulse of federal legislation aimed at protecting endangered species and restoring the nation's air and waters.

Not exact matches

Local efforts by GDB and other Puerto Rican debt issuers to reach a debt restructuring are running in parallel with plans in the U.S. Congress to draft legislation aimed at solving the island's economic crisis, possibly by allowing it to restructure debt and putting its finances under federal oversight.

A NEW definition of datacasting and a smoother transition to digital television for both industry and consumers are the key aims of new legislation introduced by the Federal Government.

Trump signed legislation aimed at cutting off federal funding to Planned Parenthood and other groups that perform abortions, a move cheered by conservatives who have clamored to impose curbs on reproductive rights.

(White Plains, NY)-- In an effort to protect child care subsidies for low - income families, the Westchester County Board of Legislators (BOL) approved new legislation and two resolutions tonight aimed at stopping County Executive Robert P. Astorino and the Westchester County Department of Social Services (DSS) from increasing the family contribution to daycare expense from 20 % to 35 % of the portion of income that exceeds the federal poverty level.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump, amid growing outcry over last week's deadly shooting at a South Florida high school, signaled his support Monday for bipartisan legislation aimed at bolstering federal background checks on gun buyers.

At 10 a.m., Rep. Dan Maffei announces legislation aimed at preventing a case like David Renz's from happening in New York, outside Syracuse Federal Probation Office, 100 S. Clinton St., Syracuse.

The increase is «consistent» with the America COMPETES Act, says Amy Scott, associate vice-president for federal relations at the Association of American Universities, referring to legislation that aims to double the money for key science - funding agencies, including the NSF, over 10 years.

In 1979, U.S. federal legislation was enacted that aimed to enhance women's health rights by regulating the process of consent and documentation before receiving surgical sterilization (both tubal sterilization and hysterectomy) that is publicly funded.

In fact, there's federal legislation in the works that's aimed at improving the reporting process for victims who come forward to the police.

Congress should enact legislation giving more teeth to existing federal guidelines aimed at ensuring that children's needs are considered when their parents are arrested in raids by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, a California congresswoman said today.

However, he opposes current legislation aimed at improving the state's eligibility for up to $ 700 million in the federal Race to the Top competitive grants.

The federal government is also doing its part with legislation and special initiatives aimed to reduce the amount and impact of chronic absenteeism on students.

Basically here is the deal folks, there was legislation passed under President Obama in 2014 which aims to cap the amount student loan borrowers will have to pay out each month for their federal or private student loans.

Senators Shelley Moore Capito and Gary Peters reintroduced the Federal Adjustment in Reporting (FAIR) Student Credit Act, bipartisan legislation that aims to assist private student loan borrowers who default on their loans, according to a press release from Gary Peters.

This webinar is province - specific * and aims to provide participants with a working knowledge of the provincial legislation that governs animal cruelty and when it is more appropriate to pursue charges under provincial verses federal legislation.

In 2008 Parliament passed the Statutes Repeal Act, aimed at clearing out those portions of federal legislation that have passed, assented to, but not declared in force for, effectively, a decade.

But courts, companies and individuals have been slow to implement the available state (UETA) and federal (ESIGN) legislation aimed at encouraging and validating electronic commerce and electronic signatures.

NAR believes Congress and the federal government should consider legislation and regulation aimed at improving commercial real estate markets including: (1) the creation of a U.S. covered bond market, (2) increasing the cap on credit union member business lending (MBL), (3) additional banking agency guidance related to term extensions and (4) improving credit availability

This federal legislation will be administered by the CRTC and is aimed at reducing the volume of telemarketing calls to Canadian consumers.

NAR believes Congress and the federal government should consider legislation and regulation aimed at improving commercial real estate markets including: (1) the creation of a U.S. covered bond market, (2) increasing the cap on credit union member business lending (MBL), (3) additional banking agency guidance related to term extensions and (4) improving credit availability for small businesses.