Sentences with phrase «federal legislation on»

There are literally hundreds of privacy bills wending their way through our state legislatures and there's likely more federal legislation on the way.

Expectations were raised that Trump would propose federal legislation on arming teachers, but that no longer appeared to be the case.

From the Aurora Advocate: The R Street Institute and the National Taxpayers Union say the results should prompt Ohio's congressional delegation to think twice before backing federal legislation on...

What are the rights and entitlements of multiple adults under the provincial legislation on wills and estates, or the federal legislation on immigration?

Before joining Carr Maloney, Peter served as a law clerk in the Office of the Attorney General of Virginia, where he worked on white - collar criminal litigation and analyzed the impact of pending federal legislation on the Commonwealth.

The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) annual policy resolutions significantly influence both state and federal legislation on agriculture, food and interstate trade, and represent the majority voice of farmers around the country.

Does all this add up to federal legislation on mandatory controls?

Here are two fresh statements, on geoengineering and on the choices being made by Congress — at least so far — in regard to financing for basic energy research as a component of federal legislation on climate:

The effect of this federal legislation on the distribution of student achievement is a highly controversial but centrally important question.

«The proposals the governor has made are very positive proposals, but they will probably only work in the context of some federal legislation on the regulation of guns, and particularly the transport of guns across state borders and national borders.»

Currently the Department of Environmental Conservation and the Federal Environmental Protection Agency are conducting a comprehensive study that will not only shed light on the closely guarded process but may also propel Federal legislation on the matter.

According to Yurdiga, «it was vitally important to listen to and engage with the Council of Yukon First Nations about issues concerning their members, as well as the various stakeholders who are impacted by federal legislation on a daily basis.»

Not exact matches

«The President spoke to Senator Cornyn on Friday about the bipartisan bill he and Sen. Murphy introduced to improve Federal Compliance with Criminal Background check Legislation,» Sanders said.

On three other occasions, federal Labour Minister Lisa Raitt has blocked strikes through either back - to - work legislation or a referral to the Canadian Industrial Review Board.

Meanwhile, marijuana remains illegal on the federal level, and Attorney General Jeff Sessions has recently taken steps that would allow federal prosecutors in states where weed is legal to decide whether to prosecute people over marijuana sales in a development that could threaten the burgeoning industry (or, at the very least, spur litigation from some of the states in question looking to keep the federal government from interfering with statewide legislation).

Faced with a potential strike by the airline's machinists union and a lockout of its pilots, federal Labour Minister Lisa Raitt referred both disputes to the CIRB on March 8, then introduced back - to - work legislation four days later.

And while public dissatisfaction with the legislation has been focused on the notion that the Republican tax cuts are deeply skewed toward the wealthiest Americans and the corporations they run, Barkan, who has spent years galvanizing support for a more diverse and inclusive Federal Reserve, wants to remind Americans this legislation also includes cuts to their healthcare.

U.S. tax reform discrete impacts On December 22, 2017, the United States enacted tax reform legislation that included a broad range of business tax provisions, including but not limited to a reduction in the U.S. federal tax rate from 35 % to 21 % as well as provisions that limit or eliminate various deductions or credits.

If enacted, the legislation would expand foreign investment review procedures overseen by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), which is chaired by the treasury secretary and seeks input from the departments of defence and homeland security, among other federal bodies.

The committee is also calling on the Liberal government to better protect the personal data of Canadians who purchase and sell products online through enhanced cybersecurity, modernize federal e-commerce legislation, and come up with ways to fuel telecom competition to prod Canadians» use of mobile devices to make online purchases and sales.

The government using legislation to force business owners to do something that violates their religion, is one thing, and that, on my understanding, is what the Federal RFRA and various other state - level RFRA's are intended to limit.

The White House report on the epidemic says that 142 Americans die of drug overdoses every day, and urges measures like federal legislation that would boost widespread adoption of naloxone, an opioid overdose antidote.

Serré notes that under federal legislation, any surplus must either be paid to Ottawa, retained by CMHC or spent on housing in Canada.

While the CCA declares on its website that it doesn't lobby for policies that determine «the basis for or duration of an individual's incarceration or detention,» the Justice Policy Institute has documented several pieces of federal legislation the CCA lobbied on in recent years, including funding related to private prisons and Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention.

Effective legislation on local, state, and federal levels could make a big difference in eradicating the gender pay gap.

Less than three weeks after Trump signed Republican tax legislation into law, the IRS is developing new withholding tables to advise employers on how much federal tax to withhold from paychecks under the new regime.

«They undoubtedly are dependent on some special legislation or some under - the - table benefits with Medicaid and with education programs going forward that the federal deficit will have to fund,» he says.

, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew noted that the deal to restructure some of the GDB's payments «effectively would be conditioned on federal legislation providing a restructuring authority.»

That is partly why in the recent throne speech, the federal government promised to introduce legislation «to ensure that western farmers have the freedom to sell wheat and barley on the open market.»

Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives forged ahead on Tuesday with legislation to reshape the federal tax code, while a top credit - ratings agency said the bill would balloon the budget deficit and give only a temporary boost to the economy.

WASHINGTON, Nov 16 - The Republican - controlled U.S. Congress was approaching a major test on Thursday of its ability to overhaul the federal tax code, as lawmakers prepared for their first full - scale vote on sweeping tax legislation.

The Federal Government has branded criticisms of its new Internet content legislation, that came into effect on 1 January, as unfounded.

This procedural tool would allow the chamber to pass certain kinds of legislation which affects the federal budget — including spending on programs like Obamacare, Medicare, Medicaid, welfare, and Social Security — with a simple majority.

«Furthermore, the federal government should take additional steps to enable safe and rapid deployment... and we call on Congress to enact legislation to facilitate deployment of fully self - driving technology,» the statement continued.

In a statement, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced plans to introduce legislation to decriminalize marijuana on the federal level, saying his thinking on the issue «has evolved.»

But if those overtures to the provinces fail, the court ruling left the federal government room to regulate in limited areas on its own — that's Hyndman's «move forward with federal legislation» option.

announced on March 7 that they are introducing a bill for federal legislation to motivate states to create red flag laws or gun violence restraining order laws in the wake of the Stoneman Douglas tragedy.

Today's supply management boards result from 1960s - era federal and provincial legislation which allows for national production limits on milk, for example, which then are apportioned among the provinces.

«We also need to maintain the flexibility to move forward on either federal legislation or a co-operative scheme with the provinces.»

The current legislation with respect to federal support under the Canada Health Transfer (CHT) and Canada Social Transfer (CST) expires on March 31, 2014.

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A host of new legislation, announced in April, relied heavily on the recommendations of the federal task force McLellan led.

In a letter to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Democratic and Republican leaders of the state House and Senate Wednesday, Schneiderman asked state lawmakers to pass legislation that would allow for prosecuting people on the state level for the exact crimes they were convicted of — and pardoned for — on the federal level.

Despite anticipated Democratic resistance to any proposed legislation, there is strong bipartisan agreement on the need to reform the antiquated and complex Federal tax code.

New legislation could allow for injunctions to prevent a troll from filing a U.S. lawsuit while Canada's Federal Court rules on whether the Canadian company has infringed on an asserted patent.

The report consists of an an analysis of a database of 135 localities that have enacted rules for drone use, a breakdown of drone - related statutes in states that have passed legislation governing the use of unmanned aircraft, and a brief discussion of the federal government's regulations for drone use and its position on the enactment of local legislation and rules.

[141] On June 3, 2008, Senator Obama — along with Senators Tom Carper, Tom Coburn, and John McCain — introduced follow - up legislation: Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008.

«We ignore whatever the daily news is, whether it's the latest twist in the health - care legislation or the latest blip from the Federal Reserve,» said Roger Lowenstein, one of Sequoia's outside directors and the author of a book on Buffett.

A freshman Republican representative from Virginia introduced legislation this week that would end the federal prohibition on marijuana use and allow states to fully set their own course on marijuana policy.

Last Thursday, the Office of Financial Research (OFR), part of the Federal boondoggle created under the Dodd - Frank financial reform legislation in 2010 to foster the illusion that the government was reining in risk on Wall Street, released a new study showing almost unfathomable levels of systemic and interconnected risk among the too - big - to - fail banks that cratered the U.S. financial system in 2008 and has left our economy still struggling to right itself.