Sentences with phrase «federal mandates in»

No word yet on whether other modern safety technologies will get federal mandates in the future, but it's hard to deny the effectiveness of features like Blind Spot Monitoring and Lane Departure Warning systems.

A proposed upgrade to the U.S. standard covering head restraints would impose new geometric requirements and bring federal mandates in line with RCAR ratings for a good design (see diagram).

In the meantime, the key takeaway to remember about the proposed legislation is that it gives state legislatures the power to decide how to intervene in low - performing schools without the constraints of the federal mandates in place under ESEA's previous iteration, No Child Left Behind.

A more visible presence in Congress and in the federal courts produced tangible results in strengthening the federal E-rate program, winning school boards relief from onerous federal mandates in school meal programs, and reversing some of the across - the - board budget cuts that hurt federal education programs.

Within the past 6 months, two large federal mandates in education have taken schools in contradictory directions — and both in the name of poor children.

Not exact matches

Here's the TL; DR version: Repeal of the mandate would drive up premiums in Obamacare's markets, but federal subsidies would still have to be paid out to those who qualify.

In 2013, the International Monetary Fund called on Canada to create a federal entity with a clear mandate to monitor threats to the financial system.

But without this monthly report generated by the federal government, how can the Fed know where it stands in meeting one of its mandates, full employment?

Federal regulations mandate that most contracts valued between $ 3,000 and $ 150,000 should be reserved for small businesses, generally defined as companies with fewer than 500 employees and less than $ 7 million in annual revenues.

In order to keep the tax bill under its $ 1.5 trillion ceiling, Republicans proposed to repeal the ACA's individual mandate — saving just over $ 330 billion in federal spending over 10 yearIn order to keep the tax bill under its $ 1.5 trillion ceiling, Republicans proposed to repeal the ACA's individual mandate — saving just over $ 330 billion in federal spending over 10 yearin federal spending over 10 years.

Eventually, the federal government passed back - to - work legislation, and mandated arbitration meant that a new agreement was signed between the two sides in 2012.

Still, many economists and public policy advocates argue that in states where minimum wage is higher than the federal mandate, the economies fare better than in states where businesses stick to the federal minimum wage, which is currently not indexed to inflation and hence forces some workers to live below poverty level.

Among the new measures pushed by branch officials, according to the New York Times: a mandate that Air Force Office of Special Investigations personnel «confirm that reportable cases have been entered in the federal database by seeing either a printout or a screenshot from the database.»

«The intrusive and expensive federal mandates on food options and menu labeling should be ended as soon as possible by a Republican Congress,» the GOP stated in its 2016 platform.

With the GOP crusade to repeal and replace «Obamacare» failing, the federal mandates that people have insurance and that employers with more than 50 workers provide it seem likely to stay in place in the foreseeable future.

Health insurance premiums rose, in some cases heftily, in many Obamacare markets as insurers prepared for Trump to end critical federal subsidies that help pay for consumers» out - of - pocket medical costs (a move the president eventually made) and the repeal of the individual mandate.

Yet, a proposed multi-agency rule, including the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Reserve, FDIC, National Credit Union Administration, SEC and the Federal Housing Finance Agency, would mandate that risk management personnel be involved in the development of banks» compensation plans.

The conclusions deal a blow to what are known as cellulosic biofuels, which have received more than a billion dollars in federal support but have struggled to meet volume targets mandated by law.

For purposes of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, as well as Executive Order 12875, the final rule extending the applicability date does not include any federal mandate that we expect would result in such expenditures by State, local, or tribal governments, or the private sector.

None of the Reporting Persons nor any manager or executive officer of the Reporting Persons, has, during the past five years, (a) been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors), or (b) been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting, or mandating activities subject to, Federal or State securities laws or a finding of any violation with respect to such laws.

-- Title X of the CHOICE Act, the brainchild of the R's on this committee, proposes to micromanage the Federal Reserve in ways that would be hugely detrimental to its independence and its ability to carry out its mandates.

When the federal government mandates the levy rises to $ 40 per tonne in 2021 (up from $ 30 in Alberta currently), the NDP would stuff the extra funds into general revenue.

What is important for attaining the Federal Reserve's mandated objectives is not that monetary policy is described in terms of a formal prescriptive rule, but rather that the FOMC's intentions and strategy are well understood by the public.

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After all, this would be an example of the federal government stepping into the private market, mandating that certain companies can not gain too large a market share — in other words, not exactly an easy thing for limited - government types to support.

The paper takes a close look at a critical aspect of how the Federal Reserve makes decisions about monetary policy: the rules and benchmarks that guide them in meeting their dual mandate of full employment and stable prices.

The San Francisco Chamber of Commerce said that while it favored expanded parental leave benefits, there was a «strong belief among many business owners that once again, to the financial detriment of small businesses, a mandate is being adopted in San Francisco that would be better dealt with at the state or federal level.»

My response is that you do not need to see the words «financial stability» in the Federal Reserve Act for that to be a key part of our mandate.

The key point here is that the Federal Reserve's financial stability mandate is derived from what lies in the penumbra, not from any express reference to financial stability in the Federal Reserve Act itself.

The Federal Reserve's financial stability mandate is seen in the penumbra of the Federal Reserve Act, and that is legally sufficient.

OTTAWA — As Finance Minister Jim Flaherty delivers the federal budget Thursday in the House of Commons, the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer will deliver arguments in court seeking clarity on its mandate and more information on the Conservative government's spending cuts.

We will also add the costing of political party platforms to the PBO's mandate, as is the case in Australia and the Netherlands, so that starting in the next federal election, Canadians can review the fiscal plans of political parties from a credible and comparable baseline.

Keep in mind that the ECB's main objective is price stability, ie to control inflation, as opposed to the Federal Reserve's dual mandate to strive for full employment as well.

There are two caveats about rates on government student loans to keep in mind: First, the formula mandated by the Higher Education Act imposes an 8.25 percent cap for federal direct loans to undergraduates, and 9.5 percent for direct loans to grad student loans.

It did not take long after the passage of Humphrey - Hawkins for wiser Federal Reserve officials, including Paul Volcker (who became Chair in 1979), to conclude that the «dual mandate,» far from defining a new and sustainable approach to monetary policy, was simply a nuisance — something they had to pay lip service to, whilst really concerning themselves with keeping a lid on inflation, so as to undo and avoid repeating the mistakes of the 70s.

The charts contain the following narrative, and it is worth noting that Federal Reserve's dual mandate was officially codified in the Humphrey — Hawkins Full Employment Act in 1978 — prior to the act, the Federal Reserve was focused on full employment:

You might think this is undesirable but economists welcome a low level of inflation and the Federal Reserve even has a dual mandate to maintain a steady low level of inflation in addition to full employment.

The Federal Reserve has what is commonly referred to as a «dual mandate»: to achieve maximum employment (in practice, around 5 % unemployment) and stable prices (2 - 3 % inflation).

The BC NDP platform states that all new money from carbon tax increases, in line with the federal mandate, will be used to provide rebate cheques for families, and to investing in climate change solutions.

This is the short - term interest rate at which U.S financial institutions (such as banks, credit unions, and others in the Federal Reserve system) lend money to each other overnight in order to meet mandated reserve levels.

When black students are unable to gain admission at the same rate as whites to the elite public exam school in Boston, let's ask a federal judge to mandate black excellence.

The Code of Federal Regulations (49 CFR Part II) sets forth federal policy for the protection of human subjects in medical experimentation, mandating the establishment of an institutional review board (IRB) in each hospital in which human subjects are used for experimenFederal Regulations (49 CFR Part II) sets forth federal policy for the protection of human subjects in medical experimentation, mandating the establishment of an institutional review board (IRB) in each hospital in which human subjects are used for experimenfederal policy for the protection of human subjects in medical experimentation, mandating the establishment of an institutional review board (IRB) in each hospital in which human subjects are used for experimentation.

A federal judge denied Hobby Lobby's request for an injunction against the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) contraceptive mandate on Monday, ruling that the arts - and - crafts giant must cover emergency contraceptives in its insurance policies even though it believes the pills cause abortions.

Gov. George Wallace refused to let black students enter the University of Alabama in 1963 despite a federal mandate.

For - profit companies are still not exempt from the Department of Health and Human Services» (HHS) employer - provided contraceptives mandate, but that could change if Hobby Lobby successfully argues its case in federal court.

A federal judge in Colorado granted one business a temporary injunction against the mandate, but a federal court in Missouri dismissed a similar challenge.

In September, a federal judge granted March for Life an exemption from the ACA's contraception mandate on moral — rather than religious — grounds.

Because the birth control cases all focus on a 1993 federal law, the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, not the Constitution, the Justices will face questions about whether the mandate to provide free access to 20 forms of birth control drugs or devices, sterilization, screenings, and counseling imposes a «substantial burden» on religious freedom of nonprofit employers with religious objections to some or all contraceptives, whether the mandate in fact serves a «compelling interest» of the government, and whether an attempt to provide an exemption from the mandate satisfies the requirement that such an accommodation is «the least restrictive means» of achieving the government's policy interest.

With the battle raging between the Little Sisters of the Poor and the Federal government on the HHS Mandate, some writers have likened their case to the trial of St. Thomas More as seen in Robert Bolt's play A Man for All Seasons or Fred Zinnemann's famous film adaption.

With the passage in 1968 of federal legislation mandating decidedly lowered rent ceilings, court rulings limiting discretion in tenant selection, and pressure from the civil rights movement to put an end to racial bias in tenant selection and assignments, this percentage increased.