Sentences with phrase «federal oversight of»

Such a fundamental shift in how real estate activities are seen could throw open the door for bank - owned brokerages and even federal oversight of brokerage activity.
The treaty establishes federal oversight of adoption agencies here and policies overseas.
It was reported earlier this week that Congress may be considering new rules that may result to stricter federal oversight of cryptocurrencies.
As mentioned above, HHS looks forward to receiving the recommendations of the National Bioethics Advisory Commission, which is currently examining the current scope of federal regulatory protections for protecting human subjects in research as part of its overarching report on the federal oversight of human subjects protections.
We understand that the National Bioethics Advisory Commission is currently developing a report on the federal oversight of human subjects research, which is expected to address the Common Rule's requirements for expedited review.
«Been there, done that,» says Democratic Senator Bob Casey of Pennsylvania, who is pushing for greater federal oversight of the industry.
ALEC drafted a resolution (PDF) designed to limit federal oversight of hydraulic fracturing for natural gas.
Thus far, much of the focus has remained on college and career ready standards, the dissipation of NCLB waivers and less federal oversight of education decisions.
The ESSA is to reduce «the federal footprint and restore local control, while empowering parents and education leaders to hold schools accountable for effectively teaching students» within their states, and also «[reset] Washington's relationship with the nation's 100,000 public schools» and its nearly 50 million public school students and their 3.4 million public school teachers, while «sending significant power back to states and local districts while maintaining limited federal oversight of education.»
According to Emily Wilkins at Bloomberg Government, concern regarding federal oversight of state ESSA accountability plans «is casting a shadow over Senate negotiations on reauthorizing a higher education law.»
The state Department of Public Instruction — which oversees the state's four voucher programs — said Johnson's amendment would remove federal oversight of the treatment of students who attend private schools participating in the state's voucher programs, including a new one specifically for students with disabilities.
The health crisis, which has led to more than 200 infections, could lead to shift from state to federal oversight of compounding pharmacies.
The primary focus of ESSA is the shift from federal oversight of education initiatives (think Common Core, Race to the Top, etc.) back to state - level programs.
The support for the ESSA has largely come from its reducing much of the heavy - handed federal oversight of education.
Education secretary Arne Duncan has indicated that the administration will not support a bill that doesn't strengthen federal oversight of school accountability measures.
Peterson: Secretary of Education DeVos will interpret the 2015 federal education law, Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), as a barrier to federal oversight of state and local decisions.
Another 2004 poll showed that 59 percent of Americans supported increased federal oversight of public schools.
Embrace the Administration blueprint's call to abandon federal oversight of accountability for the vast majority of American schools.
Rather than mandating direct federal oversight of schools — telling states what to do — ESEA offered states funding for education programs on a conditional basis.
This might seem to preclude any federal oversight of education, except that the 14th Amendment requires all states to provide «any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.»
What became clear from the mark - up is that there's very little support in Congress for federal oversight of state accountability systems.
June 14, 2016 • The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit rejected a lawsuit by telecom, cable and wireless industry associations against new rules that expanded federal oversight of Internet service providers.
New laws would ramp up federal oversight of food production, putting the heaviest burden on small farmers
contain measures that would ramp up federal oversight of farms and food processors, granting new inspection powers to the Food and Drug Administration, imposing agricultural standards for food crops, and beefing up record - keeping requirements that would help regulators trace a tainted food product to its source.
have also drawn scrutiny of federal oversight of labs that work with select agents, a list of risky viruses, bacteria, and toxins that could potentially be used to cause harm.
Accidents at universities have also drawn scrutiny of federal oversight of labs that work with select agents, a list of risky viruses, bacteria, and toxins that could potentially be used to cause harm.
Congressmen Sean Patrick Maloney, a Democrat, and Chris Gibson, a Republican, voted against legislation that would prohibit any federal oversight of oil and gas drilling using fracturing, or fracking, on federal lands.
The NAN founder insisted that those who attend focus specifically on pushing to preserve the Affordable Care Act, to close the wealth gap and to maintain strong federal oversight of police departments that violate citizens» civil rights.
He too alluded darkly toward «evidence of voter suppression,» and called for formal federal oversight of the final vote count — though was weak on the details of what nefarious activities transpired.
Two New York congressmen from the Hudson Valley voted against legislation that would prohibit federal oversight of fracking.
Tonight, Wright himself claimed «evidence of voter suppression,» and called for formal federal oversight of the final vote count.
The «No Child Left Behind» act, signed by President Bush in January, greatly expands federal oversight of public education, mandating annual testing of children in grades 3 through 8 and one grade - level in high school, insisting every classroom teacher be fully certified and setting a 12 - year timetable for closing racial and economic achievement gaps in test scores.
The island's government accepted federal oversight of its budget and finances as part of the process.
Those votes highlighted the fervent free - market ideology that has made Hensarling, now chairman of the House Financial Services Committee, the proud leader of the drive by congressional Republicans to roll back tougher federal oversight of the financial system.

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Quite apart from the argument over OSFI - style oversight, the former federal official and others stress this segment of the market at least requires more transparency and clearer data so regulators and the Bank of Canada can better understand the credit landscape and the extent of high - risk loans issued by private lenders.
Thousands of midsize investment advisory firms have shifted from federal oversight to state supervision.
There are a slew of federal and state regulatory requirements that can persuade entrepreneurs to stay small rather than face the increased costs and oversight associated with a bigger business.
«And I would agree with the SEC that some type of federal oversight is a good idea.
DETROIT — General Motors» agreement to pay a $ 35 million federal fine for concealing defects in small - car ignition switches and to give the government greater oversight of its safety procedures closes one chapter of the automaker's recall saga.
JPMorgan ended up admitting to lax oversight of its trading arm and paid a $ 920 million fine in a settlement with federal regulators.
The settlements over the trading loss in London — reached with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Reserve and the Financial Conduct Authority in London — laid bare a pattern of «deficiencies» in JPMorgan's oversight.
These changes significantly restructured regulatory oversight and other aspects of the financial industry, created a new federal agency to supervise and enforce consumer lending laws and regulations and expanded state authority over consumer lending.
Additionally, «Because of AIG's size and interconnectedness» the Financial Stability Oversight Council («FSOC») has deemed AIG a non-bank SIFI, subjecting the company to Federal Reserve oversight and increased capital requirements.
The heads of federal financial oversight agencies testified on on the implementation of the 2010 Dodd - Frank financial regulations law, focusing on derivatives.
The provision of the bill that has garnered the most attention is one that would raise the threshold at which banks are subject to certain federal oversight, including stress tests that measure a bank's ability to withstand an economic downturn.
If anyone doubted that he was serious about imposing this new level of federal oversight on top of the already crowded provincial regulatory scene, signals coming from Flaherty's top officials this past summer suggested, not just a readiness to act alone, but a growing enthusiasm for that option.
While newspaper business matters generally fall outside the purview of Congress and regulators, the committee does provide oversight of the Federal Communications Commission.
The U.S. House Natural Resources Committee this week will consider legislation that will provide bankruptcy powers to Puerto Rico while subjecting it to the authority of a federal oversight board.
In addition, because merchant cash advances are treated as commercial transactions and not loans, there is no federal oversight in the form of regulations and enforcement.
WASHINGTON — Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh on Wednesday criticized a bipartisan bill intended to overhaul federal chemical regulations because it would allow the Environmental Protection Agency to preempt the oversight of some chemicals by...
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