Sentences with phrase «final approval of a bill»
It would take another 60 votes to close debate that could last for weeks, while final approval of the bill would require only a simple majority.
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Meeting with leaders of various business interest groups at the White House, Trump said he wanted the House to pass a bill by Thanksgiving and final approval by the end of the year.
BY PAUL SCHINDLER With the Hawaii State Senate giving final approval to a marriage equality bill on November 12, gay and lesbian couples in a total of 16 states plus the District of Columbia have now won the right to marry.
Teen drivers would soon be able to sign up as organ donors under a bill that gained final legislative approval Thursday as part of an effort to take New York out of the cellar among states in organ donations.
ALBANY — Teenage drivers would soon be able to sign up as organ donors under a bill that gained final legislative approval Thursday as part of an effort to take New York out of the cellar among states in organ donations.
BREAKING: SENATE PASSES SWEEPING IMMIGRATION BILL... The Senate gave final approval Thursday to an overhaul of U.S. immigration laws that would create a path to citizenship for millions of undocumented immigrants while increasing security along the Mexican border.
Teenage drivers would soon be able to sign up as organ donors under a bill that gained final legislative approval today as part of an effort to take New York out of the cellar among states in organ donations.
The Republican - controlled Congress gave its final approval to a bill authorizing construction of the Keystone XL oil pipeline, setting up the first big veto fight with President Barack Obama.
Congressional Republicans, buoyed by the Senate's approval early Saturday of a landmark tax overhaul, expressed confidence that final legislation would be sent to the president by the end of this month, though significant differences remain between the two bills.
Cuomo, gave his final approval to the spending bill that was approved by state lawmakers last month, at a bill signing ceremony before an auditorium of high school students in Queens.
Assembly members on Tuesday also gave final approval to a bill passed by the Senate a day earlier that placed greater restrictions on the indoor use of electronic cigarettes, effectively banning their use in most restaurants, bars and workplaces.
The Senate also gave final approval to a bill that adds PTSD to the list of ailments that can be treated with medical marijuana.
The tight passage of a bill banning gun shows at county - owned facilities by Westchester lawmakers this week may be all for naught as final approval is likely to be vetoed by the county executive.
Congress gave final approval last week to a bill that would boost spending for the Department of Education and set up a showdown with President Bush, who has pledged a veto because the measure contains more money than he requested for education, health, and labor programs.
The Senate on Oct. 7 gave final approval to a bill authorizing federal grants for educational - television programming and training materials designed to improve the school readiness of children.
Sponsors of the omnibus bill, HR 5, plan to seek final approval by the House and Senate after the Easter recess.
Meanwhile, supporters of «school choice» policies heralded Scott's approval of HB 7029, a 160 - page education bill that lawmakers negotiated into the final hours of session.
The committee voted 39 to 1 to send the compromise bill back to both ends of the Capitol for final approval.
The TV ad is saturating the airwaves in Grand Island, Nebraska in anticipation of a ThursdayState Department hearing on the Northern Route Approval Act, a bill that would remove the final decision on the fate of Keystone XL from President Obama's hands and approving the pipeline outright.
The Senate also gave final approval to a bill stripping a requirement that automatically assigned a public defender to a parent of a child, even if that parent had not been identified or was not involved in the case.