Sentences with phrase «floor votes on all legislation»

Westchester County's Democratic Caucus is mounting some political pressure in hopes of bringing to the floor a vote on legislation that would set forth a policy on immigration enforcement, despite it not even making it out of committee yet.

The study looked at floor votes on all legislation that would raise or lower federal spending, a total of 37 votes on 17...

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After the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando this year, Democrats in Congress held a sit - in on the floor of the House of Representatives simply to demand a vote on gun control legislation.

The House debated the legislation Friday but abruptly pulled the bill from the floor once it was clear the bill, dubbed the American Health Care Act, was short on votes, according to the Associated Press.

When the House version of the proposed legislation, with the support of the state's 350,000 member youth soccer association, passed unanimously last week, Zackery and his father, Victor, were on the statehouse floor to witness the vote and hear Rodne tell them, though Zakery might never play football again, that the statute would be his legacy forever.

Reproductive rights groups are ramping up their own attacks on Senate Republican incumbents who oppose the WEA, claiming the conference's refusal to allow the legislation on the chamber floor for a vote flies in the face of public support for legal abortion.

On Friday, New York City Councilman Oliver Koppell wrote an op - ed in the Norwood News asking New York Senate Co-Leader Jeffrey Klein to bring Fair Elections legislation to the floor for a vote.

Under House rules, the Speaker schedules floor votes on pending legislation.

«Their inaction is beyond shameful, coming on the heels of the arrest of two legislators, the jailing of two more and the resignation of a third — and that's just this year... The IDC's entire reason for being was to bring progressive legislation to the floor, but it never put up its own reform bill for a vote.»

He has repeatedly voted in favor of legislation criminalizing keeping firearms available for self - defense in the home, voted in favor of various firearm and ammunition prohibitions and attacked those who disagree with him on the floor of the Assembly

«Last week, legislation to approve the Dream Act was defeated on the floor of the Senate, but both co-leaders of the chamber believed it deserved a vote.

Peers also expressed their anger on the floor of the House of Lords on Monday that the legislation had been effectively axed without a vote by MPs.

It forced a floor vote on the agreement and its implementing legislation in both chambers of Congress; the matters could not «die in committee.»

Top House Democrat Nancy Pelosi of California, herself a key architect of the budget plan, announced her opposition Wednesday morning and mounted a remarkable daylong speech on the House floor, trying to force GOP leaders in the House to promise a later vote on legislation to protect the younger immigrants.

When the New York State Senate's Independent Democratic Conference joined in a majority coalition with Republicans in 2012, it claimed that the arrangement would provide more up - or - down floor votes on progressive legislation.

House Democrats demanded but didn't get a vote on gun control legislation despite an hours - long sit - in on the House floor.

But Hoylman expressed optimism during a CapTon interview that will air this evening at 8 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. that this legislation still has a shoot at making it to the floor for a vote, and while he has no GOP co-sponsors, he said he has had conversations with Republican senators who might be willing to vote «yes» on the bil.

The IDC is in a governing coalition with Senate Republicans, with the agreement that both Senate leaders, Jeff Klein and the GOP's Dean Skelos, must agree on legislation before it comes to the floor for a vote.

Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins said that while a unified Democratic conference may be short at least two votes to pass abortion rights legislation, it would at least be able to bring the measure to the floor, which would put pressure on pro-choice Republicans to help pass it.

The duo said the Democrats should let the bill come to the floor even if the Republicans won't relent, noting 225 members voted for the legislation on July 29th and that 218 votes constitute a simple majority.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand tore into Alabama Sen. Jeff Sessions, President Donald Trump «s pick for U.S. Attorney General, on the Senate floor this morning — bashing her southern colleague's voting record on hate crime legislation, and his remarks last year regarding a tape that caught Trump candidly talking about molesting women.

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«Our supporters and friends in the New York State Assembly, in 2016, managed to get this legislation out of committee and on to the floor for a vote.

Republicans often depend on the Conservative line to supply crucial extra votes in close elections, and Long's comments could free up some marginal Republicans to support a marijuana bill in the Senate, if legislation comes to the floor.

In both the gay marriage and the gun control vote, Republicans conceded to put the legislation on the floor, but they did not have to provide the majority of the votes to pass it.

The rejected proposals included imposing term limits on legislative leadership positions, televising committee meetings, making it easier for members to force votes on legislation, and allowing every member to bring legislation to the floor.

Dozens of Democratic House and Senate lawmakers have been occupying the House floor since late Wednesday morning, calling on Ryan and other GOP leaders hold a vote on legislation to prevent terrorists from purchasing guns in the wake of the massacre at a gay nightclub in Orlando.

Katko, R - Camillus, spoke about both pieces of legislation on the House floor before the House voted to pass his first bills since taking office Jan. 6.

His vote helped keep the legislation on the House floor.

If Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg can work together, as over hacking, the votes are there on the floor of the House of Commons to pass new party funding legislation, just as they were when it came to passing hacking legislation.

The full Council must then vote on whether to bring the legislation to the floor.

Legislation to help communities revitalize blighted properties has passed the U.S. Senate and now two House members want to see it on their floor for a vote.

The bill was placed on the floor for a vote after a majority of Democrats backed the legislation.

The Governor continues explaining on page 402 how he managed to get things under control — and after the vote was taken and the gay marriage legislation was approved — how he decided to come to the Senate Floor to thank the senators.

Ms. Quinn long kept the original version of paid sick legislation from coming to the floor for a vote, and eventually voted in favor of a compromise bill the current City Council and Mayor Bill de Blasio promptly expanded on taking office.

The legislation was on the floor of Michigan senate earlier today where it came up under «general orders,» but is not expected to come up for vote until the week of April 11th, after a two week recess (spring break).

The House legislation to repeal the Common Core standards will be on the floor for a final vote on Wednesday.

Opponents of the U.S. Senate tradition of the filibuster — or the extensive debate on the floor of the federal upper house geared toward preventing a vote on legislation or confirming a presidential appointee — certainly don't welcome Sen. Rand Paul's move today to exercise that privilege to prevent what would certainly be the speedy confirmation of John Brennan as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

On April 10, hundreds of people on both sides of the charter - school question gathered outside the second - floor committee room where the House Education Committee was set to vote on whether to send the Senate's charter - school bill to the House floor for debate and, ultimately, the first vote to ever take place on charter school legislation in the chambeOn April 10, hundreds of people on both sides of the charter - school question gathered outside the second - floor committee room where the House Education Committee was set to vote on whether to send the Senate's charter - school bill to the House floor for debate and, ultimately, the first vote to ever take place on charter school legislation in the chambeon both sides of the charter - school question gathered outside the second - floor committee room where the House Education Committee was set to vote on whether to send the Senate's charter - school bill to the House floor for debate and, ultimately, the first vote to ever take place on charter school legislation in the chambeon whether to send the Senate's charter - school bill to the House floor for debate and, ultimately, the first vote to ever take place on charter school legislation in the chambeon charter school legislation in the chamber.

Boston, MA — Animal welfare organizations including the Animal Rescue League of Boston (ARL) and the MSPCA - Angell have united behind House Bill (H.) 4244 and have issued a call to action to Massachusetts residents to contact legislators to move the pending legislation to the house floor for a vote before the legislative session ends on July 31.

It tracks the status of federal legislation, the speeches of representatives on the House and Senate floors, voting records, campaign contribution summaries and more.

The bill never came up for a vote on the floor of either chamber, but thanks to the outpouring of REALTORS ® activism, 255 members of the House, a majority, and 28 members of the Senate cosponsored the legislation on a bipartisan basis.

In Columbus, legislation on home inspector licensure awaits a floor vote in the Ohio House before moving on to the Ohio Senate.

The last time the legislation was taken up, she said, it came two votes shy of cloture, which is a procedure that enables a bill to be considered on the Senate floor without the possibility of a filibuster.

The bill didn't pass, but the vote marks the first time private property rights legislation was considered on the Senate floor.

The House Ways and Means Committee has passed legislation that would dramatically change our nation's tax laws and now that bill is nearing a vote on the House floor.