Sentences with phrase «for national legislation»

She also expressed support for national legislation on «gun - violence restraining orders» that allow police to seek court orders to take guns from people who are found to be a threat to themselves and others.

Not waiting for national legislation to set a price on carbon and kickstart the journey to a low - carbon future, Montgomery County, Maryland has enacted one the country's first carbon taxes.

But for action of the scale we need to transform our economy, there is no substitute for national legislation.

A Democratic State Committeewoman, Cooper took credit for pushing the city and state clinic access bills that later became the model for national legislation.

The International Code was recommended to be implemented in its entirety as a minimum requirement for national legislation in developing and industrialized countries alike.

Others that support closing the loophole, including J.B Pritzker, fear state laws will cause investors to flee the state and would prefer that states wait for national legislation.

Not exact matches

She'd worked on climate change legislation and a national strategy for suicide prevention; she'd been a strong advocate for women's and LGBT rights.

For small Canadian companies, capturing opportunities abroad while preserving the homegrown advantage often requires stretching across borders, national legislations and tax systems without the legal and bureaucratic arsenal deployed by corporations.

The president said he approved the legislation to fund the government through September for national security reasons, as it authorizes a major increase in military spending that he supports.

«Eliminating or nullifying the tax incentives for homeownership puts home values and middle - class homeowners at risk, and from a cursory examination, this legislation appears to do just that,» William E. Brown, president of the National Association of Realtors (NAR), said in a statement.

Experts in the European Commission also said the only exceptions to the net neutrality rules would be for content covered under national legislation, content that has to be filtered out to protect network security and integrity (such as malware), and cases where Internet traffic must be shaped to minimize temporary or exceptional network congestion.

Scotland's governing Scottish National Party has threatened to try to block the progress of key legislation that will sever legal ties with the EU unless the government does more to account for Scotland's interests in Brexit.

The decision to introduce legislation to legalize cannabis, which the government hopes to have in place in July, has placed pressure on the government to establish national rules for workplace drug testing.

But at the present stage of European integration, it may be difficult for any European government to put into legislation many of the sentiments espoused by nationalist parties, such as immigration reform, opposition to economic integration or the protection of what they see as their national culture.

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.

Pittenger is sponsoring legislation that would strengthen the U.S. national security review process for foreign investments.

The eventual legislation will most likely be a framework for developing guidelines for countries who want to adopt national screening mechanisms — it likely will not impose any binding requirements or limitations.

Regardless of the «he said, she said» narrative, it takes time, potentially years, for the wheels of legislation to turn; a bill would require drafting, after which it would need to win a majority vote from the National Assembly before it could become a law.

Regardless, it takes time, potentially years, for the wheels of legislation to turn; the bill will require drafting, after which it will need to win a majority vote from the National Assembly before it could become a law.

Years after a national task force recommended enacting anti-spam legislation, the Canadian bill finally established strict rules for electronic marketing and safeguards against the installation of unwanted software programs on personal computers, all backed by tough multi-million dollar penalties.

In its paper, the BPP Group raises a number of concerns regarding the hard regulatory approach suggested by the Directive proposals and calls upon the European Commission, Parliament and national governments to support the proportionate, principles - based approach to service supplier oversight overwhelmingly supported by shareholders that is embodied in the Best Practice Principles for Shareholder Voting Research & Analysis, stating that «unwarranted or disproportionate legislation may inhibit the provision of independent information and services that assist investors in the exercise of the very rights and responsibilities that the Directive aims to foster and support.»

The measures come on top of proposed legislation in Congress to expand the authority of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, which reviews foreign deals for national security concerns.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Center for Individual Freedom (CFIF) today announced a national media campaign in opposition to the «Super Chapter 9» bankruptcy legislation for Puerto Rico, which was recently released by the Committee on Natural Resources in the U.S. House of Representatives.

The Senate Select Committee asked for a new oversight panel to draft omnibus legislation to recast the National Security Act of 1947 and frame explicit intelligence charters.

She said that since major lobbies on both sides would probably block a national - level compromise at this point, America is more likely to see more states try to pass Fairness for All legislation before the US Congress does.

Write, telegraph, phone, and make personal calls on legislators and governmental officials (national, state, and local) encouraging them to support legislation designed to provide humane treatment for alcoholics, drug addicts, the mentally ill, and the mentally retarded.

Editorials supported legislation designed to account for the unemployed, to establish public works projects to enable their return to work, to provide for newly unemployed through a national unemployment insurance program, and to create a national bureau of unemployment to stay on top of the problem.

Follow the National Center for Science Education to see how much religious legislation attempts to get through state educational boards every year.

Before World War I and the restrictive legislation of the 1920s, passports were not usually required in peacetime for those crossing national borders.

In the first phase of Progressive reform, beginning in the closing decades of the nineteenth century, the revisionist agenda focused on populist political and social legislation, diverse formulas for economic redistribution, and the establishment of a tutelary national government.

The Vermont Right to Know GMOs coalition is working with other states to pass similar legislation in addition to advocating for a national mandatory labeling standard that would comply with Vermont's law.

(Washington, DC) The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) issued the following statement from Pamela G. Bailey, president and CEO, on the bipartisan passage today by the Senate Agriculture Committee of legislation to set a uniform national food labeling standard for genetically engineered ingredients.

Tom Hale, the union's national food division secretary, called for federal government to pull together all political parties and start drafting legislation to «help keep the Australian food industry alive».

The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) said today that the enormous costs, complexities and challenges for food manufacturers to comply with Vermont's food labeling mandate show the critical need for Congress to pass federal legislation setting a uniform national food labeling standard.

(Washington, D.C.)-- The Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) said today that the enormous costs, complexities and challenges for food manufacturers to comply with Vermont's food labeling mandate show the critical need for Congress to pass federal legislation setting a uniform national food labeling standard.

Each country where DECCO is present has its own catalogue adapted to meet the national legislation requirements for each territory.

Jubilee, which has studied in - depth Efic's role in funding problematic projects in Papua New Guinea, also said legislation should force the trade minister to disclose how decisions to fund risky projects in the «national interest» were assessed and the reasons for approval.

By changing national rules as well as working to change EU - legislation, I aim to pave the way for more companies, organizations and citizens to get the best value out of the good food that is produced.

Legislation for federal funding to help protect student athletes from concussions got the National Football League's backing Monday in the shadow of the stadium where the Super Bowl will be played this weekend.

She campaigns for health equity and works on local and national legislation to improve maternal and child health and newborn care.

WHA 2010 Resolution 63.23 calls on Member States (4) to end inappropriate promotion of food for infants and young children and to ensure that nutrition and health claims shall not be permitted for foods for infants and young children, except where specifically provided for, in relevant Codex Alimentarius standards or national legislation;

Homebirth probably can not be 100 % regulated, but national legislation which clearly defines who can attend one, etc. [and makes it a crime for anyone else to do so] will undoubtedly help, in the same way that practicing medicine without a license is a felony.

The boycott is one part of a multi-faceted strategy that includes monitoring companies and working for legislation and other measures to hold them to account at national and international level.

The CNRA is a large piece of legislation that sets guidelines for several federal nutrition programs, including the School Breakfast Program and the National School Lunch Program (NSLP).

«Sometimes, what looks good on paper doesn't work on the ground,» said Katherine Shek, a legislative analyst for the National School Boards Association, which praised Obama's commitment to school nutrition but joined two other national education advocacy groups — the American Association of School Administrators and the Council of the Great City Schools — in opposing the legiNational School Boards Association, which praised Obama's commitment to school nutrition but joined two other national education advocacy groups — the American Association of School Administrators and the Council of the Great City Schools — in opposing the leginational education advocacy groups — the American Association of School Administrators and the Council of the Great City Schools — in opposing the legislation.

A Scottish National party MP has received unanimous Commons backing for new legislation to curb «misleading and scientifically questionable claims» in the marketing of formula milk for babies.

This comprehensive, groundbreaking legislation set the groundwork for the National Policy for the Stewardship of the Ocean, Coasts, and Great Lakes initiated by the Obama Administration.

In 2012 national health - care legislation included mandatory insurance coverage for lactation counseling and breast p ump s.

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration «Through education, training, enforcement, outreach and legislation, NHTSA seeks to ensure that all children ages 0 - 16 are properly restrained in the correct restraint system for their age and size every time they travel in a motor vehicle.

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