Sentences with phrase «for passage of»

Lawmakers credit support from the victims» families for passage of the STOP School Violence Act.

The ads became part of a chorus of protest that swelled as the legislature's negotiations passed the April 1 deadline set by law for passage of a state budget.

Summary: The Civil War rages on as America's president battles with the House of Representatives for the passage of the 13th Amendment, abolishing slavery.

Dalglish (Wes Bentley) is the head of an expeditionary crew looking to find a trail through the icy Sierra Nevada range suitable for the passage of the commerce - giving rail line.

«Lincoln» follows the title character, the 16th president of the United States (played by Daniel Day - Lewis) as he pushes for the passage of the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery.

Blonde well built for the passage of time.

It is an epigenetic mechanism for the passage of information from the maternal oocyte to the zygote.»

CDMS - 2, she said, detected two signals that fit the bill for the passage of dark matter particles, but other possibilities could not be ruled out.

The cold temperature also ensures that the fluid, known as a Bose - Einstein condensate, provides a silent medium for the passage of sound waves that arise from quantum fluctuations.

Correction: The National Commission on Energy Policy is calling for passage of climate legislation during the 111th Congress.

«They are so big and well established that they've become part of the paint on the wall of government,» said John Kaehny, executive director of Reinvent Albany, one of the groups pushing for passage of the bill.

My first priority was to work for the passage of a pension forfeiture bill.

He was in Rochester Tuesday to push for passage of the Combat Terrorist Use of Social Media Act, which has already passed the House.

Child abuse survivors, supporters and legislators march across the Brooklyn Bridge in June 2016 calling for passage of the Child Victims Act.

There is no doubt that interest groups will again press for passage of the DREAM Act to help fund higher education for children of undocumented immigrants.

The voting procedures and thresholds for passage of a redistricting plan by the independent commission and the legislature varies depending on which parties control each house of the legislature.

The nonprofit shut down in March; Mr. de Blasio said it had served its purpose of pushing for passage of universal prekindergarten and an affordable housing plan.

And he renewed his call for passage of a state DREAM Act that would provide state tuition assistance to the college kids of undocumented immigrants.

«Corey has inspired and comforted countless survivors of sexual abuse, and now will be using his megaphone to change child sexual abuse laws state - by - state,» said CHILD USA CEO Marci Hamilton, a leading advocate for passage of the Child Victims Act in New York.

WASHINGTON (CNN)- The fight over health care reform took center stage on Capitol Hill on Friday, as the House Democratic leadership stepped up its push for passage of a bill before the August congressional recess.

Hawkins called for passage of pending legislation requiring the state to plan a transition to 100 % clean energy in 15 years.

Before I get to what I read, I don't think we as a Coalition thanked you enough for the role you played in supporting the advocacy for the passage of...

His 2009 post-3 a.m. floor speech in which he delivered an impassion plea for passage of a bill that would cap rent and utilities for low - income people living with AIDS will not soon be forgotten.

Sharp differences among Democrats over abortion and immigration have raised questions over whether Speaker Nancy Pelosi currently has the 218 - vote majority needed for passage of the bill.

The Daily News has advocated for passage of the law the past several years.

Don't give them the endorsement until they pledge they will vote against that leadership, and get rid of them,» Paladino said, blaming Skelos for the passage of Cuomo's gun control law, the SAFE Act.

The Right to Information (RTI) Coalition, is set to hit the streets today to raise awareness on the need for the passage of the Right to Information Bill (RTI).

The senator spent much of the end of 2010 focused on lobbying — successfully — for the passage of two key agenda items: The 9/11 Zadroga bill and the repeal of «Don't Ask, Don't Tell.»

The Minister for Parliamentary Affairs, Osei Kyei Mensah - Bonsu, has proposed a new timeline for the passage of the much talked about Right to Information Bill.

More than 100 feminist leaders and social justice groups called for passage of the Right to Know Act at a press conference at City Hall.

10:30 AM — Dream Act Press Conference calling for passage of the Dream Act of 2017, followed by City Council committee vote on Resolution 1484 - A.

Meanwhile, an online petition calling for passage of the Child Victims Act created a week ago by Sen. Brad Hoylman (D - Manhattan), Sen. Tim Kennedy (D - Buffalo) and Assemblywoman Linda Rosenthal (D - Manhattan) passed 20,000 signatures on Wednesday.

The last raise came in December, the day before Thomas Barraga provided a key vote for passage of a mortgage fee increase supported by Bellone, a Democrat.

The Sanders official said Cuomo, 60, «should be recognized» for the passage of progressive initiatives like a $ 15 minimum wage and for «making some strides opening up college tuition.»

She will also continue advocating for passage of the Small Business Jobs Survival Act, to ensure that small businesses have a greater chance of settling with landlords to stay in their locations.

County Board Chairman Ben Boykin said: «I applaud my colleagues for the passage of the Immigration Protection Act.

«No matter whether I am elected or not,» said Ms. Lems, «I am lobbying for the passage of the New York Health Act.

The deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history has prompted two New York lawmakers in Congress to call for the passage of gun reform legislation.

And While Cuomo did not appear in public, he did write an op ed article to the legislature, asking for passage of another one of his agenda items, raising the age that juvenile offenders are treated as adults from 16 to 18 years of age.

Advocates rallied last session for passage of the bill amid concerns from some lawmakers that expedited access would jeopardize the fledgling medical marijuana program before it was even off the ground.

Reed told CNN this morning he also plans to vote for passage of the bill.

Nigerian Senate on Tuesday said there was no date yet for the passage of the 2018 Budget.

In events across New York, state lawmakers joined community activists and labor leaders Tuesday in calling for passage of campaign finance reform in Albany.

He said he went to Albany a half - dozen times to lobby for passage of the tax - cap legislation, and was constantly on the phone.

With the unemployment rate for African - American youth in urban areas at 39 percent, and 36 percent for Latinos, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand joined Rep. Charles Rangel and Marc Morial, president of the National Urban League, on Tuesday to call for the passage of the Urban Jobs Act.

- Help immigrants by «implementing the Empire State Immigrant Defense Project; expanding the naturalization services offered at the state's Office of New Americans; pressing for passage of the DREAM Act; and convening the New York State Blue Ribbon Panel on Immigrants to make recommendations that support the integration and success of immigrants and their families.»

Gianaris says he will also push for passage of existing bills that would ban assault weapons, and require micro stamping identification on all guns sold in the state, to help police trace gun ownership through the bullets if a crime is committed.

What: Rep. Israel, New York State Senator Tony Avella and New York State Assemblyman Ed Braunstein to call for passage of legislation to move Election Day to the weekend.

A U.S. Senator and Congressman, both from New York, will be in Sullivan County Friday afternoon to push for the passage of a Farm Bill that extends priority access to USDA funding.

Heastie was asked in a press conference, whether he thinks Cuomo should be doing more to press for passage of the Dream Act.