Sentences with phrase «house author of the bill»

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The primary authors of the bill were the staff of the House Ways and Means Committee, led by chairman Kevin Brady (R - Texas).

Only two House members from upstate, and 53 nationwide, have signed on to support the bill authored by Rep. Peter King, a Long Island Republican, the dean of New York's GOP congressional delegation.

As an Assemblymember, Kavanagh authored some of the most important bills to strengthen rent laws and expand tax breaks to freeze rents and keep housing affordable for seniors and people with disabilities.

Only two House members from Upstate New York, and 53 nationwide, have signed on to support the bill authored by Rep. Peter King, R - Long Island, the dean of New York's Republican congressional delegation.

Activist and Author David Mixner Freedom to Marry Executive Director Evan Wolfson Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation President Jarrett Barrios Board Chair of the Empire State Pride Agenda Frank Selvaggi Human Rights Campaign New York Marriage Director Brian Ellner Former Chief of Staff to Minority Leader Dick Gephardt and Deputy Campaign Manager to John Kerry for President Steve Elmendorf Senior Vice President for External Affairs at the Center for American Progress Winnie Stachelberg Democratic National Committee Treasurer Andy Tobias Former Clinton White House Advisor Richard Socarides Academy Award Winning Producer and AFER Board Member Bruce Cohen Gill Action Fund Executive Director Patrick Guerrero Gill Action Fund Deputy Executive Director Bill Smith

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The House of Representatives on Tuesday is likely to pass two bills authored by U.S. Rep. John Katko, giving the freshman congressman an early achievement less than two months into his career in Congress.

Rep. Diana DeGette of Colorado, Democratic author of the House version of the bill, said she would repeatedly add it to legislation that goes to Bush — an approach that could make for a lengthy game of political ping - pong.

«Nothing in this bill allows the destruction of a human embryo destined for life,» said Rep. Phyllis Kahn, DFL - Minneapolis, the chief House author.

The House Science and Technology Committee introduced legislation today that highlights the growing attention on Capitol Hill to the need to strengthen federal efforts to learn more about the potential environmental, health and safety (EHS) risks posed by engineered nanomaterials.Introduction of the bill comes only months after J. Clarence (Terry) Davies authored a report that makes a series of recommendations for improving federal risk research and oversight of engineered nanomaterials at EPA, the FDA and the CPSC.

Cast: Aaron Eckhart, Ian McKellen, William Hurt, Ken Roberts, Bill Bellamy, Michael Moriarty, Brittany Murphy, Jessica Lange, Alan Cumming, Nick Nolte Director: Joshua Michael Stern Summary: After taking a job at the mental institution that once housed his father (Nick Nolte)-- a famous children's author — erudite psychiatrist Zach Riley (Aaron Eckhart) befriends a schizophrenic (Ian McKellen) who unlocks a string of family secrets.

Three independent movies from this year deserve a special mention... Bill Morrison's documentary Dawson City: Frozen Time, the socio - political history of a gold rush town, illustrated with film stock recovered from beneath an abandoned ice rink... Oxide Ghosts, director Michael Cumming's assemblage of VHS outtakes from the influential, more relevant than ever TV news satire Brass Eye... and Dispossession, a restrained documentary about the housing crisis that's provoked fiercely energetic audience discussions up and down the land, culminating in a panel discussion at Curzon Chelsea with director Paul Sng, author Anna Minton and Jeremy Corbyn MP.

SB61 — Louisiana's Public School Choice bill, authored by Sen. Ben Nevers (D - Bogaulsa), passed with tremendous bipartisan support in both the House and the Senate, which will allow students attending a D or F - rated public school to transfer to the A, B or C - ranked public school of their parents» choice, provided the school has room for the student.

Accordingly, PA Rep. Stephen Bloom (R - Cumberland), author of House Bill 1552, said, the «top - down» approach of the federal government is potentially contrary to Constitutional freedoms.

PA Rep. John Lawrence (R - Chester), author of House Bill 1554, said, «the federal government has no business collecting information on children to build large databases.

The biggest issue of the day was half - day versus full - day of pre-Kindergarten (pre-K), although a frontrunner emerged in House Bill 4 (HB 4) authored by Rep. Dan Huberty (R - Houston).

House Education Committee Chair Bob Behning, the bill's author, says while some positive aspects of the bill remain, there are issues that need to be worked out.

House Democratic Whip Steny Hoyer (D - MD), one of the authors of the ADA 27 years ago pleaded with Majority leader Paul Ryan (R - WI) urging him not to bring the bill up on the floor.

«But there is a strong roster of books that are likely to catch fire in 2018, including former U.S. President Bill Clinton penning a White House thriller with bestselling author James Patterson, a haunting debut from a senior publishing executive, and one of the most - watched novelists in America, Meg Wolitzer of The Interestings, with a timely story about womanhood, power, and ambition.»

Editing is projected to cost a fraction of what it once did (as authors are the ones footing the bill, rather than publishing houses), along with the unheard of manuscript turnaround time of less than two weeks for a typical novel.

A couple of years ago, author Menna van Praag had a vision to «build an enormous house and let writers, artists, actors, singers live there for a year and fulfill their dream while not having to worry about paying the bills and just have all expenses paid.»

She drafted and analyzed federal and state legislation to protect animals and children, including being the author of the 2009 - 10 legislative bill to ban pound seizure in Michigan (which passed the House and ran out of time in Senate) and a bill to ban gas chambers in Michigan shelters.

The bill, authored by Best Friends Animal Society and supported by Alley Cat Allies and the Humane Society of the United States, made it through the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Subcommittee with unanimous approval last week — despite opposition from, among others, Audubon Florida (which was trying to make the most of the Smithsonian / U.

The authors of the House climate and energy bill will be courting undecideds over the next couple of weeks as they try to get their legislation passed by the House Energy and Environment Subcommittee.

Tom Bowerman, House Bill 2737 author, recently amended his bill to include a request for the statewide adoption of IRC Appendix V since it addresses nearly all of the points he is working to resoBill 2737 author, recently amended his bill to include a request for the statewide adoption of IRC Appendix V since it addresses nearly all of the points he is working to resobill to include a request for the statewide adoption of IRC Appendix V since it addresses nearly all of the points he is working to resolve.

Bill McKibben, author, activist and founder of 350.org, has been on a tour of the East Coast to promote his latest project, PutSolarOnIt, an effort to get the White House to put Jimmy Carter's solar panels back on the roof after Ronald Reagan had them removed.

After this change by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, this author contacted Utah State Representative Rebecca D. Lockhart regarding the wording of a bill she had introduced in the Utah House.

In an interview with the Texas Tribune prior to the debate, Rep. Sid Miller, R - Stephenville (author of the ultrasound - before - abortion bill the House passed in March), foreshadowed the floor debate: «I would say [Planned Parenthood will] have a tough time getting any government funds, state funds,» he said.

This bill was introduced last year by the chair and ranking member of the U.S. House of Representatives» Financial Services Committee to expressly allow banks into real estate, but the bill has attracted no sponsors beyond the two authors.

, who will share perspectives on housing finance and student debt; political pollsters Peter Hart and Bill McInturff, who will offer insights into the mood of the country and its impact on the 2016 presidential and congressional campaigns; investigative journalist and author Bob Woodward, who will share his thoughts on the presidential elections, and Wells Fargo economist Mark Vitner, who will discuss financial and commercial real estate markets.