Sentences with phrase «introduce amendments»

introduce amendments to the CALM Act to permit Aboriginal people to undertake traditional and cultural activities including hunting, gathering and ceremonies on State forests and public land;

Budget 2015 proposes to introduce amendments to the Canada Labour Code (CLC), which applies to federally regulated employers.

The constitutionality of privacy legislation in those provinces is now in question, and the legislatures are working to introduce amendments that will ensure Charter rights are not infringed.

In the meantime, the Saskatchewan government say they plan to introduce amendments to human rights legislation that will dissolve the Saskatchewan Human Rights Tribunal in favour of having a court hear the complaints.

Around a third of the board question the teaching of evolution and have sought to introduce amendments undermining its scientific case.

And they would also have the ability to introduce amendments addressing the concerns of their critics on the government and opposition benches.

Municipal Affairs Minister Doug Griffiths is expected to introduce amendments to the Local Authorities Elections Act, which would extend terms for municipal elected officials from three years to four years.

In 2005, Ontario introduced amendments to part of the Securities Act that made it easier to do away with individual reliance.

Mr. Resler told the committee that he is recommending the government introduce an amendment to the Act to shorten the timeline so a commission can be appointed before the eight year minimum period.

If and when Justice Minister Kathleen Ganley introduces amendments to the timeline, the government should also change other sections in the Electoral Boundaries Commission Act that would create a more fair process of drawing electoral districts.

Opponents of government introduced an amendment reversing that disparity, and the final version of the Bill contained a compromise in which the pressure to guarantee new seats to the industrial constituencies was more evident than hostility to the rotten boroughs.

In 1998 the Conservative Party introduced an amendment in the House of Lords to exempt church schools.

Bingham said this emphatically in introducing his amendment.

In introducing the amendment Senator Brandis was quick to point out that, while many held the view that the existing provisions of s 46 were «sufficiently broad to deal with the problem» of predatory pricing, these amendments were proposed «out of a sense of abundant caution» (Senate Hansard p 10, 17 Sept).

Although it focused on amendments relating to the Australian Consumer Law, if passed, it would also have introduced amendments to s 5 of the Act relating to the requirement for private parties to obtain ministerial consent.

In the meantime, we want to thank Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro, who introduced the amendment in the House, Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, who co-sponsored it, as well as Food & Water Watch and the Center for Foodborne Illness Research & Prevention.

U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu (D - LA) introduced an amendment during the full committee markup that would ban horse slaughter, calling it both a health and a budget issue.

Well said giro, if the Labour Party wholeheartedly supported the referendum and introduced an amendment to add the option for AV + or STV, they would gain greatly from a strategic perspective: 1) It would put them firmly into the spotlight as the progressive party.

Neither Democrats in the Assembly or Senate Republicans have introduced those amendments.

Labour should also introduce an amendment to the electoral reform referendum bill to change it from a referendum on AV to a referendum on STV.

On Holocaust Remembrance Day, Assemblyman Charles Lavine, also a Democratic Nassau County executive candidate, introduced an amendment to the SAFE Act that would prohibit any individual convicted of a hate crime from possessing a firearm.

The New York Democrat in September introduced an amendment to the Water Resources Development Act that would require the Environmental Protection Agency to expand water testing for unregulated drinking water contaminants to all public water supplies.

Saujani: Not only would I have voted for the House financial regulation bill last December and the final conference committee bill, I would have introduced an amendment to create an SEC regulated clearinghouse for credit rating agencies, because the current model of allowing banks to pay for faulty investment ratings was a major contributor to the crisis.

Senator Gustavo Rivera (D - Bronx) introduced an amendment for public financing of elections to a bill authorizing lever machines for run - off elections.

Not introducing the amendments keeps some leverage with the state Legislature in the budget process.

The TPP is a major part of President Barack Obama's trade agenda, and he has sought «fast - track» authority from Congress that would grant him unilateral power to negotiate the deal and would leave the legislative branch only able to vote yes or no on the treaty, with no possibility of introducing amendments.

Queens Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras - Copeland, who will introduce the amendment to the paid sick leave law, said the clarification was important because employers could possibly deny the leave the way the current law is written.

Lavine (D - Glen Cove) introduced an amendment to the state's Secure Ammunition and Fire Arms Enforcement Act, or SAFE Act, on Holocaust Remembrance Day at the Merillon Avenue Long Island Rail Road station.

Schumer has turned up the pressure on the Department of Defense as it ponders whether to add 74 new names to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, as he introduced an amendment that would do the exact same thing.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced plans on Monday to introduce an amendment to the state's constitution that would codify the Roe v. Wade decision.

The Government subsequently introduced an amendment at Report Stage to add academies to the list of public bodies, persons or office holders covered by the FOI Act so that academies must comply with the requirements of FOI.

After misleading the Commons himself on judicial discretion in these cases, he introduced an amendment on the so - called «highly likely» test (explained in detail here).

Last week, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D - NY) and Sen. Susan Collins (R - ME) introduced an amendment to protect transgender service members from Trump's plan.

Assemblywoman Nily Rozic, a Democrat from Queens, will introduce an amendment to the state's current anti-discrimination laws to extend certain protection to models, putting designers, photographers and retailers (among others) on notice that they would be liable for abuses experienced on their watch.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver today backed Obama's plan laid out in the State of the Union, announcing that he had introduced an amendment that would raise New York's wage from $ 7.25 to $ 9 and then index it to the rate of inflation.

Higgins introduced the amendment during today's House of Representatives Committee on Homeland Security hearing to markup H.R. 1417, the Border Security results Act of 2013.

At the end of last month, Congressman Jose Serrano introduced an amendment to restore qualification requirements for paraprofessionals in the Student Success Act (H.R. 5).

U.S. Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut introduced an amendment Thursday in an effort to stop the federal Department of Transportation from buying goods and services overseas.

On Monday, McCain and Senate Armed Services committee chairman Sen. Carl Levin (D - Michigan) introduced an amendment to strip the funds from the bill.

Democratic Sen. Russ Feingold says he plans to introduce an amendment banning governors from appointing senators.

Congressman Bill Owens, a member of the House Appropriations Committee, had introduced an amendment to block the proposed study.

have introduced amendments to the Shaheen - Portman energy efficiency bill that would block the rules (Greenwire, Sept. 18).

Sen. Kristen Gillibrand had introduced the amendment, aiming to preserve a few ACA provisions tied to women's health: Current rules prohibit insurers from charging women more for coverage based on gender, or using pregnancy as a pre-existing condition to deny coverage, and require coverage of of birth control, mammograms, and cancer screenings without a co-pay.

When Representative Gerald B. Solomon, Republican of New York, introduced his amendment making draft registration a criterion for aid under...

In one of the final hours before the Senate voted to pass their version of the tax bill, Senator Ted Cruz (R - Texas) introduced an amendment that expands 529 savings accounts to incorporate K - 12 expenses.

Senator Fischer, a former school board member and past president of the Nebraska Association of School Boards, introduced the amendment with Senators King and Tester to «ensure that communities have ultimate authority over their school districts,» and «strengthen the relationship among local school board members and parents.»

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But rewind to July 7, when Senator Deb Fischer (R - NE) stood before the Senate to introduce her amendment.

Democrats on the committee were opposed to all aspects of the plan, and spent the night introducing amendments in an effort to dump or modify parts, but were unsuccessful.

Among other things, the bill would prohibit schools from using Design - Build methods and it would also prohibit schools from negotiating with local contractors or establishing a bidding preference for local contractors on all school construction, repair or remodeling projects above $ 50,000 (the original bill called for projects above $ 75,000 but the bill authors introduced an amendment that appears to change that to $ 50,000).