Sentences with phrase «introduced federal legislation»

She introduced the federal legislation this summer and predicted it might come up for a vote in the upper chamber in September.

Democratic Rep. Paul Tonko and Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee have introduced federal legislation to crack down on the use of so - called ticket bot software used to snatch up large chunks of event tickets online faster than people can.

Long Island Congressman Tom Suozzi has introduced federal legislation that he says would close the loophole on Honest Services Fraud.

and Rep. José Serrano (D - N.Y.) introduced federal legislation to require carriers and manufacturers to make kill switch features mandatory for all smartphones in the U.S.

Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal is introducing federal legislation that would require the US passenger and freight rail system, including Metro - North, to adopt «life - saving technology.»

These «ghost» attacks called «swatting» are increasing and Senator Chuck Schumer is introducing federal legislation to stop it.

We must seriously consider introducing federal legislation which would extend to gifted children the right to a free and appropriate public education.

Since 2013, the subcommittee has orchestrated several successes and positive outcomes, some of which include: • Collaborating with the PIJAC Zoonosis committee to update the Healthy Herp Handling poster promoting healthy reptile and amphibian handling practices; develop the Zoonotic Disease Prevention Series for Retailers; draft informative store signage on how to prevent zoonotic diseases; participate in meetings on rodent and reptile disease transmission with the Centers for Disease Control; and produce and revise best management practices (BMP) documents; • Collaborating with the United States Association of Reptile Keepers on past and current attempts to pass legislation, ordinances, and regulatory activity that may impact herp ownership and related businesses; • Attending Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) meetings with reports and summary of actions affecting import and export of reptiles; • Addressing the 2013 Center for Biological Diversity petition to list 53 herp species under the Endangered Species Act; • Reviewing and commenting on the recent US Fish and Wildlife status review on the proposal to list wood turtles under the Endangered Species Act; • Submitting comments on proposed listing of flat - tailed tortoise and spider tortoise under the Endangered Species Act; • Introducing federal legislation in 2013 to allow for the export of certain constrictors listed as injurious in air shipments with aircraft that land in a state for refueling; • Providing volunteer support for auctions at 2013 National Reptile Breeders Expo and several North American Reptile Breeders Conferences; • Providing extensive consultation on constrictor caging standards in Ohio.

«I applaud these lawmakers for introducing federal legislation that would guarantee and protect a woman's basic human right to make her own childbearing decisions,» said Gloria Feldt, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America (PPFA).

Not exact matches

«The President spoke to Senator Cornyn on Friday about the bipartisan bill he and Sen. Murphy introduced to improve Federal Compliance with Criminal Background check Legislation,» Sanders said.

Faced with a potential strike by the airline's machinists union and a lockout of its pilots, federal Labour Minister Lisa Raitt referred both disputes to the CIRB on March 8, then introduced back - to - work legislation four days later.

If the 13 states that increased minimum wage levels in 2014, including California, Ohio and New York, introduced similar legislation, or if such legislation were taken up at the federal level, that gap, which sits at around 273:1, might begin to narrow.

Washington has become the first U.S. state to introduce net neutrality legislation, countering the FCC's federal roll - back of the rule.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland last month that his government will introduce legislation this year to ensure equal pay for work of equal value in federal jobs.

That is partly why in the recent throne speech, the federal government promised to introduce legislation «to ensure that western farmers have the freedom to sell wheat and barley on the open market.»

A NEW definition of datacasting and a smoother transition to digital television for both industry and consumers are the key aims of new legislation introduced by the Federal Government.

The Federal Government - funded Year2K Industry Program plans to introduce an Information Disclosure Act or «Good Samaritan» legislation that will address Y2K liability risks under the Trade Practices Act.

Legislation will be introduced in time for implementation prior to the next federal election.

In a statement, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced plans to introduce legislation to decriminalize marijuana on the federal level, saying his thinking on the issue «has evolved.»

announced on March 7 that they are introducing a bill for federal legislation to motivate states to create red flag laws or gun violence restraining order laws in the wake of the Stoneman Douglas tragedy.

And some Republicans worked in the opposite direction, introducing legislation to expand gun owners» rights and forcefully criticizing Trump's suggestion that the federal government could take away guns without due process.

Rep. Debbie Dingell (D - MI) used an April 2 Fox News Live appearance to announce that she is preparing to introduce legislation to create a federal law allowing firearm confiscation orders.

[141] On June 3, 2008, Senator Obama — along with Senators Tom Carper, Tom Coburn, and John McCain — introduced follow - up legislation: Strengthening Transparency and Accountability in Federal Spending Act of 2008.

A freshman Republican representative from Virginia introduced legislation this week that would end the federal prohibition on marijuana use and allow states to fully set their own course on marijuana policy.

Last week Republicans introduced legislation to ban all federal funding for abortion.

The legislation which was introduced by Senators Roy Blunt (R - MO) and Ron Wyden (D - OR) and Representatives Erik Paulsen (R - MN) and Ron King (D - WI) will lower federal excise taxes for breweries, wineries and distilled spirits producers.

A case in point is legislation recently introduced by Senator Ron Wyden (D - OR) that would amend the current federal excise tax structure for all beverage alcohol.

RACHEL JACKSON: So it was mentioned before that, there is federal legislation so there's friendly airports of mothers that was introduced by representative Tinny Duckworth and that's basically requiring all federal airports to implement lactation rooms.

The announcement came after several state lawmakers introduced legislation that would create a new email retention policy for the state, requiring that online communications be preserved for at least seven years — much like how the federal government currently operates.

Hours before Schneiderman's announcement, several members of the Legislature introduced email retention policy legislation — most of it based on the federal government's policy, which requires emails to be preserved for at least seven years.

Assemblywoman Nily Rozic is introducing legislation that would require the state Department of Health to bolster funding for Planned Parenthood amid federal government cuts.

Legislation Rep. Elise Stefanik introduced May 17 to extend the federal Perkins Loan college financial aid program for two years gained momentum as the House returned from recess on Tuesday, picking up a dozen new co-sponsors.

In the U.S. Senate, it has been almost two decades since legislation was first introduced to enact strong and clear federal protections against workplace discrimination against gays throughout our country.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D - N.Y.) said on Thursday that he would introduce legislation to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level, marking a significant shift in policy for the Democratic leader and lending the movement to lower government barriers to the drug a powerful ally.

The City Councils in LA and NYC introduced simultaneous resolutions today in support of federal legislation to ban large capacity ammunition magazines of the sort used by alleged Arizona shooter Jared Lee Loughner.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D - N.Y., plans to introduce legislation on Friday to decriminalize marijuana on the federal level, adding a high - profile advocate in the effort to decriminalize, legalize and normalize marijuana use in America.

Kinderhook, NY — April 5, 2016... Citing New York's outrageous property taxes as a major cause of Upstate's economic decline, Congressional candidate John Faso (R - Kinderhook) today announced that, if elected, he will introduce legislation amending federal law (42 USC 1396a) to eliminate a state's ability to impose a local government share of Medicaid costs.

Some Republican state lawmakers, upset by a federal judge's ruling against the state's voter identification law, are vowing to introduce new legislation.

By Dr. Louis Alpert Ombudsman Just last week, on February 22, 2018, Ombudsman - Alert discussed the bi-partisan federal legislation introduced by congresspersons Nita Lowey and Peter King to completely restore the SALT deductions, which was limited to 10K, in the new federal tax code, to begin in the tax year 2018!

In June 2017, Rep. Robert Brady introduced a bill to automatically register eligible citizens to vote in federal elections when they interact with numerous state and federal government agencies; Sens. Patrick Leahy, Amy Klobuchar, and Dick Durbin cosponsored identical legislation in the Senate.

Legislation U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R - Willsboro, introduced May 17 to extend the federal Perkins Loan college financial aid program for two years gained momentum as the House returned from recess on Tuesday, picking up a dozen new co-sponsors, according to the Library of Congress government information web site.

Instead of fighting to repeal the entire set of stricter gun laws, a bi-partisan group of lawmakers has introduced legislation to chip away at parts of the Safe Act that have proved hard to enforce, been rejected by a federal court, and, in one case, has not been implemented yet.

In 2012, Senator Klein introduced legislation (S. 1640) designed to mimic the Federal Controlled Substances Act which mandates any chemical substances that are analogous to already banned substances are they themselves banned.

«I'll be introducing legislation to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level from one end of the country to the other,» Schumer, of New York, told Vice News in an interview airing Thursday evening.

«I'll be introducing legislation to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level from one end of the country to the other,» Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said.

Mark - Viverito, a native of Puerto Rico, has called on the state to adopt legislation similar to a bill recently introduced in California known as the California Values Act — which has bipartisan support — would establish a statewide policy that recognizes immigrants as «valuable and essential members of the California community» and would limit the state's participation in federal immigration law enforcement.

Young immigrants who were brought into the U.S. as children would be eligible to keep their New York driver's licenses even after a federal program protecting them ends under legislation introduced recently by Assemblyman Luis Sepulveda.

It mirrors legislation introduced last October, which failed to pass during the previous Congress, and would apply to a 200 - mile stretch of the river designated a federal Superfund site.

«In addition to this letter, I will soon be introducing legislation to require and not just allow DEC to revoke permits if there has been a violation of state or federal law,» Gunther says.

Democratic lawmakers from New York and New Jersey are introducing legislation Thursday to force federal transportation officials to implement a rule to test train engineers for sleep apnea.