Sentences with phrase «legislation under consideration»

The bill is identical to legislation under consideration in the House and that passed both houses of Congress last year but was never enacted.

The activist group Fight for the Future has listed efforts in 35 states and the District of Columbia, including legislation under consideration and executive orders.

«The Farm Bureau has been outspoken in decrying the legislation under consideration in the House and Senate, saying it will do little to mitigate climate change and raise costs for farmers.»

Potential proposals include conditional proposals, legislation under consideration and unofficial government statements.

I sent their article to Jake Schmidt and David Doniger of the Natural Resources Defense Council, both of whom said the legislation under consideration by the Senate dealt with potential loopholes they described (including credit systems for forests and some refrigerants).

Legislation under consideration in Michigan would funnel state dollars to private high school school students to pay for their enrollment in college level courses.

In addition, legislation under consideration in Texas would require school districts to ask for proof of legal immigration status and report the number of undocumented students who attend public schools.

The legislation under consideration would eliminate enrollment in any elective courses through FLVS as well as funding for any courses beyond a standard six periods.

Draft legislation under consideration in China, however, could make it far more difficult for scientists from other countries to undertake joint projects with Chinese researchers.

These two freedoms are unlimited debate and an unlimited opportunity to offer amendments, relevant or not, to legislation under consideration.

Apparently concerned about the political downside of appearing to send the wrong message, the governor demanded numerous changes in the legislation under consideration and emphasized his determination not to see medicine diverted to non-medical, recreational uses.

It's probably worth making explicit that constitutional amendments aren't amendments in the Robert's Rules of order «motion to amend» sense of changing the text of other potential legislation under consideration, but new legislation which might have to pass special procedures in order to be enacted.

The legislation under consideration in the House is intended to promote opportunity and self - sufficiency by moving the 3.5 million SNAP recipients who are able - bodied, aged 18 - 59, with no children at home, into jobs or job training, Faso said.

Not exact matches

The UI program had been under consideration well before the creation of the Rowell - Sirois Commission in 1937, UI legislation having actually been adopted in 1935 before being found ultra vires.

During the introduction Hocker stated that assisted suicide is currently legal in 5 states and legislation that would legalize assisted suicide is under consideration in 18 states.

Legislation banning full veils for Muslim women is now under consideration across Western Europe.

«The issues under consideration are undoubtedly complex, however it has been evident that even those working on the legislation have not always been clear as to what the provisions are intended to achieve.

Asked what he thinks the study means for the living wage legislation currently under consideration at the City Council, Paul Sonn, legal co-director of the National Employment Law Project, still seemed optimistic.

«In sum, the position of the department is that many of the bills currently under consideration today are better achieved through collaboration and dialogue between the council and the department, and among various city agencies and community stakeholders, rather than through legislation,» Bratton said.

The legislation is currently under consideration by the Common Council.

Majority Leader Baskin submitted a legislative resolution earlier today in support of legislation that overwhelmingly passed the State Assembly in 2017 but which is currently still under consideration by the New York State Senate.

The legislation could be attached to the Higher Education Act reauthorization, which is under consideration this year.

Under heavy pressure from then Attorney General John D. Ashcroft, a bipartisan compromise in the House Judiciary Committee allowed legislation for the Patriot Act to move forward for full consideration later that month.

The most promising U.S. climate legislation, the so - called Kerry - Boxer Bill, is currently under consideration in the Senate but likely won't be voted on until February 2010 or later; traditionally the American government likes to iron out its policy legislatively at home before agreeing to international commitments.

By early 2003, state officials had proposed accountability legislation that passed the state senate and as of May was under consideration by the state house of representatives» finance committee.

California's version of the parent trigger was the first, but versions of the legislation have been considered in more than 20 state legislatures throughout the U.S., including bills now under consideration in Florida, Georgia and Oklahoma.

At least 22 states have pending legislation related to dual enrollment, according to a review of bills under consideration.

«There is currently another piece of legislation (HB 7141 / SB 980) under consideration in the Legislature that would make improvements to the Student Success Act, including ensuring that teachers are evaluated only on the students and subjects they teach,» Bennett said.

Assuming Congress passes legislation currently under consideration to keep the federal government fully functional, a number of days will be required to set up the authorized allocation for distribution.

Original report: Legislation now under consideration by the New York City Council could mean more than $ 12 million by the end of fiscal year 2014 for New York City shelter animals.

Yet when US federal climate change legislation was under consideration between 2009 and 2010, there was almost no public discussion about whether proposed US climate change legislation would reduce US greenhouse gas emissions to levels that represent the US fair share of safe global emissions.

Comprehensive climate change legislation was under consideration in the Senate after having passed the House, the Copenhagen Accords had been signed the previous month, the Environmental Protection Agency had announced its Endangerment Finding on greenhouse gases, and the climate science community was under vitriolic attack by the denial machine.

[5] The Bureau is also opposed to climate change legislation, including the cap and trade measures under consideration in the U.S. Congress, arguing that such measures would increase fuel and fertilizer prices for farmers.

ConocoPhillips, BP America and Caterpillar pulled out of a leading alliance of businesses and environmental groups pushing for climate change legislation on Tuesday, citing complaints that the bills under consideration are unfair to American industry.

Action on extending the tax incentives has passed the House and is under consideration in the Senate, which makes extension legislation possible in 2008.

I find this particularly interesting, considering the parallels it has to the legislation presently under consideration in Canada regarding granting the police the authority to require drivers who are legally stopped to provide a breath sample.

Be sure that the evidence covers the relevant spousal support purposes and considerations set out in the legislation, whether the claim is under the Divorce Act or the Family Law Act.

Even so, with an NDP government in place in BC, new labour and employment standards legislation is likely to be under consideration here.

The fundamental consideration is whether or not the Issuer has satisfied the «Public Offer Test» under the Australian tax legislation which, if not satisfied, results in an Australian Issuer withholding 10 % on payments of interest under bonds to overseas investors.

Since the enactment of the Family Law Act (FLA), in at least one respect a divergence is apparent between the considerations in mobility disputes between unmarried parents who are left to litigate under the provincial legislation, as opposed to married parents who will be asking the court to apply the tests from Gordon v. Goertz, under the Divorce Act.

The Children's Rights Council argued in support of the District's joint custody legislation that «regardless of the social ill under consideration, whether it be psychological / emotional, crime, substance abuse....

And that's what the NAR - backed, bi-partisan legislation that's under consideration in Congress would do.