Sentences with phrase «lobbied for the passage»

Groups such as Momsrising lobby for passage of laws that help protect kids not only from recalled toys, but from toys containing unsafe levels of chemical toxins.

At 9 a.m., county comptrollers and treasurers from across the state lobby for the passage of the Internet Fairness Conformity Act, Legislative Office Building, Room 130, Albany.

She plans to come to the Capitol within the next week to lobby for the passage of the Child Victims Act in person.

This is the third year in a row family planning advocates are lobbying for passage of the Women's Equality Act in Albany.

With MMA star Ronda Rousey in Albany on Tuesday lobbying for its passage, supporters in the Democrat - controlled Assembly said they believe momentum is building.

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.

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

«We have every hope and expectation that the Senate will approve the bill quickly,» says David Isaacs, vice president for government affairs at the Semiconductor Industry Association in Washington, D.C., one of several research and industry groups that have lobbied for its passage.

The Federated Humane Societies of Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania SPCA, the Women's Humane Society, Humane Pennsylvania, and the Pennsylvania Veterinary Medical Association joined the Humane Society of the U.S. in September 2014 in lobbying for the passage of a bill that would have banned pigeon shoots and would also have prohibited slaughtering dogs and cats for human consumption.

Miller — who lobbied for passage of the bill in Washington, D.C., in April — says the Marketplace Fairness Act is important because it sets a standard and provides consistency across all states.

Later he also lobbied for the passage of legislation which banned imports of tuna that is not dolphin - safe into European Union countries.

The organization has been responsible for training hundreds of attorneys, mental health professionals and financial professionals in the process, and worked to lobby for the passage of the Uniform Collaborative Family Law Act, which expanded the understanding of the ethical and effective practice of collaborative law.

Some of the attendees were so impressed with the idea that they drafted and lobbied for the passage of a collaborative law statute in the Texas legislature.

This year, during the 2018 Legislative Session, the Coalition will be lobbying for the passage of several tort reform bills, including: Transparency in Private Attorney Contracting, Asbestos Trust Transparency, and Seat Belt Non-Use Admissibility.

And in 2015, the Coalition successfully lobbied for the passage of H. 3266 (Act No. 65), that codifies the common law and its limitations on liability by land possessors and provides exceptions; thereby, protecting landowners from frivolous lawsuits.

In 2011, the coalition successfully lobbied for passage of tort reform legislation that, among other items, capped punitive damages, limited circuit solicitors» ability to hire counsel unless approved in writing by the Attorney General, and set caps on appeals bonds.

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It's the biggest health reform legislation passed by Congress since Obamacare and has galvanized a similarly motley crew of industries and lobbying outfits — including big pharma (the legislation's most ardent proponent), patient advocacy groups, mental health organizations, and medical researchers — who fought for its passage over the last three years.

The measure fell just short of the 60 votes needed for passage, despite frantic last - minute lobbying by supporters, especially Democratic Senator Mary Landrieu of Louisiana, who faces a runoff election on Dec. 6.

While lobbying Congress for hearings, the AJC relentlessly pushed for the passage of antiparamilitary legislation.

He has assisted NACPM with lobbying efforts, working for the passage of the Access to Certified Professional Midwives bill in the U.S. Congress to gain federal recognition of Certified Professional Midwives, and worked with NACPM on a project basis in 2014.

The deputy to substantive minister Elizabeth Ofosu - Agyare also stated that it is during their «tenure that the first and second drafts of the film bill have come into being and although parliament is yet to pass it for the president to append his signature, stakeholders can lobby parliamentarians so the film bill is passed as the ministry continues to push for the passage.»

That is the day seniors from all over the state will lobby lawmakers for passage of a single payer health insurance bill.

The ad, called «Kaleigh's Story», focuses exclusively on two Gibson constituents who lobbied for the measure's passage.

Also at noon, unions, patient rights groups and lawmakers call for the passage of the Safe Staffing for Quality Care Act, State Capitol, Senate lobby, Albany.

BY PAUL SCHINDLER As the Empire State Pride Agenda (ESPA) prepares to lead roughly 700 LGBT advocates to the State Capitol in Albany for the group's annual Equality and Justice Day lobbying effort on April 30, supporters of a decade - old transgender civil rights measure are stepping up the push to secure Senate passage this -LSB-...]

Local 1199 of the Service Employees International Union is lobbying lawmakers to include a passage in the state budget that would set a «standard wage» for nursing home employees.

Passage of the resolution would be a victory for the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association, which has been lobbying the Council and City Hall to pass it, even as its leader has feuded publicly with the mayor.

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.»

Supporters vowed to continue the fight for passage, the science lobbies geared up for the effort, and the bill, including the amendment, finally passed the House on 28 May.

The act was designed mainly to help the information technology industry, which lobbied heavily for its passage.

The bruising seven - month legislative war that ended with the passage of a compromise federal budget changed the terms of the debate on education spending and forced the education lobby to fight for the very survival of the programs it champions.

But the California School Boards Association, the Association of California School Administrators and the California Association of School Business Officials are actively lobbying against the proposal saying its passage will drive up construction costs for school projects and tend to undermine promises districts made to voters to complete some improvement projects.

1912: NEA endorses Women's Suffrage 1919: NEA members in New Jersey lead the way to the nation's first state pension; by 1945, every state had a pension plan in effect 1941: NEA successfully lobbied Congress for special funding for public schools near military bases 1945: NEA lobbied for the G.I. Bill of Rights to help returning soldiers continue their education 1958: NEA helps gain passage of the National Defense Education Act 1964: NEA lobbies to pass the Civil Rights Act 1968: NEA leads an effort to establish the Bilingual Education Act 1974: NEA backs a case heard before the U.S. Supreme Court that proposes to make unlawful the firing of pregnant teachers or forced maternity leave 1984: NEA fights for and wins passage of a federal retirement equity law that provides the means to end sex discrimination against women in retirement funds 2000s: NEA has lobbied for changes to the No Child Left Behind Act 2009: NEA delegates to the Representative Assembly pass a resolution that opposes the discriminatory treatment of same - sex couple

DeVos, who had lobbied for the program as chairwoman of the American Federation for Children, hailed its passage and proposed that other states follow Indiana's lead.

His efforts led to the successful passage of legislation in forty - two states, through direct lobbying activity as well as grassroots lobbying efforts, including the passage of stricter animal abuse laws for horse racing, dog racing, dog fighting, cockfighting, puppy mills, and pet stores.

On Wednesday, the Animal Rescue League of Boston (ARL) joined legislators, animal advocates and other animal organizations for a special event at the Massachusetts State House, to directly lobby law makers for the passage of S. 2347: An Act to Protect Animal Welfare and Safety in Cities and Towns (PAWS II).

ASPCA has been lobbying the NYS Assembly for passage of Bill A05449A, an ASPCA written bill that eliminates the holding period for dogs & cats in NY by giving shelters the power to immediately kill animals they deem to be in «psychological pain».

The letter, dubbed the «We Can Lead» campaign, is part of a broader effort lending support for passage of the legislation, even in the face of unprecedented lobbying from vested interests opposed to the bill (or any real action at all on climate and sustainable energy).

In 2015, Ms. Kroeger was awarded the Champion of Consumer Safety Award by the Florida Justice Association (FJA) for her lobbying efforts before the Florida legislature, resulting in passage of SB 518, a state law requiring children under age five to be secured in federally - approved child - restraint devices.

The measure was introduced before the Feb. 14, Florida shooting, but Brown emphasized the bloodshed as she lobbied the Oregon Legislature for passage and signed the bill.

Amy has lobbied, along with a group of other attorneys and citizens, for the past seven years, for the passage of a law that would create a presumption that joint legal and physical custody is in a child's best interests.

She has lobbied for the past seven years, for the passage of law that would create a presumption that joint legal and physical custody is in a child's best interests.

Flood says he urged the minister to proceed with the Real Estate and Business Brokers Act, 2001 on a timely basis and offered the association's support in lobbying MPPs of all parties for swift passage of the bill.