Sentences with phrase «make changes to legislation»

NAR has signed on to a letter by ASAE, The Center for Association Leadership, which urges Congress to make changes to legislation approved in late April that places severe restrictions on government employee attendance at meetings and conferences, including those held by trade associations.

If governments intend to make changes to legislation that affects Indigenous land rights, they have a responsibility to ensure dissemination of information, effective consultation and decision - making processes involving Indigenous people.

Not exact matches

Even if the Republican - controlled Congress passes legislation to halt the DOL rule - making process, President Obama will veto it, enabling the biggest changes to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) since it was drafted 40 years ago.

WASHINGTON / SAN FRANCISCO, April 10 - Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday navigated through the first of two U.S. congressional hearings without making any further promises to support new legislation or change how the social network does business.

Any changes that can't be made on that basis — changes, for example, that simply redistribute money — will have to be made through legislation, if and when there is the political will to do so.

With many states weighing legislation to increase the minimum wage and change the rules relating to it, it is important for businesses of all sizes to make sure they're still complying with state laws and regulations.

When the time came to vote on the changes to domestic violence legislation, the thought of looking into her fellow deputies» eyes made Pushkina physically ill.

To help make sense of this game changing legislation, this year's conference will feature a wide - range of forward looking sessions dedicated to tax reforTo help make sense of this game changing legislation, this year's conference will feature a wide - range of forward looking sessions dedicated to tax reforto tax reform.

In any event, the power to make changes did not rest solely with the Bank; many of the financial controls were embedded in legislation and therefore the Treasury and the Government needed to be convinced before any changes could be made.

What makes climate change different, they say, is that there are five new variables: uncertain and fragmented environmental legislation and regulations; the reactions of capital and insurance markets to emerging business opportunities (and matching risks) posed by climate change; stakeholder activism; pending litigation and the rapidly evolving scientific debate over proper responses to climate change.

If legislation is passed and signed into law sometime next year, it is uncertain whether or not the changes will be made retroactive to January 1, 2017.

While today's legislation still repeals the SALT deduction for income and sales taxes, it retains the deduction for property taxes (though it does limit it to $ 10,000) and makes no changes to the business SALT deduction.

Progress in corporate restructuring has proved harder: changes have been made to bankruptcy legislation, but corporate debt restructuring is proceeding only at a slow pace.

Thanks to an Access to Information request filed by Blacklock's Reporter, an online newsmagazine, we've learned that the Harper government has been drafting legislation since last November to strip away pension security for federally - regulated workers, despite Finance Minister Joe Oliver's statement this past April that no changes would be made without the consent of the retirees.

The Tax Reform Toolkit is a series of blog posts featured on Eye on Housing that are designed to help builders and remodelers make sense of the changes in tax law as a result of the legislation passed in December.

Finally, this session I spent considerable time debating the changes that the Christy Clark government was making to the legislation on the Auditor General for Local Government (AGLG) file — this office has a short two - year history that resulted in the waste of $ 5.2 million.

In response, several PPA holders terminated their agreements with coal - fired power generators, citing a provision in the terms of the original PPA legislation that allows buyers to end their contracts if a change of law makes the agreement «unprofitable or more unprofitable.»

WASHINGTON / SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters)- Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Tuesday navigated through the first of two U.S. congressional hearings without making any further promises to support new legislation or change how the social network does business.

Rather than take up the issue and pass legislation, Senate Republicans have said they want the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives to make a regulatory change that would ban bump stocks.

Whilst there is no legislation that requires the provision of vegan options, schools do have a duty under law to make reasonable changes.

While we'd love to see an outright ban, this legislation is the first step to achieving that goal and making change happen quickly.»

Other changes, like changes to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), could be made by changing regulation rather than through legislation.

The Danish Government has changed the national legislation on donations of non-animal food to charity, which previously made it difficult to donate from retailers to charity.

As with legislation at every level of government, successful utilization of the power of the permit depends not so much on concerned citizens committed to making youth sports in their local community safer (although they are, of course, important) as on the willingness of governmental officials themselves to sponsor bylaw changes and push for enactment, in other words, to serve as «safety champions.»

The last line of your last post makes it clear that you think the only way to change is through legislation.

I've been trying to make some changes in the way I eat and the way I approach food in general, as well as educate myself on the food industry and legislation regarding food, and I've found your posts to be really helpful and supportive.

Thank you to everyone who supported our efforts to change the way that EU legislation is made — making it more transparent, accountable and protective of child health.

On her list, more surveillance cameras for Manhattan, and legislation that would require airlines to check their no fly lists within two hours of being notified of a change (something she says is necessary in light of the news that the alleged bomber almost made it onto a plane out of the country).

We can only hope that this book adds to the calls being made, by the Treasury select committee and others, that there is still the opportunity to amend the legislation that will hand so much power to an institution whose constitution has not changed to reflect modern times.

[62] She called for «a profound culture change and radical legislation» to close the pay gap, and recommended measures to require companies where women make a successful complaint of pay discrimination to audit their practices and implement plans to ensure that men and women are paid equally for equal work.

Squadron, who started the movement to change the name by introducing legislation in December, said the agreement only makes him more determined to re-name the park.

This occurs when primary legislation (an act of Parliament) specifies that particular changes to the law may be made in this way in future.

«The repeal bill will include powers for ministers to make some changes by secondary legislation, giving the government the flexibility to take account of the negotiations with the EU as they proceed.»

Delegated or secondary legislation allows the Government to make changes to a law without needing to pass an act of Parliament.

I feel we need to be brave enough to make a significant, one - off change through legislation.

Malloy made changes to the state's pension system and pushed for the strictest gun control legislation in the country following the Sandy Hook school shooting in Newtown in December 2012.

These proposals, along with ethics and campaign finance reform legislation passed by the Assembly, demonstrate the strong commitment of the Assembly majority to making positive change in Albany, and I thank Assembly Members Pretlow, Kavanagh and the other members of the Workgroup for the many hours they put into this most important effort.»

While he's no fan of the bill, he expects the Senate to make major changes to the legislation — if it even passes at all.

First, the legislation would make clear that all evaluation systems currently implemented will not sunset by remaining in effect unless there are agreed to changes by the district and local bargaining unit.

Cuomo also announced he had signed legislation that makes permanent a law that changes expiring language on a DMV license renewal form highlighting organ donor enrollment, requiring licensees to check one of two boxes for organ donation in order for their license to be processed.

Last night a deal on housing legislation came together between the Assembly and Senate that would have extended the controversial J - 51 tax abatement until 2015 without making any changes to it, as well as making changes in the housing code for loft tenants.

We continue to lobby government for a change in the law, and will make submissions to government on any future Bills which aim to change the legislation around assisted dying.

Syracuse University had to make no changes to its smoke detector system after New York state passed legislation requiring all smoke detectors to have 10 - year batteries.

«The New York City Council was proud to stand with environmental advocates, community groups, faith leaders and New Yorkers to pass legislation to make New York a more green and sustainable city and we're confident Speaker Heastie and the State Legislature shares our commitment to protecting the environment and combatting climate change,» Council spokeswoman Robin Levine said.

General the Lord David Ramsbotham, a former chief inspector of prisons whose campaigns have forced the government to make numerous changes to legislation, said he had argued with Nick Clegg over the issue.

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.

Miliband is making a concerted effort to push next week's Paris climate change talks up the political agenda, with a Guardian article saying the UK should put in legislation a target to eradicate carbon emissions completely.

«I'm actually a big fan of sun setting more legislation than not simply because as circumstances change it gives you an opportunity to make adjustments and amendments as time goes on,» Majority Leader Joe Morelle said.

Ministers have given verbal assurances that the bill's powers, which would allow them to make orders to change primary legislation in all but a few specific instances, would not be used to change major laws such as the right to trial by jury.

In 2011, the Commonwealth passed legislation making it a crime for recipients of social security to fail to report changes to their financial circumstances to Centrelink (our social security agency) within 14 days (Social Security and Other Legislation (Miscellaneous Measures) Act 2011 legislation making it a crime for recipients of social security to fail to report changes to their financial circumstances to Centrelink (our social security agency) within 14 days (Social Security and Other Legislation (Miscellaneous Measures) Act 2011 Legislation (Miscellaneous Measures) Act 2011 (Cth)-RRB-.