Sentences with phrase «of omnibus bills»

In fairly recent times the Omnibus has been the subject of a few posts here at Slaw, The Unreasonable and Transgressive Nature of Omnibus Bills (Michael Posluns, June 24, 2011), & Library of Parliament Paper on Omnibus Bills back in November by Michel - Adrien Sheppard.

The pattern I detect from this, admittedly very simple, analysis is that the use of omnibus bills, at least to pass the annual Budget Implementation Act, is growing.

The problematic nature of omnibus bills begins with the difficulty of identifying the principle of the bill.

@jbs1109, I didn't downvote, but yes I want you to list what percentage of omnibus bills vs. Mini-crs have been passed.

It says so deep in the bowels of the omnibus bill, err, budget bill.

(We can talk about the democratic practice of an omnibus bill later, perhaps, because gracious, what a miscarriage of democracy...) So Bill C - 45 is an omnibus bill, attached to our budget currently going through Parliament, with hundreds of provisions included, which (and these are the key ones related to Idle No More) seriously undermine our environmental sustainability as a nation and the sovereign rights of the First Nations still existing within our borders.

In reality, the money was approved last week as part of an omnibus bill the legislature passed after the governor called members back for an extraordinary session.

In what appeared to be an attempt to force the Senate's hand, the Assembly on Monday included a two - year mayoral control extension as part of an omnibus bill that also extended several sales and other taxes for local governments around the state.

The bridge naming was part of an omnibus bill approved by the Senate and Assembly over the last two days in Albany.

Other times, she said she has rejected legislation that is part of an omnibus bill, which combines legislation she supports with policies or financial implications she takes issue with.

Sponsors of the omnibus bill, HR 5, plan to seek final approval by the House and Senate after the Easter recess.

Nearly 100 constituents and animal advocates were on hand to learn specific aspects of the omnibus bill, lobbying strategies, and finally to meet face to face with legislators.

Buried in the provisions of the Omnibus Bill C - 38, the Conservative government has placed clauses that restrict citizens» rights to make submissions on climate change when testifying at environmental impact hearings, but they can do little to shut us up elsewhere.

The imminent passage of the omnibus bill will contribute to the foundation of healthy development necessary for all babies to thrive.

Not exact matches

Despite the changes on the medical front, the federal Tories have not only indicated their intention to keep marijuana in the Criminal Code, but have also introduced mandatory minimum sentences of six months on small - time grow - ops — six or more plants — as part of the omnibus crime bill, Bill C -bill, Bill C -Bill C - 10.

The senators originally promised to include the measures in a year - end spending bill, but because Congress is only working to pass a short - term extension of federal government funding this week, Collins and Alexander say they will include the bills in an omnibus bill in January.

Instead of the $ 25 billion Trump sought for the border wall, Congress has set aside just $ 1.6 billion in its omnibus spending bill.

The letter from Reed, of Rhode Island, and Durbin, of Illinois, comes on the heels of reports that Trump suggested the ideato «several advisors» after being disappointed by the amount of money allocated for border security in the $ 1.3 trillion omnibus bill.

I am considering a VETO of the Omnibus Spending Bill based on the fact that the 800,000 plus DACA recipients have been totally abandoned by the Democrats (not even mentioned in Bill) and the BORDER WALL, which is desperately needed for our National Defense, is not fully funded.

Ten hours after gloating about certain aspects of the Omnibus Spending Bill, Donald Trump took to Twitter, his favorite platform for presidential decrees, Friday morning threatening to veto it.

For example, the 2012 Federal Budget never specifically mentioned restrictions to Employment Insurance benefits but the June 2012 budget omnibus bill repealed the section of the Employment Insurance Act that allows recipients to turn down a job because it is not their usual occupation or pays less.

It's also worth recalling that, even though he failed to reform health care during his eight years in office, President Bill Clinton still managed to tackle tax reform with the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993.

Thirdly, a mini-budget would allow the government to table a Budget omnibus bill, which could include a lot of things that, like previous budget omnibus bills, have nothing to do with the budget.

The use of Budget Omnibus Bills has grown to the point that they seriously undermine the credibility of the budget process and the authority of Parliament.

The use of Budget Omnibus Bills has grown to the point that they seriously undermine the integrity and credibility of the budget process and the authority of Parliament.

Parliamentarians and Canadians will have to wait for the tabling of the Budget Omnibus Bill to see what is actually planed.

In the second Budget Omnibus Bill related to the 2012 Budget, the Government proposed to suspend the operations of the CEIFB until such time the EI Operating Account returns to balance.

Both budgets, however, were followed by massive Budget Omnibus Bills, which contained major changes to a large amount of legislation either vaguely referred to, or not referred to at all, in the budgets.

Of course, even a «bare - bones» budget does not preclude another 1,000 - page budget omnibus bill.

In the second Budget Omnibus Bill related to the 2012 Budget, the Government proposes to suspend the operations of the Canada Employment Insurance Financing Board (CEIFB) until such time the Employment Insurance (EI) Operating Account returns to balance.

On Wednesday, the Minister of Finance tabled BILL C - 4, the second omnibus bill related to measures proposed in the March 2013 BudBILL C - 4, the second omnibus bill related to measures proposed in the March 2013 Budbill related to measures proposed in the March 2013 Budget.

Right now, the primary focus of the Opposition parties and the media is on the second Budget Omnibus Bill and rightly so.

We will ensure accounting consistency among the Estimates and the Public Accounts; provide costing analysis for each government bill; restore the requirement that government borrowing plans receive Parliamentary approval; end the inappropriate use of omnibus legislation; and we will ensure the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) is truly independent, properly funded, and answerable only, and directly, to Parliament.

Jack Harris was the New Democrat selected to respond on Tuesday to the Justice Minister's final tabling of the omnibus crime bill.

The deal included a variety of specifics, including new funding for disaster relief and opioid treatment, but more specifically, it extended current spending levels until March 23 and trusted Congress to use the intervening time to pass appropriations bills (or one big omnibus deal) in accordance with the terms of the deal.

This is a government that is fond of putting everything but the kitchen sink in omnibus bills, limiting debate on them, and then passing them without a comma changed.

Gigantic, flawed omnibus bills are jammed through the House of Commons without a word being changed.

However, Congress began to pass budget - busting legislation back in 2015 by pursuing a permanent debt - financed doc fix followed by an even more costly tax extender (and omnibus appropriations) bill — at a total cost of over $ 100 billion in 2019.

Given this, it is nothing less than our obligation, as fully participating members of civil society, to continue alerting Canadians to these cuts and their impacts, all too often hidden from view through omnibus budget bills and government «feel good» misinformation.

Business Groups Call for Passage of Miscellaneous Tariff Bill The U.S. Chamber of Commerce joined the National Association of Manufacturers and more than 200 other associations and businesses to send a letter to both chambers of Congress urging that the Miscellaneous Tariff Bill of 2018 (MTB) be included in the upcoming omnibus spending package.

In total, 20 bills have become law through reconciliation, including the 1990 Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, the Balanced Budget Act of 1997, the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts, and portions of the Affordable Care Act.

In your election platform, you committed to ending the practice of using omnibus bill to reduce scrutiny of legislative measures.

The law, which President Donald Trump signed on Saturday as part of the omnibus spending bill, provides funding to train students, teachers, and law enforcement on how to spot and report signs of gun violence.

A muddy, mucky, slippery slope... The combination of this news and the apparent intention of the harper government to allow the hand over of private personal information without a court order (see upcoming crime omnibus bill), lead one to wonder if we are in for this...

The inclusion of these measures in a budget omnibus bill clearly violates the spirit and intent of budget legislation.

(1) In the short term, Canada must withdraw the suite of legislation impacting First Nations, amend those omnibus bills which threaten our lands and waters, and restore the funding that was cut to our First Nation advocacy organizations and communities;

The omnibus spending bill just passed in the House directs the FDA to strengthen and enforce dairy standards of identity in a bid to crack down on plant - based «imitators,» claim milk producers.

To fund the federal government and avoid a government shutdown, while also specially carving out funding for the Department of Homeland Security, * this week Congress is on track to pass the so - called «CRomnibus» — a combination of a continuing resolution and an omnibus spending bill.

As I reported here back in March, House lawmakers were able to insert language in the Congressional report accompanying the 2014 Omnibus Spending Bill advising USDA to grant schools a one - year waiver on two important new school food requirements: an increase in fruit served at breakfast and the implementation of the widely lauded «Smart Snacks in School» rules.

That same year, Rep. DeLauro was able to get an amendment (co-sponsored by Rep. Chellie Pingree (D - ME)-RRB- into the 2015 omnibus spending bill keeping chicken processed in China out of school meals, and she's made sure this amendment has appeared in every spending bill since.