Sentences with phrase «omnibus measure»

The new legislation is needed primarily, they argued, to reverse the effects of tax and spending provisions of an omnibus measure enacted by legislators in 1983.

Two of 10 budget bills received two - house passage shortly after 1 a.m. Those were the simplest, since most controversial items were removed and to be amended and inserted, or not, sometime Friday into an omnibus measure known in Albany as the «Big Ugly.»

But then things ground to a halt, as both houses waited for the release of three final budget bills, including a revenue measure that was expected to contain the most controversial elements of the spending plan — the sort of omnibus measure known as a «big ugly.»

The Senate finished debating the SUNY 2020 bill and are now taking up the so - called «big ugly» omnibus measure, which includes a 2 percent property tax cap, mandate relief and a long - term rent control extension for New York City.

In the Assembly Saturday, meanwhile, the house took eight hours to complete two bills, including an omnibus measure that had hundreds of unrelated items stuffed into it, including some of the more controversial measures involving criminal justice and education issues.

The project enjoys bipartisan support among key Appropriations panel negotiators on the omnibus measure who want to get the expensive project on track while their coffers are flush with money.

Not exact matches

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.

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

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

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

Trump has threatened to veto a massive omnibus spending package if it includes money for the Gateway tunnel project in New York City, complicating the outlook for the $ 1 trillion - plus spending measure, which House Speaker Paul Ryan and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell want to pass before government funding runs out on March 23.

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand slammed Congressional leaders for stripping anti-sexual harassment measures from an omnibus spending bill being considered this week.

Senate Republicans are nudging de Blasio to release more information on how the city spends its education money; the Assembly on Monday passed an omnibus bill that packages a two - year extender with a continuation of local government tax measures.

But the omnibus version of the bill has stalled in the state Senate over the last two years with mostly Republicans opposing a measure aimed at strengthening abortion rights.

The bill comes after the Democratic - led Assembly approved an omnibus bill extending mayoral control for two years packaged with an extension of key tax measures for local governments in suburban and upstate communities.

Funding for the programs was also not restored in the Legislature's six - month omnibus budget, a measure approved Wednesday to add amendments to the county executive's preliminary budget.

Women in the Assembly have been similarly firm on the issue of the women's agenda and the measure that is aimed at codifying Roe v. Wade, with the chamber refusing to strip it from the omnibus package.

Omnibus bills are often filled with measures known as policy riders — specific carve outs of policy that often have little to do with funding the government but involve a specific, and usually partisan, issue.

Martins, who faces Democrat Adam Haber, has touted his support for other aspects of the omnibus package, which including a measure meant to crack down on human trafficking.

Libous also indicated the SUNY 2020 measure could be re-inserted in the omnibus «big ugly» bill afterall.

The abortion provision has proposed by Cuomo was part of a larger 10 - point women's agenda the governor pushed in 2014, only to have the various planks broken up from the omnibus bill and approved in piecemeal fashion, save for the measure to bolster reproductive rights.

The Democratic - led Assembly approved the omnibus legislation last year, but the Senate took up the measures separately after Cuomo re-introduce the legislation as 10 separate pieces.

The package of measures, known as the Women's Equality Agenda, was put to the forefront this election season when state Democrats formed the Women's Equality Party, a new ballot line meant to promote the omnibus legislation.

Her votes against major sections of the 2015, 2016, and 2017 state budgets — omnibus bills that combined popular legislation with controversial policy and basic funding measures — may provide further ammunition for the opposition, according to Sherrill.

Moore expects the two chambers to negotiate an «omnibus» appropriations measure by late November that would fund most, if not all, of the federal government.

WASHINGTON — Despite the Bush Administration's backing of omnibus education legislation, the measure died when the Congress adjourned Oct. 27 at the hands of several conservative Republican senators who were successful in blocking its passage.

Representative Michael Bileca, who sponsored the omnibus education measure in the Florida House, and who is a member of Conservative Leaders for Education, said that «getting better reporting on student growth and proficiency and getting it into the hands of parents: That's useful.»

Washington — School districts that do not provide Medicare coverage for their employees may be forced to do so next year under a little - publicized measure being considered by the Senate late last week as part of an omnibus deficit - reduction bill.

The authors recommend four best practices in this area: (1) Get rid of the omnibus grade, which tells teachers little about the content measured or the difficulty level of the content; (2) If you can't get rid of the omnibus grade, provide scores on measurement topics in addition to the grade; (3) Expand the assessment options available to students; and (4) Allow students to continually update their scores on previous measurement topics.

The School Code is an omnibus bill, a single document that requires a single vote, but that packages together a wide variety of different measures, many of which could not pass on their own.

Combining the splash page close - up action shots of Double Dribble with the button - mashing fury of the original Track and Field, this 1988 sports omnibus was a crucial postscript to the 1988 Seoul Olympics for every starry eyed kid who loved videogames and Greg Louganis in equal measure.

Supporters of measures like the omnibus crime bill have increasingly been striking back at defence lawyers like me accusing us of having a professional «conflict of interest» and questioning our personal motivation for opposing mandatory minimum sentences.

Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA), the Omnibus Rule and the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health Act (HITECH), lawyers may qualify as business associates, which carries a whole host of obligations and compliance measures — and serious penalties for failing to meet those standards.

The government also introduced Bill 65, the Prosperous and Fair Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2013 («Bill 65»), omnibus legislation designed to implement some of the proposals contained in the Budget.

On November 14, 2017, the Ontario government introduced Bill 177, the Stronger, Fairer Ontario Act (Budget Measures), 2017 (Bill 177), omnibus legislation supporting key reforms outlined in the 2017 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review (Fiscal Review), which was also released on that date.

The group said it was discouraged when the omnibus spending package did not include the House - passed harassment measure and feels the clock is ticking as midterms approach.