Sentences with phrase «passage of bills by»

«Winning more parliamentary seats will ensure a smooth passage of bills by the president in future and implementing policies will not face challenges since he has the bigger representation».

As the government moved to smooth the passage of the bill by delaying attempts to extend civil partnerships to heterosexual couples, Hammond said there was no huge demand for same - sex marriage.

Therefore they can delay or prevent the passage of a bill by simply standing and talking for hours or days on end.

All 14 of the Democratic state senators left the state to Illinois on February 17, preventing the passage of the bill by the mostly Republican legislature in the absence of the quorum necessary for a vote.

The Council's Committee on State and Federal Legislation, which held the hearing, voted unanimously to support a resolution urging passage of the bill by the state Legislature.

Her leadership led to passage of this bill by overwhelming margins in both the House and Senate.

Not exact matches

Proponents of the bill were hoping a passage by the legislature would have been a call to action for other states, as more than 20 others have considered passing their own Internet privacy bills.

Stock markets around the world continue to celebrate the imminent passage of the tax bill, which is likely to be approved in the House today and in the Senate by mid-week.

The Colorado Republican said passage of his bill is time sensitive given the actions taken by the Maduro regime and the suffering within the country, which he warns could become the next Cuban - style dictatorship.

A 2013 analysis of the Senate's immigration reform bill by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates its passage would have resulted in nine million more people entering the U.S. work force in the next 20 years, with new immigrants participating at a higher rate, on average, than other U.S. residents.

With the passage of a tax cut bill by Congress late last year, small businesses need to be aware of the changes in tax rates and deductions that will take effect this year.

The Democratic senator's proposed legislation will face an unlikely road to passage, considering that most lawmakers (including those in the White House) are reluctant to end the drug's federal prohibition, but the bill is still the latest attempt by a prominent politician to update federal marijuana laws at a time when a clear majority of Americans support legalization.

The U.S. was claiming it was willing to make big reductions to its agricultural subsidies, but the recent passage of a $ 300 billion farm bill by the U.S. Congress make it unlikely that the U.S. is serious about real reductions.

(12) When Glass's bill, having made it through the House Banking Committee, was attacked by Bryanite Democrats at the party caucus, Glass stunned and silenced them by brandishing Bryan's letter calling for his supporters «to stand by the president and assist him in securing the passage of this bill at the earliest possible moment» (13).

With the passage of the new tax bill in December, the Affordable Care Act is effectively being put in limbo by Congress.

Norman Gash, for instance, disputes Halevey's contention that the French Revolution of 1830 was a decisive influence in the passage of the Reform Bill by detailing the reactions of several groups, including the ultra-radicals and the ultra-Tories.

The passage of the Reform Bill may be defined in a shorthand way as the procedure of voting by Parliament, and approval by King William IV, of a law changing the qualifications for voting in British elections and redistributing seats in the House of Commons.

Since the passage of this «religious harmony» bill, which was touted by lawmakers as a long - term solution to religious conflicts, more than 1,000 Indonesian Christian churches have closed.

He has accordingly introduced a Bill to Reduce Supermarket Dominance, which among other things makes it an offence, punishable by a $ 50 million fine, for any supermarket operator to retain a market share greater than 20 % withinsix years after the passage of the legislation.

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I hope to see strong support for the passage of Senate Bill 1994; I will certainly do my part by reaching out to legislators in my state.

- A story in the Aug. 7 Du Page section erroneously reported the vote by an informal task force urging support for legislative passage of a bill to give municipalities additional powers to quickly acquire property for flood control projects.

The gay marriage bill has passed three times in the Assembly now, the last time in May 2009 by a vote of 89 to 52 — slightly better than its 2007 first - ever passage in that house in an 85 - 61 vote.

For instance, there is an explicit relationship between the current Cities and Local Devolution Bill, whose passage through Westminster would be affected by the introduction of EVEL, and the government's on - going programme of English devolution.

As reactions continue to trail the constitution amendment exercise embarked upon by the National Assembly, lately, a former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar has expressed his displeasure on the blockage of the passage of Bill No. 3, which would have granted devolution of powers to the states.

Ministers were forced to abandon a key vote guaranteeing the passage of the Lords reform bill through the Commons over a 14 - day period after it became clear it would have been roundly defeated by Tory rebels voting with the Labour party.

One compromise measure could be to link an extension of rent control to the passage of the tax credit, a bill that has an uncertain future in the Democratic - led Assembly and is backed by parochial and private schools.

In a submission to the House of Lords Constitution Committee's inquiry into the passage of legislation through Parliament, the CIOT proposes: · The Finance Bill Public Bill Committee takes oral evidence from tax experts and others; · More effective liaison between select committees and the Finance Bill committee; · Increasing the resources available to Parliament for scrutinising tax matters; · Using technology to make it easier for those outside Parliament to comment on Bills, e.g. an online facility to input comments by clause numbers, so MPs can see who says what against each clause; · Asking the Office of Tax Simplification to publish simplification assessments of new tax proposals.

Drawing on my background in Biochemistry, it struck me that a bill's passage through parliament can be likened to biological evolution, which proceeds by the accumulation of mutations.

At 12:15 p.m., a group of House Democrats — including Rep. Adriano Espaillat — will release a letter to House and Senate leadership and appropriators, signed by a substantial number of members, requesting that the Dream Act be attached to the Omnibus spending bill slated for passage in the next week or so, House Triangle, Washington, D.C.

They also point to initiatives here in New York, like the successful passage of on - bill financing, a major goal of the left - leaning Working Families Party which was touted by former President Bill Clinton during a trip to Albany last mobill financing, a major goal of the left - leaning Working Families Party which was touted by former President Bill Clinton during a trip to Albany last moBill Clinton during a trip to Albany last month.

The so - called Blue Dog Democrats put their concerns in a letter released after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi reaffirmed that she intends to win House passage by Congress's August recess of a comprehensive healthcare bill.

Assemblyman also driving force behind passage of constitutional amendment on November ballot to save taxpayers $ 53 million by going digital at State Capitol and stop wasting paper; notes passage of bill he co-sponsored to extend state pension benefits to veterans

Aided by some colleagues in the legislature, Schimel urged passage of her bill A-1157, mandating the use of unworkable firearms microstamping technology, and falsely claimed law enforcement support for her proposal.

He says the situation reminds him of the statement by House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, during passage of the Affordable Health Care Act, also known as Obamacare, who said «We have to pass the bill so we can find out what is in it.»

New Yorkers favor the passage of a bill to give child sex abuse victims more time to file criminal charges and civil lawsuits by a wide margin, yet that proposal — the Child Victims Act — has once again died in Albany.

NEW YORK — Mayor Bill de Blasio and state and city lawmakers joined senior homeowners today to support the passage of state legislation, sponsored by State Senator Diane Savino (S4628) and Assembly Member Brian Kavanagh (A7463), that would expand property tax exemptions for senior citizens and disabled New Yorkers.

Women's rights bills were once again debated in the legislature, but ended in a political stalemate, with none of the provisions coming any closer to passage by both houses.

Mr. Koch will appear at the Capitol on Tuesday to argue for speedy passage of Mr. Cuomo's bill — and to unveil his plans to shame uncooperative lawmakers with recorded telephone calls, which are typically used by surrogates praising candidates before elections, not denouncing them as Mr. Koch intends.

As Democratic insiders speculate on who AG Andrew Cuomo will pick as his running mate, Bill Samuels is forging ahead with his LG run and keeping the heat on the Senate by calling for «immediate passage» of a bill to create an independent districting commissBill Samuels is forging ahead with his LG run and keeping the heat on the Senate by calling for «immediate passage» of a bill to create an independent districting commissbill to create an independent districting commission.

Democratic Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner in a statement Friday called for the passage of a bill backed by Republican Sen. John DeFrancisco that would reform the procurement process.

Foreign Office minister Alistair Burt warmly welcomed the decision by Martin O'Malley, the state's governor, to sign the bill into law following its passage in the state senate and house of delegates.

Speaking to Citi News, Isaac Adongo, who is also the NDC MP for Bolgatanga Central, noted that, the delay was a calculated attempt by the governing New Patriotic Party (NPP) to deny Ghanaians the passage of the Bill and its subsequent implementation.

The passage of the deal was followed by more than an hour of quick votes on other bills, occasionally delayed by questions, but mostly passed smoothly.

Defending the government's proposal for 10 days of line - by - line scrutiny in the committee stage of the bill's passage through the Commons, the spokesman said: «We have set out our proposals for the programme motion.

Passage of the 2010 - 11 appropriation bills was completed by the Legislature June 28 — after which Gov. David Paterson vetoed thousands of line items, mainly legislative pork - barrel «member item» spending.

State Sen. Marty Golden (R - C - I - Brooklyn) announced that the New York state Senate this week gave final passage to a bill that helps fight the high cost of prescriptions by preventing consumers from overpaying for medications.

Liberal Democrats in Westminster have also provided robust opposition to the Bill, including by ensuring plans to tilt the scales of party funding in favour of the Conservatives were separated from the Bill during its passage through the Lords.

So, for example, when rent control came up for renewal in 2011, the Assembly passed a bill expanding tenant protections, even though the companion bill in the Republican - controlled Senate had little chance of passage since it was sponsored by a Democrat.

Libous said he thought Cuomo might have also been surprised by the passage of the LIFO repeal bill being pushed by Mayor Bloomberg (it was narrowing approved, 33 - 27).