Sentences with phrase «passage of the bill»

The process for passage of the bill and overall politics was as complicated as the policies themselves.

«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».

But the period after passage of the bill was especially impressive.

Worked successfully with opposing interests and legislative staff to draft and secure passage of a bill when our client needed special 11th - hour legislation to avoid a tied - house conflict.

Passage of the bill came after two years of debate and at least one other attempt by the city's elected officials to charge a fee or tax on disposable bags.

I think we can all agree that victims of crime deserve our full support, and I hope we can all continue to work together to ensure the swift passage of this bill.

Passage of this bill marks the achievement of our goal.

Smooth passage of the bill is far from guaranteed with members of both houses opposing 42 - day detention without charge.

The lie was necessary to assure passage of the bill, and the bill is good: it will assure that those who do not have health care will now have it.

For if the sheer passage of the bill was all that was needed, even without abortion coverage, then the bill was never a serious bill to begin with.

Congressional passage of the bill would be only the first step.

He said despite the loss of the waiver, he thinks passage of the bill to end Common Core without having new academic standards to replace it was the right thing to do.

So growth was strong in both periods, but it was stronger after passage of the bill.

Cahill, D - Kingston, renewed his call for passage of the bill in December after the state's Gaming Facility Location Board rejected the Nevele's bid for a casino license.

``... Here's a statement from Assembly Democratic Majority Speaker Sheldon Silver on passage of a bill that would add New York to the states moving toward a national popular, rather than electoral college, vote in presidential races.

The suit argues that the exclusion of benefits for chronic mental stress violates the Charter of Rights, seeks to have the legislation preventing entitlement to compensation declared immediately invalid, and calls for retroactive justice with reconsideration of claims rejected over the past 20 years (since the ban was introduced with passage of Bill 99).

Meanwhile, D.C. - based celebrity Chef Jose Andres wrote this moving editorial urging passage of the bill for The Altantic Monthly.

Canada's universities are urging swift passage of bill C - 11, the copyright modernization act, which was sent to committee this week for review, but critics say there is still work to be done in the area of fair dealing.

The GOP - controlled Senate, which has blocked passage of the bill for years, has expressed opposition to any lookback windows.

WASHINGTON (CNN)- The fight over health care reform took center stage on Capitol Hill on Friday, as the House Democratic leadership stepped up its push for passage of a bill before the August congressional recess.

The state of California and its two biggest teachers unions are asking a state Superior Court to throw out a case about getting rid of «ineffective teachers,» saying passage of a bill now before Gov. Jerry Brown would make the lawsuit unnecessary.

Last summer, Little did get a first passage of the bill through the Senate to reclassify Camp Gabriels.

«It is disappointing that Republicans decided to pull a political stunt to delay passage of this bill at the expense of the deserving children who need healthy meals,» Rep. George Miller (D - Calif.)

«I think it will happen this year,» Sen. John DeFrancisco said of passage of a bill that would pave the way for allowing voters to vote on a constitutional amendment that would let the state strip the pensions of convicted officials hired before 2011.

NAR supports passage of the bill because it contains key real estate provisions: elimination of the cap on single - asset bankruptcy; closure of a loophole that lets tenants off the hook for rental payments; and protections for shopping center owners.

She helped organize a series of massive pro-charter rallies and met with Gov. Andrew Cuomo to ensure passage of a bill guaranteeing charters public or private space, a law that directly benefits her own network.

Teachers and their allies begged the Senate and Assembly to «hit the pause button» and delay passage of the bills.

The afternoon brought passage of the bill as well as legislation designed to tighten penalties and allow for greater transparency in cases where managers deny propers wages or benefits to employers.

The GOP has blocked passage of bills including the Dream Act, to help children of undocumented immigrants get college aid, a measure to codify the abortion rights in Roe v. Wade into state law, and campaign finance reform.

At 1:45 p.m., Sens. Michael Gianaris and Joe Addabbo and Assemblywoman Aravella Simotas and community and veteran leaders will hold a press conference to announce passage of their bill offering increased property tax relief to veterans throughout the state, which has been signed into law by the governor, Veterans Memorial at Astoria Park, Queens.

They however urged members of the red chamber to expedite work in ensuring speedy passage of the bill aimed at regulating Social Work practice and profession in the country.

Note: The Senate Economics Legislation Committee recommended against passage of the bill in Feb 2015; see Inquiry page

Arizona recently found itself caught up in a national maelstrom over passage of bill in the state house and senate that would have done just that, had the governor not vetoed it at the last minute.

The anticipated passage of the bill into law «signifies that Congress can join together and agree to long - term solutions to global hunger and food insecurity which helps keep America safe by creating a more just, stable, and prosperous world.

Linked bill A bill that is contingent upon passage of another bill within the same chamber, e.g., a trust fund bill, a bill providing a public record exemption, or an implementing bill.

Auburn Republican Assemblyman Gary Finch called passage of a bill allowing MMA bouts in our state, «A

Colorado's passage of the bill provided weeks of political drama and compromise.

Still, Cuomo has often pointed to major victories during his time in office, insisting he has to work with the Legislature as it is, winning passage of bills for gun control, a minimum wage set to increase to $ 15 as well as a marriage bill that spurred President Obama to publicly affirm support for the issue, leading the Supreme Court to legalize it nationwide a few years later.

«This visit has become necessary to seek the speedy consideration and passage of the bill because the Cadets of the school would be graduating in October this year, and when they graduate in October this year, and there is no law backing the institution, it means that their certificates would not be marketable in the labour market anywhere,» Okiro said.

Addressing the timetable for implementing change, Lady Williams told the Lords: «Subject to the successful passage of the Bill, implementation will involve - clearly amongst other things - affirmative regulations being made and system changes, training and guidance for local registration services and for those who solemnise marriages.

State Senator Eric Adams, who introduced the «Domestic Violence Registration Act» bill in the Senate earlier this year, said the recent murder of East Village resident Sarah Coit, 23, allegedly at the hands of her abusive boyfriend, made passage of the bill more urgent.

Supporters of the legislation Thursday stood with Senate Democrats and Assembly bill sponsor Linda Rosenthal (D - Manhattan) just outside the Senate chambers buoyed by the recent passage of a bill in the Assembly and Cuomo's introduction of his own bill.

Linked bill A bill that is contingent upon passage of another bill within the same chamber, e.g., a trust fund bill, a bill providing a public record exemption, or an implementing bill.

During his career in the Assembly, Senator Kavanagh sponsored and secured Assembly passage of bills to enact early voting, make ballots voter friendly, reform voter registration, and clarify and streamline the process of tabulating and reporting election results, among other reforms in the manner in which elections are run.

-LSB-...] the intervening time between passage of the bill from committee and Senator Boxer's Manager's Amendment, George W Bush gave a speech with absurd concepts about Global Warming that would doom the globe to -LSB-...]

A year ago Friday, Representative Claudia Tenney of New York stood among dozens of enthusiastic colleagues in the Rose Garden to celebrate passage of a bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.