Sentences with phrase «rules committee blocked»

In September, the House Rules Committee blocked a vote on inclusion of this Amendment, signifying the gap in support for pot's expansion between conservative members of the Republican Party and Democrats.

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Late Monday, House Rules Committee Chairman Pete Sessions (R - Texas) pushed through a measure blocking section 528 of the bill, H.R. 4909 — which requires women to register for the draft — from being included in the version that will be sent to the House floor.

In Rule 2, the committee placed butt blocking, face tackling and spearing under the heading of «Helmet Contact — Illegal» to place more emphasis on risk - minimization concerns.

Rules Committee chairman has repeatedly blocked bipartisan medical marijuana legislation from floor vote

Sessions, the House Rules Committee chairman from Texas» 32nd District, has for years blocked bipartisan legislation in the House to protect state - sanctioned medical marijuana vendors from federal crackdown, not letting it out of committee for a flCommittee chairman from Texas» 32nd District, has for years blocked bipartisan legislation in the House to protect state - sanctioned medical marijuana vendors from federal crackdown, not letting it out of committee for a flcommittee for a floor vote.

The senator's.50 caliber sniper rifle bill appears to be only bill blocked by pulling it to the Rules Committee for indefinite safekeeping.

Rep. Louise Slaughter (N.Y.), the top Democrat on the House Rules Committee, said this blocked compromise and created «the least productive Congress in history.»

In response to the Dept. of Education's announcement of proposed ESSA accountability regulations, the Rep. John Kline and Sen. Lamar Alexander, chairmen of the House and Senate Education Committee, threatened to block the rules under the Congressional Review Act.