Sentences with phrase «several pieces of legislation»

They're pushing for several pieces of legislation regarding animal cruelty, from how domestic cases are handled by law enforcement to ending the ivory trade market.

As a result several pieces of legislation have been introduced to cut the ties.

Meanwhile, on the Senate side, all action will take place in the Dirksen Office Building where the Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Committee will meet for the markup of several pieces of legislation related to regulatory reform.

ALBANY — Marisol Alcantara, who is poised to become the sixth member of the state Senate's Independent Democratic Conference, said she plans to push several pieces of legislation in Albany that affect Latino and black New Yorkers.

Despite being advised by a lobbyist for Park Strategies, Greg Serio, that hiring Adam Skelos would be a bad idea given that PRI lobbied the state on several pieces of legislation related to medical malpractice, Bonomo complied with the senator's request because of his powerful position within the Legisalture.

In 1998 the PUP came to power after defeating the centre - left United Democratic Party (UDP), and subsequently introduced several pieces of legislation financially advantageous to Lord Ashcroft.

WASHINGTON, D.C. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R - Willsboro) has co-sponsored several pieces of legislation designed to combat sexual harassment.

This year, our legislature passed several pieces of legislation which easies the regulatory burden on those who seek to create jobs in our state.

I am supporting several pieces of legislation to lengthen the time period a victim can bring a legal action against a perpetrator and I am hopeful that an agreement will happen before the legislative session ends this year.»

WASHINGTON, D.C. Rep. Elise Stefanik (R - Willsboro) has co-sponsored several pieces of legislation designed to crack down on sexual harassment.

Democrat Beto O'Rourke cosponsored several pieces of legislation that stipulated protections for the Pell Grant program, an attempted extension of the fixed interest rate in 2013, and federal student loan refinancing.

The latest bike battle is rolling into the City Council today with several pieces of legislation, including a requirement to report bike and pedestrian accidents more frequently.

Marisol Alcantara, who is poised to become the sixth member of the IDC after winning a Democratic primary for outgoing Sen. Adriando Espaillat's seat, said she plans to push several pieces of legislation in Albany that affect Latino and black New Yorkers.

The Lords communications committee found there were several pieces of legislation already on the statute book which could be used to prevent the practice.

However, George Osborne's budget statement foreshadowed several pieces of legislation for the next session.

Richard Shepherd said the bill should have been spread across several pieces of legislation and said the government was consistently «denigrating» the Commons.

State Democrats have introduced several pieces of legislation since February that have been blocked by State Republicans.

One colleague noted that Rodriguez had drafted several pieces of legislation on transportation during his prior council term.

«Chris Quinn is very competent and would be a very good mayor,» he told reporters Wednesday, when asked about whether their recent clashes over several pieces of legislation, including two bills that would boost wages in certain city - subsidized buildings, have strained relations between the usually chummy pair.

This year's $ 154 billion spending plan contained several pieces of legislation that required deep analysis, said Stec, including paid family leave and the minimum wage increase.

Also included in the framework deal are several pieces of legislation dealing with local issues, including the county's effort to raise sales tax by half - a-percent.

Mr. de Blasio was scheduled to sign several pieces of legislation and make an announcement at a hearing in City Hall's Blue Room at 2:15 p.m..

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R - Willsboro) has sponsored several pieces of legislation this year to combat sexual abuse and harassment.

In light of the issue, Rep. Kildee proposed several pieces of legislation looking to improve Pell Grants and lending practices.

When Prime Minister Stephen Harper asks the Governor General to prorogue Parliament before its scheduled return on September 16, 2013, and will mark the end of the 41st Parliament; consequently several pieces of legislation will die on the order paper in either the House of Commons or the Senate.

Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On October 12, 2017, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law several pieces of legislation to improve services and support for women that included Assembly Bill 168 (AB 168) which prohibits employers in the state from seeking salary history information about an applicant for employment and requires an...

While it may be tempting for Mr. Ford to compare himself to people like Sen. Chuck Schumer, the fact remains that Sen. Schumer — who did evolve on his position on marriage equality — has been a longtime supporter of several pieces of legislation that are very important to LGBT people and never supported the awful Federal Marriage Amendment.

Yesterday I wrote an impassioned post about efforts by House Republicans to gut the funding for several pieces of legislation that I personally value, including the new school food... [Continue reading]

With just one day left in the legislative session, the General Assembly moved to pass several pieces of legislation, but others hit road blocks that could get defeated in the final hours.

She has supported several pieces of legislation that called for low interest rates, Pell Grant expansion, federal student loan refinancing, as well as student loan forgiveness.

She cosponsored several pieces of legislation (Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act and Student Loan Relief Act of 2013) that clearly show her stance on the issue; on top of all this, she openly stated her efforts on «increasing Pell Grants for students.»

Little said she plans on introducing several pieces of legislation this session, including a law that would require a hair follicle test for children under the age of three who are in the presence of someone arrested for illegal drug use.

Earl Carter is a member of the Education and Workforce House Committee, and he has co-sponsored several pieces of legislation to increase federal loan and servicer transparency, increase financial aid counseling, and simplify the financial aid process.

According to the bill's author, it is one of several pieces of legislation that he has submitted with the intention of making the state of Arizona more friendly to blockchain business and activity.

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Yesterday I wrote an impassioned post about efforts by House Republicans to gut the funding for several pieces of legislation that I personally value, including the new school food regulations, the new food safety law and the new voluntary guidelines for marketing junk food to children, along with funding for food assistance programs like WIC.

In 2008 several pieces of legislation were passed during a special session on ethics and accountability reform that lasted from February 10 to February 26.

While it may be tempting for Mr. Ford to compare himself to people like Senator Chuck Schumer, the fact remains that Senator Schumer — who did evolve on his position on marriage equality — has been a longtime supporter of several pieces of legislation that are very important to LGBT people and never supported the awful Federal Marriage Amendment.

The two - page bill is one of several pieces of legislation that the science committee's chairman, Representative Lamar Smith (R — TX), has shepherded through the House as components of a reauthorization of the America COMPETES Act, an expired 2013 law governing policies at NSF, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and OSTP.

Currently, there are several pieces of legislation (including HB 1518) that address incorporating SEL into more out of school settings and continuing the work of the SEL Benchmarks Group in developing standards and indicators to assess social - emotional skills in the classroom.

There are several pieces of legislation that outline credit reporting, credit billing, credit repair and other consumer rights.

Bill C - 246, the Modernizing Animal Protections Act, was looking to close loopholes in several pieces of legislation, including the Criminal Code and the Fisheries Act.

Therefore, the National Association of Judges and the Union of Albanian Judges filed a lawsuit with the Albanian Constitutional Court, challenging the legality of several pieces of legislation that are part of the reform.

In 1918, several pieces of Legislation were passed regarding the Halifax Disaster, as it was referred to at the time.