Sentences with phrase «supported federal legislation»

NERC has supported federal legislation that would establish an Electric Reliability Organization (ERO) with power to establish and enforce mandatory standards.

What's more, the company said it supported federal legislation that would ban such agreements altogether.

GPI Supports Federal Legislation (S. 2031) to Reduce the Royalty Rate Paid by Soda Ash Companies, October 1, 2015

The Grocery Manufacturers Association is urging policymakers to support federal legislation that would require a label on foods containing such ingredients if the FDA finds there is a health or safety risk.

«In October I wrote to our federal representatives urging them to support federal legislation allowing the USPS to implement a business model free of certain government restrictions that have hampered their growth and ability to compete in a changing mail delivery environment.

Learn more about GLSEN's National Safe Schools Partnership, a coalition of over 100 leading National organizations who are partnering with GLSEN to support Federal legislation that will keep all students safe in schools.

«NCSL Supports federal legislation to define industrial hemp as a distinct agricultural crop (1 percent % or less THC content) and allow states to regulate commercial hemp farming.

ATRA supports federal legislation that addresses the special problem of multiple punitive damages awards.

«We expect Live Action, a political operation, to continue publicizing a number of secretly recorded videotapes made at our health centers in an effort to undermine health center services and support federal legislation designed to bar Planned Parenthood from receiving federal funds.

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The Canada Pension Plan Act says that once a sufficient number of provincial governments have indicated support, the federal government can move forward and lock in the reform with an Order in Council — no new Parliamentary debate or legislation is required.

And while public dissatisfaction with the legislation has been focused on the notion that the Republican tax cuts are deeply skewed toward the wealthiest Americans and the corporations they run, Barkan, who has spent years galvanizing support for a more diverse and inclusive Federal Reserve, wants to remind Americans this legislation also includes cuts to their healthcare.

Yet that stop back home may have represented the most concrete outcome as Trudeau announced plans to draft legislation affirming federal jurisdiction over the pipeline and negotiations with Kinder Morgan for financial support for the project.

Morrison says she has always supported letting consumers know which products have GMO ingredients, but she wants one piece of federal legislation rather than 50 state laws.

The company says it will also support state and federal legislation to raise the minimum age for vaping products to 21.

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 White House is declining to offer public support for long - awaited legislation that would give federal judges clearer authority to order technology companies like Apple to help law enforcement crack encrypted data, according to sources familiar with the discussions.

The current legislation with respect to federal support under the Canada Health Transfer (CHT) and Canada Social Transfer (CST) expires on March 31, 2014.

But it also includes measures that the Opposition Parties may not want to support; for example; the increase in annual Tax Free Savings Account contribution limit; changes to the sick leave provisions of federal employees; and retroactive legislation to protect the RCMP from possible criminal charges with respect to the destruction of data under the Access to Information Act.

Some say the emphasis should be on new federal legislation, while others support local and state laws, and still others lobby for a constitutional amendment.

This hashtag activism seeks to punish the state for enacting legislation similar to laws already passed in nineteen other states that mirror a federal bill that received widespread bipartisan support in 1993.

Jimmy Carter signed legislation to support the improve a community mental health center approach, though federal funding dipped massively in the early 1980s as the Ronald Reagan administration repealed the law and paved for the way for many mentally ill people to end up on the streets or in prison.

She voted against legislation to delay implementation of federal ozone standards, and she voted in support of a spending bill for energy and water programs.

The City Councils in LA and NYC introduced simultaneous resolutions today in support of federal legislation to ban large capacity ammunition magazines of the sort used by alleged Arizona shooter Jared Lee Loughner.

But Clinton has taken a more nuanced position, saying that although she supports local efforts to reach $ 15, she wouldn't commit to that nationally, aligning herself instead with legislation establishing a $ 12 hourly federal rate.

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump, amid growing outcry over last week's deadly shooting at a South Florida high school, signaled his support Monday for bipartisan legislation aimed at bolstering federal background checks on gun buyers.

As of press time, two Republicans lawmakers, David Gelfarb, of Rye Brook, and Jim Maisano, of New Rochelle, support the legislation, which would prohibit law enforcement officials from honoring requests made by federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection agents, which do not give rise to reasonable grounds for detaining individuals.

He hasn't done anything to proactively support the proposal, deflecting to the federal government when asked about the legislation; the state proposal is different from the federal legislation of the same name.

At noon, officials from immigrant advocacy groups that support the New York Immigration Coalition's «New Yorkers for Real Immigration Reform» campaign hold a news conference to discuss the U.S. Senate's vote yesterday to approve legislation that would overhaul federal immigration laws; 12th floor, 137 - 139 W. 25th St., Manhattan.

«We support this and other legislation that will further strengthen the strongest gun safety laws in the country, but as the governor said, to most effectively curb gun violence we need federal action and the lack of federal action on this is alarming,» Cuomo spokesman Rich Azzopardi said.

The bickering arose because Senate Democrats support legislation that would move the state primary date to June, matching it up with the recent trend for federal primary dates.

Mark - Viverito, a native of Puerto Rico, has called on the state to adopt legislation similar to a bill recently introduced in California known as the California Values Act — which has bipartisan support — would establish a statewide policy that recognizes immigrants as «valuable and essential members of the California community» and would limit the state's participation in federal immigration law enforcement.

Mr. Thiele lent support to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's request to the federal government to exempt New York State from the offshore drilling plan, and said that, barring action by the secretary of the interior, New York's congressional delegation should enact legislation to remove the state from the initiative.

At the same time, Maffei is reiterating his support for federal legislation that would regulate the practice.

BY DUNCAN OSBRNE What was billed as a vigil for the people murdered by a gunman in an Orlando nightclub quickly became a rally in support of gun control legislation as elected officials, the head of New Yorkers Against Gun Violence (NYAGV), and even a trauma surgeon called for tougher federal laws to control -LSB-...]

Figueroa and Helen Schaub, 1199's state director of policy and legislation, said there was no division among the members even though Sanders supports a $ 15 federal minimum wage.

The National Republican Congressional Committee went on TV earlier this week with an ad painting Mark Critz as too liberal for Pennsylvania because of his support for federal health care legislation.

The National Republican Congressional Committee went on TV earlier this week with an ad painting Critz as too liberal for Pennsylvania because of his support for federal health care legislation.

Under the new legislation, which Mayor Bill de Blasio has said he supports, the city will honor immigration waivers if the federal government requests them with a judge's warrant — and even then, only if the subject of the warrant was convicted within the last five years of a violent or serious crime, or is a possible match on the terrorism watch list.

Rep. Ryan Costello of Pennsylvania said he supports a ban on bump stocks, whether it's done through legislation or a change in federal regulations.

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.

«Though our program is yielding great results for the state, we also support initiatives to further bolster and grow broadband connectivity in rural areas,» said a spokesman with Empire State Development, the state agency overseeing the effort, when asked about the federal legislation.

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.

«Dean Skelos's support for certain infrastructure projects and legislation was often based not on what was good for his constituents or good for New York, but rather on what was good for his son's bank account,» Mr. Bharara said, announcing the charges with Diego Rodriguez, the head of the New York office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

His three - pronged legislation would set up a «People's Fund» to provide financial support in those federal races where grassroots candidates face special - interest spending that exceeds national averages.

The day the legislation was introduced, he held a press conference at Federal Hall, where he stood in front of a crowd of voting reform activists and declared his support for any legislation that «makes it easier to vote.»

Meanwhile, biomedical lobbyists are girding themselves for what promises to be a bruising congressional debate this spring over legislation that would ban or restrict federal support for fetal tissue studies.

But without the support of Congress for new federal legislation, he is fighting with one hand tied behind his back.

Chan's only criticism of the legislation is its failure to support a recommendation by NRC's panel that the federal government invest in equipment so that more university researchers could recapture the helium gas boiling out of their cryostats.

«We can't just ship it overseas any longer and pretend it doesn't exist,» says Rep. Mike Thompson (D — Calif.) who supports federal e-waste legislation.

The axiom that federal funding for research enjoys bipartisan support will be sorely tested next year as the U.S. Congress tries to reauthorize major legislation governing federal policies on research and science education.