Sentences with phrase «vote on a measure introduced»

Tomorrow's vote on a measure introduced by Senator Lisa Murkowski (R — AK) would throw out a determination by EPA in December that greenhouse gases «endanger» health and «welfare» and therefore should be regulated under the Clean Air Act.

Not exact matches

With Senate Dems increasingly likely to introduce and even vote on a bill imposing new sanctions on Iran, the White House is escalating its behind the scenes pressure on them to hold off, warning them that in moving such a measure, they are making war with Iran more likely.

But the measure was opposed by Liberal Democrats, who secured the freedom under the Coalition Agreement to abstain in any vote on the issue, and Mr Clarke indicated today in an interview with the Daily Telegraph that tough economic conditions made it unlikely to be introduced before 2015.

Other bills that were introduced, but not voted on, included measures to create new penalties for those who fail to report construction fatalities, a requirement for construction companies to give the city detailed reports about scheduled construction activities months in advance, and a mandate for drug and alcohol testing of construction workers at certain job sites.

The committee made no changes to a nutrition bill that Mr. Lugar introduced June 9, and swiftly approved the measure on an 11 - to - 7 vote.

Of particular importance on the legislative agenda this year, is Senate Constitutional Amendment 3 (SCA 3) introduced by Senator Mark Leno, which would lower the vote threshold for local school district parcel tax measures from 2/3 to 55 percent.

The bills (HR 3989 [PDF] and HR 3990 [PDF]-RRB- introduced by House Education Chairman John Kline (R - MN), passed on a strictly party - line vote with Democrats voicing their extreme opposition to the measures.

To break the impasse, the original bill (S - 877), which was introduced on January 9, was later split into the three measures on which lawmakers are poised to vote today.