Sentences with phrase «votes in the house rules»

House Bill 2011 and House Bill 3069 each won approval on 8 - 3 votes in the House Rules Committee.

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The nearly $ 1.5 trillion tax cut required a second vote in the House after a Senate rule forced Republicans to remove three minor details from the bill on Tuesday.

Downing Street has ruled out such membership, preferring to be able to negotiate free trade deals with the rest of the world, but the majority of members in the upper house of the U.K.'s parliament, the House of Lords, have voted against that, forcing a debate on the ihouse of the U.K.'s parliament, the House of Lords, have voted against that, forcing a debate on the iHouse of Lords, have voted against that, forcing a debate on the issue.

The House three - day rule was part of Republicans» 2010 «Pledge to America,» in which they promised to give «at least three days to read the bill before a vote.»

Election rules give the center - left a solid majority in the lower house, despite its slim advantage in terms of votes, but without the Senate it will not be able to pass legislation.

In early February, the House and Senate voted to repeal the so - called «stream protection rule» — using a regulation - killing tool known as the Congressional Review Act.

House vote to roll back CFPB rule limiting forced arbitration aids big banks and predatory lenders while stopping ordinary Americans from getting their day in court.

In voting to overturn the rule in late July, House Republicans said the average payout for consumers in financial class - action lawsuits was $ 32 and attorneys made nearly $ 1 millioIn voting to overturn the rule in late July, House Republicans said the average payout for consumers in financial class - action lawsuits was $ 32 and attorneys made nearly $ 1 millioin late July, House Republicans said the average payout for consumers in financial class - action lawsuits was $ 32 and attorneys made nearly $ 1 millioin financial class - action lawsuits was $ 32 and attorneys made nearly $ 1 million.

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 DemocratIn 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 Democratin support for pot's expansion between conservative members of the Republican Party and Democrats.

In the light of last night's vote in the House of Commons on whether or not to hold a referendum to ratify the Lisbon Treaty, Unlock Democracy is calling on Parliament to decide new rules over whether legislation has constitutional implications or not and how such decisions should be decideIn the light of last night's vote in the House of Commons on whether or not to hold a referendum to ratify the Lisbon Treaty, Unlock Democracy is calling on Parliament to decide new rules over whether legislation has constitutional implications or not and how such decisions should be decidein the House of Commons on whether or not to hold a referendum to ratify the Lisbon Treaty, Unlock Democracy is calling on Parliament to decide new rules over whether legislation has constitutional implications or not and how such decisions should be decided.

The House voted to prohibit sexual relationships between lawmakers and their employees, a remarkable rules change that brings the institution in line with the military and the private sector after a rash of sexual harassment and misconduct allegations roiled Capitol Hill.

The Hastert Rule, also known as the «majority of the majority» rule, is an informal governing principle used in the United States by Republican [1][2][3] Speakers of the House of Representatives since the mid-1990s to maintain their speakerships [4] and limit the power of the minority party to bring bills up for a vote on the floor of the HoRule, also known as the «majority of the majority» rule, is an informal governing principle used in the United States by Republican [1][2][3] Speakers of the House of Representatives since the mid-1990s to maintain their speakerships [4] and limit the power of the minority party to bring bills up for a vote on the floor of the Horule, is an informal governing principle used in the United States by Republican [1][2][3] Speakers of the House of Representatives since the mid-1990s to maintain their speakerships [4] and limit the power of the minority party to bring bills up for a vote on the floor of the House.

In the House, 218 votes are needed to pass a bill; if 200 Democrats are the minority and 235 Republicans are the majority, the Hastert Rule would not allow 200 Democrats and 100 Republicans together to pass a bill, because 100 Republican votes is short of a majority of the majority party, so the Speaker would not allow a vote to take place.

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 floor vote.

The House on Thursday voted 211 - 186, on a party line vote, to table the privileged resolution that would have implicated the chairman of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee with violating «Clause 1 of Rule XXIII of the Code of Official Conduct, which states that «A Member, Delegate, Resident Commissioner, Officer or Employee of the House shall behave at all times in a manner that shall reflect creditably on the House.»

The House voted Thursday to censure Rep. Charlie Rangel (D - N.Y.) for his repeated violations of the chamber's rules, marking the first time in nearly 30 years that a Member has been censured on the floor.

The House passed a measure in a 230 - 188 vote that would reverse a last - minute rule from the Obama administration that said conservative states can't block the women's health and abortion provider from receiving family planning dollars under the Title X program.

GOP leaders allowed the votes in a compromise after Amash and a group of libertarian Republicans threatened to join with Democrats to defeat the rule to the Defense bill on the House floor.

It's now in Rules, putting it one step closer to a vote by the full house.

In general, in the House of Representatives, they pass the rules under which they vote separately from the vote itselIn general, in the House of Representatives, they pass the rules under which they vote separately from the vote itselin the House of Representatives, they pass the rules under which they vote separately from the vote itself.

The claim in the video is that this specific rule change was created with the intent of preventing a vote in the house on a «clean Continuing Resolution» bill from the Senate.

This is much rarer in the House than in the Senate given that the very nature of plurality voting provides House landslides to most ruling governments.

In essence, so long as a majority of the House is willing to vote for a special rule, there is little that the Rules Committee can not do.

Democrats in the Senate persuaded the chamber's parliamentarian that several minor provisions in the House bill violated Senate rules, forcing the House into an embarrassing second vote.

The Government's decision to change the rules of the Backbench Business Committee - the substance of which I wrote about yesterday morning - was debated and voted upon in the House yesterday.

«That this House notes the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights in Hirst v the United Kingdom in which it held that there had been no substantive debate by members of the legislature on the continued justification for maintaining a general restriction on the right of prisoners to vote; acknowledges the treaty obligations of the UK; is of the opinion that legislative decisions of this nature should be a matter for democratically - elected lawmakers; and supports the current situation in which no prisoner is able to vote except those imprisoned for contempt, default or on remand.»

In his first term in Congress, Roemer was denied a seat on the Banking Committee by the Democratic leadership and instead was assigned to the Public Works and Transportation Committee due to Roemer having voted with the Republican minority on extending the debate on House rules proposed by the Democratic majoritIn his first term in Congress, Roemer was denied a seat on the Banking Committee by the Democratic leadership and instead was assigned to the Public Works and Transportation Committee due to Roemer having voted with the Republican minority on extending the debate on House rules proposed by the Democratic majoritin Congress, Roemer was denied a seat on the Banking Committee by the Democratic leadership and instead was assigned to the Public Works and Transportation Committee due to Roemer having voted with the Republican minority on extending the debate on House rules proposed by the Democratic majority.

Emergency Hurricane Harvey Supplemental Appropriations — Vote Passed (419 - 3, 11 Not Voting) Frelinghuysen, R - N.J., motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution that would provide for the House to concur in the Senate amendments to a bill (HR 601) that would codify practices and programs at the United States Agency for International Development related to U.S. education assistance abroad, with further amendment that would appropriate $ 7.9 billion in emergency supplemental funding for fiscal 2017 as an initial payment to cover the costs of responding to Hurricane Harvey.

Rep. Faso's Voting Record Tracking Rep. Faso in the Age of Trump fivethirtyeight.com Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Arbitration Rule Disapproval — Vote Passed (231 - 190, 12 Not Voting) The House passed the joint resolution that would provide for congressional disapproval of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's final arbitration rule which prohibits financial services companies that offer -LSB-Rule Disapproval — Vote Passed (231 - 190, 12 Not Voting) The House passed the joint resolution that would provide for congressional disapproval of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's final arbitration rule which prohibits financial services companies that offer -LSB-rule which prohibits financial services companies that offer -LSB-...]

It adds that peers «must not vote on any bill or motion, or ask any question in the house or a committee, or promote any matter, in return for payment or any other material benefit (the «no paid advocacy» rule)».

Fact 1: Republicans control both houses of Congress Fact 2: A Republican controlled ethics committee voted THREE TIMES to censure Tom Delay for ethics violations Fact 3: The Republican leadership, not liking this, removed the Republican on the committee who was voting to censure Delay and replaced him with a Republican who accepted Delay's leftover campaign money for his own campaign Fact 4: The Republicans further tried to shield Delay by making a change to the rules to allow a Congressman under indictment to retain their leadership post, relenting only when Democrats had a field day trumpeting that little change in the media

(Congress has the extra ability to wipe out rules within two months of their effective date with majority votes in the House and Senate; the current legislature used this procedure to repeal 14 last - minute Obama rules.)

Last January, days before a vote in the House of Representatives to loosen the rules on stem cell research, the journal Nature Biotechnology posted an article online, written by a group headed by Anthony Atala at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, reporting the discovery of stem cells isolated from amniotic fluid.

The vote is the latest twist in a bitter fight between many House Republicans and the U.S. scientific establishment over the rules of engagement on federal funding for research.

The bill was brought up under a procedure called «suspension of the rules» where two - thirds of the House must vote in favor.

The principal mission of the Lawyers» Committee for Civil Rights Under Law is to secure, through the rule of law, equal justice for all, particularly in the areas of criminal justice, fair housing and community development, economic justice, educational opportunities, and voting rights.

House Republicans passed a resolution to overturn the CFPB's arbitration rule in July and Senate Republicans are trying to pass a similar measure, but it's unclear if they have enough votes.

Today's vote by the Republican - controlled House of Representatives to undo a rule designed to stop corruption in the oil industry poses a grave threat to U.S. national security, said Global Witness today.

Tiny House Design & Living LLC has the right, in its sole discretion, to maintain the integrity of the Campaign, to void votes for any reason, including, but not limited to: multiple entries from the same user from different IP addresses; multiple entries from the same computer in excess of that allowed by Campaign rules; or the use of bots, macros, scripts, or other technical means for entering.

The California Energy Commission is expected to approve the new rule when it votes this week, making California the first state in the country to require that new houses come with photovoltaic (PV) Generation of electricity directly from sunlight.

If 21 members of the Senate and 81 members of the House of Representatives judge by vote taken by call of the yeas and nays that such assembling of the General Court is necessary, specifying in such vote the facts constituting such necessity, the General Court shall then complete its organization as a special session, proceed to the consideration of the suspension of Joint Rule 12A which if suspended by the required two - thirds of the members of both branches shall permit the General Court to proceed to the consideration of matters properly before it.

The claims by Wylie have sparked an emergency debate in the House of Commons that Vote Leave broke election spending rules in the EU referendum.

Using the Congressional Review Act, Republican majorities in the House and Senate voted to revoke the rule that former President Barack Obama issued as part of a series of efforts to curb gun violence after similar measures failed to pass through Congress.

Florida House lawmakers voted Friday to require assisted living facilities to have generators, ratifying a rule pushed by Gov. Rick Scott in the days after Hurricane Irma.