Sentences with phrase «votes on the bill in»

However, there have so far been no hearings or votes on the bill in either chamber.

He said the measure didn't have anything to do with religion given the exemptions (which were crafted by Republican lawmakers in order to allow a vote on the bill in the chamber) and said it was really just another name for civil unions.

The Conservatives pledged in their manifesto to hold a free vote on a bill in government, in time to allow parliament to decide the future of the Hunting Act 2004.

«You voted on this bill in a rush.

A final vote on the bill in the House will take place Wednesday.

The Conservatives pledged in their manifesto to hold a free vote on a bill in government time to allow parliament to decide the future of the Hunting Act 2004.

Supporters of Dream Act legislation say they were «set up», when a hastily arranged vote on the bill in the Senate chamber late Monday led to the measure's failure by just one vote.

The Syracuse University Student Association assembly is expected to vote Monday on a bill calling for SU to declare itself a «sanctuary campus» after tabling a vote on the bill in December at the end of last semester.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- Supporters of a same - sex marriage bill in New York are rallying ahead of a possible vote on the bill in Albany on Monday.

Cafero says he'll reserve his public statements until after the negotiations, adding that people will know what he believes when he votes on the bill in the next week or two.

Research organizations are lobbying national governments and the European Parliament, which is set to vote on the bill in March, to change the text.

The unanimous vote on the bill in committee Thursday reflects HELP Committee member's faith in the way Alexander and Murray have gone about tackling NCLB.

Be assured that I will be monitoring this issue and will keep your concerns in mind should I have the opportunity to vote on this bill in the House.

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In a rare sign of bipartisan support for just about anything on Capitol Hill, two bills both aiming to make it easier for entrepreneurs to raise money sailed through the House last night in landslide voteIn a rare sign of bipartisan support for just about anything on Capitol Hill, two bills both aiming to make it easier for entrepreneurs to raise money sailed through the House last night in landslide votein landslide votes.

Similarly, Paul used the same opportunity to bring up Rubio's wavering on immigration, and his support of the so - called Gang of Eight immigration overhaul bill in 2013, where he voted with Democrats, including New York Senator Chuck Schumer, in favor of the bill.

In contrast to its healthcare - overhaul push that saw many intraparty divisions, the GOP has been relatively cohesive on taxes — not a single Republican voted against the bill in the SenatIn contrast to its healthcare - overhaul push that saw many intraparty divisions, the GOP has been relatively cohesive on taxes — not a single Republican voted against the bill in the Senatin the Senate.

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.

In Florida on Tuesday, legislators voted down an attempt to revive a bill that would ban assault - style rifles.

«I was kind of anxious,» Couch says about the day in March when Congress was set to vote on a less robust bill that would replace the ACA.

The bill states that bank rescue fund HFSF will have full voting rights on any shares it acquires from banks in exchange for providing state aid.

He recently voted with 51 senators on a bill to gut the Affordable Care Act, the first such bill to pass in the upper chamber.

On June 30, the last day the old provincial sales tax remained in effect, a coalition fronted by former Social Credit premier Bill Vander Zalm presented a petition of 557,383 valid signatures to the province's chief electoral officer, which forces a bill abolishing the HST to be either voted on in the legislature or put to a referenduOn June 30, the last day the old provincial sales tax remained in effect, a coalition fronted by former Social Credit premier Bill Vander Zalm presented a petition of 557,383 valid signatures to the province's chief electoral officer, which forces a bill abolishing the HST to be either voted on in the legislature or put to a referenBill Vander Zalm presented a petition of 557,383 valid signatures to the province's chief electoral officer, which forces a bill abolishing the HST to be either voted on in the legislature or put to a referenbill abolishing the HST to be either voted on in the legislature or put to a referenduon in the legislature or put to a referendum.

And rather than continue to waste their dwindling political capital ramming through a massive cut in health coverage that an equally massive chunk of the country says it doesn't want, they would effectively stage a vote on an unpassable bill, blame everyone (but themselves), and then move on to what they really care about: corporate tax reform.

Votes on anti-piracy bills are placed on hold in the wake of dramatic online and in - person protests.

In the meantime, the political math has become far more demanding for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, with key GOP Senators saying they won't even vote yes on the motion to proceed on the bill, much less the legislation itself.

Four Republicans join 10 Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee in voting to advance the bill.

weighs in on whether the House has the votes to pass the newest version of a health care bill making its way through Congress.

In a speech on the floor Monday, he pushed for votes on either his own compromise or Collins» bill.

The House on Tuesday voted to pass the version of the tax bill that came out of the bicameral conference committee, appearing to pave the way for the Senate to pass it later in the night.

A vote in the House and Senate on the final bill, called the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, is expected as early as Tuesday.

Trump said Wednesday that it was «important» to vote on the tax bill next week, but not only because the GOP lost a seat in Alabama.

In a 89 - 3 vote Monday evening, the Senate agreed to invoke cloture on a motion to proceed with consideration on the national defense bill.

«That is not a priority for me as we seek to craft this tax bill,» Republican Senator Susan Collins, who has often been a key Republican vote, told Reuters in a statement on Thursday.

In fact, Arizona Sen. John McCain himself — who made a dramatic return to the Senate on Tuesday following a recent brain cancer diagnosis — slammed the «shell» health care bill (it's unclear exactly which possible version he was referring to), in a speech to the Senate just minutes after he voted «aye» on the motion to proceeIn fact, Arizona Sen. John McCain himself — who made a dramatic return to the Senate on Tuesday following a recent brain cancer diagnosis — slammed the «shell» health care bill (it's unclear exactly which possible version he was referring to), in a speech to the Senate just minutes after he voted «aye» on the motion to proceein a speech to the Senate just minutes after he voted «aye» on the motion to proceed.

With the help of FiscalNote's analytics, the lobbyists were able to predict which committees the bills would wind up in, and which representatives might vote on the legislation.

With two skeptical Republican senators falling in line Friday, the GOP appears set to have the support to push the bill through next week on a party line vote.

Democrats from coal - producing states, led by West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin, had delayed the Senate vote on the funding bill in a failed attempt to get a bigger extension of miners» healthcare benefits that expire at the end of this year.

The state Senate on Wednesday passed the second of two House bills defining residency for voting, HB 1264, in 14 - 10 party line vote.

It would be a devastating blow to the historical 60 - vote threshold for advancing most bills in the Senate and an unacceptable step for senators who pride themselves on tradition and deliberation.

When Sen. John McCain (R - AZ) cast his now - famous thumbs - down vote on GOP health care efforts in late July, pessimism weighed even more, and in August, it was hard to find anyone in the professional investment community who thought a tax bill was even close to a sure thing.

What's more, a deficit - increasing bill can rely on the reconciliation process — the process that allows a simple majority vote in the Senate — only if it does not raise deficits in years after the 10 - year budget window, which means the tax breaks here would have to be temporary.

However, the same way investors are growing leery of Washington's political rhetoric, they are also putting less weight on the endless parade of speeches by voting members of the Fed — specifically, Janet Yellen, Stan Fischer, Bill Dudley, and Lael Brainard — in an effort to manipulate markets without doing anything.

Tax reform cleared its first major hurdle in Congress on November 16 when the House passed its version of the bill by a 227 - to - 205 vote mainly along party lines.

And other big potential Republican priorities for 2018 — including potential bills to boost infrastructure spending and cut back on entitlement programs — are now in limbo as every last vote comes under the election - year spotlight.

On Saturday the Senate approved their version of the tax bill in a narrow 51 - 49 vote after a lot of work on the hilOn Saturday the Senate approved their version of the tax bill in a narrow 51 - 49 vote after a lot of work on the hilon the hill.

The final vote came out as 51 - 49 in favor, after Republicans had to rework the bill late on Thursday.

The law was added to the expense account teams in the last środową the night before the vote on 2232 - page bill, which took place on Thursday.

Dawn Huckelbridge, director of American Bridge's Women's Rights Initiative, released the following statement in response to the US Senate's vote on a bill that would ban abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy and threaten doctors with jail time:

Sheryl Acquarola, a 16 - year - old junior from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, is overcome with emotion in the east gallery of the state House of Representatives after the representatives voted not to hear a bill banning assault rifles and large - capacity magazines at the Capitol in Tallahassee on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018.

US lawmakers are scheduled to vote on the tax reform bill later in the week.