Sentence examples for action a bill from inspiring English sources

The speaker also said that though it is Congress' role to serve as a check on the executive branch if there is abuse of civil liberties or power, he didn't see a need for one potential action: a bill that would bar the president from firing special counsel Robert Mueller.

The full Senate has not yet completed action on a bill for the District.

In early October, he prevented action on a bill, which had passed in the House, proposing economic sanctions against Iran.

But in Arkansas, if a governor takes no action on a bill for five days, it becomes law.

About 100 fishermen marched in Trenton yesterday, demanding action on a bill that would ban most commercial fishing for menhaden.

The Senate withheld action on a bill that would change de tails of the primary election process.

An example they cite is a recent advertisement that urged House Speaker Dennis Hastert, who is up for re-election, to take action on a bill.

A handful of Republican senators is blocking action on a bill that would greatly increase American funding to combat AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria around the world.

The Arkansas Senate completed action on a bill banning what abortion opponents call partial-birth abortion and establishing criminal penalties for physicians who perform it.

Rep. Mike Coffman (R-Colo). said last week he would attempt to force action on a bill to protect Dreamers when Congress returns from August recess this week.

Action on a bill imposing the most stringent abortion limit in the nation was delayed Wednesday after backers who had defended its constitutionality for almost a year asked for a number of last-minute language changes.