Sentence examples for adopting an amendment from inspiring English sources

The Senate on Tuesday moved to block the proposal by adopting an amendment to the 2012 spending bill for the Agriculture Department.

Delegates added to the pile of hot-button topics by unanimously adopting an amendment that called pornography "a public health crisis" and "public menace" that is destroying lives.

On March 22, the United States Senate adopted an amendment to S. Con.

The state House and Senate adopted an amendment this week striking down the prohibition.

He made his remarks after the National People's Congress adopted an amendment to the main electoral law on March 14.

The House wisely adopted an amendment to finance global AIDS programs at the president's request of $244 million.

The senators adopted an amendment to limit the use of government credit cards after learning of abuses by military personnel.

If we're serious about constitutional remedies for marital breakdowns, we could adopt an amendment criminalizing adultery.

The Senate also should adopt an amendment by Maria Cantwell, a Democrat of Washington, that would make it easier for regulators to crack down on market manipulation in derivatives.

A few years ago our co-op adopted an amendment to the bylaws stating that no board member shall serve more than two terms consecutively.

Earlier this year, Congress declined to adopt an amendment that would have permitted the Agriculture Department to continue enforcing the salmonella standard regardless of the court's decision.