Sentence examples for amendment on a from inspiring English sources

Lord Sharkey had tabled an amendment on a cap on loans set at £300, with no rollovers.

Or take Grieve himself, who last year tabled an amendment on a meaningful vote and then voted against it.

It is probably the first time a witness has taken the 5th Amendment on a question involving his personal views about the meaning of the Amendment.

It was effectively killed when senators voted to table, or set aside, the amendment on a vote of 58 to 41.

Davies said his amendment would help build support for another legally binding amendment on a second referendum at the next opportunity.

The debate bogged down over an amendment on a special antitrust exemption for beer distributors, but supporters withdrew the amendment because of a threatened filibuster.

Murdoch hoped that the two-year waiver on cross-ownership agreed with the FCC might become permanent, but in 1987 Senator Edward Kennedy slipped a late-night amendment on an appropriations bill resolution that had the effect of killing the deal.

He offered the same amendment on an energy and water appropriations bill.

Animal Dye Ban Reversal (Passed): An amendment on an agricultural bill reverses the ban on dyeing animals artificial colors.

In fact, requesting a split vote on an amendment is in effect tabling a new amendment, i.e. tabling an amendment on an amendment.

After two rejections, legislators could offer limited amendments on a third effort.