Sentence examples for legislation house from inspiring English sources

It was also clear that some sort of sunset provision -- perhaps five years -- was an essential ingredient of any final legislation, House staff members said.

(Currently lacking a veto-proof majority for the legislation, House Democratic leaders have decided to delay an override attempt until Oct. 18).

The legislation, House Bill 1, would reduce state and federal spending over the next two years by $23 billion by slashing financing for public education, reducing reimbursements for Medicaid, which could shutter nursing homes, and cutting off scholarships for incoming college students.

WASHINGTON -- With Democratic Congressional leaders and the White House struggling on Wednesday to finalize the details of major health care legislation, House Democrats were desperately trying to prevent another of President Obama's top legislative priorities an ambitious overhaul of student loan programs from becoming a casualty of the health care battle.

Advocates on both sides of the abortion debate took to Twitter on Thursday after Gov. Rick Perry of Texas signed the legislation, House Bill 2, which imposes sweeping new abortion restrictions that prompted weeks of protests online and in the state capital.

On Tuesday, as they got a detailed look at the Senate's fiscal legislation, House Republicans ranging from Midwest pragmatists to Tea Party-blessed conservatives voiced serious reservations about the measure, emerging from a lunchtime New Year's Day meeting with their leaders, eyes flashing and faces grim, insisting they would not accept a bill without substantial savings from cuts.

Plaid Cymru wants to devolve primary legislation to housing, and pledge more affordable housing over the next four years.

The government's new legislation on housing and planning will have profound implications for the future of housing in this country and should be of serious concern to everybody.

Unscrupulous landlords and family homelessness will be targeted under new legislation covering housing in Wales.

Mr Lewis told MPs on Tuesday that though new legislation meant housing associations had a general duty to "promote home ownership" the Housing Ombudsman would not, at least initially, be able to force them to sell a home.

Unfortunately, as it stands, the legislation around housing seems to be ad hoc and self-defeating.