Sentence examples for on any amendment from inspiring English sources

Debate on any amendment shall not exceed one hour, which shall be divided equally between those favoring and those opposing the amendment, and no pro forma amendments shall be offered during the debate.

Ninety-nine one-hundredths?" Mr. Kelly proposed that the convention adjourn without voting on any amendment, letting gay marriage go forward unchallenged.

The NLD has focused on altering a provision in the constitution that ensures the military in the former junta-ruled nation has a veto on any amendment to the charter.

You can urge your senators to do as much - tell them to vote no on any amendment blocking EPA action on global warming emissions from the largest polluters.

"There are already bills out there that seek to attack the '64 Civil Rights Act, and they can be done on any amendment on any bill," he explained.

The decision by Murray not to go through the motions of passing a budget also will allow Senate Democrats to avoid an open amendment process that allows any senator to seek vote on any amendment to the budget - a process known as a "vote-a-rama" that could last days.

Instead, votes on any amendments as well as final passage will come on Tuesday.

A leadership that promised a more open process highhandedly slammed the door on any amendments to its repeal bill.

Republicans said they needed more time to examine the bill, to expose its flaws and to educate senators and the public, through debate and advertising, before they would agree to votes on the legislation or on any amendments.

"My ability under the rules of the Senate -- when they're not hijacked by the majority leader -- is I have the ability to offer any amendment on any bill at any time I want," Coburn said.

Lawyers for the city would not comment on the suit, but Jake Lynn, a spokesman for the Council Speaker, Peter F. Vallone, said, "We don't believe the regulations tread on any First Amendment rights".