Sentence examples for prompt passage from inspiring English sources

The lateness of the budget also had lawmakers wondering if the old sticks meant to prompt passage of a timely budget -- namely, withholding paychecks -- were an adequate incentive.

The bill, unlike the House version, is not supported by the accounting industry, and Mr. Daschle predicted its prompt passage because public concern about corporate crime is "skyrocketing".

He plans to press for prompt passage of the tough McCain-Feingold reform bill and down the road has some imaginative ideas for moving toward public financing of Congressional campaigns and free broadcast time for candidates.

"At this late date, prompt passage of the USA Freedom Act by the Senate is the best way to minimize any possible disruption of our ability to protect the American people," Clapper said on Friday.

The European executive on Wednesday called for the prompt passage of legislation to collect and retain information on anyone flying into or out of the EU, as part of a package of counter-terror policies following the jihadi attacks in Paris and alleged foiled terrorist murders in Belgium.

Lack of funding prevented the expedition, but Shelby's noncommittal response helped prompt passage of the Neutrality Act of 1794 which outlawed participation by U.S. citizens in such expeditions.

One of the concerns that prompted passage of the law, its advocates said, was fear of crime.

That legal vandalism prompted passage of a local preservation law known as the Blacker Ordinance, which prevented the wholesale destruction of the interiors.

In the Netherlands, operators have been taking as long as three months to switch numbers for consumers, prompting passage of a new rule requiring that the process take no more than 10 days.

Their success inspired similar movements from the Chesapeake to Puget Sound, and prompted passage of the Clean Water Act and other landmark legal protections for the nation's environment.

The release of the fabricated small business data will not prompt any member of Congress to call for the immediate passage of H.R. 2568, the Fairness and Transparency in Contracting Act.