That charge, which has been widely disseminated, has no basis in any of the provisions of the legislative proposals under consideration in Congress; it appears to be based on a provision that would require Medicare to pay for doctors to counsel patients on end-of-life care.
For one, the numbers aren't huge, and Congress has passed the provision before as part of legislative packages vetoed on other grounds.
But a recent Australian case has highlighted the continuing complexities, and most certainly the unintended consequences, arising from the dense network of legislative provisions and regulations which prescribe gender identity as an enabler, or disabler, of other actions.
One reason is that while great weight is attached to the assessment of legislative provisions, less emphasis is given to enforcement of laws that enact the principles set out in the convention.
Today, Congress has passed a massive appropriations bill -- funding the entirety of the federal government for the rest of the year -- and it includes a number of legislative provisions that have never been considered by a congressional committee or debated on the House or Senate floors.
The constitutional declaration also included provisions for legislative and presidential elections and for the drafting of a new permanent constitution.
The provision is part of a package of legislative amendments intended to ease restrictions on foreigners visiting or working in Russia by, among other things, offering extended visas.
The more recently enacted provision may be viewed as the clearest and most recent expression of legislative intent.
The Policing Board said in a statement: "Police cooperation and the provision of information to the institutions with legislative responsibility for delivering independent oversight and accountability of the PSNI is critical.
Indeed, like a game of legislative Mad Libs, the House GOP routinely inserts a similar provision in appropriations bills it approves.
