Lawsuit against omnibus bill may surface soon

Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  May 1, 2008 ;     444 words ......surfacing over the controversial education omnibus bill that was passed last session. But some...the incumbents' re-election bids. The omnibus bill, SB2, rolled a dozen school bills, some...Two of the bills resurrected in the omnibus bill were one that budgeted $3.5 million...

Omnibus bill likely to be large

The Topeka Capital-Journal;  April 23, 1999 ;     531 words ......day regular session. This year, the omnibus bill is certain to be the second largest...transportation program. The largest omnibus bill was in 1992, when legislators overhauled...that also will be plugged into the omnibus bill. The Senate and House budget committees...

Analysis: Pork-barrel spending and the omnibus bill

NPR Morning Edition;  December 9, 2003 ;     700+ words ......Analysis: Pork-barrel spending and the omnibus bill Host: BOB EDWARDS Time: 10:00-11:00...vote was 242-to-176, and the so-called omnibus bill worth hundreds of billions in federal...work of the federal government. This omnibus bill funds everything from public education...

Bentsen tells retailers textile bill may rise from omnibus bill's ashes....

Daily News Record;  May 20, 1988 ;     295 words ......Retailers Textile Bill May Rise From Omnibus Bill's Ashes WASHINGTON (FNS)--The chairman...a promised presidential veto of the omnibus bill. But he also confirmed retailers' suspicions...protectionist measures stripped from the omnibus bill in conference could resurface if the...

Group sues to overturn omnibus bill

Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  May 29, 2008 ;     541 words ......today over the controversial education omnibus bill, which rolled a dozen bills into one...fair up or down vote." The education omnibus bill, SB2, rolled a dozen school bills, some...called them on it." Included in the omnibus bill were: -- $60 million for teacher raises...

REP. ROS-LEHTINEN HAILS PASSAGE OF OMNIBUS BILL AS IT INCLUDES MILLIONS OF...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  December 17, 2007 ;     281 words ......Congressional Delegation, is pleased that the Omnibus Bill has been approved by the House as it...federal funds for Miami-Dade County. The Omnibus Bill is one massive piece of legislation...the following funding totals in this Omnibus Bill: MIAMI BEACH $681,000-City of Miami...

SEN. NELSON: OMNIBUS BILL CONTAINS UNPRECEDENTED TRANSPARENCY

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  December 18, 2007 ;     510 words ......sorely lacking in previous years." The Omnibus bill enacts significant changes to ensure...out exactly what is going on." The Omnibus bill contains spending for every department...70 million in earmarks through the Omnibus bill this year.

House votes to ban late-term abortions; Measure is part of omnibus...

Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  March 10, 1998 ;     700+ words ......DFL-Minneapolis, chief sponsor of the omnibus bill, said he thinks both measures are unconstitutional...of seven hours of discussion of the omnibus bill, the debate never came. Somehow, I have...then kills it. The overall bill The omnibus bill, covering a wide range of health-care...

REP. ROS-LEHTINEN PLEASED WITH PASSAGE OF OMNIBUS BILL AS IT INCLUDES...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  December 17, 2007 ;     198 words ......Florida Congressional Delegation, is pleased that the Omnibus Bill has been approved by the House as it contains millions of dollars in federal funds for Monroe County. The Omnibus Bill is one massive piece of legislation that includes 11 appropriations...

BURR STATEMENT ON THE "OMNIBUS" BILL (H.R. 2764)

Capitol Hill Press Releases;  December 19, 2007 ;     222 words ......Releases 12-19-2007 For Immediate Release Burr Statement on The "Omnibus" Bill (H.R. 2764) Contact: Chris Walker (202) 228-1616 December...do so in a fiscally responsible way. This year's massive 'omnibus' bill was over 3,400 pages long. With a total of over half a trillion...

Santa's little scalpers Congress loads omnibus bill with hidden extras

The Gazette;  December 11, 2004 ;     700+ words ......annual end-of-the-year spending binge. It's not just the omnibus bill's $388-billion price tag that hurts, but all the other goodies...separate item. But instead, it was tucked quietly inside the omnibus bill. Technically, the extension of the program sunsets after...

Congress Passes Final Omnibus Bill.(Government Activity)(Statistical Data...

Nation's Cities Weekly;  December 25, 2000 ;     700+ words ......finally reached agreement on a final omnibus bill (H.R. 4577) December 15. This final...in 2001 by $220 million. This final omnibus bill included a plethora of authorizing language...cities that were included in this massive omnibus bill or were passed or rejected in the last...

Congress OKs continuing budget; Democrats use mistaken tax provision to...

The Washington Times;  November 25, 2004 ;     542 words ......bill through the chamber. Seven of the 13 measures in this omnibus bill were never opened up to floor debate. ... Even the people...vote on the resolution to remove the tax measure from the omnibus bill. The Senate passed a resolution to remove the tax provision...

REP. JOHNSON VOTES FOR OMNIBUS BILL

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  December 18, 2007 ;     406 words ......support the war in Iraq," said Rep. Johnson. The $516 billion Omnibus bill increases medical research to study diseases like Alzheimer...Quality Grants, After School Programs, and Head Start. The Omnibus bill also allots $1.7 billion more than the President requested...

HOUSE AND SENATE PASS OMNIBUS BILL

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  December 21, 2007 ;     221 words ......Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following newsletter: The House and Senate passed the Omnibus bill on Wednesday. It now has one more stop: the president for his review and signature. Based on these projected numbers, the...