Article: House Democrats Forced to Vote on Bill; Tempers Flare Over Va. Republicans' Handling of Contested Labor Measure

Article: BOLAND DELAYS COMMITTEE VOTE : RISK DEEMED TOO GREAT FOR BILL'S FAILURE WITH KEY LAWMAKER OUT WITH PNEUMONIA.(News)
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  June 20, 1996 ;     457 words ......member who opposes the bill unless it is amended. The committee vote on AB 2043 has been...lawmaker likely will vote for it. ``He is leaning...toward supporting the bill and certainly would...mixed signals on the bill, but now appears to...I would probably vote for it if I don't...

Article: Tempers Flare as Republicans Force Democrats to Vote on Labor Bill
The Washington Post;  January 25, 2008 ;     700+ words ......not been able to strike his bill. "Asking people to vote on an issue that they placed...said. Republicans forced a vote on Ebbin's bill. Fifty-seven legislators voted...Democrat's name and asked that a vote against the bill on their behalf be recorded...

Article: New Mexico State U. bill specifying gender roles passes by one vote
University Wire;  October 26, 1999 ;     700+ words ......Saiz should veto the bill because the vote was so close. "If he...bill of rights," Sen. Bill McCamley, College of Education, said after the vote. McCamley said its passing...were supportive of the bill when the vote came to her. "I believe...

Article: D.C. Vote Bill Wins Big in Senate Panel; Next Test: Co-Sponsor Lieberman Forecasts 'a Fight on the Floor'
The Washington Post;  June 14, 2007 ;     663 words ......more than 50 senators plan to vote for the bill, a strong foundation but still...The other clarifies that the D.C. vote bill does not provide senators for the...support a filibuster but to let the bill go to a vote by simple majority on the Senate...

Article: Md. House Stops Bill to Let Some School Workers Strike; Loss by 1 Vote Is a Blow to Montgomery Delegation
The Washington Post;  March 22, 1989 ;     538 words ......short in a 70-to-50 vote on the bill that would have made...proposal on a 65-to-53 vote, but Gordon moved to have the bill reconsidered. Yesterday...D-Montgomery) did not vote. Petzold said that she could not support "a bill that would disrupt...

Article: House OKs voter ID bill; Bishop, Cannon vote yea
Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  September 21, 2006 ;     700+ words ......ballot, based on a bill passed by the House Wednesday. The House vote was 228-196 on The...supporters said the bill was to protect U.S. citizens' right to vote by eliminating the...otherwise be eligible to vote. Pelosi said it was "sad to see this bill come to the House...

Article: Senate To Weigh D.C. Vote Measure; Such a Bill Last Heard In '78; House Panel's Decision Likely Today
The Washington Post;  February 25, 2009 ;     700+ words ......Representatives. The 62 to 34 vote was on whether to consider the bill. But the strong "yes" tally...temporarily derailed the D.C. vote bill in the House in 2007, but it...yesterday to proceed with the D.C. vote bill, including two surprises: Sens...

Article: Knesset says it will vote on bill to divide assets before divorce. Women's and religious groups said Itzik was violating rules by not putting bill to plenum
Jerusalem Post;  November 4, 2008 ;     412 words ...Headline: Knesset says it will vote on bill to divide assets before divorce...summer recess on July 27, the final vote on the bill was supposed to be postponed until...three plenary sessions to put the bill to a vote. At the end of that week, a coalition...

Article: Senators Block D.C. Vote Bill, Delivering Possibly Fatal Blow
The Washington Post;  September 19, 2007 ;     700+ words ......Senate from taking up the D.C. vote bill, a potentially fatal setback...two Democrats also did not vote for the bill to proceed. They were Robert...statement that he opposed the bill because Montana has only one House vote. "If we were to expand the...

Article: Illegals bill loses support in Senate; Vote on limiting debate today may block measure.(PAGE ONE)
The Washington Times;  June 28, 2007 ;     700+ words ......but it boils down to a vote to block the bill. Just two days ago, 64...it more difficult to vote in favor of invoking cloture on the bill. Some opponents define...acknowledged might be in the bill and instead vote for it as a signal they...

Article: BOLAND BILL CLOSE TO VOTE : VALLEY LEGISLATION ON SENATE AGENDA.(NEWS)
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  August 21, 1996 ;     700+ words ......wanted to be. We want an up or down vote.'' The bill would remove the council's veto...Boland is allowed to postpone a vote on the bill for two days, meaning the measure...If Boland can manage one more vote, the bill's fate would fall into the lap...

Article: GOP to call for vote on tax-cut bill Proponents appear shy of majority
The Boston Globe;  April 5, 1995 ;     700+ words ......today. Before the House can vote on a bill, it must first pass a "rule...leaning against voting for the bill itself, said he will vote for the rule. He said he felt compelled to bring the bill to a vote on the floor because he signed...

Article: D.C. Vote Bill Sent To House Floor; Supporters Hoping For Momentum to Sway Leery Senate
The Washington Post;  March 16, 2007 ;     700+ words ......balance while adding the vote of the heavily Democratic District. The bill, sponsored by Norton and...were aimed at delaying a vote on a separate bill involving the Justice...arguments for the D.C. vote bill, arguing that the same...

Article: BILL OFFERS SUFFRAGE TO SOME 17-YEAR-OLDS IT WOULD ALLOW THEM TO VOTE IN A PRIMARY IF THEY WILL TURN 18 BEFORE THE GENERAL ELECTION.(FRONT)
Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI);  February 5, 2007 ;     700+ words ......17-year-olds to vote in primary elections, under a bill introduced by a...general election to vote in the primary...Jim Doyle, the bill would go to a statewide...benefited from such a bill and that they support...18 but couldn't vote in the primaries...