An effort by the Conservative Party to block a Bill proposing sweeping reforms of the Royal Ulster Constabulary has been defeated at Westminster.
The SDLP is to try to block a bill that prevents former prisoners guilty of serious offences from holding posts as Stormont special advisers (SPADs).
And American trade unionists are already gearing up to fight any trade deal in the US Congress, hoping to block a bill for trade promotion authority that is vital if the US adminstration is to be given the power to negotiate a new deal.
Would the Blue Dogs consider voting with the Republicans, a Republican block, on a bill?
President Bush's boldest policy move on health care reform so far could be the veto he used this morning to block a bipartisan bill reauthorizing and expanding the State Children's Health Insurance Program, which offers free or low-cost health insurance to children in low-income families.
When the then GOP-controlled Congress passed a Medicaid block grant bill, Clinton vetoed it, then proposed per-capita caps as a compromise.
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The Assembly passed a bill yesterday to block fracking until at least May 15, 2015.
Smoking in Russia will be banned from restaurants, long-distance trains and housing block entrance halls under a tough new bill passed by parliament.
Lord Owen denies this is a cunning attempt to block the bill - arguing that because the parliamentary year will not end until well after Easter, there is plenty of time to have the debate he wants and then for the bill to reach the statute book.
Opponents there have pledged to block the bill, also calling for a referendum.
Nelson's was the 60th and final vote needed to block a Republican filibuster against the health care bill, which passed in the Senate largely along party lines in December 2009.
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Andres Ayala, a Connecticut Democrat who is a co-sponsor of the bill, said a dispute in Nevada shouldn't block mixed-martial arts in Connecticut.
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The GOP also plans to block several other Iraq-related amendments to a defense policy bill.
They offered a motion that would block the Democrats' health care bill and install Stupak's original, stricter abortion language.
But Mr McConnell accused Democrats of wasting precious time and obstructing a deal by vowing to block Mr Boehner's bill, should it be passed in the House.
That morning, Senator Jay Rockefeller (D-WV) issued a press release stating he would soon introduce a bill that would not only reallocate the D Block but would also propose funding the construction of the nationwide public safety network using revenue from future auctions.
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This Thursday, U.S. District Court Judge Roger Vinson in Pensacola will hear arguments in a lawsuit in which 14 other states have sued to block the bill.
Opponents call the bill a violation of free speech and will filibuster to block it.
The Conservatives have offered the government a compromise deal under which the party would not seek to block the bill - but only so long as the contentious "right to roam" is dropped.
Later at the public safety press conference, Senators Joe Liebermann (I-CT) and John McCain (R-AZ) announced that they had, that day, introduced a bill in the Senate that also calls for the reallocation of the D Block to public safety and would provide funding using revenue from future auctions.
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On Friday, during a rally at City Hall Park preceding the council's third hearing on the bill, three of Ms. Quinn's mayoral rivals denounced her position and her decision to block a vote.
But the likely bill for repairs - described by the council as requiring major capital investment - could prove a stumbling block, and the council admits there is "little chance" of it reopening by the summer.
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