Then peers turn to the committee-stage discussion of the Mental Health (Discrimination) (No. 2) Bill - this is the private member's bill pushed through the Commons by the Conservative Gavin Barwell, to abolish various forms of legal discrimination against people who have, or who have had mental health problems - which may prevent them serving as company directors, jurors or even MPs.
Renewable energy advocates have been trying for months to include these provisions in legislation--notably last year's energy bill--to no avail.
All legislation has to be approved in identical form by both Houses of Parliament and where a bill is changed by one, those changes are sent to the other for approval - if there is no agreement, the bill bounces between them, in so-called parliamentary ping-pong.
Some customers would find that a random debit on their monthly bill had been circled and deleted - no need to repay that bit of the bill.
The focus next week will fall on the finance bill and a no-confidence motion put forward by the opposition for Tuesday.
"This standard is now in place for all merchants globally who accept credit cards--no exceptions, " says Bill Bradley, senior industry marketing manager for Akamai Technologies in Cambridge, Mass.
Usually, renewing this transportation bill is a no-brainer.
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The House of Lords was due to spend a couple of days in October discussing the way community sentences operate as part of its detailed committee stage scrutiny of the Crime and Courts Bill - but no more.
But if your phone is receiving bits of data every now and again, some of which could be part of a voice call and some an e-mail, there's no recognisable cut-off that can be used to calibrate your bill.
"Our aim is that consumers will get the best possible energy tariff - no tricks, no loopholes - and we will use the powers we gained in the Energy Bill earlier this month to make sure this happens, " he added.
In late June, a White House-backed climate change bill passed 219-212 in the House, with virtually no Republican support.
With the IOR rate far above the 90-day T-bill rate, banks had no incentive to do anything with the huge volume of newly created reserves other than to sit on them, and sit on them they did.
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That in turn threatens the widely-supported Live Music Bill - although it is possible to rush a bill through its remaining stages in remarkably little time, if no-one objects.
John Breaux (D-Louisiana) and Rep. Bill Thomas (R-California) said their plan offers "no significant" changes from earlier versions except that it addresses "a number of adjustments" other commission members wanted.
So I expect that the minor changes - on daily allowances, for example - will happen by order, but no bill will be introduced for a second stage of reform for a while.
The Commons meets at 2.30pm on Monday for Work and Pensions questions, then - assuming no ministerial statements or urgent questions - MPs turn to the second reading Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill.
"This bill was so reckless that it had no co-sponsors, " said Mr. Racicot.
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No wonder the bill failed to pass the Senate, 51-49, as three Democrats running for re-election in 2014 voted no.
What about the consultant who says or implies that the client can only soft dollar its bill with its affiliated broker-dealer and no other firm?
But attention will also turn to the next congressional challenge - a possible shutdown of the US government if no funding bill is passed in the next month.
Correspondents say attention will now turn to the next congressional challenge - a possible shutdown of the US government if no funding bill is passed in the next month.
"The Tory-led government is out of touch with the pressures facing families - the fact that it has postponed its long-awaited Water Bill means that there will be no action to tackle unsustainable water usage or to help households facing rising water bills for at least another two years, " she said.
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So far there is no sign of a bill of rights or proportional representation for pan-British elections.
The bill also makes changes to the sentencing framework and no-win, no-fee cases, scraps "indeterminate" sentences for dangerous offenders, and creates a new offence of squatting.
The bill also makes changes to the sentencing framework and no-win, no-fee cases, scraps "indeterminate" sentences for dangerous offenders and introduces a new offence of squatting.
If there is no farm bill by September 30th, Congress might pass a one-year extension of the 2008 law (in which some programmes, due for expiry, would disappear).
To make a maintenance appointment, does a client need to wait at home for a 6-hour appointment window, have the technician show up late, and track mud through her freshly-cleaned carpet, no wonder she called to argue about the bill.
Frank's bill is still in its infant stages--no word yet on the administration's position. (The White House typically doesn't take a stance this early in the legislative game.) But if history is an indicator, anything that might impose more regulation on U.S. oil companies is not likely to go over well at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.
It is no surprise that Altria opposes this approach in favor of the Kennedy-Waxman bill.
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