Congress Much Closer to Passing Parity BillS. BarlasPsychiatric Times
to discharge or excrete from the body:[~+object]He passed a kidney stone in his urine.[no object]Don't worry, the kidney stones will pass normally through your urine. to approve, esp. by vote:[~+object]Congress passed the bill. ...
In legislative parlance, a bill or resolution is said topasswhen it is agreed to or enacted by the house, or when the body has sanctioned its adoption by the requisite majority of votes; in the same circumstances, the body is said topassthe bill or motion. ...
1 Now the politics of US health reform is in a mess but the odds on a bill passing in the end are improving. It will not be a tidy thing, but if it moves the country close to universal health insurance the administration will call it a success. At this moment, that point of view...
formal : a person's death After her husband's passing, she moved to a smaller house. We all mourned his passing. 4 : the act of officially approving a bill, law, etc. the passing [=passage] of the bill through Congress in passing : in a brief way while discussing something el...
9. Medicine To introduce (an instrument) into a bodily cavity. 10. a. To approve; adopt: The legislature passed the bill. b. To be sanctioned, ratified, or approved by: The bill passed the House of Representatives. 11. To pronounce; utter: pass judgment; pass sentence on an offender...
a passing grade on a test. living or being known as a member of a racial, religious, or ethnic group other than one's own, especially living and being known as a white person although of Black ancestry: Employees with a passing racial identity expressed frequent discomfort in the workplace...
Kentucky Senator Rand Paul acknowledged Wednesday that he's the lone holdout on passing a bill that would make lynching a federal crime. His objection holds up the bill even as Congress faces pressure for action during nationwide protests against racial violence. Congress has failed to pass anti...
10.railroad a bill through a legislature草率地强使立法机关通过一项议案 11.The error probability of the equipment was reduced by2.5 times through technical innovation.通过技术革新该设备误差概率降低3/。 12.railroad a special-interest Bill through Congress.促成一项特殊利益议案草率通过国会 13.The pump ...
A budget panel is hearing bonding bill Tuesday and Wednesday. Several projects are back in the bill after failing to pass over the three legislative sessions since Bullock took office. Some Republican lawmakers have rejected the idea of putting the state in debt to pay for infra...