query: what is the union calendar in the house of representatives

pos: Union Calendar Union Calendar The Union Calendar is a separate calendar in the United States House of Representatives that schedules bills involving money issues. It arose from the requirement in Article One of the United States Constitution that all revenue bills originate in the House of Representatives. To meet that requirement, Rule XIII, clause 1(a) of the House Rules establishes A Calendar of the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, to which shall be referred public bills and public resolutions raising revenue, involving a tax or charge on the people, directly or indirectly making appropriations of money

pos: Union Calendar Union Calendar The Union Calendar is a separate calendar in the United States House of Representatives that schedules bills involving money issues. It arose from the requirement in Article One of the United States Constitution that all revenue bills originate in the House of Representatives. To meet that requirement, Rule XIII, clause 1(a) of the House Rules establishes A Calendar of the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, to which shall be referred public bills and public resolutions raising revenue, involving a tax or charge on the people, directly or indirectly making appropriations of money

neg: Union Calendar or property or requiring such appropriations to be made, authorizing payments out of appropriations already made, releasing any liability to the United States for money or property, or referring a claim to the Court of Claims. The majority of modern bills that are reported will contain provisions for public expenditures of funds. Therefore, more bills reported by House committees are placed on the Union calendar and committed to the Committee of the Whole than are placed on other calendars. Union Calendar The Union Calendar is a separate calendar in the United States House of Representatives that schedules bills involving money

neg: Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives) Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives) In the United States House of Representatives, a Committee of the Whole House is a congressional committee that includes all members of the House. In modern practice there is only one such committee, the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, which has original consideration of all bills on the Union Calendar. While assembled the House may resolve itself temporarily into a Committee of the Whole House. Business can then proceed with various procedural requirements relaxed. At the conclusion of business, the committee resolves to "rise" and

neg: Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 Blackburn offered an amendment that was adopted which would prevent the Department of Energy from regulating ceiling fans. Representative Tim Walberg offered an amendment that was adopted that would end a national media campaign that promotes alternative energy to the public. The Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 was introduced into the United States House of Representatives on July 2, 2013 by Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ). It was reported by the United States House Committee on Appropriations and placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 97. On July 5, 2013, the House Majority Leader Eric Cantor

neg: Performing rights responsible for compensating the music authors and publisher. On February 4, 2009, Congressman John Conyers, Jr. introduced H.R. 848, the Performance Rights Act in the U.S. House of Representatives, 111th Congress. The Bill was referred to the House Judiciary Committee and on December 14, 2010, it was placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 405. Under this Bill's version, performance rights was broadly designed to protect the civil rights of minority, religious, rural, and small communities with components to public access and education. Musician and civil rights activist, George Clinton has spearheaded the H.R. 848 initiative to preserve, promote and

neg: Performance Rights Act Performance Rights Act On February 4, 2009, Congressman John Conyers, Jr. introduced H.R. 848, the Performance Rights Act in the U.S. House of Representatives, 111th Congress. The Bill was referred to the House Judiciary Committee and on December 14, 2010, it was placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 405. Under this Bill's version, performance rights was broadly designed to protect the civil rights of minority, religious, rural, and small communities with components to public access and education. Musician George Clinton has spearheaded the H.R. 848 initiative through his foundation, Mother's Hip Connection Education Foundation, with public awareness educational campaigns

neg: Equal Justice for United States Military Personnel legislation On July 14, 2010, a U.S. House of Representatives Report was filed which amended H.R. 569 and changed its name to the "Equal Justice for Our Military Act of 2010". H.R. 569 was placed on the Union Calendar of the U.S. House of Representatives. The House Report refers to MacLean in footnotes. One in particular states that "during the full Committee mark-up of H.R. 569, Members of the Minority charged that the bill was introduced primarily for the benefit of a single individual, former Navy Officer Norbert Basil MacLean, III. In fact, a number of individuals and organizations have taken

neg: United States House Committee on Rules committee with legislative jurisdiction, it is placed on the appropriate House Calendar for debate. Common practice, though, is for bills reported from committees to be considered in the Rules Committee, which will decide for how long and under what rules the full body will debate the proposition. Consideration by the full body can occur in one of two forums: the Committee of the Whole, or on the floor of the full House of Representatives itself. Different traditions govern whether the Committee of the Whole or the House itself will debate a given resolution, and the Rules Committee generally sets the

neg: Alaska House of Representatives the next committee of assignment or to the Rules Committee, which can further amend the bill or assign it to the daily floor calendar. Once a bill is scheduled on the floor, it appears on the calendar in Second Reading. The bill is again read by number, sponsor or sponsors, and title along with the standing committee reports. A motion is made on the floor to adopt any committee substitutes. Amendments can also be offered and voted on. Third Reading is where the motion is made to vote on the bill. After final passage in the Alaska House of Representatives,

neg: Florida House of Representatives on the calendar, and rules on procedural motions. The speaker "pro tempore" presides if the speaker leaves the chair or if there is a vacancy. The speaker, along with the Senate president and governor of Florida, control most of the agenda of state business in Florida. The majority and minority caucus each elect a leader. Florida House of Representatives The Florida House of Representatives is the lower house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida, the Florida Senate being the upper house. Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution of Florida, adopted in 1968,

neg: Texas House of Representatives and subpoenas, receiving and filing all documents received by the house, and maintaining the electronic information and calendar for documents. When there is a considerable update of the electronic source website, the Chief Clerk is also responsible for noticing House members via email. In addition to these committees, there are also six joint committees composed of members of both the State House and Senate: On May 14, 2007, CBS Austin affiliate KEYE reported on multiple voting by representatives during House floor sessions. The report noted how representatives register votes for absent members on the House's automated voting machines. Each representative

neg: Northern Mariana Islands Commonwealth Legislature in the commonwealth to reflect its greater self-government, which had established a political union with the United States in the previous year under a public plebiscite. The Commonwealth was officially established in January 1978, and as the constitution prescribed, the first House of Representatives had 14 members (12 from Saipan). Over the years, as permitted by the constitution, House membership was increased to 20 (18 from Saipan) beginning with the 16th Legislature in 2008, the Constitutional maximum. The Northern Mariana Islands' election calendar was one of the few political divisions in the United States where general elections were held in

neg: Michigan House of Representatives the Speaker or any Speaker pro tempore, takes roll at the beginning of each session day and announces whether or not a quorum is present, prepares the official calendar and journal of the House, is responsible for the care and preservation of all bills introduced in the House, and for bills sent from the Senate until they are returned to the Senate. The sergeant at arms of the House of Representatives is the chief police officer of the House, appointed by the Speaker. The current chief sergeant at arms is David D. Dickson, Jr. The chief sergeant and the assistant

neg: Kansas House of Representatives years to 90 calendar days, subject to extension by a vote of two-thirds of the elected membership of each house. An early legislator who served from 1875 to 1883, Robert M. Wright, was also one of the founders of Dodge City and later its mayor as well. United States presidential candidate Bob Dole, the 1996 Republican nominee, began his political career with a two-year term in the Kansas House of Representatives after his election in 1950. State representatives introduce a proposed law in the Kansas House of Representatives in the form of a bill, which must be approved by a

neg: South Carolina House of Representatives who serve two-year terms. Representatives are elected at-large by their district, and there are no term limits. Representatives must be 21 years of age before they are eligible to become a representative. 21 were members of the Union Reform Party of South Carolina and the other 3 were Independents from Anderson. Two of the Union Reform members from Chesterfield were later replaced by Republicans from a resolution passed in the House. South Carolina House of Representatives The South Carolina House of Representatives is the lower house of the South Carolina General Assembly, the upper house being the South Carolina Senate.

neg: Reserved powers doctrine State has the rest. We must find what the Commonwealth powers are before we can say what the State powers are". The "Union Label case", concerned the use of union labels to indicate that goods were produced by members of a union. Isaac Isaacs, the then Attorney-General, supported the Trade Marks Bill in parliament, describing the union label as a guarantee of wholesomeness, in respect of the wages, hours of labour, and health requirements that applied to the manufacture of the goods. H.B. Higgins, then a member of the House of Representatives, similarly spoke in support of the union label.

neg: Clerk of the United States House of Representatives prepares the Calendar of the United States House of Representatives and History of Legislation. An enrolling Clerk prepares all messages to the Senate regarding passed legislation, the official engrossed copy of all House-passed measures, and the official enrollment of all House-originated measures that have cleared both bodies of Congress. A reading clerk is responsible for the reading of all bills, resolutions, amendments, motions and presidential messages that come before the House; reports formally to the Senate all legislative actions taken by the House. This office processes official print orders, such as those for letterhead and envelopes, for the House and

neg: Hardline it to standards they did not live up to, or were simply ignorant of Russian reasoning for actions. Brexit is a hard-line position on relations with the European Union. The United Kingdoms voted to leave the European Union to preserve its sovereignty, which was dubbed Brexit. After the vote, the two top searches on Google about the European Union were the implications of leaving the European Union and what "EU" (short for European Union) meant. One of the more common issues that uses hard-line or hardliner as a description is illegal immigration. For example, the United States House of Representatives

neg: Affordable Health Care for America Act of Representatives, was received in the Senate, read into the record and placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders (Calendar No. 210, Nov. 16, 2009). A different bill, under the same bill number H.R. 3962, was eventually passed by Congress and, on June 25, 2010, was signed by the President. This is the "Preservation of Access to Care for Medicare Beneficiaries and Pension Relief Act of 2010." Affordable Health Care for America Act The Affordable Health Care for America Act (or HR 3962) was a bill that was crafted by the United States House of Representatives in October

neg: Horse slaughter of horses, but the USDA has said that it does not have the resources for enforcement. In 2009, a bill which would have prohibited the interstate transport of live horses in double-deck horse trailers passed out of committee in the House of Representatives and was placed on the Union Calendar. The bill died at the end of the 111th Congress. On November 18, 2011, the ban on the slaughter of horses for meat was lifted as part of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2012. However, it was reestablished by Congress on January 14, 2014 with

neg: Speaker of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico specifically Article III, which establishes that, "[...]the House of Representatives [shall elect] a Speaker from among [its] members." The Constitution, however, does not establish what a "Speaker" is nor what its function should be. Internal rules adopted by the House through a simple resolution establish its definition, functions, responsibilities, and legal scope. Typically the Speaker is responsible for the observance and compliance of the House internal rules. He also typically: Speaker of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico The President of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico —commonly called the Speaker of the House ()— is the highest-ranking

neg: New Hampshire Union Leader free Weekend "Top 10" Planner email newsletter that is delivered on Thursdays to thousands of subscribers. It features events from the NH365.org calendar, a calendar that is utilized by many media sites across the states. In addition, NewHampshire.com features articles from the newspaper's "NH Weekend", giving readers many ways to find information about what is happening over the weekend, by the season and throughout the year. New Hampshire Union Leader The New Hampshire Union Leader is the daily newspaper of Manchester, the largest city in the U.S. state of New Hampshire. On Sundays, it publishes as the "New Hampshire Sunday

neg: State of the Union report. Since Franklin Roosevelt, the State of the Union is given typically each January before a joint session of the United States Congress and is held in the House of Representatives chamber of the United States Capitol. Newly inaugurated presidents generally deliver an address to Congress in February of the first year of their term, but this speech is not officially considered to be a "State of the Union". What began as a communication between president and Congress has become in effect a communication between the president and the people of the United States. Since the advent of radio, and

neg: Politics of Tanzania May 2002, the government increased the number of special seats allocated to women from 10 to 15, which will increase the number of House of Representatives members to 81. Ostensibly, Zanzibar's House of Representatives can make laws for Zanzibar without the approval of the union government as long as it does not involve union-designated matters. The terms of office for Zanzibar's president and House of Representatives also are 5 years. The semiautonomous relationship between Zanzibar and the union is a relatively unique system of government. See also the Tanzanian general election, 2010. Tanzania has a five-level judiciary, which comprises the

neg: Do Not Ask What Good We Do Do Not Ask What Good We Do Do Not Ask What Good We Do: Inside the U.S. House of Representatives is a 2012 book by the author Robert Draper and published by Free Press. It details the activities of Republicans and Democrats in the United States House of Representatives and the Senate during the first term of Barack Obama's presidency. The book was republished under the title When the Tea Party Came to Town. In order to research the activities and politics within the House of Representatives, Draper "embedded with new and senior House members" that had been elected in

neg: Myo Zaw Aung the Friedrich-Naumann-Foundation for Freedom. He is an alumnus of the Diplomacy Training Program, International Academy for Freedom, European Union Visitor Program (EUVP), and the Jackson School of the University of Washington. In the Myanmar general election, 2015, he contested the Kawlin Township constituency and won a House of Representatives seat. He currently serves as a member of International Relation Committee and Interparliamentary Union Committee of House of Representatives. Myo Zaw Aung Myo Zaw Aung (; born 14 August 1980) is a Burmese politician who currently serves as a member of parliament in the House of Representatives for Kawlin Township constituency.

neg: Ulysses Jones Jr. Ulysses Jones Jr. Ulysses Jones Jr. (born June 7, 1951 in Memphis, Tennessee, died November 9, 2010) was an American politician and a Democratic member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 98th district, which encompasses a part of Shelby County, Tennessee. In the state House of Representatives, Ulysses Jones was the Chair of the House State and Local Government Committee and the Co-Chair of the Joint Lottery Oversight Committee. He was a member of numerous House committees: the Calendar and Rules Committee, the Education Committee, the K-12 Subcommittee, the Elections Subcommittee, the State Government Subcommittee, the Local Government

neg: Jerome Corsi proportions might be just what was needed to advance the process toward establishing a North American Union and the Amero." In 2007 he claimed that a North American Union driver's license had been created and that the United States Department of State was in talks to "move toward a transatlantic union". That same year he claimed: "Virgil Goode, R-Va., has introduced a House of Representatives resolution expressing congressional opposition to construction of a NAFTA superhighway or entry into a North American Union with Mexico and Canada." The validity of those claims was criticized in "Newsweek" and the author noted: "Corsi

neg: Chris Dorworth living in Lake Mary, Florida, Dorworth has served as the Co-Chair of the House Redistricting Subcommittee, Chair of the Rulemaking and Regulation Committee, Vice-Chair of the Appropriations Committee, a member of the Redistricting Committee and a member of the Rules & Calendar Committee. In 2010, Dorworth was elected by his fellow Republicans to serve as Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives during the 2014-2016 term, provided Republicans maintained control of the Florida House of Representatives. But in 2012, Dorworth was unexpectedly defeated for re-election by Democrat Mike Clelland, and Steve Crisafulli was then named as speaker-designate for 2014-2016. In

neg: Vincent J. Dellay Vincent J. Dellay Vincent John Dellay (June 23, 1907, Union City, New Jersey – April 16, 1999, Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey) was an American politician who represented New Jersey's 14th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1957-1959. Originally elected as a Republican, Dellay announced in 1957 that he would support Democratic candidate Robert B. Meyner for Governor of New Jersey and would caucus with the Democrats in Congress. Dellay was born to Italian immigrant parents in what is now Union City, New Jersey on June 23, 1907. He was a longtime resident of West New York,

neg: Alaska Legislature sessions begin in January and are limited by statute to 90 calendar days. Special sessions of 30 calendar days may be convened by a consensus of two-thirds of each house. In the 2006 elections, a voter initiative was passed that reduced the statutory length of the session from 121 days to 90 days. The 2008 session was the first 90-day session. Although the session adjourned on time, opponents of the shorter session claimed that legislation was rushed and public input was jeopardized. Legislators introduce a bill by giving it to the Chief Clerk of the Alaska House of Representatives or

neg: United States House of Representatives ban on head covering and is being supported by religious groups including the Orthodox Jewish bodies Orthodox Union and Agudath Israel. A medical exception will also be added. The rule change would not affect Frederica Wilson, as she does not wear a hat for religious or medical reasons. United States House of Representatives ban on head covering The United States House of Representatives ban on head covering is a 1837 simple resolution that is a sumptuary rule restricting Representatives from wearing any headgear during sessions. It originally represented a break from the British House of Commons hat-wearing tradition. After 181 years, in 2018 a

neg: Congress of the Republic of Peru of the four members of the Bureau as well as representatives from each political party in Congress which are known as Executive-Spokespersons. Its composition is directly proportional to the amount of seats each party holds in Congress. The Council has administrative and legislative responsibilities. Similar to the United States House Committee on Rules, it sets the calendar for the Plenary Assembly and fixes floor time for debating calendar items. Each political party in Congress chooses a Spokesperson who acts as the party leader and is a member of the Board of Spokespersons alongside the members of the Bureau. The Board

neg: Jim Cobb member of the House State and Local Government Committee, the House Calendar and Rules Committee, and the House General Subcommittee of State and Local Government. In October 2012, he was arrested on charges of assault after a woman claimed he had knocked her down, but by November he was found not guilty. He is married to Suzanne Cobb, a retired postmaster in Dayton, Tennessee. They attend Wolf Creek Baptist Church in Spring City, Tennessee. Jim Cobb Jim Cobb is an American politician. He served as the Republican member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 31st district from 2006

neg: Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 of Representatives had not considered the Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2013 or added it to a calendar. On June 20, 2013, Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) urged the House to take up consideration of the bill, speaking from the Senate floor. The Senator argued that because the Senate bill had received the support of many Republicans and cut spending, the House should have no objections to passing it as well. The bill was not put on the Majority Leader's calendar for the week of June 24. On May 20, 2013, the President of the United States Barack Obama

neg: 2008 State of the Union Address 2008 State of the Union Address The 2008 State of the Union address was a speech given by United States President George W. Bush on Monday, January 28, 2008, at 9:00 p.m. EST to a joint session of Congress. It was the last State of the Union Address of Bush's presidency. The speech was delivered in the United States House of Representatives in the United States Capitol. Sitting behind the president were the presiding officers of the United States Senate, Vice President Dick Cheney, and the United States House of Representatives, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. The White House indicated beforehand

neg: 1790 State of the Union Address The House of Representatives …. With their speaker were on his left…”. His demeanor gave the event the respect and importance that it has been given since his first speech. For all the importance that his speech has it is the shortest State of the Union Address that has been given to this day with only 1,089 words. His speech did not address in detail many of his points. He explained some of the challenges that their young America would face and he addressed what he expected of the future. President George Washington begins his speech by congratulating the houses

neg: Expanded learning time Tom Harkin (D-IA), Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), Sherrod Brown(D-OH), Al Franken (D-MN), Michael Bennet (D-CO), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) with a House Bill introduced by Representatives Mike Honda (D-CA) and Steve Chabot (R-OH). Both President Barack Obama and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan support redesigning the school calendar to increase learning time. As President Obama noted in an address in March 2009: We can no longer afford an academic calendar designed for when America was a nation of farmers who needed their children at home plowing the land at the end of each day. That calendar may have once made

neg: Miguel A. García Méndez elections of 1928, was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives by the electoral district 18. By 1932, he was a member of the Republican Union and was named to the first Territorial Executive Committee of the Republican Union. In the elections of that year he was re-elected to the House of Representatives by the same district. In the following elections he was re-elected to the House. This time as an at-large candidate (statewide). He became the youngest person to be elected as President of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico, at the age of 30, starting his first

neg: John Sweeney (labor leader) markedly increased and many unions had taken to raiding one another to increase membership. A number of unions were unhappy with what they saw as AFL-CIO criticism of their organizing programs. In May 2000, the United Transportation Union disaffiliated from the AFL-CIO over a jurisdictional dispute. It was followed in April 2001 by the Carpenters union, which claimed that Sweeney's organizing efforts had failed and that the AFL-CIO structure must be abandoned. Despite substantial investment in politics, the AFL-CIO had not succeeded in restoring the Democrats to a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives. Some union presidents began to

neg: B. Patrick Bauer acts as minority leader was to lead a 34-day walkout of 40 Democratic representatives over a right-to-work bill. The bill (House Bill 1468 ) would have prevented union dues from being taken from non-union workers in union shops. With the start of the 2012 session of the Indiana House of Representatives, he led a boycott of the house floor to again prevent action on the right-to-work bill (House Bill 1001 ). The effort failed, and the bill passed (55 to 41) the Republican dominated Indiana House on January 25, 2012. On February 1, 2012 it was passed by the senate

neg: Procedures of the United States House of Representatives the bill and all other committee(s) are considered "additional committees" and the Speaker may impose time limits on these committee(s) if he or she deems it appropriate and traditionally does so if the primary committee has reported out a version of the bill to the full House. Upon being reported out of Committee or removed from Committee by the House, a bill will be added to the House Calendar and any rules setting out how much time is allowed for debate, or other matters may be passed by the House in the form of a resolution. Generally, the supporters and

neg: 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey in the Republican primary. The 12th district is based in Central Jersey and includes parts of Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset and Union counties. The district is known for its research centers and educational institutions such as Princeton University, Institute for Advanced Study, Johnson & Johnson and Bristol-Myers Squibb. Democrat Rush D. Holt, Jr., who represented the district since 1999, retiring, leaving the seat vacant. 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the 12 U.S. Representatives from the state

neg: Hiester Clymer for the Pennsylvania Governor's office in 1866 on a white supremacist platform against Union Major-General John W. Geary. After his election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1872 as a Democrat, Clymer would be primarily known for his investigation of Sec. William W. Belknap's War Department in 1876. Belknap escaped conviction in a Senate trial, since he resigned his cabinet position before being impeached by the House of Representatives. Having retired from the House of Representatives in 1881, Clymer served as Vice President of the Union Trust Co. of Philadelphia and president of the Clymer Iron Co until his

neg: Neri Colmenares House of Representatives in the Impeachment of Renato Corona • Prosecutor — 2011 Impeachment Team of the House of Representatives in the Senate Trial of Ombudsman Merci Gutierrez • Head — 2009 Impeachment Legal Team versus Pres. Gloria Arroyo (Minority Bloc—Philippine House of Representatives) • President-National Union of Peoples Lawyers (NUPL) • Secretary General—National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL) 2007-2010. • Participant and Rapporteur (July 1, 2008) —Workshop Group II, Supreme Court sponsored Forum on Economic, Social and Cultural rights “Increasing Access to Justice: Bridging Gaps and Removing Roadblocks” and the Supreme Court sponsored “Summit on Extra Judicial Killings and

neg: Geraldine Roman Representatives, she will file a civil union bill and push for its enactment. In September 2017, the SOGIE Equality Bill passed in the House. In late 2017, Roman filed a civil union bill that caters to both heterosexual couples and non-heterosexual couples. The bill is backed by the majority of lawmakers in the House of Representatives, including the House Speaker. In June 2018, Roman expressed her thoughts in support of marriage equality, saying that the most feasible option at the moment would be a civil partnership bill, as it has a greater chance of being approved in Congress than a

neg: Demanding Accountability for Veterans Act of 2013 2013 by Rep. Dan Benishek (R, MI-1). It was referred, the same day, to the United States House Committee on Veterans' Affairs and on May 31, 2013 to the United States House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health. On October 16, 2013, it was reported (amended) alongside House Report 113-245 and placed on the placed on the Union Calendar, (Calendar No. 173). Based on the Congressional records cited, it apparently went nowhere significant until after the Veterans Health Administration scandal of 2014 erupted in the Spring of 2014. In a House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Health hearing on May 21, 2013,

neg: 2018 Michigan House of Representatives election House of Representatives are limited to three two-years terms. Michigan has what is considered the toughest term-limits in the country. After the 2018 mid-term elections, nearly 70 percent of the state Senate and 20 percent of the state House will be forced to leave office because of term-limits. The following members are prevented by term-limits from seeking re-election to the House in 2018. This list does not include members that are eligible for re-election, but instead to seek other office or voluntarily retire. Statewide results of the 2018 Michigan House of Representatives: Results of the 2018 Michigan House of Representatives

neg: Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 the United States House Committee on the Judiciary (voice vote - June 6) and to the United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs (discharged June 10). The bill was placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 73. on June 10. The House started considering the bill on the floor during the week of June 17, 2013. On June 20, 2013, the Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2013 was received a vote on the House floor - it failed 195-234 (Roll Call 286). Only 24 Democrats voted in favor of the bill, with most voting against due to

neg: Delaware General Assembly Delaware General Assembly The Delaware General Assembly is the legislature of the U.S. state of Delaware. It is a bicameral legislature composed of the Delaware Senate with 21 Senators and the Delaware House of Representatives with 41 Representatives. It meets at Legislative Hall in Dover, Delaware, convening on the second Tuesday of January of odd-numbered years, with a second session of the same Assembly convening likewise in even-numbered years. Normally the sessions are required to adjourn by the last day of June of the same calendar year. However the Governor can call a special session of the legislature at any

neg: Delaware General Assembly constitution without requiring a referendum or any other approval. Delaware General Assembly The Delaware General Assembly is the legislature of the U.S. state of Delaware. It is a bicameral legislature composed of the Delaware Senate with 21 Senators and the Delaware House of Representatives with 41 Representatives. It meets at Legislative Hall in Dover, Delaware, convening on the second Tuesday of January of odd-numbered years, with a second session of the same Assembly convening likewise in even-numbered years. Normally the sessions are required to adjourn by the last day of June of the same calendar year. However the Governor can

neg: 2016 State of the Union Address 2016 State of the Union Address The 2016 State of the Union Address was given by the 44th United States President Barack Obama on Tuesday, January 12, 2016, in the chamber of the United States House of Representatives. It was addressed to the 114th United States Congress. It was the first State of the Union address with Paul Ryan as Speaker of the House of Representatives. It was the last State of the Union Address of Obama's presidency; no U.S. president since Gerald Ford has given a final State of the Union address at the end of his term. Obama's

neg: Procedures of the United States House of Representatives the time it was introduced or added their names to the bill after its introduction. After the Clerk of the House receives the bill it is then assigned a legislative number, enrolled in the House Journal and printed in the Congressional Record and the Speaker of the House refers the bill to the Committee(s) with jurisdiction by sending the bill to the office of the chairman of the committee(s), and the Clerk of the Committee will add the bill to the Committee's calendar. The Speaker designates one of these committees as a "primary committee" with primary jurisdiction and responsibility for

neg: Gary Sukeforth Gary Sukeforth Gary E Sukeforth (born 1960) is an American politician and businessperson from Maine. Sukeforth is a former unenrolled (independent) member of the Maine House of Representatives from Appleton, Maine in Knox County. He is the owner of the Common Market grocery store in Union, Maine. He served a two-year term in the House of Representatives from 2002 to 2004 while a resident of Union. Sukeforth characterizes himself as fiscally conservative and socially moderate. He said in a 2014 candidate questionnaire that he supports marijuana legalization and the expansion of workfare in Maine. Sukeforth is a 1978 graduate of

neg: Calendar Rohrbough House narrow, and topped by arched brick lintels. The interior of the house features several rooms arranged around a central hallway and staircase; the rooms are decorated with oak trim, and the doors are topped with oak grilles. The Illinois Historic Structures Survey named the house as the best surviving example of the style in Kinmundy. The house's first owner, Calendar Rohrbough, was born in Upshur County, Virginia and moved to Kinmundy in 1857. He served in the Civil War for the Union Army from 1862 to 1865, achieving the rank of captain as a member of the 118th Illinois Volunteer

neg: Student Success Act 6, 2013 by Rep. John Kline (R-MN). It was referred to both the United States House Committee on Education and the Workforce and the United States House Committee on Financial Services. On June 19, 2013, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce ordered the bill to be reported (amended) by a vote of 23-16. Both committees discharged the bill on July 11, 2013 and it was placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 108. A rule about the bill from the United States House Committee on Rules allows 26 different amendments to be discussed – 15 are from Republicans,

neg: Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives federal entities; he or she and the majority leader each name three Members to serve as Private Calendar objectors; he or she is consulted with respect to reconvening the House per the usual formulation of conditional concurrent adjournment resolutions; he or she is a traditional member of the House Office Building Commission; he or she is a member of the United States Capitol Preservation Commission; and he or she may, after consultation with the Speaker, convene an early organizational party caucus or conference. Informally, the minority leader maintains ties with majority party leaders to learn about the schedule and other

neg: Koriki Jojima the 2005 House of Representatives election to make a new start. Koriki Jojima , is a Japanese politician who served four terms in the House of Representatives and was Minister of Finance from 1 October to 26 December 2012. Jojima was born in Yanagawa, Fukuoka, on 1 January 1947. He is a graduate of Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Tokyo. He received a bachelor's degree in agronomy in March 1970. Jojima is the former head of Ajinomoto Workers' Union where he served for about 25 years and also, of Japan Food Industry Workers' Union Council. He then served

neg: Carola Schouten She studied business administration at Erasmus University Rotterdam and worked at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment and for the parliamentary group of the Christian Union. Carola Schouten is single, has a child and is a member of the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands (Liberated). She lives in Rotterdam. Carola Schouten Cornelia Johanna "Carola" Schouten (born 6 October 1977) is a Dutch politician for the Christian Union. She became a member of the House of Representatives on 18 May 2011, replacing André Rouvoet. On 26 October 2017 she left the House of Representatives to become Minister of Agriculture, Nature

neg: 1949 Philippine House of Representatives elections while the bottom bar represents the proportion of votes received. 1949 Philippine House of Representatives elections The Elections for the House of Representatives of the Philippines were held on November 8, 1949. Held on the same day as the presidential election, the party of the incumbent president, Elpidio Quirino's Liberal Party, won majority of the seats in the House of Representatives. This will be the first time in what would be a pattern in which the party of the incumbent president wins the elections for the members of the House of Representatives. The elected representatives served in the 2nd Congress

neg: 1949 Philippine House of Representatives elections 1949 Philippine House of Representatives elections The Elections for the House of Representatives of the Philippines were held on November 8, 1949. Held on the same day as the presidential election, the party of the incumbent president, Elpidio Quirino's Liberal Party, won majority of the seats in the House of Representatives. This will be the first time in what would be a pattern in which the party of the incumbent president wins the elections for the members of the House of Representatives. The elected representatives served in the 2nd Congress from 1949 to 1953. The top bar represents seats won,

neg: Assembly of the Union Assembly of the Union The Assembly of the Union ( "Pyidaungsu Hluttaw") is the national-level bicameral legislature of Myanmar (officially known as the "Republic of the Union of Myanmar") established by the 2008 National Constitution. The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw is made up of two houses, the Amyotha Hluttaw (House of Nationalities), a 224-seat upper house as well as the Pyithu Hluttaw, a 440-seat lower house (House of Representatives). Each of the fourteen major administrative regions and states has its own local Hluttaw: Region Hluttaw (Region Assembly) or State Hluttaw (State Assembly). The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw is housed in a 31-building complex, which

neg: 2011 United States public employee protests the most difficult sessions in memory. Union members planned to protest outside the Capitol in Boise on March 9 to condemn the passage of the bill. A rally in Boise on February 21, before the House vote, drew about 1,000 protesters and smaller pro-teacher’s union rallies were held in 10 other cities. Republican House members proposed a “right-to-work” bill that would have made it illegal for an employer to mandate that employees join a union. Lacking support from Republican Governor Mitch Daniels, the bill has died. Most of the Democratic representatives in Indiana's state House of Representatives fled to neighboring

neg: Budget resolution Budget resolution In the United States Congress, a budget resolution is part of the United States budget process. It is in the form of a concurrent resolution passed by both the House of Representatives and the Senate but is not presented to the President and does not have the force of law. It sets out the congressional budget. The United States House Committee on the Budget and the United States Senate Committee on the Budget draft a budget resolution. Following the traditional calendar, both committees finalize their draft resolution by early April and submit it to their respective floors for

neg: Veteran Emergency Medical Technician Support Act of 2013 to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. On January 18, the Committee referred it to the Subcommittee on Health. After debating and examining the bill, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce referred the bill out of committee to the full House. The bill was accompanied by Report 113-5, a report in which the Committee explains the bill, provides information about hearings the Committee held, and gives an estimated budget. This was done on February 4, 2013 and the Bill was immediately placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 3. The Bill was considered on the floor of the

neg: House of Representatives (Kenya) the House of Representatives was combined with the Senate, to form an enlarged single chamber parliament, known as the National Assembly. House of Representatives (Kenya) The House of Representatives was the lower house of the National Assembly of Kenya, under the Constitution of 1963, the upper house being the Senate Elected between 18 and 26 May 1963, it consisted of 129 directly elected Members of Parliament, with its presiding officer being the Speaker, Sir Humphrey Slade. The leader of the largest party, the Kenyan African National Union, Jomo Kenyatta, became the Prime Minister, appointed by the Governor-General. Following constitutional amendments

neg: Carolyn H. Justice She was also a member of the following committees: Appropriations; Election Law and Campaign Finance Reform; Ethics; and Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House. In January, 2014, she announced her intention to run for the vice-chairmanship of the North Carolina Republican Party. Carolyn H. Justice Carolyn Hewitt Justice is a former Republican member of the North Carolina General Assembly who represented the state's sixteenth House district, including constituents in New Hanover and Pender counties. A property manager from Hampstead, North Carolina, Justice was first elected in 2002, and served five terms in the State House of Representatives, from 2003

neg: Open Our Democracy Act Constitution and Civil Justice. It has not yet been voted on or gone on the House Calendar. Delaney submitted the current version of the bill on July 21, 2017, in the 115th Congress. Delaney had previously proposed two similar bills, one in 2015 (H.R. 2655 of the 114th Congress), and another 2014 (H.R. 5334 of the 113th Congress). In both cases, the House did not bring the bill to a vote. Open Our Democracy Act The Open Our Democracy Act is a bill introduced in the United States House of Representatives by U.S. Representative John Delaney. The bill would establish

neg: Miranda House, Delhi resident warden and a housekeeper. The hostel administrative team includes the principal, the vice-principal, the bursar, teacher representatives on the hostel committee, and the hostel warden. Miranda House was ranked first among colleges in India by the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2018. There is a Women's Development Cell. A three-day certificate course on "Women and Law" in India has, over the past years, become an integral part of the college calendar. In addition, the cell organizes lectures, workshops, documentary and discussions on topical, pertinent issues. Miranda House NCC Company has 160 cadets, of whom 80 are enrolled in

neg: Native American tribes in Virginia of 2009 was sent to the House Committee on Natural Resources. Hearings for the bill were heard before the committee on March 18, 2009 and on April 22, 2009, the committee referred the bill to the US House of Representatives. On June 3, 2009, the House approved the bill and the following day it was introduced in the Senate, where it was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs, which approved the bill on October 22. On December 23, 2009 the bill was placed on the Senate Legislative Calendar under general orders. This is the furthest the

neg: St. Mary's Bank and credit cards. In 1908, Monseigneur Pierre Hevey, pastor of Sainte-Marie's parish in Manchester, organized what was soon to be known as the first credit union. The goal was to help the primarily Franco-American mill workers save and borrow money. On November 24, 1908, the business officially opened its doors in Manchester as "La Caisse Populaire, Ste-Marie" (The People’s Bank) and became the first credit union in the nation. In April 1909, the New Hampshire Senate and House of Representatives approved a charter to incorporate under the name of St. Mary's Cooperative Credit Association. Transactions were conducted at the home

neg: Party leaders of the United States House of Representatives often ascended to their position despite relatively few years of experience in that chamber, such as Lyndon B. Johnson, William F. Knowland, and Bill Frist. Former House Majority Leader Eric Cantor also had a comparatively quick rise to the post and was the youngest House Majority Leader in American history. The House Majority Leader's duties vary, depending upon the political makeup of the majority caucus. In several recent sessions of Congress with the notable exception of the Pelosi speakership, the Majority Leader has been primarily responsible for scheduling the House floor's legislative calendar and direct management for all House committees.

neg: Government of New Mexico up of the 70-member New Mexico House of Representatives and the 42-member New Mexico Senate. The New Mexico Constitution limits the regular session to sixty calendar days, and every other year it is thirty days. The Lieutenant Governor presides over the Senate, while the Speaker of the House is elected from that body in a closed door majority member caucus. Both have wide latitude in choosing committee membership in their respective houses and have a large impact on lawmaking in the state. The New Mexico Supreme Court is the highest court. It is primarily an appellate court, only having original

neg: Maine Legislature is not known what role the representatives played in the legislature until 1907, when records started being kept, and included documentation of where the representatives sat, what they said when they spoke, and privileges that were granted. While the representatives tried to achieve a higher status in the legislature, in 1941, legislation was passed to remove the representatives from the Hall of House, meaning that they held very little power, besides the persuasive power granted by being in the capital. It wasn’t until 1975 when the representatives were once again allowed in the chamber hall with seating and speaking privileges.

neg: Flag of Australia by a Melbourne artist, Liberal MP Bronwyn Bishop introduced the "Protection of the Australian National Flag (Desecration of the Flag) Bill 2006". This bill sought to make it "a criminal offence to wilfully destroy or otherwise mutilate the Flag in circumstances where a reasonable person would infer that the destruction or mutilation is intended publicly to express contempt or disrespect for the Flag or the Australian Nation." The bill received a second reading but subsequently lapsed and did not go to vote in the House of Representatives. Before 1901, what is now Australia was six separate British colonies. The Union

neg: 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon for re-election in what is often considered to be the most competitive district in the state. In fact, the district has an even PVI. 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012 to elect the five U.S. Representatives from the state of Oregon, apportioned according to the 2010 United States Census. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. All five incumbents, four Democrats and one Republican, were re-elected to another term. Primary

neg: Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 United States House Committee on Appropriations Chairman Rep. John Carter (R-TX). It was reported alongside House Report 113-90. This 94-page report includes an explanatory summary, minority views from several members, and a variety of charts comparing budget requests with the proposed FY 2014 funding. On May 28, 2013, the bill was placed on the Union Calendar, calendar 63. On June 4, 2013, the House resolved itself in the Committee of the Whole to debate the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014 with Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) as the designated chairman. The Committee of the Whole

neg: 1866 United States House of Representatives elections to the Senate.) The party affiliations of the 4 Representatives elected in Texas' rejected elections are unknown. Democrats gained one seat this election in Ohio. It was later contested and awarded to the Republican for a net gain of zero. 1866 United States House of Representatives elections Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held in 1866 to elect Representatives to the 40th United States Congress. The elections occurred just one year after the American Civil War ended when the Union defeated the Confederacy. The 1866 elections were a decisive event in the early Reconstruction era, in which

neg: 1865 United States House of Representatives election in Florida 1865 United States House of Representatives election in Florida An election to the United States House of Representatives was held in Florida for the 39th Congress on November 29, 1865, shortly after the end of the Civil War. On January 21, 1861, Florida's Senate and House seats had become vacant when the State seceded from the Union, subsequently joining the Confederate States of America. Florida had been represented in the Confederate Congress by two Senators and two Representatives. The Civil War had ended in April 1865, and Florida held its first post-War election on November 29 The party affiliations of

neg: 1911 United States House of Representatives election in New Mexico Arizona Territory to be admitted as a single state, but this was later removed. New Mexico was finally admitted as a state during the 62nd Congress, with 2 Representatives, which was subsequently reduced to 1 in the Apportionment Act of 1911, passed prior to New Mexico statehood. 1911 United States House of Representatives election in New Mexico New Mexico's first election to the United States House of Representatives was held on November 7, 1911 for two Representatives elected at-large for the 62nd Congress New Mexico joined the Union as the 47th state on January 6, 1912. It had been a

neg: Joe E. Armstrong Joe E. Armstrong Joe E. Armstrong (born November 30, 1956, in Knoxville, Tennessee) is an American politician and a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 15th district, which encompasses part of Knox County. He has served as a state representative since being elected to the 96th Tennessee General Assembly. Joe Armstrong is the Democratic Caucus Vice-Chairman, the Chair of the House Health and Human Resources Committee, and the Chairman of the Consumer and Employee Affairs Committee. He is a member of the Calendar and Rules Committee, the Finance, Ways and Means Committee, the Budget Subcommittee, and the

neg: Labourers and Farmers Party were based, and was supported by some members of the National Railwaymen's Union and National Communications Workers' Union. It won only seven seats in the January 1949 elections, and was further reduced in size by three defections over the party's unclear stance on the Korean War. It won two seats in the 1950 House of Councillors elections, and retained its four remaining seats in the House of Representatives in the 1952 general elections. In the 1953 elections it won five seats in the House of Representatives, but failed to win a seats in the simultaneous House of Councillors elections. The

neg: Gary Odom the House Calendar and Rules Committee; the House Budget Subcommittee; the House Professional Occupations Subcommittee; the Joint TACIR Committee; the Joint Worker's Compensation Committee; the Joint Lottery Oversight Committee; and the Joint Tenncare Oversight Committee. Prior to his service in the Tennessee House of Representatives, he served in the Metropolitan Council of Nashville and Davidson County from 1983 to 1995. For three years, he was a faculty member at Aquinas Jr. College, and for 20 years he served as Executive Director of the Tennessee Optometric Association. In 1973, he graduated from East Tennessee State University with a Bachelor of Science

neg: 2015 Myanmar general election Ethnic political groups would contest in each state based on ethnic party strongholds, although some indicated they would consider forming an alliance as the Federal Union Party. Before the election, 91 political parties were registered to take part in 2015. In July 2015, Myanmar's Union Election Commission (UEC) designated the number of constituencies for running in the 2015 general election of four levels of parliamentary representatives: 330 constituencies for elections to the House of Representatives (the lower house), 168 for the House of Nationalities (the upper house), 644 for the State and Regional Hluttaws (local parliaments) and 29 for ethnic

neg: 1864 and 1865 United States House of Representatives elections North Carolina elected 4 Union and 3 Conservative Representatives. Note: This was the first election in which California elected representatives from congressional districts. On October 31, 1864, the new state of Nevada elected Republican Henry G. Worthington to finish the term ending March 3, 1865. Worthington was not renominated for the next term, however, and on November 7, 1865, Republican Delos R. Ashley was elected for the term that had already begun but would not formally meet until December 4, 1865. 1864 and 1865 United States House of Representatives elections Elections to the United States House of Representatives were held

neg: Hong Kong University of Science and Technology Students' Union Affairs, University Affairs, and Welfare Matters. The Council (評議會) acts as the legislature branch formed by representatives from different fields within the Union. There are a total of 34 seats to be filled by representatives of the Executive Committee, the Editorial Board, House Student Associations, Independent Clubs Association and Sports Association, Art and Cultural Clubs, school and departmental societies, as well as another 10 seats popularly elected by all union members. It is responsible for legislation and regulation of finance and operations of Union, including the holding of all elections regarding the union; consideration and approval of applications for affiliation

neg: Joint session of the United States Congress in the calendar year immediately following the meetings of the presidential electors. The Twentieth Amendment now provides that the newly elected Congress declares the winner of the election. Until 1936, the outgoing Congress counted the electoral votes. The joint session to count electoral votes is held at 1:00 p.m. Eastern time on January 6 in the Chamber of the House of Representatives. The sitting Vice President is expected to preside, but in several cases the President "pro tempore" of the Senate has chaired the proceedings instead. The Vice President and the Speaker of the House sit at the podium, with

neg: Mike Turner (Tennessee politician) served as the Chairman of the House Democratic Caucus. Chairman Turner served on the Education Committee, the State and Local Government Committee, the Health Committee and the Calendar & Rules Committee. Before being elected in 1999, Representative Turner served as the Political Director for the Tennessee Professional Fire Firefighters serving in Nashville and Washington, D.C. for over 13 years. Former Representative Turner also currently works as a Fire Captain for Company 3 of the Nashville Fire Department. Mike Turner (Tennessee politician) Mike Turner (born February 6, 1955) is a Tennessee politician who sat in the Tennessee House of Representatives representing

neg: Balanced budget amendment vetoed budget and a brief shutdown of the Federal government. Despite negotiations disagreement remained on the pace of spending cuts. Ultimately Republican concessions differed little from what was attainable without shutdown. One provision of their "Contract with America" campaign document, the brainchild of Newt Gingrich who would later become Speaker of the House, called for a balanced-budget amendment. In 1995, such an amendment passed the House of Representatives and came within one vote of passing the Senate. In his final State of the Union address, Clinton said the United States should continue to balance its books and pay off the

neg: Chickahominy people and the Monacan Nation. By June the bill had passed the House of Representatives. A day after it was voted on in the House, a companion bill was sent to the Senate. The Senate referred this bill to their Committee on Indian Affairs, which approved the bill on October 22, 2009. On December 23, 2009, the Senate added the bill to its legislative calendar. This is the farthest the bill has gotten in the congressional process. This effort has been supported by the Commonwealth of Virginia, and executives of the Baptist Church, among other groups. The bill was opposed by

neg: 1790 and 1791 United States House of Representatives elections required a majority to win an office. In the , no candidate won a majority, necessitating a run-off. 1790 and 1791 United States House of Representatives elections Elections to the United States House of Representatives for the 2nd Congress took place in 1790 and 1791, in the middle of President George Washington's first term. While formal political parties still did not exist, coalitions of pro-Washington (pro-Administration) representatives and anti-Administration representatives each gained two seats as a result of the addition of new states to the union. Speaker Frederick Muhlenberg, who had led the Pro-Administrationists in 1789, switched loyalties to the

neg: 1790 and 1791 United States House of Representatives elections 1790 and 1791 United States House of Representatives elections Elections to the United States House of Representatives for the 2nd Congress took place in 1790 and 1791, in the middle of President George Washington's first term. While formal political parties still did not exist, coalitions of pro-Washington (pro-Administration) representatives and anti-Administration representatives each gained two seats as a result of the addition of new states to the union. Speaker Frederick Muhlenberg, who had led the Pro-Administrationists in 1789, switched loyalties to the Anti-Administrationists during the tenure of the 1st Congress. He failed to win election to the Speakership as their

neg: Joshua Fry Bell State in 1849, and was sent by Kentucky as a commissioner to the Peace Conference held in Washington, D.C. in February 1861 in an unsuccessful last-ditch effort to stave off what became the American Civil War. Bell served in the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1862 to 1867. Union Democrats attempted to nominate him for Governor of Kentucky in 1863, but he declined the nomination. Joshua Fry Bell died in 1870 in Danville at the age of 58. Bell County, Kentucky is named in his honor. Joshua Fry Bell Joshua Fry Bell (November 26, 1811 – August 17, 1870) was

neg: 2016 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont Vermont. Welch faced no opposition in the Democratic primary, and also won the Republican primary on write-in votes; Welch accepted both nominations. Welch was re-elected with 82.5% of the vote, with Erica Clawson of the Liberty Union Party receiving 9.2%. 2016 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont The 2016 United States House of Representatives election in Vermont was held on November 8, 2016, to elect the U.S. Representative from the state of Vermont from Vermont's at-large congressional district. The election coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections

neg: Richard M. Edwards Richard M. Edwards Richard Mitchell Edwards (December 31, 1822 – January 19, 1907) was an American attorney, politician and soldier who served one term in the Tennessee House of Representatives (1861–1862). A Southern Unionist, he represented Bradley County at the East Tennessee Convention in 1861, and served as colonel of the 4th Tennessee Cavalry of the Union Army during the Civil War. He ran unsuccessfully for governor on the Greenback Party ticket in 1878 and 1880. Edwards was born near Philadelphia, Tennessee, in what was then Roane County, but is now part of Loudon County. He may have been orphaned

neg: Islamic calendar at least five minutes after the sun. A detailed analysis of the available data shows, however, that there are major discrepancies between what countries say they do on this subject, and what they actually do. In some instances, what a country says it does is impossible. Due to the somewhat variable nature of the Islamic calendar, in most Muslim countries, the Islamic calendar is used primarily for religious purposes, while the Solar-based Gregorian calendar is still used primarily for matters of commerce and agriculture. If the Islamic calendar were prepared using astronomical calculations, Muslims throughout the Muslim world could use

neg: Crisanta Duran Crisanta Duran Crisanta Duran (born August 23, 1980) is an American legislator and the current Speaker of the House of Representatives in the U.S. state of Colorado. Duran is the first Latina Speaker of the House in state history. Elected to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Democrat in 2010, Duran represents House District 5, which encompasses part of northwest Denver. Duran was born in Boulder, Colorado, and was one of three children. Duran's father worked at a tire shop before eventually becoming the president of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7 union. Duran graduated from the

neg: Elections in Myanmar Elections in Myanmar Myanmar is a unitary republic, with elected representatives at the national and, state or region levels. On the national level, the head of state, the President, is elected indirectly through an Electoral College. According to the 2008 constitution, the term durations of the legislature, the President, and the Cabinet are five years. Voting occurred in all constituencies, excluding seats appointed by the military, to select Members of Assembly to seats in both the upper house (the House of Nationalities) and the lower house (the House of Representatives) of the Assembly of the Union, and State and Region

neg: Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines became the leader of the "independent minority" bloc. Only the majority and minority blocs were given seats in committees. There was a chance that neither candidate would get a majority of votes; it is undetermined on what should be done if that happened. Duties and Powers of the Speaker of the House of Representatives. According to Section 15 of Rule 4 of the Rules of the House of Representatives, the duties and powers of the Speaker as the political and administrative head of the House are as follows: a.prepare the legislative agenda for every regular session, establish systems and procedures

neg: Media of Montenegro of his house in August 2013. Unionisation is on the rise, after the establishment in 2013 of a trade union for media workers, member of the national Association of Free Trade Unions. The 2002 Journalists’ Code of Ethics is outdated, particularly with regards to online contents. The establishment of a self-regulation framework has long stalled. In March 2012, representatives of 19 print and electronic media outlets formed a media council for self-regulation. However, some of the most influential media declined to join what they described as an excessively pro-government group. They indicated that they would form a separate self-regulatory mechanism.