amendment
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On Tuesday, the House of Lords will debate an amendment to the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill, which would introduce a legal ban on smartphones in schools.
From BBC
The bill was backed by MPs in June of last year by a majority of 23, but has made slow progress in the House of Lords due to the huge number of amendments tabled.
From BBC
The lobbying paid dividends and the draft of the nearly 300-page bill included provisions and potential amendments that Armstrong saw as a defeat for crypto.
The island's government has backed an amendment to change the way information is shared with UK credit reference agencies, which had been seen as the main barrier to successful applications.
From BBC
A provision to the New York constitution, passed by amendment in 2014, requires drawing districts so that minority groups, “based on the totality of the circumstances,” do not “have less opportunity” to choose representatives.
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