2015 Event U.S. President Barack Obama proposes 'The Clean Power Plan' to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 32 percent of 2005 levels; the plan is more stringent than the 30% reductions proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency 2014 Event French President Francois Hollande proposes that terminally ill patients should have the right to be sedated until death; the proposal does not suggest assisted termination of the patient's life 2014 Event In the face of signs that Russian troops and equipment are aiding rebels in eastern Ukraine, the E.U. proposes further sanctions against Russia; President Vladimir Putin denies the charges while calling for independent statehood of the region 2014 Event U.S. President Barack Obama proposes vast expansion of the Pacific Remote Islands Marine Reserve, increasing the protected ocean area to over 780,000 square miles within nautical boundaries of U.S. Pacific territories 2014 Event President Barack Obama proposes a plan to cut carbon emissions from power plants up to 25% over 15 years in order to address climate change; the legislation would give states the freedom to determine how to implement the emission reductions 2014 Event The Federal Communications Commission moves away from the idea of net neutrality, in which all Internet users are able to equally access and view content; the agency instead proposes to allow large companies to pay Internet service providers for access to faster-streaming 'lanes' 2012 Event French President Nicolas Sarkozy presents an economic reform package that increases taxes and proposes a new tax on financial transactions 2010 Event U.S. President Barack Obama proposes a $3.8 trillion budget for fiscal 2011 which projects a record-high budget deficit of $1.6 trillion in fiscal 2010 1990 Event Bush proposes U.S. - Iraq meeting to avoid war 1990 Event European community proposes a boycott of Iraq 1979 Event President Carter proposes Martin Luther King's birthday be a holiday 1973 Event San Francisco 49er President Lou Spadia proposes NFL expand to 30 teams 1968 Event President De Gaulle proposes referendum and students set fire to Paris bourse 1965 Event JPL proposes modified Apollo flight to fly around Mars and return 1947 Event Congress proposes 2-term limitation on the presidency 1945 Event Arthur C. Clark proposes relay satellites in geosynchronous orbit 1937 Event Franklin D. Roosevelt proposes enlarging Supreme Court, "court packing" plan failed 1929 Event Stalin proposes to ban Trotsky from the Politburo 1928 Event NL President John Heydler proposes designated hitter for pitchers 1925 Event KPD proposes German Parliament expropriate possession of monarchy 1925 Event German Minister Stresemann proposes security treaty with France 1922 Event Charles Ebbets proposes putting numbers on players' sleeves or caps 1878 Event U.S. Senate proposes female suffrage 1861 Event New York City mayor proposes New York become a free city, trading with N and S 1854 Event Georg F B Reiman proposes that space is curved 1854 Event Alvan Bovay proposes name "Republican Party," Ripon, Wisc 1822 Event In San Salvador, a congress proposes incorporation into US 1789 Event Congress proposes Bill of Rights (10 of 12 will ratify)
