legislation
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The European Commission said its proposed legislation built on findings, external from its special panel on child safety online, which recommended age-appropriate regulation for children, with different guidance for each age group.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
She added that under the legislation - if it is approved - companies would be required to submit detailed child safety plans.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
Mike Rogers, a former chairman of the House Intelligence Committee and the Republican nominee for Michigan’s open Senate seat, says he supports slowing AI development and would work to address the technology through legislation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
A push for landmark US cryptocurrency legislation collapsed on Tuesday after Republicans and Democrats in Congress failed to bridge months-old differences over ethics, banking and how the fast-growing industry should be regulated.
From Barron's ● Sep. 15, 2026
He was also a persuasive spokesman for African rights, becoming the founding president of the All-African Convention in 1936, which opposed legislation in Parliament designed to end the common voters’ roll in the Cape.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
"Finally, working people will enjoy more security, better pay and dignity at work thanks to this bill," he said, echoing Unite's calls for the legislations to be implemented "at speed".
From BBC ● Dec. 16, 2025
Kishida returned to Tokyo on Saturday after a nine-day trip and apparently faced pressure from his governing party executives to make a quick decision on Terada before discussions on key legislations resume Monday.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 20, 2022
Psyllou, who provides corporate registrations for clients through her own Cyprus company, Interstatus, said in a follow-up e-mail to Reuters on Thursday that her company “strictly complies with legislations and reports to relevant Regulators”.
From Reuters ● Jan. 22, 2021
I think it discredits those who pass these legislations, those who adopt them and those who implement them more than anything else.
From US News ● Dec. 21, 2015
Those who admit some relation between the two legislations are not in agreement as to the nature of the connection.
From The Christian View of the Old Testament by Frederick Carl Eiselen
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