legislation
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Taking place just weeks after Venezuela approved mining legislation that opens the door to private investors, authorities have kept their lips sealed about the operation.
From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026
“The bill is really to adjust to modern times and different families that you have today,” Sen. Luis Sepúlveda, a Bronx Democrat who sponsored the legislation, argued on the floor.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
Met Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley has asked the home secretary for legislation to make phone companies publish data on stolen devices, and to enforce measures rendering handsets effectively unusable.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
Those most affected by any legislation can’t knock on state representatives’ doors or write letters to Newsom, he said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026
Meetings were banned; printing presses were seized; and legislation was rushed through Parliament permitting the police to detain charged prisoners for twelve days without bail.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
Vocabulary lists containing legislation
Election Lingo
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13th Amendment (1865)
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19th Amendment (1920)
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