legislation
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The bill follows companion legislation that was introduced in the House of Representatives over one year ago—essentially a push to get the effort moving.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
The King's Speech contained proposed legislation to tackle threats from hostile states and people planning mass violence.
From BBC • May 13, 2026
New Jersey didn’t allow for the exemption until last spring, when then Gov. Phil Murphy, a Democrat, signed legislation allowing for it—just before the tax bill amplifying the provision was passed.
From Barron's • May 13, 2026
Scott Kaufman, legislative director for the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Assn., believes the legislation is on solid footing.
From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026
Until attitudes changed, suffragists were going to have to work for the passage of suffrage legislation one state at a time.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
Vocabulary lists containing legislation
Election Lingo
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13th Amendment (1865)
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19th Amendment (1920)
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