legislation
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Under the proposed new legislation, there will be restrictions on members of the public carrying such weapons.
From BBC ● Aug. 7, 2026
The legislation now heads to the House of Representatives, though a vote there will not take place until at least early September due to the congressional summer recess.
From Barron's ● Aug. 7, 2026
Clear jurisdictional lines, consumer protections and safeguards against illicit finance are good for all Americans, not just the “crypto boys” who support this legislation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026
Private jailers like The GEO Group successfully challenged the legislation in court.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 2026
Here are three I noticed in just a few days of reading: The senator plans to introduce legislation next week that fixes a critical flaw in the military’s handling of assault cases.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
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Ms Khalaf said the sentence handed to Tiba's father was "unfair", and that she saw such cases as evidence of "provisions and legislations that violate women's rights".
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2023
“I made up my mind because I must not interfere with parliamentary discussion of key legislations because of my problems,” Terada said.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 20, 2022
Rep. Pramila Jayapal still has the confidence of the various factions of her party, as well as the White House, to negotiate some passable legislations.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 26, 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
That there exist similarities between the legislations of the two nations even a superficial reading will show.
From The Christian View of the Old Testament by Eiselen, Frederick Carl
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