legislation
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The development comes as legislation to enable the nationalisation of British Steel makes its way through Parliament.
From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026
Setting the rules is critical for federal legislation, with many things on the table, from the technicalities of how scholarship organizations operate to whether states can impose regulations more restrictive than the federal law.
From The Wall Street Journal • 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
Friend of Slate Aliza Shatzman, president and founder of the Legal Accountability Project, writes how this case shows weaknesses that Congress should have fixed long ago with legislation and oversight.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
Why weren’t they applying pressure to their representatives in Parliament to force them to enact legislation abolishing Bantu Education and to address a myriad of other black grievances?
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
Vocabulary lists containing legislation
Election Lingo
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13th Amendment (1865)
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19th Amendment (1920)
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