How to Use legislation in a Sentence

legislation

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  • They passed new state legislation this week.
  • One of the important functions of government is legislation.
  • More legislation is needed on this matter.
  • Two new pieces of legislation are being considered.
  • She introduced legislation for protecting the environment.
  • Certain animals are protected under state legislation.
  • Then there’s the devil in the details of the legislation.
    — Daniel Borenstein, The Mercury News, 25 May 2024
  • Why did the House add the TikTok legislation to the foreign aid bill?
    — Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 24 Apr. 2024
  • Pringle said he was not involved in adding the new guidelines to the legislation and did not know who was.
    — Mike Cason | [email protected], al, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Thompson and others, though, said that the cap could be lifted at the same time legislation curbs some of the tax breaks for the wealthy.
    — David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Bills, bills, bills Since legislation is no longer pre-filed, the bills started pouring in with the start of the session.
    — Lucas Aulbach, The Courier-Journal, 6 Jan. 2024
  • Congress has just a few days when both the House and Senate are in session to pass legislation.
    — Lisa Mascaro, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2023
  • Three weeks later, legislation that would have the same effect appeared in the U.S. House.
    — Matthew Perrone, Anchorage Daily News, 28 June 2023
  • Patrick said that legislation would have allowed his business to survive, but the bill went nowhere.
    — Giacomo Bologna, Baltimore Sun, 22 Mar. 2023
  • But even with the agreement, getting the legislation passed through Congress in time for the deadline may be difficult.
    — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2024
  • President Joe Biden’s legislation has a suite of other goals aside from just getting projects off the ground.
    — Laura Gersony, The Arizona Republic, 4 May 2024
  • The legislation has won support from both Democrats and Republicans in the senate, as well as the Teamsters union.
    — William Gavin, Quartz, 3 May 2024
  • Michigan just unveiled a sweeping package of 11 gun control laws, and the group has been pushing for the legislation to get hearings and votes.
    — Tori Otten, The New Republic, 23 Feb. 2023
  • With hours left before the deadline, the Senate required the unanimous consent of all 100 members to pass the legislation in time.
    — Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Stroebel and Wittke in a memo to colleagues seeking support for the bill said the legislation would give more control over hiring to local school boards.
    — Journal Sentinel, 29 Mar. 2024
  • This legislation would erase that threshold and extend the insurance to.
    — Laura Johnston, cleveland, 21 July 2023
  • People on the broad left are disappointed that Biden didn’t get even more legislation passed.
    — Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 10 July 2023
  • As the authors concede, Congress has refused to follow the scheme established by the legislation in all but four years since 1974.
    — WSJ, 19 Oct. 2023
  • On Friday, when the Senate and House are set to reconvene, each could take up the opposite body's legislation.
    — Isabella Murray, ABC News, 30 May 2024
  • The legislation calls for a special election to fill any Senate vacancy from the Bluegrass State.
    — Fox News, 29 Mar. 2024
  • Whittaker has been a staunch opponent of the bill, and has been meeting with activists and lobbying for the legislation to be changed.
    — WIRED, 6 Sep. 2023
  • The legislation comes as Texas is battling with the Biden administration over its efforts to build a buoy barrier in the Rio Grande.
    — Adam Shaw, Fox News, 3 Oct. 2023
  • But not like this, with a blitzkrieg of legislation, four laws at once, and without any attempt to convince the public of their necessity.
    — Anshel Pfeffer, CNN, 30 Mar. 2023
  • If passed, this would be the most significant piece of legislation aimed at keeping kids safe online.
    — Sari Hitchins, Parents, 5 Mar. 2024
  • The legislation follows a two-week delay in the Administrative Office of the Courts’ background check system in November.
    — Tim Clouser | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Jan. 2025

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