congressional legislation

collocation in English

meaningsofcongressionalandlegislation

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congressional
adjective[before noun]
uk
/kəŋˈɡreʃ.ən.əl/us
/kəŋˈɡreʃ.ən.əl/
belonging or related to the ...
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legislation
noun[U]
uk
/ˌledʒ.ɪˈsleɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌledʒ.əˈsleɪ.ʃən/
a law or set of laws suggested by a government and made official by ...
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(Definition ofcongressionalandlegislationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This was a change fromcongressionallegislationin 1789 that denied habeas corpus review in federal courts to prisoners held under state law.
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The purpose of the proposedcongressionallegislationwas to move the talks along quickly.
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Congressionallegislationwas passed that allowed the government to sell the greenbelt towns to non-profit groups with at least 50% veteran members.
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Executive branch agencies added a new layer of rule-making tocongressionallegislation.
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Congressionallegislationin 1968 directed that another conference be held in 1971.
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Congressionallegislationis subject to no control, unless in the case of ceded territory.
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All government agencies face congressional oversight and most programs are updated and amended bycongressionallegislation, as well as internal agency rules and regulations.
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At that time the creation of reservations by the executive branch was novel - most previous reservations were created by treaty orcongressionallegislation.
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During work on thecongressionallegislation, the memorial commission altered its plans.
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Several policy ideas generated by the organization have been developed intocongressionallegislation.
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In the absence ofcongressionallegislation, the states were free to set their own rules, and civil suits in admiralty did not have to be confined to federal courts.
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He introduced (ascongressionallegislation) his signature campaign proposal, advocating that a 50-cent a gallon gas tax be enacted with a corresponding 50% reduction in social security taxes.
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