Sentence examples for Amendment became law from inspiring English sources

The case would not be decided differently if lotteries had been lawful when the 14th Amendment became law, as indeed they were in some civilized states.

You are aware that the Boland Amendment became law; is that correct, Mr. President?

If this amendment became law, it would be more difficult for users to freely share photos of public spaces.

The amendment became law only because Congress put the Southern states under military rule and refused to end the occupation and reëstablish democracy until they voted for ratification.

Women got the right to vote at the national level when the 19th Amendment became law in August 1920 (I like this timeline, which points out that many American women had the right to vote before they lost it, at least in some states).

Even after the Clark Amendment became law, then-Director of Central Intelligence, George H. W. Bush, refused to concede that all U.S. aid to Angola had ceased.

Should Mr. Cole's amendment become law, it is not clear what its effects would be.

If the amendment becomes law, it remains to be seen whether Virginia's new lethal injection policy would promote or effectively end capital punishment in the state.

That does not mean that the amendment becomes law, however, as America COMPETES still has not passed the Senate.

Even if this amendment becomes law, monetary policy will not be "subject to veto by the executive or legislative branches of government".

If Speaker Pelosi is "serious" about a "serious drawdown," she should use her considerable influence in the House to ensure that the McGovern-Obey amendment becomes law.