Sentence examples for act restricting from inspiring English sources

The passage in 1881 of Gladstone's Land Act, restricting the privileges of landlords, was a victory for the league.

This summer, the US Congress passed into law the USA Freedom Act restricting bulk data collection, hailed as a "milestone" by privacy activists; but the British government's draft legislation on surveillance has been accused of adding intrusive powers.

Before he became Republican leader, Mr. McConnell was perhaps best known for his longtime battle against what became known as the McCain-Feingold law, the act restricting campaign spending.

The Ford Administration also proposed restricting use of Social Security numbers, tightening the permissive standards in the misnamed Bank Secrecy Act, restricting use of government research and statistical data, and limiting disclosures of welfare records.

In addition, Reagan signed the Mulford Act, restricting the use of firearms by the citizenry.

As the conflict between the branches of government grew, Congress passed the Tenure of Office Act, restricting Johnson in firing Cabinet officials.

In 1882, the Chinese Exclusion Act restricted their immigration to all but a few special cases.

He attempted to burn incense in the Temple, an act restricted to priests.

His Lobbying Act restricts the activities of charities and trade unions but imposes no meaningful restraint on corporations.

At the federal level, wording introduced into the Affordable Care Act restricts collection of data on guns in the home.

The rules, under the Endangered Species Act and the Marine Mammal Protection Act, restrict ship traffic in the 842-square-mile parcel of Massachusetts Bay and the North Atlantic.