Sentence examples for legislation instructing from inspiring English sources

In July, Mr. Webster introduced legislation instructing the Treasury to prioritize interest payments, then military spending, then Social Security checks, then Medicare payments, "in the event the debt ceiling is reached".

So it was that Congress passed legislation instructing army officers not to send fugitives back into slavery and, later, declared that all fugitives coming into Union lines were free.

Next month's Queen's speech is expected to include legislation instructing internet service providers to install hardware that would give the government's electronic listening agency, GCHQ, increased access to communications data.

The Republican Party included a plank in its election platform calling for increased Congressional oversight of monetary policy, and there are perpetual rumblings that Republicans will push legislation instructing the Fed to focus solely on inflation, instead of its current dual responsibility for inflation and unemployment.

The legislation instructed the Department of Agriculture -- which historically had treated organic farming with undisguised contempt -- to establish uniform national standards for organic food and farming, fixing the definition of a word that had always meant different things to different people.

The legislation instructs Medicare officials to propose ways to measure the quality of end-of-life care.

The legislation also instructs the commission to issue rules that would permit shareholders to propose their own directors.

The legislation should also instruct the Justice Department to enforce these mandates, and create a private right of action.

WASHINGTON -- In a historic step for the rights of dog owners, legislation that would instruct Amtrak to develop a pet-friendly policy is on the verge of passing the House of Representatives.

The result is legislation that instructs agencies to regulate "to the extent feasible," or to a point that's "appropriate".

The Fed operates under legislation that instructs it to "promote effectively the goals of maximum employment, stable prices and moderate long-term interest rates".