Sentence examples for secrecy legislation from inspiring English sources

Opposition to the secrecy legislation is bipartisan and includes Representative Henry Hyde, the Republican chairman of the House Judiciary Committee.

Efforts have been made in the past to enact secrecy legislation, but until now the malign memory of the wartime secret police has blocked serious moves.

But rival MPs united against the "secrecy bill", legislation that critics argue is the first piece of law-making since the end of apartheid to dismantle a part of South African democracy.

Civil rights advocates said the decision was a significant victory in their efforts to lift the secrecy surrounding the legislation known as the USA Patriot Act.

Now is the time to end secrecy in creating legislation that could impact the healthcare of millions.

Daniel Bekele, the group's Africa director, added: "The manner in which the government pushed this bill through parliament instead of proceeding with consultations as promised, as well as the secrecy embedded in this legislation, send very worrying signs about the government's commitment to transparency".

Legislation to make secrecy agreements in sexual abuse cases illegal could be considered.

While Lord Turner had previously blamed legislation for the secrecy sounding the issue, he said today that RBS had "made it plain" it did not want the report published.

The new redistricting legislation was drafted in secrecy by Republicans, and G.O.P. legislators signed pledges to keep the real intent of the new maps from Democrats and the public.

North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory criticized the Senate for pushing the abortion legislation through in relative secrecy, and House leaders responded by holding a public hearing on Tuesday.

In Connecticut, for instance, Gov. Dannel Malloy signed legislation he introduced halting pay secrecy by making it illegal for employers to ban their employees from disclosing their own compensation or inquiring about a colleague's wages.