Sentence examples for spur passage from inspiring English sources

Enron and WorldCom and other scandals were enough to spur passage of reform in accounting.

Her years of advocacy before the New York City's Council also helped spur passage of an anti-discrimination bill for lesbians and gay men.

The incident helped spur passage of a bill establishing the Oregon Territory (1848) and contributed to the Cayuse War between Indians and settlers, which did not end until 1850.

King's address is credited with helping spur passage of the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act the following year.

Equally important, it helped spur passage of various legislative restraints on drilling activities, including the National Environmental Policy Act of 1970, the Clean Water Act of 1972, and the Safe Drinking Water Act of 1974.

Otherwise people on every side of the immigration issue — members of the Minuteman militia groups that spurred passage of the law that authorized the fence, the Secure Fence Act, in 2006; American ranchers; the "coyotes" who smuggle Mexicans across the border; and the Mexican migrants themselves — testify to the fence's ineffectiveness.

The referendum and the registry were both publicly supported by Maureen Kanka, whose 7-year-old daughter was abducted, raped and murdered in 1994 by a convicted sex offender living across the street, spurring passage of the so-called Megan's Law in New Jersey and across the country.

It was those events, shown in shocking detail, that marshalled nationwide outrage against segregation and spurred passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Nader's book eventually became a best seller and helped spur the passage of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act in 1966, the country's first significant automobile safety legislation.

Proponents of the bill had hoped the governor's support and the pressure of the election would spur its passage this year, but they underestimated the opposition in the Senate.

He led a State Department tour, in 1963, designed to counter the news stories about American racism that were proving so useful to the Communist cause, and Cohen believes its political dividends helped to spur the passage of the 1965 Civil Rights Act.