Sentence examples for test of legislation from inspiring English sources

Readying for the first floor test of legislation months in the making, top Democrats appealed to undecided lawmakers while trying to quell resistance from Hispanic House members worried the measure was too punitive regarding illegal immigrants and anti-abortion lawmakers who fear that public money could be funneled toward abortions.

The real test of this legislation, of course, will be the next crisis.

Instead, he set out a litmus test of new legislation that he wants passed: increased minimum wage; reform of marijuana laws that punish blacks and Latinos; and campaign finance reform.

The Federal Council, the executive body of the Swiss government, said in a statement that it would submit to Parliament a draft law on "the restitution of assets of illicit origin" and that the Duvalier case could be first test of the legislation when it enters into force.

The coming weeks and months should provide an important test of the legislation — and a dry run of sorts for the more far-reaching changes required by the law in 2014, when insurers will have to offer coverage to everyone and begin selling their plans on state-run exchanges.

Professor Kerr posted again on January 27, looking to further refine the definition of "accesses without authorization" by polling his readers on whether six hypothetical scenarios should result in criminal liability a sort of regression testing for legislation.

And it will be the first test of populist digital legislation in Congress since the creation of the Internet.

Not only will it be the first selective grammar school to open in England for many years, it is also the first test of the 1998 legislation introduced by Labour that barred any new school from adopting selective admissions.

The new rollover test is a product of legislation passed by Congress in 2000, after the rollover problems involving Ford Explorers equipped with Firestone tires.

It is, after all, a test case of the avalanche of legislation that must follow the arrival of a new administration in January.

Teacher pay in Ohio will be partially linked to student test scores as a result of legislation signed by Republican Gov. John Kasich, CNN reports.