Sentences with phrase «enacted strict laws»

The U.S. has enacted strict laws to govern protection of personally identifiable information (PII), including the Gramm - Leach - Bliley Act («GLBA») and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 («HIPAA»).

State and federal authorities have enacted strict laws regarding the use of drugs and alcohol in the trucking industry.

Take Australia: In 1996, the country enacted strict laws and a gun buyback program after a mass shooting killed 35 people in Tasmania.

Not exact matches

Though there were concerns both in the EU and Canada that CETA would also enact stricter policies, including criminal liability measures similar to the much protested ACTA agreement, the negotiations ultimately yielded provisions that more closely match Canada's existing laws and the WIPO treaties.

Hundreds of thousands of people rallied in Washington, D.C., on Saturday to express outrage at recent mass shootings in American schools, and to push Congress to enact stricter gun laws.

In the United States, You are 32 % More Likely to Be a Victim of Violent Crime in States that have Enacted Strict Brady Gun Control Laws.

Cuomo, noting that the state teachers union didn't endorse him in either of his two races for governor, said overhauling the education system would be as important to his legacy for him as winning approval of gay marriage and enacting strict gun - control laws.

Trump told governors gathered in D.C. that he would take action to ban the sale of bump stocks without Congress, and said it's «OK» to push back against the NRA «every once as a while,» as the powerful gun lobbying group fights calls to enact stricter gun control laws after the shooting.

Cuomo — who noted that the state teachers union didn't endorse him in either of his two races for governor — said overhauling the education system would be as important to his legacy for him as winning approval of gay marriage and enacting strict gun - control laws.

We came together, both Democrats and Republicans, to enact strict gun control measures because we fundamentally believed that we could both protect our communities while safeguarding the constitutional rights of law - abiding gun owners in our state.

A new poll finds Governor Cuomo is paying a political price with Republicans in New York for enacting the nation's strictest gun control laws.

He championed a $ 15 minimum wage and enacted a 12 - week paid family leave policy; got strict gun control into law; introduced a free (though imperfect) college tuition program for certain students; banned fracking; allocated $ 10 million for a defense fund for immigrants facing deportation; and raised the age for juvenile offenders to 18.

Cuomo is running on what he calls his «New NY Agenda» that includes several sub-plans, including one dubbed «Clean Up Albany» that would enact new, stricter ethics laws, require full disclosure of outside income for lawmakers and create an independent ethics watchdog.

Funiciello has called for full public financing of elections at all levels of government, and for enacting strict transparency laws that force campaign committees and PACs to disclose all of their donors.

If enacted by Congress and signed by the president, SAGA would repeal much of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement (SAFE) Act and stop his ability to infringe upon the rights of law - abiding New Yorkers by instituting strict rifle and shotgun regulations.

Connecticut has passed some of the strictest gun laws in the country, including measures enacted after the 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, when a gunman killed 20 schoolchildren and six staff members before killing himself.

CEA leadership is working with legislators to enact strict new student data transparency and security laws in Connecticut that ensure the protection of student data to keep children and their families safe.

To protect homebuyers, the state recently enacted one of the strictest mortgage lender and broker laws in the nation.

The MBTA, which was enacted in 1918, is a strict liability law.

For this reason, the lawmakers in the state have enacted a strict set of laws governing situations where drivers get behind the wheel when they are under the influence of drugs or alcohol.

Strict laws have been enacted to establish and enforce child support orders.

Boone High School senior Tim McCoy is working to enact stricter gun laws in Florida after the shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland left 17 dead and more wounded.

The Maryland shooting happened as many students in Parkland are preparing for Sunday's March for Our Lives — a massive rally in Washington, D.C., to encourage lawmakers to enact stricter gun laws.

In conclusion, the Court stated that its decision did not foreclose state legislatures from enacting laws defining what constituted an appropriate public use and these standards could be stricter than the federal standard.