act of congress

基本解釋

Only an act of Congress could rectify the situation.
只有國(guó)會(huì)法案才能矯正這種形勢(shì)。。
Though some had wanted to see the agencies fully nationalised, obstacles stood in the way—not least that this would have required an act of Congress.
雖然有人曾希望看到這些公司的完全國(guó)有化，但困難重重——這需要國(guó)會(huì)通過(guò)一項(xiàng)法案。
One of those policies is the U.S.A. Patriot Act, an act of Congress Mr. Bush signed into law in 2001, broadening government powers to conduct surveillance and gather intelligence.
其中之一的政策是國(guó)會(huì)和布什總統(tǒng)于2001年簽署的愛國(guó)法，擴(kuò)大了政府進(jìn)行偵測(cè)和收集情報(bào)的權(quán)力。

The National Arboretum was established by an act of Congress in nineteen twenty-seven.
SIPC was set up by an act of Congress.
證券投資者保護(hù)公司依國(guó)會(huì)法案設(shè)立
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Wal-Mart, after the 1960 Act of Congress, would say, hey we're a real estate investment trust, we own real estate--all these stores -but that's not what the intent of this bill was.
國(guó)會(huì)通過(guò)這部法案后,沃爾瑪說(shuō)我也是房地產(chǎn)投資信托基金,我也持有房地產(chǎn),所有店鋪都是房地產(chǎn),但這并不是這部法案的本意
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As long as this ruling stands, no one can stop them without a specific Act of Congress.
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