act of congress

基本解釋

Only an act of Congress could rectify the situation.
只有國會法案才能矯正這種形勢。。
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有化，但困難重重——這需要國會通過一項法案。
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會和布什總統(tǒng)于2001年簽署的愛國法，擴大了政府進行偵測和收集情報的權(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.
證券投資者保護公司依國會法案設(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.
國會通過這部法案后,沃爾瑪說我也是房地產(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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