The American Congress passed several historic pieces of legislation during Benjamin Harrison's administration: The Sherman Anti-Trust Act.

VOA: special.2010.05.27

An act of Congress requires a cut-off of most U.S.aid to countries where elected governments are unseated by the military.

VOA: standard.2009.07.01

Thornton says the new amendment to the Lacey Act is a wake-up call for anyone who wants to trade in the lucrative U.S.wood products market.

VOA: standard.2010.05.28

U.S.and Afghan officials say those same areas act as Taliban and al-Qaida safe havens for cross-border attacks, making them a crucial part of the Afghan insurgency's resiliency.

VOA: standard.2009.03.26

How that wood is grown and whether it was harvested legally have become crucial questions since 2008, when the U.S.Congress amended a century-old piece of environmental law known as the Lacey Act.

VOA: standard.2010.05.28

The Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act, which has overwhelming bipartisan support with more than would expand existing sanctions and effectively prohibit any non-U.S.company involved in selling,or enabling the sale or transport of, refined petroleum products to Iran from doing business in the United States.

VOA: standard.2009.09.25