Recently, Nevada became the first state to pass legislation asking the Department of Motor Vehicles to formulate guidelines for driverless cars.

最近，内华达州成为美国第一个通过立法要求机动车辆管理局（Department of Motor Vehicles）制定无人驾驶汽车指南的州。

Congress must pass legislation next year to renew industry fees that help fund drug reviews, and that bill could be a vehicle for addressing drug safety issues.

议会明年必须通过立法来制订产业收费标准来支持药品的评审，此议案是解决药品安全性问题的媒介。

As Liddy was grilled by the House subcommittee, Barack Obama said he would ask Congress to pass legislation giving the government greater regulatory authority over financial institutions such as AIG.

在利迪接受众议院小组委员会的讯问的同时，奥巴马总统表示他将要求国会通过立法给予政府更多监管权，以监管像AIG这样的金融机构。

This past year, we’ve seen how hard it is to even pass legislation that expands benefits.

过去的这一年，我们已经看到，甚至是通过增加保险补偿的法律都是如此困难。

They offer politicians the chance to pass legislation they think a majority of Americans will support.

它们给政治人物提供某些机会，去推动他们认为大多数美国人可能会支持的法案。

Indeed, it took tobacco critics half a century before the relevant committees in Congress had enough anti-tobacco members to pass legislation allowing the FDA to regulate tobacco as a drug.

实际上，烟草批评人士经过半个世纪的努力，才说服相关国会委员会，以立法形式允许美国食品和药品管理局将烟草列为药物。