Legislation
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18 USC 592
Federal criminal statute restricting troops and armed personnel at election sites.
Federal criminal statute restricting troops and armed personnel at election sites.
1988 Geneva Accords1988 UN-brokered Afghanistan accords; precedent for the Islamabad proximity talks format.
1994 Agreed Framework1994 US-North Korea nuclear deal; cited as precedent for written executive agreement with Iran.
1994 US-North Korea nuclear deal; cited as precedent for written executive agreement with Iran.
287(g) programmeUS law allowing local police to enforce federal immigration; active in Dallas, Houston and Miami for the World Cup.
US law allowing local police to enforce federal immigration; active in Dallas, Houston and Miami for the World Cup.
A11292A11292 is a New York State Assembly bill passed 5 June 2026 that requires AI web crawlers to disclose their identity; operators face penalties of $15,000 per day for non-compliance.
A11292 is a New York State Assembly bill passed 5 June 2026 that requires AI web crawlers to disclose their identity; operators face penalties of $15,000 per day for non-compliance.
AB 2545California Assembly Bill requiring employers to disclose AI's workforce impact; passed the Assembly, pending Senate.
California Assembly Bill requiring employers to disclose AI's workforce impact; passed the Assembly, pending Senate.
AB 2656California Assembly Bill 2656, requiring state and local public employers to give 45 days' written notice before deploying AI within unionised job classifications.
California Assembly Bill 2656, requiring state and local public employers to give 45 days' written notice before deploying AI within unionised job classifications.
AccelerateEU
EU Commission energy crisis package, 22 April 2026; consumer-relief only, no storage incentive.
EU Commission energy crisis package, 22 April 2026; consumer-relief only, no storage incentive.
AGILEEU €115M defence innovation fund; first to allow single-company applications without consortium requirement.
EU €115M defence innovation fund; first to allow single-company applications without consortium requirement.
AI Data Centre Moratorium ActBill to halt AI data-centre construction; Senate version killed by Democrats, revived via House companion.
Bill to halt AI data-centre construction; Senate version killed by Democrats, revived via House companion.
AI Growth Zones
UK programme granting AI data-centre sites priority grid access, electricity discounts, and HV self-build rights.
UK programme granting AI data-centre sites priority grid access, electricity discounts, and HV self-build rights.
AI Hardware PlanUK government plan to buy British AI inference chips; launching London Tech Week 9-12 June 2026.
UK government plan to buy British AI inference chips; launching London Tech Week 9-12 June 2026.
AI OmnibusEU legislative package amending the AI Act; splits compliance into two deadline tracks and grandfathers in-market AI systems for Article 50.
EU legislative package amending the AI Act; splits compliance into two deadline tracks and grandfathers in-market AI systems for Article 50.
AI-Related Job Impacts Clarity ActProposed US bill requiring quarterly disclosure of AI-related layoffs, hiring, unfilled roles and retraining.
Proposed US bill requiring quarterly disclosure of AI-related layoffs, hiring, unfilled roles and retraining.
Algiers Accords1981 agreements that ended the US embassy hostage crisis in Tehran.
AMAD
Greece's short-term-rental property registry number; Thessaloniki froze new listings in its historic core.
Greece's short-term-rental property registry number; Thessaloniki froze new listings in its historic core.
Antideficiency ActUS law banning government spending beyond what Congress has appropriated.
US law banning government spending beyond what Congress has appropriated.
Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law
China's 2021 statute authorising retaliatory countermeasures against foreign sanctions targeting Chinese entities.
China's 2021 statute authorising retaliatory countermeasures against foreign sanctions targeting Chinese entities.
ARENH
Accès Régulé à l'Électricité Nucléaire Historique, former fixed-price nuclear access scheme for French industrial consumers.
Accès Régulé à l'Électricité Nucléaire Historique, former fixed-price nuclear access scheme for French industrial consumers.
Artemis AccordsUS-led bilateral space conduct agreements signed by 61 nations, with no binding force.
Article IIIUS Constitution provision establishing the federal judiciary and lifetime tenure for federal judges.
US Constitution provision establishing the federal judiciary and lifetime tenure for federal judges.
AUMFCongressional war authorisation; absent for the 9 June Iran strikes ordered under Article II self-defence.
Congressional war authorisation; absent for the 9 June Iran strikes ordered under Article II self-defence.
B211A Visa
Indonesian business-visit visa for short stays; fallback for nomads under the E33G threshold.
Indonesian business-visit visa for short stays; fallback for nomads under the E33G threshold.
Bank Secrecy ActUS anti-money-laundering law; basis of Ben Delo's 2022 guilty plea over BitMEX.
US anti-money-laundering law; basis of Ben Delo's 2022 guilty plea over BitMEX.
Barcelona tourist-flat IBI surcharge
Proposed Barcelona property-tax surcharge on licensed tourist flats; awaiting final municipal approval.
Proposed Barcelona property-tax surcharge on licensed tourist flats; awaiting final municipal approval.
Bill C-8
Bill C-8 (formerly Bill C-26) enacts Canada's Critical Cyber Systems Protection Act, imposing mandatory cybersecurity obligations on telecoms, finance, energy and transport critical infrastructure and granting binding executive powers to prohibit high-risk supplier equipment; cleared the Senate in June 2026.
Bill C-8 (formerly Bill C-26) enacts Canada's Critical Cyber Systems Protection Act, imposing mandatory cybersecurity obligations on telecoms, finance, energy and transport critical infrastructure and granting binding executive powers to prohibit high-risk supplier equipment; cleared the Senate in June 2026.
Biosecurity Modernization and Innovation ActUS Senate bill requiring gene-synthesis providers to screen orders against AI-designed hazardous biological sequences.
US Senate bill requiring gene-synthesis providers to screen orders against AI-designed hazardous biological sequences.
BOD 19-02Revoked 2019 CISA directive that set 15- and 30-day federal patch deadlines.
BOD 22-01CISA's 2021 KEV mandatory-patch directive for US federal agencies, revoked and superseded by BOD 26-04 on 10 June 2026.
CISA's 2021 KEV mandatory-patch directive for US federal agencies, revoked and superseded by BOD 26-04 on 10 June 2026.
BOD 26-04CISA's 2026 risk-tiered patch directive replacing fixed KEV deadlines with four remediation windows.
British Industrial Competitiveness SchemeUK policy scheme cutting electricity bills up to 25% for qualifying manufacturers, published April 2026.
UK policy scheme cutting electricity bills up to 25% for qualifying manufacturers, published April 2026.
California Consumer Privacy ActThe CCPA is California's primary consumer privacy law, granting residents rights over personal data collection and limiting how businesses share that data.
The CCPA is California's primary consumer privacy law, granting residents rights over personal data collection and limiting how businesses share that data.
California Elections CodeCalifornia statute governing elections, including custody of voted ballots.
California statute governing elections, including custody of voted ballots.
Care Act 2014UK statute placing a statutory duty of care on top-tier councils for adult social care, regardless of political control.
UK statute placing a statutory duty of care on top-tier councils for adult social care, regardless of political control.
CBAM
EU mechanism pricing carbon emissions in specified imports, linked to EU emissions trading.
EU mechanism pricing carbon emissions in specified imports, linked to EU emissions trading.
CDMX Tourism Law
Mexico City's Tourism Law provision capping individual hosts at three short-let properties; began implementation 21 May 2026 with a 20 June registration deadline.
Mexico City's Tourism Law provision capping individual hosts at three short-let properties; began implementation 21 May 2026 with a 20 June registration deadline.
Central Bank Resolution 118/2026
Cuban central-bank resolution governing local development project accounts and financing.
Cuban central-bank resolution governing local development project accounts and financing.
Child Poverty (Scotland) Act 2017Scottish law setting statutory targets to reduce child poverty by 2030.
Scottish law setting statutory targets to reduce child poverty by 2030.
China Blocking RulesChina's 2021 law barring compliance with foreign sanctions; first activated 2 May 2026.
China's 2021 law barring compliance with foreign sanctions; first activated 2 May 2026.
Chips Act IIProposed EU regulation replacing the 2023 Chips Act to strengthen semiconductor capacity and supply resilience.
Proposed EU regulation replacing the 2023 Chips Act to strengthen semiconductor capacity and supply resilience.
CHNVCollective US humanitarian parole programme for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans and Venezuelans, closed to new Cuban applicants in March 2025.
Civil Procedure RulesProcedural code for civil courts in England and Wales, including judicial review time limits.
Procedural code for civil courts in England and Wales, including judicial review time limits.
Civil Rights Act of 19601960 federal statute; now the sole surviving DOJ legal theory in the voter-roll litigation after NVRA and HAVA claims were dropped.
1960 federal statute; now the sole surviving DOJ legal theory in the voter-roll litigation after NVRA and HAVA claims were dropped.
CLARITY ActSenate crypto market structure bill; stalled after Democrats inserted Trump family ethics clause.
Clean Industrial DealEU industrial competitiveness framework launched under the von der Leyen Commission; mandated the Gas Market Task Force to assess gas market functioning.
EU industrial competitiveness framework launched under the von der Leyen Commission; mandated the Gas Market Task Force to assess gas market functioning.
Climate Action Plan 2025Ireland's national climate strategy, setting emissions-reduction targets and sectoral measures.
CLOUD ActUS law governing cross-border electronic evidence and disclosure obligations for providers under US jurisdiction.
Cloud and AI Development ActEU law setting sovereignty tiers for cloud and AI infrastructure serving sensitive public services.
EU law setting sovereignty tiers for cloud and AI infrastructure serving sensitive public services.
CNIg Normative Resolution 45/2021 (Brazil)
Brazilian immigration council rule creating the digital nomad temporary visa and residence permit.
Brazilian immigration council rule creating the digital nomad temporary visa and residence permit.
Code of Federal RegulationsCodified standing rules of United States federal agencies.
Codified standing rules of United States federal agencies.
Code of Practice on AI Content MarkingEU voluntary code operationalising Article 50 transparency rules for marking AI-generated content.
Colorado AI ActColorado SB 24-205, the first US state law requiring risk management and algorithmic-discrimination duties for AI in employment decisions, stayed by federal court on 27 April 2026 and replaced by notice-only SB 26-189.
Colorado SB 24-205, the first US state law requiring risk management and algorithmic-discrimination duties for AI in employment decisions, stayed by federal court on 27 April 2026 and replaced by notice-only SB 26-189.Commonhold and Leasehold Reform BillCommonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill
Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Bill
Communications Act of 19341934 US statute that created the FCC and sets broadcasters' duties to political candidates.
1934 US statute that created the FCC and sets broadcasters' duties to political candidates.
Community Investment FrameworkEmpire State Development policy tying data-centre permits to New York local investment.
Contracts for Innovation FOAK26Innovate UK 2026 transport innovation funding strand; £4.3m, closes 24 June 2026.
Innovate UK 2026 transport innovation funding strand; £4.3m, closes 24 June 2026.
Convention on Cluster Munitions2008 treaty banning the use, production, stockpiling and transfer of cluster munitions.
Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions ActUS 2017 sanctions law mandating penalties on Russia, Iran and North Korea.
US 2017 sanctions law mandating penalties on Russia, Iran and North Korea.Cuba General License 1OFAC savings-clause licence issued 7 May 2026 aligning Executive Order 14404 with existing Cuban Assets Control Regulations.
OFAC savings-clause licence issued 7 May 2026 aligning Executive Order 14404 with existing Cuban Assets Control Regulations.
Cuban Assets Control RegulationsUS embargo rulebook; its 2026 amendment shut Cuban private firms out of US banking.
US embargo rulebook; its 2026 amendment shut Cuban private firms out of US banking.