Congress and the Bush administration began planning to tighten the law.

Last week the House passed a tax bill that would slightly tighten the law.

Reacting to that abuse of power, Congress moved to tighten the law.

Earlier this year, administration officials pushed for an array of amendments to tighten the law.

It will at the same time tighten current laws regulating asylum.

Efforts to tighten the law usually arise after deadly incidents like those described above.

The amendments tighten laws on higher education, homelessness, election campaigns and family rights.

Police also tightened laws on the sale of police and military uniforms.

Many proposals have been made to tighten the law and offer real care and protection to children, the most vulnerable members of society.

Past efforts to tighten laws in these areas, particularly auditing standards, have been beaten back by industry lobbying.