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On the recordMay 22, 1980
This act will give the Attorney General the authority to initiate lawsuits against any public institution that systematically violates the rights of the people confined there.
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Jimmy Carter
Democratic · Georgia

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Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act Statement on Signing H.R. 10 Into Law

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