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Gerald Ford: “I have signed H.R. 12261, a bill 'To extend the period during which the Council of the District of Columbia is…”

On the recordSeptember 6, 1976
I have signed H.R. 12261, a bill 'To extend the period during which the Council of the District of Columbia is prohibited from revising the criminal laws of the District.'
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Gerald Ford
Republican · Michigan

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Statement on Signing the Bill To Extend the Period Prohibiting Revision of the District of Columbia Criminal Code.

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