On the recordDecember 30, 1974
I signed into law H.R. 16596, the Emergency Jobs and Unemployment Assistance Act, and H.R. 17597, the Emergency Unemployment Compensation Act.
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presidency.ucsb.eduGerald Ford: “I signed into law H.R. 16596, the Emergency Jobs and Unemployment Assistance Act, and H.R. 17597, the Emergency…”
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Statement on Signing Emergency Jobs, Unemployment Assistance and Compensation Legislation
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