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42nd Congress · 1871–1873
H.R. 7
A Bill Authorizing the employment of the land and naval forces of the United States in the enforcement of the laws, a…
House
Latest action: Read twice, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Shellabarger, on leave, introduced the following bill: A Bill Autho… · March 7, 1871 Understand the measure
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Read twice, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and ordered to be printed. Mr. Shellabarger, on leave, introduced the following bill: A Bill Authorizing the employment of the land and naval forces of the United States in the enforcement of the laws, and to secure the protection thereof to all persons within the jurisdiction of the United States.
Recorded March 7, 1871, as the clerk wrote it
Official title
A Bill Authorizing the employment of the land and naval forces of the United States in the enforcement of the laws, and to secure the protection thereof to all persons within the jurisdiction of the United States.
Recorded votes
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