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Executive Order 13279
Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community Organizations
Signed by George Walker Bush on Dec 12, 2002.
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Vote Files. (2026, October 3). Executive Order 13279: Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community Organizations [Executive order record]. Retrieved October 3, 2026, from https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-13279
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Vote Files. "Executive Order 13279: Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community Organizations." Last modified October 3, 2026. Accessed October 3, 2026. https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-13279.
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@misc{votefiles_eo_13279,
author = {{Vote Files}},
title = {{Executive Order 13279: Equal Protection of the Laws for Faith-Based and Community Organizations}},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://votefiles.com/cite/eo-13279}},
note = {Citation ID eo-13279; official source: Federal Register, https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2002/12/16/02-31831/equal-protection-of-the-laws-for-faith-based-and-community-organizations; last checked 2026-10-03; accessed 2026-10-03}
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