More than four decades after it became law, a little-known federal act safeguards hundreds of primordial waterways.

在成为法律后的四十多年时间里，一部鲜为人所知的联邦法律保护了数百条原始河流。

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Workers have the legal right to refuse certain unsafe work assignments under two federal laws, the Occupation Safety and Health Act and the National Labor Relations Act.

根据两项联邦法律，即《职业安全与健康法案》和《国家劳动关系法案》，工人有权拒绝某些不安全的工作任务。

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Approved April 24, 1800, the act of Congress that made provision for the removal of the government of the United States to the new federal city, Washington, D.C..

1800年4月24日，国会通过法案，规定将美国政府迁移到新的联邦城市华盛顿特区。

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The government could also use violations of other federal laws such as the Clean Water Act to collect money for the spill.

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Therefore,to send troops to a state where federal officers had resigned such as South Carolina would be an act of war against the state.

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The document added to criticisms that federal officials did not act aggressively enough against Toyota.

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After all, they support passage of a federal FRAC Act but what you seldom hear from supporters of that federal act is that it, too, contains a provision to allow providers of fracturing services to protect trade secrets.

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Joseph Bruno, the state Senate majority leader, who has been at loggerheads with Mr Spitzer since the summer (Mr Spitzer's office accused Mr Bruno of abusing his aircraft privileges), says the policy change is unconstitutional and contradicts a federal act which requires, among other things, a valid Social Security number to get a driver's licence.

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Hawkins Full Employment Act and Federal Reserve Act that govern its behavior.

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