A congressional charter is a law passed by the United States Congress that states the mission, authority, and activities of a group. Congress has issued...
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colonies in the British Empire, they were by no means insignificant. A congressional charter is a law passed by the United States Congress that states the mission...
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Bank of North America (category Corporations chartered by the United States Congress)
state charter granted to it in 1782. The charter was revoked in 1785, although the bank continued to operate with difficulty under its congressional charter...
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (category Patriotic and national organizations chartered by the United States Congress)
children and youth served varies by affiliate. The group holds a congressional charter under Title 36 of the United States Code. Public/Private Ventures...
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Gallaudet University (section Congressional charter)
Institution in 1857, significantly amended its charter in 1954, and authorized permanent congressional appropriations. In 1986, Congress passed the Education...
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Veterans of Foreign Wars (category Patriotic and national organizations chartered by the United States Congress)
August 31, 2015. Veterans of Foreign Wars of the United States Congressional Charter, National By-Laws, Manual of Procedure and Ritual (2018 Podium ed...
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Michigan's 7th congressional district is a United States congressional district in Southern Michigan and portions of Central Michigan. The current district...
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their uniforms can have the flag facing in either direction. The congressional charter of the Boy Scouts of America stipulates that Boy Scout uniforms...
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Vietnam Veterans of America (category Patriotic and national organizations chartered by the United States Congress)
organization chartered by the United States Congress and dedicated to Vietnam War veterans and their families. The group holds a congressional charter under...
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University, Howard University, and George Washington University are congressionally chartered universities, due to their location within the U.S. federal district...
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founder, even if the corporation consents. Congressional charter, equivalent document in the United States "Charter". The Supplement to the Penny Cyclopaedia...
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Michigan's 6th congressional district is a United States congressional district in southeast Michigan. In 2022, the district was redrawn to be centered...
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Blue Star Mothers of America (category Patriotic and national organizations chartered by the United States Congress)
different family structures. The law updates the Blue Star Mothers Congressional Charter to include: grandmothers, adoptive mothers, foster mothers, and...
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Michigan's 8th congressional district is a United States congressional district in Central Michigan. The district was first created in 1873, after redistricting...
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Michigan's 4th congressional district is a United States congressional district located in the state of Michigan. The current 4th district contains much...
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Michigan's 5th congressional district is a United States congressional district in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. It includes all of Branch, Cass, Hillsdale...
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Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (category Patriotic and national organizations chartered by the United States Congress)
Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (SUVCW) is an American congressionally chartered fraternal organization that carries out activities to preserve...
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (category Corporations chartered by the United States Congress)
Medicine (NASEM), also known as the National Academies, is a congressionally chartered organization that serves as the collective scientific national...
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Marine Corps League (category Patriotic and national organizations chartered by the United States Congress)
the only congressionally chartered United States Marine Corps-related veterans organization in the United States. Its congressional charter was approved...
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Boys & Girls Clubs of America (category Patriotic and national organizations chartered by the United States Congress)
after-school programs for young people. The organization, which holds a congressional charter under Title 36 of the United States Code, has its headquarters in...
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States. The member-supported organization was founded in 1949 by congressional charter to support the preservation of America’s diverse historic buildings...
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Michigan's 1st congressional district is a United States congressional district that fully contains the 15 counties of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan...
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Boy Scouts of America (category Patriotic and national organizations chartered by the United States Congress)
federal charter for the BSA which President Woodrow Wilson signed on June 15, 1916. One of the principal reasons for seeking a congressional charter was to...
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Michigan's 3rd congressional district is a U.S. congressional district in West Michigan. From 2003 to 2013, it consisted of the counties of Barry and Ionia...
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National FFA Organization (category Patriotic and national organizations chartered by the United States Congress)
student organizations in U.S. schools. The organization holds a congressional charter under Title 36 of the United States Code. The National FFA Organization...
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National Safety Council (category Patriotic and national organizations chartered by the United States Congress)
Illinois, NSC is a member organization, founded in 1913 and granted a congressional charter in 1953. Members include more than 55,000 businesses, labor organizations...
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Meridian Hill. On February 9, 1821, President Monroe approved the congressional charter, creating the non-denominational Columbian College. Washingtonians...
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National Academy of Sciences (category Patriotic and national organizations chartered by the United States Congress)
nation" on science, engineering, and medicine. The group holds a congressional charter under Title 36 of the United States Code. Congress legislated, and...
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Corporation in 2012 Congressional charter, symbolic charters issued by the United States Congress from 1791 to 1992 Graphic charter, the rules about the...
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