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Presidential Succession Act of 1792 signed into law

President Washington signed the Act of March 1, 1792, establishing a statutory line of succession after the Vice President.

Presidential Succession Act of 1792 signed into law

It created the first congressional framework for presidential succession—placing the president pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House next in line—which guided continuity of government until later revisions.

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