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Reagan vetoes the Civil Rights Restoration Act

President Reagan vetoed the Civil Rights Restoration Act of 1987, arguing the bill would improperly expand federal authority over private institutions and educational programs receiving federal funds.

Reagan vetoes the Civil Rights Restoration Act

The veto provoked bipartisan backlash and led Congress to mount and succeed in an override, marking a major legislative rebuke of Reagan's civil‑rights policy and curbing the administration's approach to federal civil‑rights enforcement.

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