That's not true. First, this is not a federal act. An act is an individual law. A federal act is a federal law. This, however, comes through the use of the Pres

That's not true. First, this is not a federal act. An act is an individual law. A federal act is a federal law. This, however, comes through the use of the President's constitutional pardon power, which is only allowed for offenses against the United States. Due to the creation of The District of Columbia, offenses against that code are also included in the President's pardon power. This absolutely does not apply to any state.