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House of Representatives
Session of 2013 - 2014 Regular Session

MEMORANDUM

Posted: April 9, 2014 11:04 AM
From: Representative Thomas P. Murt
To: All House members
Subject: Resolution Recognizing the 50th Anniversary of Passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964
 
I am planning to introduce a resolution recognizing the year 2014 as the 50th anniversary of the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

On July 2, 1964 the Civil Rights Act was signed into law by President Johnson. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 sets a benchmark standard for civil rights protection across each of the fifty states. The act prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or national origin and brought an end to the tumultuous era of racial segregation. Its passage set the precedent that discrimination would no longer be codified and was further expanded in 1965 to encompass equal voting rights for all citizens.

Please join me in cosponsoring the recognition of this momentous piece of landmark legislation.


Introduced as HR805