[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1309 Introduced in House (IH)]







110th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1309

  Recognizing and honoring the 44th anniversary of the passage of the 
  Civil Rights Act of 1964 and those who worked to achieve this goal.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 26, 2008

 Mrs. Drake submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
  the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 
Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Recognizing and honoring the 44th anniversary of the passage of the 
  Civil Rights Act of 1964 and those who worked to achieve this goal.

Whereas the bedrock principle upon which this Nation was founded is that ``all 
        men are created equal'';
Whereas, to promote this fundamental principle, the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was 
        introduced on June 11, 1963, and was passed by a majority of at least 70 
        percent in both Houses of Congress, despite a filibuster in the Senate;
Whereas the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited discrimination in places of 
        public accommodation on the basis of race, color, religion, or national 
        origin, amended prior law to mandate that voting procedures be applied 
        equally, and established the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission;
Whereas July 2, 2008, marks the 44th anniversary of President Lyndon Baines 
        Johnson's signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; and
Whereas the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 served as a loud 
        proclamation by the American people that segregation and discrimination 
        were no longer socially acceptable in the United States: Now, therefore, 
        be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives recognizes and honors 
the 44th anniversary of the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 
all those who worked tirelessly to make this historic legislation the 
law of the land.
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