110 HRES 1309 IH: Recognizing and honoring the 44th
U.S. House of Representatives
2008-06-26
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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
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.