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The Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Pub. L. 88–352, 78 Stat. 241, enacted July 2, 1964) is a landmark civil rights and labor law in the United States that outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, [a] and national origin. [4]
Pub. L. 88–352: 1964 Economic Opportunity Act of 1964: Included a provision establishing the Head Start program. Pub. L. 88–452: 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act: Overhauled the role of federal government in public schools. Provided funding for public schools. Funded educator recruitment and development. Pub. L. 89–10: 1965
November 22, 1963: Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson became President of the United States on the death of President John F. Kennedy.; March 30 – June 10, 1964: The longest filibuster in the history of the Senate was waged against the Civil Rights Act of 1964, with 57 days of debate over a 73-day period.
Titles I through IX of the law are known as the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. Title II created the Congressional Budget Office.Title III governs the procedures by which Congress annually adopts a budget resolution, a concurrent resolution that is not signed by the President, which sets fiscal policy for the Congress.
Economic Opportunity Act of 1964; Long title: An Act to mobilize the human and financial resources of the Nation to combat poverty in the United States. Enacted by: the 88th United States Congress: Effective: August 20, 1964: Citations; Public law: Pub. L. 88–452: Statutes at Large: 78 Stat. 508: Legislative history
Johnson's first public reference to the "Great Society" took place during a speech to students on May 7, 1964, on Ohio University's historic College Green in Athens, Ohio: And with your courage and with your compassion and your desire, we will build a Great Society. It is a society where no child will go unfed, and no youngster will go ...
The Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Pub. L. 88–352, 78 Stat. 241, enacted July 2, 1964) outlaws discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, and later sexual orientation and gender identity. [a] [41] The legislation had been proposed by President John F. Kennedy in June 1963, but it was opposed by filibuster in the Senate.
To provide a new effective date for the applicability of certain provisions of law to Public Law 105-331. Pub. L. 110–4 (text) February 15, 2007 (No short title) To provide for an additional temporary extension of programs under the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 through July 31, 2007.