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Passed the Senate on May 26, 1965 Passed the House with amendment on July 9, 1965 Reported by the joint conference committee on July 29, 1965; agreed to by the House on August 3, 1965 and by the Senate on August 4, 1965 Signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on August 6, 1965
The Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965, also known as the Hart–Celler Act and more recently as the 1965 Immigration Act, was a federal law passed by the 89th United States Congress and signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson. [1]
Opposed by liberals and supported by Southern Democrats and Midwestern Republicans, this proposal initially passed in the House of Representatives, [2]: 204–205 but it was rejected by the Senate, which crafted its own compromise bill. The Senate passed its version by a 64–12 vote, and the House then passed it by a bipartisan 237–132 vote.
Pages in category "1965 in American law" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Coinage Act of 1965;
Volumes 1 through 18, which have all the statutes passed from 1789 to 1875, are available on-line at the Library of Congress, here. In the list below, statutes are listed by X Stat. Y, where X is the volume of the Statutes at Large and Y is the page number, as well as either the chapter or Public Law number. See examples below.
This is a chronological, but incomplete, list of United States federal legislation passed by the 57th through 106th United States Congresses, between 1901 and 2001. For the main article on this subject, see List of United States federal legislation .
This is a list of examples of Jim Crow laws, which were state, territorial, and local laws in the United States enacted between 1877 and 1965. Jim Crow laws existed throughout the United States and originated from the Black Codes that were passed from 1865 to 1866 and from before the American Civil War.
Passed the Senate on July 9, 1965 Reported by the joint conference committee on July 27, 1965; agreed to by the House on July 27, 1965 ( 307-116 ) and by the Senate on July 28, 1965 ( 70-24 ) Signed into law by President Lyndon B. Johnson on July 30, 1965